News: Department of Mechanical Engineering

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.

Pair of geoscience professors at the forefront of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s contributions to Mars exploration, but plenty more academics are involved in the Red Planet.
Mechanical engineering major Jordan Siatuu advises that it is important to develop a daily schedule.
Engineering faculty, staff, and grad students design and fabricate personal protective equipment for local health care professionals.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ doctoral student Pouya Shojaei among nine selected in NASA collaboration project.

Collaboration, confidence-building, and cash prizes are hallmark of product prototype showcase.

After growing up and working on the East Coast, this West Virginia native is bringing her passion for engineering and teaching to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ

On-campus lab testing materials for NASA Artemis Program’s Orion spacecraft.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ teaming with DRI, UNR to offer K-12 teacher trainings this summer; training at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ scheduled for May 28-June 1.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ president will highlight exceptional students at commencement who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

Nearly 40 student-created engineering projects provide technological solutions to real-world problems; prototypes on display May 9 at Thomas & Mack Center.

This Research & Creative Honors Program participant is as curious as he was in the third grade — only now he's an undergraduate researcher.