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OUTLINE

q GeneralDescrip4onofProgramandSta4s4csq Faculty-StudentResearchandSeniorDesignq LifeaCerSwarthmore:RecentAlumni/aeq FacultyandStaffq RequirementsandSampleSchedulesq AcademicSupport

WhyEngineeringatSWAT?

q Solvemul4-dimensionalproblemsq Helpothersq Useyourcrea4vity.Makethings!q CombineEngineeringwithotherinterestsq Enjoyatmosphereofcoopera4onandcollabora4on

q Havefun!

FeaturesofSwarthmore’sEngineeringProgram

q AccreditedGeneralEngineeringB.S.degreewithspecializa4onso Civil/EnvironmentalEngineeringo ComputerEngineeringo ElectricalEngineeringo MechanicalEngineering

q Flexibility:20coursesoutsideofEngineeringo Doublemajorsandminorso Studyabroad

FeaturesofEngineeringCourses

q AllEngineeringcourseshavelabswhicharesmall(typically8orfewerstudents)

q Alllabsaretaughtbyprofessorsq Requiredcourseshavetwoprofessors(oCenoneforlecture,oneforlab)

q Elec4vecoursesaresmall(typically5-15students)

q Yougettousethemachineshop/woodshop

DoubleMajorswithEngineeringoverthelast10years

TotalGraduates:225DoubleMajors:90(40%)

q ComputerScience:32(35%)q Economics:24(26%)q Mathema4cs:7(8%)q Physics:6(7%)q History:4(4%)q Art,Poli4calScience&Sp.Majors:3each(3%)q Linguis4csandSociology&Anthropology:2each(2%)q EnglishLiterature,Greek,Music,Psychology&Religion:1each(1%)

MinorsEarnedbyEngineeringMajorsoverthelast10years

TotalGraduates:225Minors:69(31%)

q EnvironmentalStudies:11(16%)q ComputerScience:10(15%)q Mathema4cs&Chemistry:7each(10%)q Biology&Music:4each(6%)q Astronomy,Physics,&Religion:3each(4%)q Cogni4veScience,History,Spanish&Sta4s4cs:2each(3%)

q Chinese,Educa4onalStudies,French,Greek,Japanese,Philosophy,Poli4calScience,Psychology&PublicPolicy:1each(1%)

Domes4candStudyAbroadwithinEngineering

q Domes4co  HarveyMuddCollegeo  Pitzero  RiceUniversityo  UPenn

q StudyAbroad(22%)o  Argen4na oNewZealando  Australia oMiddleEasto  Denmark oPoland/CzechRepublico  England oSouthAfrica(CapeTown)o  Ireland oSpaino  London oTasmania

ResearchOpportuni4esforStudents

q HalpernFundforstudent–ini4atedprojects

q Researchopportuni4esinfacultylaboratories

q REUexperiencesatotheruniversi4esq Projectsincoursesq Patentspossiblewithfaculty

EngineeringResearchLaboratoriesinHicksandWhilerHall

q ComputerArchitectureLaboratoryq ComputerLaboratoryq EnvironmentalLaboratoryq HybridElectricVehicle(HEV)Laboratoryq NonlinearDynamicsLaboratoryq Op4csandQuantumElectronicsLaboratoryq Robo4csLaboratoryq SolarLaboratoryq SoilsandConstruc4onLaboratoryq SoundBooth/AudioAcous4csLaboratory

Engineering90RecentSeniorDesignProjects

q Development of a Tremor Cancelling Controller q Experimental Treatment of Non-Point Pollution in

a Constructed Wetland q Watershed Modeling and Water Quality:

