Developing an ARTIFICIAL SKIN: Jonghwan Suhr, an assistant professor of the Mechanical Engineering Department, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award, the prestigious award for junior faculty. The project will investigate the viscoelasticity of continuous carbon nanotube-polymer composites and explore ways to utilize them as biologically inspired artificial skins that can potentially make aircraft fuel efficient.
The five-year NSF CAREER award of $400,000 will support Dr. Suhr’s outstanding research and innovative teaching. [more...]
 

College of Engineering
Senior Scholar: Gregory Kraus from Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Eric Wang, associate professor of mechanical engineering [more...]
 

Dr. Chanwoo Park recently received a contract from Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). During the two-year project, Dr. Park will develop computational programs which will greatly help engineers to quickly design and optimize personal protection equipment (e.g., garments) for military personnel (e.g., aircraft pilots and maintenance technicians).

Announcing New Faculty: Dr. Kam K. Leang (Ph.D. University of Washington, Dec. 2004) recently joined the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Nevada, Reno, in July. Dr. Leang's research expertise includes dynamic systems, controls, and mechatronics applied to micro and nano technologies. His research program is supported by the National Science Foundation.  Read more about Dr. Leang's teaching excellence in the Nevada Silver & Blue Magazine.

Jonghwan Suhr, Assistant Professor, recently published his research findings on Continuous Reinforced Carbon Nanotube Composites in Nano Letters, a prominent academic journal in the field of Nanotechnology. more info...

Foundation Professor, Faramarz Gordaninejad, is currently working on two new Department of Defense funded projects on field responsive materials and devices. The projects are worth more than $900K.

Student Success

Mech-E students place high with sip-and-puff fishing rod Engineering students from left to right are Steve Rikalo, Scott Waters, Karl Schulz and Ryan Timmerman with their Sip and Puff device at the competition in Chicago. More...

Regent's Graduate Scholar – Rashi Tiwari, ME PhD student.

The University Rover Competition (URC) is sponsored by the Mars Society. In 2007, University of Nevada’s team earned the 1st-place prize and in 2008, brought home 2nd-place prize. Next year, in 2009, Nevada aims to regain the title.

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.