The School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma

1. college of engineering The School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineeringat the University of Oklahoma Dr. Sub R. Gollahalli, AME Director Dr. Alfred G. StrizAE Undergraduate Committee Chair Dr. M. Cengiz AltanME Undergraduate Committee Chair

2. Our Mission . . . to provide the best possible educational experience for our students through excellence in teaching, research and creative activity, and service to the state and society, nationally and internationally.

3. A Historical Perspective – Felgar Hall - Engineering queen’s coronation, circa 1930

4. 1904 – Mechanical Engineering/department within the School of Applied Science 1907 – President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Oklahoma the 46th state. 1909 – The School of Applied Science became the College of Engineering. James H. Felgar was appointed Dean of the College and Director of the new School of Mechanical Engineering. 1917 – U.S. entered World War I; war production stimulated the economy and the country “roared” into the 1920s. 1929 – Aeronautical engineering became an option within the Mechanical Engineering degree plan. 1929 – The Stock Market crashed and the Great Depression lasted through the 1930s. 1957 – The Soviet Union launched Sputnik and the great space race began. 1951 – School of Aeronautical Engineering was formed. 1963 – AE and ME merged into the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering 1969 – Neil Armstrong took “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”.

5. AME Enrollment: a 10-year summary Year Undergrad Masters PhD Totals 1993 458 57 43 558 1994 482 49 30 561 1995 453 43 31 527 1996 438 59 25 522 1997 384 56 29 469 1998 421 41 38 500 1999 422 48 33 503 2000 416 35 42 493 2001 478 35 36 549 2002 572 50 37 659 Fall 2002 enrollment in the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering was the largest in over 10 years. It exceeded the 2001 enrollment by over 100 students. = high= low

6. AME Faculty - • 17 Faculty members (full time) + 1 vacant position • 3 Adjunct faculty members (part time) Teaching and Advising Research

7. AME Faculty Research Areas - Engineering Information Technologies Materials, Design, and Manufacturing Energy and Propulsion Systems Intelligent Systems Bioengineering Agrawal, Altan, Bert, Baldwin, Chang, Chudoba, Siddique, Striz Altan, Gan, Parthasarathy, Rennaker, Stalford, Striz Gramolland others in CoE Miller, Stalford, Tuckness Agrawal, Gollahalli, Lai, Parthasarathy External research funding in excess of $1.5 million new awards per year - U.S. Dept. of Defense U.S. Dept. of Energy Nat’l Science Foundation NASA Schlumberger Center for Aircraft Systems/Support Infrastructure Hough Ear Institute Okla. Center for the Advancement of Science & Technology

8. AME Facilities - Felgar Hall, built in 1925, houses the School’s offices, the AME Shop, and several of AME’s instructional and research laboratories. It is also home to the Engineering Library, and the CoE’s Engineering Computing Services and Williams Student Services Center. Class projects often require “hands-on” engineering skills and theAME Shop provides valuable technical experience with a variety of tools and equipment. The shop is supervised by two AME machinist technicians and features a state-of-the-art milling machine.

9. AME Facilities - Some of the other instructional and research labs located in Felgar Hall are: Aerospace Vehicle Design Lab Heat Transfer Lab Intelligent Robotics Lab Biomedical Engineering Lab Product & Process Design Lab Computer-Aided Engineering LabNeural Engineering Lab Combust/Flame Dynamics Lab Engineering Media Lab The L. A. Comp Subsonic Wind Tunnelis located on the main campus at the foot of the OU Water Tower. It is a closed circuit, 4 ft. x 6 ft. test section tunnel capable of producing wind speeds over 175 miles per hour. Additional research facilities are located on the university’s North Campus, near Max Westheimer Airport.

10. AME Degree Programs & Credit Hours - AEME Bachelor of Science (BS) - standard 127 124 Bachelor of Science (BS) - Pre-Med option --- 134 BS/MS combined (5-year accelerated) 152-158148-154 Master of Science (MS)– Thesis Option 30 30 Master of Science (MS)– Non-thesis Option 36 36 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 90 hrs after BS 90 hrs after BS All programs are fully accredited by ABET.

