About the Department

Mechanical Engineering is the broadest of the engineering disciplines. Graduates from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University complete a curriculum that provides a strong foundation in mathematics and the physical sciences of chemistry and physics followed by an in-depth education in five of the principal mechanical engineering areas: thermal science, fluids engineering, mechanics and materials, dynamics and controls, and mechanical design.

Graduates from the department will find employment opportunities covering a wide spectrum, including the aerospace, automotive, petroleum production and refining industries, electrical power, electronics, semiconductors, manufacturing, and production, as well as research positions in industry and government laboratories. Problem-solving techniques learned in the mechanical engineering curriculum are also applied to continued educational pursuits or graduate study in engineering, as well as in areas such as law, medicine, business administration, and other professions.

News

	Castillo Named Cash Chair Dr. Luciano Castillo is joining Texas Tech University as the Don-Kay-Clay Cash Foundation Distinguished Engineering Chair in Wind Energy, the executive director and president of the NWRC, and professor of mechanical engineering.
	Hanson Receives Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award Dr. Jeff Hanson has been named the recipient of the 2011 American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Petroleum Technology Institute, Petroleum Division, Outstanding Faculty Advisor award.
	Whitacre Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering Candidates are sought for the inaugural Whitacre Endowed Chair. Candidates are expected to have demonstrated continued success in research related to all aspects of mechanical engineering. For more information, see the Available Faculty Positions page.