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Spring 2027

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Advanced materials selection course developing a structured approach to handle complex design problems with multiple constraints and conflicting objectives.

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Engineering course covering discrete control theory, system identification, digital controller design, and computer control implementation for industrial processes.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Neil Duffie

Past students noted that the professor's PowerPoint slides were extremely helpful for learning the material.

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

A semester-long project course where students redesign and fabricate a Stirling Engine, applying design, manufacturing, and prototype evaluation principles.

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Overview of computing concepts for engineering modeling/simulation, covering computer architecture, software development, and software-hardware interplay.

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Past student reviews · Dan Negrut

Homeworks required a lot of work and extensive self-teaching outside of class, though the core material itself was not overly difficult.

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Spring 2023–Spring 2023 · limited sample

Undergraduate course teaching simulation of 1D-3D structural and thermal systems using commercial FE software (ANSYS) via GUI and APDL, focusing on model verification and thermal stress effects.

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Past student reviews · Andrew Mikkelson

Homework rubrics were unclear, and one student felt graders deducted small amounts of points. Exams required significant time, and practice questions did not match the midterm difficulty.

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Thermodynamic analysis of energy conversion systems focusing on efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions, economic analysis, radiative exchange, and transportation sustainability.

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Fall 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Mechanical Engineering Projects I involves individual lab projects under staff supervision.

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Fall 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Mechanical Engineering Projects II is a continuation of ME 491 that applies basic mechanical engineering principles to engineering research problems.

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Past student reviews · Tim Osswald

The course was rated with a difficulty level of 4 out of 5.

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Polymer Additive Manufacturing studies AM processes quantitatively and qualitatively, emphasizing technique selection for optimized product design and properties, and presents emerging AM techniques.

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Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Applications of conduction, convection, and thermal-radiation principles to combined-mode problems; analytical and numerical techniques; heat-exchanger design; thermal stresses.

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Past student reviews · Gregory Nellis

The course covered material beyond typical heat transfer limits, requiring students to apply crucial engineering concepts confidently.

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Applied Combustion covers analysis of combustion processes for gaseous, liquid, and solid fuels, applied to engines, furnaces, and various boiler types.

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Fall 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Advanced topics of special interest in Mechanical Engineering, including vibrations, balancing, lubrication, wear, manufacturing, automation, and energy systems.

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Past student reviews · Xiaobin Xiong

The course was described as challenging due to a dense syllabus packed with complex mathematics. While some students found the midterm impossibly hard, others noted that the math was manageable with extra effort outside of class.

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Advanced Independent Study involves directed study projects arranged with the instructor, applying advanced physical, mathematical, and mechanical engineering principles to engineering research problems.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Advanced topics in thermodynamics covering nonideal gases, equations of state, chemical and phase equilibrium, and applications to real gas processes, combustion, and direct energy conversion.

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Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Advanced Heat Transfer I covers analytical and computational methods for conduction, including Bessel functions, separation of variables, Laplace transforms, finite differences, and finite elements.

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Spring 2023–Spring 2025 · limited sample

ME 903 is a Graduate Seminar in which topics vary.

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Special advanced topics in mechanical engineering covering design, manufacturing, and energy.

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Past student reviews · Allison Mahvi

The course featured two exams and a final project with presentations, while homework was described as challenging but not relentless.

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Fall 2022–Fall 2025

A survey in bioethics for health sciences students covering perennial issues and emerging problems, focusing on analyzing controversies and constructing ethical arguments.

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No recorded grade history

This course explores how narrative medicine techniques enrich public health by using stories to understand individual health experiences and mobilize communities.

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Analyzes ethical dimensions of population-level health protection, exploring ethical frameworks and their application to real-world policy dilemmas in medicine and public health.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

No recorded grade history

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