Dr. Sub R. Gollahalli, AME Director
Dr. Alfred G. StrizAE Undergraduate Committee Chair
Dr. M. Cengiz AltanME Undergraduate Committee Chair
college of engineering
The School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineeringat the University of Oklahoma
. . . to provide the best possible educational experience for our students through excellence in teaching, research and creative activity, and service to the state and society, nationally and internationally.
Our Mission
1904 – Mechanical Engineering/department within the School of Applied Science
1909 – The School of Applied Science became the College of Engineering. James H. Felgar was appointed Dean of the College and Director of the new School of Mechanical Engineering.
1929 – Aeronautical engineering became an option within the Mechanical Engineering degree plan.
1951 – School of Aeronautical Engineering was formed.
1963 – AE and ME merged into the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
1907 – President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Oklahoma the 46th state.
1917 – U.S. entered World War I; war production stimulated the economy and the country “roared” into the 1920s.
1929 – The Stock Market crashed and the Great Depression lasted through the 1930s.
1957 – The Soviet Union launched Sputnik and the great space race began.
1969 – Neil Armstrong took “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”.
AME Enrollment: a 10-year summary
Year Undergrad Masters PhD Totals
1993 458 57 43 558
1994 482 49 30 561
1995 453 43 31 527
1996 438 59 25 522
1997 384 56 29 469
1998 421 41 38 500
1999 422 48 33 503
2000 416 35 42 493
2001 478 35 36 549
2002 572 50 37 659
Fall 2002 enrollment in the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering was the largest in over 10 years.
It exceeded the 2001 enrollment by over 100 students.
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AME Faculty -
• 17 Faculty members (full time) + 1 vacant position
• 3 Adjunct faculty members (part time)
Teaching and Advising
Research
AME Faculty Research Areas -
Engineering Information
Technologies
Materials, Design, and
Manufacturing
Intelligent Systems
BioengineeringEnergy and Propulsion Systems
Gramolland others in
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Agrawal, Altan, Bert, Baldwin,
Chang, Chudoba,
Siddique, Striz
Miller, Stalford, Tuckness
Altan, Gan, Parthasarathy,
Rennaker, Stalford, Striz
Agrawal, Gollahalli, Lai, Parthasarathy
External research funding in excess of $1.5 million new awards per year -
U.S. Dept. of Defense U.S. Dept. of Energy Nat’l Science Foundation
NASA Schlumberger
Center for Aircraft Systems/Support Infrastructure Hough Ear Institute
Okla. Center for the Advancement of Science & Technology
AME Facilities -Felgar Hall, built in 1925, houses the School’s offices, the AME Shop, and several of AME’s instructional and research laboratories.
It is also home to the Engineering Library, and the CoE’s Engineering Computing Services and Williams Student Services Center.
Class projects often require “hands-on” engineering skills and the AME Shop provides valuable technical experience with a variety of tools and equipment.
The shop is supervised by two AME machinist technicians and features a state-of-the-art milling machine.
AME Facilities -
Additional research facilities are located on the university’s North Campus, near Max Westheimer Airport.
Some of the other instructional and research labs located in Felgar Hall are:
Aerospace Vehicle Design Lab Heat Transfer Lab Intelligent Robotics Lab Biomedical Engineering Lab Product & Process Design Lab Computer-Aided Engineering LabNeural Engineering Lab Combust/Flame Dynamics Lab Engineering Media Lab
The L. A. Comp Subsonic Wind Tunnelis located on the main campus at the foot of the OU Water Tower. It is a closed circuit, 4 ft. x 6
ft. test section tunnel capable of producing wind speeds over 175 miles per hour.
AME Degree Programs & Credit Hours -
AE MEBachelor of Science (BS) - standard 127 124
Bachelor of Science (BS) - Pre-Med option --- 134
BS/MS combined (5-year accelerated) 152-158 148-154
Master of Science (MS)– Thesis Option 30 30
Master of Science (MS)– Non-thesis Option 36 36
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 90 hrs after BS 90 hrs after BS
All programs are fully accredited by ABET.