Developing and Applying Geoprocessing Models for Storm Water Management Practices at Swarthmore College

q Natural Systems for Stormwater Treatment: Swarthmore Borough Swim Club and Artificial Wetlands

q CommunityBenefitsofGreenStormwaterInfrastructureinWestPhiladelphia

q BiodieselProduc4on,Evalua4onandAnalysis

Engineering90RecentSeniorDesignProjects

q GreenSolu4onsforCombinedSewerOverflowControlinWestPhiladelphia

q AutonomousObjectLoca4onandRetrievalq NonlinearControloftheAr4ficialPancreas:aSlidingModeApproach

q Applica4onofNeuralNetworkswithHandwri4ngSamples

q Ground-CoupledHeatPumpDesignq NumericalWeatherPredic4onforSolarEnergyApplica4ons

q OxbowSustainableFacility

Engineering90RecentSeniorDesignProjects

q StructurefromMo4onq DesignofSharplesDiningHallExpansionq DesignofanApertureArrayq Mo4onPlanningonFetchandFreightResearchEdi4onRobot

q DevelopinganInterceptorforFlyingObjectsq OutdoorScaleAutonomousVehicleq Gene4cAlgorithmsforAnalogCircuitDesignq Autonomous Vehicle

Engineering90RecentSeniorDesignProjects

q DesigningaReal-TimeInterac4veElasto-Plas4cSandbox

q DesigningaRobo4csCourseforFiChGradeStudents

q ProjectSchlepbot:AutonomousLoadTransporta4on

q TurtlebotSingle-boardComputerq Inves4ga4ngCavita4onofGene4cally-EncodedHollowNanoproteins

q Acous4cLevita4onandManipula4onofSmallObjects

SampleStudentPublica4onsq  YosukeHigashi:“SystemIden4fica4oninaHighNoise

EnvironmentwithAdap4veWaveletModula4ngFunc4ons.”Winnerofthe2017DelawareValleyEngineersWeekUndergraduateStudentPaperaward.

q Modelingofmicrobubblespushedthroughclotsviaacous4cradia4onforce.AscanioGuariniandE.C.Everbach,J.Acoust.Soc.Am.133(5):3356.Paperpresentedatthe165thmee4ngoftheInterna4onalCongressonAcous4csandAcous4calSocietyofAmericainMontreal,Canada,June5,2013,bythestudent.

q  Sohn,N.M.Inci,M.N.,andMolter,L.A.,“TwoDimensionalForceandLongitudinalTwis4ngMeasurementswithaFour-CoreOp4calFiberSensor,”2013WorkshoponSpecialtyOp4calFibersandtheirApplica4ons,SigtunaSweden,28-30August2013,ISBN:978-1-55752-984-8.

q  KeliangHe,ElizabethMar4nandMatZucker:Mul4gridCHOMPwithlocalSmoothing,Proc.IEEE-RASInt’lConf.onHumanoidRobo4cs,2013.

SampleStudentPublica4onsq  AriNovack,DavidD’Annunzio,EkinDogusÇubuk,NaciInciand

LynneMolter:Three-dimensionalphasestepprofilometrywithamul4coreop4calfiber,Vol.51,Issue8,2012.

q Web-basedScriptsforAnima4ngSystemSimula4ons,ABielenberg,EACheever,ComputersinEduca4onJournal,VolXXI,No.3,2011.

q  CesareFerri,AndreaMarongiu,BenjaminLipton,TaliMoreshet,R.IrisBahar,LucaBeniniandMauriceHerlihy,"SoC-TM:IntegratedHW/SWSupportforTransac4onalMemoryProgrammingonEmbeddedMPSoCs",Interna4onalConferenceonHardware/SoCwareCo-designandSystemSynthesis,October2011.

q  Characteriza4onofOff-the-ShelfHardwareforTranscutaneousPowerandDataTransmission,NHMarks,EACheever,NortheastBioengineeringConferenceProceedings,2011.

q  TopicMapsUsedtoPresentInterrela4onshipsinDynamicLinearSystems,EACheever,ABielenberg,ASEEAnnualConferenceProceedings,2011.

