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Texas Tech University | Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical Engineering
Preparing you for a Global Future• Oneofthemostversatileengineeringfields• Assistinfindingsolutionstopressingglobalissuesin energy,environment,disease,artificialintelligenceand defense
There are many free resources available to students topromoteacademicachievements:• SupplementalInstruction• University Tutoring Center• ResidenceHallLearningCommunities• Engineering Opportunities Center Tutoring Center• AccesstoProfessorsfordirectassistance
Capstone DesignCarried out during senior year, the capstone design projectis aculmination of student’s education and skills.Focused oninnovation, students put their engineering skills to test byworkingonanoveldesign.Duringtheyear,theylearnaboutnewconceptsinbioinspiration,leanstartupmodel,customerdiscovery,requirement engineering, and transdisciplinary design. Studentsutilize departmental resources and often industrial support todesignfunctionalcompletesystemsbasedoncustomerneeds.
McDermott Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping FacilityFocusedhands-onlearningisachievedthroughthetechnologyintheMcDermottfacilityfocusingon:
• AdditiveManufacturing• 3DPrintingonMetals,PlasticandOtherMaterials• TraditionalManufacturingTechnologies• AdvancedCNCCapabilities Undergraduatestudentsprimarilyusethislabfor capstonedesign,manufacturingprocesses,andresearch.
Undergraduate Labortories• ThermalFluids• MaterialsTestingandHeatTesting• McDermottAdvancedManufacturingandPrototypingFacility• Finite Element Analysis• ComputationalFluidDynamics• ControlsandDynamics• Combustion
AbouttheDepartmentofMechanicalEngineeringMechanicalEngineeringisthebroadestoftheengineeringdisciplines.GraduatesfromtheDepartmentofMechanicalEngineeringatTexasTechUniversitycompleteacurriculumthatprovidesastrongfoundationinmathematicsandthephysicalsciencesofchemistryandphysicsfollowedbyanin−deptheducationinfiveoftheprincipalmechanicalengineeringareas:thermalscience,fluidsengineering,mechanicsandmaterials,dynamicsandcontrols,andmechanicaldesign.
PointsofPride • #8BestValueMechanicalEngineeringProgram bycollegefactual.com• B.S.,M.S.,&PhDPrograms;BSprogramis accreditedbyABET131HoursMinimumforB.S. ResearchFocusAreas• BiomechanicalEngineering• DesignforManufacturing• Dynamics,Controls,andRobotics• SolidFuelCombustion• FluidMechanicsandAerodynamics• EnergyandEnvironment• MechanicsofSolids,Structures,andMaterials• MicrosystemsandNanomaterials
Transforming lives; one student at a time
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StudentOrganizations• AmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers(ASME) –JunkyardWarsunitingindustry leadersandstudentsthroughdesignandcompetition• Formula SAE –Designs,manufactures,andracesaformulaone styleracecar• PiTauSigmaHonorSociety –Combiningacademicachievementsandcommunity involvement• RaiderAerospaceSociety –Designandbuildslaunchvehicles• AndManyMore
Careers Careersindesigning,analyzingandmaintainingsystemsinawiderangeofindustries
Fall 2019 Job Placement and Info:
• 20:1Student-FacultyRatio• 95%JobPlacementRate• $72,336 Average Annual Salary
Texas Tech University | Edward E. Whitacre Jr.
College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering | Texas Tech University, Box 41021 | Lubbock, TX 79409 | 806.742.3563
