26 courses with the subject MEEN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MEEN 3010Thermodynamics of Materials3
Fundamental laws of thermodynamics and their applications to material systems; criteria for equilibrium; reaction and phase equilibria; properties of solutions; thermodynamic origins of phase diagrams.
Introduction to software design and its application to engineering design. Computer aided design of curves and surfaces. Computational techniques useful in design processes including simulation and optimization. Design projects required.
MEEN 3350Introduction to Material Science and Laboratory (3+1)
Concepts of materials science developed from an understanding of the atomic and molecular structure of materials and their relationship to the properties of matter. Mechanical, electrical, physical, chemical, and magnetic properties of metals, ceramics, organics, composites, and semiconductors are covered.
Introduction to advanced instrumentations used by engineers including displacement, acceleration, and force transducers, strain gauges, thermocouples, and data acquisition systems. Behavior of zeroth, first, and second order systems. Measurement of vibration and sound.
Introduction of heat transfer mechanisms: conduction heat transfer including steady state; one, two, and three dimensional conduction and conduction in the unsteady state; convection heat transfer including forced and free convection; radiation heat transfer, and heat exchangers.
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to industrial robotics, focusing on the functional capabilities, operational behaviors, and real-world applications of robotic systems. Topics include robot kinematics and dynamics, coordinate transformations, motion planning, manipulation and control, end-of-arm tooling, and robotic mobility. The course also covers robot programming, sensor technologies, and sensor integration for perception and decision-making in industrial environments.
Senior standing or departmental permission. EECE 4020 - Introduction to Robotics (3)
MEEN 4420Machinery Fault Detection and Diagnostics3
This course introduces the fundamentals of machinery fault detection and diagnostics, emphasizing condition monitoring and predictive maintenance. Students learn to identify and diagnose common faults in mechanical systems using vibration, acoustic, and thermal analysis, along with basic signal processing techniques. Topics include sensor selection, data acquisition, feature extraction, and fault interpretation, supported by hands-on laboratory exercises and real-world case studies.
In-depth exploration of experimental techniques used in materials science and engineering. Students will learn the fundamentals of designing and conducting experiments to characterize and analyze the properties of various materials. The course encompasses a broad range of techniques, from fundamental material characterization methods to advanced imaging and spectroscopic techniques. Emphasis will be placed on hands-on laboratory experience, data analysis, and interpretation of results.
Elements of elastic plastic deformation of materials and the role of crystal structure, strengthening and toughening mechanisms, Fracture, including fatigue, stress corrosion, and creep rupture, and test methods.
Principles and applications of manufacturing and mechanics of polymer-matrix and ceramic-matrix composites, Processing and properties of fibers, Interface characteristics, Design of components using composite materials.
