Skip to main content Skip to footer site map
Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering

The Mechanical Engineering program strives to maintain faculty, curriculum, and supporting facilities that facilitate excellence in undergraduate teaching. The Mechanical Engineering program supports the Academy's mission by providing midshipmen with a broad education in mechanical engineering subjects and a knowledge of fundamental engineering principles that enhance their ability to understand and design naval systems and to supervise the operation of these systems. The program instills in its graduates a desire to maintain high ethical and professional standards and prepares them for continued success in naval service, professional training programs, graduate studies, and/or engineering careers.

The Mechanical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and Program Criteria for Mechanical and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

Within a few years (3-5 years) of graduation, we want our graduates to have:

  1. Attained warfare qualification.
  2. Successfully served in leadership positions in a technically complex environment typical of the Naval services.

Within five to nine years after graduation, we want our graduates to have:

  1. Pursued graduate studies and/or other forms of continuing education and certification required for their professional development.
  2. Managed technical projects to successful completion, demonstrating knowledge of fundamental engineering principles that enable competence as engineers and leaders who significantly contribute to overall mission effectiveness.

In 2021 the Mechanical Engineering program adopted the ABET program curricular outcomes of Criterion 3 (1-7) as our student outcomes.

  1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
  2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
  3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
  4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
  5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
  6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
  7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
Mech._Eng_Course_Matrix.PNG

Mechanical Engineering Program

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours* PDF Summary Course Director
EM211 Statics 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING Prof. John Burkhardt
EM215 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering 1 - 4 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Jim Cowart
EM232 Dynamics 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Joshua Radice
EM217 Strength of Materials 3 - 2 - 4 PDFPING Prof. Samar Malek
EM319 Engineering Thermodynamics 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Patrick Caton
EM371 Introduction to Design 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Stephen Graham
EM313 Materials Science 3 - 2 - 4 PDFPING Assoc. Prof. Emily Retzlaff
EM324 Fluid Mechanics 3 - 2 - 4 PDFPING Prof. Mark Murray
EM320 Applied Thermodynamics 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Ralph Volino
EM375 Mechanical Engineering Experimentation 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Luksa Luznik
EM415 Heat Transfer 3 - 2 - 4 PDFPING Prof. Andrew Smith
EX401 Mechanical Engineering Design I 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Assoc. Prof. Marshall Millett
EX402 Mechanical Engineering Design II 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Assoc. Prof. Marshall Millett
EX485F Interdisciplinary Capstone Design I 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Len Hamilton
EX486F Interdisciplinary Capstone Design II 1 - 4 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Len Hamilton

 

Electives List

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours* PDF Summary Course Director
EM420 Project Management for Mechanical Engineers 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING LCDR John Joyce
EM424 Analytical Methods of Mechanics 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING Assoc. Prof. John Burkhardt
EM433 Computer Aided Manufacturing 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Richard Link
EM434 Additive Manufacturing  3-0-3 CAPT Brad Baker
EM441 Naval Applications of Lasers 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Cody Brownell
EM444 Solar Engineering 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Keith Lindler
EM447 Wind and Current Energy 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Karen Flack
EM451 Design of Robotic Elements 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Stephen Graham
EM456 Corrosion and Corrosion Control 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Michelle Koul
EM458 Failure Analysis 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Joel Schubbe
EM461 Engines: Principles, Design and Applications 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Jim Cowart
EM473 Design and Analysis of Modern Weapons 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Ken Conely
EM485 Engineering in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) 3-0-3 Prof. Samar Malek
EM485B Fluid Flow in Biology 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Cody Brownell
EM485C Combustion and Flames 2-2-3 Prof. Jim Cowart
EM485E Sustainable Energy 2-2-3 Prof. Ethan Lust
EM496A Sound and Vibration 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING Prof. John Burkhardt
EM476 Vehicle Dynamics 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Len Hamilton
EM486H Waste-to-Energy Conversion 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Patrick Caton
*Note that all of the Nuclear Engineering courses can be used as Mechanical Engineering Electives. Please visit the Nuclear Engineering Courses tab to view a complete course listing.
go to Top