Mechanical Engineering

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Mechanical engineering is one of the largest and most diverse engineering discipline with applications in virtually every field and industry. Mechanical engineers are involved in the design and construction of everything from spacecrafts to aircraft carriers to household appliances to heart-lung machines to microscopic nanomachines. Mechanical engineers work in a broad range of professions and in almost all industries. They design products, supervise production, conduct research and development, and run businesses and technical operations. In a shrinking world with limited natural resources, today's mechanical engineers must also accomplish their work economically and efficiently. Mechanical engineers require a solid grounding in the physical sciences and mathematics as well as in engineering science and design.

The department offers B.S. degrees in mechanical engineering and aerospace engineering and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, and material science. The department is home to many laboratories and centers, including the Metal Processing Institute (MPI), the Center for Holographic Studies and Laser micro-mechaTronics (CHSLT), the Center for Comparative NeuroImaging (CCNI), the Computer Aided Manufacturing Laboratory (CAM-Lab), and the Haas Technical Education Center.

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Departmental News:

Diran Apelian appointed the 2008 president of TMS, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
Robert Norton Named Professor of the Year for Massachusetts, Fall 2007
Richard Sisson Elected President of ASM Heat Treating Society, Fall 2007
Diran Apelian receives the 2007 Acta Materialia Inc. J. Herbert Hollomon Award
Diana Lados joins the Department as an assistant professor, Summer of 2007
James van de Ven joins the Department as an assistant professor, Summer of 2007
Gretar Tryggvason chairs the 2008 International Mechanical Engineering Education Conference
Robert Norton named Milton Prince Higgins Distinguished Professor of Manufacturing, Summer 2007
Nikos Gatsonis named George I Alden Chair in Engineering, Summer 2007
Richard D. Sisson Jr. wins the WPI 2007 Chairman's Exemplary Faculty Prize
Diran Apelian Featured on History Channel's "Modern Marvels" in a documentary on the history of aluminum that premiered on the History Channel on Wednesday, July 25, 2007

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