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The Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering (Ph.D. in Engineering) degree is awarded to candidates who successfully complete the taught courses and research components of the program. The students are required to complete a program of advanced courses in engineering. They are also required to carry out an independent investigation of a specialized area in engineering. Candidates for this degree are supervised by experienced researchers and are expected to demonstrate initiative in their approach and innovation in their work. The Ph.D. Candidates prepare and present a thesis on their chosen area. Research may be undertaken in a variety of topics corresponding to the areas of focus identified by the University.
A candidate applying to the program may opt to apply for a Ph.D. in Engineering with concentration/specializations in one of the engineering areas listed below or for an interdisciplinary/ multidisciplinary Ph.D. in Engineering (i.e., with no one specialization):
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) are broad statements that describe the career and professional accomplishments that graduates are expected to attain within few years of graduation. The PhD in engineering program aims to produce graduates with the disciplinary preparation and ability to:
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) are comprehensive, broad statements pertinent to the knowledge, skills and aspects of competence that a learner is expected to know and be able to do by the time of graduation. Students graduating with a PhD in Engineering will have the ability to:
The structure and requirements for the PhD in Engineering program for candidates with a Master’s degree and those with only a Bachelor’s degree are detailed below.
The PhD in Engineering degree program consists of two main components:
For the award of the PhD in Engineering degree, the student must satisfy the following requirements:
Summary of the PhD in Engineering Program Structure and Requirements
| Category | Credit hours Required |
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| Program Core | 3 |
| Program Electives | 21 |
| PhD Research Seminars | 0 |
| PhD Research Dissertation | 36 |
| Total | 60 |
Program Core (3 credit hours)
Technical Electives (21 credit hours)
PhD in Engineering Dissertation
ENGR 799 PhD Research Dissertation (36 credit hours)
A student must complete a minimum of 36 credit hours of PhD Research Dissertation that involves novel, creative, research-oriented work under the direct supervision of at least one full-time faculty advisor from the College of Engineering. The research findings must be documented in a formal dissertation and defended successfully in a viva voce Dissertation Defense examination.
Typical Study Plan
Typical study plans for full-time and part-time students enrolled on the PhD in Engineering program are shown below. Each student must select the technical elective courses in consultation with her/his advisor.
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PhD in Engineering Concentrations and Courses
For a PhD in Engineering with a concentration/specialization in a given area, at least 12 credit-hours of the technical electives of the program must be selected from the themed list of technical courses for that particular concentration/specialization. A student can only select one concentration. The concentrations of the PhD in Engineering program and their list of technical elective courses are given below.
| AERO 701 | Nonlinear Structural Dynamics |
| AERO 702 | Advanced Composite Materials and Structures |
| AERO 703 | Numerical Methods in Aerofluids |
| AERO 711/ MEEN 701 | Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue |
| AERO 712/ MEEN 702 | Damage Mechanics of Solis and Structures |
| AERO/ MEEN 723 | Advanced Combustion |
| AERO/ MEEN 761 | Advanced Process Dynamics and Control |
| AERO/ MEEN 764 | Optimal Control |
| AERO 794 | Selected Topics in Aerospace Engineering |
| BMED 711 | Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering |
| BMED 712 | Rehabilitation and Augmentation of Human Movement |
