Our graduate program is ranked 61st nationally among the 171 (top 36%) doctoral granting Mechanical Engineering Departments in the U.S. by the 2015 U.S. News & World Report: America's Best Graduate Schools (ranked in 2014).
The National Science Foundation ranks the Department of Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics as 22nd in research expenditures with $13.981 million among all Mechanical Engineering Departments in the U.S..
Our department is 12th in MSME degrees awarded, 9th in MSME enrollment, 42nd in PhD degrees awarded, and 32nd in PhD enrollment (latest ASEE data).
Our undergraduate program is currently 14th in the U.S. in BSME degrees awarded and 9th in enrollment (latest ASEE data). We have been in the top 17 in this category for the past 31 consecutive years.
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SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge
The Keweenaw Research Center and the Department of Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Tech will host the 2015 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge— from March 2-7, 2015 and have hosted it for the last 12 years.
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Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Evensen teaches graduate and professional courses in dynamic measurements; signalprocessing; industrial noise control; and vehicle noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH). He consults in industrial noise control and vibration measurements with the American machine tool industry and is experienced in dynamic measurements applied to noise and vibration problems in machines and . . .
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Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Dr. Miller has done research in the diverse fields of precision machining, micro-electromechanical systems and engineering education. She and her students have described the effects of wheel characteristics on the grinding of brittle materials, developed models of the vibration assisted grinding process, developed time-efficient analytical models of mass-resonant sensor dynamics for . . .
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Scott A Miers
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 2004.
MS, Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University, 2001.
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 1995.
Contact
(906) 487-2709
samiers@mtu.edu
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Dr. Miers joined the ME-EM Department at Michigan Tech in August of 2008. He was previously employed by Argonne National Laboratory in the Engines and Emissions Research section where his research focus was on internal combustion engine efficiency, emissions, and performance. He was also closely involved with alternative and renewable . . .
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Wings of Angels documentary follows two wounded war veterans (both amputees) who heal their bodies through marathoning, and the dedicated group of Michigan Tech engineering students that attempt to design and build a better hand cycle for the vets to compete with.
See the video "The Wings of Angels" on Vimeo
