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Engineering

Engineering Education

in a University Setting 288

Degree Programs in Engineering 290

Special Programs 292

Honors 294

Academic Regulations 296

Courses of Study 301

Engineering Courses 325

Administration and Faculty 350

288 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

ANDERBILT University School of Engineering is the

largest and oldest private engineering school in the

South. Classes offering engineering instruction began

in , and seven years later Engineering was made a separate

department with its own dean. The school’s program empha-

sizes the relationship of the engineering profession to society

and prepares engineers to be socially aware as well as techni-

cally competent.

e mission of the School of Engineering is threefold: to

prepare undergraduate and graduate students for roles that

contribute to society; to conduct research to advance the

state of knowledge and technology and to disseminate these

advances through archival publications, conference publica-

tions, and technology transfer; and to provide professional

services to the community.

e school strives to meet the undergraduate education

portion of its mission by oﬀering degree programs in ﬁelds of

engineering relevant to the needs of society. An objective of

these programs is to provide a technical education integrated

with strong humanities, ﬁne arts, and social sciences subject

matter to provide the requisite foundation for life-long learn-

ing. e availability of second majors and minors in subject

areas in other schools and colleges of the university increases

opportunities for engineering students to enhance their

education by pursuing studies in the non-technical disciplines.

Engineering students take close to  percent of their courses

outside of the School of Engineering and associate daily with

peers from other schools and colleges within the university.

Another objective is to accommodate students who will

continue their studies at the graduate level in engineering

or in other professional ﬁelds, as well as those who intend to

enter engineering practice upon graduation. To this end, our

programs emphasize mathematics and engineering sciences,

yet provide signiﬁcant exposure to engineering design and

hands-on laboratory experiences.

A large fraction of the student body is destined for manage-

ment positions early in their working careers. To meet these

students’ needs, the Engineering Management program oﬀers

a well-integrated curriculum, including a minor.

e bachelor of engineering serves those programs in

engineering where professional registration through state

boards is desirable or necessary. Typically, about  percent

of the students are enrolled in programs that are accredited by

the Engineering Accreditation Commission or the Computing

Accreditation Commission of ABET (abet.org).

e bachelor of science addresses the needs of those stu-

dents seeking specialized programs not served by conventional

engineering degree programs. e degree provides students

with a general scientiﬁc and engineering background while

allowing individual curricular desires to be addressed. For

example, students who want to use a degree from the School of

Engineering to enter the primary or secondary education ﬁelds

may include the necessary courses in education from Peabody

College in their engineering degree program.

Students at all levels have the opportunity to work with

faculty in the generation of new knowledge. ose planning

for graduate studies and research may participate in individual

topics and research courses to fulﬁll that desire. Engineering

students also participate in the university’s Summer Research

Program for Undergraduates.

Facilities

The School of Engineering is housed in  main buildings with

several satellite facilities. William W. Featheringill Hall which

houses a three-story atrium designed for student interac-

tion and social events, more than fifty teaching and research

laboratories with the latest equipment and computer resources,

and project rooms. The new Engineering and Science build-

ing is an eight-story state of the art building that houses the

Wond'ry at the Innovation Pavilion, numerous research labs,

interactive class rooms, clean rooms and space for students

to work, study and socialize. School administrative offices

and several classrooms are located on the ground floor of the

Science and Engineering building in Stevenson Center, which

also houses the Biomedical Engineering Department on the

th and th floors. Jacobs Hall, which flanks Featheringill

Hall, contains laboratories, office and classrooms serving both

the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and

the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Depart-

ment. The Olin Hall of Engineering houses Chemical and

Biomolecular Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and

Materials Science. Several other satellite facilities that are

part of the Engineering School include: the W. M. Keck Free

Electron Laser Center building, housing the labs and offices of

the Biomedical Photonics Center; the LASIR (laboratory for

systems integrity and reliability), a hangar-style facility located

off-campus dedicated to scaling up experiments to realistic

and full size, including a wind tunnel and military aircraft;

the MuMS facility (multiscale modeling and simulation); the

Vanderbilt Institute of Software Integrated Systems; and the

Institute for Space and Defense Electronics, providing office

space, dry laboratories and conference space.

In all its engineering programs, Vanderbilt recognizes

the valid place of experimental and research laboratories in

the learning experience. Laboratories are planned to provide

the strongest personal contact between students and faculty

members consistent with enrollment.

Well-equipped undergraduate laboratories are maintained

by the Departments of Chemistry and Physics in the College

of Arts and Science, which oﬀers mathematics and basic

science courses required of all engineering students. Graduate

and undergraduate divisions of these departments maintain

teaching and research facilities in the Stevenson Center for the

Natural Sciences, as does the Department of Earth and Envi-

ronmental Sciences. Another supporting department, Biologi-

cal Sciences, is housed in Medical Research Building III. Most

classes in humanities and the social sciences are conducted in

Buttrick, Calhoun, Furman, Garland, and Wilson halls.

Accreditation

All programs leading to the B.E. degree are accredited by the

Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (abet.org).

The bachelor of science program in computer science is accred-

ited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET

(abet.org).

Engineering Education in a University Setting

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Employment of Graduates

Of the recent Vanderbilt graduates with baccalaureate degrees

in engineering, about  percent entered directly into profes-

sional practice. Thirty percent continued with graduate or pro-

fessional education. Others pursued diverse careers or other

interests. Additional information regarding the employment

of engineering graduates is available in the Career Center.

Supporting Organizations

Vanderbilt Engineering Council

The Engineering Council is a student organization whose

main goal is facilitating communication between administra-

tion, faculty, and students in the School of Engineering. Offi-

cers of the Engineering Council are elected by the engineering

student body, and representatives from the professional

societies complete the organization’s membership. While the

council has no administrative power, it provides students

with a voice in the decision-making process in the School of

Engineering.

Professional Societies

The leading national engineering societies have chartered

branches or student sections at Vanderbilt. These organiza-

tions are run locally by students with the help of a faculty

adviser. Meetings are devoted to matters of a technical nature,

including films, outside speakers, plant trips, and other sub-

jects of interest to the membership.

Student speakers from the Vanderbilt groups compete

annually with speakers from other groups in their region in

technical paper competitions.

Freshmen and sophomores are cordially invited to attend

meetings—and juniors and seniors are urged to join—as they

will ﬁnd the work of the professional societies beneﬁcial in

orienting them in their careers.

e student professional societies are:

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

(A.I.A.A.)

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (A.I.Ch.E)

American Society of Civil Engineers (A.S.C.E.)

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (A.S.M.E.)

American Society for Metals (A.S.M.)

Association for Computing Machinery (A.C.M.)

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (I.E.E.E.)

International Society for Hybrid Microelectronics

(I.S.H.M.)

International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE)

National Society of Black Engineers (N.S.B.E.)

Society of Automotive Engineers (S.A.E.)

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (S.H.P.E.)

Society of Engineering Science (S.E.S.)

Society of Women Engineers (S.W.E.)

Vanderbilt Biomedical Engineering Society

Graduating seniors may join the Order of the Engineer, a

society that recognizes the commitment of its members to the

profession of engineering.

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ACHELOR of engineering degree programs are offered

in the areas of biomedical, chemical, civil, computer,

electrical, and mechanical engineering. Many of these

programs allow considerable flexibility—but students are

required to include in their courses of study those bodies of

knowledge fundamental to each discipline.

Bachelor of science degree programs oﬀered in the inter-

disciplinary engineering disciplines oen allow strong con-

centration in other areas of engineering or in the College of

Arts and Science. e B.S. is awarded in the areas of computer

science and engineering science.

e school oﬀers the master of engineering (M.Eng.), with

emphasis on engineering design and practice, in most areas

of study. e Graduate School, through departments of the

School of Engineering, oﬀers the research-oriented Ph.D. and

M.S. degrees in eight major ﬁelds. Degree programs oﬀered by

the School of Engineering are shown below.

Degree Programs in Engineering

Degree Programs

B.E. B.S. M.Eng. M.S. Ph.D.

Biomedical Engineering • • • •

Chemical Engineering • • • •

Civil Engineering • • • •

Computer Engineering •

Computer Science • • •

Cyber-Physical Systems •

Electrical Engineering • • • •

Engineering Science •

Environmental Engineering • • •

Materials Science and Engineering • •

Mechanical Engineering • • • •

Undergraduate Degrees

Bachelor of Engineering

The bachelor of engineering is offered in biomedical, chemical,

civil, computer, electrical, and mechanical engineering. The

B.E. degree requirements vary from  to  semester hours.

Students seeking double majors will require somewhat more

credit hours.

Bachelor of Science

The bachelor of science is offered in computer science and

engineering science, requiring  and  semester hours,

respectively. These programs have more flexibility in elective

choice than the B.E. degree programs.

The First Year

Many courses normally scheduled for the freshman year are

common to both the B.E. and B.S. degree programs. While the

curriculum for the freshman year is generally the same for all

students, there are important variations. For example, some

major programs require a full year of introductory chemistry;

others do not. Students should become familiar with require-

ments of those programs in which they have an interest

and confer with their adviser at the time of enrollment and

throughout the freshman year to work out a program of study

that will keep options open as long as possible.

Specimen curricula for the engineering programs are given

in the Courses of Study chapter. Requirements for the B.E. and

B.S. degrees for the various programs vary in the minimum

amount of work and speciﬁc course requirements in the basic

sciences and in speciﬁc subject requirements in mathematics.

Included in the freshman year is the course Engineering Sci-

ence – (Introduction to Engineering), which introduces

the student to design tools used in all areas of engineering.

Some students may qualify for advanced placement or

advanced credit in mathematics, science, the humanities and

social sciences, or computer science. If advanced credit is

awarded, it will not aﬀect the student’s Vanderbilt grade point

average.

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Mathematics and Physics

Entering engineering students will be placed in the appropri-

ate level mathematics course. Students offering one full year or

more of high school credit in analytic geometry and calculus

may qualify for advanced placement in a regular sequence by

scoring well on the Advanced Placement Examination.

Students with high mathematical ability and achievement

may apply for enrollment in the Math - sequence

as a substitute for Math . For more information, see the

course descriptions under Mathematics in the Arts and Sci-

ence section of this catalog. For majors requiring Math 

(Methods of Ordinary Diﬀerential Equations), students may

select Math  (Diﬀerential Equations with Linear Algebra)

as a substitute.

Students with inadequate backgrounds in mathematics

may be required to take Math  (Pre-calculus Mathemat-

ics). Taking this course constitutes an additional requirement

for graduation.

Math - (Probability and Statistical Inference) and

Math  (Survey of Calculus) cannot be credited toward a

degree in the School of Engineering.

Students with greater interest in physics may enroll in

Phys , , L, and L (Principles of Physics I and II

and labs) as substitutes for Phys , , L, and L

(General Physics I and II and labs), respectively.

Pre-calculus courses Phys  and L cannot be cred-

ited toward a degree in the School of Engineering.

Liberal Arts Core

In order to provide the elements of a general education

considered necessary for responsible practice as an educated

engineer, the School of Engineering requires each student to

complete at least  hours in the Liberal Arts Core comprising:

. At least  hours selected from courses classified in the

AXLE Curriculum Course Distribution of the College of Arts

and Science as Humanities and Creative Arts (HCA), with the

exception of CMST , , , and , and

. At least  hours selected from courses classified in the

AXLE Curriculum Course Distribution of the College of Arts

and Science as Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS).

The remaining hours are to be selected from:

. Courses classified in the AXLE Curriculum Course Distri-

bution of the College of Arts and Science as Humanities and

Creative Arts (HCA), International Cultures (INT), History

and Culture of the United States (US), Social and Behavioral

Sciences (SBS), and Perspectives (P)

. CS  and ENGM 

. Arabic , Chinese , , , English , French

, German , Greek , Hebrew , Italian , Japa-

nese , , , Latin , Portuguese , Russian ,

and Spanish , 

. Peabody College courses in Psychology and Human Devel-

opment numbered , , , , , , ,

, , , and , and in Human and Organizational

Development numbered , , , , , ,

, and 

. All MUSC, MUSE, MUSO, COMP, MREP, MUTH, and

performance courses in the Blair School of Music, except

MUSO 

Open Electives

Courses excluded from the listings in the Liberal Arts Core

may be taken as open electives.

Officer Education

Course offerings in military science and naval science are

described in the chapter on Special Programs for Undergradu-

ates near the front of the catalog. All officer education courses

designated as eligible for credit may be taken as open electives.

In addition, officer education courses in history and political

science carry AXLE designations and may be taken as part of

the Liberal Arts Core. AFROTC students may count  hours

of the military courses as open electives.

Master of Engineering

The master of engineering (M.Eng.) is an advanced profes-

sional degree awarded by the School of Engineering and espe-

cially designed for engineering practitioners who may prefer

to work while doing professional study. It is also suitable for

individuals who apply directly from undergraduate school—

but the thrust of the program is toward professional practice

in engineering rather than research or teaching. The degree

is currently offered in biomedical engineering, chemical

engineering, civil engineering, cyber-physical systems, electri-

cal engineering, environmental engineering, and mechanical

engineering.

Students must complete  hours of approved course work.

For information on the Accelerated Graduate Program in

Engineering degrees, see the chapter on Special Programs. A

maximum of  hours of graduate-level course work may be

transferred from another institution. Residency requirements

are ﬂexible, and a maximum period of seven years is allowed

to complete the degree. An extensive, written design report

shall be submitted on a project approved by the student’s

project adviser.

Admission to the Master of Engineering program normally

requires graduation from an approved undergraduate pro-

gram in engineering or a related scientiﬁc discipline, attain-

ment of a B average in undergraduate courses applicable to

the student’s career goals, and recommendations containing

favorable appraisals of professional promise and attitude. A

period of successful work experience prior to application to

the program will also be given consideration. Application for

admission should be sent to the associate dean of the School of

Engineering. Further information about the program may be

obtained by writing to the same oﬃce.

For international students who did not graduate from an

institution in a country where English is the oﬃcial language,

proﬁciency in English must be shown by a minimum score of

 on the TOEFL or  on the IELTS test.

For information on integrated bachelor and master of

engineering degrees, see the chapter on Special Programs.

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Honors Programs

Honors programs allow selected undergraduate students to

develop individually through independent study and research.

Individual honors programs are described in the Courses of

Study chapter.

Requirements vary somewhat but, in general, to qualify for

consideration a student should have (a) completed the techni-

cal course requirements of the ﬁrst two years, (b) attained

a minimum grade average of . in all work taken for credit,

and (c) shown evidence indicating a capacity for independent

study and/or research. Formal admission is by election of the

department concerned. Once admitted, candidates remain

in the program only if they maintain a . or higher grade

average.

Accepted candidates normally begin honors study in the

junior year, but exceptions may be made for outstanding

seniors.

Successful candidates are awarded Honors in their area of

interest. is designation appears on their diplomas.

Study Abroad

Vanderbilt's Global Education Office offers approximately

thirty programs that allow students to take engineering or

computer science courses in English abroad, in locations

ranging from Dublin to Sydney, Cape Town to Hong Kong.

There are no language prerequisites for these programs. These

programs also allow students to take a range of liberal arts

core and elective courses abroad. A student may not apply to

participate in a Vanderbilt approved direct-credit program

for transfer credit through a different university or through

an external agency and then seek to transfer that credit into

Vanderbilt. Financial aid can be used for study abroad during

the academic year, and scholarships are available to support

summer study abroad. Students are encouraged to discuss

with their academic advisers how best to incorporate study

abroad into their four-year plans of study. All students intend-

ing to receive credit from studying abroad must register their

travels in advance with International SOS. Further information

can be obtained from the Vanderbilt Global Education Office.

Teacher Education

Students who are interested in preparing for licensure as sec-

ondary school teachers should plan their programs in consulta-

tion with the associate dean in the School of Engineering. The

School of Engineering and Peabody College offer a teacher

education program leading to secondary school licensure in

physics (grades  through ) and computer technology. Stu-

dents major in engineering science in the School of Engineering

and complete a second major in education at Peabody College.

More speciﬁc information on professional education course

requirements can be found under the Licensure for Teaching

chapter in the Peabody College section of this catalog. Inquiries

can also be made to the Oﬃce of Teacher Licensure at Peabody.

Double Major

It is possible for a student to combine an engineering field

with a second area outside the School of Engineering. The

student must obtain prior approval of each department and

satisfy the requirements of each major, including the require-

ment regarding minimum grade point average.

Certain double majors involving two programs within

the School of Engineering have been approved by the faculty.

e approved double majors are biomedical engineering/

electrical engineering, and biomedical engineering/chemical

engineering.

e double major is indicated on the student’s transcript.

Only one degree is awarded, from the school in which the

student is enrolled.

Minors

A minor consists of at least five courses of at least  credit

hours each within a recognized area of knowledge. A minor

offers students more than a casual introduction to an area, but

less than a major. A minor is not a degree requirement, but

students may elect to complete one or more. Courses may not

be taken on a Pass/Fail basis. A minor for which all designated

courses are completed with a grade point average of at least .

will be entered on the transcript at the time of graduation.

When a minor is oﬀered in a discipline that oﬀers a

major, only those courses that count toward the major may

be counted toward the minor. Students should refer to the

appropriate sections of this catalog for speciﬁc requirements.

Currently, minors are oﬀered in engineering management,

materials science and engineering, computer science, environ-

mental engi neering, energy and environmental systems, nano-

science and nanotechnology, scientiﬁc computing, and most

disciplines of the College of Arts and Science, Blair School of

Music, and Peabody College.

Students should declare their intention to pursue minors

by completing forms available in the Student Services Oﬃce of

the School of Engineering. Departments and programs assign

advisers to students who declare minors in their areas. Stu-

dents are responsible for knowing and satisfying all require-

ments for the minors they intend to complete.

Three-Two Program

The School of Engineering recognizes a Three-Two program

with certain liberal arts colleges. This plan allows students to

attend a liberal arts college for three years of undergraduate

study, usually majoring in mathematics or science, where

they meet the residence requirements for a degree from that

institution. They then transfer to the Vanderbilt University

School of Engineering for two years of technical work in an

engineering curriculum. Upon completion of the five years,

students receive two bachelor’s degrees, one from the liberal

arts college and one from the School of Engineering. Students

who lack the preparation to begin the junior curriculum in

their major will need three years at Vanderbilt to complete the

bachelor of engineering.

To complete all required technical courses at Vanderbilt in

two years, students enrolled in the ree-Two program should

complete, before coming to Vanderbilt, as many as possible

of the mathematics and science courses listed in the specimen

curriculum—in general, mathematics through diﬀerential

equations, a year of physics, a year of another laboratory

science (usually chemistry), and a semester of computer

Special Programs

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programming. Students should plan their three years of liberal

arts study so as to satisfy as nearly as possible the freshman

and sophomore requirements of the particular engineering

curriculum in which they will major at Vanderbilt.

Admission to the ree-Two program must be certiﬁed by

the liberal arts college and is recognized by Vanderbilt Univer-

sity School of Engineering through special agreement between

Vanderbilt and each of the liberal arts colleges participating in

the ree-Two program.

Dual Degree Program with Fisk University

A coordinated dual degree program between the Vanderbilt

University School of Engineering and Fisk University is espe-

cially designed to permit students to obtain an A.B. degree in

biology, chemistry, computer science, physics, or mathemat-

ics from Fisk and a B.E. or B.S. degree in engineering from

Vanderbilt, generally within five years.

For the ﬁrst three years, the student is enrolled at Fisk in

a science curriculum and, by cross-registration in the second

and third years, takes introductory engineering courses at

Vanderbilt. During the fourth and ﬁh years, the student is

enrolled at Vanderbilt, following principally an engineering

curriculum at Vanderbilt and completing science courses at

Fisk. At the end of ﬁve years, the student should be able to

satisfy the requirements for both bachelor’s degrees.

Financial aid is available for qualiﬁed, deserving students.

Additional information is available from the director of trans-

fer admissions in the Oﬃce of Undergraduate Admissions.

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science/Master of

Science in Finance

A program of study is available in which students can obtain

a B.S. in computer science from the School of Engineering in

four years and be well prepared for admission to the Master

of Science in Finance program in the Owen Graduate School

of Management. Students spend their fifth year of study at the

Owen School. Admission to the Master of Science in Finance

program is contingent upon performance. Students receive a

strong background in computer programming and econom-

ics; minors in engineering management and mathematics

are facilitated, providing further depth in preparation for the

M.S.F. The recommended curriculum is maintained on the

computer science portion of the webpages of the Department

of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Integrated Bachelor and Master of Engineering

On the basis of recommendations containing favorable

appraisals of professional promise, undergraduate students

in the School of Engineering who have completed at least 

hours with at least a . grade point average may be accepted

into an integrated Bachelor of Engineering–Master of Engi-

neering program. The last two years of a student’s program is

planned as a unit.

With the approval of the student’s adviser, the director of

graduate studies in the student’s major department, and the

senior associate dean, students apply through the associate

dean for graduate studies for admission to this integrated

dual degree program. Upon admission to this program, a

second “career” will be set up for the student which will allow

the student to start taking graduate courses (course numbers

> ) during the junior and senior years. ese courses will

be credited toward the master of engineering. Note that no

double counting of courses is allowed (i.e., the student must

meet the degree requirements for each degree independent of

the other degree). e student typically receives the bachelor’s

degree at the end of the fourth year and completes the master

of engineering during the ﬁh year. Further information

can be obtained from the director of graduate studies of the

student’s major department.

Accelerated Graduate Program in Engineering

Students who enter Vanderbilt with a significant number of

credits ( to  hours), earned either through Advanced

Placement tests or in college courses taken during high school,

may be eligible for the Accelerated Graduate Program in

Engineering. Through this program, a student is able to earn

both a bachelor’s degree and a master of science in about the

same time required for the bachelor’s degree. To be eligible for

the program a student must complete  hours (senior stand-

ing) by the end of the sophomore year with at least a . grade

point average. With the approval of the student’s adviser, the

director of graduate studies in the student’s major department,

and the senior associate dean, students apply through the asso-

ciate dean for graduate studies for admission to this acceler-

ated dual degree program. Upon admission to this program, a

second “career” will be set up for the student which will allow

the student to start taking graduate courses (course numbers

> ) during the junior and senior years. These courses will

be credited toward the master of science. Note that no double

counting of courses is allowed (i.e., the student must meet the

degree requirements for each degree independent of the other

degree). The student receives the bachelor’s degree at the end

of the fourth year and typically spends the summer finishing

a master’s thesis to complete the master of science. Further

information can be obtained from the director of graduate

studies of the student’s major department.

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Founder’s Medal

The Founder’s Medal, signifying first honors, was endowed

by Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt as one of his gifts

to the university. The recipient is named by the dean after

consideration of faculty recommendations and the grade point

averages of the year’s summa cum laude graduates.

Latin Honors Designation

Honors noted on diplomas and published in the Commencement

Program are earned as follows:

Summa Cum Laude. Students whose grade point average

equals or exceeds that of the top  percent of the previous

year’s Vanderbilt graduating seniors.

Magna Cum Laude. Students whose grade point average

equals or exceeds that of the next  percent of the previous

year’s Vanderbilt graduating seniors.

Cum Laude. Students whose grade point average equals

or exceeds that of the next  percent of the previous year’s

Vanderbilt graduating seniors.

Dean’s List

The Dean’s List recognizes outstanding academic performance

in a semester. Students are named to the Dean’s List when they

earn a grade point average of at least . while carrying  or

more graded hours, with no temporary or missing grades in

any course (credit or non-credit) and no grade of F.

Honor Societies

TAU BETA PI. The Tennessee Beta chapter of the Tau Beta Pi Association

was installed at Vanderbilt University 7 December 1946. Members of Tau

Beta Pi are selected from undergraduate students in the School of Engi-

neering who have completed at least four semesters of required work, are

in the upper eighth of their class scholastically, and have shown marked

qualities of character and leadership; seniors in the upper fifth of their class

scholastically are also eligible for election.

CHI EPSILON. The Vanderbilt chapter of Chi Epsilon, installed 18 March

1967, is restricted to undergraduate civil engineering students in the top

third of their class. Election is based on grade point average, faculty rec-

ommendation, and exceptional achievements in extracurricular campus

activities.

ETA KAPPA NU. The Epsilon Lambda chapter of the Eta Kappa Nu

Association was established 22 April 1966. Undergraduate members are

selected from the upper third of the class in electrical engineering. Eta

Kappa Nu recognizes leadership and scholastic accomplishment twice

annually, selecting members also from the professional body of practicing

engineers.

ALPHA SIGMA MU. The Vanderbilt chapter of Alpha Sigma Mu was

installed in 1977. Senior materials engineering students in the upper

twenty percent of their graduating class are eligible upon recommenda-

tion of departmental faculty.

PI TAU SIGMA. The Delta Alpha chapter of Pi Tau Sigma was installed on

the Vanderbilt campus 22 April 1971, for the purpose of recognizing scho-

lastic achievement and professional promise in junior and senior mechani-

cal engineering students. Students are elected to membership twice each

year on the basis of academic excellence and recommendations from the

faculty and chapter members.

SIGMA XI. The Vanderbilt chapter of the Society of the Sigma Xi rec-

ognizes accomplishment, devotion, and originality in scientific research.

Associate members are elected annually from graduate-level students of

the university.

HONOR SOCIETIES FOR FRESHMEN. Freshmen who earn a grade point

average of 3.5 or better for their first semester are eligible for membership

in the Vanderbilt chapter of Phi Eta Sigma and Alpha Lambda Delta.

Other Awards and Prizes

DEAN’S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE. Awarded to the senior

candidate in the School of Engineering who has shown remarkable leader-

ship qualities and who has also made the greatest contribution in personal

services to the School.

DEAN’S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SCHOLARSHIP. Awarded to each

member of the senior class who graduates summa cum laude.

PROGRAM AWARDS. The faculty associated with each of the departments

of the school annually bestows a certificate and a prize to one member of

the graduating class who is judged to have made the greatest progress in

professional development during his or her undergraduate career.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTS AWARD. Awarded to an outstand-

ing undergraduate student majoring in chemical engineering on the basis

of a demonstrated record of leadership, ability, character, scholastic

achievement, and potential for advancement of the chemical professions.

GREG A. ANDREWS MEMORIAL AWARD. Endowed in 1969 and

awarded to the senior in civil engineering who has been judged by the

faculty to have made the greatest progress in professional development

and who plans to do graduate work in environmental and water resources

engineering.

THOMAS G. ARNOLD PRIZE. Endowed in 1989 and awarded by the bio-

medical engineering faculty to the senior who presents the best design of

a biomedical engineering system or performance of a research project in

the application of engineering to a significant problem in biomedical sci-

ence or clinical medicine.

WALTER CRILEY PAPER AWARD. Endowed in 1978 and awarded in

electrical engineering for the best paper on an advanced senior project in

electrical engineering.

JAMES SPENSER DAVIS AWARD. Given annually by the student chapter

of Eta Kappa Nu in memory of Mr. Davis, this award recognizes excellence

in the undergraduate study of electronics.

ARTHUR J. DYER JR. MEMORIAL PRIZE. Endowed in 1938 and awarded

in civil engineering to the member of the senior class doing the best work

in structural engineering.

WALTER GILL KIRKPATRICK PRIZE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING. Endowed

and awarded in the School of Engineering to the most deserving third-year

undergraduate student in civil engineering.

Honors

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WILLIAM A. MA AWARD. Awarded to an outstanding senior majoring in

chemical engineering on the basis of a demonstrated record of leadership

and scholastic achievement.

WILSON L. AND NELLIE PYLE MISER AWARD. Awarded to the senior

engineering student who has been judged by the faculty of mathematics

to have excelled in all aspects of mathematics during his or her under-

graduate career.

STEIN STONE MEMORIAL AWARD. Endowed in 1948 and awarded in the

School of Engineering to the member of the graduating senior class who

has earned a letter in sports, preferably in football, and who is adjudged

to have made the most satisfactory scholastic and extramural progress as

an undergraduate.

ROBERT D. TANNER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AWARD. Awarded

to a senior who, in the judgment of the chemical engineering faculty,

has conducted at Vanderbilt University the best undergraduate research

project.

W. DENNIS THREADGILL AWARD. Awarded to a graduating chemical

engineering senior for outstanding achievement in the undergraduate pro-

gram in honor of a former faculty member and department chair.

School of Engineering / Honors

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Honor System

All academic work at Vanderbilt is done under the honor

system (see Life at Vanderbilt chapter).

Responsibility to Be Informed

It is the responsibility of the student to keep informed of

course requirements and scheduling. Failure to do so may

jeopardize graduation.

Academic Advising

A faculty adviser is appointed for each student. This adviser is

chosen from the faculty in the student’s major, when the major

is known. For students who have not chosen a major upon

entry, an adviser is selected from faculty in any department. If

a student later chooses a different department for his or her

major, a corresponding change of adviser is made. Engineer-

ing students are required to see their advisers at registration

and any other time changes must be made in their programs

of study. Any student who has academic difficulty is expected

to see his or her faculty adviser for counsel. Faculty advisers

can also provide useful career guidance.

Professional Registration and Accreditation

Legislation exists in the various states requiring registration of

all engineers who contract with the public to perform profes-

sional work. Although many engineering positions do not

require professional certification, Vanderbilt supports regis-

tration and encourages its graduates to take the Fundamentals

of Engineering examination as soon as they become eligible.

Bachelor of engineering degrees in biomedical engineering,

chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer engineer-

ing, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering are

accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission

of ABET (abet.org). Students in these programs may take

the Fundamentals of Engineering examination as seniors. In

addition, proven professional experience is a requirement for

registration. Other state boards may have diﬀerent rules.

Graduate Record Examination

Most graduate schools, including Vanderbilt’s, require or

strongly encourage submission of Graduate Record Examina-

tion scores as a condition for admission. Further information

can be obtained by writing the Educational Testing Service,

Box , Princeton, New Jersey .

Credit Hour Definition

Credit hours are semester hours; e.g., a three-hour course

carries credit of three semester hours. One semester credit hour

represents at least three hours of academic work per week, on

average, for one semester. Academic work includes, but is not

necessarily limited to, lectures, laboratory work, homework,

research, class readings, independent study, internships, prac-

tica, studio work, recitals, practicing, rehearsing, and recitations.

Some Vanderbilt courses may have requirements which exceed

this definition. Certain courses (e.g., dissertation research,

ensemble, performance instruction, and independent study) are

designated as repeatable as they contain evolving or iteratively

new content. These courses may be taken multiple times for

credit. If a course can be repeated, the number of credits allow-

able per semester will be included in the course description.

Normal Course Load

Each semester, regular tuition is charged on the basis of a nor-

mal course load of  to  semester hours. No more than  or

fewer than  hours may be taken in any one semester without

authorization from the dean. There is an extra charge for more

than  hours at the current hourly rate. Students permitted to

take fewer than  hours are placed on probation, unless their

light load is necessary because of illness or outside employment.

A student must be enrolled in a minimum of  hours to be clas-

sified as a full-time student.

Grading System

Work is graded by letter. A, B, C, and D are considered passing

grades. The grade F signifies failure. A student who withdraws

from a course before the date given in the Academic Calendar

is given the grade W. A student may not withdraw from a

course after that date.

Grade Point Average

A student’s grade point average is obtained by dividing the total

grade points earned by the number of hours for which the student

registered, excluding courses taken for no credit, those from

which the student has withdrawn, those with the temporary grade

of I or M, and those that are completed with the grade Pass.

Defined Grades with Corresponding Grade Points Per

Credit Hour

A+ = 4.0 C+ = 2.3

A = 4.0 C = 2.0

A– = 3.7 C– = 1.7

B+ = 3.3 D+ = 1.3

B = 3.0 D = 1.0

B– = 2.7 D– = 0.7

F = 0.0

Pass/Fail Course Provision

Students may elect to take a limited number of courses on

a Pass/Fail basis. To enroll for a course on a Pass/Fail basis,

students must have completed at least two semesters at

Vanderbilt, must have achieved at least sophomore standing,

and must not be on academic probation.

In addition, the following regulations apply to students

enrolled in the School of Engineering:

. No more than  hours graded Pass will be accepted toward

the B.S. or B.E. degree, as designated by each program's

curriculum.

Academic Regulations

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Pass/Fail Electives Options by Program

Open Liberal Technical

Elective Arts Core Elective

BME X X

CEE X

ChBE X

CMPE X

CS X X X

EE X

ES X X

ME X X X (non-ME)

. No more than two courses may be taken on a Pass/Fail

basis in any one semester.

. A minimum of  hours must be taken on a graded

basis in any semester that a Pass/Fail course is taken. A gradu-

ating senior who needs fewer than  hours to graduate may

take courses on a Pass/Fail basis as long as he or she takes the

number of hours needed to graduate on a graded basis.

. Students may register for grading on a Pass/Fail basis

until the close of the Change Period at the end of the second

week of classes. Students may change from Pass/Fail to graded

status until the deadline date for dropping a course that is

published in the Academic Calendar.

ose electing the Pass/Fail option must meet all course

requirements (e.g., reports, papers, examinations, attendance,

etc.) and are graded in the normal way. Instructors are not

informed of the names of students enrolled on a Pass/Fail

basis. At the end of the semester, a regular grade is submitted

for the student enrolled under the P/F option. Any grade of

D- or above is converted in the Student Records System to a

P, while an F will be recorded if a student enrolled under this

option fails the course. e P grade is not counted in the grade

point average or used in the determination of honors. e

grade of F earned under the Pass/Fail option is included in the

calculation of the grade point average.

Temporary Grades

Temporary grades are placeholders that are assigned under

defined circumstances with a specified deadline by which

they will be replaced with a permanent grade. A student who

receives a temporary grade is ineligible for the Dean’s List.

I: Incomplete

The Incomplete (I) is a temporary placeholder for a grade that

will be submitted at a later date. The grade of I is given only

under extenuating circumstances and only when a significant

body of satisfactory work has been completed in a course. The I

is not intended as a replacement for a failing grade, nor should

it be assigned if a student simply misses the final examination.

The grade of M is used for the latter purpose. The request for

an I is generally initiated by the student but must be approved

and assigned by the instructor. When assigning an Incomplete,

the instructor specifies (a) a deadline by which the I must be

resolved and replaced by a permanent grade and (b) a default

course grade that counts the missing work as zero. The dead-

line may be no later than the end of the next regular semester.

Extension beyond that time must be approved by the associate

dean. If the work is not completed by the deadline the default

grade will become the permanent grade for the course. The

Incomplete is not calculated in the GPA, but a student who

receives an Incomplete is ineligible for the Dean’s List.

M: Missed Final Examination

The grade of M is given to a student who misses the final

examination and is not known to have defaulted, provided the

student could have passed the course had the final examina-

tion been successfully completed. The grade of F is given

if the student could not pass the course even with the final

examination. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the

Office of the Dean before the first class day of the next regular

semester to request permission to take a makeup examination.

The makeup examination must be taken on or before the tenth

class day of the next regular semester. If the request has not

been submitted by the proper time, or if the student fails to

take the makeup examination within the prescribed time, the

M grade will be replaced by a default grade submitted by the

instructor when the M is assigned.

F: Failure

A subject in which the grade F is received must be taken again

in class before credit is given. A student who deserts a course

without following the correct procedure for dropping it will

receive an F in the course.

Senior Re-examination. A candidate for graduation who

fails not more than one course in the ﬁnal semester may be

allowed one re-examination, provided the course failed prevents

the student’s graduation, and provided the student could pass

the course by passing a re-examination. Certain courses may

be excluded from re-examination. e re-examination must be

requested through the student’s Dean’s Oﬃce, and, if approved,

it is given immediately aer the close of the last semester of the

student’s senior year. A student who passes the re-examination

will receive a D- in the course. e terms and administration of

senior re-examination are the responsibility of the school that

oﬀers the course. For engineering students taking engineering

courses, the senior re-examination policy applies if a student

fails not more than one course in the senior year.

RC: The Repeated Course Designator

Courses in which a student has earned a grade lower than B–

may be repeated under certain conditions. A course in which

the student earned a grade between D– and C+, inclusive,

may be repeated only once. The repeat must be accomplished

within one year of the first attempt for courses offered every

year, or, for courses not offered within a year, the first time the

course is offered. Failed courses may be repeated at any time.

A course may be repeated only on a graded basis, even if the

course was originally taken Pass/Fail. Courses taken Pass/Fail

in which the student earned a Pass may not be repeated. When

registering for a course previously completed, the student

must indicate that the course is being repeated. A course can-

not be repeated through credit by examination.

Students should note that repeating a course may improve the

grade point average, but it may also lead to problems in meeting

minimum hour requirements for class standing and progress

toward a degree. Repeating a course does not increase the number

of hours used in calculation of the grade point average. All grades

earned will be shown on the transcript, but only the latest grade

will be used for computation of grade point averages.

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W: Withdrawal

A student may withdraw from a course at any time prior to the

deadline for withdrawal published in the Academic Calendar.

The deadline is usually the Friday following the date for report-

ing mid-semester deficiencies. The W is recorded for any course

from which a student withdraws. A course in which a W is

recorded is not used in figuring grade point averages.

Requirements for the Degree

Candidates for a degree must have completed satisfactorily all

curriculum requirements, have passed all prescribed examina-

tions, and be free of indebtedness to the university.

Grade Average Requirements

To be eligible for graduation, a student must have passed all

required courses, including the technical electives, and shall

have earned a minimum average grade of C in (a) all courses

taken, (b) courses taken within the School of Engineering, and

Any student who has been on probation for failure to meet

the semester grade point average requirements in two succes-

sive semesters may be dropped for failure to meet the require-

ment in a third successive semester.

Hours Required for Graduation

The specific course requirements and total hours required for

the bachelor’s degree vary with the student’s major program.

Detailed requirements for each program are shown in the

specimen curricula in the Courses of Study section. If gradua-

tion requirements change during the time students are in school,

they may elect to be bound by the requirements published in

the catalog in either their entering or their graduating year.

Transfer Credit

It is the student’s responsibility to provide all information

needed for an assessment of the program for which transfer

of credit is requested. Work transferred to Vanderbilt from

another institution will not carry with it a grade point aver-

age. No course in which a grade below C- was received will be

credited toward a degree offered by the School of Engineering.

Transfer students must complete at least  hours of work

at Vanderbilt. Two of the semesters must be the senior year.

Summer Work at Another Institution

Work that a student contemplates taking at a summer school

other than Vanderbilt is treated as transfer work and must be

approved in advance in writing by the student’s adviser and

the associate dean in the School of Engineering, at which time

a course description must be submitted. A course a student

has taken at Vanderbilt may not be repeated in another insti-

tution to obtain a higher grade.

Credit by Examination

In certain circumstances students may be awarded course

credit by departmental examination. (This procedure is

distinct from the award of credit through the College Board

Advanced Placement Examinations, taken prior to a student’s

first enrollment at Vanderbilt or another college.)

Students who want to earn credit by departmental exami-

nation should consult the associate dean concerning proce-

dures. To be eligible, students must be in good standing.

Students must obtain the approval of the chair of the depart-

ment that is to give the examination and of the instructor des-

ignated by the chair. Students may earn up to  hours of credit

by examination in any one department, although this limitation

might be raised on petition to the Administrative Committee.

Students may attempt to obtain credit by examination no more

than twice in one semester, no more than once in one course in

one semester, and no more than twice in one course.

Credit hours and grade are awarded on the basis of the

grade earned on the examination, subject to the policy of

the department awarding credit. Students have the option of

refusing to accept the credit hours and grade aer learning the

results of the examination.

Students enrolled for at least  hours are not charged

tuition for hours for which credit by examination is awarded,

so long as the amount of credit falls within the allowable

limits of an -hour tuition load, including no-credit courses

dropped aer the change period of registration. Students in

this category must pay a fee of  for the cost of administer-

ing the examination. Full-time students with a tuition load

exceeding  hours and students taking fewer than  hours

pay tuition at the regular rate with no additional fee.

Registration

A period is designated in each semester during which continu-

ing students, after consultation with their advisers, register for

work to be taken during the next term. Students can access both

their registration appointment times and the registration system

via YES (Your Enrollment Services) at yes.vanderbilt.edu.

Auditing

Regularly enrolled students in the School of Engineering who

want to audit courses in any of the undergraduate schools of

the university must get the written consent of the instructor

to attend the class but do not register for the course for credit.

Forms are available from the School of Engineering Office of

Academic Services. No permanent record is kept of the audit.

Regular students may audit one class each semester.

Change of Course

During the change period of registration as defined in the

Academic Calendar, students may add or drop courses without

academic penalty after securing approval from their adviser.

After the change period, new courses may not be added, except

under very unusual circumstances and with the approval of

the adviser, the course instructor, and the associate dean.

A student may drop a course without entry on the ﬁnal

record, provided the course is dropped during the change

period of registration. Aer the ﬁrst week of classes and

extending to the end of the eighth week, a course may be

dropped with approval of the student’s adviser; a W (with-

drawal) will be recorded.

To drop a course or change sections aer the change

period ends, the student must procure a Change of Course

form from the Oﬃce of Academic Services. e student then

obtains the signature of his or her adviser and of all instructors

involved in the proposed change and returns the form to the

Oﬃce of Academic Services.

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School of Engineering / Academic Regulations

Examinations

Examinations are usually given at the end of each semester

in all undergraduate courses except for certain laboratory

courses or seminars. Exams will be no longer than three hours

in length and are given according to the schedule published

in the Schedule of Courses (the School of Engineering does not

offer an alternate examination schedule). All examinations are

conducted under the honor system.

Residence Requirements

A minimum of four semesters including the last two semesters

shall be spent in residence in the School of Engineering. Dur-

ing these four or more semesters, the student must have com-

pleted at least  semester hours of an approved curriculum in

one of the degree programs. In unusual cases, an exception to

this requirement may be made by the Administrative Commit-

tee upon the recommendation of the department concerned.

Class Standing

To qualify for sophomore standing, a student must earn a mini-

mum of  hours and maintain a grade point average of at least

. and have completed two regular semesters. For the purposes

of class standing, a regular semester is defined as any fall or

spring term in which a student is registered for at least  hours.

Freshmen who fail to qualify for sophomore standing after two

semesters are placed on probation. Freshmen who fail to qualify

for sophomore standing in three semesters may be dropped.

The summer session counts as a semester for this purpose.

To qualify for junior standing, a student must earn a

minimum of  hours and maintain a grade point average of

at least . and have completed four regular semesters. Sopho-

mores who fail to qualify for junior standing at the end of two

semesters aer qualifying for sophomore standing are placed

on probation. A student who has been on probation for failure

to qualify for junior standing and who does not qualify for

junior standing in one extra semester may be dropped.

A student who has qualiﬁed for junior standing has two

semesters to qualify for senior standing. Senior standing

requires the completion of  hours and a minimum grade

point average of . and and the completion of six regular

semesters. Juniors who do not qualify for senior standing

at the end of the second semester aer qualifying for junior

standing will be placed on probation. A student who has been

on probation for failure to qualify for senior standing and who

does not qualify for senior standing in one extra semester may

be dropped.

Seniors who do not qualify for graduation at the end of the

second semester aer being promoted to the senior class will

be placed on pro bation and given one more semester to com-

plete the graduation requirements. A senior who has been on

probation for failing to complete the graduation requirements

and who fails to complete the requirements in one additional

semester may be dropped.

Probation

A freshman who fails to complete  hours and earn a . grade

point average during any semester is placed on probation. A

sophomore, junior, or senior who fails to complete  hours

and earn a . grade point average during any semester is

placed on probation. The student is removed from probation

after completing  hours and earning a . grade point aver-

age during any semester provided that sufficient credit hours

are obtained for promotion to the next class.

Full-time sophomores are removed from probation aer

earning  hours and a . grade point average in a given

semester, except that those who have not qualiﬁed for junior

standing aer two semesters as a sophomore must in the next

semester fulﬁll the requirement for junior standing. Failure to

do so will cause the student to be dropped.

A student who fails all courses in any semester will be

dropped.

To remain in good standing, a student must pursue a

program leading toward a degree in the School of Engineering.

A student who is deemed by the Administrative Committee

not to be making satisfactory progress toward a degree in

engineering will be dropped.

A student authorized by the Administrative Committee

to carry fewer than  hours because of illness or outside

employment, or for some other valid reason, may be placed

on probation if the student’s work is deemed unsatisfactory

by the Administrative Committee and will be removed from

probation when the committee deems the work satisfactory.

Class Attendance

Students are expected to attend all scheduled meetings of

each class in which they are enrolled. At the beginning of

each semester, instructors will explain the policy regarding

absences in each of their classes. Students having excessive

absences will be reported to the Office of the Dean. If class

attendance does not improve thereafter, the student may be

dropped from the class with the grade W, if passing at the time,

or the grade F, if failing at the time. Class attendance may be a

factor in determining the final grade in a course.

Scholarship Requirements

Those students having honor scholarships are expected to

maintain a . grade point average while taking a minimum

of  hours. Failure to maintain a . grade point average each

year will result in the cancellation of the scholarship.

Grade Reports

A grade report will be available to the student on Academic

Record in YES as soon as possible after the conclusion of each

semester. This report will give the total hours and grade points

earned during the semester, as well as the cumulative hours

and grade points earned through that semester. Students

should examine these reports carefully and discuss them with

their faculty advisers. Any errors should be reported imme-

diately to the Office of Academic Services of the School of

Engineering.

A grade reported and recorded in the Oﬃce of the Univer-

sity Registrar may be changed only upon written request of the

instructor and with approval of the Administrative Committee.

e committee will approve such a change only on certiﬁca-

tion that the original report was in error.

Undergraduate Enrollment in Graduate Courses

A qualified Vanderbilt junior or senior may enroll in courses

approved for graduate credit by the graduate faculty. Credit

from such courses may be applied to undergraduate degree

requirements or, upon the student’s admission to the Vander-

bilt University Graduate School, toward a graduate degree.

Vanderbilt cannot guarantee that another graduate school will

grant credit for such courses. The principles governing this

option are as follows:

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. Work taken under this option is limited to courses

numbered  and above and listed in the catalog of the

Graduate School, excluding thesis and dissertation research

courses and similar individual research and reading

courses.

. e student must, at the time of registration, have a .

grade point average in the preceding two semesters.

. e total course load, graduate and undergraduate courses,

must not exceed  hours in that semester.

. e student must obtain the written approval of their aca-

demic adviser and the instructor of the course on a form

available in the Oﬃce of Academic Services.

. Permission for Vanderbilt undergraduates to enroll in

graduate courses does not constitute a commitment on the

part of any program to accept the student as a graduate

student in the future.

. An undergraduate student exercising this option will be

treated as a graduate student with regard to class require-

ments and grading standards.

Reserving Credit for Graduate School

. Undergraduate students who want to count credit earned

in a course numbered  and higher for graduate credit

must at the time of registration declare their intention on a

form available in the Oﬃce of Academic Services.

. e work must be in excess of that required for the bach-

elor’s degree.

. All of the criteria detailed above regarding the enrollment

by undergraduates in graduate courses apply under this

option.

Leave of Absence

A student at Vanderbilt or one who has been admitted to

Vanderbilt may, with the approval of his or her academic dean,

take an official leave of absence for as much as two semesters

and a summer session. Leave of absence forms are available in

the Office of Academic Services. A student who fails to register

in the university at the end of the leave will be withdrawn from

the university.

Change of Address

Any change of address should be reported to the School of

Engineering Office of Academic Services or the Office of the

University Registrar. The university will consider notices or

other information delivered if mailed to the address on file in

YES.

Normal Program of Study

The normal program of study is  to  hours per semester.

Students must be authorized by the Administrative Commit-

tee to register for fewer than  hours.

Withdrawal from the University

A student proposing to withdraw from the university must

notify the Office of Academic Services of the School of Engi-

neering so that proper clearance may be accomplished and

that incomplete work is not charged as a failure against the

student’s record.

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Hours are semester hours. The bracketed [] indicates

 semester hours of credit for one semester, and [–]

for a two-semester course.

1000–1999: Lower-level introductory courses. Generally no prerequisite.

2000–2999: Intermediate undergraduate courses. May have prerequisite

courses.

3000–4999: Upper-level undergraduate course. Usually have prerequisite

courses.

5000+: Courses for graduate credit.

W symbols used in course numbers designate courses that meet

departmental writing requirements.