| BMED 713 | Advanced Physiological Systems |
| BMED 716 | Medical Device Innovation |
| BMED 794 | Selected Topics in Biomedical Engineering |
| CHEG 700/CIVE 714 | Sustainable Desalination |
| CHEG 705/CIVE 717 | Membrane Technology |
| CHEG 710 | Physical and Chemical Treatment of Waters |
| CHEG 711 | Heterogeneous Catalysis |
| CHEG 715 | Biological Wastewater Treatment |
| CHEG 720 | Modelling and Engineering Microbial Environmental Bioprocesses |
| CHEG 730 | Experimental Techniques and Instrumentation |
| CHEG 735 | Electrochemical Engineering |
| CHEG 745 | Multicomponent Mass Transfer |
| CHEG 750 | Molecular Thermodynamics |
| CHEG 755 | Phase Equilibria |
| CHEG 760 | Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics |
| CHEG 765 | Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| CHEG 780 | Applied Nanotechnology |
| CHEG 790 | Dynamic Behavior of Process Systems |
| CHEG 794 | Selected Topics in Chemical Engineering |
| CIVE 703 | Ground Water Hydrology |
| CIVE 707 | Environmental Remote Sensing and Satellite Image Processing |
| CIVE 712 | Remediation Engineering |
| CIVE 714/ CHEG 700 | Sustainable Desalination Processes |
| CIVE 717/ CHEG 705 | Membrane Technology |
| CIVE 718 | Advanced Topics in Applied Environmental Chemistry |
| CIVE 719 | Climate Dynamics |
| CIVE 720 | Nanotechnology in Water Purification |
| CIVE 721 | Aquatic Chemistry |
| CIVE 722 | Solid and Hazardous Waste Management |
| CIVE 730/ ESMA 790 | Public Transit Operations and Planning |
| CIVE 750 | Non-Linear Mechanics of Construction Materials |
| CIVE 751 | Non-linear FE Analysis of Civil Engineering Structures |
| CIVE 755 | Geotechnical Natural Hazards Mitigation |
| CIVE 756 | Chemo-mechanical Modelling & Design of Flexible Pavements |
| CIVE 760 | Construction Procurement |
| CIVE 761 | Productivity Improvement in Construction |
| CIVE 762/ ESMA 770 | Advanced Building Info Management |
| CIVE 794 | Selected Topics in Civil Infrastructural and Environmental Engineering |
| ECCE 701 | Power System Modelling and Control |
| ECCE 703 | Embedded Generation Operation and Control |
| ECCE 706 | Power Quality and FACTS Devices |
| ECCE 710 | Analysis of Power Systems Over-voltages and Transients |
| ECCE 711 | Advanced Power System Grounding and Safety |
| ECCE 714 | Application of Heuristic Optimization Techniques to Power Systems |
| ECCE 721 | Analog Mixed Signal Design Techniques |
| ECCE 722 | Numerical Simulation of Circuits and Systems |
| ECCE 723 | High Speed Communication Circuits |
| ECCE 731 | Distributed Computing |
| ECCE 732 | Machine Learning and Applications |
| ECCE 733 | High Speed Computer Arithmetic |
| ECCE 734 | Advanced Computer Architecture |
| ECCE735 | Advanced Computer Vision Paradigms |
| ECCE 736 | Advanced Topics in IoT and Blockchain |
| ECCE 737 | Network and Information Security |
| ECCE 738 | High Performance Computing |
| ECCE 741 | Advanced Digital Communications |
| ECCE 742 | Advanced Concepts in Stochastic Processes, Detection, and Estimation Theory |
| ECCE 743 | Broadband Communication Systems |
| ECCE 744 | Optical Wireless Communication Systems |
| ECCE 751 | Discontinuous Control Systems |
| ECCE 752 | Nonlinear Control Systems |
| ECCE 753 | Computational Prototyping of Dynamical Systems |
| ECCE 754 | Computational Prototyping of Partial Differential Equations |
| ECCE 755 | Cognitive Robotics |
| ECCE 756 | Robotic Perception |
| ECCE 771 | Advanced Integrated Circuits Technology |
| ECCE 772 | Advanced Microsystem Design |
| ECCE 773 | Photonic Materials and Metamaterials Design for Engineers |
| ECCE 774 | Advanced Photonic Integrated Circuits |
| ECCE 778 | Physics and Manufacturability of Advanced Micro and Nano Devices |
| ECCE 781 | The Physics of Solar Cells |
| ECCE 794 | Selected Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| ESMA 701 | Advanced Systems Optimization |
| ESMA 710 | Times Series Analysis Modeling and Prediction |
| ESMA 711 | Advanced Business Analytics |
| ESMA 720 | Advanced Production and Operations Management |
| ESMA 721 | Stochastic Processes and Applications |
| ESMA 722 | Technology strategy |
