Bring new and improved devices into being.
Imagine, design, and build the moving parts that drive our world.
Mechanical engineers have the ability to develop, create, prototype, and test parts and machinery that expand what is possible for society and industry. UIC educates mechanical engineers who can command that process from start to finish: keenly analyzing problems or needs, generating creative engineering approaches, designing and experimenting with real-world devices, and arriving at a fully functional and beneficial solution.
Be a part of the next generation of advances to emerge from UIC.
Learn about our ME curriculum
What do mechanical engineers do?
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Aviation and Aerospace
Work in the high-technology industry that develops aircraft, aircraft parts, rockets, satellites, or spacecraft that will travel astronomical distances.
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Biomedical
Combine mechanical engineering principles and biological knowledge to come up with devices that could improve human beings’ quality of life.
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Energy
Develop more efficient ways to harness and store energy for industries that produce and deliver power.
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Manufacturing
Create and revamp machines that mass-produce consumer products, with a focus on improving operating efficiency.
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Product Design
Design a wide variety of functional and marketable products, including internal combustion engines, electric vehicles, appliances, and much more.
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Robotics
Forge the future with robots that can swim through a patient’s bloodstream, hover in the sky, or collect samples on a distant planet.
Enjoy hands-on experience in ME
UIC students don’t need to wait for classes or labs to practice the processes that underlie mechanical engineering. Our American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics team flies rockets. Our Engineering Design Team competes in robotics. Our Society of Automotive Engineers team, known as UIC Motorsports, builds and drives a Formula-style car and a Baja-style buggy.
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Meet the ME faculty
UIC’s mechanical engineering faculty members represent wide-ranging areas of expertise. Our faculty are involved in robotics, advanced energy storage (including next-generation batteries), carbon capture, combustion, nanotechnology, fluid mechanics, and so much more. Use the link below to access their individual profiles.
What do our alumni and students think?
“UIC is the biggest public research university in Chicago, which is great. There’s so much opportunity, and it has a really big engineering school, and having a big community at school is really important for me.”
“The faculty played a significant role in my educational journey. My decision to attend graduate school at UIC was strongly influenced by the research led by my advisor, Dr. Yayue Pan, who established the NASA MIRO Center for In-Space Manufacturing. Additionally, Dr. Houshang Darabi and Dr. Kenneth Brezinsky allowed me to explore exciting research opportunities early in my undergraduate career, helping me gain a deeper understanding of the research process.”
“The most rewarding part of doing research at UIC has been the encouragement and support from the faculty and department. By providing the necessary resources and guidance, I was able to successfully demonstrate the integration of multiple robotic devices.”
