PhD Student Mao Xinhui from the School of Mechanical Engineering Wins the VEH 2026 Best Paper Award

Mao Xinhui, a PhD student from the School of Mechanical Engineering, won the Best Paper Award and Excellent Oral Presentation Award at the 7th International Conference on Vibration and Energy Harvesting Applications (VEH 2026), held in Guangzhou from July 3-6, 2026.His winning paper presents a self-powered system for smart manhole cover monitoring. The system uses a novel electromagnetic harves...

NPU's Mechanical Engineering Discipline Ranks First Globally in the 2026 U.S. News World University Subject Rankings

On June 16, the "U.S. News 2026-2027 World University Subject Rankings" were officially released. Our university's Mechanical Engineering discipline ranked first globally in the world university subject rankings, securing a place among the 23 top-tier disciplines from mainland Chinese universities. This historic breakthrough fully demonstrates the significant enhancement of our university's int...

Undergraduate Student Wins Best Poster Award at IEEE NEMS 2026

He Ying, a sophomore in Aircraft Manufacturing Engineering from the School of Mechanical Engineering, won the Best Poster Award at the 21st IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (NEMS 2026), held in Chengdu, China.Under the supervision of Professor Tao Kai, she presented two papers, including a first-authored work on bio-inspired soft flapping-wing robots....

NPU’s Engineering Enters the Top 0.01%of ESI Worldwide

School of Mechanical Engineering Student Wins Championship at 2025 iCAN International Final of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Recently, the iCAN International Final of Innovation and Entrepreneurship was successfully concluded in Hong Kong. The "Vortex Ring Dancer" project team from the School of Mechanical Engineering, after rigorous selection through university, provincial, and national competitions, stood out from 32,144 teams across 1,518 universities in China. Competing against top-tier universities from around t...