MechSE Magazine, Summer 2023
Up in the Air (special feature)
WATCH:
MechSE engineers Naira Hovakimyan, Tonghun Lee and Katie Matlack share more about their aviation research. Film developed and produced by Rachel Berry.
Learn more about the featured faculty research
MechSE's "Underground" Music Scene: Cadenza (special feature)
WATCH:
Faculty, students and alumni on how
engineering is so deeply connected to music.
Film developed and produced by Rachel Berry.
WATCH:
Professor Joseph Bentsman talks about growing up
with music, his connection to the "Soviet Beatles" and how
music continues to play a role in his life.
Film developed and produced by Rachel Berry.
READ:
More music-inspired writing from Taylor can be found in several entries from her engineering blog, Taylor Made:
“Good vibrations,” “Pitch construction” and “Yes, they do sell guitars at Guitar World.”
“What really stood out to me from writing this article are the quiet ways in which music intricately weaves itself
into different aspects of our lives.”
LISTEN:
Anjali Ray on Spotify >>
WATCH:
Professor Joseph Bentsman perform a
piece for guitar and voice.
Undergraduate Programs
WATCH:
American Ninja Warrior - see the robots in action!
WATCH:
A compilation of the final projects from
ME 200 (Thermodynamics) conceived by
MechSE's creative undergraduate students.
WATCH:
Aaryaman Patel's winning film from the Campus Energy Student Video national contest.
Graduate Programs
READ:
“Preparing a lecture plan is sort of like playing golf,” Dr. L. Winston Zhang joked. “It takes a lot of time and there’s always something more you could improve.” Get to know Dr. Zhang and the professional experiences he brings to the M.Eng.ME classroom. >>
READ:
Dr. Jiajun He: "The M.Eng.ME program strives to create a community that students can call home.” Learn how MechSE, with the help of M.Eng.ME alumni, have forged a supportive community within the program. >>
Faculty Research
WATCH:
Reaching like an octopus: Mattia Gazzola and Prashant Mehta’s model was the first of its kind and a framework for design and control of soft robots going forward.
WATCH:
With a balancing control algorithm, Justin Yim’s Salto-1P can jump to a narrow target and stick its landing like a gymnast.
WATCH:
The PURE Ballbot could just be the future of mobility assistance. The design by Elizabeth Hsiao-Wecksler and researchers from across UIUC uses a single, rolling ball to provide a handsfree, intuitive, and flexible device for users. Video developed by the Beckman Institute.
WATCH:
The click beetle-inspired jumping robots developed by
Sam Tawfick’s team. Video courtesy of Tawfick
and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Follow us at our new social media accounts!
Instagram: @illinoismechse
LinkedIn: @Mechanical Science & Engineering at the University of Illinois