Welcome from the Chair

John McKelliget Chairman Undergraduate Coordinator

Welcome to the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. UMass Lowell is a four-year university located in the northeastern Massachusetts high-tech region. We offer an ABET-accredited undergraduate mechanical engineering degree, as well as master's and doctoral programs. Our principal research areas are in composite materials, nanomanufacturing, modal analysis, solar energy, acoustics, heat transfer, MEMS, and sports engineering.

Majid Charmchi, Associate Chair    Graduate Coordinator

For questions about our undergraduate program contact john_mckelliget@uml.edu

For questions about our graduate programs contact majid_charmchi@uml.edu

Department Highlights

Fall 2009 Semester ME Courses

Society of Automotive Engineers

UMass Lowell ME student members of the Society of Automotive Engineers recently designed and built a formula race car and participated in the Formula SAE competition at Virginia International Raceway in April. - Watch the video (RealPlayer required).

Baseball Research Center

The Department of Mechanical Engineering Baseball Research Center was recently spotlighted on the PBS show "Wired Science." - Watch the video

Newsletters

To get a feel for our department, check out our present and past newsletters.