Alums:WhatDoTheyDo?q  Jobs

o  LargeEngineeringCompanieso  SmallStart-upCompanieso  Consul4ngCompanieso  FinancialFirms

q  GraduateorProfessionalSchoolo  Engineeringo  OtherRelatedDisciplines(e.g.Mathema4cs,Physics,Computer

Science)o  OtherUnrelatedDisciplines(e.g.History,Economics)o  Medical,Veterinary,Law,Architecture,Music,etc.Schools

q  Serviceo  PeaceCorpso  AmeriCorps/Teaching

q  Fellowships(e.g.Watson,Fulbright,Churchill,Rhodes)q  Other(e.g.Travel,TimeOff)

RecentAlumni/aePosi4onsinCompanies(A-C)

CompanyName Posi@onAbtAssociatesInc. AnalystAccentureFounda4on,Inc. AnalystAgilentTechnologies AnalystAlphatech,Inc. EngineerAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory ChiefEngineerAndersenWorldwide SeniorConsultantAnswerthinkConsul4ngGroup ITConsultantAT&T SeniorDatabaseAdministratorBarnetInterna4onal/Parexel ConsultantBluefinRobo4csCorp. EngineerBridgeStrategyGroup ManagementConsultantBridgewaterAssociates SeniorTechnologyAssociateBrownandCaldwell EngineerCedricD.ChongandAssociates MechanicalEngineerChildandFamilyServiceAgencyofDC Trainer/AnalystChurchillConsul4ngEngineers Engineer

MoreRecentAlumni/aePosi4onsinCompanies(C-G)

CompanyName Posi@onCityofAnaheim ProjectManagerCommonwealthRiskServices RiskManagementAssociateCompositeEngineeringInc. EngineerCornellUniversity AssistantProfessorCredenceSystemsCorpora4on StaffMarke4ngApplica4onsEngineerCybercivic Electrical&ComputerEngineerDeloite&ToucheLLP ConsultantDemandManagementIns4tute ProjectManagerDeutscheBankNorthAmerica VicePresident,OTCDeriva4vesDewberry-Goodkind,Inc. StructuralEngineerDuPontCompany Bio-EngineerDupontResearch EngineerEclec4cElectric,LLC ElectricianEcotopeInc. EngineerEpicSoCware ServerSystemsEngineerErler&Kalinowski AssociateEngineerErnstandYoungLLP Quan4ta4veEconomicsConsultantExperioSolu4onsInc. ConsultantF.X.Browne,Inc. EnvironmentalConsultantGoogle SoCwareEngineer/SiteReliabilityEngineer

SamplingofGraduateSchoolsAtendedbyRecentAlumni/ae

CarnegieMellonUniversity StanfordUniversityCaseWesternReserveUniversity UniversityofCalifornia–ColoradoStateUniversity BerkeleyCornellUniversity UniversityofFloridaDukeUniversity UniversityofIllinoisHarvardUniversity UniversityofMassachusetsJohnsHopkinsSchoolofPublicHealth UniversityofMichiganJohnsHopkinsUniversity UniversityofPennsylvaniaMassachusetsIns4tuteofTechnology UniversityofWisconsinPurdueUniversity YaleUniversitySetonHallUniversity

EngineeringFaculty,page1q ErikA.Cheever:B.S.,SwarthmoreCollege;M.S.andPh.D.UniversityofPennsylvania

q MaggieDelano:B.S.,MEng.,MassachusetsIns4tuteofTechnology

q VidyaGanapa4:S.B.,MassachusetsIns4tuteofTechnology;M.S.,Ph.D.UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley

q E.CarrEverbach:A.B.,HarvardUniversity;M.S.andPh.D.,YaleUniversity

q NelsonA.Macken:B.S.,CaseIns4tuteofTechnology;M.S.andPh.D.,UniversityofDelaware

EngineeringFaculty,page2q ArthurE.McGarity:B.S.,TrinityUniversity;M.S.E.and

Ph.D.,JohnsHopkinsUniversityq LynneA.Molter:B.A.andB.S.,SwarthmoreCollege;S.M.

andSc.D.,MITq AllanR.Moser:B.S.andB.A.,UniversityofTexas;M.S.

