MechanicalEngineeringHandbook:MasterofScienceFALL2017SPRING2018
Thishandbookprovidesinformationaboutdepartmentpoliciesandprocedures,aswellasspecificdetailspertinenttothefollowingMastersdegreeprograms:
MasterofScience(M.S.)inMechanicalEngineeringo CourseOption(MSC)o ResearchOption(MSR)
IntegratedMasters/BachelorsProgram(IMB)forCITundergradsonly EngineeringandTechnologyInnovationManagementDualDegree(ETIM) MasterofScienceinTechnologyVenturesDualDegree(MSTV) MasterofScienceinComputationalDesign&Manufacturing(MSCDM)
DepartmentofMechanicalEngineeringScaifeHallCarnegieMellonUniversity5000ForbesAvePittsburgh,PA15213(412)2682500Fax:4122683348
TABLEOFCONTENTS
875BContents9B1.WelcometoMechanicalEngineering________________________________________________________________ 134B2.UniversityPolicies,CMUStatementofAssurance,&CMUCode ___________________________________ 356B3.MechanicalEngineeringDepartmentStructure____________________________________________________ 561B4.DegreesOffered&Requirements____________________________________________________________________ 6146B5.AcademicAdvising___________________________________________________________________________________16166B6.FinancialSupport ____________________________________________________________________________________18247B7.DepartmentPolicies__________________________________________________________________________________23319B8.AdditionalUniversityPolicies/Protocols___________________________________________________________30442B9.AppendixA:DepartmentResources_______________________________________________________________40505B10.AppendixB:HighlightedUniversityResourcesandTheWORD,StudentHandbook_________45603B11.AppendixC:ResourcesforInternationalStudents______________________________________________54686B12.AppendixD:MathRequirement__________________________________________________________________580B13.AppendixE:DegreeRequirementTrackingSheets_____________________________________________591B14.Index________________________________________________________________________________________________62
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9B1.WelcometoMechanicalEngineering10BWethankyouforchoosingtheMechanicalEngineeringDepartmentandhopeyourtimeherewillbebothsuccessfulandenjoyable.
11BTheMechanicalEngineeringDepartmentatCarnegieMellonUniversityoffersanintellectuallystimulating,collaborativeenrvironmenttoadvanceyourlearningasagraduatestudent.Todaysmechanicalengineersareworkingacrosstechnologiesanddisciplinestosolvesomeofsocietystoughestproblems.Thedepartmentanswerstheneedforprofessionalskillswithacomprehensiveprogramthatprovidesdepthinmechanicalengineeringfundamentalsandbreadthinemergingmultidisciplinarytopics.Academicactivitiesarebalancedwithhandsonresearchopportunitiestogiveourgraduatestheabilitytoframecomplexproblemsandcollaboratewidelyacrossorganizations.12BOurdiversestudentbodycurrentlyincludespostdoctoralresearchers,parttimestudentsandover300fulltimegraduatestudents.Atthegraduatelevel,thedepartmentoffersbothcourseworkandresearchorientedM.S.degrees,aswellasaresearchorientedPh.D.degree.13BThishandbookdescribestheDepartmentpoliciesthatgoverntheM.S.programsinMechE.ItisnotanexhaustivelistofallapplicablepoliciesasDepartmentpolicydoesnotsupercedeCollegeofEngineering(CIT)orUniversitypolicies.Thehandbookprovideslinks,whereappropriate,torelevantCollegeorUniversitypoliciesincludingTheWord(thestudenthandbook).InformationfromtheOfficeoftheAssistantViceProvostforGraduateEducation,andfromtheOfficeoftheDeanofStudentAffairsandothersareincludedinAppendixB.StudentsshouldconsulttheseexternalresourcestounderstandallpoliciesthatapplytoCarnegieMellonUniversityM.S.Degrees.
14B1.1DEPARTMENTPERSONNEL
15BDepartmentHeadProf.AllenRobinsonhttp://www.cmu.edu/me/people/allenrobinson.htmlAssistantKatherineTucker4122683860(SH426)
HeadofGraduateEducationCommittee(GEC)Prof.AlanMcGaugheyhttp://www.cmu.edu/me/people/alanjhmcgaughey.html
HeadofPh.D.SubcommitteeofGECProf.JonathanMalenhttp://www.cmu.edu/me/people/jonathanamalen.html
MechanicalEngineeringGraduateAdministrators ChrisHertz,ManagerofAcademicPrograms,4122683175(SH405),[email protected] MelissaBrown,GraduateAcademicAdvisor,4122681562(SH407),[email protected]
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TheGraduateAdministratorsassistwithacademicorpersonalsituationsthatgraduatestudentsmaynothavetheresourcestoresolve.Ifyouhavequestionsorconcerns,pleasescheduleanappointment:https://www.meetme.so/MechEAdvisors.Additionally,studentsmayconferwiththeuniversitygraduatestudentombudsperson,SuzieLaurichMcIntyre,[email protected],onissuesofprocessorotherconcernsastheynavigateconflicts.SuzieLaurichMcIntyreistheAssistantViceProvostforGraduateEducation.
