News: Department of Mechanical Engineering

A man in a faun costume peers through a 3D printer
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Lied Library’s Makerspace has let students dive into DIY projects. With more facilities on the way, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ is creating a pipeline for students to take their ideas from dorm-room dream to mass-produced products.

Students pose between U.N.L.V. letters
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A collection of news stories highlighting remembrance and improvement at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

A device created by 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Engineering researchers for a space experiment
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First-of-its-kind device developed by 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ for International Space Station experiment will test microgravity and Earth differences in growth and treatment of oral bacteria.

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U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of top graduate and professional schools ranks 26 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ programs within nation’s top 100.

A woman stands next to a mascot in a skunk costume
People |

Alumna credits her involvement in a student organization with her current career in aeronautical engineering.

A woman poses in front of the New York-New York resort
People |

Alumna Valentina Alayon says exploring her options at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ prepared her for a career in mechanical engineering.

group of children in front of wooden structure
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While navigating the challenges of a global pandemic, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Engineers Without Borders student chapter is building a better world through philanthropy.

two people working on an engine
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Team climbs to new heights in standings at Baja SAE competition in a year where the rubber never met the road.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ mechanical engineering student Alexandrea Washington poses for a portrait in the Engineering Building courtyard
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Alexandrea Washington to create soft robotic platform capable of traversing extraterrestrial terrains.

Lied Library at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ
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As daily life around the country came to a sudden halt in March, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ rapidly reconfigured the rhythms of its day-to-day operations and lent its considerable expertise to fighting the virus in Nevada.

Two women stand in front of an image of a Martian rover
Research |

Pair of geoscience professors at the forefront of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s contributions to Mars exploration, but plenty more academics are involved in the Red Planet.

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People |

Mechanical engineering major Jordan Siatuu advises that it is important to develop a daily schedule.