Faculty
Professor and Director, H. Zbib; Professors, S. Antolovich, J. Ding, W. Grantham, D. Hutton, S. Jayaram, B. Li, M. Norton, C. Richards, R. Richards, D. Stock, T. Troutt; Associate Professors, D. Bahr, A. Bandyopadhyay, D. Field, W. Johns, C. Pezeshki, L. Smith, U. Jayaram; Assistant Professors, S. Bose, G. Cheng, P. Dutta, S. Mesarovic; Tri-Cities: Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, R. Westphal; Professor, W. Kinsel.
Mechanical Engineering
Degrees Granted: Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering; Doctor of Philosophy (Mechanical Engineering)The School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering offers graduate programs leading to the degrees of Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering, and Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering. Both thesis and non-thesis options are available to master’s degree students. The requirements for all degree programs in MME can be found on the School’s web site: http://www.mme.wsu.edu/.
The School also participates in the College of Engineering and Archi-tecture’s interdisciplinary programs leading to the degrees of Master of Science in Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Science, and Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science.
The School’s faculty members conduct research in a wide variety of areas. This research is supported by a range of sources, including governmental agencies, national laboratories, industry, and charitable foundations. Some of the research facilities within the School are the Mechanical Testing Laboratory, MEMS Laboratory, Microelectronics and Thin Film Laboratory, Microscale Thermofluidic Laboratory, Microscopy of Materials Laboratories, Rapid Prototyping and Ceramic Processing Laboratory, Virtual Reality and Computer Integrated Manufacturing Laboratory, and X-ray Computed Tomography Laboratory.
A Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited program in mechanical engineering or materials science and engineering provides a good background for the graduate program. Students with bachelor degrees in other engineering disciplines, mathematics, and the physical sciences are routinely admitted but may be required to make up requisite undergraduate deficiencies.
The Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and the Doctor of Philosophy (Mechanical Engineering) are offered with courses and research in composites, computational mechanics, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, manufacturing and design, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), microfluidics, multi-phase flow, optimization and controls, solid mechanics, thermodynamics, and virtual reality.
Materials Science and Engineering
The Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering is offered with courses and research in biomaterials, crystal growth, laser-solid interaction, nanomaterials, optical materials, physical metallurgy, and thin films.
501 Advanced Topics in Materials Science 2 or 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours. Chemical crystallography, microstructure, ultra-structure, theories of crystalline and non-crystalline solids, rheology and fracture mechanism of materials. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (Met 544).
503 Advanced Topics in Materials Engineering V 1-3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours.
505 Advanced Materials Science 4 Provides a broad baseline in materials science and will include relationships between structure and properties at graduate level. Same as MAT S 505.
506 Biomaterials 3 Prereq MSE 201 and permission of instructor. Overview of the different types of materials used in biomedical applications such as implants and medical devices.
513 Crystal Plasticity 3 Rec Math 440. Dislocation theory; slip; climb; mechanical properties of polycrystalline materials, and application to important deformation processes.
514 Thermodynamics of Solids 3 Rec MSE 312. Thermodynamic properties of solid solutions; models for substitutional and interstitial solutions; configurational and non-configurational contributions; calculation of phase diagrams.
515 Electronic Properties of Materials 3 Electron energy bands in solids, electrical conduction in metals and semi-conductors, applications to semi-conduction devices based on silicon and III-V compounds.
516 Phase Transformations 3 Rec MSE 314, 416. Thermodynamics, nucleation, interface motion, mechanisms and kinetics of chemical reactions between solid metals and their environment.
517 Thin Films 3 prereq graduate standing or senior in engineering or science. Materials science aspect of thin films, including growth, characterization, and properties for electrical, mechanical, corrosion, and optical behavior.
519 Corrosion and Oxidation of Metals 3 Prereq MSE 316. Basic corrosion and oxidation mechanisms for various metals with emphasis on those pertaining to stainless steels.
520 Seminar 1 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 3 hours. Reporting problems, research and research methods in materials science and engineering. S, F grading.
521 Statistics of Microstructures 3 Prereq Math 440, 540 or permission of instructor. Stereology, orientation and spatial distributions, percolation, measurement techniques and application to modeling of microstructures.
523 Ceramics Processing 3 Prereq graduate standing. Fundamentals of ceramic processing science for thin films and bulk ceramics.
537 Fracture Mechanics and Mechanisms 3 Fracture mechanics and mechanisms and the microstructural origins of toughness in metals polymers, and composites.
549 Nondestructive Testing of Wood Based Materials 3 Same as C E 536.
592 Transmission Electron Microscopy 3 Development of the principles and applications of electron optics in microscopy.
600 Special Projects or Independent Study Variable credit. S, F grading.
700 Master's Research, Thesis, and/or Examination Variable credit. S, F grading.
702 Master's Special Problems, Directed Study, and/or Examination Variable credit. S, F grading.
Mechanical Engineering
501 Continuum Mechanics 3 Prereq graduate standing. Unified presentation of principles common to all branches of solid and fluid mechanics; viscous fluids, elasticity, viscoelasticity, and plasticity.
509 MEMS Engineering 3 (2-3). Prereq graduate standing or instructor’s permission. Introduction to the design fabrication and application of microelectromechanical systems
515 Advanced Heat Transfer 3 Rec M E 404, 521. Derivation of the energy conservation equation; laminar and turbulent forced convection heat transfer with internal and external flow; free convection. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (M E 546).
