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The Department offers a Technical Elective Focus option in several mechanical engineering fields. The program provides the candidate with in-depth training in a particular area. This training will likely assist the candidate in finding employment and in completing subsequent engineering projects in this. The candidate must complete 3 formal courses (9 credits) in the interest area. (A formal course is defined as a class which meets regularly in a lecture format to study a selected topic. The educational mission is assisted with homework and exams. This excludes seminar, survey, and other similar courses.) Information concerning the existing Technical Elective Focus programs is provided below. The faculty that are identified within each of the programs can provide academic, technical, and professional advice to students who are interested in working in these fields.
The Technical Elective Focus in Energy Systems is an optional program of study in the undergraduate Mechanical Engineering program that places additional emphasis on energy fundamentals and applications. The fundamental areas in energy are thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer. The fundamentals are introduced in the required course sequence, ME 361, ME 363, and ME 364. Applications of energy systems include internal combustion engines, power generation systems, refrigeration, cryogenics, and solar / renewable energy alternatives. The program requires completion of 3 or more courses (9 credits) from the following offerings. Relevant courses offered in other Departments may also be accepted. Candidates for this program should discuss a course program with their advisor or with one of the faculty listed below.
Energy System Advisors
D. Foster
J. Ghandhi
S. Klein
G. Nellis
J. Pfotenhauer
R. Reitz
C. Rutland
S. Sanders
T. Shedd
F. Pfefferkorn
The Technical Elective Focus in Computer Aided Engineering is an optional program of study in the undergraduate Mechanical Engineering program that places additional emphasis on computational methods of modern engineering. It recognizes that Computer-Aided Engineering is now pervasive in many areas of Mechanical Engineering, and gives students an opportunity to develop substantial knowledge in the relevant areas that include computer-aided design and analysis, simulation, and optimization techniques, computer-controlled mechanical systems, robotics, and computational geometry amongst others. Basic material on computational engineering in introduced in the required courses, such as CS 302, ME 231, 232, 349, as well as other courses. The program requires completion of 3 or more courses (9 credits) from the following offerings. Relevant courses offered in other Departments may also be accepted. Candidates for this program should discuss a course program with their advisor or with one of the faculty listed below:
Computer Aided Engineering Advisors
N. Duffie
R. Engelstad
N. Ferrier
D. Negrut
S. Klein
G. Nellis
C. Rutland
V. Shapiro
The Technical Elective Focus in Automation and Control is an optional program of study in the undergraduate Mechanical Engineering program that places additional emphasis on the techniques, methods and foundation of modern automation engineering. Basic material on automation/control is introduced in the required courses, such as ME 240, 340, and 314, as well as other courses. The program requires completion of 3 or more course (9 credits minimum) from the following offerings: Relevant courses offered in other Departments may also be accepted. Candidates for this program should discuss a course program with their advisor or with one of the faculty listed below
Automation and Control
N. Duffie
N. Ferrier
R. Lorenz
J. Uicker
F. Fronczak
D. Negrut
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