Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.

In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by permission of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Introduction to the design process. Design and analysis of machine components such as springs, gears, shafts, keys, drive chains and belts.

Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Experiments in energy systems, air conditioning & refrigeration systems, turbomachine, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, solid mechanics, and control systems performed in small groups. Written reports and oral presentations required.

Fundamentals of casting, forming, machining, assembly, and other manufacturing processes. Measurement and tolerancing. Design for manufacture and assembly.

sychro-metrics, air conditioning for human comfort and industrial processes, heating and cooling loads, air distribution, a/c systems, design project.

Applications of principles of heat transfer to analysis and design of heat-exchange and dissipation devices. Boiling and condensation heat transfer. Aspects of environmental heat transfer, such as thermal pollution and its control.

Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.

Topics in design methodology and development, professional practice, costing, intellectual property, use of modern engineering tools.

Second course in the capstone design sequence. Development through completion of design projects. Elements of planning for production and manufacture, sustainability, intellectual property.

Design problems that integrate the principles of diverse engineering courses. Use of ANSYS as a modeling and analysis tool.

Special design project carried out by student under supervision of staff member.

Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.

Application of engineering principles to nuclear power reactors. Relation of nuclear power to present and future world energy sources. Elements of reactor theory. Power removal, utilization, and economics. Design considerations and examinations of nuclear power plants.

Solar radiation, collectors, and storage. Design of solar space heating, cooling; water-heating systems. Solar electric systems. Economics of solar design. Applications of heat pumps, energy conservation techniques.

In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.

Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Introduction to the microprocessor and its various configurations used in controlling machine operations, data acquisition, etc. Project-oriented work involving program development in machine, assembly, and basic languages. Micro-computers used for off-line program development. Not open to electrical and computer engineering students.

Use CAD software and hardware in the solution of mechanical engineering problems. Computer graphics, computer aided geometry (space curves, splines, patches) design, solid modeling, optimization and an introduction to finite element method.

Basic fluid mechanics and acoustics. Noise generation by fluid flows and their interaction with solid bodies. Types of noise sources. Analysis and control of such flow noise sources in manufacturing, transportation, propulsion, power generation, and industrial control systems.