This is a list of MEng Project offerings for 2014-2015, you may also contact individual faculty for additional opportunities. This page will be updated as additional project descriptions become available.
Project Teams
The department has a large number of project teams and many MEng students complete their MEng projects related to a team.
ASML
Piezo Athermalization
Small Bolt Pretensioner
Autonomous Systems Laboratory
ASL Projects Kress-Gazit
ASL Projects Campbell
Prof. Avedisian
A Chemical Reactor that Builds Itself
Can Water Remain a Liquid above 100C at Normal Atmospheric Presssure
Does Butanol = Gasoline
Prof. Bonassar
Assessing the Effects of Impact Injury on Cartilage Frictional Properties
Development of a Co-Culture Bioreactor for Anchoring Tissue Engineered Meniscus
Development of Injectable Biomaterials for the Repair of Dura
Mechanical Analysis of Cartilage from Human Tracheomalacia Patients
Surgical Device Design to Study Ankle Post
Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis
Prof. Dawson
coming soon
Prof. Erickson
http://ericksonlab.org
Prof. Fisher
Sustainable Energy Cookstove Producing Biochar: Modeling, Testing, and Design
Prof. Garcia
There may be other projects available contact Prof. Garcia
Micron-Scale Magnetic Motors
Urban Wind
Prof. George
“Product Life-Cycle Management” and Systems Engineering of a Formula SAE Race Car
Composite Structural Design
Shock Absorber (Damper) Effects on Formula SAE Race Car Performance
Prof. Hernandez
Orthopaedic Surgical Equipment
Genomic Library Design
Prof. Lipson
Prof. Louge
Dune Field Research
Prof. Miller
CHESS
Prof. Ruina
Biorobotics and Locomotion Lab
Biped Robot Design & Biomechanics Projects
Prof. Savransky
Orbital Dynamics of Exoplanetary Systems
Prof. Singh
Singh Lab Projects
Prof. Williamson
The Aircraft Wake Phenomenon
The Vortex-Induced Vibration Problem
Prof. van der Meulen
Mechanical Testing
Prof. Zhang
Energy Systems Analysis Heat Emissions in New York City
Sustainable Roadway Designs to Mitigate Air and Noise Pollution
Design a Portable Exhaust Flow Meter
Prof. Zehnder
Toughened Composite Materials
MAE undergraduate research opportunities (many of these offerings are available to MEng students as well)
Department of Biomedical Engineering MEng Projects
Many Biomedical Engineering design project teams find having students with mechanical engineering backgrounds to be an asset.
BME Faculty MEng Projects
Systems Engineering Projects--New project descriptions coming soon
Projects that were offered in 2013-2014:
Create Robotic Droids to be Showcased at Walt Disney World in the Cornell Cup USA presented by Intel
CUSD SRF Help Create the NYC Tech Campus, New Sustainable Bldgs at Cornell Ithaca, and New Green Building