With a collaborative approach and an interdisciplinary focus, WPI’s Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering continues to build upon its 150-year history of progressive and comprehensive undergraduate and graduate engineering education. The diverse expertise of the department’s more than 40 faculty members generate research and ideas that transform the way we evaluate and solve the biggest problems facing society today.

As a university focused on meaningful research with purpose, the Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering’s research expenditures and graduate student population have increased substantially. Faculty and students work closely in our collaborative environment to advance WPI’s particular strengths in advanced manufacturing, energy, advanced materials, autonomous vehicles, space exploration, health and biotechnology, sensors and metrology, food and water, and engineering.