Manufacturing engineering
Troy McDaniel
About this opportunity
The Manufacturing Engineering, BS has project-based, hands-on curriculum and the outstanding fabrication facilities equip graduates to excel as manufacturing engineers as the manufacturing industry makes a dramatic transformation into a future globalized supply network. The team-based learning environment teaches students to find innovative ways to integrate products and services in this ever-changing, fast-paced and complex field.
Students will become key team members who will enable the design of new processes for making such varied products as airplanes, surgical instrument, toys and foodstuffs that meet customer needs, and doing so at the best price and in the most sustainable way while adhering to quality and functionality standards. Major Map
Thesis
Manufacturing Engineering students can utilize MFG 493 Honors Thesis as an Upper Division Technical Elective. Contact your major academic advisor for further information.
Recent Honors Theses Topics:
- Co-Bot Integration For High-Volume Manufacturing of Aerospace Components
- Sustainable Manufacturing of PETG 3D Printed Prosthetics
- Small-Scale Manufacturing for Epoxy Resin Curing
- Prioritizing Projects on Time and Cost Savings for a more Efficient Manufacturing Process of a Semiconductor Company
- Process of Apparel Manufacturing for Start-Ups and Small Businesses
Other Honors Opportunities
Courses that are part of the Engineering Projects in Community Service program (FSE 104 EPICS Gold I and FSE 404 EPICS In Action) automatically count for honors credit.
In addition, students admitted to the Grand Challenge Scholars Program will automatically earn honors credit for the program’s required courses (FSE 150 Perspectives on Grand Challenges for Engineering, FSE 250 GCSP Gold, FSE 350 GCSP Maroon).
Learn more about a manufacturing engineering alumni as a research and development engineer at Los Alamos National Laboratory.