 |
Mechanical Engineering
Mail Stop 312
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557
Tel: (775) 784-6931
Fax: (775) 784-1701
E-mail: mecheng@unr.edu
Department Facts
University of Nevada, Reno
UNR College of Engineering
Alumni
Did you know that Mechanical Engineering is the NUMBER ONE in demand bachelor's degree according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Spring 2008 Salary Survey?
[read
more... ] |
ABET Accreditation
The Mechanical Engineering program at UNR is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology (ABET), Inc.
Faculty Creativities
1. Journal Publications
2. Patents
3. Books/Edited Volumes
4. Book Chapters
ME Seminar Series
List of invited speakers

|
 |
 |
Dr. Kwang Kim's
artificial muscle research based on hydrogen gas is
featured on Discovery News.
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.
Ron
Gibson, Distinguished Research Professor, was recently elected Vice Chair
and Membership Secretary for the Sierra Chapter of SAMPE, the Society for the
Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (http://www.sampe.org/ ). Before
moving to Nevada from Michigan last year, he served SAMPE as Vice Chair of the
Great Lakes Chapter and Technical Co-chair of the 2008 International SAMPE
Technical Conference in Memphis, Tennessee. SAMPE's mission statement is "The
Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) provides
the global forum for information, education and professional fellowship for
those who define the leading edge and application of materials and processes
advancement."
Drs. Leang, Suhr and Cannon receive NSF funding from NUE program for
project entitled "Integration of Nanotechnology into the ME curriculum via
Energy Efficient Systems and Dynamic Structures."
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...]
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...
|
 |
 |
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
College
of Engineering
Senior Scholar: Gregory Kraus from Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Eric Wang, associate professor of mechanical engineering
[more...]
Regent's Graduate Scholar – Rashi Tiwari, ME PhD student.
|
 |