Program Overview

Mechanical Engineering (ME) Program

The Mechanical Engineering (ME) program at the University of New Hampshire offers a comprehensive curriculum that covers a wide range of topics in mechanical engineering. The program is designed to provide students with a strong foundation in the principles of mechanical engineering, as well as hands-on experience in design, development, and testing of mechanical systems.

Program Overview

The ME program is a four-year undergraduate program that leads to a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. The program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, ensuring that it meets the highest standards of engineering education.

Course Descriptions

The ME program offers a wide range of courses that cover various aspects of mechanical engineering, including:

• ME 400: Mechanical Engineering First Year Seminar: An introduction to success strategies for mechanical engineering students, including academic support resources, career opportunities, and professional development.
• ME 441: Introduction to Engineering Design and Solid Modeling: An inquiry-guided approach to explore the product design process, including team design projects and laboratory exercises.
• ME 477: Introduction to Solid Modeling: An introduction to solid modeling and engineering drawings using computer-aided design software.
• ME 503: Thermodynamics: A study of the properties of a pure substance, work and heat, laws of thermodynamics, entropy, and thermodynamic relations.
• ME 525: Statics: An introduction to statics, including two- and three-dimensional force systems, equilibrium, and friction.
• ME 526: Mechanics of Materials: A study of the strength of materials, including analysis of members under torsion, axial, shear, and bending stresses.
• ME 561: Introduction to Materials Science: A study of the concepts of materials science and the relation of structure to material properties.
• ME 603: Heat Transfer: An analysis of heat transfer phenomena, including steady-state and transient conduction, radiation, and convection.
• ME 608: Fluid Dynamics: A study of the dynamics and thermodynamics of compressible and incompressible fluid flow.
• ME 627: Dynamics: An introduction to particle and rigid body dynamics, including rectilinear and curvilinear motion, translation, and rotation.
• ME 643: Machine Design: A study of the analysis, synthesis, and design of machine elements and systems.
• ME 646: Experimental Measurement and Data Analysis: A study of the basic and advanced techniques of engineering and scientific parameter measurement.
• ME 670: Systems Modeling, Simulation, and Control: A study of lumped parameter models for mechanical, electrical, thermal, and fluid systems.
• ME 705: Thermal System Analysis and Design: A study of the engineering design of thermal systems, including analysis of performance and design criteria.
• ME 706: Renewable Energy: Physical and Engineering Principles: A study of the engineering fundamentals of renewable energy technologies.
• ME 707: Analytical Fluid Dynamics: A study of the kinematics of flow, constitutive relationships, and development of the Navier-Stokes equations.
• ME 709: Computational Fluid Dynamics: A study of the conservation of mass, momentum, and energy, discretization schemes, and boundary and initial conditions.
• ME 712: Waves in Fluids: A study of the linear and nonlinear dynamics of hyperbolic and dispersive wave systems.
• ME 717: Marine Robotics and Applications: A study of the design and building of robotic vehicles for specific missions.
• ME 726: Fracture Mechanics: A study of the basic principles behind the derivation of linear and nonlinear fracture mechanical equations.
• ME 727: Advanced Mechanics of Solids: A study of stress, strain, stress-strain relations, anisotropic behavior, and introduction to elasticity.
• ME 742: Materials Processing in Manufacturing: A study of the description and analysis of major material shaping processes in modern manufacturing.
• ME 743: Satellite Systems, Dynamics, and Control: A study of general satellite systems, including spacecraft dynamics and control.
• ME 747: Experimental Measurement and Modeling of Complex Systems: A study of experimental measurements for evaluation, design, and control of mechanical, electrical, and thermal/fluid phenomena.
• ME 755: Senior Design Project I: A study of problem definition, analysis, development of alternative concepts, decision-making processes, synthesis of an optimum solution, and development of a conceptual design.
• ME 756: Senior Design Project II: A continuation of Senior Design Project I, including the development, assembly, testing, and evaluation of the system designed in Part I.
• ME 772: Control Systems: A study of advanced control system design concepts, including Nyquist analysis, lead-lag compensation, state feedback, and parameter sensitivity.
• ME 777: Computer Aided Engineering: A study of the use of computer-based tools in engineering practice, including design analysis and optimization.
• ME 786: Introduction to Finite Element Analysis: A study of basic matrix theory, potential energy approach, direct stiffness method, calculus of variations, and development of finite element theory.
• ME 795: Special Topics: New or specialized courses and/or independent study.
• ME 797: Honors Seminar: Course enrichment and/or additional independent study in subject matter pertaining to a 600- or 700-level ME course.

Program Requirements

The ME program requires students to complete a minimum of 128 credits, including:

• 64 credits of mechanical engineering courses
• 32 credits of mathematics and science courses
• 16 credits of humanities and social sciences courses
• 16 credits of free electives

Admission Criteria

Admission to the ME program is based on a student's academic record, including GPA, SAT or ACT scores, and letters of recommendation.

Research Areas

The ME program has a strong research focus, with faculty members conducting research in areas such as:

• Renewable energy
• Robotics
• Materials science
• Fluid dynamics
• Thermal systems
• Control systems

Facilities and Resources

The ME program has access to state-of-the-art facilities and resources, including:

• Computer-aided design and simulation software
• Experimental laboratories
• Manufacturing equipment
• Research facilities

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the ME program have a wide range of career opportunities, including:

• Design and development of mechanical systems
• Research and development
• Manufacturing and production
• Consulting and engineering services
• Government and academia

Accreditation

The ME program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, ensuring that it meets the highest standards of engineering education.