| ESMA 730 | Complex Network Analysis |
| ESMA 740 | Sustainable Development and Policy |
| ESMA 741 | Advanced Modeling for Energy Planning |
| ESMA 742 | Energy Economics Finance and Policy |
| ESMA 743 | Engineering Energy and Poverty Solutions |
| ESMA 780 | Advanced Urbanism: Urban Design Ideals and Action |
| ESMA 781 | Modeling Urban Energy Flows |
| ESMA 782 | Advanced Topics in GIS |
| ESMA 770 / CIVE 762 | Advanced Building Info Management |
| ESMA 790/ CIVE 730 | Public Transit Operations and Planning |
| ESMA 794 | Selected Topics in Engineering Systems and Management |
| MSEN 701 | Electrochemical Processes and Devices |
| MSEN 710 | Advanced Solid State Physics |
| MSEN 712 | Imaging of Materials: Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray Microanalysis |
| MSEN 715 | Advanced Imaging of Materials: Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| MSEN 730 | Science and Engineering of Thin Films, Surfaces and Interfaces |
| MSEN 740 | Investigation of Intermolecular and Surface Forces |
| MSEN 750 | High Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells: Designs and Technologies |
| MSEN 760 | Thin Film Solar Cells: From Design to Applications |
| MSEN 794 | Selected Topics in Materials Science and Engineering |
| MEEN 701/ AERO 711 | Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue |
| MEEN 702/ AERO 712 | Damage Mechanics of Solis and Structures |
| MEEN 703 | Linear and Nonlinear Finite Element Methods |
| MEEN 704 | Computational Inelasticity |
| MEEN 705 | Micromechanics of Materials |
| MEEN 706 | Theory of Plasticity |
| MEEN 721 | Computational Fluid Mechanics |
| MEEN 722 | Non Newtonian Fluid Mechanics |
| MEEN/AERO 723 | Combustion Physics |
| MEEN 724 | Advanced Cooling Systems |
| MEEN 725 | Multiphase Flow in Porous Media |
| MEEN 741 | Advanced Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer |
| MEEN 742 | Advanced Convection Heat Transfer |
| MEEN 743 | Micro-Nano Energy Transport |
| MEEN 744 | Interfacial Transport and Phase Change Heat Transfer |
| MEEN 745 | Concentrated Solar Power and Thermal Energy Storage |
| MEEN/AERO 761 | Advanced Process Dynamics and Control |
| MEEN 762 | Analysis and Simulation of Mechatronics Systems |
| MEEN 763 | Theory and design of digital control systems |
| MEEN/AERO 764 | Optimal Control |
| MEEN 765 | Acoustics and Noise Control |
| MEEN 766 | MEMS Theory and Applications |
| MEEN 782 | Materials Characterization Techniques |
| MEEN 792 | Nanomaterials and Their Mechanical Applications |
| MEEN 794 | Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering |
| NUCE 701 | Advanced Computational Methods of Particle Transport |
| NUCE 702 | Nuclear Systems and Materials/Accident analysis |
| NUCE 703 | Aging Management of Nuclear Materials |
| NUCE 704 | The Reactor Core Design Analysis for light water reactors |
| NUCE 705 | Nuclear Criticality Safety Assessment |
| NUCE 794 | Selected Topics in Nuclear Engineering |
| PEEG 723 | Stimulation of Conventional and Unconventional Reservoirs |
| PEEG 730 | Fluid Flow and Transport Processes in Porous Media |
| PEEG 732 | Hybrid Enhanced Oil Recovery |
| PEEG 733 | Miscible Gas Flooding |
| PEEG 749 | Characterization and Modelling of Unconventional Reservoirs |
| PEEG 752 | Simulation of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs |
| ECCE 732 | Machine Learning and Applications |
| ECCE 735 | Advanced Computer Vision Paradigms |
| ECCE 755 | Cognitive Robotics |
| ECCE 756 | Robotic Perception |
| MEEN/AERO 761 | Advanced Process Dynamics and Control |
| MEEN 762 | Analysis and Simulation of Mechatronics Systems |
| MEEN 763 | Theory and design of digital control systems |
| MEEN/AERO 764 | Optimal Control |
| MEEN 765 | Acoustics and Noise Control |
| MEEN 767/ ECCE 757 | Control of Robotic Systems |
Students with only a Bachelor’s degree must enroll on full-time basis. The PhD in Engineering degree program consists of two main components:
For the award of the PhD in Engineering degree, the student must satisfy the following requirements:
Summary of the PhD in Engineering Program Structure and Requirements for students with only a Bachelor’s degree is shown below.
