Graduate Degree Program Summary
Graduate Degrees Offered
- Materials Science Engineering (M.S.)
- Metallurgy (M.S.)
- Biomedical Engineering
- Dynamics/Control Systems and Design Engineering
- Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
- Mechatronics and Robotics
- Thermal/Fluids Engineering
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
- On the WebDepartment Website
- Graduate ChairProfessor John Reid
- Graduate SecretaryMrs. Kathie J. Hiatt
megrad@unl.edu
402-472-1681 - Department AddressN104 Walter Scott Engineering Center
Lincoln NE 68588-0656
Application Checklist and Deadlines
Required by the Office of Graduate Studies
- Application for Graduate Admission
- $50 non-refundable application processing fee
- One set of transcripts, uploaded to MyRED (see upload requirements)
- If your native language is not English: verification of English proficiency
- If you are not a US citizen and you expect to hold an F or J visa: financial resource information
See also: US steps to admission or international steps to admission.
Required by Mechanical and Materials Engineering
- Entrance exam(s):
Domestic Applicants: None
International Applicants: GRE - Minimum TOEFL: Paper-550 Internet-79
- Letter of intent specifying field of interest
- Three letters of recommendation
- Ph.D.: Use GAMES for online submission of materials.
Application Deadline
Rolling admissions. Early applications encouraged for financial consideration, contact the department for more information.Related Pages
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Description
In a friendly and professional department, approximately 60 students and 17 faculty members work closely together in funded graduate research and education in diverse aspects of thermal/fluids engineering, systems and design engineering, and metallurgical/materials science engineering. Students may earn a Master of Science in mechanical engineering, or a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics.
Current computational and experimental research includes: fast laser, acoustic, electron, and other radiation interactions with materials; micro- and nanoscale heat transfer; gas dynamics; combustion; surgical and other robots; remote and autonomously controlled systems; medical and thermal sensors; detection of biological agents; neutron detection; mechatronics; surface engineering and coatings; rapidly solidified magnetic materials; crashworthiness and roadside safety; stochastic structural dynamics; development of finite elements; modular design and mechanism synthesis; controls; nanostructured materials; and nanofabrication.
For instruction and research, students have access to many experimental and computational research laboratories and facilities including: Computational Thermal/Fluid Sciences, Micro/Nanoscale Thermal Sciences, Midwest Roadside Safety, Robotics and Mechatronics, Rapid Solidification, Thin Films, X-Ray Diffraction, Electron Microscopy, and Nanofabrication.
Courses and More
The Graduate Bulletin provides course descriptions, program requirements, and more:Faculty and Research
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