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Department of Mechanical Engineering‡New Course Descriptions24-251 Electronics for Sensing and ActuationMechanical engineers design, build, and troubleshoot basic circuitsthat perform signal conditioning on sensor measurements and providepower amplification for actuation. This course covers the basics ofpassive circuit design, applications of operational amplifiers, andthe use of transistors to amplify low power signals coming frommicrocontrollers. Lecture materials are coupled with hands-on in-classexercises and homework assignments using the Arduino to interfacewith sensors and actuators.24-261 Mechanics I: 2D DesignThis is the first course in a three-semester sequence that integratesthe principles of mechanics with hands-on projects that have studentsapply those principles in a design context. In the first semester,students review and extend methods of 2D statics to study single andmultiple bodies, such as structures and machines. Internal loads in2D are defined and quantified, followed by a study of stresses andstrains under axial loading, bending and shear. Students will also learnengineering design process methods and skills, including conceptdesign, detailed design, analysis, fabrication, and testing. As topicsare introduced and applied by students in hands-on assignments, theywill compare theoretical computations and experimental testing oftheir design ideas, so as to reinforce fundamentals and practice theengineering design process.24-262 Mechanics II: 3D DesignThis is the second course in a three-semester sequence that integratesthe principles of mechanics with hands-on projects that have studentsapply those principles in a design context. In the second semester,students extend their foundation in 2D statics to the analysis of3D engineering systems, including determination of reactions atconnections and internal loads. Friction, shear stress, and shear strainare introduced, followed by a study of stresses and deformation intorsion. Multiaxial stresses, such as those occurring in combinationsof torsion and bending or in pressure vessels, are studied. Stresstransformations are introduced, as well as the formulation of simplefailure criteria. Students will expand their engineering design skillsthrough team-based hands-on and computational projects that utilizestress and failure analysis of 3D engineered systems. In addition,students will learn elementary aspects of machine design and catalogselection to support projects. Altogether, students will learn to expressideas in sketches, interpret and create engineering drawings, modeldetailed shapes with CAD tools, analyze product performance with CAEtools, choose materials and manufacturing schemes, and create andtest prototypes.24-370 Mechanical Design: Methods and ApplicationsThis is the third course in a three-semester sequence that integratesthe principles of mechanics with hands-on projects that have studentsapply those principles in a design context. Building on the principlesand design methodology introduced in the first two courses, this courseconsists of a detailed study of typical loading conditions and resultingstresses and deflections in commonly used machine elements, suchas shafts, gears, power screws, fasteners, brakes/couplings, flywheels,and bearings, and best practices in their design and application.Machine design against static and dynamic failure will be consideredwith focus on the effect of material properties, manufacturability, andcost considerations. Students will also learn the connections betweentheory and analytical methods, available computational tools, and fielddesign. Learning objectives will be assessed through homework, classexams, and the conduct of the group projects.Mechanical Engineering Technical ElectivesStudents must take at least one approved non-core Mechanical Engineeringcourse labeled as “Mechanical Engineering Technical Elective” in theexample course sequence. The course must be an approved 24-xxxcourse (9-unit minimum) at the 300 level or above to fulfill the technicalelective requirement. 