Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical devices to make things better for patients

Doctors and engineers work side by side to create new lifesaving medical technologies.
All fired up

Bob Pitz investigates burning questions about rockets, combustion and space.
Surgical robotics

Undergraduates and graduates students are provided a unique education with a rare balance between design, control, system integration and theoretical modeling of novel robotic systems.
Olin Hall is home

Recent interior renovations and enhancements were made to key mechanical engineering classrooms and undergraduate labs that incorporate sustainable practices.

New method for enhancing thermal conductivity

The surprising discovery of a new way to tune and enhance thermal conductivity gives engineers a new tool for managing thermal effects in smart phones and computers, lasers and a number of other powered devices.The finding was made by a group of engineers headed by Deyu Li, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt University, and published online in the journal Nature Nanotechnology on Dec. 11. Read more

SNAPSHOT

The ME department is setting up a small scale wind-solar research and teaching station in collaboration with Nashville Metro Water Supply. The project will provide field-based training in alternative energy production and project management to ME undergraduates through the Energetics Laboratory Program.

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