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Igor Paul, MIT professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, died on Dec. 17, 2023, at age 87. Paul helped develop MechE's design and manufacturing curriculum and contributed to artificial joints as well as to NASA inertial guidance systems.

At the 2023 MIT class 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes) finals, six teams presented products to help end users with a diversity of "wild" experiences.

Daniel Braunstein, an instructor in MIT’s Pappalardo Lab, uses creative approaches in hands-on classes that transform undergrads into mechanical engineers.

MIT associate professors Ellen Roche of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE) and Justin Solomon of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) have been named the 2023 winners of MIT’s annual Harold E. Edgerton Fa

Ellen Roche and Justin Solomon have been named the 2023 winners of MIT's Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award for their teaching, research, and service at MIT.

In MIT Class 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes), students develop a product that improves the quality of life for its end users. Alongside the basics of developing a business model, students receive mentorship from successful entrepreneurs and are given resources to file a patent.

Student designs for MIT course 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes) were demoed in front of a live audience. Prototypes included a sea turtle incubator, wheelchair speed control, self-cleaning firehose system, and more.

Recent mechanical engineering graduate Emily Satterfield ’22 found her own path at MIT by channeling her creativity and pursuing her passion for art and engineering.

The final presentations of 2.009, MIT’s popular Product Design Processes course returned to the stage this year, in exuberant, pom-pom-waving form, with Covid precautions in place to help ensure a safe and spectacular in-person show.

Professors Daniel Hastings and Maria Yang have been named associate deans of MIT’s School of Engineering. Their new roles took effect August 1.Hastings is the Cecil and Ida Green Education Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and head of the De