MIT researchers have developed a new adaptive control system that could help autonomous drones stay on target in uncertain environments or in the face of unpredictable forces like gusty winds. mitsha.re/WCKH50WfLqU

MIT ranked No. 1 university by QS World University Rankings. mitsha.re/LMlR50Wj03v

MechE researchers have discovered that fluid between cells, not just what’s inside them, plays a major role in how tissues handle pressure and deformation. mitsha.re/TYjr50WjL6T

Maria C. Yang has been named Interim Dean of MIT's School of Engineering. mitsha.re/iI8250WkmLB

Avani Ahuja, a rising MIT senior majoring in mechanical and electrical engineering, is one of four students to be named a 2025 Barry Goldwater Scholar. mitsha.re/qrgq50Wkn6J

Wishing our entire MechE community a Happy Independence Day! #MIT #MechE Credit: MIT News

MechE Alum Jacob Rothman ’16 co-founded Perch, a startup that uses 3D cameras and real-time data to track and improve strength training. mitsha.re/Nm2350Wml7S

Professor John H. Lienhard V has been elected as an Honorary Member by the ASME Board of Governors. mitsha.re/Ck4M50Wmlj1

Vice President for Energy and Climate Evelyn Wang SB ’00 is leading the charge in translating innovations into climate tech. mitsha.re/Iw3V50Wn3BQ

MechE Assistant Professor Ritu Raman has been selected to attend the 2025 Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. mitsha.re/ois750WnEI7

MIT Sea Grant visiting artist Keith Ellenbogen & MechE PhD student Andreas Mentzelopoulos are co-leading a research initiative exploring how generative AI can expand scientific storytelling. 📸: LOBSTgER-generated image of a lion’s mane jellyfish mitsha.re/arTn50Wohxe

MIT’s Aging Brain Initiative has awarded seed grants to launch 5 innovative research projects, including one by MechE researchers that aims to identify the risk of cognitive decline & to understand who benefits most from healthy lifestyle changes. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

A new, fully autonomous robotic system developed by MIT researchers could speed up the rate at which important material properties can be measured. mitsha.re/gpVj50WqeHj

Working with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, engineers from MIT and UMass Amherst have shown that bridge corrosion can be repaired on-site using a 3D printing technique called cold spray. Story and Video: mitsha.re/7Cso50Wqtgb

MechE Graduate Student Savannah Gordon ’24 developed and led an electronics workshop for high school students in Querétaro, Mexico during IAP 2025. mitsha.re/Bwa650Writ9

An MIT-based team has developed a new, data-driven approach to exploring and modeling ocean acidification. mitsha.re/ZkXa50Ws7JT

Starting this week, offered through MITx: Thermal-Fluids Engineering 1: Basics of Thermodynamics and Hydrostatics mitsha.re/qaG450WtgG6

Stephen P. DeFalco ’83, SM ’88 named MIT Alumni Association President. mitsha.re/BbSP50WtXfP

Professor Tonio Buonassisi presents key insights from the first two years of research by the MIT ADDEPT Center mitsha.re/Uew650WuAkA

Congratulations to Professor Faez Ahmed, recipient of the 2025 Joseph H. Keenan Award for Innovation in Undergraduate Education. Awarded by MIT MechE, the Keenan Award recognizes faculty who demonstrate outstanding innovation in undergraduate teaching.