The Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering is designed to ensure that students receive both fundamental knowledge in basic concepts and an understanding of current and emerging/future technologies and applications, which include but are not limited to the following areas: biomedical devices, biosensors and cell/tissue-based physiological platforms, composites and structured materials, computational and experimental fluid dynamics and heat transfer, computer-aided design and manufacturing, integrated product and process design, control theory, design of thermal systems, knowledge-based engineering systems, noise control and vibration, robotics and automation, nano/micro system modeling, design and fabrication, and sustainable energy.

Courses are selected to develop knowledge and skills in a particular area of interest. While this coursework is necessary to develop the knowledge and skills of the student’s profession, the most important aspect of the doctoral program is the student’s original research in a selected topic of interest.