Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Welcome to Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at UMass Amherst. We are a department on the move!
Home to top-ranked programs taught by award winning faculty, an innovative makerspace, and cutting-edge collaborative research that address some of societies most pressing challenges in the areas of including energy, health care, robotics, transportation, manufacturing, and more. Read more about our faculty-led labs and areas of research strength.
A diversity-focused culture is an important element of our academic excellence, resulting in engineering graduates who are prepared to effectively address the needs of a global society. Learn more about our commitment to fostering a welcoming and encouraging environment that enables all to succeed by viewing the college's the mission, vision, and inclusivity statement and our department's DEI committee and resources.
Our ABET accredited undergraduate programs in mechanical engineering and industrial engineering are ranked among the best public programs in the country.
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Graduate Gallery Competition Winner
All graduate students in MIE are invited to submit an image or a video that highlights their current research to the Graduate Gallery Competition!
Contributor: Peter DiMeo. Advisor: Dr. Xian Du
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In the news
New Study Suggests that Simultaneously Burying Broadband and Electricity Could Be Worth Millions to People in MA Towns
Modeling data shows that upfront investments in co-undergrounding wires, particularly in outage-prone areas, can pay off.
New Study Reveals Polymers with Flawed Fillers Boost Heat Transfer in Plastics
The UMass Amherst-led team challenges the conventional wisdom that perfect fillers are better for making thermally conductive polymers.
UMass Pilot Tests Alumni-created Innovative Trash and Recycling Sorting Robot
rStream, a robotics-based recycling startup founded by two College of Engineering alumni, returned to campus to pilot its newest recycling innovation.
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Sundar Krishnamurty
Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Ronnie & Eugene M. Isenberg Endowed Distinguished Professorship in Engineering
Design innovation; predictive analytics, advanced design and manufacturing.
