Department of Mechanical Engineering

170 DODGE HALL (248) 370-2210

Department Website: oakland.edu/secs/MEdept/

Chairperson: Zissimos P. Mourelatos

Professors emeriti: Robert Edgerton, Michael Y.Y. Hung, Gilbert L. Wedekind

Professors: Gary C. Barber, Bhushan, L. Bhatt, Randy Gu, Keyu Li, Zissimos P. Mourelatos, Sayed Nassar, Lianxing Yang

Associate professors: Yin-Ping Chang, Laila Guessous, Ching L. Ko, Christopher Kobus, Michael A. Latcha, Qian Zou, Brian P. Sangeorzan, Lorenzo Smith

Assistant professors: Xia Wang, David Schall

Adjunct professors: Ismat Abu-Isa, Alex Alkidas, Dennis Corrigan, Yung-Li Lee

Advisory Board

The Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board assists the department in enhancing its educational and research programs and ensuring their relevance to current and emerging technological needs. Board members are:

Ray Kuczera, Ph.D., Vice President of Engineering, GKN Driveline
Yung-Li Lee, Ph.D., Senior Specialist, Chrysler, LLC
Yucong Wang, Ph.D., Surface Engineering and Tribology Center, General Motors Powertrain
Casilda de Benito, Ph.D., Innovation, Chrysler Group LLC
David Lamb, Ph.D., Deputy Chief Scientist, TARDEC
Ren-Jye Yang, Ph.D., Senior Tech Leader, Optimization and Robustness, Ford
Rohit Paranjpe, Ph.D., Director, GM Powertrain

Mission

The Department of Mechanical Engineering carries out the mission of the School of Engineering and Computer Science by offering undergraduate majors in mechanical engineering including various options. The department also offers a master’s program in mechanical engineering and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering.

Program educational objectives

The objectives of the Mechanical Engineering program are to produce graduates who will:

analyze, design, develop and/or test components or systems in the areas of mechanics and/or fluid and thermal sciences;
use laboratory (instrumentation, testing, prototyping, etc) and/or computer skills for engineering analysis and design;
adapt and contribute to new technologies and methods, and use these in engineering design;
if desired, pursue successfully graduate study in mechanical engineering or related disciplines;
function successfully in local, national or global technology-driven industries;
exhibit the willingness and flexibility to seek, accept and be effective in a variety of roles, such as developing and implementing solutions to problems with technical and non-technical elements, serving as a team member and leading others;
communicate effectively in both written and verbal forms;
exhibit high standards of personal and professional integrity and ethical responsibility.

The Mechanical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Programs & Cores

Mechanical Engineering, B.S.E.

Course Descriptions

The department offers selected courses from this catalog as warranted by student needs and availability of faculty: Department of Mechanical Engineering .

Schedule of Classes

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes: sail.oakland.edu.