Department News:

  • NSF REU: Graham Bratzel '09, Faisal Mased '09, and Brian Hensley '09 participates in NSF REU in WSU, Virginia Tech & TUD - 6/08
  • Study Abroad: Kristi Goebel '09 and Adrianne Beach '10 participates in a 7-week internship at Kogakuin University in Tokyo, Japan - 6/08
  • Graduate School Bound: Graduates pursue advanced studies: Chelsea Mortell '08 (OHSU), Tresha White '07 (Washington), Andrew Eastman '07 (Pitt), Elisa Lim '06 (Oklahoma State), and Tim Stapleton '04 (SeattleU MBA) - 6/08
  • Class of 2008: 18 BSME were awarded during the 2008 Seattle University commencement - 6/08
  • NSF GRF: Erika Tyler '07 is awarded 2008 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, department graduates have won this prestigious award 3 years in a row - 4/08
  • ASME HPVC SU team finished 1st place in Utility class design and 1st place overall in ASME West Coast HPVC at Reno, NV - 04/08
  • ASME Old Guard: Brendan Coburn '08 and Matthew Dietzen '08 won 2nd and 3rd place in the Old Guard Oral Presentation Competition held during ASME (District D) SPDC Conference at Tacoma CC in Tacoma, WA - 3/08
  • Appointment: Garrett Clayton '01 (Ph.D. Washington '08) was appointed assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Villanova University - 3/08

Articles:

  • Major in Demand - Mechanical Engineering is the top in-demand major. READ MORE
  • ME on the Rise - the classic discipline is cutting-edge again. READ MORE
  • Job Market Sizzles - colleges are failing to produce enough mechanical engineering graduates. READ MORE
  • Theory in Action - celebrating Project Center's 20 year with some awesome ME projects. READ MORE
  • Japan's Slow Moving Tide - a few professors are pushing for curriculum change in Japan (relating to our exchange program). READ MORE

Facilities

Slitting Saw on Bridgeport IIThe facilities utilized by our students include university-wide classrooms, library, general-purpose computer labs, engineering computer labs, student design rooms, and both instructional and research labs. Mechanical engineering students participating in project development for classroom assignments, laboratories, senior design, or various student club activities also have supervised-use privilege in our well-equipped Machine Shop after receiving training.

Mechanical Engineering Laboratory and Shop

The department maintains five well-equipped instructional laboratories and a machine shop, all of which are housed in the Engineering building (ENGR). They are:

  • Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Lab
  • Instrumentation Lab
  • Dynamic Systems Lab
  • Thermal Systems Lab
  • Materials Science Lab
  • Machine Shop
   
Instrumentation Lab:
A. Eastman '07 and B. Langhans '07 designed and built a ping pong ball launcher that attacks intruders when their presence is detected by a motion sensor. This is one of the final projects for MEGR 304 Data Acquisition and Instrumentation.

Department of Mechanical Engineering | 901 12th Ave. 518 ENGR, Seattle, WA 98122-1090
Telephone: 206.296.5520 FAX: 206.296.2173