Carnegie Mellon Mechanical Engineering Department

Snapshots from the MechE Community Engagement Committee end of year celebration 🥳

Aja Carter, post-doctoral researcher, and Wensen L., PhD candidate, in Aaron Johnson’s lab presented a robot used for environmental monitoring on the NFLDraft stage.

Designed to navigate hard-to-reach or hazardous environments, the robot can autonomously travel across rough terrain, collect soil samples, and analyze contaminants in real time.

MechE PhD student Jonathan Shulgach had the opportunity to pitch his company, MyoVerse, during Powering the Future of Sport: A Draft Week Showcase.

Participants faced off in a “Shark Tank”–style format for awards from a $1.75 million prize pool.

MyoVerse was offered a potential investment of $75,000 from UPMC Enterprises, $125,000 from First Order Fund and $200,000 in AWS Startups Activate Credits for its wearable neuromuscular sensing and AI analytics platform, which turns muscle activity into real‑time biomarkers for performance, rehabilitation and clinical decision-making.

Congratulations, Jonathan!

Meche student, Sam Radziwon, built a first of its kind wooden buggy to run as an experimental exhibition entry during Carnival weekend.

Hope you’re all enjoying Carnival Weekend. It was great catching up with our alumni over breakfast and buggy this morning!

MechE spent the night at the theater for graduate student appreciation week 🎭

We appreciate our seniors everyday, but especially so during our senior appreciation event!

Congratulations MechE junior, Brayden Morford, who won the national championship in the 100-yard backstroke, leading the men’s swimming and diving team to a 7th place finish at the NCAA Championships.