516 Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer 3 Prereq M E 404. Prin-ciples of conduction and radiation heat transfer with focus on solving conduction and radiation problems of engineering interest.
521 Fundamentals of Fluids 3 Prereq M E 303 or C E 315. Governing equations of fluid mechanics accompanied by applications of Navier-Stokes equation to simple flow situations, boundary layer analysis.
522 Fundamentals of Fluids II 3 Rec M E 521. Viscous shear layers including heat and mass transfer, compressibility effects, vortex dynamics, stability and transition, turbulence analysis and modeling.
523 Engineering Acoustics 3 Prereq graduate standing. Fundamentals of acoustics including wave theory; transmission through layers; generation and reception, low frequency models; application to sound measurement, transducers, loudspeaker cabinet design, and nondestructive testing; acoustic design project required. Cooperative course taught by UI (M E 513), open to WSU students.
526 Microscopic Thermodynamics 3 Microscopic development of equilibrium; classical and quantum particle statistics; statistical description of real and ideal gases, solids, and liquids. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (M E 526).
527 Macroscopic Thermodynamics 3 Advanced thermodynamics from macroscopic viewpoint; basic postulates, equilibrium, stability, property relations; application to thermal-fluid and solid mechanics; irreversible thermodynamics. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (M E 527).
530 Elasticity 3 Prereq graduate standing. Theory of kinematics of solid deformable bodies; conservation laws applied to an elastic continuum; generalized linear stress-strain behavior with applications.
531 Theory of Plasticity 3 Rec M E 501. The fundamentals of the theory of plasticity; the classical theory of plasticity; the classical theory and modern continuum theories of large elasto-plastic deformations.
532 Finite Elements 3 Same as C E 532.
534 Mechanics of Composite Materials 3 Prereq M E 414. Analysis of micromechanical and macromechanical behavior of composite materials with emphasis on fiber-reinforced composite; prediction of properties; stiffness and strength theories; laminated beams and plates; dynamic behavior; environmental effects. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (M E 534).
537 Fracture Mechanics and Mechanisms 3 Same as MSE 537.
540 Advanced Dynamics of Physical Systems 3 Newtonian dynamics, rotating coordinate systems; Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics; gyroscopic mechanics, other applications. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (M E 504).
541 Advanced Mechanical Vibrations 2 or 3 Rec M E 449. Response of single and multi degree of freedom systems; finite element formulation; matrix methods, random vibrations. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (M E 572).
542 Optimal Control of Dynamic Systems 3 Introduction to optimal control theory, differential games, and multiple criteria systems. Applications in engineering, biology, economics, agriculture, and medicine. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (M E 542).
544 Optimal Systems Design 3 Parameter design optimization techniques for nonlinear systems; theory, numerical methods, and applications; multiple criteria optimal trade-off analysis and game theory.
545 Nonlinear Dynamics 3 Rec M E 540 or 541. Fundamentals of non-linear oscillations, stability theory, perturbation methods, and chaotic behavior in nonlinear dynamical systems.
551 Turbulent Flow 3 Rec M E 521 or C E 521. Turbulent flow; dimensional analysis, statistical models and descriptions of organized structures.
552 Experimental Methods in Thermal-Fluid Science 3 (2-3) Theory and practice in the use of instrumentation for measuring temperature, velocity, pressure and concentration; measurement of classical flow fields.
553 Two-Phase Flow V 1-3 May be repeated for credit, cumulative maximum 3 hours. Rec M E 521. Fundamentals of the flow of fluids with two phases and applications. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (M E 553).
556 Numerical Modeling in Fluid Mechanics 3 Same as C E 556. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (M E 556).
561 Combustion 3 Rec M E 521. General combustion phenomena, chemical reactions, combustor modeling, laminar and turbulent flame theory, emissions. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (M E 561).
562 Nuclear Reactor Theory 3 Prereq M E 461. Differential equations. Basic reactor neutronic theory including the transport equation; multi-group, multi-region diffusion theory; kinetics; and perturbation theory.
565 Nuclear Reactor Engineering 3 Prereq M E 461. Reactor power distribution; thermal and exposure limits; critical heat flux and pressure design; neutronic/thermal hydraulic relationships; transient/accident analysis.
569 Advanced Topics in Thermal and Fluid Sciences V 1-3 May be repeated for credit. Advanced topics in thermodynamics, heat transfer or fluid mechanics; analytical and experimental methods.
574 Foundations of CAD 3 Topics fundamental to the creation of CAD, engineering visualization, and virtual reality based engineering software. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI student (M E 574).
575 Geometric Modeling 3 Study of the mathematics behind the creation of complex shapes for CAD using curves, surfaces, and solids.
579 Advanced Topics in Design and Manufacturing V 1-3 May be repeated for credit.
598 Seminar 1 May be repeated for credit. Seminar on current research interests. S, F grading.
600 Special Projects or Independent Study Variable credit. S, F grading.
700 Master's Research, Thesis, and/or Examination Variable credit. S, F grading.
702 Master's Special Problems, Directed Study, and/or Examination Variable credit. S, F grading.
800 Doctoral Research, Dissertation, and/or Examination Variable credit. S, F grading.