Mechanical Engineering

The Mechanical EngineeringPhD programme from University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) focuses on performing fundamental research in Mechanical Engineering, culminating with a Ph.D. dissertation.

This Mechanical Engineering PhD programme from University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) aims to train engineering scientists who will devote their professional careers to the development of fundamental knowledge and technology from which applications will emerge.

Career opportunities:

Mechanical Engineering is one of the oldest and broadest engineering disciplines. Traditionally, a Mechanical Engineer would be the expert in the production and usage of heat and mechanical power which are critical in the design, production and operation of machinery.

Today, Mechanical Engineers have taken on an expansive and critical role across all fields — from automobiles to energy to medical devices — and in the advancement of new technologies, such nano-technologies and MEMS (MicroElectroMechanicalSystems)

Courses include:

• Matrix Analysis
• Methods of Engineering Analysis
• Fluid Mechanics
• Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer
• Advanced Control Systems
• Linear Vibrations
• Advanced Dynamics