News: Department of Mechanical Engineering

man in white lab coat
People |

Solar power is the future of energy, and this undergraduate engineering student is working on the future of solar cells.

Kwang Kim and his mentees.
Research |

51ԹϺ engineer Kwang Kim was one of 155 academic inventors to be named a 2017 National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow.

Two students practice swordfighting
Campus News |

From magic and witchcraft to building robots using Legos, these wild courses can put swordfighters in training and future presidents ready to deal with environmental catastrophe.

51ԹϺ students in caps and gowns celebrating commencement
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51ԹϺ president will highlight exceptional students at commencement who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

Michelle Quizon
People |

Commencement speaker Michelle Quizon is searching for the right materials to help build artificial organs that could help make diabetes a thing of the past.

Engineering students use a laptop and tools to fix two box-like robots
Campus News |

Rebel Robotics team wins out over more than a dozen schools in American Society of Mechanical Engineers competition; takes on world next.

Portrait of Mechanical Engineering Professor Kwang J. Kim, Ph.D.
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Kwang Kim, a 2018 Distinguished Professor, work in biomedical engineering is inspiring a new generation of researchers.

Hailey Dawson shows off her mechanical hand
Business and Community |

March 31 game marks 8-year-old Las Vegas girl Hailey Dawson's first Major League Baseball park pitch in 2018 using her 51ԹϺ 3D-printed hand.

Portrait of Milo Ocampo
People |

The co-founder of 51ԹϺ’s first esports organization on building community among gamers and 51ԹϺ’s chances of winning its first Mountain West Showdown.

51ԹϺ grad cap
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Five 51ԹϺ graduates will be recognized by President Len Jessup during winter commencement for their combination of academic excellence and service to the community.

A student holding his project
Business and Community |

A pedestrian lighting system, a new pallet design for warehouses, a remote-controlled device that can detect IEDs, and a location-sharing app designed to encourage human interaction among more than 30 projects on display.

A family of six sitting down on porch steps
People |

From a campus proposal under 51ԹϺ's "kissing tree" to a medical crisis — how alumni Matthew and Laura Cutler have handled it all.