Abbreviations

BME Biomedical Engineering

CE Civil Engineering

CHBE Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

CMPE Computer Engineering

CS Computer Science

EECE Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering

ENGM Engineering Management

ES Engineering Science

ENVE Environmental Engineering

ME Mechanical Engineering

MSE Materials Science and Engineering

NANO Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

SC Scientific Computing

Courses of Study

The Freshman Year

The freshman year curriculum for all of the engineering disciplines is:

Specimen Curriculum

FALL SEMESTER Semester hours

CHEM 1601 General Chemistry 3

CHEM 1601L General Chemistry Laboratory 1

MATH 1300 Accelerated Single-Variable Calculus I 4

ES 1401–1403 Introduction to Engineering 3

Elective 3

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Total 14

SPRING SEMESTER Semester hours

CHEM 1602‡ General Chemistry 3

and and

CHEM 1602L General Chemistry Laboratory 1

or or

MSE 1500‡ Materials Science I 3

and and

MSE 1500L Materials Science Laboratory 1

MATH 1301 Accelerated Single-Variable Calculus II 4

PHYS 1601 General Physics I 3

PHYS 1601L General Physics Laboratory I 1

ES 1001 Engineering Commons Seminar (optional) 1

CS 1101 Programming and Problem Solving 3

or 1103 ___

Total 15–16

‡ Chemical engineering and biomedical engineering majors must take CHEM 1602 and 1602L.

Civil engineering majors must take an area of science in addition to chemistry and physics to satisfy

the program basic science elective requirements.

School of Engineering / Courses of Study

302 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

Biomedical Engineering

CHAIR Michael R. King

ASSOCIATE CHAIR W. David Merryman

DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES Anita Mahadevan-Jansen

DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE STUDIES Cynthia Reinhart-King

DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE RECRUITING Craig L. Duvall

PROFESSORS EMERITI A. B. Bonds, Robert L. Galloway, Jr., Thomas R.

Harris, Paul H. King, Robert J. Roselli, Richard G. Shiavi

PROFESSORS Adam W. Anderson, Daniel Brown, André Churchwell,

Benoit M. Dawant, Mark D. Does, Todd D. Giorgio, John C. Gore,

Scott A. Guelcher, Paul Harris, Frederick R. Haselton, S. Duke Herrell,

E. Duco Jansen, Michael R. King, Robert F. Labadie, Anita Mahadevan-

Jansen, Karen Joos, H. Charles Manning, Michael I. Miga, Reed Omary,

K. Arthur Overholser, Leon Partain, Cynthia Reinhart-King, James West,

John P. Wikswo, Jr.

RESEARCH PROFESSOR Andre Diedrich

ADJOINT PROFESSOR Richard Mu

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Franz J. Baudenbacher, Edward Y.

Chekmenev, Bruce M. Damon, Edwin Donnelly, Craig L. Duvall, William

Fissell, Bennett A. Landman, W. David Merryman, Victoria L. Morgan,

Jeffry S. Nyman, Cynthia B. Paschal, Wellington Pham, John J. Reese,

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE Matthew Walker III

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Daniel J. France, Lisa McCrawley

ADJOINT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Stacy S. Klein-Gardner

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Leon Bellan, Brett C. Byram, James Cassat,

Charles Caskey, Rebecca Cook, Zhaohua Ding, Dario Englot, William

Grissom, Giresh Hiremath, Ethan Lippmann, Carlos Lopez, Gregor

Neuert, Aron Parekh, Seth A. Smith, Julie Sterling, Hak-Joon Sung,

Wesley Thayer, Yuankai Tao, Eric R. Tkaczyk, Justin Turner, Brian

Welch, John T. Wilson, Junzhong Xu, Karl Zelik

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS OF THE PRACTICE Amanda R. Lowery,

Christina C. Marasco, Joseph Schlesinger

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Nick Adams, Zhipeng Cao,

Cynthia Clark, Logan Clements, Richard Dortch, Yirui Gao, Mukesh

Gupta, Kevin Harkins, Dmitry Markov, Baxter P. Rogers, Patricia K.

Russ, Veniamin Sidorov, Eric Spivey, Jared Weis

ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Valerie Guenst

ADJOINT ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Amber Simpson, Melissa C. Skala

ADJOINT RESEARCH PROFESSOR Justin Baba

INSTRUCTOR Amanda Buck

THE foundations of biomedical engineering are the same as those

in other engineering disciplines: mathematics, physics, chemistry

and engineering principles. Biomedical engineering builds on

these foundations to solve problems in biology and medicine over

the widest range of scalesfrom the nanoscale and molecular

levels to the whole body. Biomedical engineering provides a robust

platform for employment in the medical device and instrumenta-

tion industries as well as careers in companies that specialize

in the development and application of biologics, biomaterials,

implants and processes. Our graduates gain entry into nationally

recognized graduate schools for continuing studies in biomedical

engineering. Biomedical engineering is also a rigorous path for

admission to and success in medical school for those students

willing and able to excel in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biol-

ogy, physiology, and engineering.

e Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt is

unique among biomedical engineering programs in its immediate

proximity to the world class Vanderbilt Medical Center, located

on our compact campus. Our School of Medicine is among the

top ten in funding from the National Institutes of Health and

includes a National Cancer Institute-recognized Comprehensive

Cancer Center, a major children’s hospital and a Level I trauma

center. is proximity and the strong relationships among

faculty across multiple schools stimulate high impact research

and provide unique educational and research opportunities for

students.

Degree Programs. e Department of Biomedical Engineering

oﬀers courses of study leading to the B.E., M.S., M.Eng., and Ph.D.

Vanderbilt biomedical engineering is a well established program

with undergraduate degrees granted continuously since . Our

undergraduate curriculum undergoes regular review and revision

to ensure relevancy and to maintain full ABET accreditation.

Students have complete ﬂexibility in the selection of biomedi-

cal engineering, technical, and open electives. is allows focus

and depth in areas such as biomaterials and tissue engineering,

biomedical imaging, biophotonics, bionanotechnology, model-

ing, therapy guidance systems, and biomedical instrumentation.

Double majors with electrical engineering and with chemical

engineering are available.

Facilities. e Department of Biomedical Engineering is

located in Stevenson Center. Undergraduate instructional laborato-

ries are equipped for study of biomedical processes, measurement

methods and instrumentation. ese facilities are equipped with

embedded systems for instrumentation, design, and testing that

mirror professional practice. Specialized facilities for biomedical

imaging, biophotonics, surgery and engineering, regenerative

medicine, nanobiotechnology, and nanomedicine are used both for

faculty-led research and instructional purposes.

Undergraduate Honors Program. With approval of the Hon-

ors Program director, junior and senior students in biomedi-

cal engineering who have achieved a minimum grade point

average of . may be accepted into the undergraduate Honors

Program. Students in the program take at least  credit hours of

-level or above (graduate) biomedical engineering courses,

which can be counted toward the -hour undergraduate

degree requirements as biomedical engineering electives or

which can be taken for graduate school credit. Students in the

Honors Program must also complete a two-semester-long

research project and present a research report; this is generally

accomplished through the BME  and  Undergraduate

Research elective courses. Honors students must make a grade

point average of . in these classes and maintain an overall

. GPA to be designated as an honors graduate. The diploma

designation is Honors in Biomedical Engineering.

Curriculum Requirements

NOTE: New course numbers took effect in fall 2015. Former course num-

bers are included in course descriptions in this catalog and at this website:

registrar.vanderbilt.edu/faculty/course-renumbering/course-lookup/.

The B.E. in biomedical engineering requires a minimum of 

hours, distributed as follows:

. Mathematics ( hours): MATH , , , .

. Basic Science ( hours): CHEM /L, /L;

PHYS /L, /L; BSCI /L.

. Introductory engineering and computing ( hours): ES ,

, and , and either CS  (preferred) or CS .

. Electrical engineering ( hours): EECE , , L.

. Biomedical engineering ( hours): BME , , ,

, , , , W, , , .

. Biomedical engineering electives ( hours) comprising:

i) BME elective courses numbered  and higher.

ii) Up to  hours total of BME , . An additional 

hours of BME - may be used as technical electives.

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iii) Any one of the following: CHBE , , ;

EECE , , ; ENVE ; ME . is option

does not apply to BME/EE double majors.

iv) BME graduate courses, with the exception of

BME –, provided the student has a . GPA and

appropriate permissions.

. Technical electives ( hours) comprising:

i) BME electives taken above the  credit hour mini-

mum. Up to  hours of BME – or other indepen-

dent study courses in the School of Engineering may be

taken as technical electives.

ii) Courses in the School of Engineering except CHBE

, CE , CS , ENGM , ME , and listings

in Engineering Science.

iii) Courses numbered  or higher in the College

of Arts and Science listed in the mathematics and natural

sciences (MNS) AXLE distribution category except MATH

, , , , and PHYS  (if credit is given for

BME ).

iv) BSCI , L.

v) NURS , -, .

. Liberal Arts Core ( hours) to be selected to fulﬁll the Lib-

eral Arts Core requirements listed under Degree Programs

in Engineering.

. Open electives ( hours).

Undergraduates in biomedical engineering may apply the pass/

fail option only to courses taken as liberal arts core or open

electives, subject to school requirements for pass/fail.

Double Majors

I. e double major in biomedical and electrical engineering

requires a minimum of  semester hours. e require-

ments include those numbered , , , , and  for the B.E. in

biomedical engineering and the following:

a. Biomedical engineering electives ( hours): BME elective

courses numbered  and higher.

b. Electrical engineering ( hours): EECE , , L,

, L, , , , L.

c. Electrical engineering electives ( hours) selected as

described by item  of the Curriculum Requirements in the

electrical engineering section of the catalog, but totaling at

least  hours. Students must complete at least two courses

in each of two areas of concentration listed under electri-

cal engineering in the Undergraduate Catalog. At least one

course must be a domain expertise course as designated

in the catalog. BME  may be included toward satisfy-

ing the area of concentration requirement but cannot be

counted as an electrical engineering elective.

A specimen curriculum for the double major with electrical

engineering can be found on the biomedical engineering

department's website.

II. e double major in biomedical and chemical engineering

requires a minimum of  hours and is described in the

chemical engineering section of the catalog under its cur-

riculum requirements.

Specimen Curriculum for Biomedical Engineering

Semester hours

SOPHOMORE YEAR FALL SPRING

BSCI 1510, 1510L Introduction to Biological Sciences with Laboratory 4 –

BME 2100 Introductory Biomechanics 3 –

BME 2200 Biomedical Materials – 3

MATH 2300 Multivariable Calculus 3 –

MATH 2400 Differential Equations with Linear Algebra – 4

PHYS 1602, 1602L General Physics with Laboratory II 4 –

EECE 2112 Circuits I – 3

Biomedical Engineering or Technical Elective – 4

Liberal Arts Core 3 3

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JUNIOR YEAR

BME 3000 Physiological Transport Phenomena 3 –

BME 3100, 3101 Systems Physiology 3 3

BME 3200 Analysis of Biomedical Data – 3

BME 3300 Biomedical Instrumentation* – 4

EECE 2213, 2213L Circuits II 4 –

Biomedical Engineering or Technical Elective 3 4

Liberal Arts Core – 3

Open Elective 3 –

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School of Engineering / Biomedical Engineering

304 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

Chemical Engineering

CHAIR G. Kane Jennings

DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE PROGRAM Clare M. McCabe

DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES Paul E. Laibinis

PROFESSORS EMERITI Thomas R. Harris, M. Douglas LeVan, Robert J.

Roselli, John A. Roth, Karl B. Schnelle Jr., Robert D. Tanner

PROFESSORS Peter T. Cummings, Todd D. Giorgio, Scott A. Guelcher,

G. Kane Jennings, David S. Kosson, Paul E. Laibinis, Matthew J.

Lang, Clare M. McCabe, K. Arthur Overholser, Peter N. Pintauro,

Sandra J. Rosenthal

PROFESSORS OF THE PRACTICE Russell F. Dunn, Julie E. Sharp

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMERITUS Kenneth A. Debelak

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Eva M. Harth, Bridget R. Rogers, Jamey D.

Young

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Ryszard Wycisk

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Rizia Bardhan, Kelsey B. Hatzell, Piran Kidambi,

Shihong Lin, Ethan S. Lippmann, Carlos A. Silvera Batista, John T.

Wilson, Marija Zanic

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Christopher R. Iacovella

ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSORS William R. French, Davide Vanzo

ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR Bryan R. Beyer

CHEMICAL engineers play key roles in the development and

production of commodity chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and

bioengineered materials, high strength composites and spe-

cialty polymers, semiconductors and microelectronic devices,

and a wide range of ultrapure fine chemicals. Indeed, chemical

engineering is essential for the operation of contemporary

society. The solutions to many of the problems that we face

today—e.g., energy, the environment, development of high-

performance materials—will involve chemical engineers.

e undergraduate program in chemical engineering pre-

pares students to contribute to the solution of these and similar

problems. Graduates ﬁnd meaningful careers in industry, in

government laboratories, and as private consultants. Some

continue their education through graduate studies in chemical

engineering, business, law, or medicine.

Mission. The mission of the Department of Chemical

and Biomolecular Engineering is to educate those who will

advance the knowledge base in chemical engineering, become

practicing chemical engineers, and be leaders in the chemical

and process industries, academia, and government; to conduct

both basic and applied research in chemical engineering and

related interdisciplinary areas; and to provide service to the

chemical engineering profession, the School of Engineering,

Vanderbilt University, the country, and the world.

Degree Programs. The Department of Chemical and Biomo-

lecular Engineering offers the bachelor of engineering in chemical

engineering and graduate study leading to the M.Eng., M.S., and Ph.D.

Undergraduate chemical engineering students acquire a solid

background in mathematics, chemistry, biology, and physics. e

chemical and biomolecular engineering program has as its basis

courses in transport phenomena, thermodynamics, separa-

tions, and kinetics. Other courses deal with the principles and

techniques of chemical engineering analysis and design, along

with economic analysis, process control, chemical process safety,

and engineering ethics. Laboratory courses oﬀer the student an

opportunity to make fundamental measurements of momentum,

heat, and mass transport and to gain hands-on experience with

bench scale and small scale pilot-plant apparatus, which can be

computer controlled. Report writing is a principal focus in the

laboratory courses. Many students have the opportunity to carry

out individual research projects.

A specimen curriculum for a chemical engineering major

follows. is standard program includes a number of elec-

tives. Students, in consultation with their faculty advisers, may

choose elective courses that maintain program breadth or may

pursue a minor or focus area with their chemical engineering

major. Specimen curricula with emphases in speciﬁc areas are

available on the department website. Double majors may be

arranged in consultation with a faculty adviser.

e chemical and biomolecular engineering department

recommends that students consider taking the Fundamentals

of Engineering Examination (FE) in their senior year. is is

the ﬁrst step in obtaining a license as a professional engineer.

e following courses are recommended for preparation for

the FE: EECE , CE , and ME .

Undergraduate Honors Program. e Honors Program

in chemical engineering provides an opportunity for selected

students to develop individually through independent study

and research. General requirements are described in the Special

Programs chapter. e chemical and biomolecular engineering

department requires a minimum overall GPA of .. Acceptance

to the program is made by petition to the faculty during the junior

year. Transfer students may be considered for admission aer

completing one semester at Vanderbilt. Candidates for honors

choose their technical courses with the consent of a faculty honors

adviser. Requirements include at least  hours of CHBE courses

numbered  or above, plus  hours of CHBE  and 

taken in the junior and/or senior year under the direction of a fac-

ulty honors adviser. A formal written research report is submitted

each semester CHBE  or  is taken with a ﬁnal report and

presentation given in the spring semester of the senior year to the

CHBE faculty and students. The diploma designation is Honors in

Chemical Engineering.

Facilities. The chemical and biomolecular engineering

department is located in Olin Hall of Engineering. Departmen-

tal laboratories are equipped for study of transport phenomena,

unit operations, kinetics, and process control. Current research

Semester hours

SENIOR YEAR FALL SPRING

BME 4900W Biomedical Engineering Laboratory 3 –

BME 4950, 4951 Design of Biomedical Engineering Systems I, II 2 3

BME 4959 Senior Engineering Design Seminar 1 –

Biomedical Engineering or Technical Elective 7 6

Liberal Arts Core 3 3

Open Elective – 3

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* BME 3300 may also be taken in the fall of the senior year.

Course descriptions begin on page 325.

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areas for which facilities are available include molecular model-

ing; adsorption and surface chemistry; biochemical engineering

and biotechnology; materials; energy and the environment.

Curriculum Requirements

NOTE: New course numbers took effect in fall 2015. Former course num-

bers are included in course descriptions in this catalog and at this website:

registrar.vanderbilt.edu/faculty/course-renumbering/course-lookup/.

The B.E. in chemical engineering requires a minimum of 

hours, distributed as follows:

. Mathematics ( hours): MATH , , , .

. Basic Science ( hours): CHEM /L, /L,

/L, /L; PHYS /L, /L.

. Engineering Fundamentals ( hours): ES , , ;

CS .

. Liberal Arts Core ( hours). To be selected to fulﬁll the

Liberal Arts Core requirements listed in the Degree Pro-

grams in Engineering.

. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering ( hours): CHBE

, , , , , , , , W,

W, W, W, .

. Science electives ( hours): BSCI  or CHBE ;

CHEM  (preferred) or BSCI  or BSCI .

. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering electives:  hours

selected from CHBE courses numbered  and above.

. Technical electives ( hours). To be selected from: a)

courses in BME, CHBE, CE, CS, EECE, ENVE, ME, MSE,

NANO, and SC, except BME  and CS ; b) courses

numbered  or above in the College of Arts and Science

listed in the mathematics and natural sciences (MNS)

AXLE distribution category; and c) ENGM , , ,

, , , , .

. Open electives ( hours).

Undergraduates in chemical engineering, including double

majors with chemical engineering, may apply the pass/fail option

only to courses taken as open electives, subject to the school

requirements for pass/fail. No more than  total hours of CHBE

 and  may be applied toward degree requirements.

Double Majors

I. e double major in chemical engineering and biomedical

engineering requires a minimum of  semester hours. e

requirements include those numbered , , and  for the B.E.

in chemical engineering and the following:

a) Mathematics ( hours): MATH , , , .

b) Biology ( hours): BSCI , L.

c) Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering ( hours):

CHBE , , , , , , W, W.

d) Biomedical Engineering ( hours): BME , ,

, , , W, , , .

e) Electrical Engineering ( hours): EECE , , L.

f) CHBE elective:  hours selected from CHBE , , .

g) BME elective:  hours selected from BME courses numbered

above  except BME , , , , –.

II. e double major in chemical engineering and chemistry

requires a minimum of  semester hours. e require-

ments include those numbered , , , , and  for the B.E. in

chemical engineering and the following:

a) Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering ( hours):

CHBE , , , , , , , W,

W, W, ; CHBE  or .

b) Science ( hours): CHEM , L, , , ,

, ; BSCI  or CHBE ; BSCI .

c) Engineering Elective:  hours selected from courses

numbered - or  and above in BME, CHBE,

CE, EECE, ENVE, and ME, except BME  and .

School of Engineering / Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Specimen Curriculum for Chemical Engineering

Semester hours

SOPHOMORE YEAR FALL SPRING

CHEM 2221, 2222 Organic Chemistry 3 3

CHEM 2221L, 2222L Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 1

MATH 2300 Multivariable Calculus 3 –

MATH 2420 Methods of Ordinary Differential Equations – 3

PHYS 1602 General Physics II 3 –

PHYS 1602L General Physics Laboratory II 1 –

CHBE 2100 Chemical Process Principles 3 –

CHBE 2200 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics – 3

CHBE 2250 Modeling and Simulation in Chemical Engineering – 3

Liberal Arts Core 3 3

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Civil Engineering

CHAIR Douglas E. Adams

ASSOCIATE CHAIR Florence Sanchez

DIRECTORS OF GRADUATE STUDIES Caglar Oskay (Civil Engineering),

Florence Sanchez (Environmental Engineering)

DIRECTORS OF GRADUATE RECRUITING Hiba Baroud (Civil

Engineering), Shihong Lin (Environmental Engineering)

DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES Robert E. Stammer, Jr.

PROFESSORS EMERITI Paul Harrawood, Peter G. Hoadley, Hugh F.

Keedy, Frank L. Parker, John A. Roth, Karl B. Schnelle, Jr., Richard E.

Speece, Robert E. Stammer, Jr., Edward L. Thackston

PROFESSORS Mark D. Abkowitz, Douglas E. Adams, Prodyot K. Basu,

David J. Furbish, George M. Hornberger, David S. Kosson, Eugene J.

Leboeuf, Sankaran Mahadevan

PROFESSORS OF THE PRACTICE Curtis D. Byers, James H. Clarke, Sanjiv

Gokhale, Steven L. Krahn, Judson Newbern, Robert E. Stammer, Jr.

RESEARCH PROFESSOR Craig E. Philip

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Alan R. Bowers, Jonathan Gilligan, Caglar

Oskay, Florence Sanchez

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS OF THE PRACTICE Lori A. Troxel, John R.

Veillette

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Kevin G. Brown, Janey S.

Camp, Andrew G. Garrabrants

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Hiba Baroud, Ravindra Duddu, Shihong Lin

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE Mazita Mohd Tahir

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Zhen Hu

ADJUNCT PROFESSORS Michael B. Bye, Gregory L. Cashion, Ann N.

Clarke, Allen G. Croff, James P. Dobbins, Boualem Hadjenoun, Vic L.

McConnell, Michael T. Ryan, L. Hampton Turner IV, Hans A. Van der

Sloot, Raymond G. Wymer

VANDERBILT’S Department of Civil and Environmental Engi-

neering offers a broad-based education in civil and environmental

engineering fundamentals, coupled with development of leader-

ship, management, and communications skills to establish a foun-

dation for lifelong learning and flexible career development. This

goal requires going beyond technical competence in a balanced

education to develop future leaders in the fields of consulting,

industry, business, law, government, and research. Civil engineers

must be able to face complex problems of modern society involv-

ing the development of physical facilities that serve the public

while protecting the environment and preserving social values.

Challenges facing civil and environmental engineers concern

housing, urban transportation, pollution control, water resources

development, industrial development, maintaining and advancing

our nation’s aging infrastructure, and exploring space. Addressing

these challenges with today’s limited resources requires innovative

and original ideas from highly-skilled engineers.

Undergraduates majoring in civil engineering receive a strong

background in mathematics, science, engineering science, and

engineering design. e program also includes courses in eco-

nomics, humanities, social sciences, resources management, and

public policy. Students participate in design teams and laboratory

studies as well as classroom activities. Use of various computer-

based methods is integral to problem solving and design.

Degree Programs. At the undergraduate level, the Depart-

ment of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers the B.E. in

civil engineering. The curriculum includes upper-level analysis

and design courses in structural, geotechnical, environmental,

water resources, and transportation engineering. In addition, a

major in chemical engineering with a minor in environmental

engineering is available.

Vanderbilt’s B.E. in civil engineering prepares students for

entry-level positions in many specialty areas of civil engineer-

ing, as well as many other types of careers, such as business,

construction, and law. Today, however, and even more so in

Semester hours

JUNIOR YEAR FALL SPRING

CHBE 2150 Molecular and Cell Biology for Engineers 3 –

CHBE 3200 Phase Equilibria and Stage-Based Separations 3 –

CHBE 3250 Chemical Reaction Engineering – 3

CHBE 3300 Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer 3 –

CHBE 3350 Mass Transfer and Rate-Based Separations – 3

CHBE 3600 Chemical Process Control – 3

CHBE 3900W Chemical Engineering Laboratory I – 4

Science Elective: CHEM 3300 (preferred), BSCI 2201, or BSCI 2520 3 –

Liberal Arts Core 3 3

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SENIOR YEAR FALL SPRING

CHBE 4900W Chemical Engineering Laboratory II 3 –

CHBE 4950W Chemical Engineering Process and Product Design 4 –

CHBE 4951W Chemical Engineering Design Projects – 3

CHBE 4959 Senior Engineering Design Seminar 1 –

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Elective 3 3

Liberal Arts Core – 3

Technical Elective 3 3

Open Elective 3 4

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Specimen curricula for the double majors with biomedical engineering and with chemistry can be found on the department’s website.

Course descriptions begin on page 328.

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the future, professional practice at a high level will require an

advanced degree. We recommend that students seriously con-

sider pursuing the M.S. or M. Eng. soon aer obtaining the B.E.

At the graduate level, the department educates leaders

in infrastructure and environmental engineering research

and practice, with emphasis on the use of reliability and risk

management. Reliability and risk management includes engi-

neering design, uncertainty analysis, construction and repair,

life-cycle and cost-beneﬁt analysis, information management,

and fundamental phenomena intrinsic to the understanding of

advanced infrastructure and environmental systems. Example

applications include performance, reliability and safety of

structures, restoration of contaminated sites, transportation

control systems, management of environmental resources, and

enhancement of the eco-compatibility of industry. Develop-

ment and application of advanced information systems as

applied to civil and environmental engineering needs is an

important part of the program.

e graduate program in civil engineering oﬀers the M.S.

and Ph.D., with emphasis in the areas of structural engineering

and mechanics and transportation engineering.

e graduate program in environmental engineering oﬀers

the M.S. and Ph.D. in the areas of environmental engineering

and environmental science, with emphasis in water resources,

quality, and treatment; resilience and sustainability; nuclear

environmental engineering; and environmental materials and

materials durability. Both thesis and non-thesis options are

available at the M.S. level.

e graduate programs in both civil engineering and

environmental engineering also oﬀer the master of engineering

(M.Eng.), an advanced professional degree especially designed

for practicing engineers wanting to pursue post-baccalaureate

study on a part-time basis, and for engineers seeking greater

emphasis on engineering design as part of graduate education.

B.E./M.Eng. Five Year Program. Students seeking advanced

study in civil and environmental engineering may be interested

in the combined B.E./M.Eng., enabling students to complete

the B.E. in civil engineering and M.Eng. in civil engineering or

environmental engineering in five years.

Construction Management Five Year Program. Students

seeking advanced study in construction management may be

particularly interested in the combined B.E./M.Eng., enabling

students to complete the B.E. in civil engineering and M.Eng.

in civil engineering (construction management emphasis) in

five years.

Undergraduate Honors Program. Recognized with the

diploma designation Honors in Civil Engineering, exceptional

students may be invited in their junior year to participate in

the civil engineering Honors Program. Designed as a unique

individualized educational experience, participants work

closely with departmental faculty members to tailor a selec-

tion of courses that actively immerses them in a selected

field of study. Experiences include enrollment in a  semester

hour independent study course and participation in a sum-

mer research internship. Honors Program participants are

especially well-prepared to enter graduate study, and they

may count the independent study course towards their civil

engineering technical electives.

Facilities. The civil engineering laboratory provides for

static and dynamic testing of materials and structural com-

ponents and assemblies. Testing facilities include capabilities

of testing composites, metals, and concrete under static loads,

fatigue, base acceleration (to simulate seismic events) and

intermediate to high speed impacts (to simulate responses to

blast events). Full soils testing facilities are available. Hydrau-

lics facilities include several model flow systems to illustrate

principles of fluid mechanics and hydrology. The transporta-

tion laboratory is computer-based, with emphasis on transpor-

tation systems and design, intelligent transportation systems,

and geographic information systems.

e environmental laboratories are fully supplied with

modern instrumentation for chemical, physical, biological,

and radiological analysis of soils, sediments, water, wastewater,

air, and solid waste. ey include equipment for the study of

biological waste treatment, physical-chemical waste treatment,

contaminant mass transfer, and state-of-the-art instrumenta-

tion for gas and liquid chromatography, mass spectroscopy,

atomic absorption spectroscopy, gamma spectroscopy, induc-

tively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy, gas adsorption (for

pore structure determination), thermal mechanical analysis,

modulated scanning diﬀerential calorimetry, and simultaneous

thermal gravimetric analysis diﬀerential scanning calorimetry/

mass spectroscopy. All are available for student use in courses,

demonstrations, and research.

Curriculum Requirements

NOTE: New course numbers took effect in fall 2015. Former course num-

bers are included in course descriptions in this catalog and at this website:

registrar.vanderbilt.edu/faculty/course-renumbering/course-lookup/.

The B.E. in civil engineering requires a minimum of  hours,

distributed as follows:

. Mathematics ( hours). Required courses: MATH , ,

, .

. Basic science ( hours). Required courses: CHEM

/L; PHYS /L, /L.

. Basic science elective ( hours). To be selected from: (a)

Biological Sciences courses numbered  and above; (b)

Earth and Environmental Sciences , L, , L,

, , , ; and (c) Materials Science and Engi-

neering courses except MSE , , , .

. Computing ( hours). Required course: CS  or CS .

. Engineering Fundamentals ( hours). Required courses: ES

, , ; CE , , , , L; ENGM

; ME ; MSE ; ME  or CHBE  (students

with interests in Environmental and Infrastructure Sustain-

ability Engineering are encouraged to enroll in CHBE ).

. Liberal Arts Core ( hours). To be selected to fulﬁll the Lib-

eral Arts Core requirements listed under Degree Programs

in Engineering.

. Open electives ( hours).

. Technical electives ( hours). To be selected from: (a) all courses

in BME, CHBE, CE, ENVE, EECE, ME, and ENGM , ,

, ; (b) all courses acceptable as science electives as

indicated above; (c) CHEM  and above; (d) PHYS courses

above  (astronomy not accepted); and (e) MATH  or

MATH , and courses  and above (except ). Stu-

dents with an interest in Structural Engineering are encouraged

to take MATH  or MATH  as their technical elective.

. Civil Engineering Core ( hours). Required courses: CE ,

W, , , , , , , , , and .

. Civil Engineering Program Electives ( hours). To be

selected from: CE , CE , CE , or ENVE .

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Specimen Curriculum for Civil Engineering

Semester hours

SOPHOMORE YEAR FALL SPRING

MATH 2300 Multivariable Calculus 3 –

PHYS 1602 General Physics II 3 –

PHYS 1602L General Physics Laboratory II 1 –

CE 2101 Civil and Environmental Engineering Information Systems 3 –

CE 2120 Sustainable Design in Civil Engineering 3 –

CE 2200 Statics 3 –

MATH 2420 Methods of Ordinary Differential Equations – 3

CE 2205 Mechanics of Materials – 3

CE 3501 Transportation Systems Engineering – 3

ME 2190 Dynamics – 3

Thermodynamics (ME 2220 or CHBE 2200) – 3

Liberal Arts Core – 3

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JUNIOR YEAR

CE 3200 Structural Analysis 3 –

CE 3700 Fluid Mechanics 3 –

CE 3700L Fluid Mechanics Laboratory 1 –

MSE 2205 Strength and Structure of Engineering Materials 1 –

CE Program Elective 3 –

Elective* 3 –

Liberal Arts Core 3 3

CE 3100W Civil and Environmental Engineering Laboratory – 2

CE 3205 Structural Design – 3

CE 3300 Risk, Reliability, and Resilience Engineering – 3

CE 3705 Water Resources Engineering – 3

ENGM 2160 Engineering Economy – 3

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SENIOR YEAR

CE 4400 Construction Project Management 3 –

CE 4950 Civil Engineering Design I 1 –

CE 4959 Senior Engineering Design Seminar 1 –

CE Design Elective 3 3

Elective* 3 3

Liberal Arts Core 3 3

CE 4951 Civil Engineering Design II – 2

Open Elective – 3

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*To be selected toward satisfying the following degree requirements: 6 hours of Program Electives, 3 hours of Technical Electives,

and 6 hours of Open Electives.

. Civil Engineering Design Electives ( hours). To be selected

from: CE , , , , , , , ,

, ; ENVE , , , ; CHBE .

Students may use CE program electives, CE design electives,

technical electives, and open electives to gain additional depth

and expertise. Students with interests in structural engineer-

ing are recommended to take electives such as CE , ,

, , , , ENVE , and ME , . Students

interested in environmental and infrastructure sustainability

engineering are recommended to take electives such as CE

, , , , , ENVE , , , ,

, , , , , , , , , and CHBE

. Speciﬁc courses selections should be discussed with their

academic adviser. Students desiring advanced topic coverage

should also consider -level courses, with approval of their

adviser.

Undergraduates in civil engineering may apply the pass/fail

option only to courses taken toward satisfying the liberal arts

core, subject to the school requirements for pass/fail.

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Pre-Architecture Program

Civil engineering students interested in pursuing architecture at

the graduate level should include courses that emphasize a broad

sense of art and architectural history, including courses in studio

art. Before applying to graduate programs, students will need

to develop a portfolio of creative work that generally includes

drawing, prints, sculpture, photographs, and creative writing.

Further information is available from the pre-architecture

advisers: Professor Vesna Pavlović, Department of Art, and

Professor Kevin Murphy, Department of the History of Art.

In addition, the Vanderbilt student club, BLUEprint, seeks to

educate and prepare students interested in this field.

Minor in Environmental Engineering

A minor in environmental engineering is available to all non-

civil engineering students. It requires a total of  hours of envi-

ronmental engineering courses, comprising  hours of required

courses and  hours of electives, chosen from the following list:

Required Courses (6 hours)

CE 3600 – Environmental Engineering

ENVE 4600 – Environmental Chemistry

Elective Courses (9 hours)

CE 3705 – Water Resources Engineering

CE 4100 – Geographic Information Systems

CHBE 4899 – Atmospheric Pollution

ENVE 4305 – Enterprise Risk Management

ENVE 4605 – Environmental Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Mass Transfer

ENVE 4610 – Biological Processes in Environmental Systems

ENVE 4615 – Environmental Assessments

ENVE 4620 – Environmental Characterization and Analysis

ENVE 4625 – Environmental Separations Processes

ENVE 4700 – Energy and Water Resources

ENVE 4705 – Physical Hydrology

ENVE 4710 – Hydrology

ENVE 4715 – Groundwater Hydrology

ENVE 4720 – Surface Water Quality Modeling

ENVE 4800 – Introduction to Nuclear Environmental Engineering

Minor in Energy and Environmental Systems

The minor in energy and environmental systems is designed to

provide students with a working knowledge of the fundamentals

of energy systems and their impact on the environment. The

future health and well-being of humanity hinge in large part on

smart production and use of energy, water, and related resources,

as these are central determinants of climate change, habitable

space, and human and ecological health. This program examines

the relationships among individual, institutional, and societal

choices for energy production and use, and the impacts and

benefits of these choices on the environment and health through

climate, water quality, and natural resources. It requires a total of

 semester hours of course work, some of which may be taken as

electives associated with the student’s major program. Five courses

are required: two core courses and three elective courses distrib-

uted among three areas (at least one course from each of two

areas): Area I: Energy Systems, Area II: Environmental Engineer-

ing, and Area III: Environmental Survey.

Required Courses (6 hours)

ENVE 4615 – Environmental Assessments

ENVE 4700 – Energy and Water Resources

Elective Courses (9 hours)

Area I: Energy Systems

EECE 4267 – Power System Analysis

ME 3890 – Special Topics: Nuclear Power

ME 4260 – Energy Conversion I

ME 4264 – Internal Combustion Engines

ME 4265 – Direct Energy Conversion

Area II: Environmental Engineering

CE 3600 – Environmental Engineering

CE 3705 – Water Resources Engineering

CHBE 4899 – Atmospheric Pollution

ENVE 4305 – Enterprise Risk Management

ENVE 4605 – Environmental Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Mass Transfer

ENVE 4620 – Environmental Characterization and Analysis

ENVE 4710 – Hydrology

ENVE 4800 – Introduction to Nuclear Environmental Engineering

ME 4262 – Environmental Control

Area III: Environmental Survey

ANTH 4154 – Energy, Environment, and Culture

CE 4100 – Geographic Information Systems

CE 4430 –Building Systems and LEED

EES 1080 – Earth and the Atmosphere

EES 2110 – Global Change and Global Issues

PHIL 3611 – Environmental Philosophy

SOC 3315 – Human Ecology and Society

Civil Engineering

Course descriptions begin on page 330.

Environmental Engineering

Course descriptions begin on page 334.

Computer Engineering

DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES W. Timothy Holman

PROFESSORS EMERITI Alfred B. Bonds, Arthur J. Brodersen, James

A. Cadzow, Lawrence W. Dowdy, J. Michael Fitzpatrick, Kazuhiko

Kawamura, Stephen R. Schach

PROFESSORS Bharat L. Bhuva, Gautam Biswas, Benoit M. Dawant,

Weng Poo Kang, Gábor Karsai, Xenofon D. Koutsoukos, Akos

Ledeczi, Lloyd W. Massengill, Padma Raghavan, Nilanjan Sarkar,

Douglas C. Schmidt, Ronald D. Schrimpf, Janos Sztipanovits

PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE Ralph W. Bruce

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Robert E. Bodenheimer, Jr., Douglas H.

Fisher, Aniruddha S. Gokhale, Bennett Landman, William H. Robinson,

D. Mitchell Wilkes

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Abhishek Dubey, Taylor Johnson, Maithilee

Kunda, Yevgeniy Vorobeychik, Jules White

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS OF THE PRACTICE Graham S. Hemingway,

Amy S. Kauppila

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Jack H. Noble, Brian D. Sierawski

ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Andrew Sternberg

THE program in computer engineering deals with the orga-

nization, design, and application of digital processing systems

as general-purpose computers or as embedded systems, i.e.,

components of information processing, control, and commu-

nication systems. The program provides a strong engineering

background centered on digital technology combined with an

understanding of the principles and techniques of computer

science. Computer engineering is design-oriented. The basic

principles of engineering and computer science are applied to

the task at hand, which may be the design of a digital processor,

processor peripheral, or a complete digital processor-based

system. Whatever the undertaking, the comprehensive aca-

demic training in this program enables engineers to evaluate

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the impact of their decisions, whether working with hardware,

software, or the interface between the two.

e computer engineering program combines fundamental

core requirements with ﬂexibility to allow students to special-

ize in a variety of emphasis areas within the program. e

curriculum includes requirements in the basic sciences, math-

ematics, and humanities; a primary core of hardware and so-

ware courses; and a set of electives that combine breadth and

depth requirements as described below. Students who major

in computer engineering who wish to apply for graduate study

in electrical engineering or computer science are encouraged

strongly to select their elective courses to demonstrate depth in

that particular area; the structure of the program enables that

option. e course of study leads to a bachelor of engineering.

Undergraduate Honors Program. With faculty approval,

junior and senior students may be accepted into the Honors

Program. To achieve honors status, the student must:

. achieve and maintain a minimum GPA of ..

. complete  hours of undergraduate research (EECE ,

) with ﬁnal written report.

. complete  hours of EECE program elective credit from the

following list:

a. up to  additional hours of undergraduate research

(EECE , ), or

b. design domain expertise (DE) courses beyond the one

course required by the program, or

c. -level courses.

e diploma designation is Honors in Computer

Engineering.

Curriculum Requirements

NOTE: New course numbers took effect in fall 2015. Former course num-

bers are included in course descriptions in this catalog and at this website:

registrar.vanderbilt.edu/faculty/course-renumbering/course-lookup/.

The B.E. in computer engineering requires a minimum of 

hours distributed as follows:

. Mathematics ( hours). Required courses: MATH ,

, , , 

. Basic Science ( hours). Required courses: CHEM

/L; PHYS /L, /L; MSE / L

(or CHEM /L).

. Engineering Fundamentals ( hours). Required courses:

ES , , , W.

. Culminating Design Experience ( hours). Required

courses: EECE , , .

. Computer Engineering Core (at least  hours). Required

courses: EECE , /L, /L and either

/L or ; CS , , , and .

. Computer Engineering Electives ( hours). Deﬁned by

a structure that includes the three Computer Engineer-

ing Areas of Concentration listed below. Students must

complete at least two courses in each of two areas of

concentration. Embedded Systems (Area ) must include

EECE , Computing Systems and Networks (Area )

must include CS  and Intelligent Systems and Robotics

(Area ) must include EECE . Students must complete

at least one approved design domain expertise (DE) course

as designated below. Other electives from any of the Areas

of Concentration or approved undergraduate research

(CS -; EECE -) to total  hours.

Computer Engineering Areas of Concentration

Embedded Systems Computing Systems and Networks Intelligent Systems and Robotics

EECE 4257 CS 3265 CS 4260

EECE 4275 CS 3274 (DE) CS 4269 (DE)

EECE 4356 (DE) CS 3281 EECE 4257

EECE 4358 (DE) CS 3282 (DE) EECE 4353 (DE)

EECE 4376 (DE) CS 4266 (DE) EECE 4354 (DE)

EECE 4377 (DE) CS 4278 (DE) EECE 4358 (DE)

EECE 4385 (DE) CS 4279 (DE) ME 4271

CS 3274 (DE) CS 4283 (DE)

CS 4284 (DE)

CS 4285

CS 4288 (DE)

EECE 4371 (DE)

(DE) designates a Design Domain Expertise course

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. Liberal Arts Core ( hours). To be selected to fulﬁll the

Liberal Arts Core requirements listed in the Degree Pro-

grams in Engineering.

. Technical electives ( hours).

a. (- hours). At least  hours must be taken from this list

of approved engineering technical electives.

BME (except , , )

CHBE

CS (except , )

EECE (hours above basic requirement in sections 

and  above)

ENGM 

ENVE

ES 

MSE (except , L)

NANO 

SC , 

b. (- hours). Up to  hours may be taken from this list of

optional technical electives.

ENGM , , , , , , 

MSE , L (if CHEM , L is used for

basic science requirement)

Astronomy (except , , )

Biological Sciences (except )

Chemistry (except , , , , )

Earth and Environmental Sciences (except , , )

Mathematics  and above

Neuroscience , , 

Physics above 

Psychology , 

. Open Elective ( hours).

Undergraduates in computer engineering may apply the

pass/fail option only to courses taken as open electives subject

to the school requirements for pass/fail.

Specimen Curriculum for Computer Engineering

Semester hours

FRESHMAN YEAR FALL SPRING

EECE 2116/2116L† Digital Logic – 4

CS 1101 Programming and Problem Solving – 3

Other freshman courses (see the engineering 14 8

freshman-year specimen curriculum)

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MATH 2300 Multivariable Calculus 3 –

MATH 2400 Differential Equations with Linear Algebra – 4

PHYS 1602 General Physics II 3 –

PHYS 1602L General Physics Laboratory II 1 –

MSE 1500 † Materials Science I – 3

MSE 1500L † Materials Science Laboratory – 1

EECE 2112 Circuits I 3 –

EECE 2218/2218L Microcontrollers – 4

CS 2201 Program Design and Data Structures 3 –

CS 2231 Computer Organization – 3

CS 3251 Intermediate Software Design – 3

Liberal Arts Core 3 –

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MATH 2810 Probability and Statistics for Engineering – 3

ES 2100W Technical Communications 3 –

EECE 4376/4376L Embedded Systems

or CS 3281 Principles of Operating Systems I 4/3 –

EECE 2213/2213L Circuits II

or EECE 3214 Signals and Systems 4/3 –

CMPE Program Elective ‡ 3 6

Liberal Arts Core 3 3

Technical Electives – 6

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SENIOR YEAR

EECE 4950 Program and Project Management for EECE 3 –

EECE 4951 Electrical and Computer Engineering Design – 3

EECE 4959 Senior Engineering Design Seminar 1 –

CMPE Program Electives ‡ 3 3

Liberal Arts Core 3 3

Technical Electives 6 3

Open Electives – 3

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† Computer engineering majors are encouraged to take EECE 2116/2116L in the spring of their freshman year in lieu of MSE 1500/1500L. MSE 1500/1500L may be taken in

the sophomore year.

‡ As described in “Computer Engineering Degree Requirements” subsection 6. At least one design domain expertise (DE) course required prior to EECE 4951.

Computer Science

CHAIR Daniel M. Fleetwood

ASSOCIATE CHAIR Douglas C. Schmidt

DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES Julie L. Johnson

DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE STUDIES Akos Ledeczi

PROFESSORS EMERITI Lawrence W. Dowdy, Charlotte F. Fischer, J.

Michael Fitzpatrick, Stephen R. Schach

PROFESSORS Gautam Biswas, Benoit M. Dawant, Gábor Karsai,

Xenofon D. Koutsoukos, Akos Ledeczi, Bradley A. Malin, Padma

Raghavan, Douglas C. Schmidt, Nabil Simaan, Janos Sztipanovits

PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE Gerald H. Roth

RESEARCH PROFESSOR Robert Laddaga

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Robert E. Bodenheimer, Jr., Douglas H.

Fisher, Aniruddha S. Gokhale, Bennett Landman, Jeremy P. Spinrad

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE Julie L. Johnson

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS J. Anthony Capra, Abhishek Dubey, Daniel

Fabbri, Ivelin S. Georgiev, Taylor Johnson, Maithilee Kunda, Yevgeniy

Vorobeychik, Jules White

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS OF THE PRACTICE Graham S. Hemingway,

Vikash Singh, Robert Tairas

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Shilo Anders, Ana Gainaru,

Ilyoo Lyu, Jack H. Noble, Hongyang Sun

ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Daniel Balasubramanian, Zhiao Shi

SENIOR LECTURER Daniel Arena

LECTURERS Dominique Piot, Peter Volgyesi

THE program in computer science blends scientific and

engineering principles, theoretical analysis, and actual com-

puting experience to provide undergraduate students with a

solid foundation in the discipline. Emphasis is on comput- ing

activities of both practical and intellectual interest, and on

theoretical studies of efficient algorithms and the limits

of computation. Computer facilities are available for class

assignments, team projects, and individual studies. Students

are challenged to seek original insights throughout their study.

Working in teams, participating in summer internships, sup-

porting student professional organizations, and developing

interdisciplinary projects are strongly encouraged.

e computer science major provides an excellent back-

ground for medical studies, and the ﬂexibility provided by its

many open electives allows students to prepare for medical school

while earning a degree in computer science with a normal load in

four years. Interested students should discuss their plans with their

computer science adviser in the fall of their ﬁrst year.

In addition to the bachelor of science, the master of science

and doctor of philosophy are also awarded in computer sci-

ence. Many students choose to double major in mathematics.

Undergraduate Honors Program. The Honors Program

provides recognition for select undergraduates who have

experienced advanced study in computer science. Students who

have an overall GPA of . or better, a GPA of . or better in

computer science classes, and six hours of any combination

of undergraduate research (CS  and ) and -level

courses will be granted honors in the computer science program.

The diploma designation is Honors in Computer Science.

Curriculum Requirements

NOTE: New course numbers took effect in fall 2015. Former course num-

bers are included in course descriptions in this catalog and at this website:

registrar.vanderbilt.edu/faculty/course-renumbering/course-lookup/.

The B.S. in computer science requires a minimum of  hours,

distributed as follows:

. Mathematics (– hours). Required components:

(a) Calculus/Linear algebra (– hours). A sequence

selected from the following:

i. MATH , , , , and one of  or ,

ii. MATH , , , and one of  or , or

iii. MATH , , , 

(b) Statistics/Probability ( hours): MATH , , or .

To be selected from MATH  or courses numbered

 or higher.

. Science ( hours). To be selected from the following list

and include at least one laboratory course: BSCI , L,

, L, , L, , ; CHEM , L, ,

L; Earth and Environmental Sciences , L; MSE

, L; PHYS , L, , L. Recommended:

CHEM , L; PHYS , .

. Introduction to Engineering ( hours): ES , ,.

. Liberal Arts Core ( hours). To be selected to fulﬁll the

Liberal Arts Core requirements listed in the Degree Pro-

grams in Engineering.

. Computer Science Core ( hours).

Software/Problem Solving: CS , , , .

Hardware/Systems: EECE , L; CS , .

Foundations: CS , .

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. Computer Science Depth ( hours). To be selected from

computer science courses numbered  or higher; EECE

, ,  and no more than two from MATH ,

, , . A maximum of  hours may come from

CS , . At least one course must be selected from

CS , , , , .

. Computer Science Project Seminar ( hour) CS .

. Technical Electives ( hours). To be selected from courses

numbered  or higher within the School of Engineer-

ing (except ENGM , ENGM , ES , and CS

courses numbered below ); or courses numbered 

or higher in the College of Arts and Science listed in the

mathematics and natural science (MNS) AXLE distribution

requirements. Students are encouraged to note the two-

course sequence EECE -.

. Open Electives (– hours).

. Computers and Ethics ( hours) CS . May be used to

satisfy three hours from the Liberal Arts Core () or Open

Electives ().

. Writing Component. At least one “W”-designated course or

 course in the English Language must be included from

the Liberal Arts Core () or Open Electives ().

Undergraduates in computer science may apply the pass/

fail option only to courses taken as open electives, technical

electives, or part of the liberal arts core, subject to the school

requirements for pass/fail.

