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.

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STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES
Andrew Palacio ’24 Owen Mitchell ’24
Grace Nockolds ’25 David Hindman ’25
Christian Mayr ’26 Morgan Giardina ’26
Jason Ahn ’27 Sittha Cheerasarn ’27
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. 

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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.

2023-24 OFFICERS

President…………….Theo DeGuzman
Vice-President……Alex Ren
Secretary…………….TBD
Advisor………………..Prof. Gretar Tryggvason

PROCEDURES
spring 2023 INDUCTION

President Jim Wang ‘ 23 and Vice President Alan Yu ’23 welcomed these outstanding students (*) into the Tau Alpha Chapter.

L-R: Prof. Gretar Tryggvason, Chapter Advisor; Alan Yu; Daniel Shenkelman ’24*, Peter Klopp ’24*, Benjamin Lehrer ’24*, and Jim Wang.

Current members not pictured: Fayleon Lin ’23,  Zi Chang “Jack” Rao ’23, Dominique Regli ’24, Madison Morrison ’24, Jinghua Zhang ’24, Alex Ren ’24, Isaac Lee ’23, Owen Mitchell ’24, Theo DeGuzman ’23, Marcus Montisano ’23, Justin H. Lee ’23, Kathy Cao ’23, Melody Lei ’23, Lujia Liu ’23, Gavin Mackay ’23, and Jeremy Schwartz ’23.

FALL 2022 INDUCTION

President Jim Wang ‘ 23 and Vice President Alan Yu ’23 welcomed these outstanding students (*) into the Tau Alpha Chapter.

  • Front Row L-R:  Fayleon Lin ’23*, Jim Wang ’23, Zi Chang “Jack” Rao ’23*, Dominique Regli ’24*, Madison Morrison ’24*, Jinghua Zhang ’24*
  • Back Row L-R: Alex Ren ’24*, Isaac Lee ’23*, Owen Mitchell ’24*, Theo DeGuzman ’23*, Marcus Montisano ’23, Justin H. Lee ’23*, Prof. Gretar Tryggvason
  • Photographer: Alan Yu ’23
  • Current Members Not Pictured: Kathy Cao ’23, Melody Lei ’23, Lujia Liu ’23, Gavin Mackay ’23, and Jeremy Schwartz ’23.

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

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