Courses

The listing of a course description here does not guarantee a course’s being offered in a particular semester. Please refer to the published schedule of classes on the MyBU Student Portal for confirmation a class is actually being taught and for specific course meeting dates and times.

• ENG ME 790: Graduate Seminar in Mechanical Engineering
  Discussion of current topics in mechanical engineering. Students are expected to attend and actively participate in weekly discussion meetings. Meetings organized around presentations by invited guests who discuss their research programs, strategies, and approaches. 1 cr. P/F. Fall semester.
• ENG ME 791: Mechanical Engineering PhD Research Placement Program
  Graduate Prerequisites: PhD standing
  Through trial placements in multiple research labs, first-year PhD students have the opportunity to become familiar with the activities of research groups that are of interest to them. It is recommended that first-year PhD students identify and complete three placements: one in the first semester of their first year and two in their second semester. These placements are intended to help students sample research activities available within Mechanical Engineering and identify the research group and faculty advisor with whom they will perform their dissertation research. Normally each placement will last up to seven weeks. VAR cr. P/F. Either sem.
• ENG ME 801: Teaching Practicum I
  PhD Requirement. Assist faculty by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as preparing and teaching labs and discussion sections, developing teaching materials, assisting with homework preparation and grading, proctoring exams, grading exams or papers.
• ENG ME 802: Teaching Practicum II
  PhD requirement. Assist faculty by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as preparing and teaching labs and discussion sections, developing teaching materials, assisting with homework preparation and grading, proctoring exams, grading exams or papers.
• ENG ME 810: PhD Internship in Mechanical Engineering
  Graduate Prerequisites: Permission of advisor and an approved internship offer; at least two semesters in the ME PhD program.
  This course provides ME PhD students the opportunity tom include a paid internship as part of their professional training. The internship must be related to the student's area of study. International students require CPT authorization. Written summary required. Graded P/F. Prerequisite: Permission of advisor and an approved internship offer; at least two complete semesters in the ME PhD program. Full-time (30-40 hours/week for at least 12 weeks) = 4 credits; part-time (15-20 hours/week for at least 12 weeks) = 2 credits.
• ENG ME 900: PhD Research
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
  Graduate Prerequisites: Restricted to pre-prospectus PhD students.
  Participation in a research project under the direction of a faculty advisor leading to the preparation and defense of a PhD prospectus.
• ENG ME 951: Independent Study
  Graduate Prerequisites: By petition only.
  Graduate students may study, under a faculty member's supervision, subjects not covered in a regularly offered course. Final report and/or written examination normally required.
• ENG ME 952: Mentored Proj
  
