Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon’s Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE) continues to evolve, creating emerging technologies and tools to educate future generations and develop solutions to the field’s most significant challenges. The department prides itself on its multidisciplinary approach to hands-on, real-world problem-solving. With cutting-edge, nontraditional research areas, the department is defining the next generation of mechanical engineering. Artificial intelligence and machine learning are integrated into nearly every research area. From additive manufacturing and Softbotics to neuroscience and nanoengineering, MechE's faculty and students are making breakthrough discoveries in traditional MechE disciplines as well as non-traditional ones.