Specimen Curriculum for Computer Science

Semester hours

FRESHMAN YEAR FALL SPRING

CHEM 1601 General Chemistry 3 –

CHEM 1601L General Chemistry Laboratory 1 –

PHYS 1601 General Physics I – 3

PHYS 1601L General Physics Laboratory I – 1

MATH 1300 Accelerated Single-Variable Calculus I 4 –

MATH 1301 Accelerated Single-Variable Calculus II – 4

ES 1401-1403 Introduction to Engineering 3 –

CS 1101 Programming and Problem Solving – 3

Open Electives 3 –

Liberal Arts Core – 3

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PHYS 1602 General Physics II 3 –

PHYS 1602L General Physics Laboratory II 1 –

MATH 2300 Multivariable Calculus – 3

EECE 2116/2116L Digital Logic 4 –

CS 2201 Program Design and Data Structures 3 –

CS 2212 Discrete Structures – 3

CS 2231 Computer Organization – 3

CS 3251 Intermediate Software Design – 3

Liberal Arts Core – 3

Open Elective 3 –

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JUNIOR YEAR

MATH 2410 Methods of Linear Algebra – 3

MATH 2820 Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics 3 –

CS 3250 Algorithms – 3

CS 3270 Programming Languages 3 –

CS 3281 Principles of Operating Systems I 3 –

CS Depth – 3

Open Electives (ES 2100W recommended) 5 3

Liberal Arts Core 3 3

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Semester hours

SENIOR YEAR FALL SPRING

CS 4959 Computer Science Project Seminar 1 –

Computer Science Project – 3

Mathematics Elective 3 –

CS Depth/Technical Elective 6 6

Liberal Arts Core 3 3

Open Electives 3 3

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Second Major in Computer Science for

Non-Engineering Students

The second major in computer science for students enrolled

outside the School of Engineering requires  hours distrib-

uted according to items  and  of the curriculum require-

ments listed above.

Courses taken toward the second major may not be taken

pass/fail.

Computer Science Minor

The minor in computer science requires  hours of computer

science courses as follows:

. Programming: CS  

. Discrete Structures: CS  

. Intermediate Computer Concepts: CS  

. One of CS , CS , or CS  

. One additional CS course numbered  or above 

Total hours: 

Course descriptions begin on page 336.

Electrical Engineering

CHAIR Daniel M. Fleetwood

ASSOCIATE CHAIR Douglas C. Schmidt

DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES W. Timothy Holman

DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE STUDIES Robert A. Reed

PROFESSORS EMERITI Alfred B. Bonds, Arthur J. Brodersen, James A.

Cadzow, George E. Cook, Jimmy L. Davidson, J. Michael Fitzpatrick,

Dennis G. Hall, Robert W. House, L. Ensign Johnson, Kazuhiko

Kawamura, Richard G. Shiavi, Robert A. Weller, Francis M. Wells,

Edward J. White

PROFESSORS Bharat L. Bhuva, Benoit M. Dawant, Mark Does, Philippe

M. Fauchet, Daniel M. Fleetwood, Kenneth F. Galloway, Michael

Goldfarb, Weng Poo Kang, Gábor Karsai, Xenofon D. Koutsoukos,

Akos Ledeczi, Lloyd W. Massengill, Sokrates T. Pantelides, Robert A.

Reed, Ronald D. Schrimpf, Janos Sztipanovits, Sharon M. Weiss

PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE Ralph W. Bruce

RESEARCH PROFESSORS Michael L. Alles, Sandeep Neema

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Robert E. Bodenheimer, Kirill Bolotin, Joshua

D. Caldwell, Bennett Landman, Richard Alan Peters II, William H.

Robinson, Jason G. Valentine, Greg Walker, Robert J. Webster III, D.

Mitchell Wilkes, James E. Wittig, Yaqiong Xu

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Theodore A. Bapty, Zhaohua Ding,

W. Timothy Holman, Miklos Maroti, Arthur F. Witulski, Enxia Zhang

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS William A. Grissom, Taylor Johnson, Justus

Ndukaife

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Pierre-François D'Haese,

Shaohua Hsu, Jeffrey S. Kauppila, Jack H. Noble, Supil Raina, Brian

D. Sierawski

ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Andrew L. Sternberg

THE electrical engineer has been primarily responsible for the

information technology revolution that society is experiencing.

The development of large-scale integrated circuits has led to

the development of computers and networks of ever-increasing

capabilities. Computers greatly influence the methods used by

engineers for designing and problem solving.

e curricula of the electrical engineering and computer

engineering majors are multifaceted. ey provide a broad

foundation in mathematics, physics, and computer science and

a traditional background in circuit analysis and electronics.

Several exciting areas of concentration are available, includ-

ing microelectronics, computer systems, robotics and control

systems, and signal processing. Double majors may be arranged

with some programs, including biomedical engineering and

mathematics. Students receive an education that prepares them

for diverse careers in industry and government and for post-

graduate education.

Undergraduate Honors Program. With faculty approval,

junior and senior students may be accepted into the Honors

Program. To achieve honors status, the student must:

. achieve and maintain a minimum GPA of ..

. complete  hours of undergraduate research (EECE ,

) with ﬁnal written report.

. complete  hours of EECE program elective credit from the

following list:

a. up to  additional hours of undergraduate research

(EECE , ), or

b. design domain expertise (DE) courses beyond the one

course required by the program, or

c. -level courses.

e diploma designation is Honors in Electrical

Engineering.

Facilities. Electrical and computer engineering supports

undergraduate laboratories emphasizing the principal areas of

the disciplines: analog and digital electronics, microcomputers,

microprocessors, microelectronics, and instrumentation. In

addition, several specialized facilities are available for graduate

research: the advanced carbon nanotechnology and diamond

labs, the Institute for Soware Integrated Systems, the Institute

for Space and Defense Electronics, the Medical Image Process-

ing Laboratory, the Center for Intelligent Systems and Robotics

Laboratories, the Embedded Computer Systems Laboratory, and

biomedical, biosensing, and photonics laboratories.

e work in electrical and computer engineering is sup-

ported by a variety of computers and networks, including

the high-performance computing facilities of the Advanced

Computing Center for Research and Education. Vanderbilt is

one of the founding partners in the Internet II initiative.

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Curriculum Requirements

NOTE: New course numbers took effect in fall 2015. Former course num-

bers are included in course descriptions in this catalog and at this website:

registrar.vanderbilt.edu/faculty/course-renumbering/course-lookup/.

The B.E. in electrical engineering requires a minimum of 

hours, distributed as follows:

. Mathematics ( hours). Required courses: MATH ,

, , , .

. Basic Science ( hours). Required courses: CHEM /L;

PHYS /L, /L; MSE /L (or CHEM

/L for some double majors).

. Engineering Fundamentals ( hours). Required courses:

ES , , , ES W.

. Culminating Design Experience ( hours). Required

courses: EECE , , .

. Electrical Engineering Core ( hours). Required courses:

CS  or ; EECE , /L, /L, , ,

/L.

. Electrical Engineering Electives ( hours). Deﬁned by a

structure that includes the ﬁve Electrical Engineering Areas

of Concentration listed below. Students must complete at

least two courses in each of two concentration areas. Stu-

dents must complete at least one approved design domain

expertise (DE) course as designated below. Other EECE

electives to total  hours.

Electrical Engineering Areas of Concentration

Computer Engr. Microelectronics Signal/Image Processing Robotics Networking and Comm.

EECE 2218 EECE 4275 EECE 4252 EECE 4257 EECE 4252

EECE 4275 EECE 4283 EECE 4286 EECE 4354 (DE) EECE 4371 (DE)

EECE 4356 (DE) EECE 4284 EECE 4353 (DE) EECE 4358 (DE)

EECE 4376 (DE) EECE 4288 EECE 4354 (DE) ME 4271

EECE 4377 (DE) EECE 4380 (DE) EECE 4356 (DE)

EECE 4385 (DE) EECE 4385 (DE) CS 3258

CS 3274 (DE) BME 3300 BME 3300

ME 4271 BME 3600

(DE) designates a Design Domain Expertise course

. Liberal Arts Core ( hours). To be selected to fulﬁll the

Liberal Arts Core requirements listed in the Degree Pro-

grams in Engineering.

. Technical electives ( hours).

a. (– hours). At least  hours must be taken from this list

of approved engineering technical electives.

BME (except , , )

CHBE

CS (except , , )

EECE (above basic requirement in sections  and  above)

ENGM 

ENVE

ES 

MSE (except , L)

NANO 

SC , 

b. (– hours). Up to  hours may be taken from this list of

optional technical electives.

ENGM , , , , , , 

MSE , L (if CHEM , L is used for basic

science requirement)

Astronomy (except , , )

Biological Sciences (except )

Chemistry (except , , , , )

Earth and Environmental Sciences (except , , )

Mathematics  and above

Neuroscience , , 

Physics above 

Psychology , 

. Open Elective ( hours).

Double majors have special curricula that require more

than  hours and a diﬀerent distribution of electives. See the

EECS webpage or the EECE double major adviser for these

curricula.

A double major in electrical engineering and biomedical

engineering is oﬀered as a unitary BME-EE curriculum, which

is described in the Biomedical Engineering section of the cata-

log under its curriculum requirements. It requires a minimum

of  semester hours.

Undergraduates in electrical engineering, including double

majors in electrical engineering, may apply the pass/fail option

only to courses taken as open electives subject to the school

requirements for pass/fail.

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Specimen Curriculum for Electrical Engineering

Semester hours

FRESHMAN YEAR † FALL SPRING

EECE 2116/2116L† Digital Logic – 4

Other freshman courses (see the engineering

freshman-year specimen curriculum) 14 12

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14 16

SOPHOMORE YEAR

MATH 2300 Multivariable Calculus 3 –

MATH 2400 Differential Equations with Linear Algebra – 4

PHYS 1602 General Physics II 3 –

PHYS 1602L General Physics Laboratory II 1 –

CS 1101 or 1103 † Programming and Problem Solving 3 –

EECE 2112 Circuits I 3 –

EECE 2213/2213L Circuits II – 4

Liberal Arts Core 3 3

Technical Electives – 6

___ ___

16 17

JUNIOR YEAR

MATH 2810 Probability and Statistics for Engineering – 3

ES 2100W Technical Communications – 3

EECE 3214 Signals and Systems 3 –

EECE 3233 Electromagnetics 3 –

EECE 3235/3235L Electronics I 4 –

EE Program Electives ‡ – 9

Liberal Arts Core 3 3

Technical Elective 3 –

___ ___

16 18

SENIOR YEAR

EECE 4950 Program and Project Management for EECE 3 –

EECE 4951 Electrical and Computer Engineering Design – 3

EECE 4959 Senior Engineering Design Seminar 1 –

EE Program Electives ‡ 6 3

Liberal Arts Core – 3

Technical Electives 6 3

Open elective – 3

___ ___

16 15

† Electrical engineering majors are encouraged to take EECE 2116 and EECE 2116L in the spring of their freshman year in lieu of CS 1101 or 1103, which may be taken in

the sophomore year. CS 1101 is recommended over CS 1103 for electrical engineering majors; those who plan double majors should see their advisers.

‡ As described in Electrical Engineering Degree Requirements subsection 6. At least one design domain expertise (DE) course required prior to EECE 4951.

Course descriptions begin on page 340.

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School of Engineering / General Engineering

General Engineering

DIRECTOR Christopher J. Rowe

PROFESSORS OF THE PRACTICE David A. Owens, Kenneth R. Pence,

Christopher J. Rowe, Julie E. Sharp

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS OF THE PRACTICE David A. Berezov,

Benjamin T. Jordan, Yiorgos Kostoulas

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS OF THE PRACTICE Graham S. Hemingway,

Andrew Van Schaack

ADJUNCT INSTRUCTORS Julie S. Birdsong, Courtney L. Johnson

THE Division of General Engineering administers the engi-

neering science major, the engineering management minor,

and the first-year introduction to engineering course. The divi-

sion oversees non-traditional engineering study and advises

students on course selection to meet specific career goals that

traditional engineering majors may not provide.

Engineering Science Major (Bachelor of Science)

The engineering science major is flexible and interdisciplinary—

offering students the opportunity to select a program of study

to meet special interests or objectives. Many students choose a

program of study in engineering management, communication

of science and technology, various engineering concentrations,

environmental science or materials science; however, students

may develop unique plans of study to specialize in areas for

which facilities and faculty competence exist but which are not

covered within a single existing degree program at Vanderbilt.

Engineering science graduates may establish careers in engi-

neering or science, interface with engineers (e.g., in marketing

and sales), or use their analytical and problem-solving skills to

build future professional careers. Defined areas of concentration

exist in engineering management, communication of science

and technology, secondary education, and materials science

and engineering. Individual programs have been developed

for students interested in careers in engineering mathemat-

ics, environmental engineering, transportation engineering,

teaching, technical communications, and other areas requiring

nontraditional combinations of engineering courses. Because of

the flexible nature of the engineering science programs of study,

accreditation has not been sought for these programs of study,

and engineering science majors will not qualify for engineering

licensure in most states.

Engineering Management. Engineering management is an

interdisciplinary program of study designed to give students

the tools to manage technology development and innova-

tion, to enhance manufacturing quality and productivity in

a competitive international environment, and to implement

these objectives successfully in an organization. Engineering

management links engineering, science, and the management

disciplines. In addition to the core science and math courses

required of all engineering students, topics of study include

entrepreneurship, human resources management, finance in

technology-based organizations, technology strategy, commu-

nications, and operations.

Communication of Science and Technology. Many careers

that are attractive to graduates of the engineering science pro-

gram require the communication of engineering and science

to people who are not technically trained. The Communication

of Science and Technology interdisciplinary program prepares

engineering students for careers in areas such as technical

consulting, high-technology marketing and sales, environmen-

tal law, and journalism. The program combines traditional

engineering and science courses with communications and

humanities courses in a flexible curriculum. Engineering sci-

ence majors may select from a set of program electives identi-

fied by the faculty committee of the School of Engineering and

the College of Arts and Science that supervises the program.

Minors. Students may also pursue a minor consisting of at

least five courses of at least three credit hours within a recog-

nized area of knowledge. Minors are offered in engineering

management, materials science and engineering, computer sci-

ence, scientific computing, environmental engineering, energy

and environmental systems, nanoscience and nanotechnology,

and most disciplines within the College of Arts and Science.

Students must declare their intention to pursue minors by

completing forms available in the Office of Academic Services of

the School of Engineering.

Curriculum Requirements

NOTE: New course numbers took effect in fall 2015. Former course num-

bers are included in course descriptions in this catalog and at this website:

registrar.vanderbilt.edu/faculty/course-renumbering/course-lookup/.

Students must complete a minimum of  hours. In consulta-

tion with the academic adviser, each student must identify a

program concentration containing a minimum of  hours, not

counting certain introductory-level courses, which directly con-

tributes to meeting stated career goals. Program concentrations

are approved by the academic adviser and the program director,

and become part of the student’s degree audit. The preparation

provided by this -hour package, together with a solid foun-

dation in basic engineering courses, provides the engineering

science student with a strong and useful career base.

e B.S. in engineering science requires a minimum of 

hours distributed as follows:

. Basic Science ( hours). CHEM /L plus 

hours from the group BSCI /L, /L; CHEM

/L; PHYS /L, /L; or MSE

/L with two courses in a single discipline.

. Mathematics ( hours). Required courses ( hours): MATH

, , . Electives ( hours): to be selected from

mathematics courses numbered  and above.

. Engineering ( hours).

a) Engineering Fundamentals ( hours): CS  or ; ES

, , , W; ENGM .

b) Engineering Core ( hours): To be selected from courses

in any of the following disciplines: BME, CHBE, CE, CS,

EECE, ENVE, MSE, ME, NANO, SC.

c) Engineering Electives ( hours): To be selected from any

Engineering School courses (including ENGM).

d) Senior Capstone ( hours): ES , ES .

. Liberal Arts Core ( hours). To be selected to fulﬁll the Lib-

eral Arts Core requirements listed under Degree Programs in

Engineering.

. Open Electives ( hours).

. Program Concentration ( hours). In consultation with the

academic adviser, each student must identify a meaningful

sequence of courses, not counting certain introductory-level

courses, that directly contributes to meeting stated career

goals. Program concentrations are approved by the academic

adviser and the program director in advance and become

part of the student’s degree audit.

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No more than  credit hours of business-related course work

(BUS, ENGM, FNEC, MGRL) may be applied to the ES degree

program. Only one business-related minor (BUS, ENGM, FNEC,

MGRL, HOD) may count to a student’s academic program.

Undergraduates in engineering science may apply the

pass/ fail option only to courses taken as liberal arts core or

open electives, subject to the school requirements for pass/fail.

UNIV courses are eligible for open elective credit only.

Course descriptions begin on page 344.

Engineering Management Minor

Engineering management is an interdisciplinary program of

study designed to expose engineering students to the concepts

and theories of the management of the engineering function,

the critical elements of technology development and innova-

tion, and the implementation of such ideas in manufacturing,

engineering, and technology environments. Approximately

two-thirds of all engineers spend a substantial portion of their

professional careers as managers. In the complex, competitive

world of technology-driven industry, skilled engineers who

understand the essential principles of management and business

have a competitive advantage.

e program in engineering management prepares students

to work eﬀectively in developing, implementing, and modifying

technologies and systems. e ability to manage and administer

large technical engineering and research projects and budgets

will continue to challenge engineering management skills.

Undergraduates interested in engineering management have

two options. ey may earn the B.E. in another engineering dis-

cipline with a minor in engineering management, or they may

earn the B.S. in computer science or engineering science with

engineering management as their area of concentration.

e engineering management minor is designed to provide

a working knowledge of the fundamentals of management and

innovation.

e minor program consists of  hours of course work,

some of which may be taken as electives associated with the

student’s major program. Five courses are required: four core

courses and the remaining course chosen from a list of electives.

Program Requirements

The student must take the following four courses:

ENGM  Technology Strategy

ENGM  Applied Behavioral Science

ENGM  Enterprise Systems Design OR

ENGM  Systems Engineering

ENGM  Program and Project Management

The student must select one of the following courses:

ENGM  Engineering Economy

ENGM  Accounting and Finance for Engineers

ENGM  Technology Marketing

ENGM  Technology Assessment and Forecasting

ENGM  Organizational Behavior

ENGM  Technology-Based Entrepreneurship

ENGM  Operations and Supply Chain Management

ENGM  Product Development

ENGM  Engineering Management Capstone Project

CE  Reliability and Risk Case Studies

ENVE  Enterprise Risk Management

Course descriptions begin on page 343.

Materials Science and

Engineering

DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES Bridget R. Rogers

DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE STUDIES Eva Harth

PROFESSORS EMERITI Jimmy L. Davidson, Leonard C. Feldman, George

T. Hahn, Donald L. Kinser, Taylor G. Wang, Robert A. Weller

PROFESSORS Weng Poo Kang, Sandra J. Rosenthal, Sharon M. Weiss

ADJOINT PROFESSOR James Bentley

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR Ashok Choudhury

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR James E. Wittig

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Rizia Bardhan, Leon M. Bellan

PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE Amrutur V. Anilkumar

MATERIALS are the limiting factor for most technological

advances. The impact of materials on history is obvious, since

technological progress in a given era is demarcated by the avail-

able materials. The Stone Age was followed by the Bronze Age

and the Iron Age. The present period could be identified as the

Silicon Age, which is only in its first century.

New materials allow for new technology and this is especially

the case for the emerging ﬁeld of nanoscience. As the size scale

approaches nanometer dimensions, materials exhibit new and

exciting physical properties. High performance metals, ceram-

ics, polymers, semiconductors and composites are in demand

throughout the engineering world and nanotechnology is

proving to be the answer for many engineering problems. e

U.S. National Science Foundation identiﬁed nanoscience and

nanotechnology as a critical area for our future and created a

national initiative to advance the processing and performance

of nanomaterials. To accomplish these tasks, there is a need for

specialists in materials science and engineering with an inter-

disciplinary background that combines engineering disciplines

with the physical sciences.

e materials science and engineering program is integrated

into the extensive ongoing nanotechnology research. e

Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscience and Engineering (VINSE)

is at the center of this eﬀort. Research areas include; nanoﬂuidics,

synthesis of semiconductor quantum dots, magnetic nanocrystals,

nanoscale so materials, optical properties of nanostructures,

carbon nanotubes, nanodiamond devices, biological applications

of nanocrystals, and molecular modeling and simulation of these

nanoscale structures. is interdisciplinary research involves

faculty from all of the engineering disciplines as well as faculty

from chemistry, physics, and the medical school.

Two undergraduate options involving materials science

and engineering are available. Students may pursue the B.S. in

engineering science with materials science and engineering as

their area of concentration or they may earn the B.E. in another

engineering discipline with a minor in materials science and

engineering.

Materials Science and Engineering Concentration

The B.S. in engineering science with a concentration in

materials science and engineering requires satisfaction of the

curriculum requirements of engineering science. The student

must take  hours of materials science and engineering pro-

gram electives that include MSE  and MSE  with the

additional materials science related courses selected to provide

a meaningful sequence that must be planned in advance and

approved by the faculty adviser.

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Materials Science and Engineering Minor

The minor in materials science and engineering is designated

to provide the student with an understanding of engineering

materials. The goal is to complement and add to the student’s

major in one of the other engineering disciplines for an interdis-

ciplinary approach to problem solving. The minor program in

materials science and engineering requires  hours of program

courses, of which  hours are devoted to MSE /L and

MSE . No more than  hours below the  level may be

applied to the minor.

Program Requirements

NOTE: New course numbers took effect in fall 2015. Former course num-

bers are included in course descriptions in this catalog and at this website:

registrar.vanderbilt.edu/faculty/course-renumbering/course-lookup/.

MSE , L Materials Science I and Laboratory

MSE  Materials Science II

e remaining  hours can be chosen from the following

list of courses.

MSE  Undergraduate Research

MSE - Special Topics

BME  Introductory Biomechanics

BME  Biomedical Materials: Structure, Property,

and Applications

BME  Principles and Applications BioMicroElec-

troMechanical Systems (BioMEMS)

BME  Nanobiotechnology

CHBE  Applications of Nanostructures

CHBE  Semiconductor Materials Processing

CHBE  Molecular Aspects of Chemical Engineering

CHBE  Polymer Science and Engineering

CHBE  Corrosion Science and Engineering

CE  Mechanics of Materials

CE  Structural Design

CE  Advanced Structural Steel Design

CE  Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design

CE  Mechanics of Composite Materials

EECE  Principles and Models of Semiconductor

Devices

EECE  Integrated Circuit Technology and

Fabrication

ME  Machine Analysis and Design

ME  Modern Manufacturing Processes

ME  Introduction to Finite Element Analysis

CHEM  Inorganic Chemistry

CHEM  Physical Chemistry: Quantum Mechanics,

Spectroscopy, and Kinetics

CHEM  Macromolecular Chemistry: Polymers,

Dendrimers, and Surface Modification

PHYS W Introduction to Quantum Physics and

Applications I

PHYS  Electricity, Magnetism, and Electrodynamics

PHYS  Physics of Condensed Matter

Course descriptions begin on page 345.

Mechanical Engineering

CHAIR Robert W. Pitz

DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES Kenneth D. Frampton

DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE STUDIES Deyu Li

PROFESSORS EMERITI Thomas A. Cruse, George T. Hahn, Donald L.

Kinser, Robert L. Lott Jr., Arthur M. Mellor, Carol A. Rubin, Taylor G.

Wang, James J. Wert, John W. Williamson

PROFESSORS Douglas E. Adams, Michael Goldfarb, S. Duke Herrell,

Deyu Li, Sankaran Mahadevan, Robert W. Pitz, Nilanjan Sarkar, Nabil

Simaan Alvin M. Strauss

PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE Amrutur V. Anilkumar

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR Ahad Nasab

ADJOINT PROFESSORS Pietro Valdastri, Peiyong Wang

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Eric J. Barth, Joshua D. Caldwell, Haoxiang

Luo, Keith L. Obstein, Caglar Oskay, Bernard Rousseau, Jason G.

Valentine, Greg Walker, Robert J. Webster III

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS OF THE PRACTICE Robert J. Barnett,

Kenneth D. Frampton, Thomas J. Withrow

ADJOINT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Joseph A. Wehrmeyer

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Leon M. Bellan, Kelsey B. Hatzell, Cary Pint,

Karl E. Zelik

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Shannon L. Faley, Kevin C.

Galloway, Jason Mitchell, Scott J. Webster

ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR William A. Emfinger

ADJOINT ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Isuru S. Godage, Carl A. Hall, Ray

A. Lathrop, Tracie J. Prater

THE vitality of our nation depends upon innovation in the

design of new machines, devices to satisfy society’s needs,

engines to produce power efficiently, equipment to condition

the environment of our buildings, and the systems to use and

control these engineered products. Mechanical engineers are

involved in solving problems by originating design concepts,

developing products and processes of manufacture, and

designing hardware and the systems needed to satisfy society’s

demands. Mechanical engineers work in virtually all industries.

e study of mechanical engineering requires a basic

understanding of mathematics, chemistry, physics, and the

engineering sciences. Mechanical engineering education

emphasizes solid mechanics; dynamics of machines; aerody-

namics; propulsion devices; material behavior; power produc-

ing and environmental conditioning processes; control of

dynamics of machines; energy conversion; and the synthesis,

development, evaluation, and optimization of designs of

devices and systems.

Degree Programs. The Department of Mechanical Engi-

neering offers the B.E., M.Eng., M.S., and Ph.D. in mechanical

engineering.

e curriculum in mechanical engineering leading to a

bachelor of engineering provides a broad-based engineering

education with opportunities for the student to elect courses

in areas of study related to any industry and, with careful

planning of the elective courses, to achieve some specialization.

e mechanical engineering program prepares an individual

to become a practicing engineer who can participate fully

in the engineering activities of design, building, operation,

production, maintenance, safety, marketing, sales, research, and

administration.

Undergraduate Honors Program. See the Special Programs

chapter for general requirements of the professional Honors

Program in mechanical engineering. Honors candidates

choose their technical elective courses with the advice and

consent of an honors adviser. Each candidate is expected to

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take  hours of ME  in a single semester and at least 

hours of graduate courses numbered  or higher, includ-

ing one course numbered  or higher. A formal written

honors thesis on the candidate’s research must be approved

by the honors adviser and the department chair. Honors

candidates shall meet all Engineering School requirements in

the nontechnical areas. The diploma designation is Honors in

Mechanical Engineering.

Facilities. Undergraduate instructional laboratories are

equipped for studies in heat and power, refrigeration and air-

conditioning, fluid flow, heat transfer, design, controls, robotics,

instrumentation, and biomechanics. Specialized facilities for

robotic surgery, rehabilitation robotics, energy storage, medical

microfluidics, thermal transport, combustion characteriza-

tion, and photonics are used for both faculty-led research and

instruction. The department also maintains various maker

spaces including machine shops and design studios for fabrica-

tion of experimental equipment and for instruction.

Curriculum Requirements

NOTE: New course numbers took effect in fall 2015. Former course num-

bers are included in course descriptions in this catalog and at this website:

registrar.vanderbilt.edu/faculty/course-renumbering/course-lookup/.

The B.E. in mechanical engineering requires a minimum of 

hours, distributed as follows:

. Mathematics ( hours). Required courses: MATH ,

, , . Required elective: one from courses num-

bered  and above, except .

. Basic Science ( hours). Required courses: CHEM

/L, MSE /L (or CHEM /L), PHYS

/L, /L.

. Engineering Science ( hours). Required courses: ES ,

, ; CE , ; CS  or CS ; EECE ;

ME , , ; MSE .

. Liberal Arts Core ( hours). To be selected to fulﬁll the

Liberal Arts Core requirements listed in the Degree Pro-

grams in Engineering.

. Open electives ( hours).

. ME core ( hours). ME , , , , , ,

, , , and 

. Technical electives ( hours). To be selected from the fol-

lowing approved courses. Courses selected from the College

of Arts and Science must be designated a Mathematics and

Natural Sciences (MNS) course in the AXLE curriculum.

a) Engineering courses except ENGM , , , ES

, , and CS 

b) Mathematics courses numbered  or higher except

MATH 

c) Chemistry courses numbered  or higher

d) Physics courses numbered  or higher

e) Astronomy courses

f) Biological Science courses

g) Earth and Environmental Science courses

h) Neuroscience courses

At least  hours must be numbered  or above.

. Professional (ME) depth (a minimum of  hours). Each stu-

dent must choose at least  hours of ME elective courses.

No more than  hours of  and  combined can be

credited toward ME depth electives.

No one-credit-hour ME course except  can be used

as a mechanical engineering elective. A maximum of three

one-credit-hour ME courses may be used as technical electives.

Additional ME one-credit-hour courses can be open electives.

At least one “W”-designated course in the English language

must be included on a graded basis.

Undergraduates in mechanical engineering may apply the

pass/fail option only to non-departmental courses taken as

open electives, technical electives, or part of the liberal arts

core, subject to the school requirements for pass/fail.

Specimen Curriculum for Mechanical Engineering

Semester hours

FALL SPRING

SOPHOMORE YEAR

ME 2160 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design 3 –

MATH 2300 Multivariable Calculus 3 –

MATH 2420 Methods of Ordinary Differential Equations – 3

PHYS 1602 General Physics II 3 –

PHYS 1602L General Physics Laboratory II 1 –

CE 2200 Statics 3 –

ME 2171 Instrumentation Laboratory – 2

ME 2190 Dynamics – 3

ME 2220 Thermodynamics – 3

EECE 2112 Circuits I – 3

Liberal Arts Core 3 3

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321

School of Engineering / Mechanical Engineering

Semester hours

JUNIOR YEAR

FALL

SPRING

ME 3202

Machine Analysis and Design

–

ME 3204

Mechatronics

–

ME 3224

Fluid Mechanics

–

ME 3234

System Dynamics

–

ME 3248

Heat Transfer

–

CE 2205

Mechanics of Materials

–

MSE 2205

Strength and Structur

e of Engineering Materials

–

Mechanical Engineering Elective

–

Open Elective

–

Liberal Arts Core

–

Mathematics Elective

–

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SENIOR YEAR

ME 4213

Energetics Laboratory

–

ME 4950

Design Synthesis

–

ME 4951

Engineering Design Projects

–

ME 4959

Senior Engineering Design Seminar

–

Mechanical Engineering Elective

Liberal Arts Core

Technical Elective

Open Elective

–

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Course descriptions begin on page 346.

322 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

Nanoscience and

Nanotechnology

DIRECTORS Paul E. Laibinis, Sandra J. Rosenthal

Afﬁliated Faculty

PROFESSORS David E. Cliffel (Chemistry), Peter T. Cummings (Chemical

and Biomolecular Engineering), Philippe M. Fauchet (Electrical

Engineering), Daniel M. Fleetwood (Electrical Engineering), Kenneth

F. Galloway (Electrical Engineering), Todd D. Giorgio (Biomedical

Engineering), Scott A. Guelcher (Chemical and Biomolecular

Engineering), Richard F. Haglund, Jr. (Physics), Timothy P. Hanusa

(Chemistry), Frederick R. Haselton (Biomedical Engineering), G. Kane

Jennings (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering), Weng P. Kang

(Electrical Engineering), Paul E. Laibinis (Chemical and Biomolecular

Engineering), Deyu Li (Mechanical Engineering), Charles M. Lukehart

(Chemistry), Clare M. McCabe (Chemical and Biomolecular

Engineering), Sokrates T. Pantelides (Physics), Peter N. Pintauro

(Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering), Sandra J. Rosenthal

(Chemistry), Ronald D. Schrimpf (Electrical Engineering), Norman

H. Tolk (Physics), Sharon M. Weiss (Electrical Engineering), John P.

Wikswo, Jr. (Physics), David W. Wright (Chemistry)

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Craig L. Duvall (Biomedical Engineering), Eva

M. Harth (Chemistry), Bridget R. Rogers (Chemical and Biomolecular

Engineering), Florence Sanchez (Civil Engineering), Jason G. Valentine

(Mechanical Engineering), Kalman Varga (Physics), Greg Walker

(Mechanical Engineering), James E. Wittig (Materials Science and

Engineering), Yaqiong Xu (Physics)

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Rizia Bardhan (Chemical and Biomolecular

Engineering), Leon Bellan (Mechanical Engineering), Janet E.

MacDonald (Chemistry), Cary L. Pint (Mechanical Engineering), John T.

Wilson (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Anthony B. Hmelo (Physics)

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Bo Choi (Electrical Engineering),

Dmitry Koktysh (Chemistry), James R. McBride (Chemistry)

FACULTY in the School of Engineering and the College of

Arts and Science offer an interdisciplinary minor in nanosci-

ence and nanotechnology. The minor is administered by the

School of Engineering.

Nanoscience and nanotechnology are based on the ability

to synthesize, organize, characterize, and manipulate matter

systematically at dimensions of ~ to  nm, creating uniquely

functional materials that diﬀer in properties from those prepared

by traditional approaches. At these length scales, materials can

take on new properties that can be exploited in a wide range of

applications such as for solar energy conversion, ultra-sensitive

sensing, and new types of vaccines. ese activities require

the integration of expertise from various areas of science and

engineering, oen relying on methods of synthesis, fabrication,

and characterization that are beyond those encountered in an

individual course of study.

Students who minor in nanoscience and nanotechnology

learn the principles and methods used in this rapidly growing

ﬁeld. Its core originates in the physical sciences by providing key

approaches for describing the behavior of matter on the nanoscale.

Synthetic approaches are used to manipulate matter systemati-

cally, for creating uniquely functional nanomaterials that can be

inorganic, organic, biological, or a hybrid of these. With a third

component of characterization, a process for designing systems

to have particular properties as a result of their composition and

nanoscale arrangement emerges. Students are introduced to these

areas through foundational and elective courses for the minor that

are speciﬁed below, the latter of which can be selected to fulﬁll the

degree requirements for their major.

e minor in nanoscience and nanotechnology is supported

by the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineer-

ing (VINSE) that brings together faculty from the College of

Arts and Science, the School of Engineering, and the Medical

Center. A specialized laboratory facility maintained by VINSE

provides students in the minor with capstone experiences that

allow them to prepare and characterize a variety of nanostruc-

tured systems using in-house state-of-the-art instrumentation.

is hands-on laboratory component enhances the attractive-

ness of students to both employers and graduate schools.

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Minor

NOTE: New course numbers took effect in fall 2015. Former course num-

bers are included in course descriptions in this catalog and at this website:

registrar.vanderbilt.edu/faculty/course-renumbering/course-lookup/.

The minor in nanoscience and nanotechnology requires a total

of  credit hours, distributed as follows.

. CHEM  or CHBE . ( hours)

. NANO . ( hours)

. PHYS . ( hours)

. Elective courses.  hours selected from the following list of

approved subjects.

BME  Principles and Applications of BioMicro

ElectroMechanical Systems (BioMEMS)

BME  Nanobiotechnology

CHBE  Molecular Simulation

CHBE  Applications of Nanostructures

CHBE  Semiconductor Materials Processing

CHBE  Molecular Aspects of Chemical Engineering

CHBE  Polymer Science and Engineering

CHBE  Corrosion Science and Engineering

CHEM  Introduction to Nanochemistry

CHEM  Physical Chemistry: Quantum Mechanics,

Spectroscopy, and Kinetics

CHEM  Macromolecular Chemistry: Polymers,

Dendrimers, and Surface Modification

CHEM  Chemistry of Inorganic Materials

EECE  Principles and Models of Semiconductor

Devices

EECE  Integrated Circuit Technology and

Fabrication

EECE  Optoelectronics

EECE  VLSI Design

EECE  Solid-State Effects and Devices

IMS  Nanoscale Science and Engineering

ME  Statistical Thermodynamics

ME  Introduction to Micro/Nanoelectromechanical

Systems

ME  Micro/Nanoscale Energy Transport

MSE  Atomic Arrangements in Solids

PHYS  Introduction to Quantum Dynamics and

Applications I

PHYS  Physics of Condensed Matter

Courses taken to satisfy relevant degree requirements for

majors in the College of Arts and Science and the School of

Engineering may also be counted toward fulfilling the minor.

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School of Engineering / Scientic Computing

Scientific Computing

DIRECTORS Robert E. Bodenheimer, Thomas J. Palmeri, David A.

Weintraub

Afﬁliated Faculty

PROFESSORS Ralf Bennartz (Earth and Environmental Sciences),

Gautam Biswas (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science),

Mario Crucini (Economics), Peter T. Cummings (Chemical and

Biomolecular Engineering), Mark N. Ellingham (Mathematics), David

Furbish (Earth and Environmental Sciences), Guilherme Gualda

(Earth and Environmental Sciences), Gordon D. Logan (Psychology),

Terry P. Lybrand (Chemistry and Pharmacology), Charles F. Maguire

(Physics), Clare M. McCabe (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering),

Jens Meiler (Chemistry), Michael I. Miga (Biomedical Engineering),

Mark Neamtu (Mathematics), Thomas J. Palmeri (Psychology and

Neuroscience), Antonis Rokas (Biological Sciences), Jeffrey D. Schall

(Psychology and Neuroscience), Larry Schumaker (Mathematics), Paul

Sheldon (Physics), David A. Weintraub (Astronomy), Robert Weller

(Electrical Engineering)

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Andreas A. Berlind (Astronomy), Robert

E. Bodenheimer (Computer Science), Kelly Holley-Bockelmann

(Astronomy), Shane Hutson (Physics), Bennett Landman (Electrical

Engineering), Haoxiang Luo (Mechanical Engineering), Kalman Varga

(Physics), Greg Walker (Mechanical Engineering), Steve Wernke

(Anthropology)

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE Gerald H. Roth (Computer

Science)

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Tony Capra (Biological Sciences and

Biomedical Informatics), William Holmes (Physics and Astronomy),

Carlos Lopez (Cancer Biology), Sean Polyn (Psychology and

Neuroscience), Jennifer Trueblood (Psychology)

ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSORS William R. French (Chemical and

Biomolecular Engineering), Davide Vanzo (Chemistry)

FACULTY in the School of Engineering and the College of

Arts and Science offer an interdisciplinary minor in scientific

computing to help natural and social scientists and engineers

acquire the ever-increasing computational skills that such

careers demand. The minor is administered by the School of

Engineering. Students who complete this minor will have a

toolkit that includes programming skills useful for simulating

physical, biological, and social dynamics, as well as an under-

standing of how to take advantage of modern software tools to

extract meaningful information from small and large datasets.

Computation is now an integral part of modern science

and engineering. In science, computer simulation allows

the study of natural phenomena impossible or intractable

through experimental means. In engineering, computer

simulation allows the analysis and synthesis of systems too

expensive, dangerous, or complex to model and build directly.

Astronomers studying the formation of massive black holes,

neuroscientists studying neural networks for human memory,

mechanical engineers studying the designs of turbines and

compressors, and electrical engineers studying the reliability

of electronics aboard spacecra are united both in the compu-

tational challenges they face and the tools and techniques they

use to solve these challenges.

Students in the program in scientiﬁc computing are taught

techniques for understanding such complex physical, bio-

logical, and also social systems. Students are introduced to

computational methods for simulating and analyzing models

of complex systems, to scientiﬁc visualization and data min-

ing techniques needed to detect structure in massively large

multidimensional data sets, to high performance computing

techniques for simulating models on computing clusters with

hundreds or thousands of parallel, independent processors and

for analyzing terabytes or more of data that may be distributed

across a massive cloud or grid storage environment.

Scientiﬁc computing at Vanderbilt is supported by faculty

and includes students from a wide range of scientiﬁc and engi-

neering disciplines. While the content domain varies, these

disciplines oen require similar computational approaches,

high-performance computing resources, and skills to simu-

late interactions, model real-life systems, and test competing

hypotheses. Scientiﬁc computing embodies the computational

tools and techniques for solving many of the grand challenges

facing science and engineering today.

e minor in scientiﬁc computing prepares students

for advanced coursework that combines computational

approaches with a substantive area of science or engineering. It

prepares students for independent study with a faculty member

on a research project. It prepares students for advanced study

in graduate school. It provides skills that will be attractive to

many employers aer graduation.

e minor in scientiﬁc computing is distinct from the minor

in computer science. Scientiﬁc computing uses computation as

a tool to solve scientiﬁc and engineering problems in research

and application. It is more focused on simulation, numerical

techniques, high performance computing, and higher-level

methods than the minor in computer science, which is focused

on the algorithms, systems, and technologies that enable such

methods to be developed and employed.

Scientific Computing Minor

NOTE: New course numbers took effect in fall 2015. Former course num-

bers are included in course descriptions in this catalog and at this website:

registrar.vanderbilt.edu/faculty/course-renumbering/course-lookup/.

e minor in scientiﬁc computing requires  credit hours,

distributed as follows:

. CS  or . ( hours)

. CS  (CS  may be substituted for  with the

approval of a program director). ( hours)

. Scientiﬁc Computing . ( hours)

.  hours of electives. Electives include courses in the Scientiﬁc

Computing (SC) minor, courses approved for SC credit that

are in another subject area, courses that meet the approval

of a director of the SC minor, and independent study with a

faculty member aﬃliated with the SC minor.

SC  High Performance Computing

SC  Independent Study

SC  Independent Study

SC  Special Topics

Approved elective courses by subject are listed below.

ese electives provide a detailed treatment of core scientiﬁc

computing tools and techniques or combine scientiﬁc comput-

ing tools and techniques with a substantive area of science or

engineering. Electives require a signiﬁcant amount of course

work that involves coding solutions to scientiﬁc or engineering

problems as opposed to running programs someone else wrote,

downloaded, or purchased.

324 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

ANTH  Introduction to Geographic Information

Systems and Remote Sensing

ASTR  Stellar Astrophysics

ASTR  Galactic Astrophysics

ASTR  Structure Formation in the Universe

BSCI  Genome Science

BME  Modeling Living Systems for Therapeutic

Bioengineering

CHBE  Molecular Simulation

CHEM  Molecular Modeling Methods

CHEM  Computational Structure and Chemical

Biology

CS  Modeling and Simulation

EES  Agent- and Individual-Based Computational

Modeling

EECE  Quantitative Medical Image Analysis

ECON  Introduction to Econometrics

MATH  Introduction to Numerical Mathematics

MATH  Mathematical Modeling in Biology

MATH  Mathematical Modeling in Economics

MATH  Numerical Analysis

MATH  Linear Optimization

MATH  Nonlinear Optimization

MATH  Computing with Splines

ME  Computational Fluid Dynamics and

Multiphysics Modeling

PHYS  Computational Physics

PHYS  Computational Thermodynamics and

Statistical Physics

PSY  Computational Modeling

PSY  Scientific Computing for Psychological and

Brain Sciences

PSY  Models of Human Memory

325

Biomedical Engineering

BME 2100. Introductory Biomechanics. [Formerly BME 101] Struc-

ture and mechanics of the musculoskeletal system and to the prop-

erties and strength of biological materials. Application of Newtonian

mechanics, statics, and strength of materials to bone, muscle, tendon,

other biological material, and medical devices. Credit offered for only

one of BME 2100 or CE 2200. Prerequisite: PHYS 1601, MATH 1301,

CS 1103. FALL. [3]

BME 2200. Biomedical Materials: Structure, Property, and Appli-

cations. [Formerly BME 103] Structure-property relationships in both

natural and synthetic, hard and soft materials. Bio-inspired materials

design, the role of self-assembly in achieving highly ordered structures,

material design and properties for emerging biomedical applications,

factors influencing biocompatibility, performance of biomaterials in

both soft and hard tissues, and biological response to implants. Pre-

requisite: Chem 1602, BME 2100. SPRING. [3]

BME 2201. Biomedical Engineering Ethics. [Formerly BME 201] Ethi-

cal principles in the practice of biomedical engineering: responsibility

in professional practice, health care, research and mentoring. Devel-

opment of skills in perceptiveness, discernment, competency and

visualization of alternatives through case studies. Prerequisite: Junior

standing. FALL. [3] (Only available for open elective credit for biomedi-

cal engineering majors.) (Not currently offered)

BME 2210. Biomaterial Manipulation. [Formerly BME 203] Design

and characterization of biomaterials. Assessment of tissue engineering

scaffolds and nanoparticles. Manipulation of cell growth and expres-

sion. Application of mechanics and materials principles to medical and

consumer products. Laboratory exercises in tissue culture, micros-

copy, mechanical testing, biochemical assays, and computer mod-

eling. Prerequisite: BME 2100, BSCI 1510/1510L. Corequisite: BME

2200. SPRING. [3]

BME 3000. Physiological Transport Phenomena. [Formerly BME

210] An introduction to the mechanics of fluids, heat transfer, and mass

transfer in living systems. Basic theories of transport phenomena are

presented and applied to mammalian and cellular physiology as well

as to the design of medical devices. Prerequisite: BME 2100, 2200 or

equivalent, MATH 2400 or 2420. [3]

BME 3100. Systems Physiology. [Formerly BME 251] An introduction

to quantitative physiology from the engineering point of view. Descrip-

tive physiology of several organ systems (nervous, musculoskeletal,

cardiovascular, blood). Mathematical modeling and computer simula-

tion of organ systems and physiologic control mechanisms. Prerequi-

site: CS 1103. Corequisite: BSCI 1510. FALL. [3]

BME 3101. Systems Physiology. [Formerly BME 252] An introduction

to quantitative physiology from the engineering point of view. Descrip-

tive physiology of several organ systems (immune, endocrine, respira-

tory, renal, gastrointestinal, reproductive). Mathematical modeling and

computer simulation of organ systems and physiologic control mecha-

nisms. Prerequisite: CS 1103. Corequisite: BSCI 1510. SPRING. [3]

BME 3110. Neuromuscular Mechanics and Physiology. [Formerly

BME 253] Quantitative characterization of the physiological and

mechanical properties of the neuromuscular system. Quantitative mod-

els of system components. Applications to fatigue, aging and develop-

ment, injury and repair, and congenital and acquired diseases. Prereq-

uisite: BME 2100, BME 3100. SPRING. [3]

BME 3200. Analysis of Biomedical Data. [Formerly BME 260] Appli-

cation of modern computing methods to the statistical analysis of

biomedical data. Sampling, estimation, analysis of variance, and the

principles of experimental design and clinical trials are emphasized.

Prerequisite: MATH 2300. SPRING. [3]

BME 3300. Biomedical Instrumentation. [Formerly BME 271] Meth-

ods to determine physiological functions and variables from the point of

view of optimization in the time and frequency domain and the relation

to physiological variability. Laboratory exercises stress instrumentation

usage and data analysis. Three lectures and one laboratory. Prerequi-

site: EECE 2213 and 2213L. FALL, SPRING. [4]

BME 3600. Signal Measurement and Analysis. [Formerly BME 263]

Discrete time analysis of signals with deterministic and random proper-

ties and the effect of linear systems on these properties. Brief review of

relevant topics in probability and statistics and introduction to random

processes. Discrete Fourier transforms, harmonic and correlation analy-

sis, and signal modeling. Implementation of these techniques on a com-

puter is required. Corequisite: BME 3200 or MATH 2810. SPRING. [3]

BME 3830. Biomedical Engineering Service Learning and Lead-

ership. [Formerly BME 249] Identification of local and global human

needs, methods of need quantification, implementation of engineer-

ing solutions, sustainability, preparation of grant proposals, leadership

principles. Independent service project required. Prerequisite: Junior

standing. FALL. [3]

BME 3860. Undergraduate Research. [Formerly BME 240A] Indepen-

dent research, either experimental or theoretical in nature or a combina-

tion of both, under the supervision of a biomedical engineering faculty

member or another faculty member approved by the course director.

Prerequisite: Consent of course director. [1-3 each semester; maximum

of 6 hours total for all semesters of BME 3860 and 3861.]

BME 3861. Undergraduate Research. [Formerly BME 240B] A con-

tinuation of the research in 3860 or research in a different area of bio-

medical engineering. Prerequisite: Consent of course director. [1-3

each semester; maximum of 6 hours total for all semesters of BME

3860 and 3861.]

BME 3890. Special Topics. [Formerly BME 290A] [3]

BME 3891. Special Topics. [Formerly BME 290B] [3]

BME 3892. Special Topics. [Formerly BME 290C] [3]

BME 3893. Special Topics. [Formerly BME 290D] [3]

BME 4000. Bioelectricity. [Formerly BME 256] Cellular basis of the

electrical activity of nerve and muscle cells; action potential propaga-

tion; voltage- and ligand-gated ion channels; space, voltage, and patch

clamp; and electrical, optical, and magnetic measurements of bioelec-

tric activity in cells, isolated tissues, intact animals, and humans. Pre-

requisite: MATH 2400 or 2420, BSCI 1510. FALL. [3]

BME 4100. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. [Formerly BME 285]

Fundamentals of lasers, light-tissue interaction, problem-based design

of optical instrumentation. Applications in laser surgery, disease detec-

tion, and surgical guidance. Includes hands-on experiences. Prerequi-

site: PHYS 1602. FALL. [3]

BME 4100L. Biomedical Optics Laboratory. [Formerly BME 285L]

Practical experience in basics of operating lasers, using optics, fiber

optics and interferometry. Computer-aided design of optical systems

and computer simulations of light tissue interaction. Application of opti-

cal concepts to biomedical problems. Prerequisite: Senior standing.