• ENG ME 954: MS Thesis
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
  Graduate Prerequisites: Restricted to MS students by petition only.
  Participation in a research project under the direction of a faculty advisor leading to the preparation of an original MS thesis. For students pursuing an MS thesis to satisfy the practicum requirement for the MS degree.
• ENG ME 991: PhD Dissertation
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
  Graduate Prerequisites: ME 900; restricted to post-prospectus PhD students.
  Participation in a research project under the direction of a faculty advisor leading to the preparation and defense of an original PhD dissertation.
• ENG MS 500: Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor. Specific prerequisites vary according to topic.
  Coverage of a specific topic in materials science and engineering. Subject varies from year to year and is generally from an area of current or emerging research.
• ENG MS 503: Kinetic Processes in Materials
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Undergraduate course in materials science and engineering.
  Kinetics of mass transport, continuum and atomistic approaches, chemical diffusion; kinetics of chemical reactions, kinetics of adsorption and evaporation; nucleation and growth; solidification; spinodal decomposition; coarsening; martensitic transformations; order-disorder reactions; point defects and their relation to transport kinetics. Meets with ENGME503; students may not receive credit for both.
• ENG MS 504: Polymers and Soft Materials
  An introduction to soft matter for students with background in materials science, chemistry, and physics. This course covers general aspects of structures, properties, and applications of soft materials such as polymers, colloids, liquid crystals, amphiphiles, gels, and biomaterials. Emphasis on chemistry and forces related to molecular self-assembly. Topics include forces, energies, kinetics in material synthesis, growth and transformation; methods for preparing synthetic materials; formation, assembly, phase behavior, and molecular ordering of synthetic soft materials; structure, function, and phase transition of natural materials such as nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, and lipids; techniques for characterizing the structure, phase and dynamics of soft materials; application of soft materials in nanotechnology. Meets with ENG BE and ME 504; students may not receive credit for both. Meets with BE 504 and ME 504
• ENG MS 505: Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Undergraduate course in Thermodynamics.
  The laws of thermodynamics; general formulation and applications to mechanical, electromagnetic and electromechanical systems; thermodynamics of solutions, phase diagrams; thermodynamics of interfaces, adsorption; defect equilibrium in crystals; statistical thermodynamics, including ensembles, gases, crystal lattices, and phase transitions. Same as ENGME505; students may not receive credit for both.
• ENG MS 507: Process Modeling and Control
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: ENG EK 307 and CAS MA 226; or equivalent coursework and permission of the instructor. Senior or graduate standing in engineering.
  An introduction to modeling and control as applied to industrial unit processes providing the basis for process development and improvement. Major themes include an integrated treatment of modeling multi-domain physical systems (electrical, mechanical, fluid, thermal), application of classical control techniques, and system design. Topics include modeling techniques, analysis of linear dynamics, control fundamentals in the time and frequency domain, and actuator selection and control structure design. Examples drawn from a variety of manufacturing processes and case studies. Meets with ENGME507. Students may not receive credit for both.
• ENG MS 508: Computational Methods in Materials Science
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: ENG MS 503 and ENG MS 505; Or ENGME503 and ENGME505
  Introduction to computational materials science. Multi-scale simulation methods; electronic structure, atomistic, micro-structure, continuum, and mathematical analysis methods; rate processes and rare events. Materials defect theory; modeling of crystal defects, solid micro-structures, fluids, polymers, and bio-polymers. Materials scaling theory: phase transition, dimensionality, and localization. Perspectives on predictive materials design. Same as CAS CH 455, GRS CH 572, ENG EC 572, ME 508; students may not receive credit for both.
• ENG MS 524: Skeletal Tissue Mechanics
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: ENG EK 301 ; ENG ME 302 ; ENG ME 305 ; ENG ME 309 ; CAS MA 242; or equivalent
  The course is structured around classical topics in mechanics of materials and their application to study of the mechanical behavior of skeletal tissues, whole bones, bone-implant systems, and diarthroidal joints. Topics include: mechanical behavior of tissues, (anisotropy, viscoelasticity, fracture and fatigue) with emphasis on the role of the microstructure of these tissues; structural properties of whole bones and implants (composite and asymmetric bean theories); and mechanical function of joints (contact mechanics, lubrication, and wear). Emphasis is placed on using experimental data to test and to develop theoretical models, as well as on using the knowledge gained to address common health related problems related to aging, disease, and injury. Meets with ENG ME 524 and ENG BE 524. Students may not receive credit for both.
• ENG MS 526: Simulation of Physical Processes
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Senior or graduate standing in the engineering, physics, or the chemistry disciplines, or consent of instructor.
  Modern simulation methods are covered for describing and analyzing the behavior of realistic nonlinear systems that occur in the engineering and science disciplines. By developing and applying such methods and tools, much deeper understanding, insight, and control of novel technologies can be gained, thereby often greatly aiding technology development, and sometimes providing the leverage to turn a novel technology into a practical reality. Advanced numerical methods are covered for attacking nonlinear partial differential equations. Key aspects of the finite element method. Extensive use is made of the modern computational tools Maple and Scientific Workplace. Examples including problems in micro- and nanoelectronics, bioengineering, material science, photonics, and physics are introduced and related to sensing instrumentation and control. Meets with ENGME526. Students may not receive credit for both.
• ENG MS 527: Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: ENG ME 304; or equivalent or consent of instructor
  Introduction to momentum, heat and mass transport phenomena occurring in various processes. Whereas transport phenomena underlie many processes in engineering, agriculture, meteorology, physiology, biology, analytical chemistry, materials science, pharmacy and other areas, they are key to specific applications in diverse areas such as materials processing, green manufacturing of primary materials, biological membranes, fuel cell engineering, synthesis of clean fuels. This course covers three closely related transport phenomena: momentum transfer (fluid flow), energy transfer (heat flow) and mass transfer (diffusion). The mathematical underpinnings of all three transport phenomena are closely related and the differential equations governing them are frequently quite similar. Since in many situations the three transport phenomena occur together, they are presented and studied together in this course. Meets with ENGME27. Students may not receive credit for both.
• ENG MS 535: Green Manufacturing
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Senior/graduate standing; CASCH101 or CASCH131; CASMA226; ENGME304 orENGEK424; ENGME465 or ENGME529; or consent of instructor.
  Provides a systems view of the manufacturing process that aims to efficiently use energy, water, and raw materials to minimize air and water pollution and generation of waste per unit of the manufactured product. Specifically, the course will discuss methods to maximize yield and minimize waste effluents in processes, ways to devise treatment strategies for handling manufacturing wastes, innovative ways to decrease energy consumption in manufacturing, by- product use and product recycling, and policies that encourage green manufacturing. Same as ENG ME 535. Students may not receive credits for both.