MechSE at Illinois
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The Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
https://mechse.illinois.edu/
https://mechse.illinois.edu/
Hey MechSE students! Do you have comments or burning questions about our department? Come to the MechSE Forum! Wednesday, 12/3 @ 5-6:30 PM, JDP-MEL view.page/p/s5wcNS
November 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Hey MechSE students! Do you have comments or burning questions about our department? Come to the MechSE Forum! Wednesday, 12/3 @ 5-6:30 PM, JDP-MEL view.page/p/s5wcNS
From electric boats to educational trebuchets, the ME 470 Trade Show is happening now in Sidney Lu MEB! Come see our student teams show off their Senior Capstone Design projects!
November 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
From electric boats to educational trebuchets, the ME 470 Trade Show is happening now in Sidney Lu MEB! Come see our student teams show off their Senior Capstone Design projects!
Two great workshops this weekend hosted by @asmeillinois, @wece.uiuc, @iris.uiuc, and MathWorks! Make it a learning weekend and improve your skills in Matlab and Printed Circuit Board design!
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Two great workshops this weekend hosted by @asmeillinois, @wece.uiuc, @iris.uiuc, and MathWorks! Make it a learning weekend and improve your skills in Matlab and Printed Circuit Board design!
MechSE Professor Amy Wagoner Johnson was recently featured on NPR's The Academic Minute podcast, produced by WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Listen in as she discusses how engineering can be used to further our understanding of pregnancy and fertility: academicminute.org/amy-wagoner-...
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
MechSE Professor Amy Wagoner Johnson was recently featured on NPR's The Academic Minute podcast, produced by WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Listen in as she discusses how engineering can be used to further our understanding of pregnancy and fertility: academicminute.org/amy-wagoner-...
Boneyard Creek is giving peak autumn. 🍁 📘 ✏️ 🍂 🍎
Photo credit: Heather Coit/ Illinois Grainger Engineering
Photo credit: Heather Coit/ Illinois Grainger Engineering
September 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Boneyard Creek is giving peak autumn. 🍁 📘 ✏️ 🍂 🍎
Photo credit: Heather Coit/ Illinois Grainger Engineering
Photo credit: Heather Coit/ Illinois Grainger Engineering
How can engineering save coral reefs?
Find out in the latest edition of MechSE Magazine: mechse.illinois.edu/news/magazin...
Find out in the latest edition of MechSE Magazine: mechse.illinois.edu/news/magazin...
September 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
How can engineering save coral reefs?
Find out in the latest edition of MechSE Magazine: mechse.illinois.edu/news/magazin...
Find out in the latest edition of MechSE Magazine: mechse.illinois.edu/news/magazin...
Are you a current MechSE senior who is interested in pursuing an MS or PhD? Join us on Monday, September 8th at 12pm in 3100 Lu MEB!
August 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Are you a current MechSE senior who is interested in pursuing an MS or PhD? Join us on Monday, September 8th at 12pm in 3100 Lu MEB!
MechSE professor Mickey Clemon is part of an interdisciplinary research team investigating cooling methods for heat sinks by performing experiments onboard a satellite currently orbiting the earth. Read more: mechse.illinois.edu/news/76332
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August 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
MechSE professor Mickey Clemon is part of an interdisciplinary research team investigating cooling methods for heat sinks by performing experiments onboard a satellite currently orbiting the earth. Read more: mechse.illinois.edu/news/76332
@uofigrainger.bsky.social
@uofigrainger.bsky.social
Check out this awesome article from @uofigrainger about the 10th anniversary of POETS (Center for Power of Optimization of Electro–Thermal Systems): grainger.illinois.edu/news/stories...
Photo credit: Heather Coit
Photo credit: Heather Coit
August 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Check out this awesome article from @uofigrainger about the 10th anniversary of POETS (Center for Power of Optimization of Electro–Thermal Systems): grainger.illinois.edu/news/stories...
Photo credit: Heather Coit
Photo credit: Heather Coit
WE WON!!! The Illini Solar Car Team won the 2025 Formula Sun Grand Prix single-occupant vehicle category! Our heartfelt congratulations to the brilliant team. You made your school proud.
Photo credit: American Solar Challenge
Photo credit: American Solar Challenge
July 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
WE WON!!! The Illini Solar Car Team won the 2025 Formula Sun Grand Prix single-occupant vehicle category! Our heartfelt congratulations to the brilliant team. You made your school proud.
Photo credit: American Solar Challenge
Photo credit: American Solar Challenge
The Grainger College of Engineering’s interdisciplinary undergrad team was awarded Best Technical Presentation at the NASA Human Lander Challenge forum last month! Congratulations to them and to their faculty advisor, MechSE postdoctoral researcher Vishwanath Ganesan.
July 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The Grainger College of Engineering’s interdisciplinary undergrad team was awarded Best Technical Presentation at the NASA Human Lander Challenge forum last month! Congratulations to them and to their faculty advisor, MechSE postdoctoral researcher Vishwanath Ganesan.