Corequisite: BME 4100. FALL. [1]

BME 4200. Principles and Applications of BioMicroElectroMechan-

ical Systems (BioMEMS). [Formerly BME 274] The principles, design,

fabrication and application of micro- and nano-devices to instrument

and control biological molecules, living cells, and small organisms, with

a strong emphasis on development of microfabricated systems and

micro- and nano-biosensors. Students will lead discussions from the

research literature. Graduate students will prepare a research proposal

or fabricate a functioning BioMEMS device. FALL. [3]

325

Engineering Courses

326 vANDERBILT u NIvERSITY

BME 4200L. BioMicroElectroMechanical Systems Laboratory. [For-

merly BME 274L] Design, fabrication, and testing of BioMEMS devices

for applications in the life sciences. Practical experience in photolithog-

raphy, replica molding to fabricate microfluidic devices, and multilayer

devices to assemble microfluidic devices with active values. Corequi-

site: BME 4200. FALL. [1]

BME 4300. Therapeutic Bioengineering. [Formerly BME 275]

Explores the engineering aspects of treating disease or disorders. Sur-

gical mechanics, diffusion therapies including chemical and energy dif-

fusion, image-guided therapies, and the role of discovery and design in

the development of medical treatments. Prerequisite: EECE 2213, BME

3000. Corequisite: BME 2100, BME 3300. SPRING. [3]

BME 4310. Modeling Living Systems for Therapeutic Bioengi-

neering. [Formerly BME 279] Introduction to computer modeling and

simulation in therapeutic bioengineering processes. Building computer

models and using modern modeling software tools. Introduction to

numerical techniques to solve differential equations and origin of math-

ematical models for biotransport, biomechanics, tumor/virus growth

dynamics, and model-based medical imaging techniques. Prerequi-

site: MATH 2400 or MATH 2420, CS 1103 or equivalent, BME 2100 or

equivalent mechanics course. SPRING. [3]

BME 4400. Foundations of Medical Imaging. [Formerly BME 258]

Physics and engineering of image formation by different modalities

used for medical applications. Concepts common to different imaging

modalities and limits of physical phenomena. Mathematical concepts

of image formation and analysis; techniques for recording images using

ionizing radiation (including CT), ultrasound, magnetic resonance, and

nuclear (including SPECT and PET). Methods of evaluating image qual-

ity. Prerequisite: PHYS 1602, 1602L, MATH 2400. Credit offered for

only one of BME 4400 and PHYS 2805. SPRING. [3]

BME 4410. Biological Basis of Imaging. [Formerly BME 276] Physi-

cal and chemical relationships between biological characteristics of

tissue and image contrast in major medical imaging modalities. Imag-

ing modalities include x-ray, MRI, PET, and ultrasound. Applications

include neurological disorders, neurological function, cardiac function

and disease, cancer, and musculoskeletal physiology. Prerequisite:

PHYS 1602, MATH 2400. SPRING. [3]

BME 4420. Quantitative and Functional Imaging. [Formerly BME 277]

Quantitative analysis of non-invasive imaging techniques to assess the

structure and function of tissues in the body. Applications of computed

tomography, positron emission tomography, ultrasound, and magnetic

resonance imaging to tissue characterization. Measurement of lesion

volume, cardiac output, organ perfusion, brain function, and receptor

density. Prerequisite: CS 1103, PHYS 1602, MATH 2400. FALL. [3]

BME 4500. Nanobiotechnology. [Formerly BME 281] Synthesis and

characterization of nanostructured materials for use in living systems.

Clinical applications of nanoscale biosensors. Methods for single mol-

ecule detection in biological specimens. Quantitative structure/function

assessment of nanostructures in living systems. Prerequisite: BSCI

1510; BME 3000 or CHBE 3300 or ME 3224. SPRING. [3]

BME 4500L. Nanobiotechnology Laboratory. [Formerly BME 281L]

Laboratory experiments in the characterization of nanomaterial inter-

actions with living systems. Biological surface functionalization of inor-

ganic nanoparticles. Measurement of cultured mammalian cell response

to nanostructures. Quantitative structure/function assessment of nano-

structures in living systems. Corequisite: BME 4500. SPRING. [1]

BME 4600. Introduction to Tissue Engineering. [Formerly BME 280]

Basic principles, methods, and current topics in tissue engineering.

Integration of biology, materials science, and biomechanics in the

design and fabrication of engineered tissues. Biomaterials for scaffold-

ing, stem cell applications, bioreactor design, and practical methods

for testing. Case studies and guest lectures from experts in the field.

Prerequisite: BSCI 1510; CHEM 1602 or equivalent. FALL. [3]

BME 4900W. Biomedical Engineering Laboratory. [Formerly BME

255W] Laboratory experiments in biomechanics, thermodynamics,

biological transport, signal analysis, biological control, and biological

imaging. Emphasis is on current methods, instrumentation, and equip-

ment used in biomedical engineering; on oral presentation of results;

and on the writing of comprehensive reports. One lecture and one

three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BME 3100. Corequisite:

BME 3000. [3]

BME 4950. Design of Biomedical Engineering Devices and Sys-

tems I. [Formerly BME 272] Integration of the engineering and life sci-

ence backgrounds of senior biomedical engineering students through

the presentation of design principles for medical devices and systems.

Design principles and case examples for biomedical electronics,

mechanical, chemical, and computing systems are presented. A full-

semester design project is required. Evaluation is conducted through

periodic oral and written presentations, and through a final written and

poster report. Corequisite: BME 3300. Prerequisite: BME 3100. [2]

BME 4951. Design of Biomedical Engineering Devices and Sys-

tems II. [Formerly BME 273] Integration of the engineering and life sci-

ence backgrounds of senior biomedical engineering students through

the presentation of design principles for medical devices and systems.

Design principles and case examples for biomedical electronics,

mechanical, chemical, and computing systems are presented. A full-

semester design project is required. Evaluation is conducted through

periodic oral and written presentations, and through a final written and

poster report. Prerequisite: BME 4950. [3]

BME 4959. Senior Engineering Design Seminar. [Formerly BME 297]

Elements of professional engineering practice. Professionalism, licens-

ing, ethics and ethical issues, intellectual property, contracts, liabil-

ity, risk, reliability and safety, interdisciplinary teams and team tools,

codes, standards, professional organizations, careers, entrepreneur-

ship, human factors, and industrial design. Prerequisite: Senior stand-

ing. Corequisite: BME 4950. FALL. [1]

BME 5100. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. (Also listed as BME

4100) Fundamentals of lasers, light-tissue interaction, problem-based

design of optical instrumentation. Applications in laser surgery, disease

detection, and surgical guidance. Includes hands-on experiences. No

credit for students who have earned credit for 4100. FALL. [3]

BME 5110. Neuromuscular Mechanics and Physiology. (Also listed

as BME 3110) Quantitative characterization of the physiological and

mechanical properties of the neuromuscular system. Quantitative mod-

els of system components. Applications to fatigue, aging and devel-

opment, injury and repair, and congenital and acquired diseases. No

credit for students who have earned credit for 3110. SPRING. [3]

BME 5130. Systems Physiology. (Also listed as BME 3100) An intro-

duction to quantitative physiology from the engineering point of view.

Descriptive physiology of several organ systems (nervous, musculoskel-

etal, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal). Mathematical modeling and com-

puter simulation of organ systems and physiologic control mechanisms.

No credit for students who have earned credit for 3100. FALL. [3]

BME 5131. Systems Physiology. (Also listed as BME 3101) An intro-

duction to quantitative physiology from the engineering point of view.

Descriptive physiology of several organ systems (blood, immune,

endocrine, respiratory, renal, reproductive). Mathematical modeling

and computer simulation of organ systems and physiologic control

mechanisms. No credit for students who have earned credit for 3101.

SPRING. [3]

BME 5200. Principles and Applications of BioMicroElectroMe-

chanical Systems (BioMEMS). (Also listed as BME 4200) The prin-

ciples, design, fabrication and application of micro- and nano-devices

to instrument and control biological molecules, living cells, and small

organisms, with a strong emphasis on development of microfabricated

systems and micro- and nano-biosensors. Students will lead discus-

sions from the research literature. Graduate students will prepare

a research proposal or fabricate a functioning BioMEMS device. No

credit for students who have earned credit for 4200. FALL. [3]

BME 5210. Biomaterial Manipulation. (Also listed as BME 2210)

Design and characterization of biomaterials. Assessment of tissue

engineering scaffolds and nanoparticles. Manipulation of cell growth

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and expression. Application of mechanics and materials principles to

medical and consumer products. Laboratory exercises in tissue cul-

ture, microscopy, mechanical testing, biochemical assays, and com-

puter modeling. No credit for students who have earned credit for 3210.

Corequisite: BME 2200. SPRING. [3]

BME 5300. Biomedical Instrumentation. (Also listed as BME 3300)

Methods to determine physiological functions and variables from the point

of view of optimization in the time and frequency domain and the relation

to physiological variability. Laboratory exercises stress instrumentation

usage and data analysis. Three lectures and one laboratory. No credit for

students who have earned credit for 3300. FALL, SPRING. [4]

BME 5400. Foundations of Medical Imaging. (Also listed as BME

4400) Physics and engineering of image formation by different modali-

ties used for medical applications. Concepts common to different

imaging modalities and limits of physical phenomena. Mathematical

concepts of image formation and analysis; techniques for recording

images using ionizing radiation (including CT), ultrasound, magnetic

resonance, and nuclear (including SPECT and PET). Methods of evalu-

ating image quality. No credit for students who have earned credit for

4400. SPRING. [3]

BME 5410. Biological Basis of Imaging. (Also listed as BME 4410)

Physical and chemical relationships between biological characteristics

of tissue and image contrast in major medical imaging modalities. Imag-

ing modalities include x-ray, MRI, PET, and ultrasound. Applications

include neurological disorders, neurological function, cardiac function

and disease, cancer, and musculoskeletal physiology. No credit for stu-

dents who have earned credit for 4410. SPRING. [3]

BME 5500. Nanobiotechnology. (Also listed as BME 4500) Synthesis

and characterization of nanostructured materials for use in living sys-

tems. Clinical applications of nanoscale biosensors. Methods for single

molecule detection in biological specimens. Quantitative structure/

function assessment of nanostructures in living systems. No credit for

students who have earned credit for 4500. SPRING. [3]

BME 5600. Signal Measurement and Analysis. (Also listed as BME

3600) Discrete time analysis of signals with deterministic and random

properties and the effect of linear systems on these properties. Brief

review of relevant topics in probability and statistics and introduction to

random processes. Discrete Fourier transforms, harmonic and correla-

tion analysis, and signal modeling. Implementation of these techniques

on a computer is required. No credit for students who have earned

credit for 3600. SPRING. [3]

BME 5950. Design of Biomedical Engineering Devices and Systems

I. (Also listed as BME 4950) Integration of the engineering and life sci-

ence backgrounds of senior biomedical engineering students through

the presentation of design principles for medical devices and sys-

tems. Design principles and case examples for biomedical electronics,

mechanical, chemical, and computing systems are presented. A full-

semester design project is required. Evaluation is conducted through

periodic oral and written presentations, and through a final written and

poster report. Corequisite: BME 5300. No credit for students who have

earned credit for 4950. [2]

BME 5951. Design of Biomedical Engineering Devices and Systems

II. (Also listed as BME 4951) Integration of the engineering and life sci-

ence backgrounds of senior biomedical engineering students through

the presentation of design principles for medical devices and sys-

tems. Design principles and case examples for biomedical electronics,

mechanical, chemical, and computing systems are presented. A full-

semester design project is required. Evaluation is conducted through

periodic oral and written presentations, and through a final written and

poster report. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4951. [3]

BME 6110. Research and Professional Development in Biomedical

Engineering. [Formerly BME 305] Database search strategies, inter-

preting engineering and scientific literature, communication skills, engi-

neering design, proposal writing, preparation of engineering publica-

tions, technology transfer/intellectual property, engineering laboratory

documentation, regulatory oversight, ethics, funding. SPRING. [3]

BME 6301. Engineering in Surgery and Intervention: Provocative

Questions. Explores engineering and clinical aspects of treating dis-

ease or disorders by clinically-driven provocative questions. Surgical/

Interventional mechanics, locoregional therapies such as convection-

enhanced delivery, neuromodulation, and ablation. Image-guided

therapies, and role of discovery and design in context of treatment.

SPRING. [3]

BME 6302. Engineering in Surgery and Intervention: Clinical Inter-

actions. Literature review coupled with clinical immersion experience.

Literature review centers on clinical translation of engineering research

in surgical/interventional applications. Clinical immersion involves

observing surgical/interventional procedures and attending clinical

conferences. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. FALL. [3]

BME 7110. Laser-Tissue Interaction and Therapeutic Use of Lasers.

[Formerly BME 320] Optical and thermal aspects and models of the

interaction between laser/light and biological tissue as it is used for

therapeutic applications in medicine and biology. Issues and objectives

in therapeutic and surgical applications of lasers, overview of state-of-

the-art topics and current research. FALL. [3]

BME 7120. Optical Diagnosis: Principles and Applications. [For-

merly BME 321] Applications of light and tissue optical properties for

the diagnosis of tissue pathology. Basic scientific and engineering prin-

ciples for developing techniques and devices that use light to probe

cells and tissues. Recent applications of different optical diagnostic

techniques. SPRING. [3]

BME 7310. Advanced Computational Modeling and Analysis in

Biomedical Engineering. [Formerly BME 329] Survey of current top-

ics within biomedical modeling: biotransport, biomechanics, tumor

and virus growth dynamics, model-based medical imaging techniques,

etc. Mathematical development and analysis of biomedical simulations

using advanced numerical techniques for the solution of ordinary and

partial differential equations. Emphasis will be on graduate research

related topics. SPRING. [3]

BME 7410. Quantitative Methods in Biomedical Engineering. [Formerly

BME 300] Mathematics, quantitative analysis, and computational meth-

ods for biomedical engineering applications. Topics include applied prob-

ability and statistics, signal analysis and experiment design, linear sys-

tems, Fourier transforms, and numerical modeling and analysis. FALL. [3]

BME 7413. Advanced Biomechanics. [Formerly BME 313] Applica-

tion of advanced concepts in statics, dynamics, continuum mechanics,

and strength of materials to biological systems. Topics include mea-

surement of mechanical properties of biological materials; rheological

properties of blood; mechanics of cells, bone, skeletal muscle, and soft

tissue; normal and abnormal dynamics of human movement; mechan-

ics of articular joint movement; pulmonary mechanics; cardiac mechan-

ics; arterial mechanics; mechanics of veins and collapsible vessels;

and mechanics of flow in the microcirculation. Prerequisite: BME 2100,

BME 3000 or equivalent. [3]

BME 7419. Engineering Models of Cellular Phenomena. [Formerly

BME 319] Application of engineering methods to model and quantify

aspects of cell physiology. Topics include receptor mediated cell pro-

cesses, cell-cell signaling, cooperative barrier behavior, cell structural

components, and cell motility. SPRING. [3] (Offered alternate years)

BME 7420. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Methods. [Formerly BME

378] MR techniques to image tissue for clinical evaluation and research.

RF pulses, k-space trajectories, chemical shift, motion, flow, and relax-

ation. Derivation of signal equations for pulse sequence design and

analysis. Course includes hands-on experimental studies. SPRING. [3]

BME 7425. Physical Measurements on Biological Systems. [For-

merly BME 325] A survey of the state-of-the-art in quantitative physical

measurement techniques applied to cellular or molecular physiology.

Topics include the basis for generation, measurement, and control of

the transmembrane potential; electrochemical instrumentation; optical

spectroscopy and imaging; x-ray diffraction for determination of mac-

romolecular structure; magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging.

Prerequisite: PHYS 2250. SPRING. [3]

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BME 7430. Cancer Imaging. [Formerly BME 330] Applications of

noninvasive, in vivo imaging (i.e., MRI, optical, CT, SPECT, PET, and

ultrasound) to cancer biology. Emphasis on assessing the response

of tumors to treatment using emerging and quantitative imaging tech-

niques. Prerequisite: BME 4400 or PHYS 2805. SPRING. (Offered alter-

nate years) [3]

BME 7440. Neuroimaging. [Formerly BME 331] Applications of nonin-

vasive imaging techniques including MRI, fMRI, optical, EEG, and PET

to the study of neural systems. Emphasis on the human brain, with a

focus on current scientific literature. Prerequisite: BME 4400 or PHYS

2805. FALL. (Offered alternate years) [3]

BME 7450. Advanced Quantitative and Functional Imaging. Analysis

of non-invasive imaging techniques to assess the structure and func-

tion of tissues in the body. Applications of computed tomography, pos-

itron emission tomography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imag-

ing to tissue characterization, including measurement of tissue volume,

microstructure, organ perfusion, blood flow, brain function, and recep-

tor density. Prerequisite: working knowledge of MATLAB. FALL. [3]

BME 7473. Design of Medical Products, Processes, and Services.

[Formerly BME 373] Medical design projects involving teams of gradu-

ate level engineering and management students. Projects are solicited

from industry or universities and are undertaken from the initial phase

of a design request to the end product, prototype, plan, or feasibility

analysis. Prerequisite: BME 4950 or equivalent. SPRING. [3]

BME 7500. Independent Study in Biomedical Engineering. [Formerly

BME 390] Study of advanced biomedical engineering topics not regu-

larly offered in the curriculum. Consent of instructor is required. FALL,

SPRING. [3]

BME 7899. Master of Engineering Project. [Formerly BME 389]

BME 7999. Master's Thesis Research. [Formerly BME 369]

BME 8900. Special Topics. [Formerly BME 395A] [1-3]

BME 8901. Special Topics. [Formerly BME 395B] [1-3]

BME 8902. Special Topics. [Formerly BME 395C] [1-3]

BME 8903. Special Topics. [Formerly BME 395D] [1-3]

BME 8991. Biomedical Research Seminar. [Formerly BME 391] [1]

BME 8992. Biomedical Research Seminar. [Formerly BME 392] [1]

BME 8993. Biomedical Research Seminar. [Formerly BME 393] [1]

BME 8994. Biomedical Research Seminar. [Formerly BME 394] [1]

BME 8999. Non-Candidate Research. [Formerly BME 379] Research

prior to entry into candidacy (completion of qualifying examination) and

for special non-degree students. [variable credit: 0-12]

BME 9999. Ph.D. Dissertation Research. [Formerly BME 399]

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

CHBE 2100. Chemical Process Principles. [Formerly CHBE 161]

A foundation for advanced work in chemical engineering. Process

problems of a chemical and physico-chemical nature are considered.

Emphasis is on stoichiometry, material balances, and energy balances

required for design computation. FALL. [3]

CHBE 2150. Molecular and Cell Biology for Engineers. [Formerly

CHBE 220] Basic molecular and cellular biology principles and con-

cepts. Application of engineering principles to further the understand-

ing of biological systems. Protein structure and function, transcription,

translation, post-translational processing, cellular organization, molec-

ular transport and trafficking, and cellular models. Credit given for only

one of CHBE 2150 or BSCI 1510. Prerequisite: CHEM 1602. FALL. [3]

CHBE 2200. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics. [Formerly

CHBE 162] Application of the laws of thermodynamics to chemical

engineering systems. Entropy balances and analysis of thermodynamic

cycles. Methods of estimating thermodynamic properties of pure fluids

and mixtures, including equations of state, to provide background for

chemical process design and simulation. Prerequisite: MATH 2300.

SPRING. [3]

CHBE 2250. Modeling and Simulation in Chemical Engineering.

[Formerly CHBE 180] Development of chemical engineering process

models and their numerical solutions. The models include solution of

linear and non-linear equations, eigenvalue problems, differentiation,

and integration, ordinary differential equations, linear and nonlinear

regression. Chemical process simulation using commercial simula-

tors is introduced. Prerequisite: CHBE 2100. Corequisite: CHBE 2200,

MATH 2420, CS 1103. SPRING. [3]

CHBE 3200. Phase Equilibria and Stage-Based Separations. [For-

merly CHBE 223] Thermodynamic principles and calculations of mix-

ture phase equilibrium. Development of correlations to design chemical

separation processes. Applications to separation processes involving

gases, liquids, and solids such as distillation, adsorption, and extrac-

tion. Simulation of separation processes. Prerequisite: CHBE 2100,

CHBE 2200, and either CHBE 2250 or BME 2100. FALL. [3]

CHBE 3250. Chemical Reaction Engineering. [Formerly CHBE 225]

Thermodynamic basis of chemical equilibrium. Analysis of chemical

kinetic data and application to the design of chemical reactors. Batch,

semibatch, and flow reactors are considered in both steady-state and

transient operation. Brief treatments of catalysis and physical and

chemical adsorption. Prerequisite: CHEM 2211 or 2221; CHBE 3200.

SPRING. [3]

CHBE 3300. Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer. [Formerly CHBE

230] Principles of momentum and energy transport and their applica-

tion to the analysis and design of chemical and biological engineering

systems. Prerequisite: MATH 2420. FALL. [3]

CHBE 3350. Mass Transfer and Rate-Based Separations. [Formerly

CHBE 231] Principles of mass transfer and their application to the anal-

ysis of chemical and biological engineering systems. Design of rate-

based separation operations. Prerequisite: CHBE 3300. SPRING. [3]

CHBE 3600. Chemical Process Control. [Formerly CHBE 242] Design

of control systems for chemical processes. Principles of process

dynamics and control of single and multivariable systems. Frequency

and stability analyses and their effect on controller design. Prerequisite:

CHBE 3200, MATH 2420. SPRING. [3]

CHBE 3860. Undergraduate Research. [Formerly CHBE 246] Oppor-

tunities for individual students to do research under the guidance of a

faculty member. Requires faculty sponsorship of the project. [1-3 each

semester]

CHBE 3861. Undergraduate Research. [Formerly CHBE 247] Oppor-

tunities for individual students to do research under the guidance of a

faculty member. Requires faculty sponsorship of the project. [1-3 each

semester]

CHBE 3890. Special Topics. [Formerly CHBE 290] [v ariable credit: 1-3

each semester]

CHBE 3900W. Chemical Engineering Laboratory I. [Formerly CHBE

228W] Laboratory experiments in momentum, energy and mass trans-

port, focusing on instrumentation and unit operations. Statistical treat-

ment of data, error analysis, written reports, and oral presentations are

emphasized. Two lecture hours and one 5-hour laboratory per week.

Prerequisite: CHBE 2100, CHBE 2200, CHBE 3300, and either CHBE

2250 or BME 2100. Corequisite: CHBE 3350. SPRING. [4]

CHBE 4500. Bioprocess Engineering. [Formerly CHBE 283] Appli-

cation of cellular and molecular biology to process engineering to

describe the manufacture of products derived from cell cultures. Design

and scale-up of bioreactors and separation equipment. Metabolic and

protein engineering utilizing genetically engineered organisms. Prereq-

uisite: BSCI 1510 or CHBE 2150; CHBE 3250, CHBE 3300. FALL. [3]

CHBE 4810. Metabolic Engineering. [Formerly CHBE 282] Analysis

and synthesis of metabolic networks using principles of thermodynam-

ics, kinetics, and transport phenomena. Computational approaches for

predicting metabolic phenotypes. Experimental techniques to measure

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and manipulate key metabolic variables including pathway fluxes, pro-

tein/gene expression, enzyme regulation, and intracellular metabolite

concentrations. Prerequisite: BSCI 1510 or CHBE 2150; junior stand-

ing. SPRING. [3]

CHBE 4820. Immunoengineering. Approaches and technologies for

manipulating and studying the immune system. Topics include funda-

mentals of immunology, immunology tools and methods, vaccines and

immunotherapies, drug delivery principles, and materials engineering

for immunomodulation. Prerequisite: CHBE 2150 or BSCI 1510. [3]

CHBE 4830. Molecular Simulation. [Formerly CHBE 285] Introduction

to the modern tools of statistical mechanics, such as Monte Carlo and

molecular dynamics simulation, and variations. u nderstanding the meth-

ods, capabilities, and limitations of molecular simulation and applications

to simple and complex fluids relevant to the chemical and related pro-

cessing industries. Prerequisite: CHBE 3200, CHEM 3300. [3]

CHBE 4840. Applications of Nanostructures. An engineering and

materials science perspective on the physical and chemical properties

of organic and inorganic nanostructures. Applications in nanomedicine

for imaging and therapy, and in power systems for solar energy conver-

sion and energy storage. SPRING. [3]

CHBE 4850. Semiconductor Materials Processing. [Formerly CHBE

284] Introduction to the materials processing unit operations of sili-

con device manufacturing. Basic semiconductor physics and device

theory, production of substrates, dopant diffusion, ion implantation,

thermal oxidation and deposition processes, plasma deposition pro-

cesses, photolithography, wet chemical and plasma etching, and ana-

lytical techniques. Lectures alternate with one two-hour laboratory on

a weekly basis. FALL. [3]

CHBE 4860. Molecular Aspects of Chemical Engineering. [Formerly

CHBE 286] Integration of molecular chemistry, property-based ther-

modynamic descriptions, and a focus on intermolecular energetics for

process analysis and product design. Case studies involve molecular,

macromolecular, supramolecular, and biomolecular systems. Prerequi-

site: CHEM 2211 or 2221; CHBE 2200. [3]

CHBE 4870. Polymer Science and Engineering. [Formerly CHBE

287] Macromolecular systems with emphasis on the interrelationship

of chemical, physical, and engineering properties. Further relation of

these properties to synthesis. Physicochemical and biological applica-

tions. Prerequisite: CHBE 2200, a basic understanding of organic and

physical chemistry. [3]

CHBE 4880. Corrosion Science and Engineering. [Formerly CHBE

288] Aqueous-phase metal and alloy corrosion phenomena. Funda-

mental chemistry and electrochemistry theories, as applied to corrod-

ing systems. Specific forms of corrosion including pitting, crevice cor-

rosion, and galvanic corrosion. Methods for corrosion control based on

electrochemical fundamentals. Prerequisite: CHBE 3300. SPRING. [3]

CHBE 4899. Atmospheric Pollution. [Formerly CHBE 280] Fundamen-

tals of atmospheric pollution and control. The sources and nature of

gaseous and particulate air pollutants, the relation of meteorological

conditions to their dispersal, and their effects on health and materials

are discussed along with administration, standards, and control of air

pollution. Prerequisite: Junior standing. [3]

CHBE 4900W. Chemical Engineering Laboratory II. [Formerly CHBE

229W] Laboratory experiments in unit operations covering reactions

and separations. Interpretation of data for equipment and process

design. Writing and oral presentations are emphasized. One 5-hour lab-

oratory per week. Prerequisite: CHBE 3200, CHBE 3250, CHBE 3350,

CHBE 3900W. FALL. [3]

CHBE 4950W. Chemical Engineering Process and Product Design.

[Formerly CHBE 233W] A systematic approach to design and safety

practices for chemical process operations. Process and product

design, economic evaluation of alternatives, ethics, and a cost and

safety analysis of a typical chemical, biological, or petroleum process

and products. Steady-state and dynamic process simulations required.

Three lecture hours and one two-hour laboratory each week. Prerequi-

site: CHBE 3200, CHBE 3250, CHBE 3350. FALL. [4]

CHBE 4951W. Chemical Engineering Design Projects. [Formerly

CHBE 234W] Team-based, semester-long design project. Evaluation

through periodic oral and written presentations, a final written report,

and a poster report. Prerequisite: CHBE 4950W. SPRING. [3]

CHBE 4959. Senior Engineering Design Seminar. [Formerly CHBE 297]

Elements of professional engineering practice. Professionalism, licens-

ing, ethics and ethical issues, intellectual property, contracts, liability,

risk, reliability and safety, interdisciplinary teams and team tools, codes,

standards, professional organizations, careers, entrepreneurship, human

factors, and industrial design. Prerequisite: Senior standing. FALL. [1]

CHBE 5200. Phase Equilibria and Stage-Based Separations. (Also

listed as CHBE 3200) Thermodynamic principles and calculations

of mixture phase equilibrium. Development of correlations to design

chemical separation processes. Applications to separation processes

involving gases, liquids, and solids such as distillation, adsorption, and

extraction. Simulation of separation processes. No credit for students

who have earned credit for 3200. FALL. [3]

CHBE 5250. Chemical Reaction Engineering. (Also listed as CHBE

3250) Thermodynamic basis of chemical equilibrium. Analysis of chem-

ical kinetic data and application to the design of chemical reactors.

Batch, semibatch, and flow reactors are considered in both steady-

state and transient operation. Brief treatments of catalysis and physi-

cal and chemical adsorption. No credit for students who have earned

credit for 3250. SPRING. [3]

CHBE 5300. Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer. (Also listed as CHBE

3300) Principles of momentum and energy transport and their application

to the analysis and design of chemical and biological engineering sys-

tems. No credit for students who have earned credit for 3300. FALL. [3]

CHBE 5350. Mass Transfer and Rate-Based Separations. (Also

listed as CHBE 3350) Principles of mass transfer and their application

to the analysis of chemical and biological engineering systems. Design

of rate-based separation operations. No credit for students who have

earned credit for 3350. SPRING. [3]

CHBE 5500. Bioprocess Engineering. (Also listed as CHBE 4500)

Application of cellular and molecular biology to process engineering

to describe the manufacture of products derived from cell cultures.

Design and scale-up of bioreactors and separation equipment. Meta-

bolic and protein engineering utilizing genetically engineered organ-

isms. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4500. FALL. [3]

CHBE 5600. Chemical Process Control. (Also listed as CHBE 3600)

Design of control systems for chemical processes. Principles of pro-

cess dynamics and control of single and multivariable systems. Fre-

quency and stability analyses and their effect on controller design. No

credit for students who have earned credit for 5600. SPRING. [3]

CHBE 5810. Metabolic Engineering. (Also listed as CHBE 4810)

Analysis and synthesis of metabolic networks using principles of

thermodynamics, kinetics, and transport phenomena. Computational

approaches for predicting metabolic phenotypes. Experimental tech-

niques to measure and manipulate key metabolic variables including

pathway fluxes, protein/gene expression, enzyme regulation, and intra-

cellular metabolite concentrations. No credit for students who have

earned credit for 4810. SPRING. [3]

CHBE 5820. Immunoengineering. (Also listed as CHBE 4820)

Approaches and technologies for manipulating and studying the

immune system. Topics include fundamentals of immunology, immu-

nology tools and methods, vaccines and immunotherapies, drug deliv-

ery principles, and materials engineering for immunomodulation. No

credit for students who have earned credit for 4820. [3]

CHBE 5830. Molecular Simulation. (Also listed as CHBE 4830) Intro-

duction to the modern tools of statistical mechanics, such as Monte

Carlo and molecular dynamics simulation, and variations. u nderstand-

ing the methods, capabilities, and limitations of molecular simulation

and applications to simple and complex fluids relevant to the chemi-

cal and related processing industries. No credit for students who have

earned credit for 4830. [3]

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CHBE 5840. Applications of Nanostructures. (Also listed as CHBE

4840) An engineering and materials science perspective on the physi-

cal and chemical properties of organic and inorganic nanostructures.

Applications in nanomedicine for imaging and therapy, and in power

systems for solar energy conversion and energy storage. SPRING. [3]

CHBE 5850. Semiconductor Materials Processing. (Also listed as

CHBE 4850) Introduction to the materials processing unit operations of

silicon device manufacturing. Basic semiconductor physics and device

theory, production of substrates, dopant diffusion, ion implantation, ther-

mal oxidation and deposition processes, plasma deposition processes,

photolithography, wet chemical and plasma etching, and analytical tech-

niques. Lectures alternate with one two-hour laboratory on a weekly

basis. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4850. FALL. [3]

CHBE 5860. Molecular Aspects of Chemical Engineering. (Also

listed as CHBE 4860) Integration of molecular chemistry, property-

based thermodynamic descriptions, and a focus on intermolecular

energetics for process analysis and product design. Case studies

involve molecular, macromolecular, supramolecular, and biomolecular

systems. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4860. [3]

CHBE 5870. Polymer Science and Engineering. (Also listed as CHBE

4870) Macromolecular systems with emphasis on the interrelationship

of chemical, physical, and engineering properties. Further relation of

these properties to synthesis. Physicochemical and biological applica-

tions. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4870. [3]

CHBE 5880. Corrosion Science and Engineering. (Also listed as

CHBE 4880) Aqueous-phase metal and alloy corrosion phenomena.

Fundamental chemistry and electrochemistry theories, as applied to

corroding systems. Specific forms of corrosion including pitting, crev-

ice corrosion, and galvanic corrosion. Methods for corrosion control

based on electrochemical fundamentals. No credit for students who

have earned credit for 4880. SPRING. [3]

CHBE 5890. Special Topics. (Also listed as CHBE 3890) No credit for

students who have earned credit for 3890. [variable credit: 1-3 each

semester]

CHBE 5899. Atmospheric Pollution. (Also listed as CHBE 4899) Fun-

damentals of atmospheric pollution and control. The sources and nature

of gaseous and particulate air pollutants, the relation of meteorological

conditions to their dispersal, and their effects on health and materials are

discussed along with administration, standards, and control of air pollu-

tion. No credit for students who have earned credit for CHBE 4899. [3]

CHBE 6100. Applied Mathematics in Chemical Engineering. [For-

merly CHBE 310] Chemical engineering applications of advanced

mathematical methods. Analytical and numerical methods for ordinary

and partial differential equations. Emphasis on recognizing the form of

a mathematical model and possible solution methods. Applications in

heat and mass transfer, chemical kinetics. FALL. [3]

CHBE 6110. Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics.

[Formerly CHBE 311] Application of the thermodynamics method to

chemical engineering problems. Development of the first, second, and

third laws of thermodynamics; estimation and correlation of thermody-

namic properties; chemical and phase equilibria; irreversible thermody-

namics. FALL. [3]

CHBE 6120. Applied Chemical Kinetics. [Formerly CHBE 313] Experi-

mental methods in kinetics. Kinetics of industrial reactions and reactor

design. Absorption and catalytic systems are considered. FALL. [3]

CHBE 6200. Transport Phenomena. [Formerly CHBE 312] The theory

of non-equilibrium processes. Development of the analogy between

momentum, energy, and mass transport with applications to common

engineering problems. SPRING. [3]

CHBE 6215. Systems Analysis for Process Design and Control.

[Formerly CHBE 315] The design and control of chemical process

plants, including economic optimization under steady state and tran-

sient conditions. [3]

CHBE 6220. Surfaces and Adsorption. [Formerly CHBE 320] Surface

energy, capillarity, contact angles and wetting, surface films, insoluble

monolayers, solid surfaces, membranes, surface area determination,

adsorption, adhesion, interface thermodynamics, friction and lubrica-

tion, interface in composites, relationships of surface to bulk properties

of materials. FALL. [3]

CHBE 6250. Professional Communication Skills for Engineers. [For-

merly CHBE 395] Introduction of graduate-level written and oral com-

munication skills for engineers. Skills needed to produce peer-reviewed

journal publications, research proposals, and research presentations

are covered. [1]

CHBE 7899. Master of Engineering Project. [Formerly CHBE 389]

CHBE 7999. Master's Thesis Research. [Formerly CHBE 369] [0-6]

CHBE 8900. Special Topics. [Formerly CHBE 397] [v ariable credit: 1-3

each semester]

CHBE 8991. Seminar. [Formerly CHBE 398] [0]

CHBE 8999. Non-Candidate Research. [Formerly CHBE 379]

Research prior to entry into candidacy (completion of qualifying exami-

nation) and for special non-degree students. [variable credit: 0-12]

CHBE 9999. Ph.D. Dissertation Research. [Formerly CHBE 399]

Civil Engineering

CE 2100. Civil and Environmental Engineering Information Systems I.

[Formerly CE 160] Part I of a two-semester sequence course providing an

introduction to information technologies utilized by civil and environmental

engineers. Computer graphics and engineering drawings in civil and envi-

ronmental engineering. Plans reading in civil engineering project develop-

ment. Software tools to facilitate communication of engineering concepts

and models via modern computer technology. FALL. [2]

CE 2101. Civil and Environmental Engineering Information Sys-

tems. Information technologies used by civil and environmental engi-

neers. Lab and project-oriented course focusing on developing skills

in engineering drawings, computer graphics, plans reading, leveling,

mapping, and GIS. Integration of CAD and surveying with team-based

projects. FALL. [3]

CE 2105. Civil and Environmental Engineering Information Sys-

tems II. [Formerly CE 161] Part II of a two-semester sequence on

information technologies used by civil and environmental engineers.

Project-oriented course focusing on developing skills in leveling,

mapping, and GIS. Integration of CAD and surveying in hands-on,

team-oriented projects addressing specific civil engineering informa-

tion systems. Project work will include familiarization with, and use of,

department information systems instrumentation. Computer applica-

tions. Prerequisite: CE 2100. SPRING. [2]

CE 2120. Sustainable Design in Civil Engineering. Concepts and

methods of sustainability; resilience in civil engineering design. Best

practices. Economic, social, and environmental analysis. Ratings, indi-

ces, and measurements. Local, regional, and federal policy. Challenges

posed by climate change. Sustainability and resilience rating systems.

Applications to development and design. FALL. [3]

CE 2200. Statics. [Formerly CE 180] vector analysis of two- and three-

dimensional equilibrium of particles, rigid bodies, trusses, frames, and

machines. Introduction to internal forces, shear and moment diagrams,

cables, centroids, moments of inertia, and friction. Credit offered for

only one of CE 2200 or BME 2100. Corequisite: MATH 1301, PHYS

1601. FALL, SPRING, Su MMER. [3]

CE 2205. Mechanics of Materials. [Formerly CE 182] Stress and

strain; tension, compression, and shear; Hooke's law, Mohr's circle,

combined stresses, strain-energy. Beams, columns, shafts, and con-

tinuous beams. Deflections, shear and moment diagrams. Prerequisite:

CE 2200. FALL, SPRING, Su MMER. [3]

CE 3100W. Civil and Environmental Engineering Laboratory. [For-

merly CE 205W] A team project-oriented course that integrates princi-

ples of engineering design, simulation, and experimentation as applied

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to civil engineering. Emphasis on experimental design, data analysis,

and technical communication. Prerequisite: CE 2205. SPRING. [2]

CE 3200. Structural Analysis. [Formerly CE 232] Classification; nature

of loads and their calculation; analysis of statically determinate and

indeterminate beams, trusses, and frames using classical methods

(integration, moment area, energy) and matrix methods; basics of non-

linear behavior; introduction to structural analysis software. Prerequi-

site: CE 2205. FALL. [3]

CE 3205. Structural Design. [Formerly CE 235] Loads and their identi-

fication; issues of safety and uncertainties; steel and concrete behavior

and design of components in compression, tension, bending, shear;

application to simple structural systems; use of the AISC Steel Specifi-

cations; sustainability issues. Prerequisite: CE 3200. SPRING. [3]

CE 3250. Geotechnical Engineering. [Formerly CE 240] Origin, for-

mation, identification, and engineering properties of soils. Discussion

on index properties, soil moisture, soil structure, compressibility, shear

strength, stress analysis, Rankine and Coulomb earth pressure theories

and bearing capacity. Laboratory experiences. Graduate credit for earth

and environmental sciences majors. Prerequisite: CE 2205. FALL. [3]

CE 3300. Risk, Reliability, and Resilience Engineering. Fundamental

concepts in probability and statistical inference. Counting methods, dis-

crete and continuous random variables, and their associated distributions.

Sampling distributions, point estimation, confidence intervals, and hypoth-

esis testing. Applications of probability and statistics to risk, reliability, and

resilience of engineering systems. Prerequisite: MATH 2300. SPRING. [3]

CE 3501. Transportation Systems Engineering. [Formerly CE 225

and CE 3601] Planning, design, and operations of transportation sys-

tems. Particular emphasis on the design process, traffic engineering,

urban transportation planning, the analysis of current transportation

issues, and the ethics of transportation safety. SPRING. [3]

CE 3600. Environmental Engineering. [Formerly CE 226] Parameters

affecting environmental quality, including air and water pollutants;

treatment techniques to achieve drinking water quality or permit safe

discharge to the environment. Sustainability. Contaminant transport

and interactions of contaminants with the environment. Risk assess-

ment and governmental regulations covering air, water, solid and haz-

ardous wastes. Residuals management including hazardous and solid

waste. Prerequisite: CHEM 1601, PHYS 1601, MATH 2420. FALL. [3]

CE 3700. Fluid Mechanics. [Formerly CE 203] Physical properties of

fluids, fluid statics; integral and differential equations of conservation of

mass, energy, and momentum; principles of real fluid flows: boundary

layer effects, flow through pipes, flow in open channels, drag forces on

bodies. Emphasis on civil and environmental engineering applications.

Credit not awarded for both CE 3700 and ME 3224. Prerequisite: ME

2190, MATH 2420. FALL, Su MMER. [3]

CE 3700L. Fluid Mechanics Laboratory. [Formerly CE 204] Team

project-oriented course. Practical applications of fluid mechanics prin-

ciples through laboratory exercises and field trips. Corequisite: CE

3700. FALL. [1]

CE 3705. Water Resources Engineering. [Formerly CE 227] Intro-

duction to engineering of water resources and sewerage systems that

control the quantity, quality, timing, and distribution of water to sup-

port human habitation and the needs of the environment. Closed con-

duit flow, open channel flow, surface hydrology, groundwater hydrol-

ogy, and contaminant transport. Prerequisite: CHEM 1601, PHYS

1601/1602, MATH 2420, CE 3700. SPRING. [3]

CE 3841. Directed Study. [Formerly CE 200A] Directed individual

study of a pertinent topic in civil and environmental engineering. May

include literature review and analysis, analytical investigations, and/or

experimental work. Prerequisite: Junior standing, completion of two

CE courses, and one-page proposal approved by supervising faculty

member and chair. [1-3 each semester]

CE 3842. Directed Study. [Formerly CE 200B] Continuation of CE

3841 in the same or another area of civil and environmental engineering.

Prerequisite: CE 3841 and one-page proposal approved by supervis-

ing faculty member and chair. [1-3 each semester]

CE 3843. Directed Study. [Formerly CE 200C] Continuation of CE 3842

in the same or another area of civil and environmental engineering. Pre-

requisite: CE 3842 and one-page proposal approved by supervising

faculty member and chair. [1-3 each semester]

CE 3890. Special Topics. [Formerly CE 299] [3]

CE 4100. Geographic Information Systems (GIS). [Formerly CE 259]

Principles of computerized geographic information systems (GIS) and

analytical use of spatial information. Integration with global positioning

systems (GPS) and internet delivery. Includes GIS software utilization

and individual projects. SPRING. [3]

CE 4150. Energy Systems Engineering. Physical principles of energy

conversion. Energy sources and usage. Sustainability and carrying

capacity. Systems tools and economics for energy systems. Energy

distribution and storage. Future energy system design. Prerequisite:

MATH 2300. SPRING. [3] (Not offered in 2017/2018)

CE 4200. Advanced Structural Steel Design. [Formerly CE 293]

Advanced topics in column and beam design: elastic and inelastic

analysis and design of continuous beams, composite beams, tor-

sion design, behavior and design of bolted and welded connections,

structural planning and design of structural systems such as multistory

buildings. Prerequisite: CE 3205. FALL. [3]

CE 4205. Intelligent Transportation Systems. [Formerly CE 262] Ele-

ments of intelligent transportation system (ITS) architecture. Survey of

component systems. Analysis of potential impacts. Field operational

tests, analysis methods, deployment initiatives and results. SPRING. [3]

CE 4210. Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design. [Formerly CE 294]

Design and behavior of two-way slab systems. Yield line theory. Shear

and torsion analysis and design. Serviceability requirements and con-

trol of deflections of reinforced concrete systems. Introduction to pre-

stressed concrete. Prerequisite: CE 3205. SPRING. [3]

CE 4211. Mechanics of Composite Materials. [Formerly CE 295]

Review of constituent materials (reinforcements, matrices, and inter-

faces) and fabrication processes. Prediction of properties of unidirec-

tional and short fiber materials (micromechanics). Anisotropic elasticity

(derivation of Hooke's law for anisotropic materials, macromechanics

of laminated composites). Analysis of laminated composites based on

Classical Lamination Theory. Behavior of composite beams and plates.

Special topics (creep, fracture, fatigue, impact, and environmental

effects). Prerequisite: CE 2205, MSE 1500, MSE 1500L. SPRING. [3]

CE 4240. Infrastructure Systems Engineering. Systems-level approach

to the infrastructure of the built environment. Elements of systems engi-

neering. Case studies of infrastructure under duress. Smart infrastruc-

ture. Transportation, building, and water and wastewater supply and

distribution systems. Infrastructure interdependencies and concepts of

smart cities. Applications to infrastructure system design. FALL. [3] (Not

offered in 2017/2018)

CE 4250. Foundation Analysis and Design. [Formerly CE 251] Study

of shallow and deep foundation elements and systems for civil engi-

neering structures considering geotechnical, structural, and construc-

tion aspects. Corequisite: CE 3205. Prerequisite: CE 3250. SPRING. [3]

CE 4300. Reliability and Risk Case Studies. [Formerly CE 290] Review

of historical events involving successes and failures in managing system

reliability and risk from a wide range of perspectives, including design,

production, operations, organizational culture, human factors and exog-

enous events. Analysis of risk factors leading to event occurrence, as

well as event consequences in terms of impacts to public health, safety,

security and environmental protection. Evaluation of risk mitigation strat-

egies based on achievable goals, technical and political feasibility, and

economic impact. Cases drawn from natural disasters, industrial acci-

dents, and intentional acts. Prerequisite: Junior standing. FALL. [3]

CE 4400. Construction Project Management. [Formerly CE 286]

Introduction to the theory and application of the fundamentals of con-

struction project management. The construction process and the roles

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of professionals in the process. Broad overview of the construction

project from conception through completion. Application of manage-

ment practices including planning, directing, cost minimizing, resource

allocation, and control of all aspects of construction operations and

resources. Credit given for only one of ENGM 3700, CE 4400 or EECE

4950. Prerequisite: CE 3205. FALL. [3]

CE 4401. Advanced Construction Project Management. [Formerly

CE 289] Current and critical issues in the construction industry, includ-

ing best practices developed at the Construction Industry Institute (CII).

Guest lecturers include representatives of the CII and visiting industry

leaders. Prerequisite: CE 4400. FALL. [3]

CE 4405. Construction Estimating. [Formerly CE 287] Estimation of

material, labor, and equipment quantities, including costing and pricing of

construction projects. Application of estimating practices using real-world

examples and project estimating software. Corequisite: CE 4400. FALL. [3]

CE 4410. Construction Planning and Scheduling. [Formerly CE 288]

Fundamentals of construction planning and scheduling. Application of

management practices including: process planning; directing, costing;

resource allocation; and controlling all aspects of construction opera-

tions and resources, from pre-construction through operation and

maintenance. u se of real-world examples and project scheduling soft-

ware. Prerequisite: CE 4400. SPRING. [3]

CE 4415. Construction Materials and Methods. [Formerly CE 291]

Implications of design realities, material specifications, code limita-

tions, and regulations on the construction process. Natural and man-

made materials, construction techniques, and other issues that impact

quality, constructability, and life-cycle assessment. Su MMER. [3]

CE 4420. Construction Law and Contracts. [Formerly CE 292] Review

of case studies involving successes and failures in legal principles and

landmark cases relevant to civil engineering and construction. Con-

tracts, torts, agency and professional liability, labor laws, insurance,

expert testimony, arbitration, patents and copyrights, sureties, and eth-

ics. Prerequisite: CE 4400. SPRING. [3]

CE 4425. Building Information Modeling. [Formerly CE 296] Gen-

eration and management of building data during its life cycle. Three-

dimensional, real-time, dynamic modeling to increase productivity in

building design and construction. Considerations of building geometry,

spatial relationships, geographic information, and building compo-

nents. Corequisite: CE 4400. FALL. [3]

CE 4430. Building Systems and LEED. [Formerly CE 298] Design and

construction of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and telecommunica-

tions systems in buildings. Leadership in Energy and Environmental

Design (LEED) green Building Rating System(TM) building approach to

sustainability. Prerequisite: CE 4400. SPRING. [3]

CE 4500. Transportation Systems Design. [Formerly CE 255] Geo-

metric analysis of transportation ways with particular emphasis on

horizontal and vertical curve alignment and superelevation. Design of

highways, interchanges, intersections, and facilities for pedestrians,

and air, rail, and public transportation. Prerequisite: CE 3501 or 3601.

