Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics

Engineering professor Romesh Batra earns State Council of Higher Education for Virginia teaching award

BLACKSBURG, Va., January 27, 2010 -- Romesh C. Batra, Virginia Tech professor of engineering science and mechanics, is a 2010 recipient of the Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award sponsored by more...


Featured Graduate Student, February 2010: Ali Yeilaghi Tamijani

Ali came to Virginia Tech in 2007 as a Ph.D. student in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics (ESM). He is part of a group that works on unitized more...


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Mission Statement

The Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics provides a strong foundation and a sturdy framework for the discovery, development, transfer, and implementation of new knowledge in the areas of mechanics of materials and material systems, fluid mechanics, dynamics and vibration, biomechanics, and computational methods. The department is fully committed to providing an environment for strong undergraduate and graduate education that emphasizes fundamental understanding rather than specialization, high-quality teaching, innovation, frontier-level research, and service to the professional mechanics community.


The Engineering Science and Mechanics program at Virginia Tech is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc., 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 20120-4012 -- telephone (410) 347-7700.

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Upcoming Seminars

Wed, Feb 17, 2010
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
221 Randolph Hall
X-Ray Studies on Multiphase Ferrofluid Systems
Dr. Wah Keat Lee

Mon, Feb 22, 2010
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
229 Norris Hall
Studies of Complex Systems With Emulsion Microfluidics
Dr. Adam R. Abate

Upcoming Defense

No PhD defenses currently scheduled.

Upcoming Conferences