News: Department of Mechanical Engineering

Summer sees significant progress on what will soon become UNLV Engineering’s signature new facility; AEB set to open January 2024.
Undergraduates Vesper Evereux and Faria Tavacoli selected for the Goldwater Scholarship, one of the most coveted STEM awards in the country.

A collection of news stories highlighting expert insights, new collaborations, and academic achievement.

New UNLV research is using a resource hidden in plain sight, pulling water out of thin air through atmospheric water harvesting.

Student achievements including competition wins, a science fellowship first, and new innovations splashed local and national news headlines in 2022.

A roundup of students and faculty whose innovation and expertise made news headlines.
The 25-year-old triumph of two UNLV engineering professors and their quest to build the world’s largest flying disc.

Robotics come to life for a team of faculty and student engineers as they prepare for the finals of the $10 million ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition.

UNLV’s Team-Hubo heads to the $10 million ANA Avatar XPRIZE Competition in Long Beach, CA.

More than 50 student teams are competing for cash prizes in this battle of innovation.

A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and events at UNLV.
UNLV graduate student Kristen Tagaytayan’s research into energy efficiency lands her a NASA fellowship working on space probe technology.