SPRING. [3]

CE 4505. Urban Transportation Planning. [Formerly CE 256] Analyti-

cal methods and the decision-making process. Transportation stud-

ies, travel characteristic analysis, and land-use implications are applied

to surface transportation systems. Emphasis is on trip generation, trip

distribution, modal split, and traffic assignment. Planning processes in

non-urban settings are also presented. Prerequisite: CE 3501 or CE

3601. SPRING. [3]

CE 4510. Trafﬁc Engineering. [Formerly CE 257] Analysis of the char-

acteristics of traffic, including the driver, vehicle, volumes, capacities,

congestion, roadway conditions, complete streets and accidents. Traf-

fic regulations, markings, signing, signalization, and safety programs

are also discussed. Prerequisite: CE 3501 or CE 3601. FALL. [3]

CE 4900. Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar. [Formerly

CE 252] A seminar designed to introduce students to current techni-

cal and professional issues through literature discussions, seminars by

faculty and practicing engineers, and participation in panel discussions.

Prerequisite: Senior standing. FALL, SPRING. [1]

CE 4950. Civil Engineering Design I. [Formerly CE 248] A capstone

design course for civil engineering students. Includes project concep-

tion, design, economic evaluations, safety, reliability, ethics, social and

environmental impact, licensure, and government regulations. Projects

may be interdisciplinary, competition-oriented, or traditional civil engi-

neering projects. Prerequisite: CE 3100W. FALL. [1]

CE 4951. Civil Engineering Design II. [Formerly CE 249] Continuation

of CE 4950. The course involves an oral presentation and the submis-

sion of a final design report. Prerequisite: CE 4950. SPRING. [2]

CE 4959. Senior Engineering Design Seminar. Elements of profes-

sional engineering practice. Professionalism, licensing, ethics and ethical

issues, intellectual property, contracts, liability, risk, reliability and safety,

interdisciplinary teams and team tools, codes, standards, professional

organizations, careers, entrepreneurship, human factors, and industrial

design. Prerequisite: Senior standing. Corequisite: CE 4950. FALL. [1]

CE 5100. Geographic Information Systems (GIS). (Also listed as CE

4100) Principles of computerized geographic information systems (GIS)

and analytical use of spatial information. Integration with global posi-

tioning systems (GPS) and internet delivery. Includes GIS software uti-

lization and individual projects. No credit for students who have earned

credit for 4100. SPRING. [3]

CE 5150. Energy Systems Engineering. (Also listed as CE 4150)

Physical principles of energy conversion. Energy sources and usage.

Sustainability and carrying capacity. Systems tools and economics for

energy systems. Energy distribution and storage. Future energy system

design. SPRING. [3] (Not offered in 2017/2018)

CE 5200. Advanced Structural Steel Design. (Also listed as CE 4200)

Advanced topics in column and beam design including local buckling,

composite beams, plate girders, and torsion design. Behavior and design

of bolted and welded connections. Structural planning and design of

structural systems such as multistory buildings including computer appli-

cations. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4200. FALL. [3]

CE 5210. Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design. (Also listed as CE

4210) Design and behavior of two-way slab systems. Yield line theory.

Shear and torsion analysis and design. Serviceability requirements and

control of deflections of reinforced concrete systems. Introduction to

prestressed concrete. No credit for students who have earned credit

for 4210. SPRING. [3]

CE 5240. Infrastructure Systems Engineering. (Also listed as CE

4240) Systems-level approach to the infrastructure of the built environ-

ment. Elements of systems engineering. Case studies of infrastructure

under duress. Smart infrastructure. Transportation, building, and water

and wastewater supply and distribution systems. Infrastructure interde-

pendencies and concepts of smart cities. Applications to infrastructure

system design. FALL. [3] (Not offered in 2017/2018))

CE 5250. Foundation Analysis and Design. (Also listed as CE 4250)

Study of shallow and deep foundation elements and systems for civil

engineering structures. Soil exploration and site investigation. No credit

for students who have earned credit for 4250. SPRING. [3]

CE 5300. Reliability and Risk Case Stud. (Also listed as CE 4300)

Review of historical events involving successes and failures in man-

aging system reliability and risk from a wide range of perspectives,

including design, production, operations, organizational culture, human

factors and exogenous events. Analysis of risk factors leading to event

occurrence, as well as event consequences in terms of impacts to

public health, safety, security and environmental protection. Evaluation

of risk mitigation strategies based on achievable goals, technical and

political feasibility, and economic impact. Cases drawn from natural

disasters, industrial accidents, and intentional acts. No credit for stu-

dents who have earned credit for CE 4300. FALL. [3]

CE 5400. Construction Project Management. (Also listed as CE

4400) Introduction to the theory and application of the fundamentals

of construction project management. The construction process and

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the roles of professionals in the process. Broad overview of the con-

struction project from conception through completion. Application of

management practices including planning, directing, cost minimizing,

resource allocation, and control of all aspects of construction opera-

tions and resources. No credit for students who have earned credit for

4400. FALL. [3]

CE 5401. Advanced Construction Project Management. (Also listed

as CE 4401) Current and critical issues in the construction industry,

including best practices developed at the Construction Industry Insti-

tute (CII). Guest lecturers include representatives of the CII and visit-

ing industry leaders. No credit for students who have earned credit for

4401. FALL. [3]

CE 5405. Construction Estimating. (Also listed as CE 4405) Estimation

of material, labor, and equipment quantities, including costing and pric-

ing of construction projects. Application of estimating practices using

real-world examples and project estimating software. Corequisite: CE

5400. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4405. FALL. [3]

CE 5410. Construction Planning and Scheduling. (Also listed as CE

4410) Fundamentals of construction planning and scheduling. Application

of management practices including: process planning; directing, costing;

resource allocation; and controlling all aspects of construction operations

and resources, from pre-construction through operation and mainte-

nance. u se of real-world examples and project scheduling software. No

credit for students who have earned credit for 4410. SPRING. [3]

CE 5415. Construction Materials and Methods. (Also listed as CE

4415) Implications of design realities, material specifications, code

limitations, and regulations on the construction process. Natural and

man-made materials, construction techniques, and other issues that

impact quality, constructability, and life-cycle assessment. No credit

for students who have earned credit for 4415. Su MMER. [3]

CE 5420. Construction Law and Contracts. (Also listed as CE 4420)

Review of case studies involving successes and failures in legal prin-

ciples and landmark cases relevant to civil engineering and construction.

Contracts, torts, agency and professional liability, labor laws, insurance,

expert testimony, arbitration, patents and copyrights, sureties, and eth-

ics. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4420. SPRING. [3]

CE 5425. Building Information Modeling. (Also listed as CE 4425)

Generation and management of building data during its life cycle. Three-

dimensional, real-time, dynamic modeling to increase productivity in

building design and construction. Considerations of building geometry,

spatial relationships, geographic information, and building components.

No credit for students who have completed 4425. FALL. [3]

CE 5430. Building Systems and LEED. (Also listed as CE 4430) Design

and construction of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and telecommu-

nications systems in buildings. Leadership in Energy and Environmen-

tal Design (LEED) green Building Rating System(TM) building approach

to sustainability. No credit for students who have earned credit for

4430. SPRING. [3]

CE 5500. Transportation System Design. (Also listed as CE 4500) Geo-

metric analysis of transportation ways with particular emphasis on hori-

zontal and vertical curve alignment. Design of highways, interchanges,

intersections, and facilities for air, rail, and public transportation. No

credit for students who have earned credit for 4500. SPRING. [3]

CE 5505. Urban Transportation Planning. (Also listed as CE 4505)

Analytical methods and the decision-making process. Transportation

studies, travel characteristic analysis, and land-use implications are

applied to surface transportation systems. Emphasis is on trip genera-

tion, trip distribution, modal split, and traffic assignment. Computerized

planning programs are used. No credit for students who have earned

credit for 4505. SPRING. [3]

CE 5510. Trafﬁc Engineering. (Also listed as CE 4510) Analysis of the

characteristics of traffic, including the driver, vehicle, volumes, speeds,

capacities, roadway conditions, and accidents. Traffic regulation, con-

trol, signing, signalization, and safety programs are also discussed. No

credit for students who have earned credit for 4510. FALL. [3]

CE 5999. Special Topics. (Also listed as CE 3890) No credit for stu-

dents who have earned credit for 3890. [3]

CE 6200. Continuum Mechanics. [Formerly CE 301] Mathematical

preliminaries: tensor algebra, tensor calculus, coordinate transforma-

tion, principal values and directions. Kinematics of continuum: motion

and deformation, infinitesimal and finite strain theory, balance of mass.

Stress and integral formulations: traction on planes, stress invariants

and failure theories, Piola-Kirchhoff stress tensors, balance of momen-

tum, stress power. Elastic solid: linear isotropic and anisotropic elas-

ticity, engineering material constants, plane elastic waves, non-linear

isotropic elasticity. FALL. [3]

CE 6205. Theory of Inelasticity. [Formerly CE 302] Physical mecha-

nisms of deformation and failure. Modern theories of plasticity, visco-

plasticity and continuum damage mechanics. Thermodynamics of plas-

ticity and damage processes. Numerical and computational aspects of

inelastic deformation mechanisms in solids and structures. SPRING. [3]

CE 6210. Finite Element Analysis. [Formerly CE 307] Discrete model-

ing of problems of the continua. Mathematical basis of finite element

method-weighted residual and variational concepts. Finite element for-

mulations; displacement, force, and mixed methods. 1-D problems of

the continua and finite element solution-C0 and C1 elements, eigenvalue

and transient problems. Error checks and control. Mapping, shape func-

tions, numerical quadrature, and solution of equations. Formulation of

2-D problems (single and multi-field)-mapping and shape functions,

triangular and quad elements with straight or curved boundaries. 3-D

elements, singular problems, buckling, and nonlinear problems. Error

estimation and quality control. Computer implementation. Commercial

packages. Prerequisite: MATH 2410, MATH 3620. FALL. [3]

CE 6212. Advanced Computational Mechanics. [Formerly CE 308]

Basics of nonlinear mechanics—geometric and material nonlinearities.

Discrete Lagrangian, Eulerian and other formulations. Nonlinear mate-

rial models. Numerical solution algorithms in space and time. Solution

of nonlinear (second-order and higher) problems. Multi-disciplinary

problems. Error estimation and adaptive model improvement. Introduc-

tion to multi-scale modeling and atomistic/continuum coupling. Prereq-

uisite: CE 6210. SPRING. [3]

CE 6215. Structural Dynamics and Control. [Formerly CE 309] Analysis

of single- and multi-degree-of-freedom systems. Modal superposition

method. Time and frequency domain analyses. Numerical methods and

nonlinear dynamic analysis. Application to structures subject to earth-

quake and impact forces. Elements of feedback control systems. Control

of lumped parameter systems. Active, passive, and hybrid mass damp-

ers. Application to simple building and bridge structures. SPRING. [3]

CE 6300. Probabilistic Methods in Engineering Design. [Formerly CE

310] Applications of probabilistic methods in the analysis and synthesis

of engineering systems. Review of basic probability concepts, random

variables and distributions, modeling and quantification of uncertainty,

testing the validity of assumed models, linear regression and correla-

tion analyses, Monte Carlo simulation, reliability analysis and reliability-

based design. Prerequisite: MATH 2410. FALL. [3]

CE 6305. Engineering Design Optimization. [Formerly CE 311] Meth-

ods for optimal design of engineering systems. Optimization under

uncertainty, reliability-based design optimization, robust design, mul-

tidisciplinary problems, multi-objective optimization. Discrete and con-

tinuous design variables, advanced numerical algorithms, and formula-

tions and strategies for computational efficiency. Practical applications

and term projects in the student's area of interest. Prerequisite: MATH

4630, MATH 4620 or CE 6300. [3]

CE 6310. Uncertainty Quantiﬁcation. [Formerly CE 313] Computa-

tional methods for analysis and design of modern engineering systems

under uncertainty. Emphasis on epistemic uncertainty due to data and

models. Topics include stochastic finite elements; time-dependent reli-

ability; Bayesian methods and networks; surrogate modeling; advanced

simulation; global sensitivity analysis; model verification, validation, and

calibration; and optimization under uncertainty. Applications to practi-

cal engineering systems. Prerequisite: CE 6300. SPRING. [3]

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CE 6313. Multiscale Modeling. [Formerly CE 314] State-of-the-art and

emerging multiscale computational methods for modeling of mechanics,

transport, and materials phenomena. Principles of information transfer

between multiple spatial and temporal scales, including atomistic-to-

continuum coupling, continuum-to-continuum coupling, and bridging of

time scales. Enrichment methods including generalized finite elements,

partition of unity, variational multiscale methods. FALL. [3]

CE 6318. Prestressed Concrete. [Formerly CE 318] Behavior and

design of statically determinate prestressed concrete structures under

bending moment, shear, torsion, and axial load effects. Design of stati-

cally determinate prestressed structures such as continuous beams,

frames, slabs and shells. Creep and shrinkage effects and deflections

of prestressed concrete structures. Application to the design and con-

struction of bridges and buildings. Prerequisite: CE 3205. [3]

CE 6351. Public Transportation Systems. [Formerly CE 351] Com-

prehensive study of public transportation, with emphasis on planning,

management, and operations; paratransit, ridesharing, and rural public

transportation systems. Prerequisite: CE 4505. SPRING. [3]

CE 6353. Airport Planning and Design. [Formerly CE 353] Integra-

tion and application of the principles of airport master planning from

the beginning stages of site selection through actual design of an air-

port facility. Specific study topics address demand forecasting, aircraft

characteristics, capacity analyses, and geometric design of runways,

terminals, and support facilities. Prerequisite: CE 3601. [3]

CE 6355. Advanced Transportation Design. [Formerly CE 355] In-

depth view of the transportation design process. Complex transporta-

tion design problems and solutions, with the use of computer-based

analytical design tools. Comprehensive design projects. Prerequisite:

CE 4500. SPRING. [3]

CE 6356. Advanced Transportation Planning. [Formerly CE 356] A

continuation of the concepts from CE 4505, with emphasis on ana-

lytical techniques used in forecasting travel. u se of computer-based

models, along with transportation and energy contingency planning

methods. Prerequisite: CE 4505. SPRING. [3]

CE 6357. Theory of Trafﬁc Flow. [Formerly CE 357] A study of traffic

flow from the perspective of probability as applied to highway, inter-

section and weaving capacities. Discrete and continuous flow, vehicle

distributions, queuing, and simulation. Prerequisite: CE 4510. [3]

CE 6359. Emerging Information Systems Applications. [Formerly CE

359] Role of emerging information systems technologies in improving

productivity and efficiency and in managing engineering operations.

Design of integrated approaches to enhance the speed, accuracy,

reliability, and quantity of information available for decision support.

Emphasis on case studies of innovative applications in transportation

and manufacturing, leading to individual and group projects requiring

new product development. Prerequisite: Background in transportation

or manufacturing operations. FALL. [3]

CE 7899. Master of Engineering Project. [Formerly CE 389]

CE 7999. Master's Thesis Research. [Formerly CE 369] [0-6]

CE 8000. Individual Study of Civil Engineering Problems. [Formerly

CE 325A] Literature review and analysis of special problems under fac-

ulty supervision. FALL, SPRING, Su MMER. [1-4 each semester]

CE 8001. Individual Study of Civil Engineering Problems. [Formerly

CE 325B] Literature review and analysis of special problems under fac-

ulty supervision. FALL, SPRING, Su MMER. [1-4 each semester]

CE 8002. Individual Study of Civil Engineering Problems. [Formerly

CE 325C] Literature review and analysis of special problems under fac-

ulty supervision. FALL, SPRING, Su MMER. [1-4 each semester]

CE 8300. Reliability and Risk Engineering Seminar. [Formerly CE

371A] Perspectives on reliability and risk assessment and management

of multi-disciplinary engineering systems. Topics on infrastructure and

environmental systems, mechanical, automotive, and aerospace sys-

tems; network systems (power distribution, water and sewage systems,

transportation etc.); manufacturing and construction; and electronic

and software systems. FALL, SPRING. [1]

CE 8301. Reliability and Risk Engineering Seminar. [Formerly CE

371B] Seminars by expert speakers provide a wide range of perspec-

tives on reliability and risk assessment and management of multidisci-

plinary engineering systems. Topics on infrastructure and environmen-

tal systems; mechanical, automotive, and aerospace systems; network

systems (power distribution, water and sewage systems, transporta-

tion, etc.); manufacturing and construction; and electronic and software

systems. FALL, SPRING. [1]

CE 8999. Non-Candidate Research. [Formerly CE 379] Research prior

to entry into candidacy (completion of qualifying examination) and for

special non-degree students. [variable credit: 0-12]

CE 9999. Ph.D. Dissertation Research. [Formerly CE 399]

Environmental Engineering

ENVE 3610. Sustainable Development. [Formerly ENvE 220A] Quan-

titative investigation of the role of adequate and renewable resources

for continual economic development. Past and present resource chal-

lenges, influences of indigenous, national, and international cultures,

land use practices, social policy, and economic strategies on infra-

structure development. Future challenges posed by climate change,

and how market- and government-based policies may be applied in

conditions of uncertainty to encourage sustainable development.

Intended to be followed by ENvE 3611. SPRING. [3]

ENVE 3611. Sustainable Development Field Experience. [Formerly

ENvE 220B] Through lectures, research projects, and service-learning

opportunities, students will reflect on themes from ENvE 3610 and

apply them to work in the field. Students will design and conduct quan-

titative-oriented research projects in collaboration with faculty mentors

and international partners. Prerequisite: ENvE 3610. Su MMER. [1-3]

ENVE 3612. Sustainable Development Research. [Formerly ENvE

220C] A quantitative, project- and research-based seminar drawing on

student experiences and learning in ENvE 3610 and ENvE 3611. Pre-

requisite: ENvE 3611. FALL. [3]

ENVE 4305. Enterprise Risk Management. [Formerly ENvE 296]

Development of an organization-wide risk management program for

protecting human health, the environment and business continuity.

Focus on defining an all-hazards risk management process and pro-

gram implementation, performing risk assessments, determining and

selecting appropriate risk reduction strategies, and influencing risk

management decisions internally and externally. Applications drawn

from natural disasters, man-made accidents and intentional acts. Pre-

requisite: Senior standing. SPRING. [3]

ENVE 4600. Environmental Chemistry. [Formerly ENvE 271] Theo-

retical aspects of physical, organic, and inorganic chemistry applied to

environmental engineering. Estimation of chemical parameters based

on thermodynamic and structural activity relationships, kinetics of

chemical reactions, equilibrium processes in the environment, includ-

ing the carbonate system, metal complexation and precipitation. Pre-

requisite: CHEM 1602. FALL. [3]

ENVE 4605. Environmental Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Mass

Transfer. [Formerly ENvE 270] Examination of fundamental environmental

processes and phenomena. u ses of equilibrium phenomena, process rate

and mass transport phenomena to solve a broad range of environmental

problems. Prerequisite: CHEM 1602, MATH 2420, CE 3600. SPRING. [3]

ENVE 4610. Biological Processes in Environmental Systems. [For-

merly ENvE 272] Principles of biology and their application to wastewa-

ter treatment processes with emphasis on microbial ecology, bioener-

getics, and the role of chemical structure in biodegradability. u tilization

kinetics of inhibitory and non-inhibitory organic compounds. Biological

process analysis and design (aerobic and anaerobic) for municipal and

industrial wastewaters, using a mass balance approach. SPRING. [3]

ENVE 4615. Environmental Assessments. [Formerly ENvE 264]

Design and conduct of environmental assessments to evaluate risks

posed by infrastructure systems or environmental contamination.

Impact analyses for sources, infrastructure modifications, due diligence

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environmental audits, and contaminated site remedial investigations.

Prerequisite: Senior standing. FALL. [3]

ENVE 4620. Environmental Characterization and Analysis. [For-

merly ENvE 273] Acquisition and interpretation of environmental data.

Principles of chemical measurement, sample collection and sample

program design; laboratory safety and good laboratory practices; ana-

lytical instrumentation and methods; quality assurance and quality con-

trol; and statistical interpretation of data. Hands-on experience through

demonstrations featuring state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation.

Prerequisite: CE 3600, ENvE 4600. SPRING. [3]

ENVE 4625. Environmental Separations Processes. [Formerly ENvE

277 and ENvE 4716] Fundamentals and applications of separations

processes relevant to water and wastewater treatment and other envi-

ronmental systems. Topics include coagulation/flocculation, sedimen-

tation, granular filtration; advanced separation processes such as vari-

ous membrane processes, absorption, ion exchange, thermally driven

separations, and electrically driven separations including electrodialy-

sis and capacitive deionization. SPRING. [3]

ENVE 4700. Energy and Water Resources. [Formerly ENvE 254]

Scientific, technological, philosophical, and social issues surrounding

approaches to carbon-based energy and alternative energy resources,

management of carbon through sequestration, supplying and treating

water for agriculture, communities, and industry, and changing climate

impacts on regional distribution of water resources. SPRING. [3]

ENVE 4705. Physical Hydrology. [Formerly ENv E 252] Development of

fundamental bases of hydrological processes. Land-atmosphere pro-

cesses, surface-water flows, soil moisture dynamics, and groundwater

flows. Exposition of physical principles, their embodiment in mathematical

models, and their use in interpreting observations in the field and laboratory.

Prerequisite: CE 3700 or ME 3224 or CHBE 3300 or EES 4550. FALL. [3]

ENVE 4710. Hydrology. [Formerly ENv E 262] The hydrologic cycle,

study of precipitation, evapotranspiration, hydrometeorology, stream

flow, flood flow, flood routing, storm sewer design, detention basin

design, and water quality. Prerequisite: CE 3700, CE 3705. FALL. [3]

ENVE 4715. Groundwater Hydrology. [Formerly ENvE 276] The

occurrence and flow of ground water. Basic concepts of the effects

of varying permeability and capillarity on seepage flow. Flow toward

wells, through dikes, and beneath dams. Prerequisite: MATH 2420, CE

3700. SPRING. [3]

ENVE 4720. Surface Water Quality Modeling. [Formerly ENvE 274]

Analysis of physical, chemical, biological, and physiological contami-

nants in streams, lakes, and estuaries, and surface water/groundwater

interfaces. Analytical and numerical modeling techniques. One- and

two-dimension computer simulation of surface water quality. Prerequi-

site: ENvE 4605. SPRING. [3]

ENVE 4800. Introduction to Nuclear Environmental Engineering.

[Formerly ENvE 285] The nuclear fuel cycle and environmental and

societal impacts associated with its traditional implementation. Tech-

nical and programmatic challenges associated with fuel production,

and waste management including processing, storage, transportation,

decontamination, decommissioning, and environmental restoration.

Technologies and approaches for reducing impacts of the nuclear fuel

cycle. Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing. SPRING. [3]

ENVE 5305. Enterprise Risk Management. (Also listed as ENvE

4305) Development of an organization-wide risk management program

for protecting human health, the environment and business continuity.

Focus on defining an all-hazards risk management process and pro-

gram implementation, performing risk assessments, determining and

selecting appropriate risk reduction strategies, and influencing risk

management decisions internally and externally. Applications drawn

from natural disasters, man-made accidents and intentional acts. No

credit for students who have earned credit for ENvE 4305. SPRING. [3]

ENVE 5600. Environmental Chemistry. (Also listed as ENv E 4600)

Theoretical aspects of physical, organic, and inorganic chemistry

applied to environmental engineering. Estimation of chemical param-

eters based on thermodynamic and structural activity relationships,

kinetics of chemical reactions, equilibrium processes in the environ-

ment, including the carbonate system, metal complexation and precipi-

tation. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4600. FALL. [3]

ENVE 5605. Environmental Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Mass

Transfer. (Also listed as ENvE 4605) Examination of fundamental envi-

ronmental processes and phenomena that provide the analytical tools

necessary to solve a broad range of environmental problems. These

tools include equilibrium phenomena, process rate and mass transport

phenomena. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4605.

SPRING. [3]

ENVE 5610. Biological Processes in Environmental Systems. (Also

listed as ENvE 4610) Principles of biology and their application to

wastewater treatment processes with emphasis on microbial ecology,

bioenergetics, and the role of chemical structure in biodegradability.

u tilization kinetics of inhibitory and non-inhibitory organic compounds.

Biological process analysis and design (aerobic and anaerobic) for

municipal and industrial wastewaters, using a mass balance approach.

No credit for students who have earned credit for ENvE 4610. SPRING.

[3]

ENVE 5615. Environmental Assessments. (Also listed as ENvE 4615)

Design and conduct of environmental assessments to evaluate risks

posed by infrastructure systems or environmental contamination.

Impact analyses for sources, infrastructure modifications, due diligence

environmental audits, and contaminated site remedial investigations.

No credit for students who have earned credit for 4615. FALL. [3]

ENVE 5620. Environmental Characterization and Analysis. (Also

listed as ENvE 4620) Acquisition and interpretation of environmental

data. Principles of chemical measurement, sample collection and sam-

ple program design; laboratory safety and good laboratory practices;

analytical instrumentation and methods; quality assurance and qual-

ity control; and statistical interpretation of data. Hands-on experience

through demonstrations featuring state-of-the-art analytical instru-

mentation. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4620.

SPRING. [3]

ENVE 5625. Environmental Separations Processes. (Also listed as

ENvE 4625) Fundamentals and applications of separations processes

relevant to water and wastewater treatment and other environmental

systems. Topics include coagulation/flocculation, sedimentation, gran-

ular filtration; advanced separation processes such as various mem-

brane processes, absorption, ion exchange, thermally driven separa-

tions, and electrically driven separations including electrodialysis and

capacitive deionization. No credit for students who have earned credit

for ENvE 4625. SPRING. [3]

ENVE 5700. Energy and Water Resources. (Also listed as ENvE 4700)

Scientific, technological, philosophical, and social issues surrounding

approaches to carbon-based energy and alternative energy resources,

management of carbon through sequestration, supplying and treating

water for agriculture, communities, and industry, and changing climate

impacts on regional distribution of water resources. No credit for stu-

dents who have earned credit for 4700. SPRING. [3]

ENVE 5705. Physical Hydrology. (Also listed as ENv E 4705) Devel-

opment of fundamental bases of hydrological processes. Landatmo-

sphere processes, surfacewater flows, soil moisture dynamics, and

groundwater flows. Exposition of physical principles, their embodiment

in mathematical models, and their use in interpreting observations in

the field and laboratory. No credit for students who have earned credit

for 4705. FALL. [3]

ENVE 5710. Hydrology. (Also listed as ENv E 4710) The hydrologic

cycle, study of precipitation, evapotranspiration, hydrometeorology,

stream flow, flood flow, flood routing, storm sewer design, deten-

tion basin design, and water quality. No credit for students who have

earned credit for 4710. FALL. [3]

ENVE 5715. Groundwater Hydrology. (Also listed as ENvE 4715) The

occurrence and flow of ground water. Basic concepts of the effects of

varying permeability and capillarity on seepage flow. Flow toward wells,

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through dikes, and beneath dams. No credit for students who have

earned credit for 4715. SPRING. [3]

ENVE 5720. Surface Water Quality Modeling. (Also listed as ENvE

4720) Analysis of physical, chemical, biological, and physiological con-

taminants in streams, lakes, and estuaries, and surface water/ground-

water interfaces. Analytical and numerical modeling techniques. One-

and two-dimension computer simulation of surface water quality. No

credit for students who have earned credit for 4720. SPRING. [3]

ENVE 5800. Introduction to Nuclear Environmental Engineering.

(Also listed as ENvE 4800) The nuclear fuel cycle and environmental and

societal impacts associated with its traditional implementation. Technical

and programmatic challenges associated with fuel production, and waste

management including processing, storage, transportation, decontami-

nation, decommissioning, and environmental restoration. Technologies

and approaches for reducing impacts of the nuclear fuel cycle. No credit

for students who have earned credit for 4800. SPRING. [3]

ENVE 6800. Nuclear Facilities Life Cycle Engineering. [Formerly

ENvE 330] The life cycle (including siting, licensing, construction, oper-

ations and decommissioning) of the nuclear facilities that comprise the

nuclear fuel cycle--from mining uranium ore through the potential recy-

cling of used nuclear fuel. SPRING. [3]

ENVE 6805. Storage, Treatment and Disposal of Radioactive Waste.

[Formerly ENvE 332] Evolution of current domestic and international

approaches, including waste forms, classification, storage and dis-

posal locations, and environmental and safety assessments. FALL. [3]

ENVE 7531. Nuclear Chemistry and Processes. [Formerly ENvE 331]

Chemistry and chemical processing of the actinides and important fis-

sion products and byproducts. Development of nuclear chemical engi-

neering processes for these materials. SPRING. [3]

ENVE 7533. Nuclear Process Safety. [Formerly ENv E 333] Approaches

for evaluating the safety of nuclear radiochemical processing systems.

Safety analysis practices from the chemical industry, the nuclear power

community, and the u nited States nuclear weapons complex, and other

quantitative and qualitative risk assessment methods. FALL. [3]

ENVE 7534. Nuclear Environmental Regulation, Law and Practice.

[Formerly ENvE 334] Environmental laws and regulations governing

radionuclides and radioactive waste, including those concerning haz-

ardous chemicals and wastes and those impacting commercial nuclear

fuel cycle facilities and former nuclear weapons and materials sites.

Interplay between regulatory agencies such as the u S Nuclear Regula-

tory Commission, the u S Environmental Protection Agency, and the

states. Self-regulation of activities by the u .S. Department of Energy.

Su MMER. [3]

ENVE 7899. Master of Engineering Project. [Formerly ENvE 389]

ENVE 7999. Master's Thesis Research. [Formerly ENvE 369] [0-6]

ENVE 8000. Individual Study. [Formerly ENvE 325A] Literature review

and analysis, or laboratory investigation of special problems under fac-

ulty supervision. FALL, SPRING, Su MMER. [v ariable credit: 1-4 each

semester]

ENVE 8001. Individual Study. [Formerly ENvE 325B] Literature review

and analysis, or laboratory investigation of special problems under fac-

ulty supervision. FALL, SPRING, Su MMER. [v ariable credit: 1-4 each

semester]

ENVE 8002. Individual Study. [Formerly ENvE 325C] Literature review

and analysis, or laboratory investigation of special problems under fac-

ulty supervision. FALL, SPRING, Su MMER. [v ariable credit: 1-4 each

semester]

ENVE 8300. Research Methods Seminar. Coverage of graduate-

level skills required to conduct critical review of a topic and produce

research proposals, research presentations, and peer-reviewed journal

publications. Includes discussion of responsible conduct in research

and ethics. FALL. [0]

ENVE 8999. Non-Candidate Research. [Formerly ENvE 379] Research

prior to entry into candidacy (completion of qualifying examination) and

for special non-degree students. [variable credit: 0-12]

ENVE 9999. Ph.D. Dissertation Research. [Formerly ENvE 399]

Computer Science

CS 1101. Programming and Problem Solving. [Formerly CS 101] An

intensive introduction to algorithm development and problem solving

on the computer. Structured problem definition, top down and modular

algorithm design. Running, debugging, and testing programs. Program

documentation. FALL, SPRING. [3]

CS 1103. Introductory Programming for Engineers and Scientists.

[Formerly CS 103] An introduction to problem solving on the computer.

Intended for students other than computer science and computer engi-

neering majors. Methods for designing programs to solve engineering

and science problems using MATLAB. Generic programming concepts.

FALL, SPRING. [3]

CS 1151. Computers and Ethics. [Formerly CS 151] Analysis and dis-

cussion of problems created for society by computers, and how these

problems pose ethical dilemmas to both computer professionals and

computer users. Topics include: computer crime, viruses, software

theft, ethical implications of life-critical systems. FALL, SPRING. [3]

CS 2201. Program Design and Data Structures. [Formerly CS 201]

Continuation of CS 1101. The study of elementary data structures,

their associated algorithms and their application in problems; rigor-

ous development of programming techniques and style; design and

implementation of programs with multiple modules, using good data

structures and good programming style. Prerequisite: CS 1101. FALL,

SPRING. [3]

CS 2204. Program Design and Data Structures for Scientiﬁc Com-

puting. [Formerly CS 204] Data Structures and their associated algo-

rithms in application to computational problems in science and engi-

neering. Time and memory complexity; dynamic memory structures;

sorting and searching; advanced programming and program-solving

strategies; efficient software library use. Prerequisite: CS 1101 or 1103.

SPRING. [3]

CS 2212. Discrete Structures. [Formerly CS 212] A broad survey of

the mathematical tools necessary for an understanding of computer

science. Topics covered include an introduction to sets, relations, func-

tions, basic counting techniques, permutations, combinations, graphs,

recurrence relations, simple analysis of algorithms, O-notation, Bool-

ean algebra, propositional calculus, and numeric representation. Pre-

requisite: A course in computer science or two semesters of calculus.

FALL, SPRING. [3]

CS 2231. Computer Organization. [Formerly CS 231] The entire hierar-

chical structure of computer architecture, beginning at the lowest level

with a simple machine model (e.g., a simple von Neumann machine).

Processors, process handling, IO handling, and assembler concepts.

Graduate credit not given for computer science majors. Prerequisite:

CS 2201. Corequisite: EECE 2116, EECE 2116L. FALL, SPRING. [3]

CS 3250. Algorithms. [Formerly CS 250] Advanced data structures,

systematic study and analysis of important algorithms for searching;

sorting; string processing; mathematical, geometrical, and graph algo-

rithms, classes of P and NP, NP-complete and intractable problems.

Prerequisite: CS 2201, CS 2212. FALL, SPRING. [3]

CS 3251. Intermediate Software Design. [Formerly CS 251] High

quality development and reuse of architectural patterns, design pat-

terns, and software components. Theoretical and practical aspects of

developing, documenting, testing, and applying reusable class librar-

ies and object-oriented frameworks using object-oriented and compo-

nent-based programming languages and tools. Prerequisite: CS 2201.

FALL, SPRING. [3]

CS 3252. Theory of Automata, Formal Languages, and Computa-

tion. [Formerly CS 252] Finite-state machines and regular expressions.

337

Context-free grammars and languages. Pushdown automata. Turing

machines. u ndecideability. The Chomsky hierarchy. Computational

complexity. Prerequisite: CS 2212. SPRING. [3]

CS 3258. Introduction to Computer Graphics. [Formerly CS 258]

Featuring 2D rendering and image-based techniques, 2D and 3D trans-

formations, modeling, 3D rendering, graphics pipeline, ray-tracing, and

texture-mapping. Prerequisite: one of MATH 2410, 2400, 2501 or 2600;

CS 3251. FALL. [3]

CS 3259. Project in Computer Animation Design and Technol-

ogy. [Formerly CS 259] Introduction to the principles and techniques

of computer animation. Students work in small groups on the design,

modeling, animation, and rendering of a small computer animation proj-

ect. Topics include storyboarding, camera control, skeletons, inverse

kinematics, splines, keyframing, motion capture, dynamic simulation,

particle systems, facial animation, and motion perception. Prerequisite:

CS 2201; one of MATH 2410, 2400, 2501, or 2600. FALL. [3]

CS 3265. Introduction to Database Management Systems. [For-

merly CS 265] Logical and physical organization of databases. Data

models and query languages, with emphasis on the relational model

and its semantics. Concepts of data independence, security, integrity,

concurrency. Prerequisite: CS 2201. [3]

CS 3270. Programming Languages. [Formerly CS 270] General cri-

teria for design, implementation, and evaluation of programming lan-

guages. Historical perspective. Syntactic and semantic specification,

compilations, and interpretation processes. Comparative studies of

data types and data control, procedures and parameters, sequence

control, nesting, scope and storage management, run-time representa-

tions. Problem solving using non-standard languages. Prerequisite: CS

2231. FALL, SPRING. [3]

CS 3274. Modeling and Simulation. [Formerly CS 274] General theory

of modeling and simulation of a variety of systems: physical processes,

computer systems, biological systems, and manufacturing processes.

Principles of discrete-event, continuous, and hybrid system modeling,

simulation algorithms for the different modeling paradigms, method-

ologies for constructing models of a number of realistic systems, and

analysis of system behavior. Computational issues in modeling and

analysis of systems. Stochastic simulations. Prerequisite: CS 2201. [3]

CS 3276. Compiler Construction. [Formerly CS 276] Review of pro-

gramming language structures, translation, loading, execution, and stor-

age allocation. Compilation of simple expressions and statements. Orga-

nization of a compiler including compile-time and run-time symbol tables,

lexical scan, syntax scan, object code generation, error diagnostics,

object code optimization techniques, and overall design. u se of a high-

level language to write a complete compiler. Prerequisite: CS 2231. [3]

CS 3281. Principles of Operating Systems I. [Formerly CS 281]

Resource allocation and control functions of operating systems.

Scheduling of processes and processors. Concurrent processes and

primitives for their synchronization. u se of parallel processes in design-

ing operating system subsystems. Methods of implementing parallel

processes on conventional computers. virtual memory, paging, pro-

tection of shared and non-shared information. Structures of data files

in secondary storage. Security issues. Case studies. Prerequisite: CS

2231, CS 3251. FALL, SPRING. [3]

CS 3282. Principles of Operating Systems II. [Formerly CS 282] Proj-

ects involving modification of a current operating system. Lectures on

memory management policies, including virtual memory. Protection

and sharing of information, including general models for implemen-

tation of various degrees of sharing. Resource allocation in general,

including deadlock detection and prevention strategies. Introduction to

operating system performance measurement, for both efficiency and

logical correctness. Two hours lecture and one hour laboratory. Pre-

requisite: CS 3281. [3]

CS 3860. Undergraduate Research. [Formerly CS 240A] Open to

qualified majors with consent of instructor and adviser. No more than 6

hours may be counted towards the computer science major. Prerequi-

site: CS 2231. [1-3 each semester]

CS 3861. Undergraduate Research. [Formerly CS 240B] Open to

qualified majors with consent of instructor and adviser. No more than 6

hours may be counted towards the computer science major. Prerequi-

site: CS 2231. [1-3 each semester]

CS 3891. Special Topics. [Formerly CS 291] [v ariable credit: 1-3 each

semester]

CS 3892. Special Topics. [Formerly CS 292] Fulfills project course

requirement in CS major. [3]

CS 4260. Artiﬁcial Intelligence. [Formerly CS 260] Principles and pro-

gramming techniques of artificial intelligence. Strategies for searching, rep-

resentation of knowledge and automatic deduction, learning, and adaptive

systems. Survey of applications. Prerequisite: CS 3250, CS 3251. FALL. [3]

CS 4266. Topics in Big Data. Principles and practices of big data pro-

cessing and analytics. Data storage databases and data modeling tech-

niques, data processing and querying, data analytics and applications of

machine learning using these systems. Prerequisite: CS 3251. SPRING. [3]

CS 4269. Project in Artiﬁcial Intelligence. [Formerly CS 269] Students

work in small groups on the specification, design, implementation, and

testing of a sizeable AI software project. Projects (e.g., an "intelligent"

game player) require that students address a variety of AI subject areas,

notably heuristic search, uncertain reasoning, planning, knowledge

representation, and learning. Class discussion highlights student prog-

ress, elaborates topics under investigation, and identifies other relevant

topics (e.g., vision) that the project does not explore in depth. Prerequi-

site: CS 4260. SPRING. [3]

CS 4278. Principles of Software Engineering. [Formerly CS 278]

The nature of software. The object-oriented paradigm. Software life-

cycle models. Requirements, specification, design, implementation,

documentation, and testing of software. Object-oriented analysis and

design. Software maintenance. Prerequisite: CS 3251. FALL. [3]

CS 4279. Software Engineering Project. [Formerly CS 279] Students

work in teams to specify, design, implement, document, and test a non-

trivial software project. The use of CASE (Computer Assisted Software

Engineering) tools is stressed. Prerequisite: CS 4278. SPRING. [3]

CS 4283. Computer Networks. [Formerly CS 283] Computer com-

munications. Network (Internet) architecture. Algorithms and protocol

design at each layer of the network stack. Cross-layer interactions and

performance analysis. Network simulation tools. Lab and programming

assignments. Credit given for only one of CS 4283 or EECE 4371. Pre-

requisite: CS 3281 or EECE 4376. [3]

CS 4284. Computer Systems Analysis. [Formerly CS 284] Tech-

niques for evaluating computer system performance with emphasis

upon application. Topics include measurement and instrumentation

techniques, benchmarking, simulation techniques, elementary queuing

models, data analysis, operation analysis, performance criteria, case

studies. Project involving a real computer system. Prerequisite: CS

3281. [3]

CS 4285. Network Security. [Formerly CS 285] Principles and practice

of network security. Security threats and mechanisms. Cryptography,

key management, and message authentication. System security prac-

tices and recent research topics. Prerequisite: CS 4283. [3]

CS 4287. Principles of Cloud Computing. Fundamental concepts of

cloud computing, different service models, techniques for resource virtu-

alization, programming models, management, mobile cloud computing,

recent advances, and hands-on experimentation. Prereq: CS 3281. [3]

CS 4288. Web-based System Architecture. Core concepts necessary

to architect, build, test, and deploy complex web-based systems; anal-

ysis of key domain requirements in security, robustness, performance,

and scalability. Prerequisite: CS 3251. FALL. [3]

CS 4959. Computer Science Project Seminar. [Formerly CS 297]

Elements of professional engineering practice, professional educa-

tion and lifelong learning, intellectual property and software patents,

open source and crowd source software development, liability, soft risk

safety and security, privacy issues, interdisciplinary teams and team

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tools, professional organization, careers, entrepreneurship, human

computer interaction. Prerequisite: CS 3251. FALL. [1]

CS 5250. Algorithms. (Also listed as CS 3250) Advanced data structures,

systematic study and analysis of important algorithms for searching; sort-

ing; string processing; mathematical, geometrical, and graph algorithms,

classes of P and NP, NP-complete and intractable problems. No credit for

students who have earned credit for 3250. FALL, SPRING. [3]

CS 5251. Intermediate Software Design. (Also listed as CS 3251)

High quality development and reuse of architectural patterns, design

patterns, and software components. Theoretical and practical aspects

of developing, documenting, testing, and applying reusable class librar-

ies and object-oriented frameworks using object-oriented and compo-

nent-based programming languages and tools. No credit for students

who have earned credit for 3251. FALL, SPRING. [3]

CS 5252. Theory of Automata, Formal Languages, and Computa-

tion. (Also listed as CS 3252) Finite-state machines and regular expres-

sions. Context-free grammars and languages. Pushdown automata.

Turing machines. u ndecideability. The Chomsky hierarchy. Computa-

tional complexity. No credit for students who have earned credit for

3252. SPRING. [3]

CS 5258. Introduction to Computer Graphics. (Also listed as CS

3258) Featuring 2D rendering and image-based techniques, 2D and

3D transformations, modeling, 3D rendering, graphics pipeline, ray-

tracing, and texture-mapping. No credit for students who have earned

credit for 3258. FALL. [3]

CS 5259. Project in Computer Animation Design and Technology.

(Also listed as CS 3259) Introduction to the principles and techniques

of computer animation. Students work in small groups on the design,

modeling, animation, and rendering of a small computer animation proj-

ect. Topics include storyboarding, camera control, skeletons, inverse

kinematics, splines, keyframing, motion capture, dynamic simulation,

particle systems, facial animation, and motion perception. No credit for

students who have earned credit for 3259. FALL. [3]

CS 5260. Artiﬁcial Intelligence. (Also listed as CS 4260) Introduction

to the principles and programming techniques of artificial intelligence.

Strategies for searching, representation of knowledge and automatic

deduction, learning, and adaptive systems. Survey of applications. No

credit for students who have earned credit for 4260. FALL. [3]

CS 5265. Introduction to Database Management Systems. (Also

listed as CS 3265) Logical and physical organization of databases. Data

models and query languages, with emphasis on the relational model and

its semantics. Concepts of data independence, security, integrity, con-

currency. No credit for students who have earned credit for 3265. [3]

CS 5266. Topics in Big Data. Principles and practices of big data

processing and analytics. Data storage databases and data modeling

techniques, data processing and querying, data analytics and applica-

tions of machine learning using these systems. SPRING. [3]

CS 5269. Project in Artiﬁcial Intelligence. (Also listed as CS 4269)

Students work in small groups on the specification, design, implemen-

tation, and testing of a sizeable AI software project. Projects (e.g., an

"intelligent" game player) require that students address a variety of AI

subject areas, notably heuristic search, uncertain reasoning, planning,

knowledge representation, and learning. Class discussion highlights stu-

dent progress, elaborates topics under investigation, and identifies other

relevant topics (e.g., vision) that the project does not explore in depth. No

credit for students who have earned credit for 4269. SPRING. [3]

CS 5270. Programming Languages. (Also listed as CS 3270) General

criteria for design, implementation, and evaluation of programming lan-

guages. Historical perspective. Syntactic and semantic specification,

compilations, and interpretation processes. Comparative studies of

data types and data control, procedures and parameters, sequence

control, nesting, scope and storage management, run-time represen-

tations. Problem solving using non-standard languages. No credit for

students who have earned credit for 3270. FALL, SPRING. [3]

CS 5274. Modeling and Simulation. (Also listed as CS 3274) Gen-

eral theory of modeling and simulation of a variety of systems: physical

processes, computer systems, biological systems, and manufacturing

processes. Principles of discrete-event, continuous, and hybrid system

modeling, simulation algorithms for the different modeling paradigms,

methodologies for constructing models of a number of realistic sys-

tems, and analysis of system behavior. Computational issues in model-

ing and analysis of systems. Stochastic simulations. No credit for stu-

dents who have earned credit for 3274. [3]

CS 5276. Compiler Construction. (Also listed as CS 3276) Review of

programming language structures, translation, loading, execution, and

storage allocation. Compilation of simple expressions and statements.

Organization of a compiler including compile-time and run-time symbol

tables, lexical scan, syntax scan, object code generation, error diag-

nostics, object code optimization techniques, and overall design. u se

of a high-level language to write a complete compiler. No credit for

students who have earned credit for 3276. [3]

CS 5278. Principles of Software Engineering. (Also listed as CS

4278) The nature of software. The object-oriented paradigm. Software

life-cycle models. Requirements, specification, design, implementa-

tion, documentation, and testing of software. Object-oriented analysis

and design. Software maintenance. No credit for students who have

earned credit for 4278. FALL. [3]

CS 5279. Software Engineering Project. (Also listed as CS 4279)

Students work in teams to specify, design, implement, document, and

test a nontrivial software project. The use of CASE (Computer Assisted

Software Engineering) tools is stressed. No credit for students who

have earned credit for 4279. SPRING. [3]

CS 5281. Principles of Operating Systems I. (Also listed as CS

3281) Resource allocation and control functions of operating systems.

Scheduling of processes and processors. Concurrent processes and

primitives for their synchronization. u se of parallel processes in design-

ing operating system subsystems. Methods of implementing parallel

processes on conventional computers. virtual memory, paging, protec-

tion of shared and non-shared information. Structures of data files in

secondary storage. Security issues. Case studies. No credit for stu-

dents who have earned credit for 3281. FALL, SPRING. [3]

CS 5282. Principles of Operating Systems II. (Also listed as CS 3282)

Projects involving modification of a current operating system. Lectures

on memory management policies, including virtual memory. Protection

and sharing of information, including general models for implemen-

tation of various degrees of sharing. Resource allocation in general,

including deadlock detection and prevention strategies. Introduction to

operating system performance measurement, for both efficiency and

logical correctness. Two hours lecture and one hour laboratory. No

credit for students who have earned credit for 3282. [3]

CS 5283. Computer Networks. (Also listed as CS 4283) Computer com-

munications. Network (Internet) architecture. Algorithms and protocol

design at each layer of the network stack. Cross-layer interactions and

performance analysis. Network simulation tools. Lab and programming

assignments. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4283. [3]

CS 5284. Computer Systems Analysis. (Also listed as CS 4284) Tech-

niques for evaluating computer system performance with emphasis

upon application. Topics include measurement and instrumentation

techniques, benchmarking, simulation techniques, elementary queuing

models, data analysis, operation analysis, performance criteria, case

studies. Project involving a real computer system. No credit for stu-

dents who have earned credit for 4284. [3]

CS 5285. Network Security. (Also listed as CS 4285) Principles and

practice of network security. Security threats and mechanisms. Cryp-

tography, key management, and message authentication. System

security practices and recent research topics. No credit for students

who have earned credit for 4285. [3]

CS 5287. Principles of Cloud Computing. (Also listed as CS 4287) Fun-

damental concepts of cloud computing, different service models, tech-

niques for resource virtualization, programming models, management,

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mobile cloud computing, recent advances, and hands-on experimenta-

tion. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4287. [3]

CS 5288. Web-based System Architecture. (Also listed as CS 4288)

Core concepts necessary to architect, build, test, and deploy complex

web-based systems; analysis of key domain requirements in security,

robustness, performance, and scalability. No credit for students who

have earned credit for 4288. FALL. [3]

CS 5891. Special Topics. (Also listed as CS 3891) [v ariable credit: 1-3

each semester] No credit for students who have earned credit for 3891.