AME Curricula -
General Educational Electives: Mathematics (15), Chemistry (5), Physics (8), US History (3), English (6), Political Science (3), Humanities (12)
Professional CoE Core (6)
Engineering Science: Rest
Labs and Projects
Computer Usage
Student Activities in AME - Student branches of Professional Organizations
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The Society of Automotive Engineers
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating andAir-Conditioning Engineers
Student Activities in AME – Honor Societies
Sigma Gamma TauNational Honor Society in Aerospace Engineering
Pi Tau SigmaNational Honor Society in Mechanical Engineering
Other student activities:
multidisciplinary engineering organizations
Engineers’ Club OU Robotics Club
Tau Beta PiNational Engineering Honor Society
Society of Women Engineers
Research opportunities for undergraduates -
UROP – Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program sponsored by the Honors College
UGRA – Undergraduate Research Assistant sponsored by AME faculty member
Elective credit
More information about the research activities of the AME Faculty members can be found in the display cases located on the North hallway of Felgar Hall’s 2nd floor.
There is one display case for every professor.
Scholarship Opportunities in AME -
Applicant must be AME student, with 30 credit hours
Application deadline – May 1st of each year
Selection decisions made by committee
Funded by donors
AME awarded over $15,000 to students for the current academic year
What do aerospace engineers do?
Design, develop, and test aircraft, spacecraft, and missiles – and supervise the manufacturing of these products
Develop new technologies for use in aviation, defense systems, and space exploration
Use Computer-aided Design (CAD), robotics, and lasers
Some may specialize in structural design, guidance systems, navigation and control, instrumentation and communication, or production methods.
Others may specialize in an aviation product, i.e. commercial transports, military fighter jets, helicopters, spacecraft, or missiles and rockets.
Where do they work?
Aerospace Industry – Lockheed Martin, The Boeing Company, Raytheon
Government – Department of Defense, NASA
Various consulting services or research & testing services
What is an average salary?According to a 2001 salary survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, starting offers to aerospace engineering graduates averaged:
Bachelor’s degree candidates - $46,918 a year to start
Master’s degree candidates - $59,995 a year to start
Ph.D. candidates - $64,167 to start
- reported by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
What about AE graduates from OU?
OU AE students graduating with bachelor’s degrees in 2002 and 2003 –
67% had secured employment prior to graduation
Average starting salary - $48,000/year (highest reported = $50,000/year)
Job titles: Aerospace Engineer, Project Manager, Engineering Scientist
Employers: Lockheed Martin, The Boeing Company, NASA, CIA
How do I become an OU aerospace engineer?
YEAR FIRST SEMESTER HOURS SECOND SEMESTER HOURS
ENGL 1113 Prin. Of English Composition (Core I)
CHEM 1315 General Chemistry (Core II)
MATH 1823 Calculus & Analytic Geometry I (Core 1)
HIST 1483 US, 1492-1865 OR
1493 US, 1865-Present (Core IV)
ENGR 1112 Intro to Engineering
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ENGL 1213 Prin. Of English Composition (Core I)
MATH 2423 Calculus & Analy Geometry II (Core I)
PHYS 2514 Gen Phys for Engrs/Science (Core II)
CS 1313 Programming/Non-Majors (AE Section)
P SC 1113 American Federal Gov (Core III)
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 16 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 16
MATH 2433 Calculus & Analytic Geometry III
PHYS 2524 Gen Physic for Engr/Science (Core II)
ENGR 2113 Rigid Body Mechanics
AME 2223 Intro to Aerospace Engineering
ENGR 2213 Thermodynamics
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MATH 2443 Calculus & Analytic Geometry IV
MATH 3113 Intro to Ordinary Differential Equations
MATH 3990 Laboratory
AME 2623 Circuits and Sensors
AME 2533 Dynamics
ENGR 2313 Structure & Properties of Materials
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 16 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 16
AME 3112 Solid Mechanics Lab
AME 3143 Solid Mechanics I
AME 3253 Aerodynamics
AME 3272 Wind Tunnel Lab
AME 4383 Control Systems
Approved Elective: Social Science, Core III
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AME 3333 Flight Mechanics
AME 3523 Aerospace Structural Analysis
