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Thinking about studying Mechanical Engineering?
Why students choose to study Mechanical Engineering
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Dr. Nathan Speirs - Faculty Spotlight
After post-doctoral work in Saudi Arabia and research for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Rhode Island, Dr. Nathan Speirs has found his way back to Brigham Young University to teach fluids.
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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Nathan Usevitch
Is it a man or a robot? Dr. Nathan Usevitch, one of the newest faculty members in the mechanical engineering department, works in his soft robotics research to blur the lines between the robotic and the real.
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Upcoming Events
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Dr. Jason Porter - Faculty Spotlight
Batteries can be found in almost anything, but what happens when you push them to their limit? That’s what Dr. Jason Porter, one of the newest mechanical engineering faculty members at Brigham Young University, is researching to find out.
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Go behind the scenes with Mark Rober at BYU and the world's tiniest Nerf blaster
In Mark Rober’s latest sure-to-be-viral video, he pursues an epic journey to make the world’s tiniest Nerf blaster. That journey leads the engineer and YouTuber extraordinaire straight to his alma mater, Brigham Young University.
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Exploring product development on a Singapore study abroad
Each May for the past 10 years, Brigham Young University mechanical engineering students have been traveling to Singapore for a product design and development study abroad experience. In 2023, 50 students from three universities, including sixteen from BYU, took projects like an automated tourniquet and a sensor system for blind individuals from ideation to completion in just two weeks.
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MEET OUR INFLUENTIAL ENGINEERS
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Carl Sorensen
Dr. Carl Sorensen is concluding his 36 year career as a professor at Brigham Young University this summer. During his time here he has changed the face of engineering at BYU and made contributions that will last for generations.
Student Spotlight: Cody Messick
Mechanical Engineering senior Cody Messick has a passion for doing anything and everything to help others. For the Shanghai native, this currently means preparing to go from medical assisting, MCAT tutoring and mechanical engineering to medical school at the Mayo Clinic.
Alumni Spotlight: Matthew Dalebout
Passing a new Ford vehicle on the road today wouldn’t be possible without the work of Brigham Young University alumnus Matt Dalebout. The former mechanical engineering student has spent the past 16 years working at Ford on both the building and the business of automobiles.
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS
75%
secure job before graduation
1470
undergraduate students enrolled 2023-2024
$75k
average starting salary