Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Online ME Masters Non-Thesis

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Mechanical Engineering by the numbers

1,610
undergraduate students

138
master’s and PhD students

55
faculty

$72,300
2022 average starting salary for BSME graduates

$17 million
awarded research in
fiscal year 2021

76.4%
undergrads who complete internships

140
companies, national labs and
universities that hire our grads

#2
in return-on-investment for
low income students

#1
Public University in CO (U.S. News & World Report, 2022)

Student Highlights

Alaina Clar

Alaina Clar: "The Mines student community has diverse passions, and you can always find an outlet for them."

Christine Yee

Christine Yee: "If someone is interested in coming to Mines I would tell them that this school is a rewarding and challenging experience."

Eliseo Esparza

Eliseo Esparza: "I chose Mines because of its competitive academics and for being the top engineering school in Colorado."

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undergraduate program

graduate program

Faculty & Research Highlights

Mark Deinert

Colorado School of Mines part of multi-university team selected by DoD for supply chain research.

Principal investigators from each institution include Professor Joshua Busby, LBJ School of Public Affairs and the Strauss Center for...
Paulo Tabares Velasco, associate professor stands near students discussing equipment for Energy Project

Mines Mechanical Engineering Professor Leads Community Energy Efficiency Project

A project led by a Colorado School of Mines professor Paulo Tabares Velasco aims to increase energy efficiency and carbon...
Snow on Blaster the Burro stature on campus and student walking bundled up.

Expert Faculty Advisor on Energy Savings Analysis

  Faculty experts are often sought after to advise and comment on energy topics.  Recently, local news outlet 9News in Denver...
Jin Ye standing near winning poster.

Undergraduate Research Symposium Award Winner Ye Jin, Mechanical Engineering

Guest lecturers inspire Orediggers -- as was the case for Ye Jin (Senior, Mechanical Engineering).  During his junior year in the Mines...
Xiaoli Zhang associate professor of mechanical engineering

Xiaoli Zhang, Mines faculty, teaching robots how to think, share information

From the Mines Newsroom: Mines faculty teaching robots how to think, share information.  Many manufacturing processes today rely on...

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ME faculty

ME Research

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Carl Frick

Department Head

Carl Frick

Department Head

Tony Petrella

Anthony Petrella

Associate Department Head

Anthony Petrella

Associate Department Head

Kristy Csavina

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Kristy Csavina

Director of Undergraduate
Studies – ME

Garritt Tucker

Garritt Tucker

Director of Graduate Studies

Garritt Tucker

Director of Graduate
Studies – ME

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