ME 410B: Advanced Foresight and Technological Innovation
Continuation of
ME410A. Students will continue developing their invention, integrate additional engineering foresight, and develop an intrinsic innovation mindset. Ongoing discussion of industry examples and contemporary events demonstrate foresight principals and engineering leadership in action.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Cockayne, W. (PI)
ME 410C: Advanced Foresight and Technological Innovation
Continuation of
ME410B. Students will continue developing their invention, integrate additional engineering foresight, and develop an intrinsic innovation mindset. Ongoing discussion of industry examples and contemporary events demonstrate foresight principals and engineering leadership in action.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Cockayne, W. (PI)
ME 411: Advanced Topics in Computational Solid Mechanics
Discussion of the use of computational simulation methods for analyzing and optimizing production processes and for developing new products, based on real industrial applications in the metal forming industry. Brief review of linear and nonlinear continuum mechanics and the use of finite element methods to model solid mechanics problems, constitutive relations for metals, coupled thermo-elasto-plastic (viscoplastic) problems, modeling metal productions processes: bulk metal forming processes using rigid/viscoplastic material models, application examples: hot rolling of plates and the Mannesmann piercing processes and modeling the service behavior of steel pipes. Prerequisites:
ME 338A,
ME 335A,B,C, or consent of instructor.
Last offered: Winter 2010
ME 412: Engineering Functional Analysis and Finite Elements (CME 356)
Concepts in functional analysis to understand models and methods used in simulation and design. Topology, measure, and integration theory to introduce Sobolev spaces. Convergence analysis of finite elements for the generalized Poisson problem. Extensions to convection-diffusion-reaction equations and elasticity. Upwinding. Mixed methods and LBB conditions. Analysis of nonlinear and evolution problems. Prerequisites: 335A,B,
CME 200,
CME 204, or consent of instructor. Recommended: 333,
MATH 171.
Last offered: Winter 2015
ME 413: Quantum Confinement Structures: Physics and Fabrication
Quantum mechanics principles and the thermodynamics of confinement structures. Focus is on potential applications such as solar cells and catalysis. Student presentations. Lab demonstrations. Prerequisite: background in quantum mechanics and statistical thermodynamics.
Last offered: Spring 2008
ME 414: Solid State Physics for Mechanical Engineering Experiments
Introductory overview of principles of statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics and solid-state physics. Provides graduate Mechanical Engineering students with the understanding needed to work on devices or technologies which rely on solid-state physics. (Alternate years, not offered summer 2012).
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Kenny, T. (PI)
;
Gerrard, D. (TA)
ME 417: Total Product Integration Engineering
For students aspiring to be product development executives and leaders in research and education. Advanced methods and tools beyond the material covered in
ME 317: quality design across global supply chain, design for robustness, product development risk management, Monte Carlo simulation and product financial analysis, and decision analysis. Small teams or individuals conduct a practical project that produces a case study or enhancement to existing development methods and tools. Enrollment limited to 12. Prerequisites: 317A, B
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 12 units total)
Instructors:
Beiter, K. (PI)
ME 420: Applied Electrochemistry at Micro- and Nanoscale
Applied electrochemistry with a focus on energy conversion and storage. Basic concepts of thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and first principal calculations are presented, of which today's fundamentals of electrochemical energy conversion/storage are built. Conventional as well as advanced Li battery concepts/systems and their applications will be a main subject area. intercalation and conversion cathode and anode material families will be introduced and electrochemical function/challenges for energy storage of these materials will be highlighted. Conventional electrolyte materials such as carbonate based liquid electrolyte system and advanced solid-state material will be a topic in class.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Fasching, R. (PI)
;
Tam, Q. (TA)
ME 421: European Entrepreneurship and Innovation Thought Leaders Seminar
Lessons from real-world experiences and challenges in European startups, corporations, universities, non-profit research institutes and venture finance organizations. Speakers include entrepreneurs, leaders from global technology companies, university researchers, venture capitalists, legal experts, senior policy makers and other guests from selected European countries and regions. Geographic scope encompasses Ireland to Russia, and Scandinavia to the Mediterranean region. Enrollment open to undergraduates and graduates in any school or department at Stanford.
Last offered: Winter 2016
| Repeatable
for credit
ME 429: COMMERCIAL MEMS DEVICE DESIGN
This course will provide insight into designing MEMS based devices for use in commercial/consumer and automotive sensor applications. Topics to be covered in this MEMS sensor design course will include electromechanical modeling/simulation, compensation for cross-wafer and wafer-to-wafer fabrication variations in a high volume semiconductor manufacturing facility, design for extreme environments (drop shock, temperature, etc.), and some discussion of the unique challenges with respect to consumer and automotive sensor markets. Student teams will develop a MEMS sensor/transducer design (capacitive 3-axis accelerometer), electro-mechanical system model (Matlab based), fabrication process flow with manufacturing analysis (Excel based) in response to a provided design specification sheet.
Last offered: Spring 2016
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