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Welcome!
Dr. Sridhar Santhanam (Dr. S)([email protected])
Professor & ChairDepartment of Mechanical Engineering
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What do mechanical engineers do?
Planes, Trains, Automobiles
Advanced materials
Structural and Dynamic Design
Robotics
Energy Systems Bio engineering Clean Water
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What Skills Will I Develop at Villanova?
Ethics
Global Sensitivity
Entrepreneurial Approaches
Teamwork
Communication
Critical Thinking
Imagination & Creativity
Math & Science
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Core Curriculum
Basic Foundational Courses
• Calc I,II,III, Diff Eq, Statistics, Phy I & II, Chem I, Freshmen Engineering
Mechanics/materials • Statics, Solid Mechanics, Materials, Manufacturing
Thermal Fluids • Thermodynamics, Fluid mechanics, Heat transfer
Dynamic Systems • Dynamic Systems I & II, Fundamentals of EE
Design Specific • Analysis & Design, Capstone
Arts • Communications, THL, PHI, Ethics, Humanities
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Flexibility in Electives
Junior Spring
• 3 of 6• 1 ME• 2 Humanities• Plus 3 req’d ME
classes and lab
Senior Fall
• 4 of 6• 3 ME• 1 Humanities• plus capstone
and ethics
Senior Spring
• 4 of 5• 2 ME, 1 free, 1
math• plus capstone
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Concentrations and Minors
Dynamic Systems
Thermal Sciences
Materials & Mechanics
Aerospace
Mechatronics
BiomedicalEngineering
Entrepreneurship
Business
Other….
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May 2019 Minors
7
Total number of minors 78
Students with double minor 20
Students with triple minor 1
Total students with a minor 57
% with at least one minor 74%
Aero 15Math 12Biomedical Engineering 9EGR Entrepreneurship 9Mechatronics 9SBI 9Business 4Finance 3Chinese 1Classics 1Computer Science 1History 1Honors 1Physics 1Sustainability Studies 1
Double MajorMath and ME 1
Last year - 73%
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Undergraduate Research
World Renowned faculty with cutting-edge
research
Novel Nanomaterials
Data Center
Efficiency
Dynamic control of
unmanned vehicles
Swarm Robotics
Advanced Energy Storage
Biomimetic materials
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M.E. Students in Action
Service Learning Hands On Laboratories Outreach programs
Formula SAE Unmanned Boat Partnership opportunities
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After Graduation, what?
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• 2019 Placement Stats (ME)– 75% FT employment– 14% grad school– 10% other endeavors98.6% Successful Placement Rate– ME Student mean salary $67,932– Student with at least one internship – 82% (does
not include research or NROTC)
11
Excellent Job Placement Statistics
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• Air Products• BASF, Inc.• BioKinetics, Inc.• Boeing Helicopters• DuPont• Deloitte• Environmental Partners Corp.• Ernst & Young Management
Consulting• Exxon Mobil• Ford• General Dynamics• NADC• L3Harris Technologies
• Henkels & McCoy • Lockheed Martin• Metrologic Instruments• U.S. Navy (NSWC)• Northrop Grumman• PECO Energy• Peterson Consulting• Rolls Royce Marine• Sargent & Lundy• SKF USA, Inc.• Sun Microsystems• Sun Co.• Zeneca, Inc.
Graduate Schools: Stanford, Berkeley, MIT, Villanova
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Villanova Mechanical Engineering
Unique curriculum featuring flexibility for minors and study abroad, and a well
rounded education emphasizing communication
skills and service to others
Highly acclaimed faculty teach our undergraduate classes and offer research
opportunities
Hands-on learning, student project teams, strong classroom bonds and
personal attention
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Mechanical Engineering in Action• Senior Capstone Design
https://youtu.be/Z8OzJnXKXCY
• Villanova EOD Robothttps://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v
=sl37k9cjuko&feature=emb_title
• Formula SAE car racinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Ei7cI9Of0
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Luigi Siligato ([email protected])• Class of 2020• 5-year BS/MS, Concentration in Dynamics &
Controls• A cappella (Vocal Minority), Musical Theatre,
Pastoral Musicians• Studied abroad in Madrid, Spain & Urbino,
Italy• TA, Summer Research• Boeing intern in summer 2019 and 2020
Rebecca Moretti ([email protected])• Class of 2020• Biomedical Engineering Minor• Study Abroad: Trinity College Dublin• Stryker Advanced Operations Global
Engineering Development Program• SWE, ASME, and NovaCANE Exec board• MATE Robotics Competition Student
Coordinator
Samantha Sandler ([email protected])• Class of 2020• Engineering Entrepreneurship Minor• 2 L3Harris Technologies Internships -->
Committed post-grad • Makerspace Supervisor• Formula SAE Racing Team• L3Harris Innovate Researcher• Research with Dr. Seth & Dr. Clayton • Tau Beta Pi & Pi Tau Sigma Honor Societies
Peter Coyle ([email protected])• Class of 2017• Minor in Economics• Campus Clubs: Formula SAE, Villanova
Consulting Group, Villanova Equity Society• Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in
Philadelphia, primarily focused in strategy for consumer goods companies
Student and Alumni Panel