Department of Mechanical Engineering

Lauren Jacob wins Provost’s Undergraduate Research Award (PURA)

December 18, 2018

Lauren Jacob, a mechanical engineering junior, has been awarded the Provost’s Undergraduate Research Award (PURA) for her proposal titled “Wind-Tunnel Testing and Analysis of Flow-Induced Flutter in Permeable Membranes.” The project will investigate the dynamics of flutter in permeable membranes that mimic the behavior of parachute material. The PURA is open to undergraduates from any division working […]

On-ramp to creative design

December 12, 2018

First-year mechanical engineering students at Johns Hopkins take their design skills for a spin in annual competition that challenges them to use basic supplies to complete a complex task.

Scientists hope to build better robots by studying the subtle movements of fish

November 30, 2018

Study sheds light on how animals use active sensing behaviors to navigate the world around them.

Antique tractor gets students’ gears turning

November 28, 2018

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.

Two from Hopkins elected to American Association for the Advancement of Science

November 27, 2018

Gregory Hager and K.T. Ramesh are both faculty members in the Whiting School of Engineering.

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

October 16, 2018

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

October 11, 2018

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

October 9, 2018

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.

NIH awards $5.1M to Hopkins team developing fast diagnostic tool for sexually transmitted diseases

September 28, 2018

Mechanical engineer Jeff Wang and physician Charlotte Gaydos will oversee the development of a tool to detect the presence and severity of infections like gonorrhea.

MechE Force Fall 2018 E-Newsletter now available

September 26, 2018

MechE Force is an e-newsletter distributed to students, alumni, and friends of the JHU Mechanical Engineering Department. We recently published our Winter 2018 issue, which can be found in its entirety by clicking here. In this issue: A message from Professor Gretar Tryggvason, Mechanical Engineering Department Head Features An Electric Finding Noah Cowan and his […]