Design and manufacturing

While the basic sciences are concerned with the discovery of new knowledge, engineering is concerned with the application of existing knowledge to the design and fabrication of products and processes which are useful to society. The design process requires a synthesis of creativity, basic scientific knowledge, engineering analysis and project management skills. Good designers must be both creative and analytical. They must combine imagination with mathematics and science knowledge, a difficult but an immensely rewarding task. Our curriculum is dedicated to providing Mechanical Engineering graduates with a strong foundation in the basic principles of engineering theory while also ensuring that students know how to apply that theory to real engineering problems. Design coursework starts in ME 441, Introduction to Engineering Design & Solid Modeling. A series of projects in several courses are also used to teach the design process with emphasis on problem identification, criteria generation, brainstorming, decision making, detailed design, economics and project management.