CS 5892. Special Topics. (Also listed as CS 3892) [v ariable credit: 1-3

each semester] No credit for students who have earned credit for 3892.

CS 6310. Design and Analysis of Algorithms. [Formerly CS 310] Set

manipulation techniques, divide-and-conquer methods, the greedy

method, dynamic programming, algorithms on graphs, backtracking,

branch-and-bound, lower bound theory, NP-hard and NP-complete

problems, approximation algorithms. Prerequisite: CS 3250. SPRING. [3]

CS 6311. Graph Algorithms. [Formerly CS 311] Algorithms for dealing

with special classes of graphs. Particular emphasis is given to subclasses

of perfect graphs and graphs that can be stored in a small amount of

space. Interval, chordal, permutation, comparability, and circular-arc

graphs; graph decomposition. Prerequisite: CS 6310 or MATH 4710. [3]

CS 6315. Automated Veriﬁcation. [Formerly CS 315] Systems verifi-

cation and validation, industrial case studies, propositional and predi-

cate logic, syntax and semantics of computational tree and linear time

logics, binary decision diagrams, timed automata model and real-time

verification, hands on experience with model checking using the SMv,

SPIN and u PPAAL tools, and state reduction techniques. [3]

CS 6320. Algorithms for Parallel Computing. [Formerly CS 320]

Design and analysis of parallel algorithms for sorting, searching,

matrix processing, FFT, optimization, and other problems. Existing

and proposed parallel architectures, including SIMD machines, MIMD

machines, and vLSI systolic arrays. Prerequisite: CS 6310. [3]

CS 6350. Artiﬁcial Neural Networks. [Formerly CS 350] Theory and

practice of parallel distributed processing methods using networks

of neuron-like computational devices. Neurobiological inspirations,

attractor networks, correlational and error-correction learning, regular-

ization, unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, Bayesian and

information theoretic approaches, hardware support, and engineering

applications. SPRING. [3]

CS 6351. Advanced Animation. [Formerly CS 351] Current research

issues and problems in computer animation, with special focus on

motion capture, dynamic simulation, and key-framing. Cloth, deform-

able bodies, natural phenomena, geometric algorithms, procedural tech-

niques, facial animation, hair, autonomous characters, flocking, empirical

evaluation, and interfaces for animation. Prerequisite: CS 3259. FALL. [3]

CS 6352. Human-Computer Interaction. [Formerly CS 352] An over-

view of human computer interaction and problems of current interest.

Topics include: Human factors, GOMS, user interface design and eval-

uation, interaction modalities, distributed cognition, ubiquitous com-

puting. A project involving design and evaluation will be performed. [3]

CS 6358. Computer Vision. [Formerly CS 358] The fundamentals of

computer vision and techniques for image understanding and high-level

image processing. Includes image segmentation, geometric structures,

relational structures, motion, matching, inference, and vision systems.

Prerequisite: EECE 6357. SPRING. [3]

CS 6359. Medical Image Registration. [Formerly CS 359] Foundations

of medical image registration. Mathematical methods and practical appli-

cations. Image-to-image registration, image-to-physical registration,

applications to image-guided procedures and the most commonly used

imaging modalities with an emphasis on tomographic images. FALL. [3]

CS 6360. Advanced Artiﬁcial Intelligence. [Formerly CS 360] Discus-

sion of state-of-the-art and current research issues in heuristic search,

knowledge representation, deduction, and reasoning. Related applica-

tion areas include: planning systems, qualitative reasoning, cognitive

models of human memory, user modeling in ICAI, reasoning with uncer-

tainty, knowledge-based system design, and language comprehension.

Prerequisite: CS 4260 or equivalent. [3]

CS 6362. Machine Learning. [Formerly CS 362] An introduction to

machine learning principles of artificial intelligence, stressing learn-

ing's role in constraining search by augmenting and/or reorganizing

memory. Topics include connectionist systems; concept learning from

examples; operator, episode, and plan learning; problem-solving archi-

tectures that support learning; conceptual clustering; computer models

of scientific discovery; explanation-based learning; and analogical rea-

soning. Psychological as well as computational interests in learning are

encouraged. Prerequisite: CS 4260, CS 6360, or equivalent. SPRING. [3]

CS 6364. Intelligent Learning Environments. [Formerly CS 364]

Theories and concepts from computer science, artificial intelligence,

cognitive science, and education that facilitate designing, building,

and evaluating computer-based instructional systems. Development

and substantiation of the concept, architecture, and implementation of

intelligent learning environments. Multimedia and web-based technol-

ogy in teaching, learning, collaboration, and assessment. Prerequisite:

CS 4260, CS 6360, or equivalent. [3]

CS 6366. Distributed Artiﬁcial Intelligence. [Formerly CS 366] Prin-

ciples and practice of multiple agent systems for distributed artificial

intelligence. Game theory, distributed negotiation and decision making,

distributed problem solving, cooperation, coalition formation and dis-

tributed learning. Prerequisite: CS 4260. [3]

CS 6368. Computational Economics. Models and methods in computa-

tional economics, such as linear and non-linear optimization, decision the-

ory, game theory, mechanism design, and computational tools. Applica-

tions in areas such as auctions, economics of security and privacy, market

design, and algorithmic trading. Prereq: CS 4260 or CS 5260. SPRING. [3]

CS 6375. Discrete-Event Systems: Supervisory Control and Diag-

nosis. [Formerly CS 375] Algebraic structures, automata and formal

language theory, process modeling with finite-state automata, supervi-

sory control theory, controllability and supervision, supervisory control

under partial observation, modular and hierarchical supervisory control,

supervisory control of real-time systems, fault diagnosis of discrete-

event systems, and modular diagnosis approaches. SPRING. [3]

CS 6376. Foundations of Hybrid and Embedded Systems. [For-

merly CS 376] Modeling, analysis, and design of hybrid and embedded

systems. Heterogeneous modeling and design of embedded systems

using formal models of computation, modeling and simulation of hybrid

systems, properties of hybrid systems, analysis methods based on

abstractions, reachability, and verification of hybrid systems. FALL. [3]

CS 6377. Topics in Embedded Software and Systems. [Formerly CS

377] Specification and composition of domain-specific modeling lan-

guages. Design methodologies for embedded systems. Platforms for

embedded system design and implementation. Analysis of embedded

systems. SPRING. [3]

CS 6381. Distributed Systems Principles. [Formerly CS 381] Techniques

and mechanisms in distributed system design, such as logical clocks,

distributed consensus, distributed mutual exclusion, consistency models,

fault tolerance and paradigms of communication. Contemporary distrib-

uted system case studies and open challenges. Prerequisite: CS 3281. [3]

CS 6384. Performance Evaluation of Computer Systems. [Formerly

CS 384] Techniques for computer systems modeling and analysis.

Topics covered include analytical modeling with emphasis on queu-

ing network models, efficient computational algorithms for exact and

approximate solutions, parameter estimation and prediction, valida-

tion techniques, workload characterization, performance optimization,

communication and distributed system modeling. Prerequisite: CS

3281 or CS 6381. SPRING. [3]

CS 6385. Advanced Software Engineering. [Formerly CS 385] An

intensive study of selected areas of software engineering. Topics may

include CASE tools, formal methods, generative techniques, aspect-

oriented programming, metrics, modeling, reuse, software architecture,

testing, and open-source software. Prerequisite: CS 4278. FALL. [3]

School of Engineering / Courses

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CS 6386. System-Level Fault Diagnosis. [Formerly CS 386] An over-

view of the basic concepts of the theory of fault diagnosis and prob-

lems of current interest. Topics include the classical PMC and BGM

models of fault diagnosis, hybrid (permanent and intermittent faults)

models, diagnostic measures for one-step, sequential, and inexact

diagnosis. Emphasis is on algorithmic techniques for solving the diag-

nosis and diagnosability problems in various models. Prerequisite: CS

6381. SPRING. [3]

CS 6387. Topics in Software Engineering. [Formerly CS 387] Topics

may include empirical software engineering and open-source software

engineering. Prerequisite: CS 4278 or consent of instructor. SPRING. [3]

CS 6388. Model-Integrated Computing. [Formerly CS 388] Problems

of designing, creating, and evolving information systems by providing

rich, domain-specific modeling environments including model analysis

and model-based program synthesis tools. Students are required to

give a class presentation and prepare a project. FALL. [3]

CS 7999. Master's Thesis Research. [Formerly CS 369] [0-6]

CS 8390. Individual Studies. [Formerly CS 390] [1-3]

CS 8395. Special Topics. [Formerly CS 395] [3]

CS 8396. Special Topics. [Formerly CS 396] [3]

CS 8991. Seminar. [Formerly CS 391] [1-3 each semester]

CS 8992. Seminar. [Formerly CS 392] [1-3 each semester]

CS 8999. Non-Candidate Research. [Formerly CS 379] Research prior

to entry into candidacy (completion of qualifying examination) and for

special non-degree students. [0-12]

CS 9999. Ph.D. Dissertation Research. [Formerly CS 399]

Electrical Engineering

EECE 2112. Circuits I. [Formerly EECE 112] Development of basic

electrical circuit element models, signal representations, and methods

of circuit analysis. Matrix methods and computer techniques. Dem-

onstrations of physical components, measurement techniques, and

transient phenomena. Corequisite: PHYS 1602; MATH 2300. FALL,

SPRING. [3]

EECE 2116. Digital Logic. [Formerly EECE 116] Numbering systems.

Boolean algebra and combinational logic, graphical simplification,

sequential logic, registers, and state machines. Corequisite: EECE

2116L. FALL, SPRING. [3]

EECE 2116L. Digital Logic Laboratory. [Formerly EECE 116L] Labora-

tory for EECE 2116. One three-hour laboratory per week. Corequisite:

EECE 2116. FALL, SPRING. [1]

EECE 2213. Circuits II. [Formerly EECE 213] Steady-state and tran-

sient analysis of electrical networks with emphasis on Laplace trans-

form methods and pole-zero concepts. Prerequisite: EECE 2112, PHYS

1602. Corequisite: EECE 2213L, MATH 2400. FALL, SPRING. [3]

EECE 2213L. Circuits II Laboratory. [Formerly EECE 213L] Laboratory

for EECE 2213. One three-hour laboratory per week. Corequisite: EECE

2213. FALL, SPRING. [1]

EECE 2218. Microcontrollers. [Formerly EECE 218] Microprocessor and

microcontroller architecture with emphasis on control applications. u sage

of assembly language and interfacing with programs written in high-level

languages. Interfacing and real-time I/O with 8-bit microprocessors, con-

trol algorithms, and networking with microcontrollers. Prerequisite: EECE

2116, CS 1101 or CS 1103. Corequisite: EECE 2218L. SPRING. [3]

EECE 2218L. Microcontrollers Laboratory. [Formerly EECE 218L]

Laboratory for EECE 2218. A small structured project is required. One

three-hour laboratory per week. Corequisite: EECE 2218. SPRING. [1]

EECE 3214. Signals and Systems. [Formerly EECE 214] Fundamental

signals, systems, and linear algebra concepts necessary for the study

of communications and control systems. Includes continuous-time

and discrete-time signal and system concepts, Fourier analysis in both

continuous and discrete-time, Z-transform, and the FFT. Prerequisite:

EECE 2112. FALL, SPRING. [3]

EECE 3233. Electromagnetics. [Formerly EECE 233] Introduction to

electromagnetic field theory. Maxwell's equations are developed from

the historical approach. Electromagnetic waves are discussed with

regard to various media and boundary conditions. Prerequisite: PHYS

1602. Corequisite: MATH 2400. FALL. [3]

EECE 3235. Electronics I. [Formerly EECE 235] Introduction to semi-

conductor devices and electronic circuits. Diodes, BJT and MOS tran-

sistors. Device models, modes of operation, biasing. Small-signal mod-

els, low-frequency analysis of single- and multi-stage analog amplifiers,

simple amplifier design. Large signal models, dc analysis of digital cir-

cuits. Prerequisite: EECE 2112. Corequisite: EECE 3235L. FALL. [3]

EECE 3235L. Electronics I Laboratory. [Formerly EECE 235L] Labora-

tory for EECE 3235. One three-hour laboratory per week. Corequisite:

EECE 3235. FALL. [1]

EECE 3860. Undergraduate Research. [Formerly EECE 203] Super-

vised projects in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or

related fields. Consent of instructor required. No more than 6 hours

of EECE 3860 and 3861 may be applied toward graduation. [1-3 each

semester]

EECE 3861. Undergraduate Research. [Formerly EECE 204] Super-

vised projects in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or

related fields. Consent of instructor required. No more than 6 hours

of EECE 3860 and 3861 may be applied toward graduation. [1-3 each

semester]

EECE 3891. Special Topics. [Formerly EECE 291] [1-3 each semester]

EECE 3892. Special Topics. [Formerly EECE 292] [1-3 each semester]

EECE 4252. Signal Processing and Communications. [Formerly

EECE 252] AM and FM modulation. Also, advanced topics in signal

processing are treated. Prerequisite: EECE 3214. SPRING. [3]

EECE 4257. Control Systems I. [Formerly EECE 257] Introduction to

the theory and design of feedback control systems, steady-state and

transient analysis, stability considerations. Model representation. State-

variable models. Prerequisite: EECE 2213 or EECE 3214. FALL. [3]

EECE 4267. Power System Analysis. [Formerly EECE 267] Analysis of

large transmission and distribution networks. Analysis of power lines,

load flow, short circuit studies, economic operation, and stability are

introduced. Prerequisite: EECE 2213. [3]

EECE 4275. Microelectronic Systems. [Formerly EECE 275] Active

devices in the context of digital systems, with an emphasis on embed-

ded systems integration. Characteristics and utilization of different

digital integrated circuit families, common bus structures and protocols

and real-world interfaces (comparators, A/D/A conversion). Prerequi-

site: EECE 2112, EECE 2116. SPRING. [3]

EECE 4283. Principles and Models of Semiconductor Devices.

[Formerly EECE 283] Physical principles of operation of the p-n junc-

tion, MOS field-effect transistor, and bipolar transistor. Fundamentals

of charge transport, charge storage, and generation-recombination;

application to the operation of MOSFET and BJT. Device modeling with

emphasis on features and constraints of integrated circuit technolo-

gies. Prerequisite: EECE 3235. [3]

EECE 4284. Integrated Circuit Technology and Fabrication. [For-

merly EECE 284] Introduction to monolithic integrated circuit technol-

ogy. u nderstanding of basic semiconductor properties and processes

that result in modern integrated circuit. Bipolar and MOSFET processes

and structures. Elements of fabrication, design, layout, and applica-

tions as regards semiconductor microelectronic technologies. Prereq-

uisite: EECE 3235. SPRING. [3]

EECE 4286. Audio Engineering. [Formerly EECE 286] Engineering

aspects of high fidelity sound reproduction, with emphasis on digital

audio and loudspeakers. Analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog con-

version, data storage, perceptual coding, loudspeaker design. Prereq-

uisite: EECE 2213, EECE 3235. [3]

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EECE 4287. Engineering Reliability. [Formerly EECE 287] Topics in

engineering reliability with emphasis on electrical devices and systems.

Reliability concepts and models. Risk analysis. Lifetime evaluation.

System examples. Prerequisite: EECE 3235 or EECE 4275. [3]

EECE 4288. Optoelectronics. [Formerly EECE 288] Fundamentals

and applications of light generation, propagation, and modulation in

passive and active optoelectronic components. Waveguides, lasers,

electro-optic modulators, and emerging optoelectronic technology for

optical communication, computing, and sensing applications. Prereq-

uisite: EECE 3233 or equivalent. SPRING. [3]

EECE 4353. Image Processing. [Formerly EECE 253] The theory of

signals and systems is extended to two dimensions. Coverage includes

filtering, 2-D FFTs, edge detection, and image enhancement. Three lec-

tures and one laboratory period. FALL. [4]

EECE 4354. Computer Vision. [Formerly EECE 254] vision is pre-

sented as a computational problem. Coverage includes theories of

vision, inverse optics, image representation, and solutions to ill-posed

problems. Prerequisite: EECE 4353. [3]

EECE 4356. Digital Signal Processing. [Formerly EECE 256] Applica-

tions of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) chips to sampling, digital filter-

ing, FFTs, etc. Three lectures and one laboratory period. Prerequisite:

EECE 3214. SPRING. [4]

EECE 4358. Control Systems II. [Formerly EECE 258] Modern control

design. Discrete-time analysis. Analysis and design of digital control

systems. Introduction to nonlinear systems and optimum control sys-

tems. Fuzzy control systems. Two lectures and one laboratory. Prereq-

uisite: EECE 4257. SPRING. [3]

EECE 4371. Mobile and Wireless Networks. [Formerly EECE 261]

Design, development, and applications of mobile applications and ser-

vices. Topics include wireless technologies, smart phone programming,

cloud computing services. Credit given for only one of EECE 4371 or CS

4283. Prerequisite: CS 2201 or equivalent programming experience. [3]

EECE 4376. Embedded Systems. [Formerly EECE 276] Advanced

course on the design and implementation of embedded computer-based

systems. Programming for real-time systems and the Internet of Things.

Embedded system modeling, design, analysis, and implementation using

real-time and event-driven techniques. A structured project is required.

Prerequisite: EECE 2218, CS 2201. Corequisite: EECE 4376L. FALL. [3]

EECE 4376L. Embedded Systems Laboratory. [Formerly EECE 276L]

Laboratory for EECE 4376. A team-oriented structured project is required.

One three-hour laboratory per week. Corequisite: EECE 4376. FALL. [1]

EECE 4377. FPGA Design. [Formerly EECE 277] Design and applica-

tions of field-programmable gate arrays, Electronic Design Automation

(EDA) tools for design, placement, and routing. Hardware description

languages. Implementation of designs on prototype FPGA board. Pre-

requisite: EECE 2116. [3]

EECE 4380. Electronics II. [Formerly EECE 280] Integrated circuit anal-

ysis and design. High frequency operation of semiconductor devices.

Frequency-response and feedback analysis of BJT and MOS analog

amplifier circuits, multi-stage frequency-compensated amplifier design.

Transient analysis of BJT and MOS digital circuit families. Digital-to-

analog and analog-to-digital conversion circuits. Prerequisite: EECE

3235. SPRING. [3]

EECE 4385. VLSI Design. [Formerly EECE 285] Integrated circuit and

fabrication techniques; CAD tools for design, layout, and verification;

parasitic elements and their effects on circuit performance; system-

level design experience is gained by completing design and layout

phases of a project. Prerequisite: EECE 2116, EECE 3235. FALL. [3]

EECE 4950. Program and Project Management for EECE. [Formerly

EECE 295] Methods for planning programs and projects. Organization

structures and information management for project teams. Communi-

cations between project teams and clients, government agencies, and

others. Motivational factors and conflict resolution. Budget/schedule

control. Similar to ENGM 3700, but preparatory to the EECE senior

design project course, EECE 4951. Credit given for only one of ENGM

3700, CE 4400 or EECE 4950. Prerequisite: Senior standing. Corequi-

site: EECE 4959. FALL. [3]

EECE 4951. Electrical and Computer Engineering Design. [For-

merly EECE 296] Based on product specifications typically supplied by

industrial sponsors, teams of students responsible for the formulation,

execution, qualification, and documentation of a culminating engineer-

ing design. The application of knowledge acquired from earlier course

work, both within and outside the major area, along with realistic tech-

nical, managerial, and budgetary constraints using standard systems

engineering methodologies and practices. Prerequisite: EECE 4950, at

least one DE course, senior standing. SPRING. [3]

EECE 4959. Senior Engineering Design Seminar. [Formerly EECE

297] Elements of professional engineering practice. Professionalism,

licensing, ethics and ethical issues, intellectual property, contracts, lia-

bility, risk, reliability and safety, interdisciplinary teams and team tools,

codes, standards, professional organizations, careers, entrepreneur-

ship, human factors, and industrial design. Prerequisite: Senior stand-

ing. Corequisite: EECE 4950. FALL. [1]

EECE 5218. Microcontrollers. (Also listed as EECE 2218) Micropro-

cessor and microcontroller architecture with emphasis on control appli-

cations. u sage of assembly language and interfacing with programs

written in high-level languages. Interfacing and realtime I/O with 8-bit

microprocessors, control algorithms, and networking with microcon-

trollers. Graduate credit only for non-majors. No credit for students who

have earned credit for 2218. Corequisite: EECE 5218L. SPRING. [3]

EECE 5218L. Microcontrollers Laboratory. (Also listed as EECE

2218L) Laboratory for EECE 5218. A small structured project is

required. One three-hour laboratory per week. Graduate credit only for

non-majors. No credit for students who have earned credit for 2218L.

Corequisite: EECE 5218. SPRING. [1]

EECE 5233. Electromagnetics. (Also listed as EECE 3233) Introduction

to electromagnetic field theory. Maxwell's equations are developed from

the historical approach. Electromagnetic waves are discussed with regard

to various media and boundary conditions. Graduate credit only for non-

majors. No credit for students who have earned credit for 3233. FALL. [3]

EECE 5235. Electronics I. (Also listed as EECE 3235) Introduction to

semiconductor devices and electronic circuits. Diodes, BJT and MOS

transistors. Device models, modes of operation, biasing. Small-signal

models, lowfrequency analysis of single- and multi-stage analog ampli-

fiers, simple amplifier design. Large signal models, dc analysis of digital

circuits. Graduate credit only for non-majors. Corequisite: EECE 5235L.

No credit for students who have earned credit for 3235. FALL. [3]

EECE 5235L. Electronics I Laboratory. (Also listed as EECE 3235L)

Laboratory for EECE 3235. One three-hour laboratory per week. Coreq-

uisite: EECE 5235. No credit for students who have earned credit for

3235L. FALL. [1]

EECE 5252. Signal Processing and Communications. (Also listed as

EECE 4252) AM and FM modulation. Also, advanced topics in signal

processing are treated. No credit for students who have earned credit

for 4252. SPRING. [3]

EECE 5257. Control Systems I. (Also listed as EECE 4257) Introduc-

tion to the theory and design of feedback control systems, steady-state

and transient analysis, stability considerations. Model representation.

State-variable models. No credit for students who have earned credit

for 4257. FALL. [3]

EECE 5267. Power System Analysis. (Also listed as EECE 4267) Analysis

of large transmission and distribution networks. Analysis of power lines,

load flow, short circuit studies, economic operation, and stability are intro-

duced. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4267. [3]

EECE 5275. Microelectronic Systems. (Also listed as EECE 4275)

Active devices in the context of digital systems, with an emphasis on

embedded systems integration. Characteristics and utilization of differ-

ent digital integrated circuit families, common bus structures and pro-

tocols and realworld interfaces (comparators, A/D/A conversion). No

credit for students who have earned credit for 4275. SPRING. [3]

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EECE 5283. Principles and Models of Semiconductor Devices. (Also

listed as EECE 4283) Physical principles of operation of the p-n junc-

tion, MOS field-effect transistor, and bipolar transistor. Fundamentals

of charge transport, charge storage, and generation-recombination;

application to the operation of MOSFET and BJT. Device modeling with

emphasis on features and constraints of integrated circuit technolo-

gies. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4283. [3]

EECE 5284. Integrated Circuit Technology and Fabrication. (Also

listed as EECE 4284) Introduction to monolithic integrated circuit tech-

nology. u nderstanding of basic semiconductor properties and pro-

cesses that result in modern integrated circuit. Bipolar and MOSFET

processes and structures. Elements of fabrication, design, layout, and

applications as regards semiconductor microelectronic technologies.

No credit for students who have earned credit for 4284. SPRING. [3]

EECE 5286. Audio Engineering. (Also listed as EECE 4286) Engi-

neering aspects of high fidelity sound reproduction, with emphasis on

digital audio and loudspeakers. Analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog

conversion, data storage, perceptual coding, loudspeaker design. No

credit for students who have earned credit for 4286. [3]

EECE 5287. Engineering Reliability. (Also listed as EECE 4287) Topics

in engineering reliability with emphasis on electrical devices and systems.

Reliability concepts and models. Risk analysis. Lifetime evaluation. Sys-

tem examples. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4287. [3]

EECE 5288. Optoelectronics. (Also listed as EECE 4288) Fundamen-

tals and applications of light generation, propagation, and modulation

in passive and active optoelectronic components. Waveguides, lasers,

electro-optic modulators, and emerging optoelectronic technology for

optical communication, computing, and sensing applications. No credit

for students who have earned credit for 4288. SPRING. [3]

EECE 5353. Image Processing. (Also listed as EECE 4353) The the-

ory of signals and systems is extended to two dimensions. Coverage

includes filtering, 2-D FFTs, edge detection, and image enhancement.

Three lectures and one laboratory period. No credit for students who

have earned credit for 4353. FALL. [4]

EECE 5354. Computer Vision. (Also listed as EECE 4354) vision is

presented as a computational problem. Coverage includes theories of

vision, inverse optics, image representation, and solutions to ill-posed

problems. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4354. [3]

EECE 5356. Digital Signal Processing. (Also listed as EECE 4356)

Applications of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) chips to sampling, digi-

tal filtering, FFTs, etc. Three lectures and one laboratory period. No

credit for students who have earned credit for 4356. SPRING. [4]

EECE 5358. Control Systems II. (Also listed as EECE 4358) Modern

control design. Discrete-time analysis. Analysis and design of digital

control systems. Introduction to nonlinear systems and optimum con-

trol systems. Fuzzy control systems. Two lectures and one laboratory.

No credit for students who have earned credit for 4358. SPRING. [3]

EECE 5371. Mobile and Wireless Networks. (Also listed as EECE

4371) Design, development, and applications of mobile applications

and services. Topics include wireless technologies, smart phone pro-

gramming, cloud computing services. No credit for students who have

earned credit for 4271. [3]

EECE 5376. Embedded Systems. (Also listed as EECE 4376) Advanced

course on the design and application of embedded microcontroller-

based systems. Programming for real-time systems and the Internet of

Things. Embedded system modeling, design, analysis, and implemen-

tation using real-time and event-driven techniques. A structured project

is required. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4376.

Corequisite: EECE 5376L. FALL. [3]

EECE 5376L. Embedded Systems Laboratory. (Also listed as EECE

4376L) Laboratory for EECE 5376. A team-oriented structured project is

required. One three-hour laboratory per week. Corequisite: EECE 5376.

No credit for students who have earned credit for 4376L. FALL. [1]

EECE 5377. FPGA Design. (Also listed as EECE 4377) Design and

applications of field-programmable gate arrays, Electronic Design

Automation (EDA) tools for design, placement, and routing. Hardware

description languages. Implementation of designs on prototype FPGA

board. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4377. [3]

EECE 5380. Electronics II. (Also listed as EECE 4380) Integrated cir-

cuit analysis and design. High frequency operation of semiconductor

devices. Frequency-response and feedback analysis of BJT and MOS

analog amplifier circuits, multi-stage frequency-compensated ampli-

fier design. Transient analysis of BJT and MOS digital circuit families.

Digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital conversion circuits. No credit for

students who have earned credit for 3380. SPRING. [3]

EECE 5385. VLSI Design. (Also listed as EECE 4385) Integrated circuit

and fabrication techniques; CAD tools for design, layout, and verification;

parasitic elements and their effects on circuit performance; system-level

design experience is gained by completing design and layout phases of a

project. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4385. FALL. [3]

EECE 5891. Special Topics. (Also listed as EECE 3891) No credit for

students who have earned credit for 3891. [1-3 each semester]

EECE 5892. Special Topics. (Also listed as EECE 3892) No credit for

students who have earned credit for 3892. [1-3 each semester]

EECE 6301. Introduction to Solid-State Materials. [Formerly EECE

301] The properties of charged particles under the influence of an elec-

tric field, quantum mechanics, particle statistics, fundamental particle

transport, and band theory of solids will be studied. FALL. [3]

EECE 6302. Electric and Magnetic Properties of Solids. [Formerly

EECE 302] A review of electromagnetic theory of solids using advanced

mathematical and computational techniques. Dielectric, magnetic, and

optical properties. Fundamental interactions of electromagnetic radiation

and charged particles in solids. Prerequisite: EECE 6301. SPRING. [3]

EECE 6304. Radiation Effects and Reliability of Microelectronics.

[Formerly EECE 304] The space radiation environment and effects on

electronics, including basic mechanisms of radiation effects and test-

ing issues. Total dose, single-event, high-dose-rate, and displacement

damage radiation effects. Effects of defects and impurities on MOS

long-term reliability. SPRING. [3]

EECE 6305. Topics in Applied Magnetics. [Formerly EECE 305]

Selected topics in magnetism, magnetic properties of crystalline and

non-crystalline materials; ferrite materials for electronics and microwave

applications, resonance phenomena. Prerequisite: EECE 6302. [3]

EECE 6306. Solid-State Effects and Devices I. [Formerly EECE 306]

The semiconductor equations are examined and utilized to explain

basic principles of operation of various state-of-the-art semiconductor

devices including bipolar and MOSFET devices. FALL. [3]

EECE 6307. Solid-State Effects and Devices II. [Formerly EECE 307]

The structure of solids, phonons, band theory, scattering phenomena,

and theory of insulators. [3]

EECE 6311. Systems Theory. [Formerly EECE 311] Analysis and

design of multivariable control systems using state space methods.

Stability, controllability, and observability treated. Controllers designed

using pole placement, optimal linear regulator, and the method of

decoupling. State reconstruction via observers. SPRING. [3]

EECE 6321. Cyber-Physical Systems. Modeling, design, and analysis

of cyber-physical systems that integrate computation and communica-

tion with physical systems. Modeling paradigms and models of com-

putation, design techniques and implementation choices, model-based

analysis and verification. Project that covers the modeling, design, and

analysis of CPS. [3]

EECE 6341. Advanced Analog Electronics. [Formerly EECE 341]

Analysis and design of analog electronics circuits with emphasis on

integrated circuits. Topics include operational amplifiers, wideband

amplifiers, multipliers, and phase-locked loops. FALL. [3]

EECE 6342. Advanced Digital Electronics. [Formerly EECE 342]

Analysis and design of digital electronic circuits with emphasis on inte-

grated circuits. Topics include logic families, semiconductor memories,

and the analog-digital interface. [3]

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EECE 6343. Digital Systems Architecture. [Formerly EECE 343]

Architectural descriptions of various CPu designs, storage systems,

IO systems, parallel and von Neumann processors and interconnection

networks. [3]

EECE 6354. Advanced Real-Time Systems. [Formerly EECE 354]

Fundamental problems in real-time systems, with focus on model-

ing, analysis, and design. Topics include: scheduling theory and tech-

niques, time synchronization, time- and event-triggered systems, dis-

tributed architectures, advanced programming languages for real-time

systems. Literature reviews and projects. [3]

EECE 6356. Intelligent Systems and Robotics. [Formerly EECE 356]

Concepts of intelligent systems, AI robotics, and machine intelligence,

using research books and papers. Emphasis on how AI, brain research,

soft computing, and simulations are advancing robotics. Class projects. [3]

EECE 6357. Advanced Image Processing. [Formerly EECE 357]

Techniques of image processing. Topics include image formation, digi-

tization, linear shift-invariant processing, feature detection, and motion.

Prerequisite: MATH 2300; programming experience. FALL. [3]

EECE 6358. Quantitative Medical Image Analysis. Image processing

and statistical methods for quantitative analysis and interpretation of

medical imaging data. Neuroimaging approaches related to brain struc-

ture, function, and connectivity. Massively univariate analysis (paramet-

ric mapping), multiple comparison issues, random fields, independent

components, non-parametric approaches, and Monte Carlo methods.

Students should have knowledge of undergraduate probability and

computer programming. [3]

EECE 6361. Random Processes. [Formerly EECE 361] An introduction

to the concepts of random variables, functions of random variables and

random processes. Study of the spectral properties of random pro-

cesses and of the response of linear systems to random inputs. Intro-

duction to linear mean square estimation. The emphasis is on engineer-

ing applications. FALL. [3]

EECE 6362. Detection and Estimation Theory. [Formerly EECE 362]

Fundamental aspects of signal detection and estimation. Formulation

of maximum likelihood, maximum aposteriori, and other criteria. Multi-

dimensional probability theory, signal and noise problems, and Kalman

filter structure are studied. SPRING. [3]

EECE 7899. Master of Engineering Project. [Formerly EECE 389]

EECE 7999. Master's Thesis Research. [Formerly EECE 369] [0-6]

EECE 8395. Special Topics. [Formerly EECE 395] Based on research

and current developments in electrical engineering of special interest to

staff and students. [3]

EECE 8396. Special Topics. [Formerly EECE 396] Based on research

and current developments in electrical engineering of special interest to

staff and students. [3]

EECE 8850. Independent Study. [Formerly EECE 397] Readings and/

or projects on advanced topics in electrical engineering under the

supervision of the staff. Consent of instructor required. [variable credit:

1-3 each semester]

EECE 8991. Seminar. [Formerly EECE 392] [1]

EECE 8992. Advanced Seminar for Ph.D. Candidates. [Formerly

EECE 393] [1]

EECE 8999. Non-Candidate Research. [Formerly EECE 379] Research

prior to entry into candidacy (completion of qualifying examination) and

for special non-degree students. [variable credit 0-12]

EECE 9999. Ph.D. Dissertation Research. [Formerly EECE 399]

Engineering Management

ENGM 2160. Engineering Economy. [Formerly ENGM 216] Economic

evaluation and comparison of alternatives: interest, periodic payments,

depreciation, criteria, and analytical procedures in investment decision-

making, and cost-estimating. FALL, SPRING. [3]

ENGM 2210. Technology Strategy. [Formerly ENGM 221] Critical

issues faced by chief technology officers. Assessment of technological

capabilities and opportunities, formulation of a technical plan for the

product portfolio and commercialization, management of intellectual

property, and economic analysis. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.

FALL, SPRING. [3]

ENGM 2440. Applied Behavioral Science. [Formerly ENGM 244]

Leadership styles, power team building, conflict resolution, manage-

ment resolution, interviewing techniques. Prerequisite: sophomore

standing. FALL, SPRING, Su MMER. [3]

ENGM 3000. Enterprise System Design. [Formerly ENGM 272] Design of

complex enterprise systems and processes including enterprise require-

ments analysis, process-mapping, modeling, performance measurement,

benchmarking, solution development, and change management. Prereq-

uisite: ENGM 2210 or Bu S 2700, junior standing. FALL, SPRING. [3]

ENGM 3010. Systems Engineering. [Formerly ENGM 273] Fundamen-

tal considerations associated with the engineering of large-scale sys-

tems. Models and methods for systems engineering and problem solv-

ing using a systems engineering approach. Prerequisite: ENGM 2210,

junior standing. FALL, SPRING. [3]

ENGM 3100. Finance and Accounting for Engineers. [Formerly

ENGM 251] Time value of money, capital budgeting and formation,

financial accounting and reporting, double entry bookkeeping, taxation,

performance ratio measurements, and working capital management.

Probabilistic models for expected net present value and rate of return,

dividend pricing models for alternative growth scenarios, cost and mar-

ket based models for average cost of capital, taxation algorithms, and

regression analysis for individual firm betas. Prerequisite: Junior stand-

ing. FALL, SPRING, Su MMER. [3]

ENGM 3200. Technology Marketing. [Formerly ENGM 242] Strategies

for marketing technology-based products and services. Demand analy-

sis, segmentation, distribution, and personal selling. Economic analy-

sis from inception to end use. Prerequisite: ENGM 2210 or Bu S 2600,

junior standing. FALL. [3]

ENGM 3300. Technology Assessment and Forecasting. [Formerly

ENGM 275] Methods of forecasting technological advancements and

assessing their potential intended and unintended consequences. Del-

phi method, trend exploration, environmental monitoring, and scenario

development. Prerequisite: Junior standing. SPRING. [3]

ENGM 3350. Organizational Behavior. [Formerly ENGM 264] Study

of the factors that impact how individuals and groups interact and

behave within organizations, and how organizations respond to their

environment. Motivation theory, communication within organizations,

group dynamics, conflict management, decision making, power, stra-

tegic planning, organizational culture, and change. Focus on utilizing

analytical tools to understand organizations: symbolic, political, human

resources, and structural. Prerequisite: ENGM 2440. [3]

ENGM 3600. Technology-Based Entrepreneurship. [Formerly ENGM

253] Identification and evaluation of opportunities: risks faced by entre-

preneurs, market assessment, capital requirements, venture capital

acquisition, legal structures, tax implications for sharing technology-

based businesses. Prerequisite: Junior standing. FALL. [3]

ENGM 3650. Operations and Supply Chain Management. [Formerly

ENGM 254] Manufacturing strategy, process analysis, product and

process design, total quality management, capacity planning, inventory

control, supply chain design, and advanced operations topics. Model-

ing and analysis using cases and spreadsheets. Prerequisite: MATH

1301 or Bu S 2700, junior standing. FALL. [3]

ENGM 3700. Program and Project Management. [Formerly ENGM

274] Scheduling, cost estimation/predictions, network analysis, optimi-

zation, resource/load leveling, risk/mitigation, quality/testing, interna-

tional projects. Term project required. Provides validated preparation

for the Project Management Institute CAPM certification for undergrad-

uates or the PMP for graduate students. Credit given for only one of

ENGM 3700, CE 4400, or EECE 4950. Prerequisite: MATH 1301 or Bu S

2700, junior standing. FALL, SPRING, Su MMER. [3]

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ENGM 3850. Independent Study. [Formerly ENGM 289] Readings or

projects on topics in engineering management under the supervision of

the ENGM faculty. Consent of instructor required. [1-3 each semester,

not to exceed a total of 3]

ENGM 3851. Independent Study. [Formerly ENGM 289] Readings or

projects on topics in engineering management under the supervision of

the ENGM faculty. Consent of instructor required. [1-3 each semester,

not to exceed a total of 3]

ENGM 3890. Special Topics. [Formerly ENGM 291] [v ariable credit 1-3

each semester]

ENGM 3891. Special Topics. [Formerly ENGM 292] [v ariable credit:

1-3 each semester]

ENGM 4500. Product Development. [Formerly ENGM 276] Project-

based course focused on the methods for managing the design, devel-

opment, and commercialization of new products. Generating product

concepts, developing a prototype strategy, modeling financial returns,

securing intellectual property, designing retail packaging, and perform-

ing market testing to establish an optimal price. Teams include Engi-

neering and MBA students. Prerequisite: ENGM 2210; ENGM 3700 or

CE 4400 or EECE 4950; junior standing. SPRING. [4]

ENGM 4800. Wealth Management for Engineers. Foundations of

financial planning; managing basic assets, credit, and insurance needs;

employee incentive plans such as stock options, deferred compensa-

tion and severance; managing investments in stocks, bonds, mutual

funds, and real estate; retirement and estate planning such as 401k,

403b, IRA, Roth, estate preservation. SPRING. [1]

ENGM 4951. Engineering Management Capstone Project. [Formerly

ENGM 296] Application of engineering management concepts through

team projects sponsored by faculty or seed-stage technology com-

panies. Thinking, analysis, and planning processes needed to com-

mercialize a concept and develop a business plan for presentation to

investors. Prerequisite: ENGM 2210; ENGM 3000 or 3010. Corequisite:

ENGM 3700. SPRING. [3]

ENGM 5000. Enterprise System Design. (Also listed as ENGM 3000)

Design of complex enterprise systems and processes including enter-

prise requirements analysis, process-mapping, modeling, performance

measurement, benchmarking, solution development, and change

management. No credit for students who have earned credit for 3000.

FALL, SPRING. [3]

ENGM 5010. Systems Engineering. (Also listed as ENGM 3010) Fun-

damental considerations associated with the engineering of large-scale

systems. Models and methods for systems engineering and problem

solving using a systems engineering approach. No credit for students

who have earned credit for 3010. FALL, SPRING. [3]

ENGM 5100. Finance and Accounting for Engineers. (Also listed as

ENGM 3100) Time value of money, capital budgeting and formation,

financial accounting and reporting, double entry bookkeeping, taxation,

performance ratio measurements, and working capital management.

Probabilistic models for expected net present value and rate of return,

dividend pricing models for alternative growth scenarios, cost and mar-

ket based models for average cost of capital, taxation algorithms, and

regression analysis for individual firm betas. No credit for students who

have earned credit for 3100. FALL, SPRING, Su MMER. [3]

ENGM 5200. Technology Marketing. (Also listed as ENGM 3200)

Strategies for marketing technology-based products and services.

Demand analysis, segmentation, distribution, and personal selling.

Economic analysis from inception to end use. No credit for students

who have earned credit for 3200. FALL. [3]

ENGM 5300. Technology Assessment and Forecasting. (Also listed

as ENGM 3300) Methods of forecasting technological advancements

and assessing their potential intended and unintended consequences.

Delphi method, trend exploration, environmental monitoring, and sce-

nario development. No credit for students who have earned credit for

3300. SPRING. [3]

ENGM 5600. Technology-Based Entrepreneurship. (Also listed as

ENGM 3600) Identification and evaluation of opportunities: risks faced

by entrepreneurs, market assessment, capital requirements, venture

capital acquisition, legal structures, tax implications for sharing tech-

nology-based businesses. No credit for students who have earned

credit for 3600. FALL. [3]

ENGM 5650. Operations and Supply Chain Management. (Also listed

as ENGM 3650) Manufacturing strategy, process analysis, product and

process design, total quality management, capacity planning, inventory

control, supply chain design, and advanced operations topics. Model-

ing and analysis using cases and spreadsheets. No credit for students

who have earned credit for 3650. FALL. [3]

ENGM 5700. Program and Project Management. (Also listed as

ENGM 3700) Scheduling, cost estimation/predictions, network analy-

sis, optimization, resource/load leveling, risk/mitigation, quality/test-

ing, international projects. Term project required. Provides validated

preparation for the Project Management Institute CAPM certification

for undergraduates or the PMP for graduate students. Credit given for

only one of ENGM 3700 or 5700, CE 4400 or 5400, or EECE 4950.

FALL, SPRING, Su MMER. [3]

ENGM 6500. Engineering Leadership and Program Management.

Application of core principles of leadership and program management

for engineering professionals. Strategic planning, people management,

staffing, compensation, business process improvement theory, busi-

ness interruption, leadership styles, emotional intelligence, negotiation,

ethical business practices. [3]

Engineering Science

ES 0703. Preparatory Academics. [Formerly ES 103] To prepare stu-

dents to enter an undergraduate engineering or science program. The

content will vary from year to year and is usually offered in combination

with other academic courses, English as a second language, and vari-

ous PAvE programs. No credit toward a vanderbilt degree. Prerequi-

site: Consent of instructor. Su MMER. [0]

ES 1001. Engineering Commons Seminar. Topics vary. Open Elective

Credit only. [1]

ES 1115. Engineering Freshman Seminar. [Formerly ES 101] [1]

ES 1401. Introduction to Engineering, Module1. [Formerly ES 140A]

First of three required discipline-specific modules for Introduction to

Engineering credit providing an introduction to engineering analysis

and design. Discipline-specific modules selected based on individual

choice. Students choose three different disciplines for the three mod-

ules and all three must be completed in one semester for full course

credit. Emphasis is on contemporary engineering problem solving in a

discipline-specific context. FALL. [1]

ES 1402. Introduction to Engineering, Module 2. [Formerly ES 140B]

Continuation of ES 1401. ES 1401-1403 must be completed in one

semester for full course credit. FALL. [1]

ES 1403. Introduction to Engineering, Module 3. [Formerly ES 140C]

Continuation of ES 1402. ES 1401-1403 must be completed in one

semester for full course credit. FALL. [1]

ES 2100W. Technical Communications. [Formerly ES 210W] Instruc-

tion and practice in written and oral communication. Emphasis is on

organization and presentation of information to a specific audience

for a specific purpose. Course includes writing and editing reports of

various lengths, preparing and using visual aids, and presenting oral

reports. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. FALL, SPRING. [3]

ES 2700. Engineering Career Development. A practical course designed

to help students succeed in the job/internship search and career devel-

opment. Interviewing, networking, online tools, elevator pitch, career

fair strategies, career center resources, company research techniques,

resumes, cover letters, negotiating, follow-up messages. FALL. [1]

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ES 2900. Engineering and Public Policy. Role of federal policy in sup-

porting and promoting engineering and science for the benefit of the

u .S. Ways engineering, science and public policy impact each other.

Federal government involvement, policy making, federal budget, role

of universities and national labs, national defense, homeland security,

biomedical enterprise. SPRING. [3]

ES 3230. Ships Engineering Systems. [Formerly ES 230] Ship charac-

teristics and types, including design and control, propulsion, hydrody-

namic forces, stability, compartmentation, and electrical and auxiliary

systems. Theory and design of steam, gas turbine, and nuclear propul-

sion. FALL. [3]

ES 3231. Navigation. [Formerly ES 231] Naval piloting procedures.

Charts, visual and electronic aids, and theory and operation of mag-

netic and gyro compasses; inland and international rules of the nautical

road. The celestial coordinate system, including spherical trigonometry

and application for navigation at sea. Environmental influences on naval

operations. SPRING. [3]

ES 3232. Ships Weapons Systems. [Formerly ES 232] Theory and

employment of weapons systems, including the processes of detec-

tion, evaluation, threat analysis, weapon selection, delivery, guidance,

and explosives. Fire control systems and major weapons types, includ-

ing capabilities and limitations. Physical aspects of radar and under-

water sound. Command, control, and communications and means of

weapons system integration. SPRING. [3]

ES 3233. Naval Operations. [Formerly ES 233] Methods of tracking

and intercepting at sea. Maritime maneuvering problems, formation

tactics, and shipboard operations. Naval communications, ship behav-

ior and maneuvering, and applied aspects of ship handling. Prerequi-

site: ES 231. FALL. [3]

ES 3300. Energy and Sustainability—An Engineering Approach.

u ses basic understanding of mechanics, thermodynamics, and elec-

trodynamics to describe primary and secondary energy generation

and use. Emphasis on current applications, energy efficiency at both

the source and demand sides, and future (near and long-term) energy

scenarios. various economic models are explored. Prerequisite: Junior

standing. [3]

ES 3860. Undergraduate Research. [Formerly ES 248] Independent

study under the direction of a faculty member with expertise in the area

of study. [1-3 each semester, not to exceed a total of 3]

ES 3890. Special Topics. [Formerly ES 290] Technical elective courses

of special current interest. No more than six semester hours of these

courses may be credited to the student's record. Prerequisite: consent

of instructor. FALL, SPRING. [1-3]

ES 4951. Senior Capstone Experience. Based on project specifica-

tions typically supplied by industrial sponsors or part of a student’s

immersive experience. Students are responsible for the formulation,

execution, qualification, and documentation of a culminating capstone

experience. Application of knowledge acquired from earlier course

work, both within and outside the engineering core area, along with

realistic technical, managerial, and budgetary constraints using stan-

dard systems engineering methodologies and practices. Prerequisite:

Senior standing. Corequisite: ENGM 3700. SPRING. [3]

ES 4959. Senior Engineering Design Seminar. Elements of profes-

sional engineering practice. Professionalism, licensing, ethics and ethi-

cal issues, intellectual property, contracts, liability, risk, reliability and

safety, interdisciplinary teams and team tools, codes, standards, pro-

fessional organizations, careers, entrepreneurship, human factors, and

industrial design. Prerequisite: Senior standing. FALL. [1]

Overseas Study Programs

FNTE 0800. France—GA Tech Lorraine. [Formerly FNTE 250]

FNTE 0801. Germany—Dresden. [Formerly FNTE 252]

FNTE 0802. Mexico—Guadalajara. [Formerly FNTE 254]

FNTE 0803. China—Hong Kong CUHK. [Formerly FNTE 256]

FNTE 0804. Singapore—Natl. U. Singapore. [Formerly FNTE 258]

FNTE 0805. Hungary—Budapest BUTE. [Formerly FNTE 260]

FNTE 2056. Italy—Turin Pol diTorino. [Formerly FNTE 262]

FNTE 2057. China—Hong Kong HKUST. [Formerly FNTE 264]

FNTE 2058. Spain—Madrid Engineering (IES). [Formerly FNTE 266]

FNTE 2059. Israel—Tel Aviv Engineering (BU). [Formerly FNTE 268]

FNTE 2099. Graduate Study. [Formerly FNTE 299] Place marker

course for dual degree students.

