A Duke Robotics student demonstrates a quadruped robot to children and their families during Discover Engineering @ Duke, an NC SciFest outreach event.
Pratt School of Engineering

Inspiring Future Engineers with NC SciFest

Through interactive experiments, colorful demos and lively conversations, MEMS and other Duke engineering departments welcomed local families for a day of hands-on discovery.

A student demonstrated a robotic arm performing a ping pong ball challenge.
Duke Today

Building Better Robots — and Better Teams

Siobhan Oca designs collaborative courses that build confidence, creativity and real-world engineering skills.

Lorenz
Pratt School of Engineering

AI Learns to Build Simple Equations for Complex Systems

New AI system analyzes data to help scientists understand complex systems that change over time.

Students in Duke's Girls Exploring Math (GEM) summer program jump together in front of Duke Chapel during a campus visit.
Pratt School of Engineering

From Labs to Libraries: Tales of Duke Engineering Summer Outreach

MEMS faculty, staff, and students spent the summer mentoring young researchers, engaging middle schoolers in STEM, and bringing robotics to life for kids in the Durham community.

Professor Siobhan Oca was teaching Ethics in Robotics and Automation course.
Pratt School of Engineering

Engineering Character: Teaching Ethics in the Age of Automation

Aligned with Duke Engineering’s Character Forward initiative, Professor Siobhan Oca’s Ethics in Robotics and Automation course (ME 490) challenges students to see beyond technical skills and practice the virtues that shape responsible engineers.

Boyuan Chen
Pratt School of Engineering

Boyuan Chen Named to ASME Mechanical Engineering Magazine Watch List

Boyuan Chen, Dickinson Family Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Duke University, has been named to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 2025 Mechanical Engineering Magazine Watch List.