GENERAL ENGINEERING

500.101 (E)

WHAT IS ENGINEERING (3) Karweit  Limit 36   Freshmen only or Perm. Req'd.
This is a course of lectures, laboratories, and special projects. Its objective is to introduce students not only to different fields of engineering but also to the analytic tools and techniques that the profession uses. Assignments include hands-on and virtual experiments, oral presentations of product design, and design/construction/testing of structures

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TTh 1:30-3:30

500.200 (E,Q)

COMPUTING FOR ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS (3) Karweit Limit 50  Prereq: 110.109 This course introduces a variety of techniques for solving problems in engineering and science on a computer using MATLAB. Topics include structure and operation of a computer, the programming language MATLAB, computational mathematics, and elementary numerical analysis.

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TTh 10:30-11:45

500.405 (E,N)

ENERGY ENGINEERING: FUNDAMENTALS AND FUTURE (3) Erlebacher/ Katz/ Hemker  
Limit 50 Prereq: Undergraduate course in thermodynamics     This course examines the science and engineering of contemporary and cutting-edge energy technologies.   Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering fundamentals in this area will be complemented by case studies that include fuel cells, solar cells, lighting, thermoelectrics, wind turbines, engines, nuclear power, biofuels, and catalysis.  Students will consider various alternative energy systems, and also to research and engineering of traditional energy technologies aimed at increased efficiency, conservation, and sustainability. Co-listed with 530.415
Cross-listed with Materials Science

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TTh 10:30-11:45

500.410 (E,N)

SURGERY FOR ENGINEERS (3) Marohn/ Assumpcao Limit 15  Perm. Req’d Surgery for Engineers is a laboratory experience that teaches the fundamental skills and operative procedures
for general surgery. This hands-on course is designed for engineers tasked with development of computer integrated surgical systems and associated technologies. Students are exposed to both traditional and innovative operating room (OR) environments and are taught basic
techniques used during surgery.
Contact Cynthia Ramey at cramey@jhu.edu, or 410-516-6841.

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M 12-5

500.602

SEMINAR: ENVIRONMENT & APPLIED FLUID MECHANICS Meneveau   Cross-listed with Geography & Environmental Engineering, Earth & Planetary Sciences, and Mechanical Engineering

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F 10:30-12:30

500.615

HHMI/IGERT JOURNAL CLUB Stebe     Students in the IGERT/HHMI training grant programs study and present topics in nanotechnology applied to biology from the scientific literature. 

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M 12-12:50

500.619

FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF NANOMATERIALS Searson, Stebe, Wirtz, Chien  INBT course 
This course will cover the physics and chemistry relevant to the design, synthesis, and characterization of nanoparticles.  Topics include nanoparticle synthesis, fictionalization, surface engineering, and applications in diagnostics and therapeutics.  The properties of semiconductor quantum dots and magnetic nanoparticles will be reviewed along with techniques for nanoparticle manipulation, particle tracking, and bio-microrheology.  Patterning tools including soft lithography, optical lithography, e-beam lithography, and template lithography will be discussed.  Electron and scanning probe microscopy will be reviewed. 
Cross-listed with Materials Science

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MTh 1-2:15