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Department of Mechanical Engineering News

The Department of Mechanical Engineering prepares students for the lifelong practice of mechanical engineering and related engineering disciplines. Our students to become problem solvers through applying science to deal with the relations among forces, work, or energy, and power in designing systems, which ultimately contributes to the betterment of the human environment.

Current Mechanical Engineering News

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UNLV, UNR Extension collaboration cultivates an early interest in science and engineering.

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Three-time engineering graduate Amber Guckes blends creative thinking with technical expertise to safeguard the nation’s nuclear stockpile.

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Mechanical Engineering In The News

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The workshop — a collaboration between UNLV and University of Nevada, Reno Extension — plants the seeds for the middle schoolers' interest in science and technology through activities with a hydroponics system.

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Is Las Vegas the new Silicon Valley? A new venture fund is giving local start-up companies the money they need to succeed.

The Brighter Side of News

Turning dry desert air into drinkable water once sounded like something from a sci-fi movie. Now, it’s becoming reality—thanks to a breakthrough from researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. As water supplies shrink across the region due to drought and climate change, scientists have taken a huge step toward creating a sustainable water source from an unlikely place: the air.

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US NuScale Power Corporation opened its latest Energy Exploration (E2) Centre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) to help support the development of a skilled nuclear-ready workforce. The E2 Centre was co-funded by a grant from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP).

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The E2 Center will allow students at UNLV to take on the role of control room operator, providing the chance to gain real-life experience. It will also provide a means to conduct outreach to the community on the benefits of nuclear power through demonstrations and tours for local leaders, K-12 students, and the broader public.

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The E2 Center will allow students at UNLV to take on the role of control room operator, providing the chance to gain real-life experience. It will also provide a means to conduct outreach to the community on the benefits of nuclear power through demonstrations and tours for local leaders, K-12 students, and the broader public.

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Recent Mechanical Engineering Accomplishments

Graduate student Mouhsine Benmbarek and emeritus professor Samir Moujaes (both Mechanical Engineering) published their study, "CFD Analysis of Heat Transfer Enhancement for Twisted Tape Inserted in Spirally Corrugated Tubes and Proposal of a New Vane-Inserted Geometry" in the journal Fluids.
Anthony Okeani (Mechanical Engineering) has been selected as a 2025 Graduate Scholarship recipient by the Roy G. Post Foundation. Okeani is a master's student in the nuclear engineering program. He is working on a research project on nuclear-powered desalination of ocean water; his advisor is professor Alexander Barzilov (Mechanical Engineering).…
The Da Kine Lab (DKL) under the direction of H. Jeremy Cho (Mechanical Engineering) has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Members of the DKL have developed a new, faster way to capture water from the air. The students in the DKL include: Yiwei Gao, Areianna Eason, Santiago Ricoy, Addison Cobb, Ryan Phung, Amir…
Alexander Barzilov, Woosoon Yim (both Mechanical Engineering), Artem Gelis (Radiochemistry), and Ke-Xun Sun (Electrical and Computer Engineering) were awarded a five-year, $5,000,000 renewal grant from the National Nuclear Security Administration through the Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program (MSIPP) to continue research projects of…
Alexander Barzilov (Mechanical Engineering) was named chair of the Radiation Protection and Shielding Division (RPSD) for 2024-25 by the American Nuclear Society named. The RPSD is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology, including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and…
ScholarGPS recently established Highly Ranked Scholars™ for their exceptional performance in various fields, disciplines, and specialties. ScholarGPS has placed distinguished professor Kwang Kim (Mechanical Engineering) in the top 0.05% of all scholars worldwide. In particular, Kim was ranked No. 7 in the area of "Smart Materials" as Highly Ranked…