11. AME Curricula - General Educational Electives: Mathematics (15), Chemistry (5), Physics (8), US History (3), English (6), Political Science (3), Humanities (12) Professional CoE Core (6) Engineering Science: Rest Labs and Projects Computer Usage

12. Student Activities in AME -Student branches of Professional Organizations The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics The American Society of Mechanical Engineers The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating andAir-Conditioning Engineers The Society of Automotive Engineers

13. Student Activities in AME –Honor Societies Sigma Gamma TauNational Honor Society in Aerospace Engineering Pi Tau SigmaNational Honor Society in Mechanical Engineering

14. Other student activities:multidisciplinary engineering organizations Engineers’ Club OU Robotics Club Society of Women Engineers Tau Beta PiNational Engineering Honor Society

15. Student Activities in AME – Team Competitions

16. Human Powered Vehicle Team Student Activities in AME –Team Competitions

17. Senior Capstone projects Student Activities in AME – Team Competitions

18. More information about the research activities of the AME Faculty members can be found in the display cases located on the North hallway of Felgar Hall’s 2nd floor. There is one display case for every professor. Research opportunities for undergraduates - • UROP – Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program sponsored by the Honors College • UGRA – Undergraduate Research Assistant sponsored by AME faculty member • Elective credit

19. Applicant must be AME student, with 30 credit hours • Application deadline – May 1st of each year • Selection decisions made by committee • Funded by donors • AME awarded over $15,000 to students for the current academic year Scholarship Opportunities in AME -

20. about Aerospace Engineering -

21. What do aerospace engineers do? Design, develop, and test aircraft, spacecraft, and missiles – and supervise the manufacturing of these products Develop new technologies for use in aviation, defense systems, and space exploration Use Computer-aided Design (CAD), robotics, and lasers Others may specialize in an aviation product, i.e. commercial transports, military fighter jets, helicopters, spacecraft, or missiles and rockets. Some may specialize in structural design, guidance systems, navigation and control, instrumentation and communication, or production methods.

22. Where do they work? • Aerospace Industry – Lockheed Martin, The Boeing Company, Raytheon • Government – Department of Defense, NASA • Various consulting services or research & testing services What is an average salary? • According to a 2001 salary survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, starting offers to aerospace engineering graduates averaged: • Bachelor’s degree candidates - $46,918 a year to start • Master’s degree candidates - $59,995 a year to start • Ph.D. candidates - $64,167 to start - reported by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

23. What about AE graduates from OU? • OU AE students graduating with bachelor’s degrees in 2002 and 2003 – • 67% had secured employment prior to graduation • Average starting salary - $48,000/year (highest reported = $50,000/year) • Job titles: Aerospace Engineer, Project Manager, Engineering Scientist • Employers: Lockheed Martin, The Boeing Company, NASA, CIA How do I become an OU aerospace engineer?

24. AE Curriculum 127 credit hrs. 2.0 GPA minimum FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE JUNIOR SENIOR

25. Graduate Degrees in Aerospace Engineering - • available Fall 2004 – a combined 5-year BS/MS degree in Aerospace Engineering 152-158 credit hours • Master of Science (MS) – Thesis Option 30 hours after BS – Non-thesis Option 36 hours after BS • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) 90 hours after BS

26. Student Projects - Launch Vehicle Design • 11 ft. aluminum shell rocket • Minimum diameter • N motor • Supersonic at M = 1.3 – 1.5 • Altitude of ~22,000 ft. • Heavily instrumented • measure pressure and temperature • measure acceleration and deformation • a long instrumentation section/nose cone • on-board data loggers • altimeter (with 2 back-ups) to deploy drogue and main chutes

27. Student Projects – CubeSat Design • Collaboration between 7 Colleges in Oklahoma • 10 cm by 10 cm by 10 cm satellite with on-board experiment • To be launched into Earth’s orbit as secondary payload on Space Shuttle or other launch vehicle • Data retrieval from Space via on-board transmitter • 52 CubeSats to Mars in 2006/2007 • Next destination . . ?

28. More Student Projects - • R/C Glider Design • Kit- or scratch-built • Over 2 m wing span • Instrumentation and controls platform • SAE Aero Design • R/C aircraft • Carry maximum load over given flight path • Micro Aircraft • Smallest possible R/C aircraft • Fly controlled for 2 minutes

29. AE Capstone Course -Aerospace Systems Design • Learn aerospace design process • Integrate requirements, technology, and constraints to develop timely and competitive product • Interpret existing industrial design specification/constraints • Design an aerospace vehicle based on previous course work • Design Projects: • single-stage-to-orbit vehicle • giant transport aircraft • two-place kit plane, two lawn tractor Kohler V-Twin engines • competition rigid-wing hang glider • More space design projects planned for the future

30. Aerospace Engineering – the end of the first 100 years Dec. 17, 1903- Kitty Hawk, North Carolina - Brothers Wilbur and Orville Wrightachieved 12 seconds of controlled, powered flight.

