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Mechanical Engineering (MS)

The purpose of the MS program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering is to provide a world-class education to students pursuing a master’s degree, in an atmosphere enlightened by the principles of the gospel.
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Mechanical Engineering (PhD)

The purpose of the PhD program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering is to provide a world-class education to doctoral students, in an atmosphere enlightened by the principles of the gospel.
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Contact

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(801) 422-1650
mecheng@byu.edu
Department Website

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers strong graduate programs in a variety of areas, including combustion processes; computational and experimental fluid mechanics; dynamic and mechatronic systems and controls; heat transfer; product design and development; manufacturing systems and processes; materials and materials processing; optimization; micromechanical systems; biomechanics; aerospace; renewable energy; CAM/CAD; and robotics. Specific research activities in these areas are described on the Mechanical Engineering Department Web page at www.me.byu.edu/grad-program.

The Mechanical Engineering Department offers two graduate degrees: Mechanical Engineering—PhD and Mechanical Engineering—MS.

The Mechanical Engineering Department and the Marriott School of Management offer a joint program leading to a master of science (MS) degree in mechanical engineering and a master of business administration (MBA) degree.

The graduate program in mechanical engineering has about 130 graduate students. The typical time required to obtain an MS degree is approximately two years, whereas a PhD degree usually requires about five years beyond the BS degree. The joint MS/MBA program generally takes about three years to complete.

Chair:  Dale Tree
Graduate Coordinator:  Eric R. Homer

Financial Assistance

Many graduate students work in the ME department as teaching assistants (TA) or as research assistants (RA). Funding for assistantships and scholarships is administered by individual faculty members. The Department offers a PhD TA Fellowship.