MAE 4900

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MAE 4900
Individual and Group Projects in Mechanical Engineering

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

Individual or group study or project for students who want to pursue a particular analytical, computational, or experimental investigation outside of regular courses or for informal instruction supplementing that given in regular courses. An engineering report on the project is required of each student. Students are expected to spend 3-4 hours per week per credit hour working on the project. Students must first make individual arrangements with a faculty sponsor and then submit an enrollment form, available online at https://www.mae.cornell.edu/mae/programs/undergraduate-programs/undergraduate-forms. Once approved, students will receive an enrollment pin to enroll in MAE 4900.


Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: sophomores, juniors, or seniors.

Exploratory Studies (CU-UGR)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2025FA, 2025SP, 2024FA

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Independent Research

  •  9734 MAE 4900   RSC 701

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

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  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

    Students from all Colleges must submit a Cornell Engineering Research for Credit Form (https://experience.cornell.edu/opportunities/cornell-engineering-research-credit). Upon approval, students are responsible for enrolling themselves with a permission number.

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