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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Cluster Hiring Initiative

The College of Engineering invites applicants for tenure-track assistant professor faculty positions across multiple departments in the cluster themes of energy and sustainability; smart, integrated cities; and health, wellness, and medicine.

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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 manufacturing, aerospace, robotics, automotives, high-performance materials, alternative energy and biomechanics.

Undergraduate Program

The Possibilities of Plasma

MEM Professor Alexander Fridman was named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors for his contributions to the field of plasma science.

Alumna Spotlight: Moogega Cooper

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

Quick Facts

988

Total number of students enrolled

$19

Median hourly co-op wage for MEM students

$3.84 million

FY 2019 departmental research expenditures

Mechanical Engineering Student Organizations

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Pi Tau Sigma (PTS)

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

Drexel Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Association (DBUA)

Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)

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Winter's Droplets: Creating Durable Condensation Management
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Engineering Faculty Achieve Emeriti Status

Eight College of Engineering faculty have been granted faculty emeriti status after long and distinguished careers of research, teaching and service to Drexel.
9.15

Drexel Engineering Welcomes Four New Faculty

The new assistant teaching professors will bring research experience in mechanical engineering, civil engineering and engineering leadership.

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The Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Seminar Series brings noted scientists and engineers to campus. See some of our recent speakers from universities and government agencies that have been involved with Drexel’s mechanical engineering programs.