UMD Department of Mechanical Engineering

A new tool developed by Distinguished University Professor Balakumar Balachandran and postdoctoral researcher Thomas Breunung could help provide ships and offshore platforms with early warning of unusually large and unpredictable waves. go.umd.edu/roguewaves

Congratulations to ME's Capstone Design Expo winners! Pictured (with Testudo, Dean Samuel Graham, Jr. and ME Chair Harry Dankowicz) are team members Tomas Silberberg, Ethan Hays, Thomas Milne, William Dickstein, Liam Roy, and Odinn Waguespack. go.umd.edu/Expo2024

We're excited to welcome Professor Mary C. Boyce of Columbia University. She will deliver the George Dieter Distinguished Lecture on Friday, April 26. Register today at go.umd.edu/Dieter2024.

A team led by Minta Martin and Distinguished University Professor Balakumar Balachandran won a MURI award that will support a project titled "Disorder-Influenced Collective Dynamics of Nonlinear Oscillator Systems." go.umd.edu/balachandranMU…

Dr. Balakumar (Bala) Balachandran, Minta Martin Professor and Distinguished University Professor, who stepped down as Chair of the UMD Department of Mechanical Engineering at the end of 2023, was honored for his years of leadership. go.umd.edu/HonoringBala