Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department
Program Description
Mechanical engineers create the physical systems and devices that define modern society — everything from automobiles to air conditioning, robots to power plants, people movers to artificial limbs, and rocket engines to satellites. At the Tandon School of Engineering, we groom our students to become the inventors and innovators of tomorrow, to jump-start the next generation of entrepreneurial ventures. In short, we help students transform our philosophy of invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship — or i2e — into action.
The MS in Mechanical Engineering program is flexible enough for our students to pursue it as a terminal degree or as a stepping stone towards a PhD degree. Many enter such fields as computer engineering, nanotechnology, software development, and financial engineering. They also occupy positions in bioengineering, manufacturing, astronautics, systems engineering, corporate management, and law. Others become leading stewards of the natural environment by advancing resource conservation, more efficient energy consuming devices, and new energy sources.
Admissions
To apply for admission to any Tandon graduate program, please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions.
Required Background Knowledge
A bachelor’s degree and a good academic record in mechanical engineering from a reputable college or university are generally required for admission to this program. Applicants with degrees from fields other than mechanical engineering may be admitted, but may have to complete additional studies to achieve a comparable background. Courses required to achieve this status are specified as part of the admission evaluation. Undergraduate courses specified for this purpose cannot count toward credits for the graduate degree. Graduate courses are subject to the prior approval of a graduate adviser designated by the department.
Program Requirements
The program requires the completion of 30 credits, and students choose one of the following specialties:
Controls and Dynamic Systems
Course List
Course |
Title |
Credits |
ME-GY 6003 | Applied Mathematics in Mechanical Engineering | 3 |
ME-GY 6043 | Thermal Engineering Fundamentals | 3 |
ME-GY 6213 | Introduction to Solid Mechanics | 3 |
ME-GY 6703 | LINEAR CONTROL THEORY AND DESIGN I | 3 |
| 6 |
| Advanced Dynamics | |
ME-GY 6713 | | |
ME-GY 7613 | | |
ME-GY 7623 | | |
ME-GY 7703 | | |
| Mechatronics | |
| ROBOT PERCEPTION | |
1 | 6 |
2 | 6 |
Total Credits | 30 |
Fluids and Energy Engineering
Course List
Course |
Title |
Credits |
ME-GY 6003 | Applied Mathematics in Mechanical Engineering | 3 |
ME-GY 6043 | Thermal Engineering Fundamentals | 3 |
ME-GY 6213 | Introduction to Solid Mechanics | 3 |
ME-GY 6703 | LINEAR CONTROL THEORY AND DESIGN I | 3 |
| 6 |
| THERMODYNAMICS OF HVAC SYSTEMS | |
| FLUID MECHANICS FOR HVAC SYSTEMS | |
| HEAT TRANSFER FOR HVAC SYSTEMS | |
| DESIGN OF HVAC SYSTEMS | |
| Energy Conversion Systems | |
| Energy Policy, Regulations, and Incentives | |
| Energy Project Financing | |
ME-GY 7063 | | |
ME-GY 7073 | | |
| Radiative Heat Transfer | |
| Viscous Flow and Boundary Layers | |
| Compressible Flow | |
| COMPUTATIONAL FLUID MECHANICS AND HEAT TRANSFER | |
1 | 6 |
2 | 6 |
Total Credits | 30 |
Mechanics and Structural Systems
Course List
Course |
Title |
Credits |
ME-GY 6003 | Applied Mathematics in Mechanical Engineering | 3 |
ME-GY 6043 | Thermal Engineering Fundamentals | 3 |
ME-GY 6213 | Introduction to Solid Mechanics | 3 |
ME-GY 6703 | LINEAR CONTROL THEORY AND DESIGN I | 3 |
| 6 |
ME-GY 5243 | | |
| Vibrations | |
ME-GY 6223 | | |
| Additive Manufacturing Fundamentals | |
| Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Materials | |
| Advanced Dynamics | |
| Advanced Composite Materials | |
ME-GY 7323 | | |
| NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION | |
ME-GY 7443 | | |
ME-GY 8213 | | |
1 | 6 |
2 | 6 |
Total Credits | 30 |
MS Thesis Credit Distribution
If students decide to do a thesis (ME-GY 997X MS THESIS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING), the credits will be distributed across the Specialty, Mechanical Engineering Electives, and Free Electives, such that no more than 3 credits of thesis will count toward any one requirement. For example, if a student completes a 9-credit thesis, 3 thesis credits will count toward the Specialty, 3 thesis credits will count toward the Mechanical Engineering Electives, and the remaining 3 credits will count toward the Free Electives.
5000-level Courses
Students are not allowed to count more than three 5000-level courses (9 credits) toward MS degree requirements. All courses and program details are subject to graduate adviser approval.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will:
- Understand basic principles and solve vector algebra problems.
- Understand matrix theory, eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
- Learn basic methods for solving ODE's.
- Apply Laplace and Fourier transforms to mathematical problems.
- Learn basic methods for solving PDE's.
- Be able to formulate and solve problems related to the thermodynamics of energy systems and components.
- Be able to formulate and solve problems fundamental problems in fluid mechanics both in differential and control volume formulations.
- Be able to formulate and solve problems fundamental problems in heat transfer both in differential and control volume formulations.
- Learn the concept of stress and strain in three-dimensional continua.
- Learn the use of energy methods to compute displacements in structures.
- Understand the phenomenon of buckling and learn design elements of slender columns.
- Understand the phenomena of beams on elastic foundations.
- Understand the phenomena of curved beams and effect of curvature on load bearing ability.
- Learn to model mechanical systems in space-state.
- Learn to descript and analyze of linear mechanical systems.
- Learn about application of transform and transition matrix methods.
- Understand and investigated systems’ structural properties: stability, controllability, observability.
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