| Category | Credit hours Required |
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| Core Courses | 12 |
| Technical Electives | 24 |
| ENGR 703 PhD Research Seminar I | 0 |
| ENGR 704 PhD Research Seminar II | 0 |
| ENGR 795 PhD Written Qualifying Exam | 0 |
| ENGR 796 PhD Research Proposal Exam | 0 |
| PhD Research Dissertation | 36 |
| Total | 72 |
Typical Study Plan
All courses in the study plan are 3 credit hours each. PhD Research Seminar I & II are zero credit each.
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Concentration Courses
The core courses and technical electives for each of the concentrations are listed under the particular concentration. The selection of the technical electives is done through consultation between the student and her/his advisor.
Students on the Aerospace Engineering concentration must complete the courses below.
Core Courses (12 credits)
Students must complete ENGR 701 Research Methods in Engineering in addition to 9 credits from the list of technical courses below.
| ENGR 701 | Research Methods in Engineering |
| AERO 781 | Advanced Aerodynamics |
| AERO 782 | Advanced Aerospace Materials and Structures |
| AERO 783 | Advanced Flight Mechanics |
| AERO 784 | Advanced Space Systems Engineering |
Technical Electives (24 credits)
Complete a minimum of 12 credits from the list of courses below. The remaining electives can be taken from other courses offered under the PhD in Engineering program with the approval of the advisor.
| AERO 701 | Nonlinear Structural Dynamics |
| AERO 702 | Advanced Composite Materials and Structures |
| AERO 703 | Numerical Methods in Aerofluids |
| AERO 711/ MEEN 701 | Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue |
| AERO 712/ MEEN 702 | Damage Mechanics of Solis and Structures |
| AERO/ MEEN 723 | Advanced Combustion |
| AERO/ MEEN 761 | Advanced Process Dynamics and Control |
| AERO/ MEEN 764 | Optimal Control |
| AERO 765 | Advanced Orbit Design for Planetary Missions |
| AERO 794 | Selected Topics in Aerospace Engineering |
Students on the Biomedical Engineering concentration must complete the courses below.
Core Courses (12 credits)
| ENGR 701 | Research Methods in Engineering |
| BMED 781 | Advanced Multivariate Data Analysis |
| BMED 782 | Advanced Physiological Systems |
| BMED 720 | Biophysical Engineering of Cellular System |
Technical Electives (24 credits)
Complete a minimum of 12 credits from the list of courses below. The remaining electives can be taken from other courses offered under the PhD in Engineering program with the approval of the advisor.
| BMED 711 | Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering |
| BMED 712 | Rehabilitation and Augmentation of Human Movement |
| BMED 713 | Advanced Physiological Systems |
| BMED 716 | Medical Device Innovation |
| BMED 725 | Computational Systems Biology of Cancer |
| BMED 794 | Selected Topics in Biomedical Engineering |
Students on the Chemical Engineering concentration must complete the courses below.
Core Courses (12 credits)
| ENGR 701 | Research Methods in Engineering |
| CHEG 781 | Advanced Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering |
| CHEG 782 | Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics |
| CHEG 783 | Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering |
Technical Electives (24 credits)
Complete a minimum of 12 credits from the list of courses below. The remaining electives can be taken from other courses offered under the PhD in Engineering program with the approval of the advisor.