andPh.D.,PurdueUniversityq MichaelPiovoso:B.S.,UniversityofDelaware;M.S.,

UniversityofMichigan;Ph.D.,UniversityofDelawareq FaruqM.A.Siddiqui:B.S.,BangladeshUniversityof

EngineeringandTechnology;M.S.andPh.D.,UniversityofPitsburgh

q MathewZucker:B.A.,VassarCollege;Ph.D.,CarnegieMellonUniversity

EngineeringStaffq AnnRuether:AcademicSupportCounselor;B.S.,EngineeringSwarthmoreCollege

q CassyBurnet:AcademicCoordinatorq EdmondJaoudi:Electronics,Instrumenta4on,andComputerSpecialist;B.S.,FairleighDickinsonUniversity;M.Arch.,VirginiaPolytechnicIns4tuteandStateUniversity

q J.Johnson:MachineShopSupervisor

ErikCheever,Professor

ProfessorCheeverteacheselectricalengineeringcourses,andcoursesattheintersec4onofmechanicalandelectricalengineering.Hisinterestsareinanalogelectronics,signalprocessingandembeddedcomputers(microcontrollers).HeteachesENGR015A&B(Thebasicbuildingblocksofcomputers),ENGR011A&B(ElectricalCircuits),ENGR012(howtomodelthebehaviorofelectricalandmechanicallinearsystems),ENGR058(Howdoyougetanelectromechanicalsystemtobehaveasyouwantitto?),ENGR071(Howcanyouuseacomputertoprocesssignals(e.g.,music)?),andENGR072(howcanyoubuildacircuittoperformapar4cularfunc4on?).

HisPhDisinbioengineeringandmostofhisresearchhasbeeninthat

area-mostlycombinedwiththeinterestslistedabove:interac4onsofmicrowaveswithliving4ssue,usingskeletalmusclewrappedaroundthehearttoincreasecardiacoutput(asanalterna4vetotransplants),usingdigitalsignalprocessingtechniquestoanalyzeDNA...

ProfessorCheeverenjoysbikingandcanhelpyoufindgoodlocalroads

forriding.

VidyaGanapa4,Professor

ProfessorGanapa4isinterestedinthemanipula4onoflight–thatincludesimprovingmicroscopesandsolarcells.Sheiscurrentlyresearchingifwecanmakefaster,cheaper,andmorerobustmicroscopesbyusingmachinelearning,enablingustoseebiologythatwasn’tpossiblebefore.Herworkinvolvesalotofcomputersimula4onandprogramming,aswellasbuildingop4calsystemsinthelab.

SheobtainedaPhDbyop4mizingsolarcelldevices,andshecon4nuestoworkonhowtomakesolarcellsmoreefficientatharves4ngenergyfromthesun.

Thisyear,ProfessorGanapa4willbeteachingE15A/BDigitalLogic(thebasicsofhowcomputerswork)andE19NumericalMethods(howtosolveequa4onswithprogramming).

BeforecomingtoSwarthmorethisfall,sheworkedatthelifesciencesdivisionofGoogle.Outsideofwork,sheenjoysrunningandyoga.