31. Thanks to aerospace engineers, man walked on the surface of the moon over 30 years ago. Now satellites float beyond the moon, carrying telescopes and cameras – - relaying images to Earth of the next great challenge . . . MARS Aerospace Engineering – the next 100 years

32. about Mechanical Engineering -

33. What do mechanical engineers do? Research, develop, design, manufacture, and test tools, engines, machines, and other mechanical devices Work on power-producing machines such as electric generators, internal combustion engines, and steam and gas turbines Develop power-using machines such as refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment, machine tools, material handling systems, industrial production equipment, and robots used in manufacturing Design tools needed by other engineers for their work Pursue graduate degrees in Medicine, Law, or Business ME is one of the broadest of the engineering disciplines- often termed the “Liberal Arts of Engineering” -

34. Where do they work? • Manufacturing and Industry – Energy, Food, Communications, Chemical, Textile Refining, Paper, Lumber, Metal, Transportation • Engineering and Management Services – Bechtel, ABB Group • Business Services – Parametric, Raytheon • Government – Dept. of Defense, Dept. of Energy, NASA What is an average salary? • According to a 2001 salary survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, starting offers to mechanical engineering graduates averaged: • Bachelor’s degree candidates - $48,426 a year to start • Master’s degree candidates - $55,994 a year to start • Ph.D. candidates - $72,096 to start - reported by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

35. What about ME graduates from OU? • OU ME students graduating with bachelor’s degrees in 2002 and 2003 – • 37% had secured employment prior to graduation (another 33% planned to participate in a graduate program) • Average starting salary - $50,023/year (highest reported = $65,000/year) • Job titles: Mechanical Engineer, Production Engineer, Plant Engineer, Management Trainee, Project Engineer, Reliability Engineer • Employers: Siemens Westinghouse, BNSF, Conoco, Tinker AFB, BP, Seagate, Delta Faucet, Halliburton, Raytheon How do I become an OU mechanical engineer?

36. ME Curriculum/Standard 124 credit hrs. 2.0 GPA minimum FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE JUNIOR SENIOR

37. ME Curriculum/Pre-Med 134 credit hrs. 2.0 GPA minimum FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE JUNIOR SENIOR

38. 2 degrees in 5 years! BS/MS combined • Freshman – Junior years are same as ME/standard • Must maintain GPA of 3.25 • Graduate-level AME courses (5000 & 6000) replace Engr Science Electives in Senior Year + 2 hrs. of thesis research (thesis option) • Fifth year: continue Graduate-level AME course work (11-12 hrs/semester) SENIOR FIFTH YEAR

39. Other Graduate Degrees in Mechanical Engineering - • Master of Science (MS) – Thesis Option 30 hours after BS – Non-thesis Option 36 hours after BS • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) 90 hours after BS

40. Student Projects -

41. ME Capstone Course –Design Practicum

42. ME Capstone Course –Partners with Industry • Recent Project Sponsors • Halliburton • NASA • Sandia National Labs • Schlumberger • Tinker Air Force Base • York International • Seagate

43. ME Capstone Course –Poster Fair PROJECTS JUDGES AND SPONSORS AWARDS COMPETITION

44. Imagination is the beginning of creation. –George Bernard Shaw Early mechanical engineers were people who invented and designed mechanisms powered by humans, animals, water, and wind. In the late 18th century, the Industrial Revolution was powered by the mechanical invention of the steam engine.

45. Power Generation Refrigeration Air-Conditioning Automobiles Bottle Manufacturing Food Processing Agricultural Mechanization Robotics Plastics Manufacturing Mechanical engineering in the 20th centurychanged the world. Imagine what mechanical engineers will doin the 21st century.

46. For more information: The School of Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringFelgar Hall, 865 Asp Avenue, Room 212325-5011 or visit www.ame.ou.edu

47. Acknowledgements - PHOTO CREDITS NASA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics The University of Oklahoma Western History Collection Any Questions?