events & NEWS
New Course
Spring Semester course in Engineering Economics - begins January 19, 2010. See the course description.
New Faculty Position
We are searching for another Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering to join our faculty in 2010.
Welcome Dr. Ghorashi
We are pleased to announce that Professor Mehrdaad Ghorashi has joined the Engineering faculty as Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
Professor Ghorashi has performed research on vibrations, stress analysis of structures, smart materials as sensors and actuators, and structural dynamics of helicopter blades.
For more information, see his biographical sketch.
Engineering
Welcome
Our undergraduate degree programs include electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. In addition to the regular program, electrical engineering has a computer engineering option. The mechanical engineering program emphasizes electromechanical systems and properties of materials. Transfer systems enable students to begin here and transfer elsewhere for programs we don’t have at USM and to begin elsewhere and finish their degree program here.
We believe engineering programs at USM are an outstanding value. The engineering department is committed to maximizing the student's potential to achieve her or his academic goals. Our classes are small and taught by engineering faculty. Our facilities are new or recently renovated. We have extensive contact with local industry, with opportunities for internships and cooperative education as well as employment upon graduation.
Our program is designed so that students gain knowledge and abilities to prepare them to:
1) function as engineers in technologically-intensive firms
2) succeed in post-baccalaureate study;
3) transfer their engineering skills to different environments and
4) contribute to society as broadly educated, articulate, and ethical professionals and citizens.
The engineering programs are housed in the newly reconstructed and expanded John Mitchell Center on the Gorham campus. The greater Portland area is one of the nation's most desirable places to live, with a broad array of employment, cultural, art and recreational offerings.
