Mechanical Engineering


Upcoming Colloquia and Events

The Role of Bubbles and Acoustic Cavitation in Biomedical Ultrasound, Wednesday, 12/9/2009, 2:00 PM-3:00 PM, Higgins Laboratories, Room 218

Fundamentals of Bulk Solids Storage and Handling, Wednesday, 1/20/2010, 2:00 PM-3:00 PM, Higgins Laboratories, HL218

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MQP Projects for 2009/2010

Juniors: A list of MQP projects for next year can be found here.

Accreditation Information

The Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Program at WPI is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET,
111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012
Telephone: (410) 347-7700.

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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