CarrEverbach,Professor Mymainresearchinterestisacous&cs,andinpar4culartheinterac4onofsoundwaveswithbiologicalsystems.Myresearchinvolveshowultrasounddrivesmicroscopicbubblestogrowandcollapseviolently,aprocesscalledacous&ccavita&on.Biomedicalapplica4onsofultrasoundfallintotwocategories:therapeu4canddiagnos4c.Intherapeu&cultrasound,theengineeringobjec4veisfortheacous4cwavestocausebeneficialchangesinhuman4ssue:removingcholesterolplaquefromarteries,healingwounds,breakingupkidneystones,orkillingbacteria.Indiagnos&cultrasoundapplica4ons,conversely,theengineeringobjec4veistouseultrasoundassonartoproducehigh-qualityimagesofhuman4ssueswithoutalteringthem:acous4calmammography,fetalultrasound,echo-cardiography.Aswithmanytechnologies,thesamebasictoolscanbeusedindifferentwaystoaccomplishdifferenttasks,andmystudentslearnaboutwavepropaga4on,transducers,amplifiers,signalprocessingtechniques,andabitofbiologytocarrytheresearchforward.IhavepublishedfiCeenresearchpaperswithstudentsinthepast10years,andmystudentsrou4nelyatendAcous4calSocietyofAmericamee4ngstopresenttheirresults. Mystrongsecondaryinterestisinenvironmentaltechnologiesthathelpsolveproblemsforthe“botombillion”ofhumanity.Ac4veintheEnvironmentalStudiesprogramatSwarthmoreandafoundingmemberoftheSustainabilityCommitee,Ibelievethatengineershaveamoraldutytousetheirtalentsandopportuni4estomaketheworldabeterplace.Globalclimatechange,pollu4onreduc4on,povertyallevia4on,andscienceeduca4onareallareastowhichengineersshouldcontribute,andinwhichIhaveac4veresearchprojects.IamalsothedirectoroftheMacalester-Pomona-Swarthmorestudy-abroadprogramattheUniversityofCapeTown(SouthAfrica)thattakesplaceJanuary-to-Juneforthird-yearstudents.

NelsonMacken,ProfessorProfessorMackenisamechanicalengineerandteachesintheareaofthermalenergyconversion.Thermalenergyisinvolvedinthedesignofenginesthataretheprimemoversofvehicles,theproduc4onofelectricity,hea4ngandcoolingofbuildingsandallotherprocessesthataddandremoveheatfromhuman-madeandnaturalsystems.Hisworkincludesthedesignofenergyconversionsystemsaswellasthedevelopmentofenergysourcesandtheirsustainability.Prof.Macken’scurrentresearchinterestsincludebiomassconversiontobiofuels,microfluidswithbiologicalapplica4ons,alterna4veenergy,includingfuelcellapplica4ons,andmul4phaseflowwithapplica4onstonuclearpowergenera4on.Hehasco-authoredeightpaperswithSwarthmorestudentsinthepastfiveyears.Recently,headvisedourpar4cipa4onintheShellEco-Marathon,aninterna4onalcontestforhighlyefficientvehicles.Ourfuelcellpoweredvehicleachievedover1200miles/gallon(gasolineequivalent)!Prof.Mackenalsoconductsanoutreachprograminvolvingcollegestudentsandmiddleschoolstudents.Prof.Mackenenjoysworkingwithstudentsofalllevelsinhisresearchandoutreachprojects.Pleasecontacthimformoreinforma4on.

ONLEAVESPRING2018

ArthurMcGarity,ProfessorArthurE.McGarityhastaughtEngineeringatSwarthmoresince1978.Heisco-

founderofSwarthmore'sinterdisciplinaryPrograminEnvironmentalStudies,andhealsodirectsSwarthmore’sforeignstudyprograminCentralEurope(PolandandCzechRepublic).Hehasdevelopedandtaughtcoursesonenvironmentaltechnologyandmodelingincluding:Introduc4ontoEnvironmentalProtec4on,EnvironmentalSystemsEngineering,WaterQualityandPollu4onControl,andSolarEnergySystems.

ProfessorMcGarityhascontributedtoresearchinthreefieldsincludingEnvironmentalEngineering,SolarEnergy,andOpera4onsResearch.Hehasco-editedatextbookinthefieldofenvironmentalsystemsen4tledDesignandOpera4onofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringSystems(Wiley,1997)andhehaspublishednumerousresearchpapers.HehasdirectedseveralrecentprojectstorestorewaterqualityandnaturalhabitatinthelocalCrumCreekwatershed.HeiscurrentlyPrincipalInves4gatoronafour-year,EPAfundedresearchprojectonGreenInfrastructuretechnologyimplementa4oninPhiladelphia.Hisresearchinterestsinvolveapplica4onsofopera4onsresearchintheanalysisofenvironmentalproblems,par4cularlyintheareasofwaterqualitymanagement,nonpointpollu4on,andurbanstormwatermanagement.Hishobbyisamateurradio,andheisadvisortotheCollege’sHamRadioClub.

