Inaugural Editorial

Abstract

In the past two decades, the mechanical engineering discipline has broadened to include concepts and applications that have previously been ignored. Mechanical engineering departments across the globe now have faculty members conducting research which incorporate biology, chemistry, electronics, civil, agriculture, telecommunications, human factors, AI, and many other disciplines within the mechanical engineering framework. Furthermore, companies are now hiring mechanical engineers who are skilled at addressing the boundaries of mechanical engineering, for applications such as electric vehicles, nano-engineering, bio-mechatronics, and advanced manufacturing.