A person in a suit jacket holds metal components in front of two computer monitors Credit: Kate Myers/Penn State

$2 million grant enables study of shipboard carbon capture and alternative fuel utilization

Mechanical engineering doctoral student named 2023 Amelia Earhart Fellow

College of Engineering names student marshals for spring 2023 commencement

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How Penn State World Campus helps develop the work forces of the future

Penn State receives $3M grant to address insect biodiversity crisis

Engineering researcher joining Institutes of Energy and the Environment

Five engineering student teams honored in national airport design competition

Q&A: Carbon voyage

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Oct
24

Increasing value while prototyping: Understanding how fidelity influences stakeholder feedback

Speaker: Carlye Lauff
University of Minnesota

135 Reber Building
3:35 p.m. - 4:35 p.m.

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Oct
24

Multi-Dimensional Integration (MDI) Recruiting Day

Kunkle Lounge
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

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Nov
14

Tackling Energy Sector Challenges by Intersecting Materials, Manufacturing, and Systems

Speaker: Saniya LeBlanc
George Washington University

135 Reber Building
3:35 p.m. - 4:35 p.m.

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About the Department

With more than 60 faculty members, 290 graduate students and 650 undergraduate students, the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering embraces a culture that welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds and expertise. Our faculty and students are innovating today what will impact tomorrow’s solutions to meeting our energy needs, homeland security, biomedical devices, and transportation systems. We offer a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering as well as resident (M.S., Ph.D.) and online (M.S., M.Eng.) graduate degrees in mechanical engineering.

I invite you to explore our department, academics, and research.

Mary Frecker
Department Head

Undergraduate Majors

Mechanical Engineering
Dual Mechanical/Biomedical Engineering

Resident Graduate Degrees

M.S. in Additive Manufacturing and Design
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

Online Graduate Degrees

M. Eng. in Additive Manufacturing and Design
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering

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Student Organizations

American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Society of Women Engineers
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
National Society of Black Engineers
Pi Tau Sigma
PSU Robotics Club
Penn State Formula SAE
EcoCar Team
3-D Printing Club
Unmanned Aerial Systems Club
Lunar Lion

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With more than 60 faculty members, 330 graduate students, and 800 undergraduate students, the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering embraces a culture that welcomes individuals with a diversity of backgrounds and expertise. Our faculty and students are innovating today what will impact tomorrow’s solutions to meeting our energy needs, homeland security, biomedical devices, and transportation systems. We offer B.S. degrees in mechanical engineering as well as resident (M.S., Ph.D.) and online (M.S.) graduate degrees in mechanical engineering. See how we’re inspiring change and impacting tomorrow at me.psu.edu.