MANUFACTURING: POLYMER PROCESSING AND ENGINEERING
Introduction to all important aspects of polymer processing and engineering including polymeric materials, material properties, design and manufacturing considerations, processing methods, part performance, post-consumer recycling and upcycling, societal responsibilities and ethics, and various techniques for modeling in materials processing like dimensional analysis, design of experiments, analytical solutions, and computer simulation.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: (M E 306 or E M A 303 ) and M E 231 Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the relationship among materials, properties, processes, and performance of plastics products Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe polymer processes, process selection, and optimal design and apply the basic terminology associated with the field of polymer processing and manufacturing Audience: Undergraduate 3. Conduct experiments, analyze and interpret the data Audience: Undergraduate 4. Identify techniques and decision making tools for increased quality, product safety, decreased cost, reduced cycle times and reliability and productivity Audience: Undergraduate 5. Identify ethical and sustainability concerns that arise in manufacturing Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the relationship among materials, properties, processes, and performance of plastics products Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe polymer processes, process selection, and optimal design and apply the basic terminology associated with the field of polymer processing and manufacturing Audience: Undergraduate 3. Conduct experiments, analyze and interpret the data Audience: Undergraduate 4. Identify techniques and decision making tools for increased quality, product safety, decreased cost, reduced cycle times and reliability and productivity Audience: Undergraduate 5. Identify ethical and sustainability concerns that arise in manufacturing Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027