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LynneMolter,Professor ProfessorMolterisinterestedinop4csandphotonicsingeneral,andinpar4cular,shestudiesop4calfibersandwaveguidingdevicesforsignalprocessingapplica4ons.Thesedevicesperformsimpleswitching,splilng,and(de)mul4plexingopera4ons.Sheandherstudentresearchassistantsmodelthewaveguidedevices,collaboratorsfabricatethem,andstudentscharacterizetheirbehavior.Devicesfabricatedusingnonlinearmaterialsareespeciallyinteres4ngforsuchapplica4ons.TheTi:Sapphirelaserinherlabproducesredandinfraredlighttocharacterizethewaveguidedevices. SheisalsointerestedinstudentlearninginEngineering,andintheSciencesandMathema4csaswell.SheisthePIofaSloanFounda4ongrantinwhich30collegesanduniversi4esarestudyingreten4onofstudentsinScience,Engineering,andMathema4cs. OnSaturdaymorning,ProfessorMolterisnotoncampus.Instead,shevolunteersasapa4entescortatoneofthewomen’sclinicsincentercityPhiladelphia.Shealsospends4meawayfromcampuswithherfamily(including3exo4cpetbirds)andlikesdoingmathpuzzles.

AllanMoser,Visi4ngAssociateProfessorAllanMoserhasexperienceteachingelectricalandsystems

engineeringcoursesatSwarthmore,PennState,andtheUniversityofDelaware.Hisworkexperienceinindustryincludesresearchincomputa4onalbiology,datamining,machinelearning,medicalimaging,andsignalprocessing.Healsocofoundedastart-upbiotechnologycompanyspecializinginthedevelopmentofnovelcomputa4onalalgorithmsfortheanalysisofbiologicaldata.

Hiscurrentresearchinterestsincludecomputa4onalmethodsforbiological&medicalsignalsandalgorithmsforimage&signalprocessing.Specificresearchprojectsonwhichhehasworkedrecentlyinclude:paterndiscoveryinbiologicalsequencedata;imageprocessingusingthewavelettransform(it’sliketheFouriertransformbutevencooler!);highperformancecompu4ngfordrugdiscovery;andempiricalmodeling,classifica4on,anddiscoveryofcausalrela4onshipsfromlargedatasets.

MichaelPiovoso,Visi4ngProfessor MichaelJ.PiovosoisaProfessorofElectricalEngineeringatPennStateUniversityandaVisi4ngProfessoratSwarthmore.Dr.PiovosohasbeenteachingattheUniversitylevelforover50years.HehastaughtanumberofcoursesofferedatSwarthmoreincludingENGR011A/B,ElectricalCircuitAnalysisI/II,ENGR015A/BDigitalSystems&ComputerEngineeringFundamentalsandDesignofDigitalandEmbeddedSystems,ENGR058ControlTheoryandDesignandENGR071DigitalSignalProcessing.

Dr.Piovosohas33yearsofindustrialexperiencewithTheDuPontCompany.HisworkatDuPontwasintheareasoftheapplica4onofmul4variatesta4s4cstotheimprovedunderstandingandcontrolofcomplexsystems,neuralnetworks,expertsystems,andprocesscontrol.In1999,Dr.PiovosowontheIEEEControlSystemsTechnologyAwardforhiscontribu4onsintheapplica4onofmul4variatesta4s4cstoprocesscontrol.

