Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering – Pullman
- Fall January 10
- Spring July 1
- Pullman: Yes
- 80 TOEFLI Minimum score
- 7.0 IELTS Minimum score
- GRE Preferred minimum VR 150, QR 165
Degree Description:
Our School offers programs of study for full time and part-time students leading to the degrees of Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering, MS in Materials Science & Engineering, and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mechanical Engineering (all on the Pullman campus). Our School participates in the interdisciplinary degree programs of MS in Engineering, Ph.D. in Engineering Science, and Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering. Thesis and non-thesis options are available for the MS degree. Programs of study are individualized with an interdisciplinary focus. Students are expected to pursue their degree programs with success and to earn the MS degree in two years and the Ph.D. in four years. The program will culminate with a final oral examination and a written thesis (MS thesis option), project report (MS non-thesis option), or dissertation (Ph.D.). Financial aid in the form of an assistantship is available for dedicated, quality full time MS and Ph.D. students.
Admission Requirements:
Required application material includes an application, resume, statement of purpose, Student Interest Profile form, three letters of recommendation, official transcripts, official GRE scores, and official TOEFL scores (international applicants).
Student Learning Outcome:
All graduates will be able to:
- Achieve the highest level of expertise in mechanical engineering, mastery of the knowledge in their fields, and the ability to apply associated technologies to novel and emerging problems.
Student Opportunities:
Our School offers state-of-the-art research facilities enabling students to work on cutting-edge research over a wide range of topics, presenting and publishing results along with our world-class faculty. Leadership, communication, and instructional experience can be gained by PhD students through the option of serving as a teaching assistant for one or more courses during their program. Serving on University committees promotes professional development. Presenting papers at or attending regional conferences and international conferences and proceedings enriches scholarly development. Low-cost or free workshops on grant writing and leadership/professional development are routinely offered by the University. Opportunities exist for internships in industry and national labs.
Career Opportunities:
University research and teaching positions, research positions in national laboratories, postdoctoral positions in national laboratories, and technical positions in leading companies.
Career Placements:
Recent graduates are working at Boeing, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, Intel, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Micron Technology, PACCAR, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Parametric Technology Corp, Tektronix, U.S. Army, ARDEC, Boise State University, Princeton University, University of California Berkeley, University of Kentucky, University of New Mexico, Sandia National Laboratory, Missouri University of Science and Technology, and ANSYS.
Faculty Members:
Ameli, Amir Aboutaleb, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Polymer nanocomposites, green composites, multifunctional materials, foams, advanced manufacturing.
Bandyopadhyay, Amit, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Laser processing, additive manufacturing, orthopedic biomaterials, hard coatings and aero/space materials.
Banerjee, Soumik, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Next-generation lithium and sodium batteries, thin-film photovoltaic solar cells, modeling nanoscale transport and molecular self-assembly, multiscale modeling of materials and interfaces.
Beckman, Scott, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Computational materials science & engineering, electronic structure of engineering materials, defects in crystalline materials, boron based materials.
Bose, Susmita, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Resorbable ceramics and composite in bone tissue engineering, nanoparticle and scaffolds in drug delivery, nanoscale coating of implants, advanced synthesis, processing.
Chen, Roland, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Biomedical manufacturing, additive manufacturing processes and material development, design and manufacturing of medical devices.
Ding, Jow-Lian, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Dynamic response of materials and structures (experimental characterization, modeling, and simulation), shock dynamics, thermo-mechanics, electrodynamics, and stress-induced phase transformation.
Dutta, Indranath, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Multi-physics phenomena in materials, materials reliability for microelectronics and photovoltaics, electrically-activated meso-to-nanoscale manufacturing.
Dutta, Prashanta, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Micro/nanofluidics, electrokinetic flow and separation, particulate flow, radio frequency heating, numerical modeling of chemical and biological flow, micro fuel cell and energy conversion.
Field, David P, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, metal deformation and recrystallization, grain boundary and interface structure, metallic thin films, structure/properties relationships.
