News
Check this site often to see the latest news from TTU's Mechanical Engineering Department.
General News
- Subsonic Wind Tunnel Arrives at TTU (July 2012)
- Mechanical Engineering wins 'Best Darn Major' (Feb 2011)
- Become a Facebook fan - Tennessee Tech Mechanical Engineering
- TTU ME Department in Top 50 Largest US Programs (Oct 2007)
- DENSO donates $4000 to Mini Baja Endowment (Feb 2007)
- DENSO donates $75,000 for 'Smart Classroom' (May 2006)
Faculty News
- Robot invented Dr. Stephen Canfield to be developed for marketplace by company founded by TTU alum (July 2012).
- Dr. Sashtry Munukutla honored with 2012 Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching and the 2012 Brown-Henderson Award.
- Dr. Stephen Canfield honored with 2010 THEC Love Award (May 2010)
- Dr. Stephen Canfield shares Sissom Award with Abdelrahman (Feb 2010)
- Dr. Jiahong Zhu wins Kinslow Award for Fuel Cell Research Paper (Feb 2010)
- Dr. Kwun Lon Ting and Students Honored with A.T. Yang Memorial Award (September 2009)
- Dr. Glenn Cunningham Appointed TVA Chair (September 2009)
- Dr. John Zhu wins Caplenor Award (December 2008)
- Dr. Ying Zhang wins Kinslow Engineering Research Award (February 2008)
- Dr. Darrell Hoy turns the BIG 50! (September 2007)
- TTU aids industries with energy assessments (January 2007)
- Canfield's class builds bike for child with MD (December 2006)
- TTU engineers help industry reduce energy costs (February 2006)
- NASA proposes using Canfield invention on latest space craft (January 2006)
- NSF grant to help TTU researcher improve aircraft engine performance (September 2005)
Student News
- Robert Griffin Named Tau Beta Pi Scholar (2012)
- Early Intervention and Mechanical Engineering Honored by Award from Community Public Health Leaders (April 2012)
- TTU ASME Students and Faculty Receive Multiple District Awards (May 2012)
- Baja Team takes 2nd at Kansas (May 2011)
- Jeremy Prince wins National Redesign Contest (April 2011)
- ASME wins at Regional Conference (March 2011)
- Ruth Diroff named Derryberry Award Winner (April 2010)
- Bradley Thompson Named TTU Man of the Year (July 2009)
- M.E. Student, Yianni Doropoulos receives Tennis Honor (May 2009)
- Trevor Sweafford receives Foreign Language Scholarship (April 2009)
- Baja Team places 4th and 17th at Auburn (April 2009)
- Hunter McClelland name 2009 Derryberry Award Winner (April 2009)
- Hunter McClelland wins ASME Presentation Competitions (April 2009)
- Moonbuggy Team wins Awards at competition (April 2009)
- Justin Stacy wins 2009 Sissom Creativity Award (Feb 2009)
- Jonathan Demko and Amy McDow win Mr. and Ms. Engineer (Feb 2009)
- Mechanical Engineering Students win EJC Scholarships (Feb 2009)
- Oren Yair named "Crazy Student-Fan" Winner (Feb 2009)
- Mallory Johnston and Richard Russell Awarded ASHRAE Scholarships (February 2009)
- Canfield's Students help special needs child (December 2008)
- Bradley Thompson, Senior ME Student, is OVC Scholar Athlete (December 2008)
- Baja Team does well in 2008 Competitions (June 2008)
- Canfield's Students help special needs teen (December 2007)
- Mini Baja Team takes 3rd and 18th at Rochester Institute of Technology hosted event (June 2007)
- Students in Canfield's Class modify walker for special needs child (May 2007)
- Mini Baja Team Featured on Wheaties Box (May 2007)
- Mini Baja Team takes 2nd Place at University of Central Florida hosted event (April 2007)
- Viktor Orekhov and James Klein win Poster Contest (April 2007)
- David Ballard wins Leighton E. Sissom Creativity and Innovation Award (February 2007)
- EJC Awards 4 Scholarships to ME Students (February 2007)
- Viktor Orekhov awarded American Council of Engineering Companies Scholarship (November 2006)
- Ethan Fox receives Two Year WMMA Scholarship (October 2006)
- Andrew Bryant receives SME Scholarship for 2006-07 School Year (September 2006)
- Corey Cantrell becomes TTU's first Southern Regional Education Board's Doctoral Scholar (August 2006)
- Mini Baja Team takes FIRST Place at Mini Baja East Competition at Auburn, Alabama (April 2006)
- Carlos Caravajal and Ryan Lisa Win ASME Regional Poster Contest (April 2006)
- EJC Awards 2 Scholarships to ME Students (February 2006)
- Peterson awarded ASHRAE Scholarship (February 2006)
- ME Student a top Parliamentary Debater (December 2005)