Trends in the scientific and technological world indicate rapid transformations in the scope of mechanical engineering. Mechanical engineers will continue to lead the world in providing significant contributions to the essential sectors including energy & environment, manufacturing, transportation, waste management and health & medical care. Mechanical engineers need to be trained not only in the traditional fundamental areas, but also in the emerging interdisciplinary areas. Nanotechnology, Mechatronics and Hydrogen Engineering will have prominent places in the future development of mechanical engineering as a discipline.

Mechanical engineering has been one of the fundamental disciplines of engineering and has undergone significant changes to accommodate the emerging trends in the scientific and technological sectors. This resulted in mechanical engineers getting actively involved in interdisciplinary areas such as robotics. We have embraced many technical aspects that were monopolies of other scientific and engineering disciplines and redefined the destiny of them by our dominance in finding the most versatile applications. A typical example is the use of Computer Numerical Control (CNC) in manufacturing.