Materials Science and Engineering

MSE 1500. Materials Science I. [Formerly MSE 150] Concepts of

materials science developed from an understanding of the atomic and

molecular structure of materials and their relationship to the proper-

ties of matter. Mechanical, electrical, physical, chemical, and magnetic

properties of metals, ceramics, organics, composites, and semicon-

ductors are covered. Corequisite: MSE 1500L. SPRING. [3]

MSE 1500L. Materials Science Laboratory. [Formerly MSE 150L]

Laboratory for MSE 1500. One three-hour laboratory per week. Coreq-

uisite: MSE 1500. SPRING. [1]

MSE 2205. Strength and Structure of Engineering Materials. [For-

merly MSE 232] A laboratory supplement to Mechanics of Materials, CE

2205. Students conduct experiments on the strength behavior of mate-

rials and simple engineering structures. Includes: tension and bending,

fasteners, photoelastic analysis of stress concentrators, strain gage

instrumentation to determine principal stresses, bending and deflection

curves for simple beams, loaded columns, and short struts. Corequi-

site: CE 2205. FALL. [1]

MSE 2500. Materials Science II. [Formerly MSE 250] A study of engi-

neering materials that includes microstructure and property character-

ization, materials selection, failure analysis, modern processing meth-

ods, and an introduction to nanostructured materials. Case studies and

challenge based learning will be used to develop structure-processing

concepts for the practice of materials science and engineering. Prereq-

uisite: MSE 1500. FALL. [3]

MSE 3860. Undergraduate Research. [Formerly MSE 209C] Open to

select engineering students to do research under the guidance of a

faculty member. A formal written report is required. [1-3 each semester]

MSE 3889. Special Topics. [Formerly MSE 210A] Technical elective

courses of special current interest. No more than two semesters of this

course may be credited to the student's record. [variable credit: 1-3

each semester]

MSE 3890. Special Topics. [Formerly MSE 210B] Technical elective

courses of special current interest. No more than two semesters of this

course may be credited to the student's record. Prerequisite: consent

of instructor. [variable credit: 1-3 each semester] (Offered on demand)

MSE 6310. Atomic Arrangements in Solids. [Formerly MSE 310] A

basic understanding of the atomic arrangements observed in metals,

ceramics, semiconductors, glasses, and polymers. Lattice geometry

and crystal symmetry are discussed in detail and these concepts are

used to describe important crystal structures. Nanocrystalline materials

are also covered. An introduction to scattering theory and diffraction

phenomena provides insight into the analytical methods used by mate-

rials scientists for structural characterization. FALL. [3]

MSE 6343. Introduction to Electron Microscopy. [Formerly MSE 343]

Principles and applications of transmission electron microscopy in the

study of materials. Electron scattering, image contrast theory, opera-

tion of electron microscope, and specimen preparation. u se of the

electron microscope in experimental investigations. Two lectures and

one laboratory period. FALL. [3]

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MSE 6391. Special Topics. [Formerly MSE 391] Based on faculty

research projects and highly specialized areas of concentration. FALL,

SPRING. [variable credit: 1-3 each semester]

MSE 6392. Special Topics. [Formerly MSE 392] Based on faculty

research projects and highly specialized areas of concentration. FALL,

SPRING. [variable credit: 1-3 each semester]

MSE 7999. Master's Thesis Research. [Formerly MSE 369] [0-6]

MSE 8991. Seminar. [Formerly MSE 397] A required noncredit course

for all graduate students in the program. Topics of special interest

consolidating the teachings of previous courses by considering topics

which do not fit simply into a single course category. FALL, SPRING.

[0] Staff.

MSE 8992. Seminar. [Formerly MSE 398] A required noncredit course

for all graduate students in the program. Topics of special interest

consolidating the teachings of previous courses by considering topics

which do not fit simply into a single course category. FALL, SPRING.

[0] Staff.

MSE 8999. Non-Candidate Research. [Formerly MSE 379] Research

prior to entry into candidacy (completion of qualifying examination) and

for special non-degree students. [variable credit: 0-12]

MSE 9999. Ph.D. Dissertation Research. [Formerly MSE 399]

Mechanical Engineering

ME 1150. Automotive Components Seminar. [Formerly ME 150]

General automotive knowledge for engineering and design consider-

ations. Basic component function, terminology and design. Suspension

(including suspension kinematics), steering (including steering geom-

etry), driveline, transmission, engine and braking. Discussion and in-

class participation. [1]

ME 1151. Laboratory in Machining. [Formerly ME 151] Introduction to

machining and fabrication of metals and plastics. Fabrication, design

and manufacturability of parts or components. [1]

ME 1152. Laboratory in Welding. [Formerly ME 152] Introduction to the-

ory of welding processes and welding of metals. Design, fabrication, and

manufacturability of parts or components using welding processes. [1]

ME 1153. Computer Aided Design. [Formerly ME 153] Introduction to the

use of computers for solid modeling of machine parts and assemblies. [1]

ME 2160. Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design. [Formerly

ME 160] Design fundamentals, computer-aided design, machine fabri-

cation techniques, technical drawing, team-based learning, and a com-

prehensive design project. Two lectures and one lab. Prerequisite: ES

1401-1403 and Mechanical Engineering major. FALL. [3]

ME 2171. Instrumentation Laboratory. [Formerly ME 171] Techniques

associated with engineering measurements, curve fitting, presentation,

and analysis of data. Corequisite: MATH 2300. SPRING. [2]

ME 2190. Dynamics. [Formerly ME 190] The principles of dynamics

(kinematics and kinetics) of particles and rigid bodies. Mechanical

vibrations. Introduction to continuous media. Prerequisite: CE 2200,

PHYS 1601. Corequisite: MATH 2300. FALL, SPRING, Su MMER. [3]

ME 2220. Thermodynamics. [Formerly ME 220] Application of the first

and second laws to energy transformation processes and properties of

technologically important materials. Prerequisite: PHYS 1601, MATH

2300. FALL, SPRING, Su MMER. [3]

ME 3202. Machine Analysis and Design. [Formerly ME 202] Appli-

cation of the principles of mechanics of materials to the analysis and

synthesis of machine elements. Corequisite: CE 2205. FALL. [3]

ME 3204. Mechatronics. [Formerly ME 204] Design of analog and digi-

tal electromechanical sensors and actuators, signal and power elec-

tronics, and application of digital microcontrollers to mechatronic sys-

tems. Prerequisite: EECE 2112; CS 1101 or 1103. SPRING. [3]

ME 3224. Fluid Mechanics. [Formerly ME 224] Physical properties

of fluids, surface tension, viscosity; fluid statics and dynamics; con-

trol volume analysis of mass, momentum, and energy; dimensional

analysis, similitude, and modeling; viscous flows in pipes; drag and lift

on immersed bodies. Prerequisite: ME 2190, MATH 2420. Credit not

awarded for both ME 3224 and CE 3700. FALL. [3]

ME 3234. Systems Dynamics. [Formerly ME 234] Energy-based mod-

eling of dynamic mechanical, electrical, thermal, and fluid systems to

formulate linear state equations, including system stability, time domain

response, and frequency domain techniques. Three lectures and one

three-hour laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 2190, MATH 2420. FALL. [4]

ME 3248. Heat Transfer. [Formerly ME 248] Steady-state and transient

heat transfer by conduction, forced and free convection and radiation,

including heat transfer by boiling and condensing vapors. Application

is made to practical design problems. Prerequisite: ME 2220, ME 3224.

SPRING. [3]

ME 3850. Independent Study. u nder the direction of a faculty mem-

ber, students study in a focused area of mechanical engineering culmi-

nating in an engineering report of the activities and findings. [1-3]

ME 3860. Undergraduate Research. [Formerly ME 209A/B/C] u nder

the direction of a faculty member, students conduct a research project.

A formal, written report is required. [1-3]

ME 3890. Special Topics. [Formerly ME 210] Technical elective

courses of special current interest. No more than six semester hours

of this course may be credited to the student's record. FALL, SPRING,

Su MMER. [v ariable credit: 1-3 each semester] (Offered on demand)

ME 4213. Energetics Laboratory. [Formerly ME 213] Experimental

methods in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics as

applied to energy conversion systems and their analyses. Prerequisite:

Senior standing. FALL. [2]

ME 4221. Intermediate Thermodynamics. [Formerly ME 221] Appli-

cation of principles of thermodynamics to vapor and gas cycles, mix-

tures, combustion, and compressible flow. Prerequisite: ME 2220.

Corequisite: MATH 2420. [3]

ME 4226. Introduction to Gas Dynamics. [Formerly ME 226] An intro-

duction to the study of compressible flow from subsonic to supersonic

flow regimes. Includes shock waves, expansion waves, shock tubes,

and supersonic airfoils. Prerequisite: ME 3224. [3]

ME 4236. Linear Control Theory. [Formerly ME 236] Classical and

modern approaches to the analysis and design of single-input/single-

output (SISO) and multiple-input/multiple-output (MIMO) linear time

invariant control systems. Classical (frequency-domain) and modern

(state-space) approaches to SISO and MIMO control, including optimal

control methods. Credit is given for only one of ME 4236 or ME 5236.

Prerequisite: ME 3234. FALL. [3]

ME 4251. Modern Manufacturing Processes. [Formerly ME 251]

Introduction to manufacturing science and processes. A quantitative

approach dealing with metals, ceramics, polymers, composites, and

nanofabrication and microfabrication technologies. Prerequisite: ME

3202. Corequisite: ME 4950. [3]

ME 4258. Engineering Acoustics. [Formerly ME 258] The wave equa-

tion and its solutions; acoustic sources; reflection and transmission

of sound; propagation in pipes, cavities, and waveguides; noise stan-

dards and effects of noise on people; principles of noise and vibration

control; signal processing in acoustics; environmental noise measure-

ment and control; and various contemporary examples. Prerequisite:

MATH 2400 or 2420. [3]

ME 4259. Engineering Vibrations. [Formerly ME 259] Theory of vibrat-

ing systems and application to problems related to mechanical design.

Topics include single degree of freedom systems subject to free,

forced, and transient vibrations; systems with several degrees of free-

dom, methods of vibration suppression and isolation, and critical speed

phenomena. Prerequisite: ME 2190, MATH 2420. [3]

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ME 4260. Energy Conversion. [Formerly ME 260] Energy resources,

use, and conservation are studied. The fundamentals of positive dis-

placement machinery, turbo-machinery, and reactive mixture are intro-

duced and used to examine various forms of power-producing sys-

tems. Prerequisite: ME 2220, ME 3224. [3]

ME 4261. Basic Airplane Aerodynamics. [Formerly ME 261] Study of

the atmosphere; analysis of incompressible and compressible flows,

shock waves, boundary layer and skin friction drag, lift and drag forces

over airfoils and wings, and flight performance; aircraft stability and

control, wing icing, and parachute-based recovery; history of flight and

aerodynamics. Corequisite: ME 3224. [3]

ME 4262. Environmental Control. [Formerly ME 262] A study of heating

and cooling systems, energy conservation techniques, use of solar energy

and heat pumps. Prerequisite: ME 2220. Corequisite: ME 3248. [3]

ME 4263. Computational Fluid Dynamics and Multiphysics Model-

ing. [Formerly ME 263] Computational modeling of viscous fluid flows

and thermal-fluid-structure interaction. Computational techniques

including finite-difference, finite-volume, and finite-element methods;

accuracy, convergence, and stability of numerical methods; turbulence

modeling; rotating machinery; multiphase flows; and multiphysics mod-

eling. Prerequisite: ME 3224. SPRING. [3]

ME 4264. Internal Combustion Engines. [Formerly ME 264] A study

of the thermodynamics of spark ignition and compression ignition

engines; gas turbines and jet propulsion. Prerequisite: ME 2220. [3]

ME 4265. Direct Energy Conversion. [Formerly ME 265] The princi-

ples and devices involved in converting other forms of energy to elec-

trical energy. Conversion devices: electro-mechanical, thermoelectric,

thermionic, fluid dynamic, and fuel cell. Prerequisite: ME 2220. [3]

ME 4267. Aerospace Propulsion. [Formerly ME 267] Application of

classical mechanics and thermodynamics to rocket and aircraft propul-

sion. Design and performance analysis of air-breathing and chemical

rocket engines. Advanced propulsion systems for interplanetary travel.

Contemporary issues in aerospace propulsion: space exploration,

renewable fuels. Prerequisite: ME 2220, ME 3224. [3]

ME 4271. Introduction to Robotics. [Formerly ME 271] History and

application of robots. Robot configurations including mobile robots.

Spatial descriptions and transformations of objects in three-dimen-

sional space. Forward and inverse manipulator kinematics. Task and

trajectory planning, simulation and off-line programming. Prerequisite:

MATH 2410. [3]

ME 4275. Introduction to Finite Element Analysis. [Formerly ME 275]

Development and solution of finite element equations for solid mechan-

ics and heat transfer problems. Introduction to commercial finite element

and pre- and post-processing software. Two lectures and one three-hour

laboratory each week. Prerequisite: CE 2205, MATH 2420. [3]

ME 4280. Advanced Dynamics of Mechanical Systems. [Formerly

ME 280] Development of methods for formulating differential equations

to model mechanical systems, including formalisms of Newton-Euler,

Lagrange, and virtual work methods to two- and three-dimensional

systems. Prerequisite: ME 2190, MATH 2420. [3]

ME 4284. Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems. [For-

merly ME 284] Incorporates bond graph techniques for energy-based

lumped-parameter systems. Includes modeling of electrical, mechani-

cal, hydraulic, magnetic and thermal energy domains. Emphasis on

multi-domain interaction. Prerequisite: ME 3234. [3]

ME 4950. Design Synthesis. [Formerly ME 242] Development of the

design process: problem definition, design specifications, solution

identification, idea synthesis, modeling and simulation, and design

completion. Critical elements include problem selection, idea synthe-

sis, and proposal writing. Individual design synthesis study projects

required. Prerequisite: ME 3202. FALL. [2]

ME 4951. Engineering Design Projects. [Formerly ME 243] Each stu-

dent participates in a major group design project. Lectures will cover

case studies and topics of current interest in design. Prerequisite: ME

4950. SPRING. [3]

ME 4959. Senior Engineering Design Seminar. [Formerly ME 297]

Elements of professional engineering practice. Professionalism, licens-

ing, ethics and ethical issues, intellectual property, contracts, liabil-

ity, risk, reliability and safety, interdisciplinary teams and team tools,

codes, standards, professional organizations, careers, entrepreneur-

ship, human factors, and industrial design. Prerequisite: Senior stand-

ing. Corequisite: ME 4950. FALL. [1]

ME 5236. Linear Control Theory. [Formerly ME 336] (Also listed as

ME 4236) Classical and modern approaches to the analysis and design

of single-input/single-output (SISO) and multiple-input/multiple-output

(MIMO) linear time invariant control systems. Classical (frequency-

domain) and modern (state-space) approaches to SISO and MIMO

control, including optimal control methods. Credit is given for only one

of ME 4236 or ME 5236. [3]

ME 5251. Modern Manufacturing Processes. (Also listed as ME

4251) Introduction to manufacturing science and processes. A quanti-

tative approach dealing with metals, ceramics, polymers, composites,

and nanofabrication and microfabrication technologies. No credit for

students who have earned credit for 4251. [3]

ME 5258. Engineering Acoustics. (Also listed as 4258) The wave

equation and its solutions; acoustic sources; reflection and transmis-

sion of sound; propagation in pipes, cavities, and waveguides; noise

standards and effects of noise on people; principles of noise and vibra-

tion control; signal processing in acoustics; environmental noise mea-

surement and control; and various contemporary examples. [3]

ME 5259. Engineering Vibrations. (Also listed as ME 4259) Theory of

vibrating systems and application to problems related to mechanical

design. Topics include single degree of freedom systems subject to free,

forced, and transient vibrations; systems with several degrees of free-

dom, methods of vibration suppression and isolation, and critical speed

phenomena. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4259. [3]

ME 5260. Energy Conversion. (Also listed as ME 4260) Energy

resources, use, and conservation are studied. The fundamentals of

positive displacement machinery, turbo-machinery, and reactive mix-

ture are introduced and used to examine various forms of power-

producing systems. No credit for students who have earned credit for

4260. [3]

ME 5261. Basic Airplane Aerodynamics. (Also listed as ME 4261)

Study of the atmosphere; analysis of incompressible and compressible

flows, shock waves, boundary layer and skin friction drag, lift and drag

forces over airfoils and wings, and flight performance; aircraft stability

and control, wing icing, and parachute-based recovery; history of flight

and aerodynamics. Corequisite: ME 3224. No credit for students who

have earned credit for 4261. [3]

ME 5262. Environmental Control. (Also listed as ME 4262) A study of

heating and cooling systems, energy conservation techniques, use of

solar energy and heat pumps. No credit for students who have earned

credit for 4262. [3]

ME 5263. Computational Fluid Dynamics and Multiphysics Modeling.

(Also listed as ME 4263) Computational modeling of viscous fluid flows

and thermal-fluid-structure interaction. Computational techniques includ-

ing finite-difference, finite-volume, and finite-element methods; accuracy,

convergence, and stability of numerical methods; turbulence modeling;

rotating machinery; multiphase flows; and multiphysics modeling. No

credit for students who have earned credit for 4263. SPRING. [3]

ME 5264. Internal Combustion Engines. (Also listed as ME 4264) A

study of the thermodynamics of spark ignition and compression igni-

tion engines; gas turbines and jet propulsion. No credit for students

who have earned credit for 4264. [3]

ME 5265. Direct Energy Conversion. (Also listed as ME 4265) The

principles and devices involved in converting other forms of energy to

electrical energy. Conversion devices: electro-mechanical, thermoelec-

tric, thermionic, fluid dynamic, and fuel cell. No credit for students who

have earned credit for 4265. [3]

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ME 5267. Aerospace Propulsion. (Also listed as ME 4267) Application of

classical mechanics and thermodynamics to rocket and aircraft propulsion.

Design and performance analysis of air-breathing and chemical rocket

engines. Advanced propulsion systems for interplanetary travel. Con-

temporary issues in aerospace propulsion: space exploration, renew-

able fuels. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4267. [3]

ME 5271. Introduction to Robotics. (Also listed as ME 4271) His-

tory and application of robots. Robot configurations including mobile

robots. Spatial descriptions and transformations of objects in three-

dimensional space. Forward and inverse manipulator kinematics. Task

and trajectory planning, simulation and off-line programming. No credit

for students who have earned credit for 4271. [3]

ME 5275. Introduction to Finite Element Analysis. (Also listed as ME

4275) Development and solution of finite element equations for solid

mechanics and heat transfer problems. Introduction to commercial

finite element and pre- and post-processing software. Two lectures and

one three-hour laboratory each week. No credit for students who have

earned credit for 4275. [3]

ME 5280. Advanced Dynamics of Mechanical Systems. (Also listed as

ME 4280) Development of methods for formulating differential equations

to model mechanical systems, including formalisms of Newton-Euler,

Lagrange, and virtual work methods to two- and three-dimensional sys-

tems. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4280. [3]

ME 5284. Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems. (Also listed as

ME 4284) Incorporates bond graph techniques for energybased lumped-

parameter systems. Includes modeling of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic,

magnetic and thermal energy domains. Emphasis on multi-domain inter-

action. No credit for students who have earned credit for 4284. [3]

ME 7899. Master of Engineering Project. [Formerly ME 389]

ME 7999. Master's Thesis Research. [Formerly ME 369] [0-6]

ME 8320. Statistical Thermodynamics. [Formerly ME 320] Old and

modern quantum theory, including H atom, rigid rotor, and harmonic

oscillator. Atomic and molecular structure and spectra. Maxwell-

Boltzmann statistical model for ideal, chemically reacting, electron, or

photon gas. Introduction to Gibbs method. Prerequisite: ME 2220. [3]

ME 8323. Introduction to Micro/NanoElectroMechanical Systems.

[Formerly ME 323] Fabrication techniques and mechanical behavior of

modern MEMS/NEMS structures. Application of NEMS/MEMS devices

to sensing and actuation. [3]

ME 8326. Gas Dynamics. [Formerly ME 326] Study of compressible

fluid flow from subsonic to supersonic regimes in confined regions and

past bodies of revolutions. Includes heat transfer, frictional effects, and

real gas behavior. Prerequisite: ME 3224. [3]

ME 8327. Energy Conversion Systems. [Formerly ME 327] An

advanced study of energy conversion systems that include turboma-

chinery, positive displacement machinery, solar energy collection and

combustion, with consideration for optimizing the systems. [3]

ME 8331. Robot Manipulators. [Formerly ME 331] Dynamics and con-

trol of robot manipulators. Includes material on Jacobian matrix relating

velocities and static forces, linear and angular acceleration relationships,

manipulator dynamics, manipulator mechanism design, linear and non-

linear control, and force control manipulators. Prerequisite: ME 4271. [3]

ME 8333. Topics in Stress Analysis. [Formerly ME 333] An investiga-

tion of thermal stress, transient stress, and temperatures in idealized

structures; consideration of plasticity at elevated temperatures; and

some aspects of vibratory stresses. [3]

ME 8340. Wireless Mechatronics. [Formerly ME 340] Design of mecha-

tronic devices with emphasis on miniaturization and wireless transmis-

sion of data. Programming of wireless microcontrollers with data acqui-

sition and transmission from sensors and to actuators. Group design

project to simulate, fabricate, and test a miniaturized wireless robot. [3]

ME 8348. Convection Heat Transfer. [Formerly ME 348] A wide range

of topics in free and forced convection is discussed. Solutions are car-

ried out using analytical, integral, and numerical methods. Internal and

external flows are considered for both laminar and turbulent flow cases.

Convection in high speed flow is also studied. Prerequisite: ME 3248. [3]

ME 8351. Adaptive Control. [Formerly ME 351] Introduction to adaptive

control systems. Real-time parameter estimation methods. Self-tuning

regulators. Model reference adaptive control. Adaptive control for non-

linear systems. A research project is required. Prerequisite: ME 5236. [3]

ME 8352. Non-linear Control Theory. [Formerly ME 352] Introduction

to the concepts of nonlinear control theory. Topics include phase plane

analysis, nonlinear transformations, Lyapunov stability, and controllabil-

ity/observability calculations. A multidimensional geometric approach

to these problems is emphasized. Prerequisite: MATH 2410. [3]

ME 8353. Design of Electromechanical Systems. [Formerly ME 353]

Analog electronic design for purposes of controlling electromechanical

systems, including electromechanical sensors and actuators, analog

electronic design of filters, state-space and classical controllers, and

transistor-based servoamplifiers and high voltage amplifiers. Signifi-

cant laboratory component with design and fabrication circuits to con-

trol electromechanical systems. Implementation of digital controllers.

Prerequisite: ME 3234. [3]

ME 8359. Advanced Engineering Vibrations. [Formerly ME 359] The

development and application of Lagrange's equations to the theory of

vibrations. Nonlinear systems and variable spring characteristics are

analyzed by classical methods and by digital computer techniques.

Applications to the design of high speed machines are emphasized.

Prerequisite: ME 4259; MATH 3120, MATH 4110. [3]

ME 8363. Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer. [Formerly ME

363] A comparative study of available methods for solution of single

and multidimensional conduction heat transfer problems. Both steady

and transient problems are considered. Mathematical and numerical

methods are stressed. Radiant exchange between surfaces separated

by non-participating media is studied. Numerical methods are devel-

oped and discussed for non-isothermal surfaces and combined radia-

tion and conduction problems are solved. Prerequisite: ME 3248. [3]

ME 8364. Nanophotonic Materials. Physics, design, modeling, and

applications of nanophotonic materials in modern optical systems.

Topics include waveguides and chip-based photonics, photonic crys-

tals, plasmonics, and metamaterials. [3]

ME 8365. Micro/Nano Energy Transport. [Formerly ME 365] Theo-

retical examination of energy transport by electrons and phonons and

modeling of transport phenomena in crystalline solids at reduced length

scales. Particle transport models and solution methods for energy car-

riers in the context of semiconductor electronics, direct energy conver-

sion devices and nanostructure. [3]

ME 8366. Combustion. [Formerly ME 366] Introduction to combus-

tion processes. Topics include combustion thermodynamics, chemi-

cal kinetics, premixed flame theory, diffusion flame theory, ignition and

detonation. Prerequisite: ME 4221, ME 3224. [3]

ME 8391. Special Topics. [Formerly ME 391] A course based on fac-

ulty research projects and highly specialized areas of concentration.

[variable credit: 1-3 each semester]

ME 8393. Independent Study. [Formerly ME 393] Readings and/

or projects on advanced topics in mechanical engineering under the

supervision of the faculty. Consent of instructor required. [variable

credit: 1-3 each semester]

ME 8991. Seminar. [Formerly ME 397] [0]

ME 8999. Non-Candidate Research. [Formerly ME 379] Research

prior to entry into candidacy (completion of qualifying examination) and

for special non-degree students. [variable credit 0-12]

ME 9999. Ph.D. Dissertation Research. [Formerly ME 399]

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Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

NANO 3000. Materials Characterization Techniques in Nanoscale

Engineering. [Formerly NANO 250] Principles and applications of

advanced materials characterization techniques used to characterize

specimens and engineered structures at the nano/microscale. Topics

include x-ray diffraction analysis, optical microscopy, electron micros-

copy, surface probe techniques, focused ion-beam instruments, Ruth-

erford backscatter analysis and chemical microanalytical techniques,

treated both qualitatively and quantitatively. Lectures alternate with

laboratory on a weekly basis. Prerequisite: MATH 1301; CHEM 1602

or MSE 1500. FALL. [3]

Scientific Computing

SC 3250. Scientiﬁc Computing Toolbox. [Formerly SC 250] u se of

computational tools in multiple science and engineering domains. Sim-

ulations of complex physical, biological, social, and engineering sys-

tems, optimization and evaluation of simulation models, Monte Carlo

methods, scientific visualization, high performance computing, or data

mining. Prerequisite: CS 1101 or 1103; MATH 1100 or higher. FALL. [3]

SC 3260. High Performance Computing. Introduction to concepts

and practice of high performance computing. Parallel computing, grid

computing, GPu computing, data communication, high performance

security issues, performance tuning on shared-memory-architectures.

Prerequisite: CS 2201 or 2204. SPRING. [3]

SC 3850. Independent Study. [Formerly SC 295A] Development of

a research project by the individual student under the direction of a

faculty sponsor. Project must combine scientific computing tools and

techniques with a substantive scientific or engineering problem. Con-

sent of both the faculty sponsor and one Director of the SC minor is

required. Prerequisite: SC 3250. [1-3]

SC 3851. Independent Study. [Formerly SC 295B] Development of

a research project by the individual student under the direction of a

faculty sponsor. Project must combine scientific computing tools and

techniques with a substantive scientific or engineering problem. Con-

sent of both the faculty sponsor and one Director of the SC minor is

required. Prerequisite: SC 3250. [1-3 each semester]

SC 3890. Special Topics. [Formerly SC 290] [1-3]

SC 5250. Scientiﬁc Computing Toolbox. (Also listed as SC 3250) u se

of computational tools in multiple science and engineering domains.

Simulations of complex physical, biological, social, and engineering

systems, optimization and evaluation of simulation models, Monte

Carlo methods, scientific visualization, high performance computing,

or data mining. No credit for students who have earned credit for 3250.

FALL. [3]

SC 5260. High Performance Computing. (Also listed as SC 3260)

Introduction to concepts and practice of high performance computing.

Parallel computing, grid computing, GPu computing, data communica-

tion, high performance security issues, performance tuning on shared-

memory-architectures. SPRING. [3]

SC 5890. Special Topics. (Also listed as SC 3890) No credit for stu-

dents who have earned credit for 3890. [1-3]

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PHILIPPE M. FAUCHET, Ph.D., Dean

K. ARTHUR OVERHOLSER, Ph.D., P.E., Senior Associate Dean

DAVID M. BASS, M.Ed., Associate Dean for Development and Alumni

Relations

PETER T. CUMMINGS, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research

E. DUCO JANSEN, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Graduate Studies

CYNTHIA B. PASCHAL, Ph.D., Associate Dean

WILLIAM H. ROBINSON III, Ph.D., Associate Dean

JOHN R. VEILLETTE, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Preparatory Academics

HECTOR SILVA, M.B.A, Chief Business Officer

ROBIN L. CARLSON, Assistant to the Dean

BURGESS MITCHELL, M.Ed., Assistant Dean for Student Services

THOMAS J. WITHROW, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Design

CHRISTOPHER J. ROWE, Ed.D., Director, Division of General

Engineering; Senior Aide to the Dean

ADAM W. MCKEEVER-BURGETT, M.Div., Associate Director of

Academic Services

Named and Distinguished Professorships

DOUGLAS E. ADAMS, Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental

Engineering; Daniel F. Flowers Chair

GAUTAM BISWAS, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair

JAMES A. CADZOW, Centennial Professor of Electrical Engineering,

Emeritus

THOMAS A. CRUSE, H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical

Engineering, Emeritus

PETER T. CUMMINGS, John R. Hall Professor of Chemical Engineering

BENOIT M. DAWANT, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Engineering

DANIEL M. FLEETWOOD, Olin H. Landreth Professor of Engineering

KENNETH F. GALLOWAY, Distinguished Professor of Engineering

MICHAEL GOLDFARB, H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical

Engineering

JOHN C. GORE, Chancellor’s University Professor of Radiology and

Radiological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering

THOMAS R. HARRIS, Orrin Henry Ingram Distinguished Professor of

Engineering, Emeritus

GEORGE M. HORNBERGER, Distinguished University Professor; Craig

E. Philip Professor of Engineering

ROBERT W. HOUSE, Orrin Henry Ingram Distinguished Professor of

Engineering Management, Emeritus

MICHAEL R. KING, J. Lawrence Wilson Professor of Engineering

M. DOUGLAS LEVAN, J. Lawrence Wilson Professor of Engineering,

Emeritus

SANKARAN MAHADEVAN, John R. Murray Sr. Chair in Engineering

ANITA MAHADEVAN-JANSEN, Orrin H. Ingram Chair in Biomedical

Engineering

CLARE M. McCABE, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair

ARTHUR M. MELLOR, Centennial Professor of Mechanical Engineering,

Emeritus

SOKRATES T. PANTELIDES, University Distinguished Professor of

Physics and Engineering

FRANK L. PARKER, Distinguished Professor of Environmental and Water

Resources Engineering, Emeritus

PETER N. PINTAURO, H. Eugene McBrayer Professor of Chemical

Engineering

CYNTHIA A. REINHART-KING, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair

DOUGLAS C. SCHMIDT, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair

RONALD D. SCHRIMPF, Orrin Henry Ingram Professor of Engineering

RICHARD E. SPEECE, Centennial Professor of Civil and Environmental

Engineering, Emeritus

JANOS SZTIPANOVITS, E. Bronson Ingram Distinguished Professor of

Engineering

TAYLOR G. WANG, Centennial Professor of Materials Science

and Engineering, Emeritus; Centennial Professor of Mechanical

Engineering, Emeritus

SHARON M. WEISS, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair

JOHN P. WIKSWO, JR., Gordon A. Cain University Professor; A. B.

Learned Professor of Living State Physics

Department Chairs

MICHAEL R. KING, Biomedical Engineering

G. KANE JENNINGS, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

DOUGLAS E. ADAMS, Civil and Environmental Engineering

DANIEL M. FLEETWOOD, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

ROBERT W. PITZ, Mechanical Engineering

Standing Committees and Councils

ABET COMMITTEE. K. Arthur Overholser, Chair. Amanda R. Lowery,

Matthew Walker III, Michael I. Miga, Paul Laibinis, Florence Sanchez,

Julie L. Johnson, Kenneth D. Frampton, Christopher J. Rowe.

ADMINISTRATIVE. Philippe M. Fauchet, Chair. Douglas E. Adams,

Peter T. Cummings, Daniel M. Fleetwood, E. Duco Jansen, G. Kane

Jennings, Michael King, K. Arthur Overholser, Cynthia B. Paschal,

Robert W. Pitz, William Robinson, Christopher J. Rowe, Hector Silva.

ADMISSIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. Gautam Biswas, Chair. Bharat

L. Bhuva, Franz J. Baudenbacher, Paul E. Laibinis, Sankaran

Mahadevan, Nilanjan Sarkar. Ex Officio: K. Arthur Overholser.

CAREER COMMITTEE. Cynthia Paschal, Chair. Todd Giorgio, Peter

Pintauro, Douglas C. Schmidt, Ralph W. Bruce, Joel Barnett, David A.

Berezov, Robert E. Stammer.

CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE. Deyu Li, Chair. Mark D. Does, Matthew

Lang, David S. Kosson, Ronald D. Schrimpf. Ex Officio: Philippe M.

Fauchet.

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE. Paul E. Laibinis, Chair. Adam W. Anderson,

Florence Sanchez, Julie L. Johnson, Timothy Holman, Christopher J.

Rowe, D. Greg Walker. Ex Officio: K. Arthur Overholser.

DIRECTORS OF GRADUATE STUDIES/MASTER OF ENGINEERING. E.

Duco Jansen, Chair. Cynthia A. Reinhart-King, DGS in BME; Craig

L. Duvall, DGR in BME; Clare M. McCabe, DGS in CHBE; Jamey D.

Young, DGR in CHBE; Caglar Oskay, DGS in CE; Hiba Baroud DGR

in CE; Florence Sanchez, DGS in ENVE; Shihong Lin, DGR in ENVE;

Akos Ledeczi, DGS in CS; Robert A. Reed, DGS in EE; Deyu Li, DGS

in ME; Eva M. Harth, DGS in IMS.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP TASK FORCE. Douglas C. Schmidt, Chair.

Matthew Walker III, Scott A. Guelcher, James H. Clarke, Robert J.

Webster III, Yiorgos Kostoulas. Ex Officio: Philippe M. Fauchet.

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY. Clare McCabe, Chair.

W. David Merryman, Mark D. Abkowitz, William Robinson, Robert J.

Webster III.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. Peter T. Cummings, Chair. Brett Byram,

Ravindra Duddu, Bennett Landman, Akos Ledeczi, Haoxiang Luo,

Andy Richter, David R. Linn.

LIBRARY. Clare M. McCabe, Chair. Alan R. Bowers, Craig L. Duvall,

William A. Grissom, Jeremy P. Spinrad, Alvin M. Strauss.

REPRESENTATIVES TO THE FACULTY SENATE. Paul E. Laibinis,

Haoxiang Luo, W. David Merryman, Michael I. Miga, William

Robinson, Jason G. Valentine. Ex Officio: Philippe M. Fauchet.

REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GRADUATE FACULTY COUNCIL. Craig L.

Duvall, Cynthia A. Reinhart-King, Bridget R. Rogers, D. Greg Walker.

Ex Officio: Philippe M. Fauchet.

RESEARCH COUNCIL. Matthew J. Lang, Chair. Frederick R. Haselton,

Michael Goldfarb, David S. Kosson, Lloyd W. Massengill. Ex Officio:

Peter T. Cummings.

School of Engineering

351School of Engineering / Administration and Faculty

SAFETY. Deyu Li, Chair. David Koester, Frederick R. Haselton, Jamey D.

Young, Weng Poo Kang. Ex Officio: Philippe M. Fauchet.

SENIOR DESIGN COMMITTEE. Thomas J. Withrow, Chair. Matthew

Walker III, Russell F. Dunn, Scott A. Guelcher, Lori A. Troxel, Ralph W.

Bruce, Kenneth Pence. Ex Officio: Cynthia B. Paschal.

SHOP COMMITTEE. Matthew Walker III, Matthew J. Lang, Rich Teising,

Timothy Holman, Thomas J. Withrow, Robert J. Webster III.

SPACE COMMITTEE Hector Silva, Chair. Craig L. Duvall, David S.

Kosson, Gabor Karsai, Nabil Simaan. Ex Officio: Philippe M. Fauchet.

Faculty

MARK D. ABKOWITZ, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering;

Professor of Engineering Management

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1974, 1976,

1980) [1987]

DOUGLAS E. ADAMS, Distinguished Professor of Civil and

Environmental Engineering; Daniel F. Flowers Chair; Professor of Civil

and Environmental Engineering; Professor of Mechanical Engineering;

Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering

B.S. (Cincinnati 1994); M.S. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1997); Ph.D. (Cincinnati 2000) [2013]

JULIE ADAMS, Adjoint Professor of Computer Science and Computer

Engineering

B.S., B.B.A. (Siena 1989, 1990); M.S.E., Ph.D. (Pennsylvania 1993,

1995) [2002]

NICHOLAS M. ADAMS, Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical

Engineering

B.S. (Dixie State 2009); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2014) [2014]

MICHAEL L. ALLES, Associate Director of the Institute for Space and

Defense Electronics (ISDE); Research Professor of Electrical Engineering

B.E., M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1987, 1990, 1993) [2003]

SHILO ANDERS, Research Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology;

Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics; Research

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

B.A. (Montana Western 2002); M.A. (Dayton 2004); Ph.D. (Ohio State

2008) [2011]

ADAM W. ANDERSON, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering;

Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences

B.A. (Williams 1982); M.S., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Yale 1984, 1986, 1990) [2002]

AMRUTUR V. ANILKUMAR, Professor of the Practice of Mechanical

Engineering; Professor of the Practice of Aerospace Engineering

B.Tech. (Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 1982); M.S., Ph.D.

(California Institute of Technology 1983, 1988) [1988]

DANIEL ARENA, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science

B.A., M.S. (Rutgers 1986, 1990) [1999]

JOHN C. AYERS, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences;

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

B.S. (SUNY, Fredonia 1985); M.S. (Pennsylvania State 1988); Ph.D.

(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1991) [1991]

JUSTIN S. BABA, Adjoint Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (LeTourneau 1994); A.S. (Kilgore 1998); Ph.D. (Texas A & M

2003) [2016]

DANIEL ALLEN BALASUBRAMANIAN, Adjunct Assistant Professor

of Computer Science; Research Scientist/Engineer of Institute for

Software Integrated Systems

B.S. (Tennessee Technological 2004); M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2008,

2011) [2011]

THEODORE BAPTY, Research Associate Professor of Electrical

Engineering

B.S. (Pennsylvania 1985); M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1991, 1995) [1995]

RIZIA BARDHAN, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular

Engineering

B.A., B.A. (Westminster College 2005, 2005); M.S., Ph.D. (Rice 2007,

2010) [2012]

ROBERT JOEL BARNETT, Associate Professor of the Practice of

Mechanical Engineering

B.E., M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1970, 1978, 1993) [1993]

HIBA BAROUD, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental

Engineering; Director of Graduate Recruiting for Civil Engineering

Ph.D. (Oklahoma 2015) [2015]

J. ROBIN BARRICK, Adjunct Instructor in Civil and Environmental

Engineering

B.E., M.B.A. (Vanderbilt 1974, 1983) [2008]

ERIC J. BARTH, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

B.S. (California, Berkeley 1994); M.S., Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of

Technology 1996, 2000) [2000]

PRODYOT K. BASU, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

B.S. (Lucknow [India] 1957); B.S. (Jadavpur [India] 1961); M.S.

(Calcutta [India] 1963); D.Sc. (Washington University 1977) [1984]

FRANZ J. BAUDENBACHER, Associate Professor of Biomedical

Engineering

B.S. (Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen [Germany] 1985); M.S.,

Ph.D. (Technische Universität München [Germany] 1990, 1994) [1997]

LEON M. BELLAN, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering;

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (California Institute of Technology 2003); M.S., Ph.D. (Cornell

2007, 2008) [2013]

JAMES BENTLEY, Adjoint Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

B.S. (Salford [U.K.] 1970); M.S., Ph.D. (Birmingham [U.K.] 1971,

1974) [2001]

DAVID A. BEREZOV, Associate Professor of the Practice of Engineering

Management

B.S. (Syracuse 1975); M.B.A. (Vanderbilt 1980) [2000]

JOHN A. BERS, Adjoint Professor of Engineering Management

B.S. (Yale 1968); Ed.D. (Harvard 1975); M.B.A. (Chicago 1984); Ph.D.

(Vanderbilt 1998) [1996]

BRYAN R. BEYER, Adjunct Instructor in Chemical and Biomolecular

Engineering

B.S. (Mississippi 1980) [2016]

BHARAT L. BHUVA, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Professor of

Computer Engineering

B.S. (Maharaja Sayajirao [India] 1982); M.S., Ph.D. (North Carolina

State 1984, 1987) [1987]

JULIE S. BIRDSONG, Adjunct Instructor in Engineering Management

B.S. (Middle Tennessee State 1978); M.Ed. (Vanderbilt 1991) [2012]

GAUTAM BISWAS, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair; Professor of Computer

Science; Professor of Computer Engineering; Professor of

Engineering Management

B.Tech. (Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai 1977); M.S., Ph.D.

(Michigan State 1980, 1983) [1988]

ROBERT E. BODENHEIMER, Associate Professor of Computer Science;

Associate Professor of Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering

B.S., B.A., M.S. (Tennessee 1986, 1986, 1987); Ph.D. (California

Institute of Technology 1995) [2000]

ALFRED B. BONDS III, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Emeritus

and Professor of Computer Engineering, Emeritus; Professor of

Biomedical Engineering, Emeritus; Lecturer in Electrical Engineering

A.B. (Cornell 1968); M.S., Ph.D. (Northwestern 1972, 1974) [1980]

ALAN R. BOWERS, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental

Engineering

B.C.E., M.C.E., Ph.D. (Delaware 1976, 1978, 1982) [1982]

ARTHUR J. BRODERSEN, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Emeritus;

Professor of Computer Engineering, Emeritus

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (California, Berkeley 1961, 1963, 1966) [1974]

DANIEL B. BROWN, Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences;

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (Dickinson 1989); M.D. (Hahnemann Medical 1993) [2013]

KEVIN G. BROWN, Research Associate Professor of Civil and

Environmental Engineering; Research Scientist/Engineer of Civil and

Environmental Engineering

B.E., M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1985, 1987, 2008) [2007]

RALPH W. BRUCE, Professor of the Practice of Electrical Engineering

B.S., M.S. (Santa Clara 1971, 1978); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1990) [2012]

AMANDA K. BUCK, Instructor in Biomedical Engineering; Instructor in

Radiology and Radiological Sciences

B.S. (Mississippi State 1997); Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of Technology

2005) [2012]

352 vANDERBILT u NIv ERSITY

ARNOLD BURGER, Adjoint Professor of Electrical Engineering; Adjunct

Professor of Physics

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Hebrew University of Jerusalem [Israel] 1976, 1981,

1986) [1992]

CURTIS D. BYERS, Professor of the Practice of Civil and Environmental

Engineering

B.E., M.S. (Vanderbilt 1976, 1979); Ph.D. (South Florida 1989) [2004]

BRETT C. BYRAM, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.E. (Vanderbilt 2004); Ph.D. (Duke 2011) [2013]

JAMES A. CADZOW, Centennial Professor of Electrical Engineering,

Emeritus; Professor of Computer Engineering, Emeritus

B.S., M.S. (SUNY, Buffalo 1958, 1963); Ph.D. (Cornell 1964) [1988]

JOSHUA D. CALDWELL, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering;

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering

B.A. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute 2000); Ph.D. (Florida 2004) [2017]

JANEY S. CAMP, Research Associate Professor of Civil and

Environmental Engineering

A.S. (Motlow State Community 1999); B.S., M.S. (Tennessee

Technological 2002, 2004); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2009) [2009]

ZHIPENG CAO, Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.E. (Tsinghua [China] 2006); Ph.D. (Pennsylvania 2012) [2013]

JOHN ANTHONY CAPRA, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences;

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

B.A. (Columbia 2004); M.A., Ph.D. (Princeton 2006, 2009) [2013]

GREGORY L. CASHION, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental

Engineering

B.S., J.D. (Tennessee 1979, 1983) [2004]

CHARLES F. CASKEY, Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological

Sciences; Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (Texas 2004); Ph.D. (California, Davis 2008) [2013]

JAMES E. CASSAT, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Assistant

Professor of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology; Assistant

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S., Ph.D., M.D. (Arkansas 2000, 2008, 2008) [2012]

EDUARD Y. CHEKMENEV, Associate Professor of Radiology and

Radiological Sciences; Associate Professor of Physics; Associate

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (Perm State [Russia] 1998); Ph.D. (Louisville 2003) [2009]

BO KYOUNG CHOI, Adjunct Associate Professor of Electrical

Engineering

B.E. (Seoul National [Korea] 1990); M.E., Ph.D. (Pohang University of

Science and Technology [Korea] 1992, 1998) [2000]

ASHOK CHOUDHURY, Adjunct Professor of Materials Science and

Engineering; Senior Commercialization Associate, Technology Transfer

B.Tech. (Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 1979); M.S., Ph.D.

(Tennessee 1983, 1987) [2008]

KENNETH CHURCH, Adjunct Instructor in Civil and Environmental

Engineering

B.S. (Tennessee 1972) [2017]

ANDRÉ L. CHURCHWELL, Senior Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs;

Levi Watkins Jr. M.D. Chair; Professor of Medicine; Professor of

Radiology and Radiological Sciences; Professor of Biomedical

Engineering

B.S. (Vanderbilt 1975); M.D. (Harvard 1979) [1991]

JOHN CALEB CLANTON, Adjoint Professor of Engineering Management

B.A. (Alabama, Huntsville 2001); M.A., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2005, 2005)

[2005]

CYNTHIA CLARK, Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (Middle Tennessee State 2003); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2012) [2014]

ANN N. CLARKE, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Engineering

B.S. (Drexel 1968); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1975); M.A. (Johns Hopkins

1980) [2002]

JAMES H. CLARKE, Professor of the Practice of Civil and Environmental

Engineering

B.A. (Rockford 1967); Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins 1973) [1980]

LOGAN W. CLEMENTS, Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical

Engineering

B.E., M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2001, 2004, 2009) [2013]

GEORGE E. COOK, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Emeritus

B.E. (Vanderbilt 1960); M.S. (Tennessee 1961); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt

1965) [1963]

REBECCA S. MURAOKA COOK, Assistant Professor of Cancer Biology;

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (Vanderbilt 1993); Ph.D. (Cincinnati 1998) [2008]

ALLEN G. CROFF, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental

Engineering

B.S. (Michigan State 1971); B.S. (Massachusetts Institute of

Technology 1974); M.B.A. (Tennessee 1981) [2012]

THOMAS A. CRUSE, H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical

Engineering, Emeritus

B.S., M.S. (Stanford 1963, 1964); Ph.D. (University of Washington

1967) [1990]

PETER T. CUMMINGS, Associate Dean for Research; John R. Hall Chair

in Chemical Engineering; Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular

Engineering

B.Math (Newcastle [Australia] 1976); Ph.D. (Melbourne [Australia]

1980) [2002]

BRUCE M. DAMON, Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological

Sciences; Associate Professor of Molecular Physiology and

Biophysics; Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (Massachusetts 1987); M.S., Ph.D. (Illinois, Champaign 1993,

2000) [2003]

JIMMY L. DAVIDSON, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Emeritus;

Professor of Materials Science, Emeritus, Professor of Engineering

Management. Emeritus; Research Professor of Electrical Engineering

B.A. (Hendrix 1962); M.S., Ph.D. (Columbia 1965, 1967) [1989]

BENOIT DAWANT, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Engineering; Professor

of Electrical Engineering; Professor of Radiology and Radiological

Sciences; Professor of Biomedical Engineering

M.S. (Université Catholique de Louvain [Belgium] 1982); Ph.D.

(Houston 1987) [1988]

KENNETH A. DEBELAK, Associate Professor of Chemical and

Biomolecular Engineering, Emeritus

B.S. (Dayton 1969); M.S., Ph.D. (Kentucky, Lexington 1973, 1977) [1977]

PIERRE FRANCOIS DHAESE, Research Assistant Professor of Electrical

Engineering

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Catholic University of Leuven [Belgium] 2002, 2004,

2006) [2009]

ANDRE M. DIEDRICH, Research Professor of Medicine; Research

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

C.E. (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg [Germany] 1979);

M.D. (I. M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy [Russia] 1985);

Ph.D. (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin [Germany] 1991) [2000]

ZHAOHUA DING, Research Associate Professor of Electrical

Engineering; Research Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.E. (University of Electronic Science and Technology 1990); M.S.,

Ph.D. (Ohio State 1997, 1999) [2002]

JAMES P. DOBBINS IV, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental

Engineering

B.S. (U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 1995); M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt

1997, 2001) [2001]

MARK D. DOES, Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Professor of Electrical

Engineering; Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Alberta [Canada] 1991, 1993, 1997) [2002]

EDWIN F. DONNELLY, Associate Professor of Radiology and

Radiological Sciences; Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S., M.D. (Cincinnati 1992, 1996); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2003) [2000]

RICHARD D. DORTCH, Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological

Sciences; Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (Tennessee, Chattanooga 2002); M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2006,

2009) [2012]

LAWRENCE W. DOWDY, Professor of Computer Science, Emeritus,

Professor of Computer Engineering, Emeritus

B.S. (Florida State 1974); A.M., Ph.D. (Duke 1976, 1977) [1981]

ABHISHEK DUBEY, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and of

Computer Engineering

B.Sc. (Banaras Hindu [India] 2001); M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2005,

2009) [2009]

RAVINDRA DUDDU, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental

Engineering

B.Tech. (Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 2003); M.S., Ph.D.

