Engineering Core

• ENG EK 450: Ugrad Research
  
• ENG EK 481: Introduction to Nanotechnology
  Nanotechnology encompasses the understanding and manipulation of matter with at least one characteristic dimension measured in nanometers with novel, size-dependent physical properties as a result. This course explores the electronic, mechanical and optical properties of material at the nanoscale and their applications in nano-scale devices. Wave-mechanics and wave optics are reviewed and used to understand confinement and energy quantization. The parallels of confined light, mechanical and electron waves are emphasized in terms of resonator physics, and normal modes, resonances and quality factors are disussed both qualitatively and quantitatively. The different energy dispersion of light and electrons are introduced to relate energy and wavelength. Nano-devices, such as nano-resonators and nano- biosensors, and their applications are discussed. Fabrication using top- down and bottom-up methods are discussed, as well as characterization using scanning probe methods, electron microscopy, and spectroscopic techniques. In the labs, students will build digital microfluidics chips, and synthesize plasmonic nanoparticles and quantum dots. The students will use scattering and spectroscopy to characterize the novel optical properties emerging at the nanoscale.
• ENG EK 490: Internship 1
  This course and academic project, drawing from a 120-hour internship, provides Engineering students with professional development resources to enhance their intern experience. Workshops include: Australian business culture /cross cultural business communication, conflict management, goal setting, and writing for reflective learning. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
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• ENG EK 497: Undergraduate Part-Time Co-op Experience
  Students work part-time, as defined by their employing company, while registering for 8-11 credits. Registration for 12 or more credits requires the written approval of the director. Students registered in ENG EK 497E are assessed a fee upon placement.
• ENG EK 498: Undergraduate Co-op Experience
  Students register only upon receiving a cooperative education position. The Cooperative Education Program helps students to integrate classroom theory with actual engineering experience. Under professional supervision, students learn firsthand about the engineering environment by working in a paid, full-time position in a medical or research facility, private business, industry, or governmental agency. Through seminars on topics such as self-assessment, identification of work skills, resumé writing, interview skills, and understanding the corporate world, students learn the broad career skills required to obtain co-op and permanent employment.
• ENG EK 500: Probability with Statistical Applications
  A first course in probability, random processes, and statistics for students with a level of mathematical maturity and experience comparable to that normally found in entering graduate students. Sample spaces, probability measures, random variables, expectation, applications of transform methods, stochastic convergence and limit theorems, second order statistics, introduction to random processes, estimation, filtering, and elementary hypothesis testing. May not be taken for credit in addition to ENG EC 381 or ENG ME 308.
• ENG EK 501: Mathematical Methods I: Linear Algebra and Complex Analysis
  Introduction to basic applied mathematics for science and engineering, emphasizing practical methods and unifying geometrical concepts. Topics include linear algebra for real and complex matrices. Quadratic forms, Lagrange multipliers and elementary properties of the rotation group. Vector differential and integral calculus. Complex function theory, singularities and multi-valued functions, contour integration and series expansions. Fourier and Laplace transforms. Elementary methods for solving ordinary linear differential and systems of differential equations with applications to electrical circuits and mechanical structures.
• ENG EK 546: Assessment of Sustainable Energy Technologies
  Critical to launching new energy ventures and implementing new energy policies is developing a broad understanding of how technically feasible the proposed project/technology in meeting the economic, environmental, and end-use requirements. This course will provide students with the background needed to assess the potential for energy efficiency and effectiveness of different technologies, the related economics, as well as identify the key technical risks in emerging technologies. Examples will be drawn from a variety of emerging technologies such as solar photovoltaics, fuel cells, advanced transportation technology, as well as conservation options such as motors, cogeneration, building automation and HVAC. This course will also address evaluating the life cycle implications of emerging technologies, including manufacturing issues, end-of-life, as well as estimating performance.
• ENG EK 691: Lean and Agile New Product Development
  This 4-credit project-based graduate Engineering elective combines theory and practice of modern strategies designed to accelerate and optimize the product development process. Focus will be on value creation rather than tradtional capacity utilization strategies. Techniques developed for Lean Manufacturing and Agile Software Development will be applied across the full spectrum of Engineering new products. Team-based projects provide experiential opportunities designed to fulfill the Practicum requirement for MEng degree programs. This course satisfies one of the requirements for Leadership courses in the MEng program. No prerequisites are are required.
• ENG EK 697: Graduate Part-time Engineering Practice
  Students register upon receiving an internship position. The Engineering Practice degree option helps students to integrate classroom theory with actual engineering experience. Under professional supervision, students acquire firsthand knowledge about the engineering environment by working in a paid, part- time position.
• ENG EK 698: Graduate Engineering Practice
  Students register upon receiving an internship position. The Engineering Practice degree option helps students to integrate classroom theory with actual engineering experience. Under professional supervision, students acquire firsthand knowledge about the engineering environment by working in a paid, full-time position.
• ENG EK 720: Biophotonic System Design and Prototyping
  Theory and practice of biophotonic instrument design with application to biomedical devices. Students will work on problems introduced and defined by physicians and clinical researchers, to develop new medical products from concept to prototype design and development. Students in physics, chemistry, and engineering will learn fundamentals of biophotonics sensors and systems development and prototyping for three end uses: in vivo platforms, exploring innovative techniques for sub-cellular imaging of biomolecular structure and interactions in living tissue; resonant and interferometric biosensors, exploring resonance-enhanced photonic pathogen detection or disease diagnosis with high sensitivity and specificity; and point-of-care diagnosis, exploring rapid, low-cost spectroscopic and imaging techniques that will add to our understanding biological behavior at the molecular level and will lead to important new tools for biomedicine, particularly in areas where there are currently few means of diagnosis. The course provides foundational instruction with respect to core photonic and biomedical design principles, and a case-study based instructional approach to technology transfer and prototyping. Semester- long projects conducted by interdisciplinary teams involve design and prototyping based on problems introduced by practitioners and researchers identified by a regional health care consortium, CIMIT.
• ENG EK 731: Bench-to-Bedside: Translating Biomedical Innovation from the Laboratory to the Marketplace
  The subject of the course is the translation of medical technologies into new products and services for the healthcare system. The course begins with a rigorous study of intellectual property, licensing and the core aspects of planning, creating, funding and building new entrepreneurial ventures. Concepts and tools are presented for assessing new technologies and their potential to be the basis for a new entrepreneurial venture. Comparisons will be made of how technologies can be sourced and commercialized out of three very different environments: universities, national laboratories and corporate laboratories. Cross-disciplinary teams of students will be formed which will evaluate translational research projects currently being developed at Boston University and their potential for transformation into a start-up company to commercialize the technology, providing a unique linkage between the scientific research activities of the university and the professional schools. Each week there will be a case study which will discuss examples of both success and failure in technology commercialization. Some of these case studies examine Boston University life sciences spin-out companies, and the founders and CEO?s of these ventures will share their experiences with the class.

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