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Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering

Mechanical and nuclear engineering advances the world through innovative solutions to complex challenges.

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Welcome

The Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering offers undergraduate degrees in mechanical engineering and mechanical engineering with a nuclear option. Graduate degrees are offered in both mechanical engineering and nuclear engineering.

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  • Turning K-State research into real-world solutions
    As part of One K-State Research Week 2026, the university is recognizing inventors who received patents and plant variety protection certificates in 2024 and 2025. This week’s 2026 Inventors and Breeders Ceremony celebrated 36 inventors and breeders who are leading K-State innovations in new varieties of wheat, graphene and carbon nanomaterials, agricultural engineering, entomology, animal health and many other disciplines.

  • K-State nuclear engineers working to solve long-duration space travel dangers
    While radiation isn't inherently harmful, exposure to it is. In outer space, that danger is only amplified, limiting long-duration missions. K-State is working to change that.

  • Baboly honored as Faculty of the Week
    Kansas State University honored Hosein Baboly, teaching associate professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, as the Faculty of the Week at the men's basketball game on March 3.

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