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Undergraduate
Mechanical engineering is one of the broadest engineering disciplines, preparing students for a wide range of career opportunities in industries such as aerospace, automotive, bioengineering, controls, design and manufacturing. The UD mechanical engineering department offers a quality education at an exceptional value. The department is small enough to facilitate direct contact between faculty and students yet large enough to offer a diverse range of resources.
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GRADUATE
Global, green, and engaged. Our job is not finished until our ideas, our expertise and our people make a real and significant difference in the world. Join us in multidisciplinary research focusing on the most compelling scientific and technical challenges of our age. The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers three graduate programs; the Ph.D., a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (in-person and online), and a Graduate Certificate in Composites Manufacturing and Engineering.
![A team of UD engineers working on robots have been awarded about $800,000 from NSF’s Major Research Instrumentation Program to develop a data-based approach to improving two-legged robots’ ability to walk on changing terrains. Mechanical Engineering Professors Ioannis Poulakakis, Panos Artemiadis, Paul Huang and Bert Tanner are leading the project, which has begun with the purchase of a 1.5-meter-tall robot. [UDaily]<br />
Working with the robot are: Prem Chand (jacket / blue shirt), Ioannis Poulakakis (blue sweater), Dhruv Ashwinkumar Thanki (grey pullover), Kunal Sanjay Narkhede (white button down shirt), Aditya Shreyas, (blue gingham shirt), Abhijeet Kulkarni (grey sweater)](https://me.udel.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/COE-MEEG-Bipedal_Robot-040422-042.jpg "COE-MEEG-Bipedal_Robot-040422")
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Snack attack coming? Meet your next crunch
UD student Brandon Tang experiments with lima bean puffs.
Engineering education excellence
Faculty, students and alumni recognized for award-winning research, innovative teaching and global learning initiatives.
Renovated Design Studio Opens
Funded by donor support, UD’s Mechanical Engineering Design Studio now features 13,000 square feet and more than $2 million in manufacturing equipment
The Design Studio renovations feature an open concept floor plan and nearly 2,000 square feet of added space. The south side of the Design Studio houses the metal working machine shop, rapid prototyping facilities, carpentry and assembly areas, and student competition spaces, while the north side houses teaching labs, private meeting rooms, and seminar and collaboration spaces. A modern, industrial aesthetic and the addition of new windows and lighting make the Design Studio feel brighter and more spacious.
Reaching New Heights
UD student experiment soars into space aboard NASA rocket
It’s not every day a student experiment hitches a ride aboard a NASA rocket, but that’s exactly what a University of Delaware student team achieved earlier this week.
Onboard the rocket from UD was a Langmuir probe, designed to collect information on super-charged space plasma, which can affect Earth in many ways, from producing auroras to disrupting communication and navigation systems, according to Bennett Maruca, associate professor of physics and astronomy, who was present with his team for the launch. They included Kiersten Ebersole and Marko Putnik, both juniors in mechanical engineering, and three alums who graduated with their bachelor’s degrees from UD this past spring — Khaled-Alameer Abdelnasser in computer science and engineering, and Nate Riehl and Kirin-Justin Stevens, both in electrical engineering.
