Facts & Stats
Mission
Rigorous and flexible educational programs
Undergraduate, master's and doctoral (PhD) education that cultivates creative engineers equipped to solve complex problems
Leading engineering research
Designing the future of mechanical systems and materials
Duke Mems at a Glance
- 31 tenured or tenure-track faculty
- $12 million in new research awards, fiscal 2021
- 133 master's and PhD students
- 84 BSE graduates in the Class of 2021 (May graduates only, mechanical engineering as first major only)
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Rankings
- #4 STEM University for Women—Forbes
- Top 20 in U.S. mechanical engineering research productivity—Academic Analytics, v.2021
- Top 10 Graduate Engineering School Popular with Women—U.S.News & World Report
- Top 10 Best School for Engineering Majors by Salary Potential—Payscale.com
- Top 25 (tie) undergraduate program in mechanical engineering—U.S.News & World Report
- Top 30 graduate programs in mechanical engineering and materials science—U.S.News & World Report
RESEARCH
Areas of Research Focus
- Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity
- Autonomous Systems
- Biomechanics & Biomaterials
- Computation and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Energy Systems and Energy Materials
- Soft Matter and Nanoscale Materials
Major Research and Training Efforts
- NSF National Research Traineeship Program AI for Understanding and Designing Materials (aIM)
- NSF National Research Traineeship Program Advancement of Surgical Technologies (TAST)
- NSF Center for the Chemistry of Molecularly Optimized Networks (MONET)
- NIH Center for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering (CBTE)
- Duke Materials Initiative (DMI)
- Duke MEDx: Medicine + Engineering
- Duke Soft Matter Center
Duke MEMS Centers & Consortia
Students
Undergraduate Program
- 181 undergraduates, 2021 academic year
- Certificates: Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, and Energy & the Environment
- Double majors: Computer Science, Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Economics
- Fellowships: Duke, Pratt Research, and Chambers
- Co-Curricular opportunities: Duke Smart Home, Duke Electric Vehicles, Duke Motorsports, Duke Robotics, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Graduate Program
- 94 PhD students
- 19 Master of Science (MS) students
- 20 Master of Engineering (MEng) students
- Participation in Duke's University Program in Materials Science & Engineering
- Funding: U.S. Department of Defense, National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), non-governmental, industry, and foundations
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