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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

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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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Ask a NASA engineer: How does NASA protect astronauts from fires in space?

Mechanical engineering graduate Manuel Retana explains how he’s helping keep astronauts safe on Artemis II

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Two new engineering programs earn national rankings

Aerospace and industrial engineering graduate programs debut in the U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools Rankings

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