Instructional Facilities

The Department of Mechanical Engineering instructional facilities
include three undergraduate laboratories, two computer labs,
a design studio, a rapid prototyping facility and student Study/Reference
area. Complete electronic and machine shops are available to support
undergraduate and graduate research.

Instructional Facilities (Undergraduate Studies Laboratory, Undergraduate
Fluids and Thermodynamics Laboratory, and Instrumentation and
Mechatronics Laboratory).

Research Facilities

The Department of Mechanical Engineering research facilities include twenty-one
research laboratories and sites covering research in eleven categories. The
department maintains extensive computing facilities and software to support
research and instruction.

• Aerodynamics Laboratories
• Advanced Materials Research Lab
• Coatings Application Technology Laboratory
• Composite Materials Laboratories
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Convective Heat Transfer Laboratory
• Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratories
• Heat Transfer Laboratory
• Materials Research Laboratories
• Mezzanine Wind Tunnel
• Rapid Prototyping Facility
• Renewable Energy Field Site
• Small Engine Research and Emissions Testing Laboratory
• Vortex Dynamics Laboratory

Computing Facilities

Faculty and graduate students frequently use workstations in support of their
research using advanced computational and data acquisition software, e.g. computational
fluid dynamics codes such as FIDAP, stress analysis using such packages as SolidWorks
and COSMOS, and LabView data acquisition software. All departmental computers are
connected to the campus network, providing substantial computational flexibility.
Numerous plotters and printing options are available. A full-time Computer Support
Specialist, supports departmental computing requirements. Computing Facilities.
The department maintains extensive computing facilities and software to support
research and instruction. Faculty and graduate students frequently use
workstations in support of their research using advanced computational and data
acquisition software, e.g. computational fluid dynamics codes such as FIDAP,
stress analysis using such packages as SolidWorks and COSMOS, and LabView
data acquisition software. All departmental computers are connected to the
campus network, providing substantial computational flexibility. Numerous
plotters and printing options are available. A full-time Computer Support
Specialist, supports departmental computing requirements.

• Edward Dunn Microcomputer Laboratory
• Senior Design Studio