Hisresearchinteresthasbeenincontrolofdynamicsystemspar4cularlytheroleofneuralnetworksandmul4variatemethods.Morerecently,hisworkisinsystembiology.Inpar4cular,Dr.Piovosohasmodeledtheinterac4onoftheHIVvirusandan4viraldrugsinthehumanbody.ThisworkhasledtonewapproachestothemethodusedtochangetherapyforindividualswhodeveloparesistantHIVvirus.Also,morerecentworkprovidesnewevidenceastothemechanismbywhichtheHIVpersistsdespitedrugtherapy.Overtheyears,Dr.Piovosohaspublishedover100researchpapers.

Dr.Piovosoisac4veintheIEEEandtheAIChE.HeisasubjecteditorfortheChemicalEngineeringResearchandDesign,OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanFedera4onofChemicalEngineering:PartA.Dr.PiovosohasalsoservedonnumerouscommiteesincludingtheNa4onalScienceFounda4onReviewCommitees.

FaruqSiddiqui,Professor ProfessorSiddiqui'scurrentresearchinterestsareinhighperformanceconcrete,smartmaterialsandstructuresanddynamicbehaviorofstructures.Highperformanceconcreteisconcretethatisofhighstrengthaswellasversa4lesothatitcanmeettoday’sdemandingspecifica4ons.Forexample,inearthquake-proneareas,reinforcedconcretestructuresneedtobehaveinaduc4lemannersoasnottocausesuddenbritlefractures;inbridgeapplica4ons,itmustberesistanttoharshenvironmentsaswellashavingalongservicelifeandberela4velymaintenance-free.Smartmaterialsorstructuresarematerialsorstructureswhichprovidesufficientadvancewarningofdistress,forexample,crackpropaga4on,excessiveelonga4ons,ormaterialsthatareeasilyrecyclableandwhosecarbonfootprintissmall.Prof.Siddiquiisalsointerestedinfiniteelementapplica4ons,pedagogicalsoCwaredevelopmentandstructuraldesignproblems.

MathewZucker,AssociateProfessorProfessorZuckerisinterestedinrobo4csandother

areaswherecomputersinteractwiththerealworld.HisPhDresearchfocusedonplanningandcontrolforrobo4clocomo4on,wri4ngprogramstomakeaquadrupedrobotwalkoverroughterrain.Inthepast,heworkedwithautonomoussubmarines.Inhiscurrentresearch,heinves4gatesenablingcomputerstolearntosolvecomplexproblemsinrobo4csandcontrol,eitherthroughtheirownexperimenta4on,orwiththehelpofahumanexpert.HeteachesENGR019(NumericalMethodsforEngineeringApplica4ons),ENGR028(MobileRobo4cs),andENGR027(ComputerVision),aswellasENGR015(DigitalSystems).

ONLEAVE2017-2018

AnnRuetherAcademicSupportCoordinator

AnngraduatedfromSwarthmoreCollegein1994withaB.S.inEngineering.Sheworkedintheengineeringfieldforover10years,inoptoelectronics,infraredtechnologies,andsensingandcontrolapplica4ons.Herfocusandinterestsweremainlyinnewproductdevelopmentandtestautoma4on. Outsideofworksheenjoysreading,running,knilng,andspending4mewithherfamily.Sheisverymuchlookingforwardtoworkingwiththenewestenteringclassofstudents!

YoucanfindAnninHicks307.

CassyBurnetAcademicCoordinator

Needakeytoalabforthesemester?Notsurehowtofillouta4mesheetforyourwork,orwhentosubmitit?Havingtroublescanningorwithapaperjaminthecopier?Needtopurchasesomesuppliesorequipment?Findafloodinthebasement?Cassyisyourgo-to-person!Ifshecan’thelpyouherself,shewillfindoutwhocanhelp. YoucanfindCassyintheDepartmentOffice,Hicks203.

EdmondJaoudiElectronics,Instrumenta4on,

andComputerSpecialist Don’tknowwhichendofthesolderingirontohold?Can’tfigureoutwhichofthehundredsofavailabletransistorswillworkbestinyourapplica4on?NotsurewhatthedifferenceisbetweenaBNCandbananaconnector,orhowtotellitsgender?Notsurewhetheryourinstrumentisworkingcorrectly,orwhetheroperatorerroristheproblem?EdJaoudiisthepersonwhocanhelpyou! YoucanfindEdinHicks313.

