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Duke a partner in new turbomachinery aeromechanics program dubbed THRUST
Welcome to MEMS
The Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering offers broadly based undergraduate and graduate programs that cultivate the learning, thinking and problem-solving abilities needed to adapt, to develop and to exercise responsible leadership through times of rapid change. The department offers BSE, MS and PhD degree programs. Our research reflects a markedly cross-disciplinary focus and offers our students broad opportunity to match personal interests with career development.
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Harvesting Energy from Nature's Motions
DURHAM, N.C. -- By taking advantage of the vagaries of the natural world, Duke University engineers have developed a novel approach that that they believe can more ...... Full Story
Unsticking the Sticky: The Lotus's Clever Way of
DURHAM, N.C. - An ancient Confucian philosopher once said, I love the lotus because while growing from mud, it is unstained. Now, almost almost one thousand years since ...... Full Story
Mystery Shopping Across Generations
Jamie Heller, a rising junior and mechanical engineer here at Duke, is getting a taste of office life this summer. He is is currently working as an ...... Full Story
Graduate Classes End
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
10:00 PM-10:00 PM, None
Thanksgiving Recess Begins
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
10:30 PM-10:30 PM, None
Classes Resume
Monday, November 30, 2009
8:30 AM-8:30 AM, None
The mission of Duke's Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science educational programs is to provide the knowledge, skills, and credentials needed to be successful in the practice of engineering; the preparation necessary to undertake professional registration; an educational preparation for graduate or professional study; and an education background that is the basis for professional growth and leadership throughout a career that may encompass a broad range of endeavors, both technical and non-technical.