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.
In the News
Welcome Dr. Néstor O. Pérez-Arancibia
Flaherty Associate Professor
Dr. Néstor O. Pérez-Arancibia, a new faculty member in the School of MME, conducts research and teaches in the areas of feedback control, mechatronics, microrobotics, soft robotics, and biologically-inspired engineering. He has developed robots that are inspired by nature — from the world’s smallest beetle-like robot to an entirely soft robot that uses air flow and pneumatics instead of electronics to move.
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University, industry collaboration allows liquid hydrogen-powered UAS to take flight
The uncrewed aircraft system, powered by WSU’s patented 3D‑printed liquid hydrogen tank technology and deployable hydrogen liquefier, is an important step toward using the clean energy source in aviation and other industries.
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Martian rock-metal composite shows potential of 3D printing on Mars
WSU researchers used simulated crushed Martian rock mixed with a titanium alloy to make a strong material in a process that one day could be used on Mars.
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New way found to turn #7 plastic into valuable products
A method to convert a commonly thrown-away plastic to a resin used in 3D‑printing could allow for making better use of plastic waste.
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Upcoming Seminar:
Building Intelligent Manufacturing Systems: From Industrial Robotics to Cyber Manufacturing Services
Shreyes Melkote, Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech
Thursday, October 6, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Engineering Teaching Research Laboratory, Room 101, Pullman, WA
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.
