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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.
OUR PROGRAMS
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")
News
Reaching new heights
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.
UD team shines in national naval competition
A team of undergraduate and graduate engineering students designs an electric vessel and earns a fast finish.
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.
Making moon rocks
UD mechanical engineering students help NASA test a moon rover
2024 Senior Design Team, Hannah Epstein, Matt LeCates, Kenny Madden, Matthew Ongtawco and Xavier Stephenson, were tasked with creating synthetic moon rocks that would be used to test whether the VIPER rover could withstand the harsh terrain of the lunar surface.
The students were brought together as part of the Interdisciplinary Senior Design program, a hallmark of the senior year for UD’s mechanical and biomedical engineering programs. Through this program, student teams work with industry sponsors and faculty advisors to design, build and test a solution for a potential product or an ongoing research project.
