Ph.D. in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)

The Ph.D. program in Engineering with a concentration in Mechanical Engineering is interdisciplinary and provides its students with an opportunity to study in a broad range of areas within mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, and other engineering areas within the College of Engineering and College of Medicine and Life Sciences. Ph.D. students, combining simulation and experimentation, could work at the intersection of materials engineering, medicine, and advanced manufacturing on a wide range of projects from innovative biomedical devices and technologies to advanced bearing, ice detection and prevention, additive manufacturing, human movements, robotics, recycling, fatigue, and innovative coatings. These projects include experimental characterization as well as multi-scale modeling and data analysis. Learning Outcomes 1) Demonstrate technical proficiency in topics aligned with their focus area. 2) Deliver clear and concise written and oral presentations for doctoral level course projects. 3) Deliver clear and concise written and oral presentations of their doctoral research. 4) Generate high quality engineering research that is original, significant and consequential, and is publishable in high quality journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. 5) Contribute to research proposals in collaboration and or under the guidance of the faculty advisor. 6) Teach undergraduate engineering courses.

Admission for the Ph.D. program in Engineering with a concentration in Mechanical Engineering requires the M.S. in Mechanical Engineering or another engineering field provided the student shows evidence of an appropriate engineering background at the undergraduate level, including a minimum of two years of calculus through differential equations and one year of physics. Highly qualified B.S. engineering graduates can be admitted directly into the Ph.D. program.

Application requirements:

Degree: Applicants must hold a four-year bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university

GPA: Applicants must have at least a 3.0/4.0 grade point average from previous undergraduate coursework or a 3.3/4.0 for previous graduate coursework

Application: UToledo application required

GRE: Not required

Transcripts: Required

Statement of Purpose: Required

Letters of Recommendation: 2 minimum; 3 preferred