A Broad Discipline
Preparing students for the lifelong practice of mechanical engineering and related engineering disciplines.
Academic Programs
The Department of Mechanical Engineering prepares students for the lifelong practice of mechanical engineering and related engineering disciplines. The department teaches students to become problem solvers through the application of science in order to deal with the relations among forces, work or energy, and power in designing systems, which will ultimately contribute to the betterment of the human environment.
What's Happening
Alumna credits her involvement in a student organization with her current career in aeronautical engineering.
Alumna Valentina Alayon says exploring her options at UNLV prepared her for a career in mechanical engineering.
While navigating the challenges of a global pandemic, UNLV’s Engineers Without Borders student chapter is building a better world through philanthropy.
In the News
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Jan. 11, 2021 | Las Vegas Review Journal
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Dec. 16, 2020 | Voice of America
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Aug. 5, 2020 | Business Insider
Accomplishments
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Upcoming Events
Helpful Links
Mechanical engineers deal with the relations among forces, work or energy, and power in designing systems, which will render the achievements of science to the betterment of the human environment. Below are helpful links for students and the community.
The Department of Mechanical Engineering is one of the departments in the Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering.