AME 3623 Embedded Real Time Systems
AME 2103 Interactive Engineering Design Graphics
AME Approved Experimental Elective
Approved Elective: Artistic Forms, Core IV
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 16 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 17
AME 4273 Aerospace Syst Design I (CAPSTONE)
AME 4493 Space Sciences & Astrodynamics
AME 4243 Aerospace Propulsion Systems
AME 4513 Flight Controls
AME Approved Technical Elective
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AME 4373 Aerospace Syst Design II (CAPSTONE)
AME 4593 Space Systems & Mission Design
AME Approved Technical Elective
Approved Elective: Non-Western Culture (Cove IV)
Approved Elective: Western Civ. & Culture (Core IV)
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 15 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 15
AE Curriculum 127 credit hrs. 2.0 GPA minimumF
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Graduate Degrees in Aerospace Engineering -
available Fall 2004– a combined 5-year BS/MS degree in Aerospace Engineering
152-158 credit hours
Master of Science (MS)– Thesis Option 30 hours after BS – Non-thesis Option 36 hours after BS
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) 90 hours after BS
11 ft. aluminum shell rocket
Minimum diameter
N motor
Supersonic at M = 1.3 – 1.5
Altitude of ~22,000 ft.
Heavily instrumented
measure pressure and temperature
measure acceleration and deformation
a long instrumentation section/nose cone
on-board data loggers
altimeter (with 2 back-ups) to deploy drogue and main chutes
Student Projects - Launch Vehicle Design
Student Projects – CubeSat Design
Collaboration between 7 Colleges in Oklahoma
10 cm by 10 cm by 10 cm satellite with on-board experiment
To be launched into Earth’s orbit as secondary payload on Space Shuttle or other launch vehicle
Data retrieval from Space via on-board transmitter
52 CubeSats to Mars in 2006/2007
Next destination . . ?
More Student Projects -
R/C Glider Design• Kit- or scratch-built
• Over 2 m wing span
• Instrumentation and controls platform
SAE Aero Design• R/C aircraft
• Carry maximum load over given flight path
Micro Aircraft• Smallest possible R/C aircraft
• Fly controlled for 2 minutes
AE Capstone Course - Aerospace Systems Design Learn aerospace design process
Integrate requirements, technology, and constraints to develop timely and competitive product
Interpret existing industrial design specification/constraints
Design an aerospace vehicle based on previous course work
Design Projects:
single-stage-to-orbit vehicle
giant transport aircraft
two-place kit plane, two lawn tractor Kohler V-Twin engines
competition rigid-wing hang glider
More space design projects planned for the future
Aerospace Engineering – the end of the first 100 years
Dec. 17, 1903 - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina -
Brothers Wilbur and Orville Wrightachieved 12 seconds of controlled, powered flight.
Aerospace Engineering – the next 100 years
MARS
Now satellites float beyond the moon, carrying telescopes and cameras –
Thanks to aerospace engineers, man walked on the surface of the moon over 30 years ago.
- relaying images to Earth of the next great challenge . . .
What do mechanical engineers do?ME is one of the broadest of the engineering disciplines
- often termed the “Liberal Arts of Engineering” -
Research, develop, design, manufacture, and test tools, engines, machines, and other mechanical devices
Work on power-producing machines such as electric generators, internal combustion engines, and steam and gas turbines
Develop power-using machines such as refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment, machine tools, material handling systems, industrial production equipment, and robots used in manufacturing
Design tools needed by other engineers for their work
Pursue graduate degrees in Medicine, Law, or Business
Where do they work?
What is an average salary?
Manufacturing and Industry – Energy, Food, Communications, Chemical, Textile Refining, Paper, Lumber, Metal, Transportation
Engineering and Management Services – Bechtel, ABB Group
Business Services – Parametric, Raytheon
Government – Dept. of Defense, Dept. of Energy, NASA
According to a 2001 salary survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, starting offers to mechanical engineering graduates averaged:
Bachelor’s degree candidates - $48,426 a year to start
Master’s degree candidates - $55,994 a year to start
Ph.D. candidates - $72,096 to start
- reported by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
What about ME graduates from OU?
