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Mechanical Engineering // Team Name Azim Eskandarian DEPARTMENT HEAD, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING As we work toward providing engaging, collaborative, and realistic projects for our student engineers, the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech is expanding its collaboration and involvement with corporate partnerships. Students who have the opportunity to be involved in senior capstone projects with corporate partnerships receive not only mentorship from active engineers, but also get a first-hand look at how interactions with customers, budgets, and deadlines affect the design and construction process. Every year I am proud and humbled by the excellent work produced by our future engineers and every year more corporate partners are realizing the value and utility of a Virginia Tech Mechanical Engineering partnership. 6