Gozen, Arda, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Manufacturing processes and equipment, micro-nano manufacturing, manufacturing with soft-matter (elastomers, functional liquids, etc.), flexible-stretchable electronic devices.
Iannelli, Joseph, Ph.D.
Serves as: co-chair or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
High performance engineering and scientific computing, minimal storage iterative numerical linear algebra solvers, theoretical and computational fluid dynamics, finite element algorithms and analysis, numerical analysis, software development, aerodynamics, aeronautical propulsion (including gas turbines, ramjets, and scramjets), chemically reacting aerospace flows.
Jerath, Kshitij, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Self-organizing systems, autonomous and connected vehicles, reliability and prognostics, and human-robot ensembles.
Leachman, Jacob W, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Hydrogen, deuterium, tritium; hydrogen and nuclear energy (fission and fusion), hydrogen fueling of aerospace vehicles, thermophysical property modeling and measurement, energy storage and conversion, cryogenics, unmanned aerial vehicles.
Li, Lei, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Precision engineering, optical manufacturing, micro/nano manufacturing, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS).
Li, Qizhen Katherine, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Design, synthesis/manufacture, and characterization of advanced materials for structural, energy, and bio-applications; mechanical behavior of materials, nano/micro-mechanics, fatigue and fracture; thermodynamics and thermal analysis.
Lin, Yuehe, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials, materials and devices for sensing, bioimaging, and drug delivery; materials and systems for water monitoring and treatment; materials for fuel cells, batteries and supercapacitors.
Liu, Jin, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Fluid mechanics, computational fluid dynamics, multiscale modeling, micro/nano fluidics, electrokinetic transport, modeling of molecule adhesion and targeted drug delivery.
Lynn, Kelvin G, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Radiation detectors, positron studies including variable energy beams, crystal growth, defects in semiconductors and metals; photovoltaic materials; thermal stimulated spectroscopies.
Matveev, Konstantin, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Aero-hydrodynamics and dynamics of advanced marine vehicles, ground-effect aerodynamics, surface flows, supercavitation, heat-sound interactions, nonlinear and physical acoustics.
McCloy, John S, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Ceramics and metals, degradation mechanisms, effect of disorder on properties, glass composition/structure/property models, functional properties, advanced characterization methods, applications to nuclear waste forms and sensors.
McLarty, Dustin, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Clean energy technologies including high temperature fuel cells, distributed generation, smart commercial buildings, micro-grid optimization with energy storage.
Mesarovic, Sinisa, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Multiscale modeling, phase field models, dislocation plasticity, phase transformations and metal-ceramic bonding, capillary flows, granular materials, carbon nanotubes.
Mo, Changki, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Energy harvesting, micro actuators and sensors, adaptive structure technology, smart structures for sustainable buildings, vibration control.
Norton, M Grant, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Ceramic materials, nanotechnology, alternative energy.
Pezeshki, Charles, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Nanotechnology, environmental politics and protection issues, sustainability.
Richards, Cecilia D, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
MEMS power, advanced energy systems, spray combustion, two-phase flows, air breathing engines.
Richards, Robert F, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Heat transfer, mass transfer, thermodynamics, building energy conservation, solar energy, MEMS, micropower, thermal switching.
Smith, Lloyd V, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Strength, damage and environmental degradation of composite materials, performance of sports equipment, impact testing and modeling.
Song, Min Kyu, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Batteries and fuel cells, electrochemistry of materials, energy storage and conversion, nanomaterials, functional ceramics.
Swensen, John, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Medical robotics, steerable needles, modular robotics, and tunably compliant mechanisms and actuators.
Zbib, Hussein M, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Mechanics (multiscale modeling, numerical analysis, plasticity, damage, fracture, composites), materials (nanomaterials, defects, radiation effect, dislocation theory, crystal plasticity).
Zhang, Jinwen, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Synthesizing and exploring new polymer materials from renewable feedstock, toughening, reinforcing and application development of biobased polymer materials.
Zhong, Weihong Katie, Ph.D.
Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee
Research Interests
Polymers, nanocomposites, multifunctional materials; biomaterials; renewable materials; battery materials.