24-291 Environmental Systems on a ChangingPlanet and 24-292 Renewable Energy Engineering are the only 200 levelcourses that may be used as a Mechanical Engineering Technical Elective.Students can also take mechanical engineering graduate courses to fulfillthe technical elective requirement. However, students must have theappropriate prerequisites and the instructor must approve taking thecourse. Undergraduates do not have priority for graduate level courses.Students can find a list of graduate courses we offer on the Carnegie MellonSchedule of Classes rse offerings are variable, please check the Schedule of Classes (above)to see the most current list of classes.Students cannot use research or project courses to fulfill the technicalelective requirement. However, these courses, with limitations, will countas free elective units. Up to 27 units of project/research may be counted in3the free electives. Project/research courses that do not fulfill the technicalelective requirements are: 24-391/ 24-392 Mechanical Engineering Project 24-491/ 24-492 Department Research Honors 39-xxx CIT series coursesFree ElectivesA Free Elective is defined as any graded course offered by any academicunit of the university (including research institutes such as the RoboticsInstitute (http://www.ri.cmu.edu/) and the Software Engineering Institute(http://www.sei.cmu.edu/)). Free electives offer students the opportunityto add additional majors and minors, pursue additional interests or deepentheir experience in Mechanical Engineering. Typically, once the corerequirements are completed, there remain about 45 units of free electivesto reach the minimum of 382 to complete the degree.Up to 9 units of Student Taught Courses (StuCO) and Physical Educationcourses, or other courses taken as Pass/Fail, may also be used toward FreeElectives.Guidance on Engineering ElectivesThe Mechanical Engineering department offers several elective coursesfor undergraduates seeking further knowledge and experience in specialtyareas of mechanical engineering. These courses (with approval) can fulfillfor your Mechanical Engineering Technical Elective, Free Electives, and/oradditional major or minor requirements.Robotics and AutomationFundamental Courses24-356Introduction to Vibrations with Applications24-451Feedback Control Systems24-677Special Topics: Linear Control Systems24-760Special Topics: Robot Dynamics and Analysis24-773Multivariable Linear Control24-776Non Linear ControlApplication Courses24-614Microelectromechanical Systems24-671Electromechanical Systems Design24-673Soft Robots: Mechanics, Design and Modeling24-753Special Topics: Robotic Materials: Designs,Principles & Mechanics24-774Special Topics: Advanced Control SystemsIntegration24-775Special Topics: Robot Design andExperimentation24-778Mechatronic Design9121212121212121212121212Energy, Environment, and Thermal Fluid SystemsFundamental Courses24-711Fluid Dynamics24-718Computational Fluid Dynamics24-721Advanced Thermodynamics24-722Energy System Modeling24-730Advanced Heat TransferApplication Courses24-292Renewable Energy Engineering24-421Internal Combustion Engines24-425Combustion and Air Pollution Control24-428Computational Analysis of Transport Phenomena24-623Molecular Simulation of Materials24-626Air Quality Engineering24-628Energy Transport and Conversion at theNanoscale24-629Direct Solar and Thermal Energy Conversion24-631Thermal Design24-643Energy Storage Materials and Systems121212121291299121212121212Product Design and DevelopmentFundamental Courses24-651Material Selection for Mechanical Engineers12

4Department of Mechanical Engineering24-681Computer-Aided Design24-683Design for Manufacture and the EnvironmentApplication Courses24-632Special Topics: Additive ManufacturingProcessing and Product Development24-633Additive Manufacturing Laboratory24-672Special Topics in DIY Design and Fabrication24-680Quantitative Entrepreneurship: Analysis for NewTechnology Commercialization24-682Special Topics: Design for the Fourth IndustrialRevolution24-687Grand Challenge Innovation24-692Special Topics: Engineering a Startup: How toStart and Grow a Hardware Company121212121212121212Autonomous Systems and Machine LearningFundamental Courses24-451Feedback Control Systems24-480Special Topics: Artificial Intelligence and MachineLearning for Engineering24-677Special Topics: Linear Control Systems24-704Probability and Estimation Methods forEngineering Systems24-786Special Topics: Bayesian Machine Learning forScientists and Engineers24-787Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence forEngineers24-789Special Topics: Deep Learning for EngineersApplication Courses24-774Special Topics: Advanced Control SystemsIntegration24-775Special Topics: Robot Design andExperimentation24-784Special Topics: Trustworthy AI Autonomy1291212121212121212Computational EngineeringFundamental Courses24-780Engineering Computation24-783Advanced Engineering Computation24-785Engineering OptimizationApplication Courses24-658Image-Based Computational Modeling andAnalysis24-681Computer-Aided Design24-718Computational Fluid Dynamics24-755Finite Elements in Mechanics I24-781Engineering Computation Project1212121212121212Quality