Mechanical Engineering

ME students were a big part of Clemson’s win in the 2014 Collegiate Water Ski Nationals

Clemson’s Water Ski Team competed at the 2014 Collegiate Water Ski Nationals hosted at Bennett’s Water Ski School in Zachary, Louisiana from October 16th-18th. The competition drew 22 of the nation’s best ski teams for one final competition of the year. Clemson’s team won D2 Nationals, bringing home its second National Championship in the last […]

Midway’s STEM Magnet Video

The video posted on the homepage of Midway Elementary School’s website shows how they are introducing students at a younger age to a STEM education. They have partnered with Clemson University and Tri-County Technical College to make this happen. The Department of Mechanical Engineering is featured in the video for their 2011 Design Expo, showcasing […]

Dr. Zumbrunnen’s ME 4260/6260 class visited Duke Energy’s Oconee Nuclear Station

  Students in ME 4260/6260 (Nuclear Energy) class visited Duke Energy’s Oconee Nuclear Station located in adjacent Oconee County on May 2nd. Plant personnel met with the students and led an informative tour. The photo (above) was taken in front of a control room simulator that is nearly identical to the actual control room. After […]

ME 4170/6170 Mechatronics Course Project Demonstrations Spring 2014

The thirty mechanical engineering students enrolled in this technical elective worked on one of four projects during the semester which featured sensor and actuator integration under real time data acquisition and control. The theme this year was the use of cost effective National Instruments (NI) USB-based ADC/DAC converters which can be hosted by a laptop […]

ME 4010 Final Presentations Spring 2014

During the Spring 2014 semester, eight teams of students constructed manufacturing devices that can produce real parts during live demonstrations in the classroom. These were done with ME 3120 as the target customer (Drs. Martinez-Duarte and Choi served as the primary customers). Further, a former Clemson student, Pavan Kumar, who is a partner in a […]

Clemson professors urge students to consider engineering careers

ME senior, Kayley Seawright, was interviewed for the Clemson Newsstand article “Clemson professors urge students to consider engineering careers”. This article focuses on Clemson’s “Emagine” program. The “Emagine” program travels around the state visiting middle- and high-school students, bringing with it hands on projects that focus on engineering and science. It is made up of […]

ME students at graduation

Graduation pictures of ME students made it into Clemson’s Newsstand article “Barker praised and thanked as 1,100 graduate from Clemson”. [Read More]

Clemson engineers help elementary school students

ME’s 4010 class was featured in UpstateToday’s article “Clemson engineers help elementary school students”. They were challenged to build manufacturing equipment that can be used in fifth-grade classrooms. Allowing the elementary school students to learn about engineering and science with a hands on approach. [Read More]

Clemson Engineering Design Expo Fall 2013

  On December 6, 2013 Clemson University Department of Mechanical Engineering CEDAR sponsored the Clemson Engineering Design Expo (CEDE 2013). This semester the ME 4010 class build eight different manufacturing systems to help bring attention and interest of a STEM education to the students. This expo allowed the students to view these machines working first […]