FIU Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

My Internship at Ford Motor Company

Jul 8, 2019 | Program

Name: David Garcia Hometown:  Hialeah, Florida What is your major? Mechanical Engineering Where did you intern?  Ford Motor Company What did you do there? I worked in Vehicle Engineering with the Mustang Vehicle Integration Team in Dearborn, Michigan. How did you get...

MME Sets the Stage for Patent Production

Jun 24, 2019 | Featured, News, Program

FIU has recently been on the rise after being named the second-best university in the state by the Florida Board of Governors. This ranking has a direct correlation in the amount of external funding a school receives, however, there are many aspects taken into account...

Strong Presence of Mechanical Engineering Students at CURFIU

Apr 11, 2019 | Featured, News, Program

The 2019 Conference for Undergraduate Research at FIU (CURFIU 2019) took place on the Modesto Madique Campus on Monday, April 8th. It is the largest multi-disciplinary research conference at FIU. The conference included various presentations, posters, and workshops by...

Dr. Zhe Cheng Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award

Mar 13, 2019 | Awards, Featured, Program

Dr. Zhe Cheng, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, has been awarded the 2019 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his research on functional ceramics. The CAREER...

FIU receives $1M Grant from Department of Energy for Research and Training in Advanced Materials

Mar 8, 2019 | Program

The FIU Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering is pleased to announce its partnership with the Department of Energy (DOE) as an institution selected for their new initiative known as the “Partnership for Research and Education Consortium in Ceramics and...

My Internship at Audi

Oct 31, 2018 | Internship, News, Program

Name: Jose Fernando Rojas-Sanchez Hometown: Monterrey NL, Mexico What is your major? I am pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Where did you intern? What did you do there? I interned at Audi AG (Lightweight Center) in Neckarsulm, Germany. I...