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rotordynamics, and a leader in transforming mechanics into an engineering science, passed away Oct. 29, in ... transferred to the Department of Mechanical Engineering. There, he was appointed to assistant professor of ... mechanical engineering in 1947, associate professor in 1951, then to professor in 1958. He was named Ford ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/department-news-1George Hatsopoulos, senior lecturer emeritus and MIT Corporation life member emeritus, dies at 91
George Nicholas Hatsopoulos, an MIT mechanical engineering senior lecturer emeritus who founded ... engineering degree, and doctorate of science degree in mechanical engineering at MIT. His doctoral thesis, ... 1956, Hatsopoulos joined the faculty in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. That same year, ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/george-hatsopoulos-senior-lecturer-emeritus-and-mit-corporation-life-member-emeritus-diesAlumni Spotlight: John Wall (SB, SM ’75, ScD ’78) and Jennifer Rumsey (SM ’98)
‘Give me about 2 seconds to think about this’ and then went out to work in the engine lab at Chevron for ... middle of researching the mechanics of engine pollution (see page X). The EPA had just been formed, and ... provided a better view of the fluid mechanics going on inside the engine. It was around that time that ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/alumni-spotlight-john-wall-sb-sm-%E2%80%9975-scd-%E2%80%9978-and-jennifer-rumsey-sm-%E2%80%9998Helping older adults stay safe and independent
as a graduate student. Problems worth solving While pursuing his master’s degree in mechanical ... engineering at MIT, Chamberlain was involved in a lot more than just his coursework. In one of his first weeks ... things really empowered me to think of myself as an entrepreneur,” Chamberlain says. “I realized I can ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/helping-older-adults-stay-safe-and-independentPeter Chamberlain
student. Problems worth solving While pursuing his master’s degree in mechanical engineering at MIT, ... design competition and built the first hyperloop prototype. “Those two things really empowered me to ... grandma was okay.” Chamberlain used MIT’s Nuts and Bolts of Entrepreneurship course taught over the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/peter-chamberlainJ-WEL names spring 2018 grant recipients
Interventions" — David Wallace, professor of mechanical engineering, and Larissa Nietner, postdoc in the ... Department of Mechanical Engineering. To increase their participation in STEM, girls need to experience STEM ... mechanical engineering. Frey, PhD student Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar, and their team will develop an Independent ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/j-wel-names-spring-2018-grant-recipientsMaking self-driving cars safer through keener robot perception
to cell mechanics. “My curiosity drove me to study a lot of things. Over time, I started to drift ... more toward mechanical engineering, as it intersects with so many other fields,” says Yang. Yang went ... on to pursue a master’s in mechanical engineering at MIT, where he worked on improving an ultrasound ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/making-self-driving-cars-safer-through-keener-robot-perceptionDavid Hesslink
mechanical engineering major. “The only thing I knew for sure was I loved playing baseball.” That started to ... pitcher with the most wins in MIT history. “The best part of that day for me was emerging from the dugout ... to see my roommate and friends in the stands. They had driven two hours to surprise me,” he says. His ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/david-hesslinkFour researchers with MIT ties earn 2023 Schmidt Science Fellowships
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Her research focuses on creating new materials for robots. By ... background is only in engineering, with very limited exposure to neuroscience. I'm very excited to be ... outcomes by providing the patient with feedback. This will help me create robots that have a better sense ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/four-researchers-mit-ties-earn-2023-schmidt-science-fellowshipsHands-on education goes remote
mechanical engineering receive a solid foundation in fundamentals, at some point nearly every Course 2, ... By its very nature, mechanical engineering is a “hands-on” field. While students studying ... in their decision to study mechanical engineering. The hands-on aspect of MIT MechE’s education ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/hands-education-goes-remoteAmos Winter wins the Harold E. Edgerton Award
and Dorsch in 2016. In addition, the famed mechanical engineering undergraduate course, 2.007 (Design ... Amos G. Winter, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and director of ... assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, speaks to individuals in India, where he ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/amos-winter-wins-harold-e-edgerton-awardAlumni Profile: Nicholas Mabey SM ‘93
mechanical engineering jobs in renewable energy. “I had tried to find renewable energy work in the UK but ... combines graduate-level study in a subject like mechanical engineering with a thesis focused on technology ... he believes mechanical engineers will play a vital role. “I think mechanical engineers are at the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/alumni-profile-nicholas-mabey-sm-%E2%80%9893Nicholas Mabey
like mechanical engineering with a thesis focused on technology policy issues. “My time at MIT gave me ... change while completing his degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Bristol. After ... graduation, Mabey noticed a trend: there were next to no mechanical engineering jobs in renewable energy. “I ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/nicholas-mabeyFaculty Promotions
flexible engineering degree within Mechanical Engineering (Course 2-A, now the sixth largest major at MIT) ... development of novel engineered structures that enable innovative solutions in thermal management, energy, and ... well as an understanding of the engineering performance of complex interfacial engineering ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/faculty-promotions-1Sophia Chen
Sophia Chen, a fifth-year senior double majoring in mechanical engineering and art and design, ... no understatement to say that D-Lab has played a central role in helping me discover what I'm ... engineering a new type of rapid detection technology that would sample from users’ local water sources. From ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/sophia-chenMIT engineers design surfaces that make water boil more efficiently
Youngsup Song PhD ’21, Ford Professor of Engineering Evelyn Wang, and four others at MIT. The researchers ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-engineers-design-surfaces-make-water-boil-more-efficientlyEngineers devise a modular system to produce efficient, scalable aquabots
who is the Henry L. and Grace Doherty Professor in Ocean Science and Engineering, and was part of the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/engineers-devise-modular-system-produce-efficient-scalable-aquabotsMaking life friendlier with personal robots
Department of Mechanical Engineering, that she was finally able to work on a technology with the potential to ... Mechanical Engineering Collaboration Horizontal Sharifa Alghowinem, former MechE postdic and a research ... “As a child, I wished for a robot that would explain others’ emotions to me” says Sharifa ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/making-life-friendlier-personal-robotsLinda Griffith and Douglas Lauffenburger honored for contributions to biological engineering education
Professors awarded the National Academy of Engineering's prestigious Bernard M. Gordon Prize ... for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education. The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has ... Engineering and Technology Education, the most prestigious engineering education award in the United States. ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/linda-griffith-and-douglas-lauffenburger-honored-contributions-biological-engineeringVisual Thinking for Engineers
Video Teaser Image: Teaser Headline: Visual Thinking for Engineers Teaser Text: Professor Maria ... engineering systems. <iframe width="640" height="360" ... valuable strategies and techniques for designing both consumer products and complex engineering systems, ...
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