Successful applicants will hold a bachelor's degree, GPA of 3.0 or better, in engineering or science from an accredited institution. For a complete list of admission requirements, visit the Application Process page.
Our graduate programs in additive manufacturing give students unique access to hands-on training in various methods of design, production systems, and fabrication from world-class experts. Students will also benefit from university resources like the Makerbot Innovation Center, a 3D printing space available to all UMD students.
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- ENME600
Engineering Design Methods (3 Credits) | Core
General Mechanical
Spring 2018 W 4:00pm - 6:40pm Linda Schmidt
This is an introductory graduate level course in critical thinking about formal methods for design in mechanical engineering. Course participants gain background in these methods and the creative potential each offers to designers. Participants ... - ENME607
Engineering Decision Making (3 Credits) | Core
In the course of engineering design, project management, and other functions, engineers have to make decisions, almost always under time and budget constraints. Managing risk requires making decisions in the presence of uncertainty. This course ...
- ENME610
Engineering Optimization (3 Credits) | Core
General Mechanical
Fall 2018 Tu 4:00pm - 6:40pm Shapour Azarm
Overview of applied single- and multi-objective optimization and decision making concepts and techniques with applications in engineering design and/or manufacturing problems. Topics include formulation examples, concepts, optimality conditions, ... - ENME627
Manufacturing with Polymers (3 Credits) | Elective
Understand fundamental processes used for polymer processing, including injection molding, extrusion, batch mixing. Determine the effects of processing conditions and viscosity on the microstructure of polymers with and without fillers. Develop ...
- ENME647
Multiphase Flow and Heat Transfer (3 Credits) | Elective
Energy & The Environment
Boiling and condensation in stationary systems, phase change heat transfer phenomenology, analysis and correlations. Fundamentals of two-phase flow natural circulation in thermal hydraulic multi-loop systems with applications to nuclear ... - ENME672
Composite Materials (3 Credits) | Elective
General Mechanical
Spring 2018 MW 2:00pm - 3:15pm Hugh Bruck
Micromechanics of advanced composites with passive and active reinforcements, mathematical models and engineering implications, effective properties and damage mechanics, recent advances in "adaptive" or "smart" composites. - ENME743
Applied Machine Learning for Engineering and Design (3 Credits) | Core
Machine learning is a rapidly growing field at the intersection of computer science and statistics that is concerned with finding patterns in data. It is responsible for tremendous advances in technology, from personalized product recommendations ...
- ENME744
Additive Manufacturing (3 Credits) | Core
Fall 2018 Class time/details on ELMS Ryan Sochol
Spring 2018 MWF 1:00pm - 1:50pm Ryan Sochol
Develop a comprehensive understanding of fundamental additive manufacturing-alternatively, "three-dimensional (3D) printing-approaches, including extrusion-based deposition, stereolithography, powder bed-based melting, and inkjet-based deposition. ... - ENME770
Life Cycle Cost and System Sustainment Analysis (3 Credits) | Elective
General Mechanical
This course melds elements of traditional engineering economics with manufacturing process modeling and life cycle cost management concepts to form a practical foundation for predicting the cost of commercial products. Methodologies for calculating ... - ENME808E
Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering; Machine Learning: Theory and Applications (3 Credits) | Core
Spring 2018 M 2:00pm - 4:40pm Nikhil Chopra
Machine learning is a rapidly growing field at the intersection of computer science and statistics that is concerned with finding patterns in data. It is responsible for tremendous advances in technology, from personalized product recommendations ... - ENPM641
Systems Concepts, Issues, and Processes (3 Credits) | Elective
An introduction to the professional and academic aspects of systems engineering. Topics include: systems engineering activities, opportunities and drivers; case studies of systems failures; models of system lifecycle development; introduction ...
- ENPM671
Advanced Mechanics of Materials (3 Credits) | Core
General Mechanical
Formulate and quantitatively state the mechanical/physical responses of structural components and configurations subjected to loads, temperature, pre-strains etc. The two methods of anlysis employed are the mechanics of materials approach ... - ENPM809C
Applied Statistics (3 Credits) | Elective
Spring 2018 W 4:00pm - 6:40pm Susan Mazzullo
Teaching basic statistical concepts and techniques and applications of these techniques to different fields. The focus is on the data analysis rather than the statistical theory (however, there will be some theory). Methods useful for the analysis ... - ENPM809D
Applied Engineering Optimization (3 Credits) | Elective
General Mechanical
Full course description TBD - ENPM809E
Applied Topology Optimization (3 Credits) | Elective
General Mechanical
An introduction to topology optimization and its application to the design of manufacturable structures, components, and devices. The course focuses on the coupling of optimization algorithms with finite element methods, provides an overview ... - ENPM809N
Data Mining (3 Credits) | Elective
Fall 2018 W 4:00pm - 6:40pm Deogratias Kibira
The course objective is to provide understanding of the fundamental techniques of data mining and machine learning. The focus will be on guiding students to quickly start applying these techniques so that they can start working on problems ...
