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Engineering Mechanics

Graduate Program Summary

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Graduate Degrees Offered

M.S.; Ph.D.*
Areas of Study
  • Analytic Mechanics
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanics of Solids

*Ph.D. is available through the Unified Ph.D. Program in Engineering with a specialization in Engineering Mechanics



  

Engineering Mechanics

Application Checklist and Deadlines

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Required by Engineering Mechanics

  • Entrance exam(s):
    Domestic Applicants:  None
    International Applicants:  GRE recommended
  • Minimum TOEFL:  Paper-550  Internet-61
  • Research objectives (recommended for those seeking funding)
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Use GAMES for online submission of materials (Ph.D. only)

Application Deadline

   Rolling admissions, contact the department for more information.

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Description of Program

The Department of Engineering Mechanics offers a Master of Science and doctoral-level study is available through the College of Engineering's unified Ph.D. program in engineering. More than two-thirds of the department's graduate students are enrolled in the Ph.D. program. The engineering mechanics program fosters an interdisciplinary spirit and broad foundation through course work in mechanics, advanced mathematics, and related disciplines such as materials science, physics, computer science, and engineering design.

The program has a very strong emphasis on materials and the role of mechanics and related fields in development and analysis of new materials. Participation in research is strongly emphasized and begins early in the curriculum.

Areas of research include: analytical mechanics (dynamics, vibrations, nonlinear mechanics and stress waves); computational mechanics (finite element, boundary element methods, and meshless methods); mechanics of materials (mechanics of metals, ceramics, polymers, biomaterials, composites, and nanofibers); and mechanics of solids (linear and nonlinear elasticity, plasticity, viscoelasticity, micromechanics, thermodynamics, electrodynamics, damage and fracture mechanics). Specialized laboratories and computer facilities are available.



  

Graduate Bulletin

The Graduate Bulletin provides course descriptions, program requirements, and more:

Faculty and Research

David Allen Viscoelastic and Viscoplastic Media; Long Term Cyclic Loading; Short Term Impact Loading
Eveline Baesu Electromechanical Effects; Fiber Networks; Biomechanics
Florin Bobaru Meshless Methods; Shape and Material Optimization of Solids; Functionally Graded Materials
Namas Chandra Nanoscale Materials and Structures; Multiscale Modeling Methods
Yuris Dzenis Nanomaterials; Nanomanufacturing
Ruqiang Feng Experimental and Computational Mechanics of Materials
Jung Yul Lim Cell Responses to Biomaterials and Biophysical Signals; Biomaterial Surface Engineering and Patterning Tools; Biomechanics and Biomaterials; Cell Mechanotransduction; Nano-Materials and Nano-Structures; Fibers and Nano-Fibers
Mehrdad Negahban Large Deformation Thermo-Mechanical Response of Materials
Li Tan Nanofabrication; Monolayers for Virus Detection; Patterned Metallic Alloys; Polymer Thin Films
Joseph Turner Multiscale Characterization; Elastic and Stochastic Wave Propagation; Experimental Ultrasonics; Linear and Nonlinear Vibrations; Structural Acoustics
Jiashi Yang Electromechanical Materials and Devices
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