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School of Engineering and Materials ScienceMechanical Engineering
Undergraduate Degree Programmes:• H301 MEng Mechanical Engineering
• H302 MEng Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Experience
• H300 BEng Mechanical Engineering
• H304 BEng Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Experience
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Mechanical Engineering
The School of Engineering and Materials ScienceThe School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS)has a long standing reputation for excellent teaching andresearch involving international collaboration with industrial,clinical and university partners. Queen Mary has beenteaching engineering for over 100 years and was the first UKuniversity to establish a Materials Science degree. SEMS hasa population of over 1,000 students and an annual intake of approximately 350 students on to a range of engineeringand materials science degrees.
SEMS is proud of its teaching and all of our degrees areranked as either the best in London or within the top five(2014 National Student Survey) and Queen Mary itself hasrecently been recognised as one of the top 100 universitiesin the world (2014 QS World Ranking). Furthermore, SEMSis proud and excited to announce that we are investing£25million to develop additional laboratory spaces which will include dedicated teaching areas exclusively for the use of our undergraduate students.
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Mechanical Engineering at Queen Mary Mechanical Engineering is the application of physical scienceto solve real world problems. On one of our MechanicalEngineering modules you will learn how parts, machines or systems work and how to design and analyse them. Youcould work on a micro heat exchanger, a jet engine, a powerstation or even a simple machine, such as a kettle or atoaster.
The Mechanical Engineering degrees cover a broad range of engineering subjects reflecting the specialist knowledge of the academic staff, such as:
• Cutting-edge energy research into biofuels, nanofuels and nanofluids
• Inter-disciplinary development with materials, aerospace and biomedical engineering
• Thermo-fluids, combustion, turbomachinery and propulsion
• Vehicular engineering and crash worthiness
• Computational engineering and high performancecomputing
The Mechanical Engineering degrees at SEMS are accreditedby the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (iMechE) whichmeans that you can progress to Chartered Engineer status(CEng). Mechanical Engineering at SEMS is ranked 4th in London for student satisfaction (2014 National StudentSurvey) with over 90 per cent of the students on this degreesaying that staff are good at explaining things.
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Degree Structure
Mechanical Engineering at Queen Mary is offered as either athree year BEng or a four year MEng and both are availablewith industrial experience. During the first two years of thedegree, you will gain a solid foundation in the principles ofengineering by studying core engineering modules alongsidetwo modules which are specialist to Mechanical Engineering.In Year 3 and Year 4, you will specialise in a greater numberof modules specific to Mechanical Engineering. Year 4allows you to pick all of the modules you will study whichmeans you can tailor your studies to match your careeraspirations. A description of each module, and what itentails, can be found on our website under 'Structure'.
In order to fully support our first year students, who are newto university study, we have developed a new module called'Transferable Skills for Engineers and Materials'. This moduleis designed to help students adapt to the challenges andrequirements of reading for a degree.
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Year 1 Energy Conversion SystemsThermodynamics 1Engineering Materials in DesignEngineering Design MethodsMathematical Techniques for EngineersMechanics of Fluids 1Engineering Design MethodsEngineering Mechanics: DynamicsEngineering Mechanics: Statics
Transferable Skills for Engineers and Materials
Year 2 Heat Transfer and Fluids Mechanics 1Energy Conversion AnalysisManagement of DesignDesign for ManufacturingDynamic Models of Engineering SystemsEngineering InstrumentationDesign for ManufacturingSolid MechanicsControl Systems Analysis and Design
Year 3 Individual Mechanical Engineering Research ProjectMaterials Selection in DesignHeat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics 2Computer Aided Engineering for Solids and Fluids
Options:Environmental EngineeringCombustion in Automotive EnginesRoboticsEnvironmental Engineering
Spacecraft Design
Year 4 Optional Industrial Experience
Year 5 Research and Design Mechanical Engineering Team ProjectOptions:Advanced Combustion in Reciprocating EnginesAdvanced Gas TurbinesVehicular CrashworthinessRenewable Energy SourcesAdvanced Environmental EngineeringRoboticsAdvanced Spacecraft DesignComputational EngineeringComputational Fluid DynamicsIntroduction to Law for Science and EngineeringNumerical Optimisation in Engineering Design
The modules shown in bold are the specialist Mechanical Engineering modules
How you will learn
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A variety of teaching methods are employed in SEMS,including lectures, small tutorials, laboratory practicals,Problem-Based Learning activities and project work.Specialist modules are delivered to small groups ofMechanical Engineering students.
