2.75 - PRECISION MACHINE DESIGN

Application of mechanical and electrical engineering fundamentals to the design of medical devices that address clinical needs. Topics included: design philosophy; accuracy, resolution, and repeatability; error budgeting; bearings; structural loops; linkages; power transmission systems; joints; and exact-constraint design. Modeled, designed, prototyped, and tested a perfused 3D tissue bioreactor.

2.720 - ELEMENTS OF MECHANICAL DESIGN

Advanced study of modeling, design, integration, and best practices for use of machine elements. Topics included: stress, fatigue, power transmission, bearings, error modeling, finite element modeling, thermal modeling, and machining. Modeled, designed, analyzed, fabricated, and characterized a precision desktop lathe.

2.65 - SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING

Assessment of current and potential future energy systems. Topics included: resource extraction, conversion, and end-use technologies; nuclear energy; renewable energy; and issues with storage, transmission, and conservation. Wrote a term paper titled 'Sustainable Decentralized Power Generation from Biomass in Rural India: Barriers and Opportunities'.

2.76 - GLOBAL ENGINEERING

Combines rigorous engineering theory and user-centered product design to create technologies for developing and emerging markets. Topics included: machine design theory, bottom-up/top-down design processes, engagement of stakeholders, socioeconomic factors, and market dynamics of developing and emerging markets. Analyzed and prototyped a liquid desiccant system for dehumidification and cooling of hot, humid climates.

2.42 - GENERAL THERMODYNAMICS

General foundations of thermodynamics from an entropy point of view, entropy generation and transfer in complex systems.

15.S17 - TECHNOLOGY, DESIGN & ENTREPRENEURSHIP