ME 598

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Credit: 1 to 4 hours.

Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in mechanical engineering intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites.

May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary.

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ME 598 class schedule data for spring 2019
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
65832	Lecture	ALV	2:00PM -4:50PM	W	Location Pending	LaViers Minnick, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/19-05/01/19 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: High-Level Robotic Control Section Info: This interdisciplinary seminar will have three main components: representation, control, and coordination. Course assignments will include interactive, embodied movement sessions, choreography, assigned reading, presentations to fellow students, leading in-class discussions, and intensive writing assignments. Topics covered in representation will include continuous dynamical systems, discrete transition systems, graphs, and movement notation. Topics covered in control will include motion tracking, planning, supervisory control, and formal specification. Topics in coordination will include Laplacian dynamics, consensus, leader-follower networks, and formation control. The course will come full circle when we see the relationship among these three topics: the coordination and performance we can achieve on machines depends on our choices in representation and control strategy. Students should have familiarity with the following: linear algebra, differential equations, digital logic, Laban movement analysis, feedback control, and/or networks. Please contact Tammy Smith (tssmith1@illinois.edu) or Robbie Vermillion (rvermil2@illinois.edu) to be added to the waitlist if the course is closed when you register. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
69470	Lecture	AN1	10:00AM -11:20AM	MW	106B6 Engineering Hall	Hossain, M Kim, J Nam, S van der Zande, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/19-05/01/19 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Nano-Fab & Characterization Section Info: Full Title: Nanoscale Fabrication and Characterization This course will provide a practical understanding of state-of-the-art, nanoscale fabrication and characterization approaches and the fundamental principles behind these advanced techniques. Lectures will introduce students to topics including top-down and bottom-up paradigms of nano-fabrication, characterization of structures smaller than can be resolved with light, and explore applications at the forefront of nanoresearch. The focus will be on two dimensional materials, which will be used as a case study to understand the broader challenges and opportunities of making and using nanoscale systems. Students will apply course concepts through labs and demonstrations to synthesize monolayer graphene, characterize nanoscale structure and properties, and engineer devices like graphene field effect transistors. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
69471	Laboratory	AN2	11:00AM -12:50PM	F	213A Mechanical Engineering Bldg	Hossain, M Kim, J Nam, S van der Zande, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/19-05/01/19 Section Title: Nano-Fab & Characterization
69408	Lecture	AWJ	2:00PM -3:50PM	MW	3081 Electrical & Computer Eng Bldg	Wagoner Johnson, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/19-05/01/19 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Science Communication for ME Section Info: Effective oral and written science communication that reaches both technical and non-technical audiences is increasingly important. Scientists are expected to communicate using a broad range of media. This course provides concentrated instruction and practice in both written and oral communication through a range of communication formats. Topics include persuasion, improv for science communication, story telling, effective graphics, assertion-evidence presentations, and communication to media outlets, as examples. By the end of the semester, students will have curated a research portfolio that includes oral and written products for both technical and non-technical audiences. Prereq: Graduate students must be in at least the second year of the ME program. The course is recommended for students who are approaching or past qualifying exams, and who are ready to write and talk about their research. It is not recommended for students who are in their last semester or first year of graduate studies. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Mechanical Sci & Engineering department. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
68059	Lecture	DFS	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Socie, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/19-05/01/19 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Fun with Mechanics Section Info: This course is being offered to give graduate students an opportunity to participate in a creative design project course that is of a competitive nature. In the first semester ( 2 credit hours ) small student teams of 3 - 5 persons will design a device to meet the specified technical requirements of the competition and provide an engineering analysis that shows that their design is likely to be successful. The device will be fabricated in the second semester ( 2 credit hours). The Fall 2017 project was to build a walking machine that is powered by a cordless drill that carries a human rider. A competition consisting of racing around the Engineering Quad will be held at the end of the second semester in the spring of 2018. This course has no lectures or exams, grades are based solely on the project. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Mechanical Sci & Engineering department. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
52404	Discussion/ Recitation	TEX	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Saif, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/19-05/01/19 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Corporate Internship - required for Tsinghua 3+2 program. Registration is restricted to students in the Tsinghua 3+2 program. Students are required to obtain a registration override from the MechSE Undergraduate Office, Rm 154 Mechanical Engineering Bldg.
52403	Discussion/ Recitation	TSE	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Saif, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/19-05/01/19 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Corporate Internship - required for Tsinghua 3+2 program. Registration is restricted to students in the Tsinghua 3+2 program. Students are required to obtain a registration override from the MechSE Undergraduate Office, Rm 154 Mechanical Engineering Bldg.