| CHEG 700/CIVE 714 | Sustainable Desalination Processes |
| CHEG 703 | Applied nanotechnology |
| CHEG 705/ CIVE717 | Membrane Technology |
| CHEG 708 | Phase Equilibria |
| CHEG 710 | Kinetics and Mechanisms |
| CHEG 712 | Physical and Chemical Treatment of Waters |
| CHEG 715 | Biological Wastewater Treatment |
| CHEG 720 | Modelling and Engineering of Microbial Environmental Bioprocesses |
| CHEG 730 | Experimental Techniques and Instrumentation |
| CHEG 735 | Electrochemical Engineering |
| CHEG 745 | Multicomponent Mass Transfer |
| CHEG 750 | Molecular Thermodynamics |
| CHEG 760 | Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics |
| CHEG 765 | Computational Fluid Dynamics for Chemical Engineers |
| CHEG 770 | Heterogeneous Catalysis |
| CHEG 790 | Dynamic Behavior of Process Systems |
| CHEG 794 | Selected Topics in Chemical Engineering |
Students on the Civil Infrastructure and Environmental Engineering concentration must complete the courses below.
Core Courses (12 credits)
| ENGR 701 | Research Methods in Engineering |
| CIVE 782 | Advanced Soil Structure Interaction |
| CIVE 783 | Advanced Building Construction |
| CIVE 784 | Advanced Transportation Systems |
Technical Electives (24 credits)
Complete a minimum of 12 credits from the list of courses below. The remaining electives can be taken from other courses offered under the PhD in Engineering program with the approval of the advisor.
| CIVE 703 | Ground Water Hydrology |
| CIVE 707 | Environmental Remote Sensing and Satellite Image Processing |
| CIVE 712 | Remediation Engineering |
| CIVE 714/ CHEG 700 | Sustainable Desalination Processes |
| CIVE 717/ CHEG 705 | Membrane Technology |
| CIVE 718 | Advanced Topics in Applied Environmental Chemistry |
| CIVE 719 | Climate Dynamics |
| CIVE 720 | Nanotechnology in Water Purification |
| CIVE 721 | Aquatic Chemistry |
| CIVE 722 | Solid and Hazardous Waste Management |
| CIVE 730 | Public Transit Operations and Planning |
| CIVE 750 | Non-Linear Mechanics of Construction Materials |
| CIVE 751 | Non-linear FE Analysis of Civil Engineering Structures |
| CIVE 755 | Geotechnical Natural Hazards Mitigation |
| CIVE 756 | Chemo-mechanical Modelling & Design of Flexible Pavements |
| CIVE 760 | Construction Procurement |
| CIVE 761 | Productivity Improvement in Construction |
| CIVE 762 | Advanced Building Info Management |
| CIVE 794 | Selected Topics in Civil Infrastructural and Environmental Engineering |
Students on the Electrical and Computer Engineering concentration must complete the courses below.
Core Courses (12 credits)
Students must complete ENGR 701 Research Methods in Engineering in addition to 9 credits from the list of technical courses below.
| ENGR 701 | Research Methods in Engineering |
| COSC 781 | Advanced Algorithm Design Techniques |
| ECCE 782 | Advanced Linear Systems |
| ECCE 783 | Advanced Power System Analysis |
| ECCE 784 | Advanced Digital Signal Processing |
| ECCE 785 | Advanced Digital ASIC Design |
| ECCE 786 | Advanced Integrated Microelectronic Devices |
| ECCE 787 | Advanced Deep Learning System Design |
| ECCE 788 | Advanced Computer Networks |
Technical Electives (24 credits)
Complete a minimum of 12 credits from the list of courses below. The remaining electives can be taken from other courses offered under the PhD in Engineering program with the approval of the advisor.
