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The Department of Mechanical Engineering is an active research hub at the forefront of developments in human health, the environment, robotics, manufacturing, energy, and more. Our faculty, researchers, and students work on everything from designing clean engines to curing cancer. Read about what ME is doing to change the world right here in Minnesota.
Distinguished Research Award Goes to ME Professor
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Professor and Associate Department Head Peter Bruggeman won the George W. Taylor Award for Distinguished Research.
ME Assistant Professor Receives McKnight Presidential Fellow Award
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Timothy Kowalewski is the recipient of the University of Minnesota McKnight Presidential Fellow Award.
UMN Clean Snowmobile Team Takes 8th in SAE Challenge
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The ME student group designed a clean snowmobile from a Polaris Switchback.
Over 150 Engineering Undergraduates Volunteer on COVID-19 Projects
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The power of ME undergraduates helps push COVID-19 research forward at an unprecedented speed.
ME Faculty Receive Department of Defense MURI Awards
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Two Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Awards were given to ME faculty members' research projects.
Two ME Students Receive NSF Fellowships
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ME students Nyssa Capman and Judith Dominguez are both recipients of the prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship award from the National Science Foundation.
HumanFIRST Lab Director Develops App for Older Drivers
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Nichole Morris — director of ME's HumanFIRST Laboratory — led a research project that resulted in RoadCoach, an app that gives senior drivers warnings when they engage in risky driving behaviors.
UMN Respirator Mask Design Projects Led by ME Professors
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ME Professors John Bischof and David Pui are each leading teams that designed two respirator mask prototypes from filter material donated by Cummins and bendable components from Bedford Industries.
ME PhD Candidate Wins Campus-Wide Graduate Teaching Award
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Gillian McDonald was given "Aaron and Anna Beek Graduate Student Teaching Award" to honor her excellent teaching.
Medical Devices Center Creates New Ventilator
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ME professor Arthur Erdman joins the fight against COVID-19 through the Earl E. Bakken Medical Devices Center.
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