How do I become an OU mechanical engineer?
OU ME students graduating with bachelor’s degrees in 2002 and 2003 –
37% had secured employment prior to graduation (another 33% planned to participate in a graduate program)
Average starting salary - $50,023/year (highest reported = $65,000/year)
Job titles: Mechanical Engineer, Production Engineer, Plant Engineer, Management Trainee, Project Engineer, Reliability Engineer
Employers: Siemens Westinghouse, BNSF, Conoco, Tinker AFB, BP, Seagate, Delta Faucet, Halliburton, Raytheon
ME Curriculum/Standard 124 credit hrs. 2.0 GPA minimumYEAR FIRST SEMESTER HOURS SECOND SEMESTER HOURS
ENGL 1113 Prin. Of English Composition (Core I)
CHEM 1315 General Chemistry (Core II)
MATH 1823 Calculus & Analytic Geometry I (Core 1)
ENGR 1112 Intro to Engineering
Approved Elective: Social Science (Core III)
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ENGL 1213 Prin. Of English Composition (Core I)
MATH 2423 Calculus & Analy Geometry II (Core I)
PHYS 2514 Gen Phys for Engrs/Science (Core II)
P SC 1113 American Federal Gov (Core III)
AME 2103 Interactive Engr Design Graphics
ENGR 1001 Engineering Computing
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 16 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 17
MATH 2433 Calculus & Analytic Geometry III
PHYS 2524 Gen Physic for Engr/Science (Core II)
ENGR 2113 Rigid Body Mechanics
ENGR 2213 Thermodynamics
ENGR 2313 Structure & Properties of Materials
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MATH 2443 Calculus & Analytic Geometry IV
MATH 3113 Intro to Ordinary Differential Equations
AME 2303 Design & Manufacturing Processes
AME 2533 Dynamics
ENGR 2613 Electrical Science
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 16 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 15
AME 3112 Solid Mechanics Lab
AME 3143 Solid Mechanics I
AME 3153 Fluid Mechanics
ENGR 3723 Numerical Methods/Engr. Computation
Approved Technical Elective
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AME 3122 Heat Transfer & Fluid Mechanics Lab
AME 3173 Heat Transfer
AME 3353 Design of Mechanical Components
HIST 1483 US, 1492-1865 OR
1493 US, 1865-Present (Core IV)
Approved Technical Elective
Approved Communications Elective
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 14 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 17
PHYS 3223 Modern Physics for Engineers
AME 3363 Design of Thermal-Fluid Systems
AME 4163 Principles of Engineering Design
Approved Engineering Science Elective
Approved Experimental Elective
3
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AME 4553 Design Practicum (CAPSTONE)
Approved Engineering Science Elective
Approved Elective: Non-Western Culture (Cove IV)
Approved Elective: Western Civ. & Culture (Core IV)
Approved Elective: Artistic Forms (Core IV)
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 14 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 15
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ME Curriculum/Pre-Med 134 credit hrs. 2.0 GPA minimumYEAR FIRST SEMESTER HOURS SECOND SEMESTER HOURS
ENGL 1113 Prin. Of English Composition (Core I)
CHEM 1315 General Chemistry (Core II)
MATH 1823 Calculus & Analytic Geometry I (Core 1)
ENGR 1112 Intro to Engineering
Approved Elective: Social Science (Core III)
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ENGL 1213 Prin. Of English Composition (Core I)
CHEM 1415 General Chemistry
MATH 2423 Calculus & Analytic Geom II (Core I)
PHYS 2514 Gen Phys for Engrs/Science (Core II)
AME 2103 Interactive Engr Design Graphics
ENGR 1001 Engineering Computing
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 16 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 19
MATH 2433 Calculus & Analytic Geometry III
PHYS 2524 Gen Physic for Engr/Science (Core II)
ZOO 1114 Intro Zoology
ENGR 2113 Rigid Body Mechanics
ENGR 2313 Structure & Properties of Materials
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MATH 2443 Calculus & Analytic Geometry IV
MATH 3113 Intro to Ordinary Differential Equations
ENGR 2213 Thermodynamics
