Welcome to The School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

The School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at WSU has one of the largest undergraduate programs in the Pacific Northwest, with about 1000 students and 45 faculty members spread across three sister campuses (the main campus at Pullman, and sister departments at Everett, Tri-cities, and Bremerton). Our graduate student and postdoctoral researcher populations are growing, underpinned by continuously increasing annual research expenditures (currently over $9m), with over 130 PhD students and 60 MS students. It is one of few schools where both Mechanical Engineering (ME) and Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) programs are offered under the same roof, allowing our students to be reared in a highly interdisciplinary, enriching environment.
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Life-size ‘Operation’ game provides real-word learning experience
WSU engineering students created the game which will debut during Family Science Night at the Palouse Discovery Science Center in Pullman on Jan. 19.
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New ‘semi-sub’ shows spy potential of sailing at waterline
An unmanned semi-submersible vehicle developed at WSU may prove that the best way to travel in water undetected and efficiently is not on top, or below, but in-between.
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Student Spotlight: Makenna Mullen
We ask mechanical engineering major Makenna Mullen for her thoughts on what makes WSU such a special place.
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Advanced Manufacturing Initiative
The School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering is expanding its Advanced Manufacturing program to include additive manufacturing, design, automation, and bio-printing; additionally, the school intends to upgrade its undergraduate laboratory facilities and also recruit talented leaders to further strengthen its research capabilities.
Learn more about our Advanced Manufacturing Initiative.
Learn more about MME’s Recent Successes in Advanced Manufacturing.
Apply for a Competitive Fellowship in Advanced Manufacturing Research.
Robotics and Autonomous Systems Initiative
The School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering aims to establish a preeminent educational and research enterprise in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, including applications of Machine Learning in these fields. The school intends to fill multiple faculty positions in this area during the next 3 years, introduce a sequence of new undergraduate and graduate courses, offer an Autonomous Systems specialization-track to our undergraduates, upgrade its undergraduate robotics laboratory facilities, and augment its research capabilities.
Learn more about our Robotics and Autonomous Systems Initiative.