Mechanical Engineering is perhaps the broadest of all engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineers apply the principles of mechanics and energy to design machines ranging from automobile engines to rocket engines and nuclear reactors. Mechanical engineers design and operate power plants and are concerned with the conversion of one form of energy to another. Mechanical engineers design heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems to provide controlled conditions of temperature and humidity in homes, offices, commercial buildings, and industrial plants, and they develop equipment and systems for refrigeration of foods and the operation of cold storage facilities. Mechanical engineers are also involved with the production of energy from alternative sources such as solar, geothermal, and wind.

Mechanical engineers design automobiles, trucks, airplanes, copying machines, interplanetary space vehicles. They also design and manufacture machine tools- the machines that make machines. Mechanical engineers are also involved in the design of manufacturing processes and in automation and robotics. There is no piece of a machinery that was not designed by a mechanical engineer. You can find much more detail information about the Mechanical Engineering discipline by visiting the American Society of Mechanical Engineers webpage.

http://www.asme.org

If you choose to follow the Mechanical Engineering Program course of study, you will complete course work in two areas of study: energy, which includes courses in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer; and engineering design, with courses in strength of materials and mechanical design. The Mechanical Engineering Program allows for additional course in a variety of specialized areas. For additional information about the TCNJ Mechanical Engineering Program including curriculum requirements, program outcomes, available facilities, etc., click on one of the links on the right hand side.