Department of Mechanical Engineering News
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.
Current Mechanical Engineering News
Student achievements including competition wins, a science fellowship first, and new innovations splashed local and national news headlines in 2022.
A roundup of students and faculty whose innovation and expertise made news headlines.
The 25-year-old triumph of two UNLV engineering professors and their quest to build the world’s largest flying disc.
Robotics come to life for a team of faculty and student engineers as they prepare for the finals of the $10 million ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition.
UNLV’s Team-Hubo heads to the $10 million ANA Avatar XPRIZE Competition in Long Beach, CA.
More than 50 student teams are competing for cash prizes in this battle of innovation.
Mechanical Engineering In The News
NASA’s long in-development ARTEMIS lunar space missions completed its first phase last month. The idea is to land someone on the moon in two years. Then from there, head to Mars. And the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is helping out.
NASA’s long in-development ARTEMIS lunar space missions completed its first phase last month. The idea is to land someone on the moon in two years. Then from there, head to Mars. And the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is helping out.
Graduate students celebrated as they received their diplomas at UNLV's winter commencement on Monday.
Higher education takes time, and people along the way can doubt you. Stick it out. That’s the message Maria Ramos Gonzalez has for her fellow graduates this week at UNLV.
Graduate students at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) are working with major resorts and casinos in the battle against cyber security attacks.
Truc Tran, a UNLV engineering student, was standing next to a robot Monday just before it was turned on.
