In The News: Department of Mechanical Engineering

Graduate students celebrated as they received their diplomas at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý's winter commencement on Monday.

Higher education takes time, and people along the way can doubt you. Stick it out. That’s the message Maria Ramos Gonzalez has for her fellow graduates this week at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý.

Graduate students at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (ÐÔÊӽ紫ý) are working with major resorts and casinos in the battle against cyber security attacks.

Truc Tran, a ÐÔÊӽ紫ý engineering student, was standing next to a robot Monday just before it was turned on.

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý engineering student Truc Tran stood next to a robot Monday just before turning on its power.

A team from ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s engineering lab is set to compete for $10 million. The ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition will take place in Long Beach, California from Nov. 4 to 5. The competition sees teams from around the globe showcase the latest in technological developments intended to benefit humanity.

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý researchers are part of a team that will receive almost three million dollars of federal funding for a project focused on the workforce for nuclear energy.
Kristen Tagaytayan carefully unearthed her research sample from a nitrogen glovebox. She gingerly placed the sample onto her workspace and added a nickel chemical solution to it. Using a razor blade, she evened out the mixture across a glass slide and placed it in the lab's oven, where she watched it cook from behind the glass window.
On June 3, the SpaceX CRS-22 rocket took off for the International Space Station-bound from Cape Canaveral, Florida. On board was unusual cargo: oral bacteria and saliva.

The future is being assembled piece by piece at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý. A human-like robot developed by engineering students is attracting worldwide attention.

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý students are paving the way for robots to save human lives.
ANS is hosting a virtual Graduate School Fair on Friday, November 19, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (EST). The goal of the event is to help prepare the next generation of nuclear professionals and to keep early career and seasoned experts at the top of their game.