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One of the six founding courses of study at MIT, mechanical engineering embodies the motto "mens et manus" -- mind and hand. Disciplinary depth and breadth, together with hands-on discovery and physical realization, characterize our nationally and internationally recognized leadership in research, education, and innovation. MIT mechanical engineers have always stood at the forefront in tackling the engineering challenges of the day: inventing new technologies, spawning new fields of study, and educating the new generation of leaders in industry, government, and academia.

10/29/2026

Jason Chen, a graduate student in MechE in the DENG Energy and Nanotechnology Group, conducts research in scientific machine learning/deep learning, computational fluid dynamics, and multi-modal digital twins for complex multi-physics and coupled systems in combustion, geothermal and energy applications.

10/28/2026

Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s are complex, “system-wide” breakdowns that will require advances of many kinds from many sources to address. MechE Professors Giovanni Traverso and Ritu Raman were among the researchers from across MIT who presented projects at a recent MIT Aging Brain Initiative symposium aimed at advancing the understanding of and interventions against neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and ALS. 📸: David Orenstein/Picower Institute

https://tinyurl.com/brainagehealth

10/26/2026

Engineers in Assistant Professor Kaitlyn Becker's lab have developed a flexible, shape-sensing sheet that digitally reconstructs its own form as it bends and twists. The flexible material could be used as a wearable, motion-monitoring “skin” in physical therapy, virtual reality, and gaming.

📸: Courtesy of the researchers; edited by MIT News

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/shape-sensing-sheet-digitally-tracks-its-movement-it-bends-and-twists

10/23/2026

Captain Joseph Darcy ENG ’09, SM ’09 (left) and Chris Wiernicki SM ’85, Retired Chairman and CEO of American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) have been appointed as Professors of the Practice in the Ocean Engineering area, which includes the Naval Construction and Engineering (2N) Program. A Professor of the Practice at MIT is a specialized faculty member appointed to bring real-world, high-level professional experience from industry, government, or the arts directly into the academic and research programs.

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/ocean-engineering-2-oe-naval-construction-and-engineering-2n-programs-welcome-new

10/22/2026

A new platform developed by MIT Sea Grant College Program researchers, dubbed “Seashell,” serves as an efficient, shared way to track and communicate shellfishing area status. The cloud-based platform can help Massachusetts coastal towns and the state manage shellfishing closures, giving thousands of permit holders a clearer view of where they can fish. 📸: Eastriverstudio / Getty Images

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/turning-tide-massachusetts-shellfishing-data-0

10/20/2026

From soft robots for deep-sea exploration to 3-D printed glass masonry, researchers in Assistant Professor Kaitlyn Becker's Fabrication-Integrated Design Lab treat manufacturing as a central variable in the design and development process. Concepts from traditional Design for Manufacturing are extended to explore how the performance of structures and machines emerges from the coupled interaction of design, materials, and fabrication processes.

Here's an excerpt from her recent MechE Colloquium presentation, "Fabrication-Integrated Design for Mechanical Systems Made from Unconventional Materials." Full videos of this talk and others are available at https://meche.mit.edu/meche-colloquia

10/19/2026

MechE Professors Faez Ahmed, Navid Azizan, Gareth McKinley, Ritu Raman, Kripa Varanasi, and Loza Tadesse are among the School of Engineering faculty members recently recognized for receiving awards celebrating scholarship, service, and overall excellence. 📸: Gretchen Ertl

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-school-engineering-faculty-and-staff-receive-awards-spring-2026

10/16/2026

A wristband device created by Encora Therapeutics, which started as a project in 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes), has been cleared by the FDA has cleared to help adults with essential tremor, a condition similar to Parkinson’s that causes shaking, often in the hands. 📸: Courtesy of Encora Therapeutics

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-class-project-turns-fda-cleared-treatment-tremors

10/15/2026

In an advance that could lead to better ways to diagnose and treat diseases, MIT researchers have developed a noninvasive way to detect biomarkers of senescence (a state in which cells stop dividing but do not die). Peter So director of the MIT Laser Biomedical Research Center (LBCR) and the Samuel C. Collins Professor of Mechanical Engineering, is one of the paper’s senior authors. 📸: iStock

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/unmasking-“zombie-cells”-aging-tissue-ai-powered-barcode

10/14/2026

MIT researchers are mapping extreme weather risks — and building tools to act on them. The Climate Grand Challenges “New World of Weather” project shows how modeling, planning tools, and infrastructure analysis are translating research into real-world resilience. 📸: iStock

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-researchers-are-mapping-extreme-weather-risks-—-and-building-tools-act-them

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