Explore how researchers in Xiaoyue Ni's lab are designing electrically heated building blocks that advance versatility in material design.

Hear from alumni how MEMS's Graduation With Departmental Distinction program prepared them for their next career step.

Learn how professors are weaving lessons on ethics into the fabric of robotics, design and other engineering courses.

Discover a summer program that immerses engineering students in international research and culture.

Learn how AI is accelerating our understanding of how our world's most complex physical systems work.

Catch the highlights from a gathering of Research Triangle industry and Duke collaborators who are shaping the future of materials science.

Hear advice from a MEMS alum who made the journey from conducting research in a lab to leading a company.

Meet the students who won the prize sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Technology Commercialization.

The Mechanical Engineering curriculum immerses students in hands-on, learn-by-doing projects, which culminates in the hallmark Senior Design experience.

Students engage in human-centered problem-solving as they identify, design, and prototype solutions to real- world problems. These solutions are evaluated for their societal impact—with a focus on economics, safety, reliability, and ethics.

What Students Gain:

Projects are team-based and mentored by industry partners, who provide critical guidance and evaluate performance throughout the six-month design cycle.

Interested in partnering, sponsoring a project or mentoring our students?

Contact Nico Hotz at nico.hotz@duke.edu

Check out how students in the master’s capstone class used computer simulations and wind tunnel testing to optimize aerodynamics on the racetrack.

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The MEMS community closed out last semester with a lively holiday party in the Fitzpatrick Atrium.

Keep up with what's happening in MEMS on LinkedIn!

“We want to make materials that are alive.”

—YUN BAI,

PhD Student in Xiaoyue Ni’s lab, on developing programmable robotic building blocks 

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