Mech Department Tours – 2017/18 dates now posted!
Interested in seeing what goes on in our labs and student spaces? The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers public tours throughout the year. Our student-led tours typically take 1.5 hours, and include a tour around our facilities. We typically stop at two labs and two student teams, where you will learn a bit about the […]
Elizabeth Croft Discusses the Future of Robotics in CBC Interview
Following the release of the new Blade Runner movie, MECH professor and Director of the the Collaborative Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Systems Lab (CARIS), Elizabeth Croft gave a short interview with CBC on the future of robotics. In her interview, Croft discusses how to maintain a friendly relationship between robots and humans, especially amid worries […]
APSC 366 – The Art of the Possible: Engineering for Non-Engineers
Interested in the art of engineering but don’t have the tech background? Need to fulfill a science requirement but want something that still allows you to think through social issues? APSC 366 was designed for you. Join four Engineering faculty members from a range of disciplines in exploring engineering practice, technologies, and products, and their […]
Upcoming Lecture: Sheila Tobias, “Finding the Sweet Spot Between Engineering Faculty’s Willingness to Teach and Non-Majors’ Willingness to Learn”
The Department of Mechanical Engineering Distinguished Colloquium Series is pleased to present Sheila Tobias, author of Overcoming Math Anxiety and They’re Not Dumb, They’re Different. Please join us in KAIS 2020 on Thursday, October 12 from 12:00-1:00 pm, for her lecture on exposing non-engineering majors to “what engineers do and how they think about what […]