The Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering offers bachelors- and masters-level education leading to the appropriate degrees in Mechanical and Energy Engineering. The B.S. in Mechanical and Energy Engineering follows an innovative curriculum that combines the essentials of the classical discipline of Mechanical Engineering with the deeper knowledge of the dynamic field of Energy Studies. Thus, the B.S. degree combines the fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering with a broad specialization on subjects related to energy production, management and distribution.
Mechanical Engineering is one of the most dynamic, productive, and exciting engineering disciplines. It covers the design, analysis and synthesis of all kinds of systems and technologies with mechanical components. Applications of Mechanical Engineering may be seen in energy production; energy management and conservation; energy distribution; packaging and manufacturing of electronic materials; dynamic and robotic systems; new materials including composites and nanotechnology; transportation, including automobiles, airplanes, and spacecraft; manufacturing; and many other related areas. The combination of Mechanical Engineering with Energy Studies will produce specialists in the energy field with a broad education in the fundamentals of engineering. |
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The goal of the Mechanical and Energy Engineering Department is to provide a curriculum and course of training that will prepare today's undergraduate not only for today's challenges, but also for future challenges in a fast-paced, global, and diverse society. As a result, our program emphasizes the fundamentals of engineering and modern methods, processes and technologies and also gives the students the tools to learn by themselves and to pursue life-long learning.
The Mechanical and Energy Engineering curriculum is very broad. It is similar to the traditional mechanical engineering curriculum with the notable addition of several required energy-related courses and elective courses that emphasize energy applications and materials. In their first year, students in this program will take preparatory courses in mathematics and the basic sciences, including physics, computer science, and chemistry. The required engineering courses may be divided in the following broad areas:
- Thermal science, fluid flow, and energy
- Mechanics and materials
- Dynamics, design, and controls
- Environmental impact of energy production and use
- Entrepreneurship
In their final year of studies, undergraduate students may choose among a variety of technical elective courses, which provide an in-depth knowledge of specific engineering subjects.
The goal of the University and the faculty is to ensure that graduates of the program not only have good training as engineers, but also that they attain a global understanding of the environmental, ethical and societal impacts of the technologies they help develop and become industry leaders in the growing field of energy production, distribution and management.
It must be emphasized that the curriculum of the Mechanical and Energy Engineering Department is multidisciplinary and project-based. Students should expect to be exposed to the other engineering disciplines, to take several of the required courses by faculty of other departments, and to be in classes and on project teams with students of other engineering disciplines. Most of the required courses in the curriculum entail participation in a project (teams or individuals), which helps the students reach an experiential understanding of the course material. |
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