Undergraduate Research

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
2699
Section:
TS2
CRN
89080
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Mechanical Engineering
Instructor first name:
Susan
Instructor last name:
Thomas
Class Details
Course description:
Independent research conducted under the guidance of a faculty member.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the STEM area.
Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help students master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.
This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question
• How do I ask scientific questions or use data, mathematics, or technology to understand the universe?
Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome
• Students will use the scientific method and laboratory procedures or mathematical and computational methods to analyze data, solve problems, and explain natural phenomena.
Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:
• Inquiry and Analysis
• Problem-Solving
• Teamwork 

Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Special Problems

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
PDF required. Please edit this page and upload a PDF. Please check PDF for accessibility prior to submission.
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
MP
Course number:
8903
Section:
DEW
CRN
91849
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Mechanical Engineering
Instructor first name:
Shaheen
Instructor last name:
Dewji
Class Details
Course description:
Individual studies and/or experimental investigations of problems of current interest in medical physics.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the STEM area.
Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help students master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.
This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question
• How do I ask scientific questions or use data, mathematics, or technology to understand the universe?
Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome
• Students will use the scientific method and laboratory procedures or mathematical and computational methods to analyze data, solve problems, and explain natural phenomena.
Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:
• Inquiry and Analysis
• Problem-Solving
• Teamwork 

Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Spec Prob-Manufacturing

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
PDF required. Please edit this page and upload a PDF. Please check PDF for accessibility prior to submission.
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
8903
Section:
DEC
CRN
93695
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Mechanical Engineering
Instructor first name:
Nico
Instructor last name:
Declercq
Class Details
Course description:
Individual studies and/or experimental investigation of problems of current interest in manufacturing.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Social Sciences area

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help students master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.  

Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Special Problems

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
PDF required. Please edit this page and upload a PDF. Please check PDF for accessibility prior to submission.
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
MP
Course number:
8903
Section:
SDE
CRN
91850
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Mechanical Engineering
Instructor first name:
Shaheen
Instructor last name:
Dewji
Class Details
Course description:
Individual studies and/or experimental investigations of problems of current interest in medical physics.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the STEM area.
Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help students master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.
This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question
• How do I ask scientific questions or use data, mathematics, or technology to understand the universe?
Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome
• Students will use the scientific method and laboratory procedures or mathematical and computational methods to analyze data, solve problems, and explain natural phenomena.
Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:
• Inquiry and Analysis
• Problem-Solving
• Teamwork 

Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Undergraduate Research

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
PDF required. Please edit this page and upload a PDF. Please check PDF for accessibility prior to submission.
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
4699
Section:
ZY2
CRN
93718
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Mechanical Engineering
Instructor first name:
Ye
Instructor last name:
Zhao
Class Details
Course description:
Independent research conducted under the guidance of a faculty member.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

One serious kind of academic misconduct is plagiarism, which occurs when a writer, speaker, or designer deliberately uses someone else’s language, ideas, images, or other original material or code without fully acknowledging its source by quotation marks as appropriate, in footnotes or endnotes, in works cited, and in other ways as appropriate (modified from WPA Statement on “Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism”). If you engage in plagiarism or any other form of academic misconduct, you will fail the assignment in which you have engaged in academic misconduct and be referred to the Office of Student Integrity, as required by Georgia Tech policy. We strongly urge you to be familiar with these Georgia Tech sites: · Honor Challenge —https://osi.gatech.edu/students/honor-code · Office of Student Integrity — http://www.osi.gatech.edu/index.php/

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.

 

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

· How do I write effectively in different contexts?

 

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcomes:

· Students will communicate effectively in writing, demonstrating clear organization and structure, using appropriate grammar and writing conventions.

· Students will appropriately acknowledge the use of materials from original sources.

· Students will adapt their written communications to purpose and audience.

· Students will analyze and draw informed inferences from written texts.

