Topics for Graduate Study in UWME

MANUFACTURING

Purpose

Mechanical Engineering supports the development of new and improved manufacturing processes that ultimately lead to improvements in product quality and process efficiency.  Courses in Manufacturing support the integration of state-of-the-art technologies and process modeling techniques into each student’s coursework.

Course Options

Core courses are intended to expose the student to advanced manufacturing issues and related engineering assessment methods.  Supplemental courses compliment the core sequence with courses throughout the UW covering materials science and engineering, industrial engineering and business that are specific to each student’s interests. Additional information about each course, including availability, can be found through the UW Course Description Website

 

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Core Courses

ME501 Modern Manufacturing Processes (3)

ME518 Seminars on Advances in Manufacturing and Management (1)

ME505 Computer Integrated Manufacturing (3)

ME507 Computational Methods in Design and Manufacturing (3)

ME518 Seminars on Advances in Manufacturing and Management (1)

ME518 Seminars on Advances in Manufacturing and Management (1)

Supplemental Courses

ME403 Material Removal Processes

ME409 Introduction to Numerical Control and Computer-Aided Manufacturing

ME433 Turbomachinery

ME436 Friction and Wear of Materials

ME473 Instrumentation

ME496 Technology-Based Entrepreneurship

ME502 Plasticity and Metal Forming

ME 506 Tribology

ME541 Fatigue of Materials

ME563 Advanced Composites: Design and Manufacturing

ME599JC Life Cycle Assessment

INDE 511 Management Decision Models

INDE 521 Quality Control in Manufacturing

INDE 524 Robust Design and Quality Engineering

INDE 535 Engineering Simulation

INDE 538 Large Assembly Manufacturing Systems

INDE537 Introduction to Manufacturing Systems

MGMT521 Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation

MGMT521 Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation

OPMGT502 Introduction to Operations Management

Opportunities for students who have completed graduate studies in manufacturing

The mechanical engineering graduate student interested in manufacturing can become involved in advanced technology research, development, and assessment, engineering consulting, and business and facilities management.  Several types of career opportunities exist in the Pacific Northwest and throughout the world.  For example, opportunities exist in:

·      Business and engineering consulting firms

·      Manufacturing companies throughout the industrial sector

·      Government agencies and national laboratories

·      University research and education

For more information, please contact:

Professor Mamidala Ramulu (ramalu@u.washington.edu), Associate Professor Wei Li (weiwli@u.washington.edu), or Professor Bill Wilson (wilsonw@u.washington.edu)