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Inaugural Friends of MEC Breakfast Social Brings Students and Industry Together

Mechanical Engineering students, industry partners, Advisory Board members, alumni, faculty, and staff came together on Sept. 18th for the inaugural Friends of MEC Breakfast, a morning of networking, professional development, and community.

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Assanis Receives ASME Internal Combustion Engine Early Career Award

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stony Brook University proudly congratulates Associate Professor Dimitris Assanis on receiving the 2026 Internal Combustion Engine Early Career Award from the ASME Transportation Systems Division.

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2026 40 Under Forty Honoree Changhong Cao: From International Student to Academic and Research Leader

When Changhong Cao arrived at JFK Airport from China in 2008 to begin his master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at Stony Brook University, he had never lived abroad and wasn’t even sure how he would get to campus. Today, Cao is being recognized by the University where that journey began as one of its 2026 40 Under Forty honorees.

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2026 40 Under Forty Honoree Shushanna Cherian-Brutus Reflects on Engineering, Leadership and Paving the Way for Women Engineers

Shushanna Cherian-Brutus, a Mechanical Engineering alumna and Senior Product Leader at GE Aerospace, has been named one of Stony Brook University’s 40 Under Forty honorees for 2026.

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GE Aerospace Innoveering Offers SBU AIAA an Inside Look at Aerospace Engineering

Members of Stony Brook University’s Student AIAA chapter recently visited GE Aerospace Innoveering in Bohemia, New York, where they gained firsthand insight into advanced aerospace engineering and technology.

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2026 CEAS Involvement Fair Connects Students With Clubs and Organizations

On September 9th, 691 students from Stony Brook University’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) gathered for the CEAS Involvement Fair, giving new and returning students an opportunity to discover the many student clubs and organizations available across the college.

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Skinner Receives 2026 IEEE OES Mid-Career Rising Star Award

Associate Professor Katie Skinner of Stony Brook University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering has received the 2026 Mid-Career Rising Star Award from the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (OES) in recognition of her contributions and future potential in Autonomous Marine Systems.

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Congressional Staff Visit Robotics Research Labs

As part of a two-day campus visit, congressional staff met with Mechanical Engineering robotics researchers to learn about task learning for embodied AI, crab-inspired robots that can travel from the air to the ocean floor, and other innovative research programs.

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Robotics Faculty Highlight Research at 50th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference

The 50th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, held August 23–26 in Houston, Texas, brought together researchers in mechanisms, robotics, and engineering design as part of the 2026 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (ASME IDETC-CIE).

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Optomechanics Researcher Joins Mechanical Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stony Brook University welcomes Ryan Schilling, who joined the department as a Research Assistant Professor in September 2026.

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