Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Faculty recognized for excellence in classroom, research

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Seth Bauguess

Wright State honors faculty for excellent work in the classroom, research, community engagement, professional service and early career achievement. Continue reading →

STEM City: Home to future scientists, engineers and mathematicians

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Reilly Dixon
STEM City personnel

New residential learning community geared toward serving students in the Colleges of Science and Mathematics and Engineering and Computer Science. Continue reading →

Wright State alumnus honored by White House for research

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Bob Mihalek
Onome Scott-Emuakpor

Onome Scott-Emuakpor, a Wright State alumnus and Air Force Research Laboratory engineer, receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Continue reading →

Sparks—and parts—fly during battle bots event at Nutter Center

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Bob Mihalek
Wright State Lake Campus Robotics Club

Teams of high school and college students battled one another with remote-controlled robots during the Xtreme BOTS Competition Fall 2013 in the Wright State Nutter Center. Continue reading →

Power Play—Student researcher pursuing long-lasting battery

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Jim Hannah

Game Boys were fun. The handheld devices offered baseball, Tetris, Super Mario and other Nintendo video games. But the batteries died quickly… Continue reading →

George Huang, Ph.D., honored for international excellence

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Cory MacPherson
Photo of George Huang receiving his award

George Huang, Ph.D., is this year’s recipient of the university’s International Education Award. Continue reading →

Wright State researchers working on watershed moment in water purification

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Jim Hannah
Photo of Sharmila Mukhopadhyay

Polluted streams, rivers, lakes and municipal water may soon be getting the Wright State treatment… Continue reading →

Wright State engineering program celebrates first 100 Ph.D. graduates

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Seth Bauguess
Photo of College of Engineering and Computer Science Dean S. Narayanan and recent Ph.D. graduates.

Whether they’re developing more effective UAVs for the battlefield or better underwater vehicles for exploration… Continue reading →

Robot lawn mower team places third

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Seth Bauguess
Photo of a Wright State student remotely driving a robotic lawn mower.

Wright State University’s robotic lawn mowing team placed in the top three… Continue reading →

Wright State scientist wins prestigious NSF grant

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Wright State Media Team
Photo of a close-up view of a hand holding an insect that is being studied by Wright State researchers.

A Wright State University scientist’s quest to learn nature’s most mysterious secrets of flight… Continue reading →