Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Mar 8, 2022

Verbal, Distinguished Alumnus and NC State trailblazer, dies at 79

Claude A. Verbal, Sr., the third African-American to graduate from North Carolina State University and a Distinguished Alumnus of its Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, passed away on Feb. 2, 2022, at his home in Arizona. He was 79.

Mar 7, 2022

Department of Defense awards grant to MAE professor for new hypersonic research facility

The DoD will fund $775K to build a novel Mach 6 wind tunnel facility that is uniquely designed to make scientific breakthroughs in critical hypersonic technologies at the intersection of aerothermodynamics, high-speed propulsion, materials science, structural dynamics, and more. The DURIP award is further augmented by contributions from the College of Engineering and MAE Department that provide the necessary infrastructure and personnel. 

Feb 25, 2022

MAE team selected for $3.2 million energy-harvesting underwater vehicle project

North Carolina State University’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department was recently selected as part of a multi-institutional team that will be participating in Phase 2 of DARPA’s Manta Ray program.

Feb 23, 2022

Goodnight Scholar Spotlight: Kerrington Shade

Amid her many accomplishments at NC State, Kerrington Shade '21 holds "overcoming the challenges of and uncertainties of switching [majors] to an unfamiliar field of study" among the highest. Originally an Applied Mathematics major, Kerrington switched into the Mechanical Engineering program with the goal of working on real-world applications through the mathematical lenses that she has grown to appreciate.

Feb 22, 2022

Goodnight Alumni Spotlight: Asa Augustin

Throughout most of his tenure at NC State, Goodnight Scholars Alumnus Asa Augustin had a dream of becoming a design engineer building cool products - basically being Tony Stark.

Feb 15, 2022

MAE professor publishes research on human–robot interaction for clinical care in infectious environments

Motivated by an increased need for robotic systems in the field of public health caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, MAE Associate Professor Dr. Hao Su contributed to research published last year in Nature Machine Intelligence, a prestigious scientific journal dedicated to covering machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Jan 27, 2022

New lung ultrasound research published by MAE professor

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (JASA) published their special issue on lung ultrasound research last month, which featured the work of NC State University Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor Dr. Marie Muller. 

Jan 26, 2022

Kirigami robotic grippers are delicate enough to lift egg yolks

Engineering researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated a new type of flexible, robotic grippers that are able to lift delicate egg yolks without breaking them, and that are precise enough to lift a human hair. The work has applications for both soft robotics and biomedical technologies.

Dec 14, 2021

Technique speeds up thermal actuation for soft robotics

A new design for thermal actuators allows rapid movement in soft robotic devices.