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Main Departmental Office
Discovery Park, Room F101

Mailing address:
1155 Union Circle #311098
Denton, TX 76203-5017
940-565-2400
Fax: 940-369-8675

Web site: www.mee.unt.edu

Yong X. Tao, Chair

Faculty 

The Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering at the University of North Texas is committed to academic excellence in undergraduate and graduate education and research in all areas pertinent to the discipline of mechanical engineering and in particular to thermal-fluid sciences, energy production, and solid mechanics. The goals of the Department and its faculty are: (1) to provide high quality and innovative educational programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels; (2) to foster lifelong learning by promoting professionalism and ethical standards and helping students develop leadership qualities; (3) to pursue excellence in scholarly research in areas of mechanical and energy engineering; and (4) to collaborate with engineers in industry, national laboratories, and government agencies in finding the solutions to national and global problems related to energy use and its environmental impacts.

Mission and Vision

The mission of the Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering is to harness the power of ideas by providing a student-centered environment, fostering a strong culture of learning, promoting high quality scholarly activities, serving the engineering profession and society, and advancing regional economic development. We seek to accomplish this mission by:

• Offering high quality and innovative educational programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Pursuing innovation, excellence, and leadership in scholarly activities.
• Serving the engineering profession and humanity with faculty and student expertise.

The vision of the Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering is to create an outstanding, innovative, and interdisciplinary student-centered academic program that emphasizes the fundamentals of mechanical engineering, modern applications pertaining to energy production, power management and distribution, and life-long learning skills, within a research-and-project oriented environment.

Programs

• Mechanical and Energy Engineering, BS

• Energy Assessment of Buildings professional certificate

Courses

• MEEN 1000 - Discover Mechanical and Energy Engineering
• MEEN 1110 - Mechanical and Energy Engineering Practice I
• MEEN 1210 - Mechanical and Energy Engineering Practice II
• MEEN 2130 - Statics and Dynamics
• MEEN 2210 - Thermodynamics I
• MEEN 2250 - Computer Aided Engineering
• MEEN 2900 - Special Problems in Mechanical and Energy Engineering
• MEEN 2910 - Special Problems in Mechanical and Energy Engineering
• MEEN 2996 - Honors College Mentored Research Experience
• MEEN 3100 - Manufacturing Processes
• MEEN 3110 - Thermodynamics II
• MEEN 3120 - Fluid Mechanics
• MEEN 3125 - Thermal Engineering Projects
• MEEN 3130 - Machine Elements
• MEEN 3135 - Mechanical and Energy Engineering Projects
• MEEN 3210 - Heat Transfer
• MEEN 3220 - Thermal-Fluid Science for Buildings
• MEEN 3230 - System Dynamics and Control
• MEEN 3240 - Mechanical and Energy Engineering Laboratory I
• MEEN 3242 - Mechanical and Energy Engineering Laboratory II
• MEEN 3250 - Analytical Methods for MEE Engineers
• MEEN 3996 - Honors College Mentored Research Experience
• MEEN 4010 - Thermal Energy Storage (TES)
• MEEN 4110 - Alternative Energy Sources
• MEEN 4112 - Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering
• MEEN 4120 - Aerospace Fundamentals
• MEEN 4130 - Failure of Deformable Bodies
• MEEN 4140 - Finite Element Analysis
• MEEN 4150 - Mechanical and Energy Engineering Systems Design I
• MEEN 4151 - Manufacturing of Renewable Biocomposites for Lightweight Energy Efficient Structure
• MEEN 4152 - Mechanics of Composites and Foams for Lightweight Energy Efficient Structures
• MEEN 4160 - Mechanical Vibrations
• MEEN 4250 - Capstone Design in Mechanical and Energy Engineering
• MEEN 4300 - Intermediate Thermodynamics
• MEEN 4310 - Intermediate Heat Transfer
• MEEN 4315 - Nanoscale Energy Transport Process
• MEEN 4320 - Mechanical Systems for Buildings
• MEEN 4330 - Introduction to Combustion Science and Engineering
• MEEN 4332 - Fundamentals of Air Pollution Engineering
• MEEN 4335 - Computational Simulation of Building Energy Systems
• MEEN 4340 - Energy Efficiencies and Green Building Design for Commercial Buildings
• MEEN 4350 - Energy Efficiencies and Green Building for Residential Buildings
• MEEN 4410 - Energy Harvesting System Design
• MEEN 4415 - Smart Materials and Structures
• MEEN 4488 - Introduction to Microfluidics
• MEEN 4510 - Electronic Manufacturing Technologies
• MEEN 4800 - Topics in Mechanical and Energy Engineering
• MEEN 4810 - Topics in Mechanical and Energy Engineering
• MEEN 4890 - Directed Study in Mechanical and Energy Engineering
• MEEN 4900 - Special Problems in Mechanical and Energy Engineering
• MEEN 4910 - Special Problems in Mechanical and Energy Engineering
• MEEN 4920 - Cooperative Education in Mechanical and Energy Engineering
• MEEN 4951 - Honors College Capstone Thesis

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