Mechanical Engineering PhD
Leslie A. Rose Mechanical Engineering Department
In this doctoral program, you’ll engage in advanced learning in the field of mechanical engineering and be mentored in cutting-edge research in a variety of fields, by faculty at the forefront of their fields.
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Program Highlights
Department pageFeatured Research
- Design of Advanced Multifunctional Materials​
- Biomedical Applications of Cold Atmospheric Plasma and Electroporation​
- Electrochemical Energy Storage in Novel Lithium-sulfur Batteries​
Featured Courses
- Applied Engineering Analysis
Potential Careers
- Design engineer
- Manufacturing
- Project engineering
- Aerospace engineering
Requirements
ME DepartmentEligibility Criteria
Bachelor's Degree in
- Mechanical Engineering
Credits
Research requirements: 22-36 credits
Total credits: 72
Application Deadline
For Fall Enrollment: February 1
For Spring Enrollment: August 1
Program information
TYPE
In-Person
ADMISSION MATERIALS
- Statement of purpose
- Official US transcripts or international transcript evaluation
- Official English proficiency scores
- 3 Letters of recommendation
- GRE scores not required
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) or resume
- Eligible for assistantships
- Tuition and fees
Have more questions?
Mechanical Engineering MS/PhD:
Prasoon Diwakar
Program Coordinator
CM 320A
Doctoral Fellowships:
The mechanical engineering department, through the generous donations of many alumni of the department, is now offering Mechanical Engineering Doctoral Fellowships. This program provides $40,000 fellowships for the first two years of doctoral studies: $25,000 in year one and $15,000 in year two. The fellowships are available to graduate students after they have completed their master’s degree at ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï and are beginning their doctoral studies. If you wish to apply for a doctoral fellowship, complete the application any time before the beginning of the first semester of your doctoral degree, and submit it to Mechanical.Engineering@sdsmt.edu.