Study led by Ryan Hurley reveals how and why granular materials respond to wave force, paving the way for a new understanding of how to design materials and technologies.
Animals in their natural environments effortlessly switch up their movements to hunt, escape from predators, and travel with their packs every day. By chasing cockroaches through an obstacle course and studying their movements, the Johns Hopkins engineers discovered that animals’ movement transitions corresponded to overcoming potential energy barriers and that they can jitter around to […]
The Johns Hopkins University Design, Build, Fly team placed 17th out of 101 universities in the 24th annual American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Design Build Fly (AIAA DBF) competition. The AIAA DBF competition challenges engineering students to design, build, and fly an unmanned, electric powered, radio controlled airplane which can best meet a specified mission […]
Material inspired by coral may help create safer implants that can regenerate and reinforce themselves in a response to stress.
Soojung Claire Hur, the Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, was selected by The Hartwell Foundation to receive a 2019 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award. The award helps researchers pursue innovative, early-stage biomedical research with the potential to benefit children of the United States. Hur is one of 12 recipients, representing 11 U.S. […]
A group of Johns Hopkins mechanical engineers believe fluid dynamics can tell us a great deal about the COVID-19 pandemic—and how people can protect themselves when the country reopens.
Teaching engineering design during COVID-19 is tricky—but mechanical engineering professors are retooling projects to give students hands-on design experiences at home.
Welcome to the Spring 2020 issue of MechE Force! I am pleased to share with you a snapshot of our many activities and accomplishments in the last several months and what’s ahead. To see some of what we accomplished as a department last year, watch our 2019 Year in Review Video. I am happy to tell […]
Like many, mechanical engineering student Esteban Rivera is adjusting to a new reality caused by the COVID-19 pandemic: finishing his first year of college at home. But in addition to finishing his coursework remotely, Rivera has found another means to put his engineering skills to good use while away from campus. From his home in […]
The competitive program recognizes outstanding graduate student researchers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, providing awardees with three years of financial support.
