物理诊所

的 Harvey Mudd College 诊所 Program is a nationally recognized industry sponsored academic program centered around a multidisciplinary approach to real-world problem-solving. 的 program consists of roughly 50 projects per year sponsored by industry, in the departments of engineering, 计算机科学, 数学, 和物理. Since the inception of the 诊所 Program nearly 60 years ago, 大约1,600 projects have been sponsored by almost 500 individual sponsors.

的 诊所 Program presents opportunities for juniors and seniors to work on practical projects relevant to industry. 的 problems usually involve components of measurement, design, simulation and analysis. Solutions arise from team efforts which integrate the broad laboratory and discipline-specific skills that characterize a Harvey Mudd College education. 学生 who are enrolled in the 诊所 Program work in teams of four or five under the guidance of a student team leader, a faculty advisor and a liaison from the sponsoring organization. Some projects are jointly run by two or more departments to promote cross-fertilization between fields and to encourage the application of diverse viewpoints and a variety of techniques. In addition to putting into practice the theories learned in the classroom, students must deal with the psychology of teamwork, as well as with budgeting and scheduling constraints.

学生 are required to make oral presentations to public audiences and submit final written reports with any specified deliverables to the sponsoring companies. Companies currently pay a fee of $54,000 to the College to sponsor a project for one academic year. Sponsoring companies oversee the project by assigning a liaison to maintain close contact with the team. 的 liaison outlines the project requirements, approves the team’s proposal for accomplishing the work and receives weekly progress reports. 在大多数情况下, the student team visits the sponsoring company for a mid-year design review and, 在很多情况下, provides a summary presentation to senior officials at the end of the project. 的 sponsor retains Intellectual Property rights. 的 College selects 诊所 projects on the basis of the quality of the educational experience provided as well as on student interest. Evaluation of the 诊所 Program is continuous and occurs in the form of student and sponsor feedback as well as through oversight by faculty advisors and the 诊所 directors.