Point Average RequirementsTo be eligible to graduate, undergraduate students must complete allcourse requirements for their program with a cumulative Quality PointPursuant to university rules, students can repeat a course in which a gradebelow C was attained in order to achieve the QPA requirement. When acourse is repeated, all grades will be recorded on the official academictranscript and will be calculated in the student's QPA. For all requiredMechanical Engineering core courses, the highest grade obtained betweenthe original and the repeated class will be used to calculate the MechanicalEngineering OPA.Credit Overload PolicyMechanical Engineering students can register for a maximum of 54units per semester. A student can request additional units from theUndergraduate Education Committee based on their QPA. The policy isoutlined in the Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Handbook l).Double Majors and MinorsMechanical Engineering students may pursue double majors and minorsin a variety of subjects, taking advantage of the free elective courses tosatisfy the requirements for the major or minor. The College of Engineeringhas added designated minors to promote flexibility and diversity amongengineering students. Common double majors for Mechanical Engineeringstudents include Engineering and Public Policy, Biomedical Engineering andRobotics.A complete description of majors and minors in engineering can be found onthe College of Engineering website hips and Co-operativeEducation ProgramThe Mechanical Engineering Department considers experiential learningopportunities important educational options for its undergraduatestudents. Students in Mechanical Engineering are encouraged to undertakeprofessional internships during summer breaks.Another option is cooperative education, which provides a student with anextended period of exposure with a company. All co-ops must be at least 6consecutive months in length, and must be a full-time, paid position with asingle company.Study AbroadEngineering Mechanisms and MaterialsFundamental Courses24-634Structural Design24-635Structural Analysis24-652Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials24-653Special Topics: Materials and Their Processingfor Mechanical Engineers24-751Introduction to Solid Mechanics IApplication Courses24-643Energy Storage Materials and Systems24-650Applied Finite Element Analysis24-751Introduction to Solid Mechanics I24-684Special Topics: Nanoscale Manufacturing UsingStructural DNA Nanotechnology24-755Finite Elements in Mechanics I24-753Special Topics: Robotic Materials: Designs,Principles & MechanicsAverage of at least 2.00 for all courses taken. For undergraduate studentswho enrolled at Carnegie Mellon as freshmen and whose freshman gradescause the cumulative QPA to fall below 2.0, this requirement is modified tobe a cumulative QPA of at least 2.0 for all courses taken after the freshmanyear. Note, however, the cumulative QPA that appears on the student'sfinal transcript will be calculated based on all grades in all courses taken,including freshman year. The Mechanical Engineering Department requiresthat students attain a quality point average of 2.00 or higher for all requiredMechanical Engineering core courses.129121212121212121212In today’s global society, a study abroad experience can be an integralpart of an undergraduate engineering education. An academic experienceabroad is encouraged and assistance is provided for course choices andcurriculum sequencing. The Mechanical Engineering department offersscholarships for international experiences to support and encouragestudents to take advantage of study and work abroad experiences.Integrated Master's/Bachelor'sProgram (IMB)Interested undergraduates may plan a course of study that leads to both theBachelor's and Master's in Mechanical Engineering. Beyond eight semesters,at least one semester of full-time graduate student status is required.Please refer to the Integrated Master’s/Bachelor’s Degree Program sectionin the most recent Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering cation/graduate-programs/handbooks.html) for additional information.Full-Time FacultyAMIR BARATI FARIMANI, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering –Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Carnegie Mellon, 2018–

