Automotive Materials Engineering Concentration
Edicating future engineers on automotive materials, manufacturing processes, and lightweight design is one of the central missions of CLAMP. For this reason the CLAMP Family have created the automotive materials concentration within the master's program in automotive systems engineering. The emphasis for this concentration is application, design, and processing of structural materials for lightweight automobiles. Courses in this concentration are designed to integrate materials engineering with other engineering disciplines.
Courses in the Automotive Materials Concentration
- Materials Selection in Automotive Design
- Lightweight Automotive Alloys
- Mechanical Behavior of Polymers
- Automotive Composites
- Designing and Manufacturing with Lightweight Automotive Materials
- Design and Manufacturing for Environment
- Vehicle Crashworthiness
Courses Under Development
- Advanced Steels for Automobiles
- Fuel Cell Materials and Manufacturing
- Automotive Assembly Processes
- Analysis of Lightweight Automotive Structures
- Powertrain Materials and Design
Related Courses
- Injection Molding
- Cast Metals in Engineering Design
- Materials Considerations in Manufacturing
- Advanced Engineering Materials
- Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Metal Forming Processes
- Metal Removal Processes
- Environmental Degradation of Materials
Automotive Systems Engineering Degree
Automotive Systems Engineering is an interdisciplinary master's degree program providing a system perspective for automotive engineers with related design and/or research experience.
Curriculum
two required courses- The Automobile - An Integrated System
- Automotive Manufacturing Processes
- Project Management and Concurrent Engineering
- Automotive Systems Modeling
- Automotive Materials Engineering Concentration
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Concentration
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Concentration
- Mechanical Engineering Concentration
The program also offers the opportunity for significant student interaction with faculty members and industry experts through research, internship, continuing education, industry visits, and consulting assignments.