| ECCE 701 | Power System Modelling and Control |
| ECCE 703 | Embedded Generation Operation and Control |
| ECCE 706 | Power Quality and FACTS Devices |
| ECCE 710 | Analysis of Power Systems Over-voltages and Transients |
| ECCE 711 | Advanced Power System Grounding and Safety |
| ECCE 714 | Application of Heuristic Optimization Techniques to Power Systems |
| ECCE 721 | Analog Mixed Signal Design Techniques |
| ECCE 722 | Numerical Simulation of Circuits and Systems |
| ECCE 723 | High Speed Communication Circuits |
| ECCE 731 | Distributed Computing |
| ECCE 732 | Machine Learning and Applications |
| ECCE 733 | High Speed Computer Arithmetic |
| ECCE 734 | Advanced Computer Architecture |
| ECCE735 | Advanced Computer Vision Paradigms |
| ECCE 736 | Advanced Topics in IoT and Blockchain |
| ECCE 737 | Network and Information Security |
| ECCE 738 | High Performance Computing |
| ECCE 741 | Advanced Digital Communications |
| ECCE 742 | Advanced Concepts in Stochastic Processes, Detection, and Estimation Theory |
| ECCE 743 | Broadband Communication Systems |
| ECCE 744 | Optical Wireless Communication Systems |
| ECCE 751 | Discontinuous Control Systems |
| ECCE 752 | Nonlinear Control Systems |
| ECCE 753 | Computational Prototyping of Dynamical Systems |
| ECCE 754 | Computational Prototyping of Partial Differential Equations |
| ECCE 755 | Cognitive Robotics |
| ECCE 756 | Robotic Perception |
| ECCE 771 | Advanced Integrated Circuits Technology |
| ECCE 772 | Advanced Microsystem Design |
| ECCE 773 | Photonic Materials and Metamaterials Design for Engineers |
| ECCE 774 | Advanced Photonic Integrated Circuits |
| ECCE 778 | Physics and Manufacturability of Advanced Micro and Nano Devices |
| ECCE 781 | The Physics of Solar Cells |
| ECCE 794 | Selected Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Students on the Engineering Systems and Management concentration must complete the courses below.
Core Courses (12 credits)
| ENGR 701 | Research Methods in Engineering |
| ESMA 783 | Advanced Cost Engineering |
| ESMA 784 | Optimization for Engineering Systems |
| ESMA 785 | Business Analytics for Engineering Systems |
Technical Electives (24 credits)
Complete a minimum of 12 credits from the list of courses below. The remaining electives can be taken from other courses offered under the PhD in Engineering program with the approval of the advisor.
| ESMA 701 | Advanced Systems Optimization |
| ESMA 710 | Times Series Analysis Modeling and Prediction |
| ESMA 711 | Advanced Business Analytics |
| ESMA 720 | Advanced Production and Operations Management |
| ESMA 721 | Stochastic Processes and Applications |
| ESMA 722 | Technology strategy |
| ESMA 730 | Complex Network Analysis |
| ESMA 740 | Sustainable Development and Policy |
| ESMA 741 | Advanced Modeling for Energy Planning |
| ESMA 742 | Energy Economics Finance and Policy |
| ESMA 743 | Engineering Energy and Poverty Solutions |
| ESMA 780 | Advanced Urbanism: Urban Design Ideals and Action |
| ESMA 781 | Modeling Urban Energy Flows |
| ESMA 794 | Selected Topics in Engineering Systems and Management |
Students on the Materials Science and Engineering concentration must complete the courses below.
Core Courses (12 credits)
Students must complete ENGR 701 Research Methods in Engineering in addition to 9 credits from the list of technical courses below.
| ENGR 701 | Research Methods in Engineering |
| MSEN 781 | Advanced Thermodynamics and Thermostatistics of Materials |
| MSEN 783 | Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials |
| MSEN 784 | Advanced Physics for Solid-State Application |
| MSEN 785 | Phenomenological and Atomistic Kinetic Processes in Materials |
Technical Electives (24 credits)
Complete a minimum of 12 credits from the list of courses below. The remaining electives can be taken from other courses offered under the PhD in Engineering program with the approval of the advisor.
| MSEN 701 | Electrochemical Processes and Devices |
| MSEN 710 | Advanced Solid State Physics |
| MSEN 712 | Imaging of Materials: Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray Microanalysis |
| MSEN 715 | Advanced Imaging of Materials: Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| MSEN 730 | Science and Engineering of Thin Films, Surfaces and Interfaces |
| MSEN 740 | Investigation of Intermolecular and Surface Forces |
| MSEN 750 | High Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells: Designs and Technologies |
| MSEN 760 | Thin Film Solar Cells: From Design to Applications |
| MSEN 794 | Selected Topics in Materials Science and Engineering |
Students on the Mechanical Engineering concentration must complete the courses below.
