News: Department of Mechanical Engineering

Hailey Dawson shows off her Baltimore Orioles-themed Robohand
Campus News |

UNLV College of Engineering teams up with a baseball-loving 7-year-old to raise awareness for a rare condition. Here's how you can be part of the team for other kids who need "Robohands."

Rebel Racing driver Cody Mao puts UNLV SAE's car through the paces in Gorman, California.
People |

UNLV's Society of Automotive Engineers chapter sets high-water marks in off-road vehicle design and race competition.

Fireworks ignite during commencement
People |

UNLV has a commencement tradition for the president to select and highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

Closeup of books
Research |

From professional reasons to personal connections, faculty across campus share why they’re fond of certain works they penned.

Kwang Kim
Research |

Kwang Kim, winner of the 2016 Harry Reid Silver State Research Award, designs substances that propel us into a cleaner, healthier future.

Team Wingin' It stands in front of U.N.L.V. sign
Business and Community |

Team Wingin’ It, a group led by UNLV students, hatched a plan to help Las Vegas become more energy efficient and plucked the $10K grand prize during the Consumer Electronics Show.

cloesup of commencement cap and 2016 tassle
Campus News |

Four newly minted grads will be recognized by UNLV President Len Jessup during Saturday's commencement for their academic and research excellence.

Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System facility
Research |

Director of UNLV's Center for Energy Research Robert Boehm helps make serious improvements that cut down on desert solar power plant's use of water.

Katelyn DiBenedetto holds an arrowhead
Research |

From finances to energy, health care, and more, UNLV graduate student researchers are asking important questions about America’s future.

Chase Northrup with his mother Nancy
People |

A future aerospace engineer and son of UNLV alumni.

Student jogs in indoor facility
Business and Community |

MealCheck Technologies, Inc. will produce the UNLV invention, which combines the best of existing fitness-monitoring devices to make dieting or staying healthy easier than ever.

closeup of robot
Research |

The creations of Paul Oh, technologist and visionary, are in the vanguard of a robotics revolution.