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2022-2023 Graduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering


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Kivanc Ekici, Department Head
Jeffrey Reinbolt, Director of Graduate Studies

Professors
Babu, S.S. (Governor’s Chair Professor), PhD – Cambridge (UK)
DeSmidt, H.A., PhD – Penn State
Duty, C., PhD – Georgia Tech
Ekici, K., PhD – Purdue
Johnson, J.A. (UTSI), PhD – University of Liverpool (UK)
Kihm, K.D., PhD – Stanford
Komistek, R.D. (Fred M. Roddy Professor), PhD – Memphis
Mench, M.M. (Dean, Condra Chair of Excellence Professor), PhD – Penn State
Schmisseur, J.D. (UTSI Director, H.H. Arnold Chair of Excellence), PhD – Purdue
Schmitz, T., PhD – Florida
Tan, J., PhD – Michigan State
Vaidya, U. (Governor’s Chair Professor), PhD – Auburn
Zhang, F.Y., PhD – Nagoya (Japan)
Zhang, Z., PhD – Princeton
Zhao, X., PhD – Virginia Tech

Associate Professors
Abedi, R. (UTSI), PhD – Illinois
Acharya, R., (UTSI) PhD – Penn State
Chakraborty, S., PhD – Penn State
Compton, B.G., PhD – California (Santa Barbara)
Hu, A., PhD – Waterloo (Canada)
Jared, B., PhD – North Carolina State
Moeller, T. (UTSI), PhD – Tennessee
Palies, P. (UTSI), PhD – Ecole Centrale Paris (France)
Reinbolt, J.A., PhD – Florida
Rucker, D.C., PhD – Vanderbilt 
Sarles, S.A., PhD – Virginia Tech
Shin, S., PhD – Michigan
TerMaath, S.C., PhD – Cornell
Zhao, P. (UTSI), PhD – Princeton

Assistant Professors
Baccarella, D., PhD – Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
Barker, E. D., PhD – Tennessee Health Science Center
Crouch, C., PhD – Michigan
Crouch, D., PhD – Virginia Tech, Wake Forest SBES
Dickerson, A., PhD – Georgia Tech
Good, B., PhD – Penn State
Gragston, M. (UTSI), PhD – Tennessee
Kreth, P. (UTSI), PhD – Florida State
Li, X., PhD – Purdue
Sanjaya, D., PhD – Michigan
Singh, P., PhD – Virginia Tech
Wang, W., PhD – Binghamton (SUNY)
Wang, Z., PhD – Purdue

Clinical Associate Professor
Lyne, J.E., MD, PhD – North Carolina State

Rosenberg Associate Professor of Practice
Young, M.A., PhD – Tennessee

Research Professors
Bond, R. (UTSI), PhD – North Carolina State
LaMattina, B., PhD – North Carolina State

Research Assistant Professors
Aaron, D., PhD – Georgia Tech
Abdel Fatah, E., PhD – Tennessee
Costa, L. (UTSI), PhD – Lisbon (Portugal)
Ginder R., PhD – Tennessee
LaCour, M., PhD – Tennessee
Leonard, L. (UTSI), PhD – Tennessee
Wong, K.L., PhD – Tennessee

Senior Lecturers
Barker, J.M., PhD – Clemson
Bond, R.E., PhD – West Virginia
Madhukar, M.S., PhD – Drexel
Sharpe, L.W., PhD – South Carolina

Lecturers
Boulet, J.A.M., PhD – Stanford
Hanrahan, S., PhD – Utah
Miller, W., PhD – Tennessee
 

MAJORS, DEGREES
Aerospace Engineering Major, MS  
  Applied Mechanics Concentration
  Nuclear Space Science and Engineering Concentration
  Systems and Controls Concentration
  Thermal-Fluid Mechanics Concentration
Dual MS-MBA Program, Aerospace Engineering - Business Administration  
Aerospace Engineering Major, PhD  
  Applied Mechanics Concentration
  Energy Science and Engineering Concentration
  Nuclear Space Science and Engineering Concentration
  Systems and Controls Concentration
  Thermal-Fluid Mechanics Concentration
Biomedical Engineering Major, MS  
  Biomechanics Concentration
  Materials Concentration
  Nuclear Space Science and Engineering Concentration
  Robotics Concentration
  Theranostics Concentration
Dual MS-MBA Program, Biomedical Engineering - Business Administration  
Biomedical Engineering Major, PhD  
  Biomechanics Concentration
  Energy Science and Engineering Concentration
  Materials Concentration
  Nuclear Space Science and Engineering Concentration
  Robotics Concentration
  Theranostics Concentration
Mechanical Engineering Major, MS  
  Applied Mechanics Concentration
  Automotive Manufacturing Simulation and Design Concentration
  Nuclear Space Science and Engineering Concentration
  Systems and Controls Concentration
  Thermal-Fluid Mechanics Concentration
Mechanical Engineering Major, PhD  
  Applied Mechanics Concentration
  Automotive Manufacturing Simulation and Design Concentration
  Energy Science and Engineering Concentration
  Nuclear Space Science and Engineering Concentration
  Systems and Controls Concentration
  Thermal-Fluid Mechanics Concentration
Reliability and Maintainability Engineering Major, MS  
  Aerospace Engineering Concentration
  Biomedical Engineering Concentration
  Mechanical Engineering Concentration
Graduate Certificates
  Hypersonics Graduate Certificate  
  Reliability and Maintainability Engineering Graduate Certificate  
   

Important Note: Not all Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering courses are available at both the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and UTSI campuses.

Graduate programs leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy are available with majors in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, and biomedical engineering.

In mechanical engineering or aerospace engineering, entrance into the Master of Science program is available to qualified graduates of recognized undergraduate curricula in mechanical or aerospace engineering and to qualified graduates of other curricula who satisfy the necessary prerequisites. Admission into the doctoral program will be granted to those applicants who have demonstrated superior achievement in their engineering backgrounds. The general GRE is required of all applicants for admission. Changing from one of these programs to another requires departmental approval. Each applicant is advised as to any prerequisite courses before entering a program. Each student must satisfactorily complete a program of study that has been approved by his/her advisory committee and complies with the requirements of the Graduate Council. See the various programs listed above for more admissions information.

Entrance into the graduate program in biomedical engineering is available to graduates of recognized curricula in engineering, mathematics, or one of the physical sciences who satisfy the necessary prerequisites. The names and addresses of three references must be included with the program application. The general GRE is required of all applicants for admission.

Each student must satisfactorily complete a program of study that has been approved by his/her advisory committee and complies with the requirements of the Graduate Council.

 

Graduate Credit for Undergraduate Courses

Students majoring in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering or biomedical engineering may not normally use more than one 400-level engineering course to meet their advanced degree requirements. Undergraduate courses that are required for the bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering may not be taken for graduate credit by graduate students in mechanical engineering. Undergraduate courses that are required for the bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering may not be taken for graduate credit by graduate students in aerospace engineering. Undergraduate courses that are required for the bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering may not be taken for graduate credit by graduate students in biomedical engineering. For students majoring in engineering science, 400-level graduate courses in engineering may be used to meet requirements at the discretion of the advising committee. However, at least two-thirds of the minimum required hours in a master’s degree program must be at or above the 500-level. With the approval of the student’s major department, a student whose major is outside the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering may take 400-level graduate courses in the department. Such students should consult with instructors regarding prerequisites for undergraduate courses.

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