Mechanical & Materials Engineering

$1.4M DOE grant

Powering nuclear reactor safety training/workforce development in Nebraska

Laboratory setting with equipment and red lighting. Bai Cui, professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering.

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Mechanical & Materials Engineering

College of Engineering, Kongju National University establish joint Ph.D. program

Summer 2026

The agreement is the culmination of several years of relationship-building beginning in 2021 when Dongkyoung Lee, professor of mechanical and automotive engineering at KNU, contacted Jae Sung Park, Richard L. McNeel Associate Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Nebraska. KNU had recently received funding through South Korea's prestigious Brain Korea 21 initiative for its Graduate Program for Eco-Friendly Future Automotive Technology and was seeking an international partner to strengthen its research and graduate education efforts.

Two men pose indoors holding a sign for an academic workshop, with a University of Nebraska "N" in the background.

Mechanical & Materials Engineering

From Classroom to Competition

Summer 2026

The Nebraska Racing Figure 8 Team gives students the opportunity to develop technical and professional skills through hands‑on experience in vehicle design, fabrication, and competition. With early involvement and structured training, members quickly apply their learning in real-world settings — leading up to participation in the team’s first race of the season on July 10.

Mechanic welding a race car in a workshop, surrounded by tools and equipment.

The Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering provides quality educational programs for undergraduate and graduate students planning careers in mechanical engineering, engineering mechanics or allied fields.

The undergraduate and graduate programs offered by the MME Department prepare students for successful careers and lifelong learning in mechanical engineering or allied fields in which the academic discipline serves as an educational base.

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