Updated July 30, 2020

Welcome to the Johns Hopkins University and the Department of Mechanical Engineering! We look forward to meeting you at our New Student Orientation for Freshmen and Transfer Students on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time via Zoom.  The Zoom link will be added soon.

View this important information…

• Websites to See

  Please view these websites for information:

  • The University’s Student Orientation page
  • Info for new Whiting School of Engineering students
  • Mechanical Engineering Academic Advising (including advising manuals and checkout sheets)
  • Math Placement Exam (to select your first math class, though not required, it’s strongly recommended)
  • The Mechanical Engineering “Top 12” for Undergraduates page with all kinds of info for undergrad students.

• Facebook

  Facebook
  Check out and “like” the Mechanical Engineering Facebook page!
  

• Read this Letter

  Check out this welcome letter and other useful information from our Director of Undergraduate Studies, Prof. Steven Marra, the instructor for EN.530.107 MechE Undergraduate Seminar, EN.530.111 Intro to MechE Design and CAD, and EN.530.115 MechE Freshman Lab I.

  Note, an updated letter will soon be available.

• WIN a $50 Gift Card! Take the Challenge by August 14

  Take the Undergraduate Advising Manual Quiz Challenge! You could win a $50 gift card to the JHU Barnes and Noble Bookstore or one of our fabulous Mechanical Engineering T-shirts.

  ENTER THE CONTEST!

  Visit the Undergraduate Advising Manual Quiz Challenge and answer the questions. Answers can be found in our Undergraduate Advising Manual.

  HOW YOU CAN WIN

  Quizzes with all correct answers will be entered into a drawing for the Gift Card and the t-shirts, to be awarded at the Freshman Orientation on Wednesday, August 19. If no one answers all questions correctly, those whose quizzes have the most correct answers will be entered in the drawing.

  ENTRIES DUE FRIDAY, AUGUST 14

  Don’t delay! Play today and have fun!

• About the Introductory Chemistry Requirement

  You may have noticed that older online advising manuals refer to an “Introduction to Materials Chemistry” course.  This course is no longer offered.

  Please register for the course 030.101 Introductory Chemistry.  This course will fulfill the intro to chemistry requirement.

  Neither the Mechanical Engineering nor Engineering Mechanics degrees require the Intro to Chemistry Lab, so it is not necessary to take the lab section of the course.
  

• What Computer and Software Should I Buy?

  The Mechanical Engineering department has no recommendations about the type of computer to purchase.  It seems that our students prefer Mac iOS systems and Windows-based systems equally well.  The University offers a discount student rate for laptops and other hardware.

  Suggested software:

  • Microsoft Office or an Open Office equivalent.
  • Matlab – you can download a free copy from the University.

  Visit the JHU Mechanical Engineering “Top 12 – Undergraduate” page’s section on Computing and select the “Computers and Software” tab for info on this software.

Questions?
Contact Academic Program Manager, Mr. Mike Bernard at me-academic@jhu.edu.  Also, Zoom office hours will be periodically created. If you or your family would like to have an individual Zoom meeting, contact Mike to schedule one.