In The News: Department of Mechanical Engineering

NASA’s long in-development ARTEMIS lunar space missions completed its first phase last month. The idea is to land someone on the moon in two years. Then from there, head to Mars. And the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is helping out.

NASA’s long in-development ARTEMIS lunar space missions completed its first phase last month. The idea is to land someone on the moon in two years. Then from there, head to Mars. And the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is helping out.

Graduate students celebrated as they received their diplomas at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's winter commencement on Monday.

Higher education takes time, and people along the way can doubt you. Stick it out. That’s the message Maria Ramos Gonzalez has for her fellow graduates this week at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

Graduate students at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ) are working with major resorts and casinos in the battle against cyber security attacks.

Truc Tran, a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ engineering student, was standing next to a robot Monday just before it was turned on.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ engineering student Truc Tran stood next to a robot Monday just before turning on its power.

A team from 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s engineering lab is set to compete for $10 million. The ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition will take place in Long Beach, California from Nov. 4 to 5. The competition sees teams from around the globe showcase the latest in technological developments intended to benefit humanity.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ researchers are part of a team that will receive almost three million dollars of federal funding for a project focused on the workforce for nuclear energy.
Kristen Tagaytayan carefully unearthed her research sample from a nitrogen glovebox. She gingerly placed the sample onto her workspace and added a nickel chemical solution to it. Using a razor blade, she evened out the mixture across a glass slide and placed it in the lab's oven, where she watched it cook from behind the glass window.
On June 3, the SpaceX CRS-22 rocket took off for the International Space Station-bound from Cape Canaveral, Florida. On board was unusual cargo: oral bacteria and saliva.

The future is being assembled piece by piece at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ. A human-like robot developed by engineering students is attracting worldwide attention.