Program Overview

Manufacturing Engineering Certificate Program

The Manufacturing Engineering Certificate program at Tufts University educates students in the latest technologies through a hands-on, industry-based curriculum. This program contributes to the formation of future leaders in manufacturing engineering.

Program Overview

As the United States continues to compete in global markets, the need for manufacturing engineers who can design, build, operate, and manage competitive production systems has never been greater. The certificate program trains students in the latest technologies through a hands-on, industry-based curriculum.

Program Highlights

• The program is designed to educate students for the present and future of manufacturing engineering.
• Students interact with emerging technologies to design, build, and test at the Mechanical Engineering Department's Bray Lab.
• The program focuses on excellence in three-dimensional design and production, especially knowledge of quality CAD, CAM, CNC machining, and robotics.

Career Outcomes

The four-course certificate in manufacturing engineering prepares students for advancement in their careers. Working closely with faculty mentors, certificate students practice industry-based concepts in preparation for careers in manufacturing engineering.

Application Requirements

The program is open to students with a bachelor's degree and a background in engineering, science, or mathematics. The application requirements include:

• Application Fee
• Resume/CV
• Personal Statement
• Transcripts
• One letter of recommendation
• Official TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo test scores (if applicable)
  • Mechanical Engineering requires a minimum TOEFL score of 100, IELTS score of 7.5, or Duolingo score of 120 for admittance

Faculty

The faculty members for the Manufacturing Engineering Certificate program include:

• Anil Saigal, Professor
  • Research/Areas of Interest: materials engineering, materials science, manufacturing processes, quality control
• Jason Rife, Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering
  • Research/Areas of Interest: navigation, safety-critical transportation systems, state estimation, human-robot interaction
• Luisa Chiesa, Professor
  • Research/Areas of Interest: sustainable energy, superconducting materials, materials science
• Jeffrey Guasto, Professor
  • Research/Areas of Interest: biophysics and soft matter, microscale fluid mechanics and transport phenomena, microfluidic devices
• Daniel Hannon, Professor of the Practice
  • Research/Areas of Interest: human factors, airspace systems
• Marc Hodes, Professor
  • Research/Areas of Interest: heat transfer, apparent slip, thermal management of electronics, mass transfer in supercritical fluids and thermoelectricity, material science
• Felix Huang, Lecturer
  • Research/Areas of Interest: human factors, human motor learning, human motor control, neuro-rehabilitation, robotics, virtual reality, surgery skill training
• James Intriligator, Professor of the Practice
  • Research/Areas of Interest: Human Factors Engineering, Innovation, Design Thinking, AI-powered Innovation and R&D, Human Machine System Design, Robotics, Machine Learning, Perception, Psychology
• Mark Kachanov, Professor
  • Research/Areas of Interest: Mechanics of materials; effective properties of heterogeneous materials; microstructure-property relationships; applications to material science
• Erica Kemmerling, Associate Teaching Professor
  • Research/Areas of Interest: Fluid mechanics, flow in the human body, hemodynamics, aneurysms, heart development, flow in tumors, cardiac assist devices
• Hoda Koushyar, Assistant Teaching Professor
  • Research/Areas of Interest: biomechanics, applied mechanics, materials characterization, engineering education
• Gary Leisk, Teaching Professor
  • Research/Areas of Interest: machine design, nondestructive testing
• Douglas Matson, Professor
  • Research/Areas of Interest: solidification processes, thermal manufacturing, machine design, materials science
• Chris Rogers, John R. Beaver Professor of Mechanical Engineering
  • Research/Areas of Interest: Engineering Education, Human Robot Interaction, Mechanical Engineering, Music Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
• Igor Sokolov, Professor
  • Research/Areas of Interest: Present: Engineering for Health -> Physics of cancer and aging -> Mechanics of biomaterials at the nanoscale, Synthesis and study of functional nanomaterials for biomedical imaging and drug delivery, Advanced imaging for medical diagnostics, Novel processes and materials for dentistry: nano-polishing and self-healing materials. Favorite experimental techniques: atomic force microscopy/scanning probe microscopy, confocal microscopy and spectroscopy, nanoindenters. Favorite theoretical methods: contact models, machine learning methods. Past: quantum field theory, theory of gravity, cosmology, Casimir effect.
• Kristen Wendell, Associate Professor
  • Research/Areas of Interest: learning sciences, engineering education, design practices, classroom discourse, engineering knowledge construction
• Robert White, Associate Professor
  • Research/Areas of Interest: Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) fabrication, modeling, and testing. Particularly acoustic MEMS (microphones, ultrasound), and aerodynamic measurement technologies (skin friction sensors, aeroacoustic sensors). High altitude atmospheric sensing and acoustics for planetary science. Acoustics, vibrations, dynamics and controls. Electromechanical systems including robotics. Finite element methods and system modeling. Electronics for measurement. Mechanical measurements.
• Michael Wiklund, Professor of the Practice
  • Research/Areas of Interest: human factors
• Michael Zimmerman, Professor of the Practice
  • Research/Areas of Interest: novel polymer electrolytes for batteries, liquid crystal polymers, composite materials, materials science

Related Programs

• Mechanical Engineering Master's program
  • Average Duration: 12 - 24 months
  • Commitment Options: Full-time, Part-time (Daytime)
  • Format: On-campus
  • Credits: 30
  • Application deadlines: Fall: Jan 15, Spring: Dec 1 (domestic only)