The official account for The Ohio State University’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

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School is still in session this summer for these Buckeye engineers! ME students Emma Wells, Ryan Kaverman, and Andrew Straub attended The Atlantic Marine Energy Center "Introduction to Marine Energy" short course at the Coastal Studies Institute in the Outer Banks last week.
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“For an international student pursuing aerospace engineering, it felt more than a museum visit. It was an academic pilgrimage," shares Varun Pant, a PhD student from India in @ohiostatemae, about his visit to @afmuseum. @am250ohio @America250 #America250 oia.osu.edu/news/2026/05/11/…
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😍 What a beautiful morning to celebrate our graduates before commencement in The Shoe, and with their families on Mother's Day no less! Congratulations to the newest Buckeye alums... we can't wait to see and hear about your many accomplishments!
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On the moon, even dust has potential. 🌕 Researchers in @OhioStateMAE are exploring how lunar soil could be transformed into the building blocks of future colonies. go.osu.edu/DGdZ
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“Being present in the communities we were serving made the work feel purposeful,” reflected Lauren Yee, an @OhioStateMAE major who participated in the Guatemala Engineering Service-Learning program over spring break. bit.ly/4syS3To #BuckeyesAbroad @OSUengineering
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📺@10TV coverage of the student team designing & testing an uncrewed aerial rescue technology flight vehicle as an entry for the GoAERO Prize, a 3-year global competition aimed at helping first responders save lives by designing new medical aircraft youtu.be/zl49Je6bd3k?si=POeD…
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Happy spring break, Buckeyes! Enjoy the week to rest and recharge. 🫶
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Trustees today appointed Ravi V. Bellamkonda, a biomedical engineer and neuroscientist, longtime academic leader, and @OhioState’s executive VP and provost since January 2025, as the university’s 18th president, effective immediately. news.osu.edu/ravi-v-bellamko…
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“I really wanted a place where I could truly be in a research environment, meet professors and students who were genuinely engaged in research,” Anne Pinto, an aerospace engineering major from São Paulo, Brazil. @ohiostatemae @osuengineering @OhioState oia.osu.edu/news/2026/02/20/…
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We heard we were throwing it back to 2016? 😏
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Self-driving cars found their way to Scott Lab earlier this week when Tesla visited! 🚗 Our students also had the opportunity to network with Tesla staff during two informational sessions throughout the day. #autonomy #networking #tesla
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In early December, MAE faculty and students traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to attend the 2025 Conference on Decision and Control. Learn about the research they presented: bit.ly/3YsEBmS
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🚀 Research Impact 2025 is here! The latest edition of our yearly publication is now available digitally, showcasing how our faculty and students are engineering a better future for Ohio, the Midwest and the nation. 📱 Read it online now: bit.ly/4pRVP9i
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As technology advances, it becomes challenging to fly drones safely and efficiently with optimal power usage. Santosh Rajkumar and Debdipta Goswami have developed advanced autonomous control methods to address this technical hurdle directly. Learn more: bit.ly/49kjfOG
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Congratulations to nuclear engineering PhD student Calvin Chandler who recently received one of 27 Rapid Turnaround Experiment (RTE) awards by the U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Nuclear Energy 🏆 🔗 Learn more about his research: bit.ly/48Gg43B
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At commencement tomorrow, mechanical engineering student Emma Horn will graduate. While at Ohio State, she became a powerlifting champion and interned with General Motors where she will work as a quality engineer after graduation. 🏋️‍♀️ 🚗 Read more: bit.ly/4ahO6fN
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“Ohio State trained me to think about engineering problems at the system level," said @OhioStateMAE international alum Balavignesh Vemparala, who joined @ANSYS as an R&D engineer after completing his MS and PhD in mech. eng. in '24 🌰🇮🇳 bit.ly/48xcHfh @OhioStateAlumni
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Last Thursday, undergraduate teaching assistants from our ME2900 course traveled to Cincinnati and took a tour at the Clippard Instrument Laboratory. Students learned about the company, its history, and its manufacturing operations. Thank you to Clippard for hosting!
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Our nuclear engineering alumni power the future through innovation in industry and research. Two of those exceptional alums are Christian Petrie ‘10, ‘11, ‘14 and Alexandra Zelaski ‘11. 🔗 Read about their journeys here: bit.ly/4pMOeII
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