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ME 191

Engineering Problems and Experimental Investigation

UNITS:1-5
GRADING:Satisfactory/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:—

Directed study and research for undergraduates on a subject of mutual interest to student and staff member. Student must find faculty sponsor and have approval of adviser. Students who wish to use this course as a Technical Elective must seek approval by petition during the prior quarter. Petitions must include a detailed description of the activities to be conducted and deliverables to be produced, and must be approved by the Advisor. The scope of these activities must be equivalent to that of a typical course on the Technical Electives list for the petition to be approved. Following the course, the Advisor will be consulted to verify that the experience was of sufficient depth and rigor.

Syllabus for selected term:
View Autumn 2026 Syllabus

Sections

3 Terms
Independent Study 1Open
ID: 2162
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Boies, Adam
units
Independent Study 2Open
ID: 6434
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Karanian, Barbara
units
Independent Study 3Open
ID: 6435
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Jaffe, David
units
Independent Study 4Open
ID: 2409
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Cai, Wei
units
Independent Study 5Open
ID: 2410
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Cappelli, Mark
units
Independent Study 6Open
ID: 2411
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Chaudhuri, Ovijit
units
Independent Study 7Open
ID: 2412
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Collins, Steve
units
Independent Study 8Open
ID: 6436
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Boslough, Anna
units
Independent Study 9Open
ID: 2413
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Cutkosky, Mark
units
Independent Study 10Open
ID: 2414
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Darve, Eric
units
Independent Study 11Open
ID: 6437
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Somen, Dan
units
Independent Study 12Open
ID: 2415
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Delp, Scott
units
Independent Study 13Open
ID: 6438
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Mabogunje, Ade
units
Independent Study 14Open
ID: 6439
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Aquino Shluzas, Lauren
units
Independent Study 15Open
ID: 2416
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Edwards, Matthew
units
Independent Study 16Open
ID: 6440
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Currano, Rebecca
units
Independent Study 17Open
ID: 2417
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Feig, Vivian
units
Independent Study 18Open
ID: 2418
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Follmer, Sean
units
Independent Study 19Open
ID: 2419
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Goodson, Kenneth
units
Independent Study 20Open
ID: 2420
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Gu, Wendy
units
Independent Study 21Open
ID: 2421
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Hanson, Ronald
units
Independent Study 22Open
ID: 2422
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Iaccarino, Gianluca
units
Independent Study 23Open
ID: 2423
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Ihme, Matthias
units
Independent Study 24Open
ID: 2424
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Kennedy, Monroe
units
Independent Study 25Open
ID: 2425
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Kenny, Thomas
units
Independent Study 26Open
ID: 2426
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Kohn, Marlo
units
Independent Study 27Open
ID: 2427
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Kuhl, Ellen
units
Independent Study 28Open
ID: 2428
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Lele, Sanjiva
units
Independent Study 29Open
ID: 2429
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Levenston, Marc
units
Independent Study 30Open
ID: 2430
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Lew, Adrian
units
Independent Study 31Open
ID: 6193
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Larson, Natalie
units
Independent Study 32Open
ID: 2431
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Majumdar, Arunava
units
Independent Study 33Open
ID: 2432
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Mani, Ali
units
Independent Study 34Open
ID: 2433
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Mayalu, Michaelle
units
Independent Study 35Open
ID: 2434
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
McKeon, Beverley
units
Independent Study 36Open
ID: 2436
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Okamura, Allison
units
Independent Study 37Open
ID: 2437
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Prinz, Friedrich
units
Independent Study 38Open
ID: 2442
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Wang, Hai
units
Independent Study 39Open
ID: 2443
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Zhao, Renee
units

ME 191: Engineering Problems and Experimental Investigation

1-5 units · Satisfactory/No Credit

Directed study and research for undergraduates on a subject of mutual interest to student and staff member. Student must find faculty sponsor and have approval of adviser. Students who wish to use this course as a Technical Elective must seek approval by petition during the prior quarter. Petitions must include a detailed description of the activities to be conducted and deliverables to be produced, and must be approved by the Advisor. The scope of these activities must be equivalent to that of a typical course on the Technical Electives list for the petition to be approved. Following the course, the Advisor will be consulted to verify that the experience was of sufficient depth and rigor.

Offered in Autumn 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Boies, Adam (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wang, Hai (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Zhao, Renee (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Cai, Wei (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Collins, Steve (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Cutkosky, Mark (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Cappelli, Mark (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Chaudhuri, Ovijit (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Edwards, Matthew (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Feig, Vivian (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Darve, Eric (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Delp, Scott (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Gu, Wendy (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hanson, Ronald (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Follmer, Sean (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Goodson, Kenneth (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kennedy, Monroe (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kenny, Thomas (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Iaccarino, Gianluca (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Ihme, Matthias (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Levenston, Marc (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Lele, Sanjiva (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kuhl, Ellen (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kohn, Marlo (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Mayalu, Michaelle (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Mani, Ali (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Majumdar, Arunava (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Lew, Adrian (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Prinz, Friedrich (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Okamura, Allison (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — McKeon, Beverley (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Larson, Natalie (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Somen, Dan (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Boslough, Anna (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Jaffe, David (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Karanian, Barbara (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Currano, Rebecca (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Aquino Shluzas, Lauren (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Mabogunje, Ade (Undergrad)

Winter 2027 sections

  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Feig, Vivian (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Follmer, Sean (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Goodson, Kenneth (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Gu, Wendy (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Cutkosky, Mark (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Darve, Eric (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kenny, Thomas (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kohn, Marlo (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kuhl, Ellen (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Lele, Sanjiva (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hanson, Ronald (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Iaccarino, Gianluca (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Ihme, Matthias (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kennedy, Monroe (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Mayalu, Michaelle (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Mani, Ali (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Moin, Parviz (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — McKeon, Beverley (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Lew, Adrian (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Levenston, Marc (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Majumdar, Arunava (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Larson, Natalie (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Tang, Sindy (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Switky, Andrew (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Zhao, Renee (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wang, Hai (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Prinz, Friedrich (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Okamura, Allison (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Shaqfeh, Eric (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Santiago, Juan (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Zheng, Xiaolin (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Boies, Adam (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Collins, Steve (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Chaudhuri, Ovijit (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Aquino Shluzas, Lauren (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Currano, Rebecca (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA (Undergrad)

Spring 2027 sections

  • Independent Study — TBA TBA (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Aquino Shluzas, Lauren (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Jaffe, David (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wood, Jeff (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Jaffe, David (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Currano, Rebecca (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Cai, Wei (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Cappelli, Mark (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Boies, Adam (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Darve, Eric (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Cutkosky, Mark (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Collins, Steve (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Chaudhuri, Ovijit (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Follmer, Sean (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Feig, Vivian (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Edwards, Matthew (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Delp, Scott (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Iaccarino, Gianluca (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hanson, Ronald (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Gu, Wendy (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Goodson, Kenneth (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kohn, Marlo (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kenny, Thomas (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kennedy, Monroe (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Ihme, Matthias (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kuhl, Ellen (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Lele, Sanjiva (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Levenston, Marc (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Lew, Adrian (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Majumdar, Arunava (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Mani, Ali (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Mayalu, Michaelle (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — McKeon, Beverley (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Moin, Parviz (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Okamura, Allison (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Prinz, Friedrich (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Larson, Natalie (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Santiago, Juan (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Shaqfeh, Eric (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Switky, Andrew (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Tang, Sindy (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Zhao, Renee (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wang, Hai (Undergrad)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Zheng, Xiaolin (Undergrad)

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