Ink dye, soap, milk and fluid mechanics make for a fascinating, and award-winning, work of art.
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Ink dye, soap, milk and fluid mechanics make for a fascinating, and award-winning, work of art.
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Professor Tyler Susko is recipient of the Northrop Grumman Excellence in Teaching Award
Thursday, January 11, 2018
Mechanical Engineering Professor Tyler Susko has been named, with Professor Diba Mirza from the Department of Computer Science, co-recipient of the Northrop Grumman Excellence in Teaching Award. Given to junior faculty, the annual recognition goes to educators in the STEM fields who have shown excellence in their techniques, in their interactions with students, colleagues and staff, and in their activities and lectures. Candidates also are evaluated on student feedback based on the students’ interest, enthusiasm and achievement.
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Professor Bullo serving as 2018 President of the IEEE Control Systems Society
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Professor Francesco Bullo has been elected to serve as 2018 President of the IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS).
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Microhammer Aids Understanding of Brain Trauma
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Professor Megan Valentine is featured in the website of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) with the article "Microhammer Aids Understanding of Brain Trauma".
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Professor Megan Valentine featured in the Biophysical Society Newsletter
Monday, November 13, 2017
Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Megan Valentine is featured in the November issue of the Biophysical Society Newsletter with an exciting article about her professional trajectory and the broad set of interdisciplinary projects in which she is involved. To read the original feature please visit the Biophysical Society Newsletter.
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Valentine Lab post-doc Emma Filippidi makes stronger, stretchier polymers inspired by mussels
Friday, October 27, 2017
A marine bivalve inspires researchers to find a new way to make stronger, more stretchy polymers
Continue ReadingLooking Deep into the Mechanics of the Eye
Monday, September 18, 2017
Our bodies, with all their different features and variations, are the result of well-orchestrated processes that dictate what and how cells develop into the organs and tissues that comprise our anatomy. Much of the information is genetic — the result of DNA — and biochemical signals also play a role. Yet another, and still somewhat mysterious, mechanism for embryonic development exists in the tiny mechanical forces that cells exert on each other in the process.
Continue ReadingRoy Lunn, Godfather of the Ford GT40 and Mentor to ME Undergrads passes away
Thursday, August 17, 2017
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