Program Highlights

• ABET-accredited instruction is provided in design and manufacturing, dynamics and controls, mechanics and materials, thermo fluids, laboratory, and communication courses, as well as in mathematics, science, and humanities.
• The average starting salary for recent graduates was $57,500.
• Study abroad programs include Aachen, Germany; Lyon France;, Bath, Great Britain: Seoul, Korea; and Taipei, Taiwan.
• Mechanical engineering, engineering mechanics, and manufacturing majors represent 30 percent of the College of Engineering’s co-op participants.
• The department has a strong communication program that incorporates writing/speaking activities in all required courses.
• The department is a charter member of the PACE program (Partners for the Advancement of CAD/ CAM/CAE Education).
• The department continually assesses its educational program through the ME Undergraduate Continuous Quality Improvement Program.
• Faculty provide opportunities for undergraduate involvement in serious research.
• The department awarded $72,000 in undergraduate scholarships in 2007.
• Department faculty members are active in a wide range of research. 

Faculty Achievements

• 11 are journal editors
• 19 are fellows of professional societies, including three who are fellows of at least two societies.
• 4 are high-level officers of international societies, including a member of the ASME Board of Governors.
• 3 are University Distinguished and Distinguished Professors
• Faculty and staff have published 100 journal articles and 100 conference papers this year.

Numbers at a glance 2008–2009

• Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
• Undergraduates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703

Graduate students

• MS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
• PhD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Degrees awarded

• BS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
• MS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
• PhD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

• Grants in force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
• Research expenditures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,854,544
• Patents awarded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1