Mechanical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University

To be truly innovative, mechanical engineers of the future need to understand the basics of mechanics, manufacturing, and systems while integrating aspects of other disciplines. With its collaborations across departments and institutions, the Department of Mechanical Engineering educates the engineers of the future while conducting leading-edge research in robotics and biosystems, biomaterials, health and human augmentation, design, multifunctional materials, multiscale simulations, and AI and machine learning.