PHD Mechanical Engineering

The Mechanical Engineering graduate program in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering (MME) offers both MS and PhD degrees. The PhD degree requires the completion of a dissertation in addition to the course credit hour requirements and qualifying exams. Graduate level courses in core Mechanical Engineering areas as well as in emerging areas are offered. Academically, the program is grouped into research foci consisting of: (1) Structural Dynamics and Acoustics; (2) PHM, Intelligent Systems and Reliability Engineering; (3) Advanced Manufacturing; (4) Engineering Simulation and Applied Mechanics; (5) Nano-Technology and Bio-Medical Engineering; (6) Therma-Fluid and Enhanced Heat Transfer; (7) Advanced Materials Research.