What does MUSC do?
MUSC enables communication between undergraduate students and the faculty. The Council meets several times a year to discuss issues such as the way courses are taught, availability of courses, advising, and department support.

Student representatives are elected by their colleagues during the Fall semester. The minutes from MUSC meetings are distributed to faculty, and the issues presented by the students are brought up for discussion and action at faculty meetings.

Mission
The purpose of the Mechanical Engineering Student Council (MUSC) is to engage undergraduate mechanical engineering students in constructive forum so as to ensure that their academic experience is fulfilling and prepares them to enter the professional realm or continue further in academia.

As a council composed of undergraduate students representing each graduating class, we aim to create an open channel of discussion for students to voice their concerns with regards to the curriculum, teaching methods, and career opportunities.

We will work to represent the mechanical engineering undergraduate student body to foster cross-level engagement within the department.

Contact MUSC by e-mail!

2018-2019 Student Representatives

Marcos Schwartz ’19	Dan Zanko ’19
Emily Maheras ’20	Gun Ho Ro ’20
Valerie Henderson ’21	Brandon Fremin ’21
Alyse Tran ’22	Jack Albin ’22

Advisors

• Prof. Steven Marra, Director of Undergraduate Studies
• Mike Bernard, Academic Program Manager

MEGA is the organization representing the general interests of and facilitating interaction among the graduate students of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.All graduate students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering are automatically members of MEGA . No applications, membership fees, or other actions are required to join. All Mechanical Engineering graduate students are welcome to participate in any and all MEGA events.

Visit the MEGA page!

The Tau Alpha chapter of Pi Tau Sigma, the international honor society for mechanical engineers, holds semiannual initiations near the end of Fall and Spring semesters.

Pi Tau Sigma, founded in 1915, recognizes junior and senior students in a mechanical engineering curriculum on the basis of sound engineering ability, scholarship, and personality.

Johns Hopkins Tau Alpha has been an active chapter since May 1949.

 

2019-20 Officers

President…………….John Moore ’20
Vice-President…….Eva Pan ’20
Secretary……………..Emily Maheras ’20
Advisor………………..Prof. Gretar Tryggvason

procedures

• View the JHU Pi Tau Sigma Tau Alpha chapter’s policies and procedures.
• View the Pi Tau Sigma worldwide site.

SPRING 2019 INDUCTION

President Amy Chi ’19, Vice President Maria Coleman ’19, and Secretary Alex Doran ’19 welcomed new members (*), all who met the standard of educational excellence required of Pi Tau Sigma members.

Left to right:  Alex Doran ’19, Maria Coleman ’19, Arion Morshedian ’20, Niles Ribeiro ’20, John Moore ’20, John Cai ’20, Seena Vafaee ’20*, Emily Maheras ’20*, Faculty Advisor Prof. Gretar Tryggvason, Eva Pan ’20, Garrett Ung ’19.

 

FALL 2018 INDUCTION

 

President Amy Chi ’19, Vice President Maria Coleman ’19, and Secretary Alex Doran ’19 welcomed new members (*), all who met the standard of educational excellence required of Pi Tau Sigma members.

Front Row (L-R): Christopher Williams ‘20*, Harrison Riggott ’20*, Niles Ribiero ’20*, John Moore ’20*, Lucy Reider ’19*, Lauren Jacob ’20*, Lindsey Wiser ’20*, Maria Coleman ’19, Yuqing “Eva” Pan ‘20*

Back Row (L-R): Solomon Polansky ’19*, Daniel Hsu ‘19*, Aurelia Glass ’20*, John Cai ’20*, Amy Chi ’19, Sumita Rajpurohit ’19*, Alexander Doran ‘19

Not Pictured: Arion Morshedian ’20*, Scott Pourshalchi ’19*, Willa Grinsfelder ’20*, Faculty Advisor – Prof. Gretar Tryggvason.

PAST INDUCTIONS

View past induction photos.

Check out other groups!  They welcome your membership and participation!

• AIAA – the Johns Hopkins American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics chapter.  Visit their website and Facebook page.
• ASME – the Johns Hopkins American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Visit their Facebook page.
• Hopkins Baja – for automotive and racing enthusiasts
• Design, Build, Fly – raido-controlled airplanes!  Contact Tyler Spoleti ’20 for info.
• Engineers without Borders at Johns Hopkins
• Graduate Queer-Straight Alliance at the Johns Hopkins University
• Hopkinauts – satellite design.
• Hopkins Rocketry, the “AstroJays” – captain Andrew Colombo ’19 –  designing, building, testing, and launching high-powered rockets with student-built motors.
• National Society of Black Engineers at Johns Hopkins (NSBE)
• Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) – Courtney Schmitt, BS ’18, MSE Robotics ’19
• Johns Hopkins Robotics Club – design and build robots!
• JHU Society of Women Engineers – for female engineering students in the Whiting School of Engineering
• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers at Johns Hopkins  (SHPE)
• Out in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics at JHU (oSTEM): a national student society dedicated to increasing the participation of people who identify with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or asexual (LGBTQA) communities in disciplines related to science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM).
• Women of Whiting: graduate student organization that supports women in STEM through professional development and social events.

Check out the Competition opportunities available to students.  Be aware of application deadlines!

For existing Mechanical Engineering Student Groups, this section will provide administrative guidance.

• Contact your student group leader or advisor for general procedural guidance.
• Purchasing and Reimbursements guide – read this before making purchases to ensure you’re properly reimbursed.  Administrative Coordinator Melissa Gibbins can answer your questions at mgibbin1@jhu.edu or in Latrobe 223’s front desk.