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Mechanical Engineering

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TU researchers awarded grant to buy sophisticated robotic arm

A team from Mechanical Engineering and Anthropology received National Science Foundation funding…

What is soft robotics?

Mechanical engineering doctoral student Caroline Schell shares her expertise in the emerging…

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TU students design, build and test device to support outer space exploration

NASA recently invited a team of mechanical engineering students and alumni to…

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Soft robots on the move

New research by Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Joshua Schultz and his…

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Innovative solar power research selected for major government funding

Soroor Karimi, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is the PI on…

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Between a soft robot and a hard place

A team of researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering is leading…

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Outstanding Senior empowers others to excel

Now in her final year of mechanical engineering, first-generation student Candelaria Alayon…

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Educating consumers about maintaining lithium-ion batteries

Lithium-ion batteries are just about everywhere, but most people don’t know how…

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MADE at TU 2021: A trike, a slide, surfin’ tubes and more!

Despite the challenges of a strange pandemic year, students involved in the…

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Sunlight, batteries and flying machines

The ingenuity and skill of students in TU’s electrical and computer engineering…

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Mechanical engineering senior projects: Design-thinking, design-doing

Mechanical engineering students at TU devote a good portion of their senior…

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Back home: A journey from student to professor

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering William LePage received his undergraduate degree from…

Mechanical engineering graduate student Laura Waldman standing in a trench outdoors on top of a horizontally laid white pipe

Mechanical engineering research: The science of “smart pipes”

Ph.D. student Laura Waldman is installing antenna structures made from a conductive…

MADE at TU

MADE at TU: Pedal power that makes a difference

MADE at TU designed and built adaptive bicycles for Lydia and Barrett…

Students and faculty conduct COVID-19 research during pandemic 

From developing a novel test for the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus…

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Student researchers honored with nationally competitive awards

This year's winners include recipients of Goldwater and Gilman Scholarships, Canadian Fulbright…

soft robotics

New $1.9M NSF grant supports soft robotics research 

The NSF funding is the largest award Schultz has received in his…

sights and sounds

Mechanical engineering student unveils Sights and Sounds sculpture on campus 

Sights and Sounds is intended to represent inclusion and diversity on campus.…

hypotonia

NSF-funded robotics project helps children with hypotonia at Little Light House

Mechanical engineering graduate student Bradford Kerst and Associate Professor Joshua Schultz are partnering…

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MADE at TU builds device for special needs children at Kendall-Whittier Elementary

The project is combined with a climbing wall and slide and engineered…

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True Inclusion: Senior Rachel Deeds is Building Space for Women in STEM

Engineering and other STEM fields can be a boy’s club, but mechanical…