AME 2303 Design & Manufacturing Processes
AME 2533 Dynamics
ENGR 2613 Electrical Science
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 17 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 18
CHEM 3053 Organic Chemistry
ZOO 1121 Intro Zoology Lab
AME 3112 Solid Mechanics Lab
AME 3143 Solid Mechanics I
AME 3153 Fluid Mechanics
ENGR 3723 Numerical Methods/Engr. Computation
(-Approved Technical Elective)
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CHEM 3153 Organic Chemistry
CHEM 3152 Organic Chemistry Lab
AME 3122 Heat Transfer & Fluid Mechanics Lab
AME 3173 Heat Transfer
AME 3353 Design of Mechanical Components
P SC 1113 American Federal Gov (Core III)
Approved Comm Elective (-Approved Tech Elective)
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 15 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 19
HIST 1483 US, 1492-1865 OR
1493 US, 1865-Present (Core IV)
PHYS 3223 Modern Physics for Engineers
AME 3363 Design of Thermal-Fluid Systems
AME 4163 Principles of Engineering Design
ZOO Elective (-Approved Engineering Science Elective)
(-Approved Experimental Elective)
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AME 4553 Design Practicum (CAPSTONE)
Approved Engineering Science Elective
Approved Elective: Non-Western Culture (Cove IV)
Approved Elective: Western Civ. & Culture (Core IV)
Approved Elective: Artistic Forms (Core IV)
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2 degrees in 5 years! BS/MS combined Freshman – Junior years are same as ME/standard
Must maintain GPA of 3.25
Graduate-level AME courses (5000 & 6000) replace Engr Science Electives in Senior Year + 2 hrs. of thesis research (thesis option)
Fifth year: continue Graduate-level AME course work (11-12 hrs/semester)
YEAR FIRST SEMESTER HOURS SECOND SEMESTER HOURS
PHYS 3223 Modern Physics for Engineers
AME 3363 Design of Thermal-Fluid Systems
AME 4163 Principles of Engineering Design
Approved Experimental Elective
AME Graduate-level Elective
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AME 4553 Design Practicum (CAPSTONE)
Approved Elective: Non-Western culture (Core IV)
Approved Elective: Western Civ. & Culture (Core IV)
Approved Elective: Artistic Forms (Core IV)
AME Graduate-level Elective
AME 5980 Thesis Research (thesis option only)
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 14 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 15-17
AME 5573 Advanced Engineering Analysis I
AME Graduate-level Elective
AME Graduate-level Elective
AME Graduate-level Elective OR
AME 5980 Thesis Research
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Graduate-level Math Elective
AME Graduate-level Elective
AME Graduate-level Elective
AME Graduate-level Elective OR
AME 5980 Thesis Research
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 11-12 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 11-12
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Other Graduate Degrees in Mechanical Engineering -
Master of Science (MS)– Thesis Option 30 hours after BS
– Non-thesis Option 36 hours after BS
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) 90 hours after BS
ME Capstone Course – Partners with Industry
Recent Project Sponsors Halliburton
NASA
Sandia National Labs
Schlumberger
Tinker Air Force Base
York International
Seagate
Imagination is the beginning of creation. – George Bernard Shaw
Early mechanical engineers were people who invented and designed mechanisms powered by humans, animals, water, and wind.
In the late 18th century, the Industrial Revolution was powered by the mechanical invention of the steam engine.
Mechanical engineering in the 20th centurychanged the world.
Imagine what mechanical engineers will doin the 21st century.
Power Generation
Bottle Manufacturing
Agricultural Mechanization
Automobiles
Air-ConditioningRefrigeration
Plastics Manufacturing
Food Processing
Robotics
For more information:
www.ame.ou.edu
The School of Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringFelgar Hall, 865 Asp Avenue, Room 212
325-5011
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