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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering College of Engineering Head: Professor Frank J. Redd, orbital mechanics, control systems, spacecraft systems Office in Engineering Laboratory 176, 797-2867 Email: frank@mae.usu.edu Professors J. Clair Batty, thermodynamics, heat transfer, cryogenics; P. Thomas Blotter, engineering mechanics, design, space structures; Ralph H. Haycock, mechanical and cryogenic systems, automation and control systems; Russell M. Holdredge, heat transfer, fluid mechanics; Alma P. Moser, engineering mechanics, piping systems, CAE/CAD; Warren F. Phillips, CAE/CAD/CAM, heat transfer, solar energy, robotics; Edward W. Vendell, cryogenics, heat transfer, thermal systems design; Professors Emeriti Owen K. Shupe, nuclear, material science; W. Karl Somers, manufacturing; Carl D. Spear, material science, CAM; Adjunct Professors Dell K. Allen, manufacturing; Larry H. Brim, bioengineering, heat transfer; Robert H. McEntire, CAD/CAM, productivity, optimization; David G. Norton, manufacturing; Associate Professors Steven L. Folkman, applied mechanics, structural dynamics, space structures; Thomas H. Fronk, composites, materials, mechanics; R. Rees Fullmer, aerospace controls, robotics, dynamics; Assistant Professors Glenn A. Gebert, aerodynamics, aeronautics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer; Christine E. Hailey, aerodynamics, fluid mechanics
Degrees offered: Master of Engineering (ME), Master of Science (MS), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mechanical Engineeri ng Specializations: Aerospace Engineering, Dynamics and Control, Solid Mechanics, Thermal/Fluid Science
Admission Requirements In addition to the general admission requirements listed on pages 25-26, the department requires that an applicant have a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline from an accredited institution. A minimum GPA of 3.0 for MS applicants and 3.3 for PhD applicants is required for the last 90 quarter or 60 semester credits earned. Those students who do not have a BS degree in an appropriate engineering discipline may be admitted with provisional status and required to complete remedial courses. Applicants are also required to submit evidence of potential graduate-level success through GRE scores in several categories. MS applicants are required to submit scores in the verbal, quantitative, and analytical categories. In addition to these three categories, PhD applicants are required to submit a score in the advanced engineering category. Students are expected to be well acquainted with either the FORTRAN or C programming language. Further details concerning admission requirements and prerequisites can be obtained by contacting the head of the MAE department or by referring to the appropri~ ate USU Gopher page.
Specializations The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering offers both MS and PhD degrees, with specializations in aerospace engineering, dynamics and control, solid mechanics, and thermaVfluid science. Aerospace Engineering is concerned with atmospheric and space flight . Included are such disciplines as aerodynamics, aircraft flight dynamics, aircraft design,
spacecraft orbital mechanics, spacecraft attitude motion and control, aircraft and spacecraft propulsion systems, space system design, and the space environment. Mechanical Engineering graduates choosing the aerospace option may pursue careers in aircraft and/or spacecraft design and development, rocket and turbine propulsion systems, aircraft flight testing, and space trajectory design and analysis, as well as the broader, traditional mechanical engineering fields. Dynamics and Control is that branch of Mechanical Engineering concerned with describing and controlling the motion of mechanical systems. Included within its scope are the fundamental studies of dynamics, kinematics, vibrations, control theory, hydraulics and pneumatics, and machine design. Mechanical Engineering graduates who choose the dynamics and control program are prepared to pursue careers in all fields in which force and motion acting on structures and machines occur, including aerospace, automotive, defense, heavy equipment, machine tools, and manufacturing. Solid Mechanics is concerned with mechanics of materials, stress analysis, material science, properties of materials, and material selection for optimum design. It includes courses that deal with design using traditional metals and modern alloys, and courses on engineering with plastics and high-tech composite materials. Students study how structures constructed of various materials react and deform when subjected to loads. Students learn to use the finite element method as well as classical methods for the determination of stresses, strains, and displacements. Mechanical Engineering graduates who select the solid mechanics program are prepared to pursue careers in private industry, government, education, and engineering consulting. Some industrial areas which require engineers with this type of training a re aeronautics, aerospace, automotive, building, electronics, defense, and public utilities.