University of Delaware Department of Mechanical Engineering

05/25/2024

Congratulations to the Class of 2024! Mechanical Engineering is again one of UD's top majors.

05/21/2024

Senior Design sponsor recruiting season is upon us! There's no better way to give back to UD MechE than to sponsor a senior design team through your current employer. We're looking for industry, non-profit, and R&D partners with interesting design challenges and a passion for working with engineers in training. For sponsorship details, contact Profs. Jenni Buckley ([email protected]) or Alex De Rosa ([email protected]).

05/03/2024

Prof. Sambeeta "Sam" Das's research is highlighted for National Inventors Month. Her UD-patented work includes microrobots that can be guided with a magnetic field to deliver medication to cells—or to destroy infectious cells, such as cancer—inside the body.

Meet Sambeeta Das, a member of UD's growing innovation ecosystem

02/28/2024

and Researchers shed light on key adhesion mechanism for fabricating flexible, durable circuit boards for electronic devices. Their research provides a framework for how to create new materials that are compatible with high-speed electronic applications.

Researchers shed light on key adhesion mechanism for fabricating flexible, durable circuit boards for electronic devices

02/22/2024

Prof. Jill Higginson, Director of the Institute for Engineering Driven Health (IEDH), leads a new $6 million Accelerating Research Translation (ART) program funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF). The initial focus is on health-related technologies and devices, but the long-term goal is to help accelerate entrepreneurship and commercialization for everyone at UD.

UD receives $6 million from National Science Foundation as part of inaugural translational research funding program

01/29/2024

Do you know an early-career engineer who's making waves in the industry? Or a distinguished alum whose contributions have left a lasting impact? It's time to recognize their outstanding work! 🌟 UDME is seeking nominations for Alumni Awards! 🌟

Nominate a UDME alumni for our Early Career or Distinguished Career Award!

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01/04/2024

Happy New Year, and welcome to our new department chair Greg Chirikjian!

Gregory S. Chirikjian, internationally recognized scholar of robotics and fellow of both IEEE and ASME, has been named as chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware in the College of Engineering as of January 1, 2024.

12/28/2023

best of 2023! Read about our recent advances in research, education and outreach.

As I step down from my current role on December 31, 2023, I am delighted to announce that Dr. Greg Chirikjian will become our next chair starting on January 1, 2024. Greg comes to us from the National University of Singapore where he served as Department Head. Our department currently has 27 facult...