News: Department of Mechanical Engineering

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More than 3,000 Students Eligible to Participate; connect with the event on Twitter at #51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏGrad.
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The Harry Reid Silver State Research Award honors the best of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s faculty researchers.

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Nine students, including a mother of two who after years of working as a dental hygienist received her dental degree and became class valedictorian, are being honored as spring 2012 Outstanding Graduates.

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Arts and Culture |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ employees recently were honored at the 2012 Academic Recognition Ceremony with systemwide and universitywide awards for notable research, teaching, and service.

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An open mind and an eclectic orientation have led 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ engineering professor Darrell Pepper to pursue widely varying and innovative research. What will the Harry Reid Silver State Research Award winner think of next?

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People |

The association honors graduates and supporters for their professional accomplishments and service to the university.

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People |

Woosoon Yim's work focuses on smart materials and the control of dynamic machines. That means things that move in reaction to their environments. That means robots.

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People |

Two exceptional graduates share their thoughts on the paths that 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ led them to take

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Campus News |
Kerkorian, Molasky to be Awarded Honorary Doctorates; Ceremony Available Live Online for First Time
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Research |

Engineering professor Brendan O’Toole and his team are driven to find ways to protect soldiers through the innovative use of research and technology.

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Research |

Designed to encourage faculty collaboration and acquisition of external grant funding, the President’s Research Award has also sparked intriguing research projects on subjects ranging from nanotechnology to volcanoes.

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Hydrogen may be the fuel of the future, but myriad research challenges must be addressed before its potential is realized. 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ science and engineering faculty are leading the effort to harness the power of nature’s most abundant element