Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics

What Drives Us in Mechanical Engineering?

Mechanical engineers use the principles of energy, materials, and mechanics to design and manufacture machines and devices of all types. At Drexel, our mechanical engineering programs explore how matter behaves at extremes and poke at the boundary between human activity and what machines can do. Traditional career pathways have broadened into new opportunities in biomechanics, high-performance computing, infrastructure systems, materials, and frontiers of human-machine interfaces for the benefit of humankind.

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MEM Strategic Plan

Responding to the needs of a transforming mechanical engineering landscape, the plan deeply considers the responsibility of engineers in building for the future.

Industry Connection Creates New Opportunities

A new partnership with industry leaders Eastern Controls Inc. and Endress+Hauser USA will create a pipeline of engineers ready to succeed in careers in data-driven manufacturing automation.

Graduate Programs

Propel your career forward as an expert in your field. Drexel is home to top-ranked graduate and certificate programs for engineers. Find out more at an upcoming info session.

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Why Mechanical Engineering?

The mechanical engineering program is the largest major in the college, with 178 BS degrees awarded in 2019-20. More than 900 students are enrolled in our mechanical engineering undergraduate program. Drexel's mechanical engineering program is an innovative and flexible curriculum, offering undergraduate students the unique opportunity to specialize in areas of IoT, machine learning, artificial intelligence, robotics and controls, aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, high-performance materials, alternative energy and biomechanics.

Academic Programs

Alumnus Elected to Astronaut Hall Of Fame

1984 MEM graduate Christopher Ferguson has logged more than 40 days in space across three missions to the International Space Station.

Alumna Spotlight: Moogega Cooper

Moogega Cooper (MS ’08, PhD ’10) is part of the team working on the Mars rover Perservance.

Quick Facts

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Total number of students enrolled

$23

Median hourly co-op wage for MEM students

$7.3 million

FY 2025 departmental research expenditures

Mechanical Engineering Student Organizations

American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

Formula SAE (FSAE)

Drexel Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Association (DBUA)

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Pi Tau Sigma (PTS)

Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)

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Drexel Engineering Announces Recipients of 2026 Faculty Awards

The Longsview Fellowships, Carleone Faculty Awards, and Grimes Family Faculty Awards recognize outstanding faculty research initiatives that foster interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation in engineering and related fields.
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Environmental Co-op Brings Mechanical Engineering Student's Skills Together

Like many other Drexel students, Sophie Rutan’s final co-op is an amalgamation of all her previous coursework
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Drexel Engineers Develop High Fidelity Numerical Model for a Bio-Inspired Sea Lion Robot

The team built a validated digital model that predicts how their flipper-powered robotic sea lion swims, offering engineers a powerful new framework for designing articulated underwater vehicles.

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