Engineering Science
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Highlights
Accreditation
Engineering Accreditation Commission from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
Concentrations
Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Design Project I and II
Senior capstone design project leading to written and oral reports to the department and to the Industrial Advisory Board
Program Description
The engineering science program has been developed to meet the need for engineers fully trained in liberal studies, sciences and math in addition to providing advanced training in specific areas of engineering. Fundamentals of engineering, mathematics and physics are emphasized with advanced courses in four concentrations.
The Department of Engineering Science of Loyola College in Maryland strives to produce graduates who function as successful professionals in a variety of engineering disciplines and enterprises; work effectively on multidisciplinary teams and demonstrate leadership skills; demonstrate creativity in problem-solving; utilize well-developed oral and written communication skills, including the use of modern media; adapt to changes in engineering practice, emerging technologies, and society; pursue lifelong learning through continuing education and career development and maintain a high level of professionalism and ethical standards, drawing upon the Jesuit educational experience to serve the needs of humankind.
Curriculum
The curriculum develops the methodologies of problem-solving and design that are common to all engineering disciplines. First-year classes take prerequisites in physics and calculus. Sophomores and juniors take a core of engineering courses. Juniors and seniors take engineering electives that add breadth to the course of study and provide further specialization. Engineering electives are 400-level courses in the area of computer engineering, electrical engineering, materials engineering and mechanical engineering. The culmination of the engineering program is a two-semester senior design project which brings together engineering and liberal arts skills. Each student selects a project, designs it, builds it and presents the work in a seminar and paper. Preparation of formal proposals, weekly progress and final reports contribute to the development of management and writing skills required in the engineering workplace. Oral progress reports, classroom defense of design concepts and public presentation of the project demonstrate necessary oral communication skills. These capstone course activities develop maturity and responsibility in our students and distinguish our program. Recent project topics include a new switching technology for automotive components, a manufacturing technique for making brittle wires, a new design concept for shanks in pointe shoes and a new energy saving technology for thermal insulation, a robotic food machine for the elephants at the Baltimore Zoo, microchemical reactors for biodiesel production and many others.
Facilities
The Knott/Donnelly Science Complex, the largest academic building on Loyola’s campus, includes over 5,000 square feet of laboratory area for instruction, design, development and research for engineering majors. Special laboratory facilities include: an engineering student seminar/ reading room, a computer laboratory with engineering design software applications. There are two major laboratory spaces and numerous smaller labs that contain digital signal processing, digital microscopy and image processing, communication electronics, x-ray diffraction equipment, a wind tunnel, mechanical testing equipment, hardness testing machines, microscopy and metallography equipment, and ultrasonic non-destructive testing machines.
Student Development
Additional development is provided in areas of interest. Student-faculty research possibilities include two engineering research courses and the prestigious Hauber Fellowship Program awards, which are funded student- faculty research collaborations over each summer. The senior engineering design project is a major two-semester capstone course that provides a demonstration of design abilities in each student’s area of concentration. Additional activities include departmental work-study jobs, internships with local engineering companies and research collaborations with other local colleges and universities.
Faculty
Robert T. Bailey
Associate Professor
B.E., M.E., Ph.D., University of Florida
Areas of interest: fluid mechanics, microchemical reactors, hazardous waste remediation
Paul J. Coyne, Jr.
Professor
B.E.E., M.E.E., Ph.D., University of Delaware
Areas of interest: digital signal processing, neural networks and nondestructive testing
Wayne L. Elban
Professor
B.Ch.E., Ph.D., University of Delaware
M.S., University of Maryland
Areas of interest: mechanical properties of materials and microstructural characterization
Suzanne E. Keilson
Assistant Professor
B.A., Yale University
M.S., Ph.D., Columbia University
Areas of interest: bioengineering, neurosciences and nonlinear dynamics
Glenn S. Kohne
Associate Professor
B.S.E.E., University of Maryland
M.E.S., Loyola College in Maryland
Areas of interest: hardware programming language development, expert systems and nondestructive testing
Robert B. Pond, Jr.
Department Chair, Associate Professor
Associate Dean of the Natural Sciences
B.E.S., Johns Hopkins University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Areas of interest: solidification, mechanical deformation and fracture, corrosion, nondestructive evaluation of materials, and failure of engineering systems
Bernard J. Weigman
Professor Emeritus
B.S., Loyola College in Maryland
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Areas of interest: computer engineering and automated data collection
Research Opportunities
Engineering science students are eligible for Loyola’s Hauber Fellowship program, which awards summer stipends to talented undergraduates who wish to pursue research in collaboration with a faculty member. Additional project work may be done for credit during the semesters. Recent projects include: Crystal Plasticity Studies, Shape Memory Alloys, Distributed Computation, Darwinian Computational Design, Biofouling Paint, and biodiesel production.
Placement
The strong background in liberal arts enhances engineering skills to equip students for a variety of positions in many fields of engineering. Our graduates have had an excellent placement rate with major firms including Westinghouse, Hewlett Packard, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, the National Security Administration and others. Because of its emphasis on fundamentals, Loyola’s program provides preparation and foundation for graduate studies. Our graduates have pursued degrees in leading universities, such as University of Colorado, University of Delaware, Drexel University, Johns Hopkins University, Lehigh University, the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech.
Course Sequence
1st year
Intro. to Engineering
Calculus I & II
Computer Science I
Core courses (4)
General Physics I & II
General Physics Lab I & II
2nd year
MATLAB Tools for Engineering Science
Spreadsheet Tools for Engineering and Science
Engineering Mechanics I
Intro. to Engineering Materials
Materials Science Lab
Linear Circuit Analysis
Linear Circuit Analysis Lab
Engineering Concentration courses (2-3)
Calculus III
Core course
General Chemistry I & Lab I
Intro. to Linear Algebra
3rd year
Engineering Concentration courses (4)
Engineering elective
Engineering Systems Analysis
Experimental Methods
Probability and Statistics
Core courses (5)
4th year
Engineering Concentration Electives (2)
Engineering Design Project I & II
Core courses (5)
Non-Departmental electives (3)
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