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Undergraduate programs

We offer Bachelor of Science degrees and minor programs in aerospace engineering and in mechanical engineering. Learn more about our undergraduate programs. 

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Graduate degrees

We offer graduate degrees in aerospace engineering and in mechanical engineering. Learn more about our graduate programs.

Mechanical Engineering highlights

  • Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Pradeep Menezes has been selected as the founding editor-in-chief of Tribology and Interfaces, a new journal launched by publisher Elsevier on its online platform, Science Direct. Tribology and Interfaces publishes research on how surfaces touch, move and interact.
  • Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Yan Wang is a corresponding author on a paper describing the generation of a coherent phonon flatband — the first instance of this — in the Sept. 26. 2025 edition of Nature Communications.

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Mechanical Engineering news

Four young men stand in a field with a drone on the ground in front of them.

Nevada Engineering team earns spot in DARPA Challenge

Student-built drone will compete in national heavy-lift aviation competition in August

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Robotics program blends versatility, creativity and hands-on creation

New master’s degree and minor program prepare students for careers shaping tomorrow’s workforce

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Record-setting glider pilot inspires future aviators at Pathways to Aviation event April 7

Gordon Boettger discussed his recent 1,112-mile glider flight from Minden, Nevada, to Dodge City, Kansas

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