Assessment is continuous throughout your degree, withwritten reports, projects, presentations, group work andexams in the summer semester. You can revise for yourexams using QMplus which is the University's online learningenvironment. QMplus allows you to access videos of yourlectures and any associated handouts.
Research ProjectsIn the third year, you will undertake an individual researchproject which will get you involved with the cutting edgeresearch taking place at SEMS. It is an opportunity for you toapply the skills and techniques learnt from previous years’studies and focus on your particular area of interest. You willwork on your own, but will get support, guidance and advicefrom your project supervisor, other members of staff,researchers and technicians. Examples of recent individualresearch projects include:
• Using hydrogen to power the London Olympics
• Novel turbine system for Tidal Power
• Biofuels for IC Engines
• Component Design for Formula Student Racing Car
• Crash and structural modelling
• Can a vehicle be powered using only liquid nitrogen?
We aim to produce projects that are of sufficient quality to be presented at international conferences or published in peer-review journals.
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Design Projects In the fourth year, you will undertake a major design project.This offers you a challenging and realistic assignment,helping you prepare for the real world in professionalengineering. You will manage your own project in association with academic supervisors and industrialists.
The following are examples of previous group designprojects:
• Energy and energy balances in renewable technologies
• Aerodynamic design of a solar-powered racing car
• Improving the energy efficiency of the engineering building
• The generation of electrical power by human movement
• Drop testing of bicycle helmets
• Novel microchannel heat sinks for cooling electronicdevices
This project is not only a stimulating and immenselyenjoyable part of the degree, but is also highly valued byemployers.
FacilitiesSEMS has excellent laboratory and computational facilitieswhich include, amongst others, a Heat Transfer Lab, aStudent Workshop and Wind Tunnels.
SEMS are excited to be spending £25 million on developinga new undergraduate Experimental and Testing Area whichis to be completed in September 2015. The new facilitieswill encompass four specialist areas and will be fitted withbespoke equipment designed with the needs of our studentsin mind. We are also spending an additional £500,000 onnew apparatus.
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Industrial ExperienceAll our BEng and MEng degrees are available with anIndustrial Experience component in which you will take arelevant industrial placement for one year. Students on thesedegrees will normally spend the year in industry after theirsecond year of a BEng degree or third year of an MEngdegree. The Industrial Experience year is not assessed aspart of your degree but is instead operated on a pass/failbasis where you will receive 120 credits for the year.
There are many benefits to participating in a year ofindustrial experience, not only in the practical experienceyou will gain but also the professional contacts you willmake. The year working in industry will significantly help to develop your communication, problem solving and teamworking skills. It will also give you invaluable experience touse when applying for professional positions after graduationand the year in industry counts toward the requirements ofapplying to be a chartered engineer. Many employers willautomatically offer a place on their graduate schemes tostudents who participated on year placements with them.
SEMS has excellent links with industry which are essentialfor all our students who take a year in industry. As a student,you are not guaranteed an industrial placement and willhave to be proactive in finding a suitable placement.However, we have a dedicated member of staff who willprovide support in locating a placement with our extensiveindustrial links. There is an active Industrial Liaison forum,which has a direct impact on our degrees by encouragingemployers to sponsor and support the students and toprovide real design case studies to engage the studentsthroughout the curriculum. Recent case studies that havebeen taught and assessed were delivered by Bridgestone,DePuy, Apatech, Artis, Corus, BAE, DSTL and Rolls Royce.
Employability
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CareersCareer prospects are excellent for students graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Queen Maryespecially as we are approaching an age where mechanicalengineers will be responsible for the the future of travel withschemes, for example, such as High Speed Rail. Thethorough grounding in basic engineering coupled with othersubjects, provides graduates with considerable employmentand career flexibility. As an engineer you will developnumerous transferable skills, which include computerliteracy, numerical skills and problem solving capabilities,which will be of huge value whatever career path you chooseto take.
The 2014 Destinations Survey confirmed that 85 per cent of graduates from SEMS were in employment and/orstudy six months after graduation. Queen Mary MechanicalEngineering graduates have a strong earning power, with anaverage salary of £24,000 six months after graduation (2014National Student Survey).
