Senior capstone projects
Our undergraduate program culminates in a capstone design course where students work in teams to develop innovative engineering projects designed for industry or community partners.
Mechanical Engineering
If it moves, a mechanical engineer probably had something to do with it.
From automobiles, airplanes and space shuttles to robots, artificial limbs and biochips – all moving and transforming our future.
Mechanical engineering news
New College of Engineering faculty boost advanced manufacturing research
With a diverse group of researchers and expertise, the College can expect tremendous growth and instruction for students
Wolf Pack Racing has the drive for a popular discipline of engineering
Student club passionate about mechanics competes in Baja SAE competition against other colleges
Nuclear materials packaging makes transportation, storage safe and secure
University of Nevada, Reno hosts international summer session for nuclear packaging certificate
Professors Xiong and Wang publish article in Advanced Energy Materials
Congratulations to Guoping Xiong and Yan Wang, whose article on new, energy-efficient ways to desalinate water using plasma-enabled self-cleaning nanoarchitectures was published in Advanced Energy Materials and selected for the back cover image.
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- Location: Palmer Engineering
- Room Number: PE 204
- Mailstop: 0312
- Address: 1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557
- Email: me@unr.edu
- Phone: (775) 784-6931
- Fax: (775) 784-1390
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