工程

学术项目介绍

工程 studies at 韦尔斯利 approaches 工程 as a humanitarian activity intrinsic to the modern liberal arts. Students taking 工程 classes explore questions such as: What are the technology-related needs of underserved communities? What 工程 practices and interventions can help mitigate these challenges? 的 韦尔斯利 工程 Lab (我们这些“试验) is a vibrant hub where students from diverse backgrounds and disciplines can learn and explore 亲自动手的 工程 work. 的re are ample resources for design, collaboration, construction, analysis, and communication.

韦尔斯利 does not grant a major or minor in 工程. Students can pursue more advanced 工程 courses, 证书, and degrees through 韦尔斯利’s partnerships with MIT and 奥林 College of 工程.

学习目标

  • 产生新的技术想法和方法, taking into account authentic constraints including interpreting 社会 norms and conditions.
  • Integrate quantitative and qualitative 工程 methodologies and approaches drawn from science, 数学, 社会科学, 和人文学科来收集数据, 分析, 模型, 并得出结论.
  • 设计一个系统, 组件, or process to meet desired needs within realistic 经济, 环境, 社会, 政治, 道德, 健康与安全, 可制造性, 以及可持续性约束.
  • Evaluate the impact of 工程 solutions in a global, 经济, 环境, 以及社会背景.
  • Develop and refine the ability to work on team-based projects to solve problems collaboratively.

追求高级工程

学生可以完成证书课程 工程 在奥林或在 工程的领导 通过伯纳德·M. 戈登麻省理工学院工程领导力项目.

Students can earn a five-year double degree from 韦尔斯利 and 奥林 或麻省理工学院. 的se programs are highly selective and extremely rigorous; zero to two students participate from each class year. Most students interested in 工程 opt to major in a math or science field at 韦尔斯利, 参与暑期研究, 然后在研究生院学习工程学.

A student wearing protective glasses works on a lathe in the machine shop.

地点和空间

的 我们这些“试验 offers professional grade tools and machinery for 亲自动手的 learning and rapid prototyping, 包括:

  • 3D Printers: Markforged Onyx Pro, UltiMaker S7 Pro, and Stratasys Dimension 1200es.
  • 激光切割机:Trotec Speedy 300 100w CO2激光器.
  • Band saw, drill press, and hand tools for rapid prototyping.
  • Electronics tools and 组件s including soldering equipment, 微控制器, 以及开发委员会.
  • 快速原型机制的技术乐高.

额外的制造能力, the 韦尔斯利 community has access to the 科学中心 machine shop and 玻璃车库 makerspace, the Knapp Center makerspace in Clapp Library, and the 巴布森学院的魏斯曼铸造厂.

课程强调

实验技术

PHYS210

通过动手探索, students will learn about analog and digital electronics, 光学系统, and foundational techniques in the modern physics laboratory. 将制订一个数据分析框架, 重点是模型-数据比较, 模型选择和统计推断. This course helps prepare students for independent research and internships in physics and related fields.

(ENGR 210和PHYS 210是交叉列出的课程.)
更多信息

  • 实验技术

    PHYS210

    通过动手探索, students will learn about analog and digital electronics, 光学系统, and foundational techniques in the modern physics laboratory. 将制订一个数据分析框架, 重点是模型-数据比较, 模型选择和统计推断. This course helps prepare students for independent research and internships in physics and related fields. (ENGR 210和PHYS 210是交叉列出的课程.)

  • Intersections of Technology, 社会正义, 和冲突

    PEAC305

    This course explores the intersections between 社会 justice, 冲突, 和工程使用跨学科, 亲自动手的, 案例研究法. 我们将探索四种技术(无人机), 手机, 炉灶和水泵), exploring in each case both the embodied 工程 concepts and the 道德 and 政治 implications of using the technology. 的 case studies will inform our discussions of the following big ideas: technology is directly linked to 社会 justice and can have both highly beneficial and highly problematic results for the development and transformation of 冲突s; understanding technology at a deeper level is critical to understanding the justice impact on communities and people; media communication about technology and technological innovations' benefits can be hyperbolic and requires a critical lens. Peace and Justice Studies majors must register for PEAC 305. Students in other majors may register for either PEAC 305 or ENGR 305 depending on their preparation. (ENGR 305和PEAC 305是交叉上市的课程.)
探索所有课程

样本课程和研究项目

  • Student-made electric car with an Arduino Uno on it.

    Students in ENGR160: Fundamentals of 工程 have developed a wide range of electro-mechanical devices including robotic door closers and garden protectors, 在科学综合大楼安装钢琴楼梯, and adaptive tools for the 皇冠体育 Child Study Center.

  • Idea map/brainstorming session drawn out on a whiteboard.

    20岁的Sarah Chu和19岁的jiming Cui负责设计, 建, 安装, and tested a payload delivery system on the DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone that could carry a variety of payloads and release them upon command in midair. 的 device was subsequently used by students in ENGR/PEAC 305: Intersections of Technology, 社会正义, 和冲突.

  • Students and faculty in a machine shop observe and discuss what they are making.

    Senior Lecturer and Director of 工程 Studies 艾米Banzaert partners with 社区 Rowing, Inc., to assist with the design and implementation of adaptive equipment for athletes with physical and cognitive challenges. 2017年夏天，琳达. Lazo ’18 refined two projects for 社区 Rowing (the Rigger Raiser and the Erg Grabber) from prior work by students in ENGR 111: Product Creation for All.

机会

  • dropin小时

    Students currently enrolled in 工程 classes have priority for using the 我们这些“试验. Supervised drop-in hours are available for all members of the 韦尔斯利 community.

  • 韦尔斯利工程学会

    This group is for students interested in 工程.

  • 学生就业

    合格的学生可以在 我们这些“试验, providing equipment training and design help while honing their teaching and 工程 skills.


工程项目

Address
科学中心
中央街106号
韦尔斯利，马萨诸塞州02481
电话
781-283-3756
联系
艾米Banzaert
项目负责人
苏珊·兰格
学术管理员