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Department of Mechanical Engineering
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October 11, 2018
![Nathan DeMario on stage giving a talk about his innovative air conditioning system.]()
Student Spotlight: Start-up receives award
Meet Nathan DeMario, a mechanical engineering graduate student and chief technical officer of Phase Innovations. -
October 4, 2018
![A portrait photo of Michael Field.]()
2018 Distinguished Alumni: Meet Michael G. Field
Meet Michael G. Field ’86 (mechanical engineering), the Kate Gleason College of Engineering 2018 Distinguished Alumnus. -
August 9, 2018
![Ana Sorensen sits in a wheelchair and demonstrates how the LEV lift works for individuals to lift themselves up. She shows this to another woman who is engaged in the demonstration and reaches out to touch the assistive device.]()
Students create assistive products for community
The Studio 930 Design Consultancy program, a 10-week long multidisciplinary studio experience focused on the design and production of access and health technologies products, wrapped up with an exhibition Aug. 7. -
June 11, 2018
![Team members demonstrate their new 3D printer and young students crowd around them to look and see the machine function.]()
RIT wins grants to expand study-abroad experiences
RIT received two grants from the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund to provide students new study-abroad experiences in Peru and Colombia. -
June 5, 2018
![RIT's Baja Racing team pose for a photo with their car.]()
Baja team wins 2018 North American Series Championship
The RIT Baja Racing team won its third and final competition of the season on Saturday, as well as the 2018 championship title against hundreds of other college teams from around the world. -
June 4, 2018
![RIT students and Professor Rojas are outside setting up their solar powered 3D printer. In the distance, a large group of school children look at their progress.]()
Team creates solar-powered 3D printing system
RIT engineering students and faculty traveled to Cali, Colombia, to deliver and show residents how to use a new solar-powered 3D printing system they developed. The team worked with partners from the Universidad Autónoma de Occidente throughout the spring semester to create the product. -
April 10, 2018
![A group of students put the finishing touches on the Autonomous People Mover and check to make sure everything is placed and functioning properly.]()
Students solve problems in senior design program
Multidisciplinary senior design projects are the practicum for modern design thinking. -
April 5, 2018
![Four members of the Gaia team stand together, posing for a photo by leaning against each other's shoulders with their elbows. James has his elbow on Kerri's head to accentuate their height difference.]()
Student Spotlight: Smart apparel helps those with autism
Meet James McGee and Kerri Zalba, two members of a student start-up company that uses wearable technology to help children on the autism spectrum. -
November 21, 2017
![A student at Imagine RIT adjusts the toy-model of a theme park while children and their parents look on behind him.]()
Theme park ride designer nabs dream job
David Swerzenski has always had one career goal: work in the theme park industry. Days after graduating from RIT, Swerzenski '17 (mechanical engineering) accomplished it. -
November 14, 2017
![RIT Access Technology IdeaLab lead Dan Harel instructs during the event that ran Nov. 4-5 at RIT.]()
Multidisciplinary teams apply problem-solving skills during IdeaLab event
Rochester Institute of Technology students and faculty from various disciplines put their creative problem-solving skills to good use earlier this month. Working collaboratively, they examined challenges faced by client organizations and then presented conceptual solutions to them during a two-day event.
