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Johns Hopkins University has recently released a free, comprehensive, public wind farm database developed through the university’s Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI). The Johns Hopkins Turbulence Databases – Wind (JHTDB-wind) provides massive amounts…

Senior design team builds device to autonomously test lunar soil

Mechanical engineering students reimagine 1980s films as arcade games

Mechanical engineering students designed a zero-gravity rock grinder that could someday turn asteroid dust into building material, fuel, and more

Van Wie, a leader in the defense research and development community who joined APL in 1983, currently heads the lab's Air and Missile Defense Sector

Debojyoti Biswas was selected as one of the winners of this year’s Empower Your Pitch! (EYP) research communication competition in the Postdoctoral category. The EYP Finale, hosted by the Doctoral…

Mechanical engineering students design a load-sensing algorithm to help forklifts move faster without falling over

The Department of Mechanical Engineered tied for the No. 10 spot, with Cornell University and Princeton University, in the latest rankings of “Best Graduate Schools” published by U.S. News & World…

The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) recognized two members of the Johns Hopkins mechanical engineering faculty with awards for 2025. Jaafar El-Awady, professor and fellow at the Hopkins Extreme…

Rajat Mittal, professor and director of master’s degree studies in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been named a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). He is…

Vicky Nguyen has spent 15 years studying how glaucoma progresses to figure out how to preserve patients' vision

Federal funding supports engineer Jeff Wang's work to create affordable devices that expand access to health care, leading to faster diagnosis and better health outcomes