 

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:

· Critical Thinking

· Information Literacy

· Persuasion

Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Undergraduate Research

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
PDF required. Please edit this page and upload a PDF. Please check PDF for accessibility prior to submission.
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
4699
Section:
KU3
CRN
91242
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Mechanical Engineering
Instructor first name:
Shreyas
Instructor last name:
Kousik
Class Details
Course description:
Independent research conducted under the guidance of a faculty member.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

One serious kind of academic misconduct is plagiarism, which occurs when a writer, speaker, or designer deliberately uses someone else’s language, ideas, images, or other original material or code without fully acknowledging its source by quotation marks as appropriate, in footnotes or endnotes, in works cited, and in other ways as appropriate (modified from WPA Statement on “Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism”). If you engage in plagiarism or any other form of academic misconduct, you will fail the assignment in which you have engaged in academic misconduct and be referred to the Office of Student Integrity, as required by Georgia Tech policy. We strongly urge you to be familiar with these Georgia Tech sites: · Honor Challenge —https://osi.gatech.edu/students/honor-code · Office of Student Integrity — http://www.osi.gatech.edu/index.php/

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question

o How do I write effectively in different contexts?

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcomes:

o Students will communicate effectively in writing, demonstrating clear organization and structure, using appropriate grammar and writing conventions.

o Students will appropriately acknowledge the use of materials from original sources.

o Students will adapt their written communications to purpose and audience.

o Students will analyze and draw informed inferences from written texts.

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:

o Critical Thinking

o Information Literacy

o Persuasion

Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Undergraduate Research

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
ME4699 Undergraduate Research.pdf (120.27 KB)
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
4699
Section:
AX1
CRN
93541
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Mechanical Engineering
Instructor first name:
Alexander
Instructor last name:
Alexeev
Class Details
Course description:
Independent research conducted under the guidance of a faculty member.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the STEM area.
Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.
This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question: How do I ask scientific questions or use data, mathematics, or technology to understand the universe?
Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome: Students will use the scientific method and laboratory procedures or mathematical and computational methods to analyze data, solve problems, and explain natural phenomena.
Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies: Inquiry and Analysis, Problem-Solving, and Teamwork.

Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Doctoral Thesis

Last Updated: Tue, 03/31/2026
Syllabus
Fall-2026-81660-Ku-ME-9000-RKU.pdf (45.89 KB)
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
9000
Section:
RKU
CRN
81660
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Mechanical Engineering
Instructor first name:
David
Instructor last name:
Ku
Class Details
Course description:

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Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help students master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.  

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question: 

  • How do I understand human experiences and connections?  

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome: 

  • Students will effectively analyze the complexity of human behavior, and how historical, economic, political, social, or geographic relationships develop, persist, or change.  

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies: 

  • Intercultural Competence  
  • Perspective-Taking  
  • Persuasion 
Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Special Prob-Automation

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
PDF required. Please edit this page and upload a PDF. Please check PDF for accessibility prior to submission.
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
8946
Section:
SAW
CRN
93696
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Mechanical Engineering
Instructor first name:
Gregory
Instructor last name:
Sawicki
Class Details
Course description:
Individual studies and/or experimental investigations of problems of current interest in automation and mechatronics.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Social Sciences area. Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.

 

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question: how do I understand human experiences and connections?

 

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcomes: students will effectively analyze the complexity of human behavior, and how historical, economic, political, social or geographic relationships develop, persist or change.

 

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:

  • Intercultural Competence
  • Perspective-Taking
  • Persuasion
Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Special Prob-Automation

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
PDF required. Please edit this page and upload a PDF. Please check PDF for accessibility prior to submission.
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
8941
Section:
ZHA
CRN
93692
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Mechanical Engineering
Instructor first name:
Ye
Instructor last name:
Zhao
Class Details
Course description:
Individual studies and/or experimental investigations of problems of current interest in automation and mechatronics.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Social Sciences area.

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content and support students’ broad academic and career goals.

This course will direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

• How do I understand human experiences and connections?

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:

• Students will effectively analyze the complexity of human behavior, and how historical, economic, political, social, or geographic relationships develop, persist, or change.

Course content, activities, and exercises in this course will help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:

Intercultural Competence

Perspective-Taking

Persuasion

Analytical and Critical Thinking

Source Analysis

Administrative Data
Course status
Active
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