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Antique tractors gets students' gears turning

Many mechanical engineering students enter college with little or no prior experience working on engines. Stephen Belkoff aims to fix that—with help from a pair of antique Ford N-series tractors.

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KT Ramesh named 2018 AAAS Fellow

Ramesh was nominated for his distinguished contributions to the study of the behavior of materials under extreme conditions and the dynamic fragmentation of brittle solids, as well as his impact in planetary science and biomechanics.

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2018 Graduate Program Online Information Session

Want to learn more about our graduate programs? Watch our Fall 2018 Online Information Session now!

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Rui Ni: Physics, Fluids, and Bubbles

New faculty Rui Ni aims to deepen our understanding of fluid dynamics from a physicist’s perspective.

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Research at Johns Hopkins Mechanical Engineering

Our researchers and students pursue the development of cutting-edge applications in robotics, micro- and nano-scale engineered devices and materials, energy and the environment, aerospace and marine systems, and biology and medicine.

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Antique tractors gets students' gears turning

2018 Graduate Program Online Information Session

Research at Johns Hopkins Mechanical Engineering

Student develops microfluidics device to help scientists identify early genetic markers of cancer

HYPER-Melt device analyzes small volumes of fluids, detecting genetic and epigenetic changes more efficiently and cost-effectively than other devices currently on the market.

PhD student Aditya Aiyer featured by Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Mechanical Engineering PhD student Aditya Aiyer was recently featured by Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) for his research on the dynamics between oil droplets and turbulent flows.

Farshid Alambeigi named 2019 Siebel Scholar

Farshid Alambeigi, a PhD candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was recently named a 2019 Siebel Scholar, an annual award that recognizes nearly 100 of the top graduate students nationwide in business, bioengineering, computer science, and energy science programs.