Staff teaching on your degree
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Dr Eldad AvitalFluid Mechanics and acoustics:Computational Aero-Acoustics,Aerodynamics and Hydrodynamics,fluids-structure interaction, bio-fluids
Dr Lorenzo BottoMultiphase flows and complexfluids. Mechanics of soft materialsand interfaces. Surface tensionphenomena.
Dr Adrian BriggsEnhanced Heat Transfer, Two-PhaseFlow, Condensation
Dr Federico CarpiBiomedical and bioinspiredmechatronic devices based on smartmaterials; polymer artificialmuscles; electrical and magneticsystems for non-invasive diagnostics.
Dr Fabian DuddeckCrashworthiness, NVH, carbodydesign Optimisation, robustdesign, FEM, BEM
Dr Steve DunnFunctional (ferroelectric) materials,photochemistry of functionalmaterials, nanostructured PVdevices, energy harvesting,nanostructured materials, solarenergy
Dr Fariborz MotallebiFlow Control, Aerodynamics of SportVehicles, High Speed Aerodynamics,Boundary Layer Flows,Instrumentation and OpticalDiagnostics in Flow Measurements
Dr Hazel ScreenConnective tissue mechanics,microscale mechanics, nanoscalemechanics, tendon, heart valve,mechanobiology, tissue engineering,tissue diseases.
Mr Raza ShahEngineering design and productdevelopment through the applicationof engineering and applied scienceand technology.
Dr M Hasan ShaheedApproaches: System Design,Modelling, Identification, Control,Optimisation, Artificial Intelligence
Professor John StarkElectrospray technology, spacecraftpropulsion, Spacecraft Design,Direct printing
Dr Yi SuiNumerical methods, multiscalemodelling, multiphase flow, contactline dynamics, oil/gas transport,biofluids, blood flow, capsule/celldynamics, fluid-structure interaction
Mr Adam SutcliffeDesign, manufacturing processes,CAD, future of design, industrial,product and service designsolutions.
Dr Ranjan VepaSimulation, control engineering,aeroelasticity, smart structures, flow control, biomimetic robotics,biomedical control systems
Dr Hua Sheng WangEnhanced heat transfer,Condensation and boiling, HVAC,Refrigeration, Renewable energies,Energy storage.
Dr Peter WormleatonSenior Lecturer in EnvironmentalEngineering Flooding, RiverEngineering, Numerical RiverModelling
Dr Guang Li Dynamics and control systems,marine energy, battery powermanagement
There are over 70 members of academic staff teaching within SEMS.Below are the specialist Mechanical Engineering staff:
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Why Study MechanicalEngineering at Queen Mary?
• Student Satisfaction Mechanical Engineering at Queen Mary is ranked 4th in Londonfor student satisfaction (2014 National Student Survey).
• Accredited DegreeAccreditation by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers enablesgraduates to progress to Chartered Engineering status.
• Specialist Mechanical Engineering modulesThe degree offers a broad spectrum of stimulating mechanicalengineering modules throughout the degree.
• Experimental and Computational FacilitiesStudents utilise a range of excellent laboratory facilities forexperimental and computational practicals and project work.
• Research ProjectsIndividual 3rd year research projects provide a fantasticopportunity for students to participate in the internationallyleading research taking place at Queen Mary.
• Design ProjectsThe 4th year group design project enables students to work on a real engineering design problem often in association withindustry.
• StaffStudents are taught by enthusiastic, approachable and friendlystaff, with internationally recognised expertise in many specialistareas of mechanical engineering.
• Career ProspectsOur graduates are highly valued by employers providing excitingengineering job opportunities and excellent employment in arange of careers.
• New Experimental Facilities SEMS is spending over £25million on new facilities, apparatus andbespoke equipment with a completion date of September 2015.
• Queen Mary University of LondonQueen Mary has a long standing reputation for academicexcellence with a friendly, diverse and multicultural campussituated in the heart of London and is one of the top 100universities in the world (2014 QS World Rankings).
• Member of the Russell GroupQueen Mary is one of only 24 universities who make up theprestigious Russell Group. This Group represents the leadinguniversities in the UK. Employers specifically target Russell Groupuniversities because of the calibre of these institutions' graduates.
The information given in this brochureis correct at the time of going to press. QMUL reserves the right to modify orcancel any statement in it and acceptsno responsibility for the consequencesof any such changes.
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