J.JohnsonMachineShopSupervisor

Tryingtodesignamounttoholdyoursample?Wanttolearnwhatalatheandmillingmachinedo,andhowtousethem?Needtoborrowsomehandtoolsforaproject?Needadviceaboutthebestmaterialtouseforyourapplica4on?Wanttoborrow500cinderblocksfor2weeks?Needtomachineahigh-precisionpartandwanttolearnhowtodoityourself?Theyareeagertohelp. YoucanfindJ.inWhilerHall113A.

RequirementsforanEngineeringMajor

12EngineeringCoursesq 7CoreCourses

o  ENGR006:Mechanicso  ENGR011A:ElectricalCircuitAnalysisI(1sthalfofsemester)o  ENGR011B:ElectricalCircuitAnalysisII(2ndhalfofsemester)o  ENGR012:LinearPhysicalSystemso  ENGR014:Experimenta4onforEngineeringDesigno  ENGR015A:DigitalSystems&ComputerEngineeringFundamentals

(1sthalfofsemester)o  ENGR015B:DesignofDigital&EmbeddedSystems(2ndhalfof

semester)o  orENGR019:NumericalMethodsforEngineeringo  ENGR041:ThermofluidMechanicso  ENGR090:SeniorDesignProject

RequirementsforanEngineeringMajor

q 5Elec4vesfromAreasofCivil/Environmental,Computer,Electrical,Mechanical,andCross-Disciplinary

(ENGR010isnotincludedinthe12ENGRcoursesrequiredforgradua4on.)

Mathema4csandScienceRequirementsq 4Mathema4csCredits(or5)

o  TypicallyMATH15,25/26,33/34/35,43/44o  OCenMATH27/28(highlyrecommended)o  CancountStat11butnotStat1

q 4ScienceCredits;4NSEPS(or3)o  2Physics;typicallyPHYS3&4orPhys5(notNSEP),7&8o  1BiologyorChemistry;typicallyBIOL1or2,orCHEM10o  1unspecifiedscienceNSEPfromAstronomy,Biology,Biochemistry,Chemistry,orPhysics(notePHYS/ASTR5mustbetakenbeforePHYS7,8tocountassciencecredit)

q CreditforAP,IB,etc.countsifapprovedbymathorsciencedepartment;DOTHISASAP!

q Note:Ifindoubt,besuretovisittheMathema4csandPhysicsDepartmentsaboutPLACEMENTEXAMS!

SampleFreshmanSchedules

FALL SPRINGENGR 011 A/B ENGR 006MATH 026 MATH 028PHYS 003 PHYS 004Elective Elective

FALL SPRINGENGR 015 A/B ENGR 006MATH 015 MATH 025PHYS 003 PHYS 004Elective Elective

MoreSampleFreshmanSchedulesFALL SPRING

ENGR 011 A/B ENGR 006 / 012MATH 025 MATH 027PHYS 003 PHYS 004CHEM 010 Elective

FALL SPRINGENGR 011A / ENGR 015B ENGR 006 MATH 027 MATH 028PHYS 003 PHYS 004Elective Elective

SampleFourYearSchedule(needCollegeDistribu4onandWri4ngCourses,andperhapsLanguageRequirement)

FALL SPRINGYEAR 1 ENGR 011 A/B ENGR 006

MATH xxx MATH xxxPHYS 003 PHYS 004Elective Elective

YEAR 2 ENGR 015 or ENGR 19 ENGR 012MATH 033 ENGR 014Elective MATH 043Elective Elective

YEAR 3 ENGR 041 or Elective ENGR ElectiveCHEM 010 or BIO 001 ENGR ElectiveElective 4th Science/5th MathElective Elective

YEAR 4 ENGR 041 or Elective ENGR 090ENGR Elective ENGR ElectiveElective ElectiveElective Elective

AcademicSupport

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