Research Affiliations and Partnerships
SUNY Korea
Through its partnership with SUNY Korea, the Department of Mechanical Engineering offers a truly global educational experience. This collaboration creates opportunities for international study, research, and academic exchange while connecting students to Stony Brook's engineering community across campuses in New York and South Korea
Center of Excellence in Wireless Internet and Information Technology (CEWIT)
Our partnership with CEWIT expands opportunities for interdisciplinary research, industry collaboration, and technology commercialization. Together, the two organizations advance innovation in areas ranging from robotics and intelligent systems to advanced manufacturing and next-generation technologies, creating impactful research and experiential learning opportunities for students.
Advanced Energy Research & Technology Center (AERTC)
Through its partnership with the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC), the Department of Mechanical Engineering connects students and faculty to cutting-edge research in energy systems, sustainability, advanced materials, and emerging technologies. This collaboration creates opportunities to work alongside industry, government, and academic partners to develop innovative solutions to some of today's most pressing energy and environmental challenges.
Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence (SPIR)
The Department of Mechanical Engineering plays an active role in SPIR, a New York State program that leverages university expertise to help companies develop new technologies, improve competitiveness, and bring innovative ideas to market. Through this partnership, faculty and students contribute their engineering knowledge to projects that support industry growth, workforce development, and economic impact across New York.
Center for Biotechnology
The Department of Mechanical Engineering's connection to the Center for Biotechnology expands opportunities for interdisciplinary research at the intersection of engineering, medicine, and life sciences. Through this partnership, students and faculty contribute to the development of innovative technologies while engaging with programs that support entrepreneurship, commercialization, and the growth of New York's biotechnology industry.
Institute for Advanced Computational Science (iACS)
The Department of Mechanical Engineering's connection to iACS fosters interdisciplinary collaboration in computational science, modeling, simulation, and artificial intelligence. Through this partnership, students and faculty access world-class computing resources and expertise that accelerate discovery, innovation, and engineering solutions to complex real-world problems.
m2m Center for Mesoscale Transport Properties
The Department of Mechanical Engineering's connection to the Center for Mesoscale Transport Properties (m2m) fosters interdisciplinary research focused on the materials and transport processes that underpin next-generation energy storage systems. Through this partnership, students and faculty contribute to discoveries that support more efficient, durable, and sustainable battery technologies.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
The Department of Mechanical Engineering's connection to Brookhaven National Laboratory fosters collaboration on cutting-edge research and technology development across a range of disciplines. Through this partnership, students and faculty gain access to unique facilities, interdisciplinary expertise, and research opportunities that advance discovery and innovation in engineering and applied science.
Stony Brook Medicine
The Department of Mechanical Engineering's connection to Stony Brook Medicine creates opportunities to apply engineering solutions across a broad healthcare environment. Through collaboration with physicians, healthcare professionals, and clinical researchers, students and faculty contribute to innovations in medical devices, healthcare systems, patient care technologies, and translational medicine that improve health outcomes across the region.
Stony Brook Cancer Center
Through its partnership with the Stony Brook Cancer Center, the Department of Mechanical Engineering advances interdisciplinary research aimed at understanding, detecting, and treating cancer. This collaboration brings together engineers, scientists, and clinicians to develop novel technologies, analytical tools, and translational research approaches that support breakthroughs in cancer care and biomedical discovery.
