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UMass Lowell Mechanical Engineering Department

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Welcome to the UMass Lowell Mechanical Engineering page! Be sure to check back for departme Be sure to check back for department news and updates.

Welcome to the new UMass Lowell Mechanical Engineering page!

05/16/2026

Thank you for this fantastic shot of our Spring 2026 Industrial Engineering Graduating Students🎉🎉🎉

04/30/2026

Join your FCOE and KCS well-being leaders, and the FCOE Ambassadors, for a chill therapy dog event today: Paws & Paint! Unwind from the last day of school with a therapy dog while painting your own mini canvas—your artwork will be displayed in the Serenity Center to help create a welcoming space on campus.

When: Today, 5-7 PM
Where: Satellite Serenity Center, Falmouth 203A

04/15/2026

Dear friends of the UMass Lowell Food Forest,
We are excited to invite you to our 3rd Annual Arbor Day Celebration at the UMass Lowell Food Forest on Friday, April 24th, 2026, from 12:30–2:30 pm. We would love to see you there!
This free, family‑friendly event will feature tree planting, hands‑on activities, creativity, and community connection, all centered on growing and celebrating the Food Forest. Local pizza and produce will be available while supplies last, and guests are welcome to explore the site and take home a small bag of locally grown produce.
🌳 Event details
• Date: Friday, April 24, 2026
• Time: 12:30–2:30 pm
• Location: UMass Lowell Food Forest, 46 Wilder St., Lowell, MA, 01854
• Parking: Available at the Wilder Faculty/Staff Parking Lot beginning at 11:45 am
• Cost: Free and open to all — friends and family welcome!
🌱 Compost Bin Availability
In celebration of Arbor Day, home compost bins will also be available for purchase. We encourage attendees to pre‑order online for pickup on Earth Day (April 22) or at the Food Forest Arbor Day event on April 24. Limited quantities may be available on-site, so ordering ahead is recommended. Learn more or purchase with Recycling Connections.

For those interested in exploring more Arbor Day programming, UMass Lowell is also hosting an Arbor Day event on Thursday, April 23rd. A brief overview of both events is available in the UMass Lowell Daily Announcements. Thank you for being part of the Food Forest community. We hope you’ll join us in celebrating Arbor Day and growing together.

03/31/2026

The Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering invite you to Dr. Zhenglun “Alan” Wei’s seminar; Human-Based Modeling to Drive Innovations in Congenital Heart Defect Care. Dr. Wei’s seminar is part of the departments Research Seminar Series and is being held on Thursday, April 2nd from 1-2pm in Dandeneau Hall, room 220. For more information, please contact Professor Lei Chen

03/20/2026

We are having sophomores design robot tooling, prepare to complete tasks, simulate, and execute as a 6 week final lab series in IENG 2100 engineer👷🏼‍♂️👷🏽👷🏾‍♀️

03/19/2026

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April 14-16, 2026

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Join the Francis College of Engineering Lunch on Wednesday, April 15 from 12:00-2:00 pm at the Cumnock Walkway.

Questions? Please contact us:

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 978-934-4807

03/12/2026

Welcome Back EVENT: MONDAY March 16- Snacks and Games SOU CAFE 11-1

02/27/2026

🔩✨ Celebrating the Order of the Engineer at UMass Lowell ✨🔩

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is proud to recognize our students and graduates who participate in The Order of the Engineer—an association for graduate and professional engineers in the United States that emphasizes pride and responsibility in the engineering profession.

Inspired by Canada’s Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer (dating back to 1925), the first American ceremony was held on June 4, 1970 at Cleveland State University’s Fenn College of Engineering. Today, the Order has grown to include 245 active “links” (chapters) across the country, with universities in nearly every state hosting ceremonies. Professional organizations such as NSPE, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and ASCE also host links—uniting engineers across disciplines and industries.

During the ceremony, participants take an oath and receive a stainless steel ring worn on the working hand—a symbol of their commitment to ethical practice, integrity, and service to society.

We’re proud to share a few photos from last night’s ceremony, featuring our Mechanical Engineering students, our department’s student office assistant, and the Dean of the College. Congratulations to all who took the oath and joined the Order! 💙⚙️

11/10/2025

Hey MIE Volunteers! 👋🏾

Thanks so much for helping out at Open House this weekend — you’re awesome! 💜

Quick heads-up: there’ll be heaters outside for those in the Southwick Quad, plus the Dean’s Office got us hand warmers 🙌🏾. There’s also gonna be a hot chocolate stand (because we all deserve it). ☕❄️

The weather’s looking mostly sunny, with temps around 44° high / 31° low, so bundle up! There will also be a few extra jackets in case anyone needs one.

Let us know if you have any questions or need anything!

MIE

10/31/2025

Remembering Engineering Professor Sammy G. Shina🕊️ With sadness we announce the passing of mechanical and industrial engineering Professor Emeritus Sammy G. Shina, a longtime member of the UMass Lowell faculty and contributor to the university community, on Saturday, Oct. 25.

Sammy began teaching evening courses at UMass Lowell in 1971 as a member of the adjunct faculty while he still worked in private industry. He transitioned to teaching full time once he’d earned a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Tufts University.

Over an extremely successful and productive career, Sammy wrote six books and more than 100 technical papers, according to his obituary. He consulted for numerous companies, and he touched the lives of countless students along the way — as a professor, adviser and benefactor. He created the Sammy Shina Endowed Scholarship Fund for students majoring in industrial engineering, among other contributions to the university.

In 2014, Sammy’s dedication to finding solutions for environmentally safe manufacturing was honored with the “Academic Champion of Toxics Use Reduction” award at a ceremony at the Massachusetts State House.

The award bestowed by the Toxics Use Reduction Institute at UMass Lowell and the state Department of Environmental Protection recognized his efforts to create a consortium of companies, including some competitors, dedicated to working in collaboration to pursue safer alternatives to materials used in circuit boards.

Though Sammy retired from UMass Lowell in 2023, after 52 years in the classroom, he continued to teach as an emeritus faculty member. He had three online courses this fall.

Last year, the Sammy Shina Conference Room was dedicated in Room 220 of Dandeneau Hall. A relative, Alan Gabby, funded a professorship at UMass Lowell in Sammy’s honor in recognition of all he has done over the years.

Sammy is survived by his wife of 57 years, their four children and their families, including nine grandchildren. Generations of River Hawks whose educations and careers were shaped by Professor Shina include many current UMass Lowell students and the entire UML community extends our condolences to the Shina family.

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1 University Avenue, Dandeneau Hall 214
Lowell, MA
01854

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Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm

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http://www.uml.edu/Engineering/Mechanical/default.aspx

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