Mechanical Engineering proudly announces that Nobel Laureate Andrew Fire, Professor of Pathology and Genetics, Stanford University, will present an informal seminar on Biological Responses to Foreign Information Thursday, October 27, 2011, 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Davidson Math and Science Center, Room 110.  [more info...]

Dr. Ron Gibson is pleased to announce the publication of the Third Edition of his book Principles of Composite Material Mechanics, by CRC Press in September 2011. This replaces the Second Edition of the book, which has been adopted by 29 universities, including UNR.

Congratulations to Drs. Yanyao Jiang (PI), Kam K. Leang, Kwang J. Kim, and Ron Gibson for receiving the National Science Foundation MRI grant ($248K) entitled, "Acquisition of High Performance Nano-Mechanical Tester for Micro/Nanomechanical Characterization of Materials".

Congratulations to Drs. Kam K. Leang (PI), Eric Wang, Jeff LaCombe, Kwang J. Kim, and Michael Robinson for receiving the $1.21M National Science Foundation GK-12 grant entitled, "The NSF GK-12 E-Fellowship Program: Toward Energy-Aware STEM Leaders for the 21st Century".  [Read more]

Dr. Miles Greiner, professor of Mechanical Engineering, has been named Interim Director of the University of Nevada, Reno's Renewable Energy Center during the 2011-2012 academic year.  "I'd like the Center to help Nevada utilize its natural renewable energy resources, develop a pool of local experts in the field, and attract people to the State who are interested in developing sustainable energy solutions," said Greiner. [Read more]

Congratulations to Dr. Kam Leang for earning promotion in rank from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor.  Dr. Leang’s research interests are modeling and control of electroactive material systems, including piezoelectric and ionic polymer metal composite materials, with applications in high-speed nanopositioning, scanning probe microscopy, and bio-inspired mechatronic systems.

Professor Gordaninejad delivered a keynote speech at the 2011 Advanced Vehicles and Integration Technology (VTI) International Conference in Changchun, China, on "Advanced Suspension System for Land Vehicles." He was interviewed during the Conference by China's Ifeng News Networks on the research and development of automotive industry and related issues. [Click here to view the interview (16MB)]
 

Warm congratulations to Professor Henry Fu for receiving a new National Science Foundation award entitled, "EAGER: Theoretical exploration of chiral separation via microfluidic shear flows."  The work will use theoretical and computational methods to explore how geometry affects the efficiency of chiral separation in shear flows for pharmaceutical, biological, chemical, and agricultural applications.
 

ME Department proudly announces new faculty, Dr. Carlos Martino. Dr. Martino's research interests include include weak radio frequency magnetic field effects on biological systems and theoretical analysis of magnetic field effects of model radical-pairs.  Dr. Martino received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Professor and Chair Kwang J. Kim was recently named UNR Foundation Professor in recognition of his outstanding research and teaching achievements. Prof. Kim is an internationally known leader in the research fields of active materials and energy systems. [read more...]

Professor Eric Wang was recently awarded a new $200K grant from Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), project entitled "Maintenance Decision Support System, Phase II".  Project co-PI is Prof. Jeff LaCombe.

The ME Department is sadden by the recent passing of Dr. Milton D. Glick, the president of the University of Nevada, Reno.  Our deepest condolences go out to Dr. Glick's wife, Peggy, two sons, and family.

Welcome to the Department of Mechanical Engineering!

Palmer Engineering building, home of the Mechanical Engineering Dept.

The University has nine degree-granting schools and colleges, including the School of Medicine. Students can choose from more than 75 majors for an undergraduate degree, as well as from more than 70 graduate-degree programs. Our program is directed towards preparing motivated students to become professionally competent in one of several sub-disciplines of mechanical engineering, including solid mechanics, materials, biomedical, dynamics/controls, and the fluid/thermal sciences.

Joe Crowley Student Union and Mathewson-IGT Knowledge center.

Student Success

Christopher (CJ) Dudley, ME senior, and Prof. Leang are featured in UNR Nevada Bound promotional video [see more..]

Mechanical engineering student Toby Marble writes updates from the field during his “alternative spring break” where he, six other Nevada students and other Friends of Nevada Wilderness volunteers are doing maintenance and restoration at the Desert National Wildlife Refuge in southern Nevada. [read more...]

ME451 Systems Design Projects: one-of-a-kind products designed by mechanical engineering students. Projects include a solar-powered music in your motorcycle helmet, a radio frequency-controlled food dish for Fido or a high-performance ski built with nano-materials in the core and solar panels on the tops to power your electronic devices while skiing [read more...]

Visit UNR's Human Powered Vehicle Team website for up-to-date information on events and how to support the team.
 

Faculty and students launch experiments to space on NASA rocket The UNR team sponsored by the Nevada Space Grant Consortium launches rocket into space at NASA. More...

 

Drs. Leang and Suhr's new Energy Efficient Systems and Dynamic Structures mechanical engineering curriculum funded by the National Science Foundation was featured on Channel 2 news and UNR news.