Research Projects
The heart of what makes the University of Utah a special place to get an education is its research, and research within the Department of Mechanical Engineering is world renown. You will find our alumni distinguished by their ability to generate engineering solutions in complex systems.
Broadly, our students have the opportunity to combine research and education efforts to develop and utilize Information Technology (IT) and curriculum synthesis for the purposes of elevating their level of sophistication. More specifically, computer based technologies (and the associated skills required to effectively use these technologies) will be integrated throughout the curriculum.
The directed intent of this effort will be to bridge the long-standing interfaces that exist between the engineering science, design, control and product realization components of Mechanical Engineering. The expected outcome will be mechanical engineers quantifiably more adept at developing, synthesizing, and implementing engineering solution strategies in complex systems. The belief is that such skills broadly reflect the most significant future role of mechanical engineers.