Mechanical Engineering at Ohio University

Mechanical Engineering


Ohio University

AEP’s Gavin Plant

David Bayless

248 Stocker


bayless@bobcat.ent.ohiou.edu

What is Mechanical Engineering?

Mechanical Engineering is the profession
related to the study and use of machines.


•
Machines range from automobiles to the human body

•
Machines require power (
thermodynamics, combustion
)

•
Machines pollute (
air pollution control
)

•
Machines move, so their motion must be understood, both
by itself (
kinematics
) and in the surrounding air (
fluids
)

•
Machines must be constructed (
manufacturing
)

•
Machines have to be made from something (
materials
)

•
Machines make heat that has to be removed (
heat transfer
and fluid mechanics
)




What is Mechanical Engineering?

Biomechanics


Robotics

Machine Design

CAD/CAM



What is Mechanical Engineering?

Power Generation


Thermodynamics

Heat Transfer

Fluid Mechanics




What is Mechanical Engineering?

Air Pollution Control


Fluid Mechanics

Heat Transfer

Thermodynamics

Chemistry



What is Mechanical Engineering?

Aeronautics
and Aerospace


Fluid Mechanics

Machine Design

Combustion



What is Mechanical Engineering?

Manufacturing


Robotics

Material Science

CAD/CAM

Design



What is Mechanical Engineering?

Automotive
Engineering


Everything!



What is Mechanical Engineering?

Management



What would you study?

•

Calculus and Differential Equations

•

Physics and Chemistry

•

Humanities and Social Science

•

Communication

•

Engineering Fundamentals
(Statics, Fluid
Mechanics, Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Circuits,
Materials, Strengths, Kinematics, Controls, Vibrations)

•

Design

•

Technical Electives
(Engineering Economics,
Combustion, Robotics, Air Pollution Control, Mechatronics)




Characteristics of a


Mechanical Engineer


•

Capable communicator

•

Willing to do hands
-
on work

•

Affinity for machines

•

Strong interest in math and science

•

Innovative problem solver

Where would you work?

•

Automotive industry

•

Power generation industry
($200 billion
)

•

Manufacturing (
computers to valves
)

•

Aerospace and Defense

•

Robotics

•

Air pollution control

•

Consulting firms

•

Oil industry



Mechanical Engineering at Ohio

•

ABET accredited

•

First Engineering Honors Program

(
allows you to get graduate credit as an
undergraduate while you work on an
individual project with a faculty member
)

•

Outstanding Faculty

•

Great undergraduate students


For More Information

Student Organizations


ASME meets every other Thursday
at 5:00pm in Stocker


Pi Tau Sigma (M.E. Honor Society)
meets every other Tuesday at
4:00pm in Stocker 294

(pitausig@bobcat.ent.ohiou.edu)


For More Information

World Wide Web



webme.ent.ohiou.edu

www.ent.ohiou.edu/~bayless

Email

bayless@bobcat.ent.ohiou.edu

Office

248 Stocker Center

(740) 593 0264
voice

(740) 593 0476
fax