Education at MechE | MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering

MIT MechE has historically attracted very entrepreneurial, hands-on students. It was through my interaction with these friends that I came to appreciate the importance of applying theoretical principles to building useful products.

- Alum Davide Marini (PhD ’03), CEO/Co-Founder, Firefly Bioworks

MechE Education News + Media

The Birth of a Hands-On Education

The first hands-on classes to teach students not only how to design an object but also how to build it.

Watch Video

Aspiring to sustainable development

Junior Sandra Youssef collaborated with UVG researchers and Indigenous farmers to design a mobile cart to improve the harvest yield of snow peas. These pilot projects are part of ASPIRE Program.

2024 MAD Design Fellows announced

Charlotte Folinus & Lyle Regenwetter are among the 10 graduate students named 2024 MAD Design Fellows. The students are working at the intersection of design and multiple disciplines across the Institute.