Faculty:http://www.cmu.edu/me/people/faculty.html ManagerofCommunications:LisaKulick,4122685444,[email protected] DepartmentPointsofContact:http://www.cmu.edu/me/people/whotocall.html DepartmentDirectory(FacultyandStaff):http://www.cmu.edu/me/people/index.html Departmentlocation:ScaifeHall402 Departmentphone:4122682500 Departmentfax:4122683348
1.2COLLEGEPERSONNEL
Dean,CollegeofEngineering(CIT)JamesH.GarrettJr.http://engineering.cmu.edu/about/dean/garrett_bio.html
AssistantSueHaslett4122686196(SH110) AssociateDeanforGraduateandFacultyAffairsJonCagan
4122683713(SH110)
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34B2.UniversityPolicies,CMUStatementofAssurance,&CMUCode35BItistheresponsibilityofeachmemberoftheCarnegieMelloncommunitytobefamiliarwithuniversitypoliciesandguidelines.Inadditiontothisdepartmentalgraduatestudenthandbook,thefollowingresourcesareavailabletoassistyouinunderstandingcommunityexpectations:
TheWord/StudentHandbook:www.cmu.edu/studentaffairs/theword//index.html AcademicIntegrityWebsite:www.cmu.edu/academicintegrity UniversityPoliciesWebsite:www.cmu.edu/policies/ GraduateEducationWebsite:http://www.cmu.edu/graduate/policies/index.html CarnegieInstituteofTechnology(CIT)Website:http://engineering.cmu.edu/
PleaseseeAppendixBforadditionalinformationaboutTheWordandUniversityresources.
42B2.1CARNEGIEMELLONUNIVERSITYSTATEMENTOFASSURANCE
43BCarnegieMellonUniversitydoesnotdiscriminateinadmission,employment,oradministrationofitsprogramsoractivitiesonthebasisofrace,color,nationalorigin,sex,handicapordisability,age,sexualorientation,genderidentity,religion,creed,ancestry,belief,veteranstatus,orgeneticinformation.Furthermore,CarnegieMellonUniversitydoesnotdiscriminateandisrequirednottodiscriminateinviolationoffederal,state,orlocallawsorexecutiveorders.
InquiriesconcerningtheapplicationofandcompliancewiththisstatementshouldbedirectedtotheVicePresidentforCampusAffairs,CarnegieMellonUniversity,5000ForbesAvenue,Pittsburgh,PA15213,telephone4122682056.
ObtaingeneralinformationaboutCarnegieMellonUniversitybycalling4122682000.
TheStatementofAssurancecanalsobefoundonlineat:
http://www.cmu.edu/policies/administrativeandgovernance/statementofassurance.html.
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48B2.2THECARNEGIEMELLONCODE
49BStudentsatCarnegieMellon,becausetheyaremembersofanacademiccommunitydedicatedtotheachievementofexcellence,areexpectedtomeetthehigheststandardsofpersonal,ethicalandmoralconductpossible.
50BThesestandardsrequirepersonalintegrity,acommitmenttohonestywithoutcompromise,aswellastruthwithoutequivocationandawillingnesstoplacethegoodofthecommunityabovethegoodoftheself.Obligationsonceundertakenmustbemet,commitmentskept.
51BAsmembersoftheCarnegieMelloncommunity,individualsareexpectedtoupholdthestandardsofthecommunityinadditiontoholdingothersaccountableforsaidstandards.Itisrarethatthelifeofastudentinanacademiccommunitycanbesoprivatethatitwillnotaffectthecommunityasawholeorthattheabovestandardsdonotapply.
52BThediscovery,advancementandcommunicationofknowledgearenotpossiblewithoutacommitmenttothesestandards.Creativitycannotexistwithoutacknowledgmentofthecreativityofothers.Newknowledgecannotbedevelopedwithoutcreditforpriorknowledge.Withouttheabilitytotrustthattheseprincipleswillbeobserved,anacademiccommunitycannotexist.
53BThecommitmentofitsfaculty,staffandstudentstothesestandardscontributestothehighrespectinwhichtheCarnegieMellondegreeisheld.Studentsmustnotdestroythatrespectbytheirfailuretomeetthesestandards.Studentswhocannotmeetthemshouldvoluntarilywithdrawfromtheuniversity.
54BTheCarnegieMellonCodecanalsobefoundonlineat:
55Bhttp://www.cmu.edu/studentaffairs/theword/code.html.
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56B3.MechanicalEngineeringDepartmentStructure57TheDepartmentofMechanicalEngineering(MechE)ispartofCarnegieMellon'sCollegeofEngineeringtheCarnegieInstituteofTechnology(CIT).TheMechEGraduateEducationCommittee(GEC)administerstheMechEgraduateprograms.
58B3.1GRADUATEEDUCATIONCOMMITTEE
59BTheGECanditssubcommittees(Ph.D.andM.S.)establishgraduatecurriculaandrequirements,policies,andcoursechangesandadditions.TheGECcoordinatesgraduatestudentadvising,admissionandfinancialaiddecisions,thePh.D.qualifyingexams,andprovidesmajorsupportforthegraduaterecruitmentprocess.
Graduatestudentconcerns,suggestions,andfeedbackshouldbedirectedtotheGraduateCommitteeChairthroughtheGraduateAdministrator(seeDepartmentPersonnel)orthroughtheMechanicalEngineeringGraduateStudentOrganization(MEGSO).
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