2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering
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Materials Science and Engineering
Materials limitations often impede technological and social progress. The materials engineer applies special knowledge of the structure, behavior, and properties of materials to solve these engineering problems. The engineer may be concerned with developing and improving processes for producing metals and alloys or ceramics; developing new alloys or improving existing alloys; and/or achieving better use of alloys and other materials. New materials must be designed for a variety of functions, including structural, aesthetic, electrical, or magnetic and operating environments. Materials may come in forms so minute that the work is done under a microscope or in forms so large that special handling cranes are required.
Research efforts in the department involve work on the development of new high-strength steels, corrosion and oxidation, structural and electronic ceramics, smart materials, high-temperature materials, plastic deformation, phase transformations, and strengthening mechanisms. A number of graduate students are engaged in thesis research on these topics, and undergraduates are encouraged to work on related senior projects. The materials science and engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http:// www.abet.org. For more information on the program, contact undrmems@engr.pitt.edu or see http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/Departments/MEMS/.
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering is concerned with both energy use and the design of machines and systems in such sectors as transportation, manufacturing, materials handling, power generation, and environmental control. Mechanical engineers are involved in design, development, research, management, and related activities in these fields. The breadth and diversity of the profession requires an undergraduate curriculum that provides a sound foundation in the basic sciences, computational skills including use of computers, and the fundamentals of engineering and engineering design. This curriculum provides a base for future professional growth and is also an excellent background for those who wish to pursue careers in other professions including management, law, or medicine. The mechanical engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org. For more information on the program, contact undrmems@engr.pitt.edu or see http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/Departments/MEMS/.
Engineering Science
Engineering Science combines the study of an engineering discipline with the study of a basic science. This provides the educational background for the study of multi-disciplinary problems. Engineering Science is divided into four curricula: Engineering Physics, Nanotechnology-Physics/Materials Science, Nanotechnology-Chemistry/Bioengineering and Engineering Mechanics. Each curricula track prepares graduates to address complex problems at the intersections between fields. A degree in Engineering Science includes a comprehensive foundation in engineering and design, mathematics, and a fundamental science. In addition, the program has flexibility built in that allows students the agency to determine where they would like to develop depth to excel professionally. Engineering Science graduates are involved in design, development, research, and management, and are often leaders in their field. The Engineering Science program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http:// www.abet.org. For more information on the program, contact undrmems@engr.pitt.edu or see http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/Departments/MEMS/.
ProgramsCertificateMajorMinor
CoursesEngineering ScienceMaterials Science and EngrMechanical EngineeringMechanical Engr and Materials Science and Engr
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