Biomechanics is the application of mechanical engineering principles to living organisms. Biomechanics can be examined at different levels: cellular (e.g., response of cells to an externally applied force or deformation), tissue (e.g., strain of soft tissues or bones during motion or trauma), and whole-joint (e.g., joint contact forces during activities of daily living). This biomechanics emphasis will give you knowledge and skills to strengthen your value in biomedical device design, consulting, industrial safety, and biomedical research.
Mechanical engineers play a significant role in designing and manufacturing all of the products and systems essential to everyday modern life: recreational equipment, automobiles, aerospace systems, airplanes, medical devices, robots, industrial equipment, power generation, and sustainable energy systems. The field of mechanical engineering (ME) is concerned with the mechanical, thermal, and fluid-flow aspects of all of these systems, including computer and feedback control of complex systems. As a mechanical engineering student at the University of Utah, you will learn the professional, technical, critical thinking, and communication skills you need to be successful and make meaningful contributions to this exciting field.
Mechanical engineers are prepared to pursue work in a variety of fields using the skills gained from coursework, research, or interning. U alumni have found work as engineers in a number of areas such as product design, aerospace, medical devices, robotics, manufacturing, sustainable energy, hi-tech, and software development including artificial intelligence and machine learning. With additional education at the graduate level, students can become project managers, professors, researchers, lawyers, or doctors.