Mechanical Engineering

by Hla Min

Update : 12th November 2026

Early Professors

U Aung Khin

• Professor & Head, Mechanical Engineering
• Moved to Canada

U Ba Than

• Retired as Professor and Head of Mechanical Engineering
• Passed away after his 94th birthday

Sub-departments

It had two sub-departments:

• Agricultural Engineering : first headed by U Tin Hlaing (M59, Purdue, GBNF)

• Automobile Engineering : first headed by U San Tun (M59, MIT, GBNF)

M69ers

M69ers participated in the 69er gatherings:

• 30th Anniversary Gathering in 1999
• 40th Anniversary Gathering in 2009
• Golden Jubilee of Admission to RIT in 2014
• Golden Jubilee of Graduation in 2019

40th Anniversary Gathering in 2009

Several group photos were taken at the gathering.

Several sayas and alumni in the Mechanical Group photo are now GBNF.

• Saya S. Kyaw Aye
• Saya S. Arya
• Saya U Soe Lwin
• Saya U Han Tun
• Yi Pinn (Maung Maung Kaung)
• Soe Win
• Myint Sein
• Khin Maung Gyi
• Thein Maung
• Chit Pe
• Aye Lwin
• Myint Thein (Kabar)
• Tin Tun

Aung Min

• Chair, 69er Health Care Fund
  Maintains the 69er GBNF List
• Organizer, 69er Gatherings
• Organizer, Paying respect to Saya U Ba Than around Saya’s birthday (October 2nd).
• Photo taken at a gathering with Fred Thetgyi (M69)

Aung Myint

• Taught at RIT and Singapore Polytechnic
• After retirement, resided mostly in New Zealand

Aye Lwin (GBNF)

• Secretary, RIT Annual Magazine
• Secretary, RIT Mechanical Engineering Association
• Attended 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles

Charlie Aung (Chit Aung)

• MEHS Alumnus
• Brother : Stanley Aung (EE63)

Chit Pe (GBNF)

• Succumbed to COVID

Chit Po Po (GBNF)

• Rowed for RIT
• Harpist

Daniel (Tint Lwin)

• Attended SPZPs starting with SPZP-2000 in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
• Organizer and Entertainer, Gatherings in Singapore (Thingyan, PZP)
• Guitarist ad Vocalist
• Retired Associate Professor, NTU

David (Myint Thein)

• Alumnus of St. Columban’s High School, Bhamo
• Member of RUBC (Cox: Dicky / Win Naing)
• MOGE

Dicky Tan (Win Naing, GBNF)

• Represented RIT in Rowing
• Passed away in Singapore

Frederick Thetgyi

• Moved to Philadelphia, USA
• Attended RIT-UCC Gatherings in New Jersey
• Drove most of the trip to Canada and East Coast of USA (organized by Ivan)
• President of MASTAA

Hla Kyaing

• Represented RIT in Swimming and Water Polo
• Had a consulting / contracting firm in the SF Bay Area

Htay Aung

• Burma Selected in Water Polo (1969 SEAP Games)
• Secretary, RIT Swimming and Water Polo; Won Gold medal for 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m and Crosslake
• Spouse: Than Than (Asian Games Champion)

Ivan Lee (Khin Maung Oo)

• Life time Platinum for Bridge
• Major Donor, 69er Health Care Fund
• Golden Sponsor, SPZP-2000 and SPZP-2007
• Host, RIT-UCC Gatherings in New Jersey
• Founder and CEO, MASTAA
• Organized two trips to Canada to pay respect to Saya U Aung Khin and Saya Dr. Aung Gyi

Kenny Wong

• 6th in Burma in the Matriculation of 1963
• Moved to California
  Worked briefly in Malaysia as Engineer and Missionary

Khin Maung Aye

• Pen name: Maung Hmutt

Khin Maung Gyi (GBNF)

• Succumbed to Covid

Khin Maung Lay

• Need info

Khin Maung Tin

• Taught at RIT and Maritime University

Khin Than Myint Tin (Margaret)

• Represented RIT in Track and Field
• RIT Luyechun
• Spouse : Kyi Win

Kyaw Nyunt (GBNF)

• Member of RIT Tennis Team that won the Inter-Institute Trophy

Kyi Win (Chan Nyein)

• Spouse : Khin Than Myint Tin

Kyin Lwin (GBNF)

• Need info

Mehm Aye Chan (Ohn Maung)

• Taught at RIT
• Seafarer
• Company/Agency for Seafarers
• For his 80th birthday, hosted the 69er Breakfast Gathering and donated K10 Lakhs to 69er HCF

Myat San

• Need info

Myint Aung

• Nickname: Minthagyi

Myint Sein (GBNF)

• Member, RIT Badminton Team that won the Inter-Institute Trophy

Myint Swe

• Need info

Myint Thein (Kabar, GBNF)

• Organizer, 69er HCF

Nay Win (GBNF)

• Alumnus of PPBRS and MEHS
• Taught at a Polytechnic in Singapore

Saw Law La Htwe

• Need info

Sein Tun

• Seafarer

Sein Win

• Need info

Soe Win

• Need info

Than Hlaing

• Need info

Than Myaing

• Musician (Violin)

Than Win

• Paulian classmate

Thein Maung (GBNF)

• Succumbed to Covid

Tin Aung Win (Oscar)

• Organizer, HIC Zoom Meeting
• Photo taken at Graduation with his father

Tin Htut (Harry)

• Pen name: Mon Yu
• Hobbies; Music, Tai Chi

Tin Htut

• Seafarer

Tin Maung Lay (GBNF)

• Moved to California
• Worked for assignments in Middle East

Tin Myint (John T Lee, GBNF)

• Luyechun for 4th BE
• Represented RIT in Table Tennis
• Spouse : Lyo Kyin Sein (Mabel)

Tin Shein

• Represented RIT in Chinlon

Tin Tun (GBNF)

• Old Paulian (SPHS63)
• Secretary, RIT Thaing Association
• Taught to seafarers

Walter (Ngwe Soe)

• UTC
• Guitarist

Win Htein (GBNF)

• Helped run his family business (e.g trucking)

Win Lwin

• Secretary, RIT Hiking and Mountaineering Association
• Represented RIT in the All Institutes Expedition to Sarameti.

Ye Kaung

• Need info

Yi Pinn (Maung Maung Kaung, GBNF)

• Entrepreneur in Dawei
• Spouse succumbed to Covid
• A year later, he succumbed to Covid

Garawa

Paying respect to Sayagyi U Ba Than