Department of Mechanical EngineeringMARK BEDILLION, Teaching Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Ph.D.,Carnegie Mellon University; Carnegie Mellon, 2016–RYAN SULLIVAN, Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Ph.D., University ofCalifornia at San Diego; Carnegie Mellon, 2012–SARAH BERGBREITER, Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Ph.D.,University of California at Berkeley; Carnegie Mellon, 2018–REBECCA TAYLOR, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Ph.D.,Stanford University; Carnegie Mellon, 2016–JACK LEE BEUTH, Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Ph.D., HarvardUniversity; Carnegie Mellon, 1992–CONRAD TUCKER, Arthur Hamerschlag Career Development Professor ofMechanical Engineering – Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;Carnegie Mellon, 2019–JONATHAN CAGAN, George Tallman and Florence Barrett Ladd Professor ofEngineering – Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley; Carnegie Mellon,1990–5VENKAT VISWANATHAN, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering –Ph.D., Stanford University; Carnegie Mellon, 2014–MAARTEN P. DE BOER, Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Ph.D.,University of Minnesota; Carnegie Mellon, 2007–DOUGLAS WEBER, Akhtar and Bhutta Professor of Mechanical Engineering –Ph.D., Arizona State University; Carnegie Mellon, 2020–NESTOR GOMEZ, Special Faculty of Mechanical Engineering – Ph.D.,Carnegie Mellon University; Carnegie Mellon, 2018–VICTORIA WEBSTER-WOOD, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering –Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University; Carnegie Mellon, 2018–NOELIA GRANDE GUTIERREZ, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering– Ph.D. , Stanford University; Carnegie Mellon, 2021–KATE S. WHITEFOOT, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Ph.D.,University of Michigan; Carnegie Mellon, 2016–DIANA HAIDAR, Assistant Teaching Professor of Mechanical Engineering –Ph.D., University of Delaware; Carnegie Mellon, 2017–JESSICA ZHANG, George Tallman Ladd and Florence Barrett Ladd Professorof Mechanical Engineering – Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin; CarnegieMellon, 2007–ENI HALILAJ, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Ph.D., BrownUniversity; Carnegie Mellon, 2018–B. REEJA JAYAN, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Ph.D.,University of Texas at Austin; Carnegie Mellon, 2015–AARON M. JOHNSON, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Ph.D.,University of Pennsylvania; Carnegie Mellon, 2016–LEVENT BURAK KARA, Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Ph.D., CarnegieMellon University; Carnegie Mellon, 2007–PHILIP R. LEDUC, William J. Brown Professor of Mechanical Engineering –Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University; Carnegie Mellon, 2002–DING ZHAO, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Ph.D.,University of Michigan; Carnegie Mellon, 2018–EmeritiADNAN AKAY, Lord Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Ph.D.,North Carolina State University; Carnegie Mellon, 1992–NORMAN CHIGIER, Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Sc.D.,University of Cambridge; Carnegie Mellon, 1981–SHAWN LITSTER, Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Ph.D., StanfordUniversity; Carnegie Mellon, 2008–JERRY HOWARD GRIFFIN, William J. Brown Emeritus Professor of MechanicalEngineering – Ph.D., California Institute of Technology; Carnegie Mellon,1981–CARMEL MAJIDI, Clarence H. Adamson Professor of Mechanical Engineering –Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley; Carnegie Mellon, 2011–WILFRED THOMAS ROULEAU, Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering– Ph.D., Carnegie Institute of Technology; Carnegie Mellon, 1954–JONATHAN A. MALEN, Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Ph.D.,University of California at Berkeley; Carnegie Mellon, 2009–SHI-CHUNE YAO, Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Ph.D.,University of California, Berkeley; Carnegie Mellon, 1977–CHRISTOPHER MCCOMB, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering –Ph.D. , Carnegie Mellon University; Carnegie Mellon, 2021–ALAN J.H. MCGAUGHEY, Trustee Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Ph.D.,University of Michigan; Carnegie Mellon, 2005–JEREMY J. MICHALEK, Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Ph.D., Universityof Michigan; Carnegie Mellon, 2005–O. BURAK OZDOGANLAR, Ver Planck Professor of Mechanical Engineering –Ph.D., University of Michigan; Carnegie Mellon, 2004–RA

1. During the first year, students complete 24-101 Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering and one other introductory engineering course. 24-101 Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering is a prerequisite for 24-251, 24-261, and 24-351. Students who are not able to take 24-101 in their first year, will push the 24-261 Mechanics I and