Congratulations to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) @ Illinois for its recent award from the Engineering Council! The chapter was awarded Outstanding Society of the Year.
May 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Congratulations to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) @ Illinois for its recent award from the Engineering Council! The chapter was awarded Outstanding Society of the Year.
Each spring, MechSE students are recognized for their outstanding leadership, academic achievements, and character. They were honored at the MechSE awards banquet April 11. Read more about the graduate and undergraduate recipients of the 2024-2025 departmental awards: mechse.illinois.edu/news/74740
April 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Each spring, MechSE students are recognized for their outstanding leadership, academic achievements, and character. They were honored at the MechSE awards banquet April 11. Read more about the graduate and undergraduate recipients of the 2024-2025 departmental awards: mechse.illinois.edu/news/74740
MechSE graduate student Yun Seong Kim won 2nd place at the 2025 Image of Research competition for his photo, "Helix of Growth." mechse.illinois.edu/news/74602
April 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
MechSE graduate student Yun Seong Kim won 2nd place at the 2025 Image of Research competition for his photo, "Helix of Growth." mechse.illinois.edu/news/74602
U.S. News and World Report has ranked the University of Illinois as the #7 best graduate program in mechanical engineering. MechSE’s MS/PhD program consistently ranks in the top ten in the country.
Learn more: mechse.illinois.edu/news/74601
Learn more: mechse.illinois.edu/news/74601
April 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
U.S. News and World Report has ranked the University of Illinois as the #7 best graduate program in mechanical engineering. MechSE’s MS/PhD program consistently ranks in the top ten in the country.
Learn more: mechse.illinois.edu/news/74601
Learn more: mechse.illinois.edu/news/74601
Grad Student Appreciation Week continues!
April 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Grad Student Appreciation Week continues!
Happy Graduate Student Appreciation Week!
April 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Happy Graduate Student Appreciation Week!
It's Graduate Student Appreciation Week! If you're a MechSE MS or PhD student, drop by the Graduate Programs Office on Wednesday from 9am-11am to pick up a free MechSE t-shirt.
April 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It's Graduate Student Appreciation Week! If you're a MechSE MS or PhD student, drop by the Graduate Programs Office on Wednesday from 9am-11am to pick up a free MechSE t-shirt.
Interested in our Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering program?
Join faculty, staff and students (current and former) for an informational meeting about MechSE’s professional master's degree program on Wednesday, April 9th at 7:00 p.m.
Register here: illinois.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join faculty, staff and students (current and former) for an informational meeting about MechSE’s professional master's degree program on Wednesday, April 9th at 7:00 p.m.
Register here: illinois.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Interested in our Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering program?
Join faculty, staff and students (current and former) for an informational meeting about MechSE’s professional master's degree program on Wednesday, April 9th at 7:00 p.m.
Register here: illinois.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join faculty, staff and students (current and former) for an informational meeting about MechSE’s professional master's degree program on Wednesday, April 9th at 7:00 p.m.
Register here: illinois.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
2025 Grainger Engineering Summer Program Applications Are Now Open! Apply today! The priority deadline for Summer 2025 applications is March 30, 2025, but applications will still be considered after that date.
For applications and more information, visit: wyse.grainger.illinois.edu/summer-progr...
For applications and more information, visit: wyse.grainger.illinois.edu/summer-progr...
March 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
2025 Grainger Engineering Summer Program Applications Are Now Open! Apply today! The priority deadline for Summer 2025 applications is March 30, 2025, but applications will still be considered after that date.
For applications and more information, visit: wyse.grainger.illinois.edu/summer-progr...
For applications and more information, visit: wyse.grainger.illinois.edu/summer-progr...
“Completely new manufacturing processes are hard to find. Growth printing is entirely new, which is thrilling." - Professor Sameh Tawfick. Read more: beckman.illinois.edu/about/news/article/2025/03/11/nature-inspired-3d-printing-method-shoots-up-faster-than-bamboo
March 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
“Completely new manufacturing processes are hard to find. Growth printing is entirely new, which is thrilling." - Professor Sameh Tawfick. Read more: beckman.illinois.edu/about/news/article/2025/03/11/nature-inspired-3d-printing-method-shoots-up-faster-than-bamboo
MechSE’s Kellie Halloran, Brian Mercer, & Stephanie Ott-Monsivais recently traveled to Jamaica as guests of the Petersfield Galloway Benevolent Society. Learn more: mechse.illinois.edu/news/stories/73962
March 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
MechSE’s Kellie Halloran, Brian Mercer, & Stephanie Ott-Monsivais recently traveled to Jamaica as guests of the Petersfield Galloway Benevolent Society. Learn more: mechse.illinois.edu/news/stories/73962
This semester, students in ME 370 (Mechanical Design I) were tasked with creating an inverted walker that would hang suspended from a rope and walk across it. See them here: mechse.illinois.edu/news/72758
January 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This semester, students in ME 370 (Mechanical Design I) were tasked with creating an inverted walker that would hang suspended from a rope and walk across it. See them here: mechse.illinois.edu/news/72758