The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rice University combines high educational standards with research distinction and service to the community. Our faculty and students are at the forefront of making tomorrow’s technologies a reality, and the education that our students receive allows them to define and meet society’s grand challenges.
When Nick Sepulveda, a senior mechanical engineering major, took on the role of Rice Engineering Alumni student liaison last year, he only had a vague notion of what the position would entail.