(Northwestern 2006, 2009) [2012]

353School of Engineering / Administration and Faculty

RUSSELL F. DUNN, Professor of the Practice of Chemical and

Biomolecular Engineering

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Auburn 1984, 1988, 1994) [2011]

CRAIG L. DUVALL, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering;

Director of Graduate Recruiting in Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (Kentucky, Lexington 2001); Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of

Technology 2007) [2010]

WILLIAM A. EMFINGER, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mechanical

Engineering

B.E., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2011, 2015) [2015]

DARIO J. ENGLOT, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering;

Instructor in Clinical Neurological Surgery

B.S. (Scranton 2003); M.Phil., Ph.D., M.D. (Yale 2007, 2009, 2010) [2016]

DANIEL FABBRI, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics; Assistant

Professor of Computer Science

B.S. (California, Los Angeles 2007); Ph.D. (Michigan 2013) [2014]

SHANNON L. FALEY, Research Assistant Professor of Mechanical

Engineering

B.E., M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1999, 2002, 2007) [2014]

PHILIPPE M. FAUCHET, Dean of the School of Engineering; Professor of

Electrical Engineering

B.S. (Faculte Polytechnique de Mons [Belgium] 1978); M.S. (Brown

1980); Ph.D. (Stanford 1984) [2012]

LEONARD C. FELDMAN, Stevenson Professor of Physics, Emeritus;

Adjoint Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

B.A. (Drew 1961); M.S., Ph.D. (Rutgers 1963, 1967) [1995]

CHARLOTTE F. FISCHER, Professor of Computer Science, Emerita

B.A., M.A. (British Columbia [Canada] 1952, 1954); Ph.D. (Cambridge

[U.K.] 1957) [1980]

DOUGLAS H. FISHER, Associate Professor of Computer Science, and

Associate Professor of Computer Engineering

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (California, Irvine 1980, 1983, 1987) [1987]

WILLIAM H. FISSELL IV, Associate Professor of Medicine; Associate

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

S.B. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1992); M.D. (Case

Western Reserve 1998) [2012]

J. MICHAEL FITZPATRICK, Professor of Computer Science, Emeritus;

Professor of Computer Engineering, Emeritus; Professor of Electrical

Engineering, Emeritus; Professor of Neurological Surgery, Emeritus;

Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Emeritus;

Research Professor of Computer Science

B.S. (North Carolina 1967); Ph.D. (Florida State 1972); M.S. (North

Carolina 1982) [1982]

DANIEL M. FLEETWOOD, Olin H. Landreth Chair in Engineering;

Professor of Electrical Engineering; Chair of the Department of

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Purdue 1980, 1981, 1984) [1999]

KENNETH D. FRAMPTON, Associate Professor of the Practice of Mechanical

Engineering; Director of Undergraduate Studies in Mechanical Engineering

B.S., M.S. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1989, 1991); Ph.D. (Duke

1996) [1998]

DANIEL J. FRANCE, Research Associate Professor of Anesthesiology;

Research Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S., M.E. (Louisville 1990, 1991); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1997); M.P.H.

(Utah 2000) [2005]

WILLIAM R. FRENCH, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemical and

Biomolecular Engineering

B.S. (Trinity [Texas] 2008); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2013) [2015]

DAVID JON FURBISH, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences;

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

B.S. (North Carolina 1978); M.S. (California State 1981); Ph.D.

(Colorado 1985) [2003]

KENNETH F. GALLOWAY, Distinguished Professor of Engineering

B.A. (Vanderbilt 1962); Ph.D. (South Carolina 1966) [1996]

KEVIN C. GALLOWAY, Director of Making; Research Assistant Professor

of Mechanical Engineering

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Pennsylvania 2004, 2006, 2010) [2016]

ROBERT L. GALLOWAY, JR., Professor of Biomedical Engineering,

Emeritus; Professor of Neurological Surgery, Emeritus; Professor of

Surgery, Emeritus

B.S.E. (Duke 1977); M.E. (Virginia 1979); Ph.D. (Duke 1983) [1988]

YURUI GAO, Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.E., M.E. (Southeast [China] 2005, 2008); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2013) [2013]

ANDREW C. GARRABRANTS, Research Associate Professor of

Environmental Engineering

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Rutgers, Camden 1994, 1998, 2001) [2000]

IVELIN S. GEORGIEV, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology

and Immunology; Assistant Professor of Computer Science

B.S. (Eckerd 2004); Ph.D. (Duke 2009) [2015]

JONATHAN M. GILLIGAN, Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental

Sciences; Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

B.A. (Swarthmore 1982); Ph.D. (Yale 1991) [1994]

TODD D. GIORGIO, Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Professor of

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Professor of Cancer Biology

B.S. (Lehigh 1982); Ph.D. (Rice 1986) [1987]

ISURU S. GODAGE, Adjoint Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

B.S. (Moratuwa [Sri Lanka] 2007); Ph.D. (Genova [Italy] 2013) [2014]

ANIRUDDHA S. GOKHALE, Associate Professor of Computer Science

and Associate Professor of Computer Engineering

B.E. (Pune [India] 1989); M.S. (Arizona State 1992); D.Sc.

(Washington University 1998) [2002]

SANJIV GOKHALE, Professor of the Practice of Civil Engineering

B.S. (Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai 1981); M.S. (Vanderbilt

1984); M.Phil., Ph.D. (Columbia 1990, 1991) [2001]

MICHAEL GOLDFARB, H. Fort Flowers Chair in Mechanical Engineering;

Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Professor of Electrical

Engineering; Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

B.S. (Arizona 1988); M.S., Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of

Technology 1992, 1994) [1994]

JOHN C. GORE, University Professor of Radiology and Radiological

Sciences; Hertha Ramsey Cress Chair in Medicine; Professor of

Biomedical Engineering; Professor of Physics and Astronomy;

Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Director, Institute

of Imaging Science

B.Sc. (Manchester [U.K.] 1972); Ph.D. (London [U.K.] 1976); B.A.

(Ealing College [U.K.] 1983) [2002]

WILLIAM A. GRISSOM, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering;

Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences; Assistant

Professor of Electrical Engineering

B.S.E., M.S.E., M.S.E., Ph.D. (Michigan 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008)

[2011]

SCOTT A. GUELCHER, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular

Engineering; Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1992); M.S. (Pittsburgh 1996);

Ph.D. (Carnegie Mellon 1999) [2005]

VALERIE GUENST, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biomedical

Engineering

B.E., M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1985, 1989, 1991) [2010]

MUKESH KUMAR GUPTA, Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical

Engineering

B.S. (Rajasthan [India] 1999); M.S. (Mohan Lal Sukhadia [India] 2001);

Ph.D. (Pune [India] 2008) [2010]

BOUALEM HADJERIOUA, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental

Engineering

B.S. (Algiers [Algeria] 1984); M.S., Ph.D. (Arizona 1990, 1994); A.A.S.

(Roane State Community 2004) [2015]

GEORGE T. HAHN, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus;

Professor of Materials Science, Emeritus

B.E. (New York 1952); M.S. (Columbia 1955); Sc.D. (Massachusetts

Institute of Technology 1959) [1979]

CARL ALAN HALL, Adjoint Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

B.S. (Clemson 2010); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2016) [2016]

DENNIS G. HALL, Professor of Physics, Emeritus; Professor of Electrical

Engineering

B.S. (Illinois, Champaign 1970); M.S. (Southern Illinois 1972); Ph.D.

(Tennessee 1976) [2000]

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KEVIN HARKINS, Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S.E. (Northern Arizona 2004); Ph.D. (Arizona 2009) [2016]

PAUL HARRAWOOD, Professor of Civil Engineering, Emeritus; Dean of

the School of Engineering, Emeritus

B.S. in C.E., M.S. in C.E. (Missouri, Rolla 1951, 1956); Ph.D. (North

Carolina State 1967) [1967]

PAUL A. HARRIS, Professor of Biomedical Informatics; Professor of

Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (Tennessee Technological 1987); M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1993,

1996) [1999]

THOMAS R. HARRIS, Orrin Henry Ingram Distinguished Professor of

Engineering, Emeritus; Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Emeritus;

Professor of Chemical Engineering, Emeritus; Professor of Medicine,

Emeritus

B.S., M.S. (Texas A & M 1958, 1962); Ph.D. (Tulane 1964); M.D.

(Vanderbilt 1974) [1964]

EVA M. HARTH, Associate Professor of Chemistry; Associate Professor

of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Director of Graduate

Studies in Interdisciplinary Materials Science

B.A. (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität [Germany] 1990);

B.S., M.S. (Zurich [Switzerland] 1994, 1994); Ph.D. (Johannes-

Gutenberg [Germany] 1998) [2004]

FREDERICK R. HASELTON, Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Professor

of Chemistry; Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

B.A. (Haverford 1969); Ph.D. (Pennsylvania 1981) [1989]

KELSEY BRIDGET HATZELL, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering;

Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

B.S., B.A. (Swarthmore 2009, 2009); M.S. (Pennsylvania State 2012);

Ph.D. (Drexel 2015) [2017]

GRAHAM S. HEMINGWAY, Assistant Professor of the Practice of

Computer Science and of Computer Engineering

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1999, 2007, 2011) [2011]

S. DUKE HERRELL III, Professor of Urologic Surgery; Professor of

Biomedical Engineering; Professor of Mechanical Engineering

B.A. (Richmond 1986); M.D. (Virginia 1990) [2001]

GIRISH SHANKER HIREMATH, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics;

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

M.B.B.S. (Veer Surendra Sai Medical College [India] 1994); M.P.H.

(Johns Hopkins 2004) [2015]

ANTHONY B. HMELO, Research Associate Professor of Physics;

Research Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

B.S., M.S., B.E., Ph.D. (Stony Brook 1982, 1982, 1982, 1987) [1988]

PETER G. HOADLEY, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering,

Emeritus

B.S. (Duke 1957); M.S., Ph.D. (Illinois, Champaign 1960, 1961) [1961]

WILLIAM H. HOFMEISTER, Adjoint Professor of Electrical Engineering;

Adjoint Professor of Physics

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1973, 1984, 1987) [1987]

WILLIAM TIMOTHY HOLMAN, Director of Undergraduate Studies in

Electrical and Computer Engineering; Research Associate Professor

of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

B.S. (Tennessee 1986); M.S., Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of Technology

1988, 1994) [2000]

GEORGE M. HORNBERGER, University Distinguished Professor of

Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth and Environmental

Science; Craig E. Philip Chair in Engineering; Professor of Earth and

Environmental Sciences; Director for VIEE

B.S., M.S.E. (Drexel 1965, 1967); Ph.D. (Stanford 1970) [2008]

ROBERT W. HOUSE, Orrin Henry Ingram Distinguished Professor

of Engineering Management, Emeritus; Professor of Electrical

Engineering, Emeritus B.S., M.S. (Ohio 1949, 1952); Ph.D.

(Pennsylvania State 1959) [1975]

SHAO-HUA HSU, Research Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering

B.S. (National Chiao Tung [Taiwan] 2005); M.S. (National Central

[Taiwan] 2007); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2014) [2014]

ZHEN HU, Research Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental

Engineering

B.S. (Central South University of Technology [China] 2008); M.S.

(Huazhong University of Science and Technology [China] 2011); Ph.D.

(Missouri University of Science and Technology 2014) [2014]

CHRISTOPHER R. IACOVELLA, Research Assistant Professor of

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

B.S. (Buffalo 2003); Ph.D. (Michigan 2009) [2009]

E. DUCO JANSEN, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies; Professor of

Biomedical Engineering; Professor of Neurological Surgery

M.S. (Utrecht [Netherlands] 1990); M.S., Ph.D. (Texas 1992, 1994) [1997]

ARTO A. JAVANAINEN, Adjoint Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering

M.S., Ph.D. (Jyvaskyla [Finland] 2002, 2012) [2015]

G. KANE JENNINGS, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular

Engineering; Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

B.S. (Auburn 1993); M.S., Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of

Technology 1996, 1998) [1998]

COURTNEY L. JOHNSON, Adjunct Instructor in Technical

Communications (General Engineering)

B.E. (Vanderbilt 1996); M.A. (Texas Tech University 1997) [2012]

JULIE L. JOHNSON, Associate Professor of the Practice of Computer

Science; Director of Undergraduate Studies in Computer Science

B.S. (Dickinson 1985); M.S. (Auburn, Montgomery 1997); Ph.D.

(Vanderbilt 2003) [2003]

TAYLOR JOHNSON, Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering,

Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering

B.S. (Rice 2008); M.S., Ph.D. (Illinois, Champaign 2010, 2013) [2016]

KAREN M. JOOS, Joseph N. and Barbara H. Ellis Family Chair in

Ophthalmology; Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences;

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S., M.D., Ph.D. (Iowa 1982, 1987, 1990) [1994]

BENJAMIN T. JORDAN, Associate Professor of the Practice of

Engineering Management

B.A. (Mercer 1965); M.Div. (Yale 1968); Ph.D. (Emory 1974) [1988]

WENG POO KANG, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Professor of

Computer Engineering; Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

B.S. (Texas 1981); M.S., Ph.D. (Rutgers, Camden 1983, 1988) [1988]

GABOR KARSAI, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer

Science, Professor of Computer Engineering; Associate Director of

the Institute for Software and Integrated Systems

B.S., M.S., Dr.Tech. (Technical University of Budapest [Hungary]

1982, 1984, 1988); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1988) [1988]

AMY V. KAUPPILA, Assistant Professor of the Practice of Computer

Engineering

B.S. (Auburn 2001); M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2003, 2012) [2015]

JEFFREY S. KAUPPILA, Research Assistant Professor of Electrical

Engineering

B.E., M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2001, 2003, 2015) [2003]

KAZUHIKO KAWAMURA, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Emeritus;

Professor of Computer Engineering, Emeritus; Professor of Engineering

Management, Emeritus; Research Professor of Electrical Engineering

B.E. (Waseda [Japan] 1963); M.S. (California, Berkeley 1966); Ph.D.

(Michigan 1972) [1981]

DAVID V. KERNS, JR., Adjoint Professor of Electrical Engineering

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Florida State 1967, 1968, 1971) [1987]

PIRAN KIDAMBI, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular

Engineering

B.Tech. (National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli [India] 2006);

M.S. (ETH Zurich [Switzerland] 2010); Ph.D. (Cambridge [U.K.] 2014)

[2017]

MICHAEL R. KING, J. Lawrence Wilson Chair; Professor of Biomedical

Engineering; Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences; Chair

of the Department of Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (Rochester 1995); Ph.D. (Notre Dame 2000) [2017]

PAUL H. KING, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Emeritus; Professor

Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus

B.S., M.S. (Case Institute of Technology 1963, 1965); Ph.D.

(Vanderbilt 1968); P.E. ( 1973) [1968]

DONALD L. KINSER, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus;

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Emeritus

B.S., Ph.D. (Florida 1964, 1968) [1968]

STACY S. KLEIN-GARDNER, Adjoint Associate Professor of Biomedical

Engineering

B.S.E. (Duke 1991); M.S. (Drexel 1993); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1996) [1999]

355School of Engineering / Administration and Faculty

DAVID S. KOSSON, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering;

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Professor of

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Director of Consortium for

Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation (CRESP)

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Rutgers 1983, 1984, 1986) [2000]

YIORGOS KOSTOULAS, Associate Professor of the Practice of

Engineering Management

B.Sc. (Aristotelion [Greece] 1989); M.A., Ph.D. (Rochester 1991,

1995); M.B.A. (Boston College 2001) [2013]

XENOFON D. KOUTSOUKOS, Professor of Computer Science, Professor

of Computer Engineering, Professor of Electrical Engineering

Diploma (National Technical University of Athens [Greece] 1993);

M.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Notre Dame 1998, 1998, 2000) [2002]

STEVEN L. KRAHN, Professor of the Practice of Nuclear Environmental

Engineering

B.S. (Wisconsin, Milwaukee 1978); C.E. (Bettis Reactor Engineering

School 1980); M.S. (Virginia 1994); D.P.A. (Southern California 2001);

C.E. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009) [2010]

MAITHILEE KUNDA, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and

Computer Engineering

B.S. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2006); Ph.D. (Georgia

Institute of Technology 2013) [2016]

ROBERT F. LABADIE, Professor of Otolaryngology; Professor of

Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (Notre Dame 1988); Ph.D., M.D. (Pittsburgh 1995, 1996); M.Mgt.

(Vanderbilt 2013) [2005]

ROBERT LADDAGA, Research Professor of Computer Science

B.S., M.A. (South Carolina 1970, 1973); Ph.D. (Stanford 1982) [2013]

PAUL E. LAIBINIS, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering;

Associate Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Director

of Undergraduate Studies in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

S.B., S.B. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1985, 1985); A.M.,

Ph.D. (Harvard 1987, 1991) [2005]

BENNETT A. LANDMAN, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering,

Computer Engineering, and Computer Science; Associate Professor

of Biomedical Engineering; Associate Professor of Psychiatry

and Behavioral Sciences; Associate Professor of Radiology and

Radiological Sciences

B.S., M.Eng. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2001, 2002);

Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins 2008) [2009]

MATTHEW J. LANG, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering;

Associate Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics

B.S. (Rochester 1992); Ph.D. (Chicago 1997) [2010]

ARON LASZKA, Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science

B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Budapest University of Technology and

Economics [Hungary] 2009, 2011, 2014) [2014]

RAY A. LATHROP, Adjoint Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

B.E. (Vanderbilt 1997); M.S. (Stanford 1999); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2014)

[2014]

ALICE LEACH, Research Assistant Professor of Materials Science and

Engineering

M.S. (Oxford [U.K.] 2012); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2017) [2017]

EUGENE LEBOEUF Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

B.S. (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 1985); M.S. (Northwestern

1986); M.S. (Stanford 1993); Ph.D. (Michigan 1997) [1997]

AKOS LEDECZI, Professor of Computer Engineering; Director of

Graduate Studies in Computer Science

Diploma (Technical University of Budapest [Hungary] 1989); Ph.D.

(Vanderbilt 1995) [1996]

M. DOUGLAS LEVAN, J. Lawrence Wilson Professor of Engineering,

Emeritus; Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,

Emeritus

B.S. (Virginia 1971); Ph.D. (California, Berkeley 1976) [1997]

JUDY T. LEWIS, Adjoint Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (Auburn 1985); M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1989, 1992) [2000]

DEYU LI, Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Director of Graduate

Studies in Mechanical Engineering

B.E. (University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 1992);

M.E. (Tsinghua [China] 1997); Ph.D. (California, Berkeley 2002) [2004]

BARRY D. LICHTER, Professor Mechanical Engineering and Professor of

Materials Science and Engineering and Professor of Management of

Technology, Emeritus [1968]

SHIHONG LIN, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering;

Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Director

of Graduate Recruiting for Environmental Engineering

B.Sc. (Harbin Institute of Technology [China] 2006); M.Sc., Ph.D.

(Duke 2011, 2012) [2015]

ETHAN S. LIPPMANN, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular

Engineering; Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (Illinois, Champaign 2006); Ph.D. (Wisconsin 2012) [2015]

ROBERT L. LOTT, JR., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus

B.S.M.E. (Southern Methodist 1960); M.S.M.E. (Arkansas 1962);

Ph.D. (Oklahoma State 1969) [1964]

AMANDA R. LOWERY, Assistant Professor of the Practice of Biomedical

Engineering

B.S. (Tennessee, Martin 2002); Ph.D. (Rice 2007) [2007]

HAOXIANG LUO, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering;

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology

B.S., M.S. (Tsinghua [China] 1996, 1999); Ph.D. (California, San Diego

2004) [2007]

ILWOO LYU, Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science

B.S., M.S. (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

2009, 2011); Ph.D. (North Carolina 2017) [2017]

ROBERT H. MAGRUDER III, Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering

B.A., M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1973, 1980, 1984) [1985]

SANKARAN MAHADEVAN, John R. Murray Sr. Chair in Engineering;

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Professor of

Mechanical Engineering

B.S. (Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai 1982); M.S. (Rensselaer

Polytechnic Institute 1985); Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of Technology

1988) [1988]

ANITA MAHADEVAN-JANSEN, Orrin H. Ingram Chair in Biomedical

Engineering; Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Professor

of Neurological Surgery; Director of Undergraduate Studies in

Biomedical Engineering

B.S., M.S. (Bombay [India] 1988, 1990); M.S., Ph.D. (Texas 1993,

1996) [1997]

ARTHUR W. MAHONEY, Research Assistant Professor of Mechanical

Engineering

B.S., B.S. (Utah State 2009, 2009); Ph.D. (Utah 2014) [2014]

BRADLEY ADAM MALIN, Professor of Biomedical Informatics; Professor

of Computer Science; Associate Professor of Biostatistics

B.S., M.S., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Carnegie Mellon 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006)

[2006]

H. CHARLES MANNING, Professor of Radiology and Radiological

Sciences; Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Professor of

Neurological Surgery; Ingram Associate Professor of Cancer

Research; Associate Professor of Chemistry

B.Sc. (Tarleton State 2000); Ph.D. (Texas Tech University 2004)

[2008]

CHRISTINA C. MARASCO, Assistant Professor of the Practice of

Biomedical Engineering

B.S.E. (Valparaiso 2004); M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2007, 2012) [2012]

DMITRY A. MARKOV, Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical

Engineering

B.S. (Belarusian State [Russia] 1995); M.S., Ph.D. (Texas Tech

University 1998, 2004) [2005]

MIKLOS MAROTI, Visiting Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering

and Computer Science

M.S. (Szeged [Hungary] 1996); M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1999, 2002)

[2002]

LLOYD W. MASSENGILL, Professor of Electrical Engineering and

Professor of Computer Engineering

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (North Carolina State 1982, 1984, 1987) [1987]

CLARE M. MCCABE, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair; Professor of Chemical

and Biomolecular Engineering; Professor of Chemistry; Associate

Dean for the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs; Director, Graduate Studies,

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

B.S., Ph.D. (Sheffield [U.K.] 1995, 1998) [2004]

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LISA J. MCCAWLEY, Research Associate Professor of Biomedical

Engineering

B.A. (Pennsylvania 1992); Ph.D. (Northwestern 1998) [2003]

VIC L. MCCONNELL, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental

Engineering

B.S. (Auburn, Montgomery 1990); M.S. (Alabama, Birmingham 1996);

M.S., J.D. (Samford 1998, 1998) [2005]

ARTHUR M. MELLOR, Centennial Professor of Mechanical Engineering,

Emeritus

B.S.E., M.A., Ph.D. (Princeton 1963, 1965, 1968) [1988]

MARCUS H. MENDENHALL, Adjoint Professor of Electrical Engineering

A.B. (Washington University 1979); M.S., Ph.D. (California Institute of

Technology 1981, 1983) [1984]

WILLIAM DAVID MERRYMAN, Associate Professor of Biomedical

Engineering; Associate Professor of Medicine; Associate Professor of

Pediatrics; Associate Professor of Pharmacology; Associate Chair of

Biomedical Engineering

B.S., M.S. (Tennessee 2001, 2002); Ph.D. (Pittsburgh 2007) [2009]

MICHAEL I. MIGA, Harvie Branscomb Chair; Professor of Biomedical

Engineering; Professor of Neurological Surgery; Professor of

Radiology and Radiological Sciences

B.S., M.S. (Rhode Island 1992, 1994); Ph.D. (Dartmouth 1998) [2000]

JASON E. MITCHELL, Research Assistant Professor of Mechanical

Engineering

B.S. (Tennessee Technological 1999); M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2002,

2014) [2006]

VICTORIA L. MORGAN, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering;

Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences

B.S. (Wright State 1990); M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1994, 1996) [1999]

RICHARD MU, Adjoint Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (Northeast Normal [China] 1982); M.S., Ph.D. (Southern Illinois

1987, 1992) [1998]

AHAD S. NASAB, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering

B.Sc. (California State, Northridge 1980); M.S., Ph.D. (Georgia

Institute of Technology 1981, 1987) [2008]

SANDEEP K. NEEMA, Research Associate Professor of Electrical

Engineering

B.Tech. (Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai 1995); M.S. (Utah

State 1997); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2001) [1997]

GREGOR NEUERT, Assistant Professor of Molecular Physiology and

Biophysics; Assistant Professor of Pharmacology; Assistant Professor

of Biomedical Engineering

M.Eng. (Ilmenau University of Technology 2001); Ph.D. (Ludwig-

Maximilians-Universität [Germany] 2005) [2012]

JUDSON NEWBERN, Adjunct Instructor in Civil and Environmental

Engineering

B.A. (North Carolina State 1975); M.A. (Harvard 1978) [2008]

JACK H. NOBLE, Research Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering

and Computer Science; Research Assistant Professor of Hearing and

Speech Sciences

B.E., M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2007, 2008, 2011) [2011]

STEVEN NORDSTROM, Adjunct Associate Professor of Computer

Engineering

B.S.E.E. (Tennessee Technological 2001); M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt

2003, 2008) [2017]

MICHAEL NYE, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Engineering

B.A. (Colorado State 2000); M.Sc. (Trinity, Dublin [Ireland] 2001);

Ph.D. (Cambridge [U.K.] 2005) [2016]

JEFFRY S. NYMAN, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and

Rehabilitation; Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S., M.S. (Memphis 1996, 1998); Ph.D. (California, Davis 2003) [2006]

KEITH L. OBSTEIN, Associate Professor of Medicine; Associate

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

B.S. (Johns Hopkins 2000); M.D. (Northwestern 2004); M.P.H.

(Harvard 2010) [2010]

REED A. OMARY, Carol D. and Henry P. Pendergrass Chair in Radiology

and Radiological Sciences; Professor of Radiology and Radiological

Sciences; Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Chair of the

Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences

B.S., M.D. (Northwestern 1989, 1991); M.S. (Virginia 1994) [2012]

CAGLAR OSKAY, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental

Engineering; Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Director

of Graduate Studies in Civil Engineering

B.S. (Middle East Technical [Turkey] 1998); M.S., M.S., Ph.D.

(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2000, 2001, 2003) [2006]

KNOWLES A. OVERHOLSER, Senior Associate Dean of the School

of Engineering; Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Professor of

Chemical Engineering

B.E. (Vanderbilt 1965); M.S., Ph.D. (Wisconsin 1966, 1969) [1971]

DAVID A. OWENS, Professor of the Practice of Management and

Innovation; Professor of the Practice of Engineering Management;

Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Stanford 1987, 1993, 1998) [1998]

SOKRATES T. PANTELIDES, University Distinguished Professor of

Physics and Engineering; William A. and Nancy F. McMinn Professor

of Physics; Professor of Electrical Engineering

B.S. (Northern Illinois 1969); M.S., Ph.D. (Illinois, Champaign 1970,

1973) [1994]

ARON PAREKH, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology; Assistant Professor

of Cancer Biology; Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S., Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State 1996, 2004) [2010]

FRANK L. PARKER, Distinguished Professor of Environmental and

Water Resources Engineering, Emeritus; Professor of Civil and

Environmental Engineering, Emeritus

S.B. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1948); M.S., Ph.D.

(Harvard 1950, 1955) [1967]

CYNTHIA B. PASCHAL, Associate Dean; Associate Professor of

Biomedical Engineering; Associate Professor of Radiology and

Radiological Sciences

S.M., S.B. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1986, 1986); Ph.D.

(Case Western Reserve 1992) [1992]

KENNETH R. PENCE, Professor of the Practice of Engineering

Management

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1977, 2003, 2005) [2004]

RICHARD ALAN PETERS II, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering

A.B. (Oberlin 1979); M.S., Ph.D. (Arizona 1985, 1988) [1988]

WELLINGTON PHAM, Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological

Sciences; Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S., Ph.D. (Toledo 1996, 2000) [2006]

CRAIG E. PHILIP, Research Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

B.S.E. (Princeton 1975); M.S., Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of

Technology 1980, 1980) [2015]

CARY L. PINT, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

B.S. (Northern Iowa 2005); M.S., Ph.D. (Rice 2009, 2010) [2012]

PETER N. PINTAURO, H. Eugene McBrayer Chair in Chemical

Engineering; Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

B.S., M.S. (Pennsylvania 1973, 1975); Ph.D. (California, Los Angeles

1980) [2008]

DOMINIQUE PIOT, Lecturer in Computer Science

M.Eng. (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon [France]

1974); Master (Université de Lyon [France] 1977) [2016]

ROBERT W. PITZ, Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Chair of the

Department of Mechanical Engineering

B.S. (Purdue 1973); M.S., Ph.D. (California, Berkeley 1975, 1981) [1986]

JOSEPH E. PORTER, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering

B.S., M.S. (Kentucky, Lexington 1997, 2005); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2011)

[2011]

TRACIE PRATER, Adjoint Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

B.S. (Eastern Kentucky 2006); M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2008, 2012)

[2014]

PADMA RAGHAVAN, Vice Provost for Research; Professor of Computer

Science and Professor of Computer Engineering

M.S., Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State 1987, 1991) [2016]

SUPIL RAINA, Research Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering

B.S. (Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee 2001); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt

2011) [2011]

ROBERT A. REED, Professor of Electrical Engineering; Director of

Graduate Studies in Electrical Engineering

B.S. (East Tennessee State 1990); M.S., Ph.D. (Clemson 1993, 1994)

[2004]

357

School of Engineering / Administration and Faculty

JOHN JEFFREY REESE, Mildred Thornton Stahlman Chair in Perinatology;

Professor of Pediatrics; Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology;

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.A., M.D. (Kansas 1982, 1982) [2002]

CYNTHIA A. REINHART-KING, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair; Professor of

Biomedical Engineering; Director of Graduate Studies in Biomedical

Engineering

B.S. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2000); Ph.D.

(Pennsylvania 2006) [2017]

WILLIAM H. ROBINSON III, Associate Dean of the School of Engineering;

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering; Associate Professor of

Computer Engineering

B.S. (Florida Agricultural and Mechanical 1996); M.S., Ph.D. (Georgia

Institute of Technology 1998, 2003) [2003]

BAXTER P. ROGERS, Research Associate Professor of Radiology and

Radiological Sciences; Research Associate Professor of Psychiatry

and Behavioral Sciences; Research Associate Professor of Biomedical

Engineering

B.S. (Furman 1998); M.S., Ph.D. (Wisconsin 2001, 2004) [2006]

BRIDGET R. ROGERS, Associate Professor of Chemical and

Biomolecular Engineering

B.S. (Colorado 1984); M.S., Ph.D. (Arizona State 1990, 1998) [1998]

ROBERT J. ROSELLI, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Emeritus;

Professor of Chemical Engineering, Emeritus

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (California, Berkeley 1969, 1972, 1975) [1976]

SANDRA J. ROSENTHAL, Jack and Pamela Egan Professor of Chemistry;

Professor of Chemistry; Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular

Engineering Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Professor

of Pharmacology

B.S. (Valparaiso 1987); Ph.D. (Chicago 1993) [1996]

GERALD ROTH, Associate Professor of the Practice of Computer Science

B.S. (Gonzaga 1982); M.S. (Santa Clara 1987); M.S., Ph.D. (Rice

1993, 1997) [2006]

JOHN A. ROTH, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Emeritus; Professor

of Environmental Engineering, Emeritus

B.Ch.E., M.Ch.E., Ph.D. (Louisville 1956, 1957, 1961) [1962]

BERNARD ROUSSEAU, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology;

Associate Professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences; Associate

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

B.S., M.A. (Central Florida 1998, 2000); Ph.D. (Wisconsin 2004) [2005]

WILLIAM H. ROWAN, JR., Professor of Computer Science, Emeritus

B.E. (Vanderbilt 1955); Ph.D. (North Carolina State 1965); P.E. [1950]

CHRISTOPHER J. ROWE, Professor of the Practice of Engineering

Management; Director of the Division of General Engineering; Director

of Communications

B.E., M.E., Ed.D. (Vanderbilt 1996, 1998, 2008) [1998]

CAROL A. RUBIN, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emerita

B.S. (Columbia 1966); M.S., Ph.D. (Kansas State 1969, 1971) [1980]

PATRICIA K. RUSS, Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical

Engineering

B.S. (Mississippi 1995); M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1998, 2000) [2002]

MICHAEL RYAN, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental

Engineering

B.S. (Lowell Technological Institute 1974); M.S. (Massachusetts,

Lowell 1976); Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of Technology 1982) [2006]

JANOS SALLAI, Research Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering,

Computer Engineering and Computer Science

M.S. (Technical University of Budapest [Hungary] 2001); Ph.D.

(Vanderbilt 2008) [2008]

FLORENCE SANCHEZ, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental

Engineering; Associate Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering;

Director of Graduate Studies, Environmental Engineering

M.S., Ph.D. (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon

[France] 1992, 1996) [2000]

NILANJAN SARKAR, Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Professor of

Computer Engineering

B.E. (Calcutta [India] 1985); M.E. (Indian Institute of Science 1988);

Ph.D. (Pennsylvania 1993) [2000]

STEPHEN R. SCHACH, Professor of Computer Science, Emeritus;

Professor of Computer Engineering, Emeritus

B.S., B.S., M.S. (Cape Town [South Africa] 1966, 1967, 1969); M.S.

(Weizmann Institute of Science [Israel] 1972); Ph.D. (Cape Town

[South Africa] 1973) [1983]

JOSEPH J. SCHLESINGER, Assistant Professor of Hearing and Speech

Sciences; Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology; Assistant Professor

of the Practice of Biomedical Engineering; Adjunct Assistant Professor

of Nursing

B.A. (Loyola, New Orleans 2004); M.D. (Texas 2008) [2013]

DOUGLAS C. SCHMIDT, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair; Professor of

Computer Science; Professor of Computer Engineering; Associate

Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer

Science

B.A., M.A. (William and Mary 1984, 1986); M.S., Ph.D. (California,

Irvine 1990, 1994) [2003]

KARL B. SCHNELLE, JR., Professor of Chemical and Environmental

Engineering, Emeritus

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Carnegie Institute of Technology 1952, 1957, 1959)

[1967]

RONALD D. SCHRIMPF, Orrin H. Ingram Chair in Engineering; Professor

of Electrical Engineering; Director of the Institute for Space and

Defense Electronics

B.E.E., M.S.E.E., Ph.D. (Minnesota 1981, 1984, 1986) [1996]

JULIE E. SHARP, Professor of the Practice of Technical Communications

B.A. (Belhaven 1968); M.A.T., M.A., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1969, 1970,

1987) [1983]

RICHARD G. SHIAVI, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Emeritus;

Professor of Electrical Engineering, Emeritus

B.S. (Villanova 1965); M.S., Ph.D. (Drexel 1969, 1972) [1972]

VENIAMIN Y. SIDOROV, Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical

Engineering

Ph.D. (Institute of Cell Biophysics [Russia] 2000) [2001]

BRIAN SIERAWSKI, Research Assistant Professor of Electrical

Engineering and Computer Engineering

B.S.E., M.S.E. (Michigan 2002, 2004); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2011) [2005]

CARLOS A. SILVERA BATISTA, Assistant Professor of Chemical and

Biomolecular Engineering

B.E. (City College of New York 2005); Ph.D. (Florida 2011) [2017]

NABIL SIMAAN, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering;

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology; Associate Professor of

Computer Science

B.S., M.Sci., Ph.D. (Technion [Israel] 1994, 1999, 2002) [2010]

AMBER L. SIMPSON, Adjoint Assistant Professor of Biomedical

Engineering

B.Sc. (Trent [Canada] 2000); M.Sc., Ph.D. (Queen’s [Canada] 2002,

2010) [2009]

MELISSA C. SKALA, Assistant Professor of Cancer Biology; Adjoint

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (Washington State 2002); M.S. (Wisconsin 2004); Ph.D. (Duke

2007) [2010]

SEAN SMITH, Adjunct Instructor in Civil and Environmental Engineering

B.S. (Southern California 1993) [2011]

SETH A. SMITH, Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological

Sciences; Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences;

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S., B.S. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute 2001, 2001); Ph.D. (Johns

Hopkins 2006) [2009]

RICHARD E. SPEECE, Centennial Professor of Civil and Environmental

Engineering, Emeritus

B.S. (Fenn College 1956); M.S. (Yale 1958); Ph.D. (Massachusetts

Institute of Technology 1961) [1988]

JEREMY P. SPINRAD, Associate Professor of Computer Science

B.S. (Yale 1978); M.S.E., M.A., Ph.D. (Princeton 1979, 1980, 1982)

[1985]

ERIC SPIVEY, Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S.E. (Duke 1997); M.S., Ph.D. (Texas 2008, 2012) [2016]

358 vANDERBILT u NIv ERSITY

MICHAEL G. STABIN, Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological

Sciences; Associate Professor of Physics; Associate Professor of Civil

and Environmental Engineering

B.S., M.E. (Florida 1981, 1983); Ph.D. (Tennessee 1996) [1998]

ROBERT E. STAMMER, JR., Professor of Civil and Environmental

Engineering, Emeritus; Professor of the Practice of Civil Engineering

B.S. (Middle Tennessee State 1971); B.E. (Vanderbilt 1972); M.S.

(Georgia Institute of Technology 1974); Ph.D. (Tennessee 1981) [1981]

CHARLES V. STEPHENSON II, Professor of Electrical Engineering,

Emeritus

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1948, 1949, 1952) [1962]

JULIE ANNE STERLING, Assistant Professor of Medicine; Assistant

Professor of Cancer Biology; Assistant Professor of Biomedical

Engineering

B.S. (Bowling Green State 1998); Ph.D. (Medical College of Ohio

2003) [2008]

ANDREW L. STERNBERG, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Electrical

Engineering; Staff Engineer I of Institute for Space and Defense

Electronics

[1999]

ALVIN M. STRAUSS, Professor of Mechanical Engineering

B.A. (CUNY, Hunter College 1964); Ph.D. (West Virginia 1968) [1982]

HONGYANG SUN, Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science

B.Eng. (Nanyang Technological [Singapore] 2005); M.Sc. (National

University of Singapore 2006); Ph.D. (Nanyang Technological

[Singapore] 2011) [2016]

HAK-JOON SUNG, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering;

Assistant Professor of Medicine

B.S., M.S. (Yonsei [Korea] 1999, 2001); Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of

Technology 2004) [2009]

JANOS SZTIPANOVITS, E. Bronson Ingram Distinguished Professor

of Engineering; E. Bronson Ingram Chair in Engineering; Professor

of Electrical Engineering and Professor of Computer Engineering;

Director of the Institute for Software Integrated Systems

Diploma, Ph.D. (Technical University of Budapest [Hungary] 1970,

1980); C.Sc. (Hungarian Academy of Science 1980) [1984]

MAZITA MOHD TAHIR, Assistant Professor of the Practice of Civil and

Environmental Engineering; Associate Director of PAVE

B.E., M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1996, 1999, 2008) [2009]

ROBERT A. TAIRAS, Assistant Professor of the Practice of Computer

Science

B.Sc. (Samford 1997); M.Sc., Ph.D. (Alabama, Birmingham 2005,

2010) [2013]

ROBERT D. TANNER, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Emeritus

B.S.E., B.S.E., M.S.E. (Michigan 1961, 1962, 1963); Ph.D. (Case

Western Reserve 1967) [1972]

YUANKAI TAO, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S.E., M.S., Ph.D. (Duke 2006, 2010, 2010) [2016]

EDWARD L. THACKSTON, Professor of Civil and Environmental

Engineering, Emeritus

B.E. (Vanderbilt 1961); M.S. (Illinois, Champaign 1963); Ph.D.

(Vanderbilt 1966) [1965]

BRYAN A. THARPE, Adjunct Instructor in Civil and Environmental

Engineering

B.E. (Vanderbilt 1994) [2011]

WESLEY P. THAYER, Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery; Associate

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation; Associate

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (Tennessee 1993); Ph.D., M.D. (Emory 1999, 2000) [2008]

ERIC ROBERT TKACZYK, Assistant Professor of Medicine; Assistant

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S., B.S.E.E. (Purdue 2003, 2003); M.S.E., Ph.D., M.D. (Michigan

2007, 2010, 2010) [2016]

LORI A. TROXEL, Associate Professor of the Practice of Civil and

Environmental Engineering

B.S. (Purdue 1984); M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1990, 1994) [1995]

HAMP TURNER, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

B.A., B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Rutgers 1988, 1988, 1992, 1995) [2012]

JUSTIN HARRIS TURNER, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology;

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.E. (Vanderbilt 1998); Ph.D., M.D. (Medical University of South

Carolina 2006, 2006) [2012]

PIETRO VALDASTRI, Adjoint Professor of Mechanical Engineering

M.Sc. (Pisa [Italy] 2002); Ph.D. (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna [Italy]

2006) [2011]

JASON G. VALENTINE, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering;

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering; Assistant Professor of

Physics

B.S. (Purdue 2005); Ph.D. (California, Berkeley 2010) [2010]

HANS A. VAN DER SLOOT, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental

Engineering

B.S., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Amsterdam [Netherlands] 1969, 1971, 1976) [2011]

ANDREW J. VAN SCHAACK, Assistant Professor of the Practice of

Engineering Management; Principal Senior Lecturer in Human and

Organizational Development

B.S., Ph.D. (Utah State 2002, 2006) [2004]

DAVIDE VANZO, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemical and

Biomolecular Engineering

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Bologna [Italy] 2005, 2007, 2011) [2016]

JOHN R. VEILLETTE, Associate Professor of the Practice of Civil

Engineering; Director of PAVE

B.S., M.S. (Connecticut 1980, 1982); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1987) [1987]

PETER VOLGYESI, Lecturer in Computer Science; Research Scientist/

Engineer of Institute for Software Integrated Systems

M.S. (Technical University of Budapest [Hungary] 2000) [2000]

YEVGENIY VOROBEYCHIK, Assistant Professor of Computer Science

and Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering; Assistant Professor

of Biomedical Informatics

B.S. (Northwestern 2002); M.S.E., Ph.D. (Michigan 2004, 2008) [2013]

D. GREG WALKER, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering;

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering

B.S., M.S. (Auburn 1990, 1993); Ph.D. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute

1997) [1999]

MATTHEW WALKER III, Associate Professor of Radiology and

Radiological Sciences; Associate Professor of the Practice of

Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (Tennessee 1987); Ph.D. (Tulane 2000) [2011]

PEIYONG WANG, Adjoint Professor of Mechanical Engineering

B.S. (Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics [China] 1998);

M.S. (Tsinghua [China] 2001); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2006) [2009]

TAYLOR G. WANG, Centennial Professor of Mechanical Engineering,

Emeritus; Centennial Professor of Materials Science and Engineering,

Emeritus; Professor of Applied Physics, Emeritus

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (California, Los Angeles 1967, 1968, 1971) [1988]

ROBERT J. WEBSTER III, Associate Professor of Mechanical

Engineering; Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering; Associate

Professor of Otolaryngology; Associate Professor of Urologic Surgery;

Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery

B.S. (Clemson 2002); M.S., Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins 2004, 2007) [2008]

SCOTT WEBSTER, Research Assistant Professor of Mechanical

Engineering

B.S. (Augusta 2005); Ph.D. (Medical College of Georgia 2012) [2017]

STEPHANIE WEEDEN-WRIGHT, Adjoint Assistant Professor of Electrical

Engineering

B.S. (Seattle 2008); M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2012, 2014) [2017]

JOSEPH A. WEHRMEYER, Adjoint Associate Professor of Mechanical

Engineering

B.S., M.S. (Southern Illinois 1981, 1986); Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1990)

[1996]

MATTHEW BRET WEINGER, Norman Ty Smith Chair in Patient Safety

and Medical Simulation; Professor of Anesthesiology; Professor

of Biomedical Informatics; Professor of Medical Education and

Administration; Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

M.S., B.S. (Stanford 1978, 1978); M.D. (California, San Diego 1982)

[2004]

JARED A. WEIS, Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (Washington University 2005); M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2009,

2011) [2011]

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SHARON M. WEISS, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair; Professor of Electrical

Engineering; Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Rochester 1999, 2001, 2005) [2005]

EDWARD BRIAN WELCH, Assistant Professor of Radiology and

Radiological Sciences; Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (Southern California 1998); Ph.D. (Mayo Medical 2003) [2004]

ROBERT A. WELLER, Professor of Physics, Emeritus; Professor of

Electrical Engineering, Emeritus; Professor of Materials Science and

Engineering, Emeritus; Research Professor of Electrical Engineering

B.S. (Tennessee 1971); Ph.D. (California Institute of Technology 1978)

[1987]

FRANCIS M. WELLS, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Emeritus

B.E., M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1965, 1967, 1971) [1969]

JAMES J. WERT, George A. Sloan Professor of Metallurgy, Emeritus;

Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Wisconsin 1957, 1958, 1961); P.E. [1961]

JAMES DAVID WEST, Professor of Medicine; Associate Professor of

Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (Missouri 1989); Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of Technology 1996) [2007]

CHRISTOPHER JULES WHITE, Assistant Professor of Computer

Science; Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering

B.A. (Brown 2001); M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2006, 2008) [2011]

EDWARD J. WHITE, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Emeritus

B.S. (Iowa State 1958); M.E.E., D.Sc. (Virginia 1962, 1966) [1987]

JOHN P. WIKSWO, JR., Gordon A. Cain University Professor; A. B.

Learned Professor of Living State Physics; Professor of Biomedical

Engineering; Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics

B.A. (Virginia 1970); M.S., Ph.D. (Stanford 1973, 1975) [1977]

D. MITCHELL WILKES, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering;

Associate Professor of Computer Engineering

B.S. (Florida Atlantic 1981); M.S., Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of

Technology 1984, 1987) [1987]

JOHN W. WILLIAMSON, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus

B.S. (Oklahoma 1955); M.S., Ph.D. (Ohio State 1959, 1965) [1964]

JOHN TANNER WILSON, Assistant Professor of Chemical and

Biomolecular Engineering; Assistant Professor of Biomedical

Engineering

B.S. (Oregon State 2002); Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of Technology

2009) [2014]

THOMAS J. WITHROW, Assistant Dean for Design; Associate Professor

of the Practice of Mechanical Engineering

S.B. (Harvard 2000); M.S.E., M.S.E., Ph.D. (Michigan 2001, 2002,

2005) [2005]

JAMES E. WITTIG, Associate Professor of Materials Science and

Engineering

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Stanford 1978, 1980, 1985) [1987]

ARTHUR WITULSKI, Research Associate Professor of Electrical

Engineering

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Colorado 1981, 1986, 1988) [2006]

RYSZARD J. WYCISK, Research Associate Professor of Chemical and

Biomolecular Engineering

B.S., Ph.D. (Wroclaw [Poland] 1984, 1993) [2011]

RAYMOND G. WYMER, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental

Engineering

B.S. (Memphis State 1950); M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 1953, 1953) [2007]

JUNZHONG XU, Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological

Sciences; Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

B.S. (University of Science and Technology of China 2002); M.S.,

Ph.D. (Vanderbilt 2007, 2008) [2011]

YAQIONG XU, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering; Associate

Professor of Physics

B.S. (Wuhan [China] 1997); Ph.D. (Chinese Academy of Sciences,

Beijing 2002); Ph.D. (Rice 2006) [2009]

DECAN YANG, Visiting Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Diploma (Hubei [China] 1981); M.S. (Wuhan [China] 1990); Ph.D.

(Tongji [China] 2006) [2015]

JAMEY D. YOUNG, Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular

Engineering; Associate Professor of Molecular Physiology and

Biophysics; Director of Graduate Recruiting for Chemical and

Biomolecular Engineering

B.S. (Kentucky, Lexington 1999); Ph.D. (Purdue 2005) [2008]

MARIJA ZANIC, Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology;

Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

M.S. (Zagreb [Croatia] 1998); Ph.D. (Texas 2007) [2014]

KARL E. ZELIK, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Assistant

Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Assistant Professor

of Biomedical Engineering

B.S., M.S. (Washington University 2006, 2007); Ph.D. (Michigan 2012)

[2014]

ENXIA ZHANG, Research Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering

B.S., M.S. (Nanjing [China] 2000, 2003); Ph.D. (Shanghai Institute of

Microsystem and Information Technology, CAS [China] 2006) [2008]

SHUNING ZHANG, Visiting Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering

and Computer Science

B.A. (Harbin Institute of Technology [China] 2000); M.A., Ph.D.

(Nanjing [China] 2003, 2006) [2016]

WUHENG ZUO, Visiting Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and

Computer Science

B.S. (Chang’an University [China] 1996); M.S. (Zhejiang Institute of

Technology [China] 2002); Ph.D. (Zhejiang [China] 2013) [2016]