The ME Department currently has 51 full-time faculty members and supports strong graduate and undergraduate programs in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Engineering. Enrollments during the Fall Semester 2023 include 700 undergraduate students in major and 200 graduate students. Current departmental areas of research strength include additive manufacturing, unmanned and robotic systems, biomechanics, electronic packaging and reliability, solid mechanics and advanced materials, electronics cooling and thermal management, tribology, advanced powertrains, MEMS, and energy systems.
The Auburn University College of Engineering has several unique opportunities to enable faculty success including (1) strong connection with the defense industry, (2) local automotive and aerospace companies including production additive manufacturing, (3) a class 10 clean room for electronics manufacturing and packaging, (4) a national center for additive manufacturing of metals, (5) an autonomous vehicle research building and automotive test track, (6) a MRI center, and (7) collaborations with faculty in veterinary medicine and a new medical school. Additional information can be found at http://www.eng.auburn.edu/mech/ .