Mechanical Engineering

The Mechanical Engineering department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute offers B.S., M.S., and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering, as well as M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Process Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering. The department has more than 40 faculty members with diverse expertise. Both our research expenditures and graduate student population have been growing steadily and substantially. The research strengths in the department include Thermal sciences, Nanotechnology and nanomaterials, Biomechanics and Medical devices, Additive manufacturing and printed electronics, Photonics and optomechanics, Sensors and metrology, Metals Processing, Batteries and electrochemistry, and Solar cell materials. We encourage you to engage with our faculty to learn more about our dynamic department.

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Location:

Higgins Laboratories

Phone:

508-831-5236

Fax:

508-831-5680

me@wpi.edu

Students in WPI’s mechanical engineering department have many choices for projects and research including those in aeronautics, astronautics, biomechanical engineering, mechanics, manufacturing, materials science and engineering, mechanical design, robotics, and thermal-fluid engineering.

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The Mechanical Engineering department offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in four programs: Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Process Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering.The Mechanical Engineering department offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in four programs: Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Process Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering.

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The Mechanical Engineering Department is proud of our world-class faculty members that teach, lead research, and bring a spirit of vibrant innovation and collaboration to our campus.

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With the varied skills and problem-solving capabilities of a mechanical engineering education, graduates find careers in industries from aerospace to academia to automotive. Our graduates find their project-based work gives them the hands-on experience needed to hit the ground running after graduation.

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Announcements

January 07, 2021

Awards, Innovation & Entrepreneurship , Undergraduate Awards, University Calendar, WPI Today

Strage Innovation Award Application are Open

May 08, 2020

Student Activities

Student Recognition Awards Acknowledge Outstanding Efforts

May 03, 2020

Mechanical Engineering

ME Graduate Seminar: Xun Liu, Ph.D., The Ohio State University

April 30, 2020

Mechanical Engineering

Ph.D. Dissertation: Binod Giri

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Stephen Rusckowski '79, chairman, CEO, and president of Quest Diagnostics (and WPI trustee), is one of many WPI alumni helping the nation--and the world--respond to COVID-19. He received his WPI undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering.

Matthew L.

Junior, BS in Mechanical Engineering; BS in Physics

Matthew's team, made up of six students with majors ranging from mechanical engineering to interactive media and game development, worked together to assess the feasibility of Bar Harbor becoming an International Dark Sky Community (IDSC). He and his team compared the ordinances of the town to the mandatory requirements for an IDSC, created a map of businesses that were dark-sky friendly, and gathered information on the current status of the night sky, allowing future teams to help work with the town to continue the process of making Bar Harbor an IDSC.

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