Core Courses (12 credits)
Students must complete ENGR 701 Research Methods in Engineering in addition to 9 credits from the list of technical courses below.
| ENGR 701 | Research Methods in Engineering |
| MEEN 783 | Advanced Dynamics and Applications |
| MEEN 784 | Advanced Feedback Control |
| MEEN 785 | Advanced Mechanics of Solid Materials |
| MEEN 786 | Advanced Fluid Mechanics of Incompressible Flow |
Technical Electives (24 credits)
Complete a minimum of 12 credits from the list of courses below. The remaining electives can be taken from other courses offered under the PhD in Engineering program with the approval of the advisor.
| MEEN 701/ AERO 711 | Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue |
| MEEN 702/ AERO 712 | Damage Mechanics of Solis and Structures |
| MEEN 703 | Linear and Nonlinear Finite Element Methods |
| MEEN 704 | Computational Inelasticity |
| MEEN 705 | Micromechanics of Materials |
| MEEN 706 | Theory of Plasticity |
| MEEN 721 | Computational Fluid Mechanics |
| MEEN 722 | Non Newtonian Fluid Mechanics |
| MEEN/AERO 723 | Combustion Physics |
| MEEN 724 | Advanced Cooling Systems |
| MEEN 725 | Multiphase Flow in Porous Media |
| MEEN 741 | Advanced Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer |
| MEEN 742 | Advanced Convection Heat Transfer |
| MEEN 743 | Micro-Nano Energy Transport |
| MEEN 744 | Interfacial Transport and Phase Change Heat Transfer |
| MEEN 745 | Concentrated Solar Power and Thermal Energy Storage |
| MEEN/AERO 761 | Advanced Process Dynamics and Control |
| MEEN 762 | Analysis and Simulation of Mechatronics Systems |
| MEEN 763 | Theory and design of digital control systems |
| MEEN/AERO 764 | Optimal Control |
| MEEN 765 | Acoustics and Noise Control |
| MEEN 766 | MEMS Theory and Applications |
| MEEN 781 | Materials Selection in Mechanical Design |
| MEEN 782 | Materials Characterization Techniques |
| MEEN 791 | Estimation and Inference from Data and Models |
| MEEN 792 | Nanomaterials and Their Mechanical Applications |
| MEEN 794 | Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering |
Students on the Nuclear Engineering concentration must complete the courses below.
Core Courses (12 credits)
| ENGR 701 | Research Methods in Engineering |
| NUCE 781 | Advanced Thermal Hydraulics in Nuclear Systems |
| NUCE 782 | Advanced Nuclear Materials, Structural Integrity and Chemistry |
| NUCE 783 | Advanced Nuclear Reactor Theory |
Technical Electives (24 credits)
Complete a minimum of 12 credits from the list of courses below. The remaining electives can be taken from other courses offered under the PhD in Engineering program with the approval of the advisor.
| NUCE 701 | Advanced Computational Methods of Particle Transport |
| NUCE 702 | Nuclear Systems and Materials/Accident analysis |
| NUCE 703 | Aging Management of Nuclear Materials |
| NUCE 704 | The Reactor Core Design Analysis for light water reactors |
| NUCE 705 | Nuclear Criticality Safety Assessment |
| NUCE 794 | Selected Topics in Nuclear Engineering |
Students on the Petroleum Engineering concentration must complete the courses below.
Core Courses (12 credits)
| ENGR 701 | Research Methods in Engineering |
| PEEG 781 | Well Pressure Transient Analysis |
| PEEG 782 | Advanced Characterization and Reservoir Engineering |
| PEEG 783 | Advanced Well Performance Evaluation |
Technical Electives (24 credits)
Complete a minimum of 12 credits from the list of courses below. The remaining electives can be taken from other courses offered under the PhD in Engineering program with the approval of the advisor.
| PEEG 723 | Stimulation of Conventional and Unconventional Reservoirs |
| PEEG 730 | Fluid Flow and Transport Processes in Porous Media |
| PEEG 732 | Hybrid Enhanced Oil Recovery |
| PEEG 733 | Miscible Gas Flooding |
| PEEG 746 | Emerging Well Construction Technology |
| PEEG 747 | Horizontal and Multilateral Drilling and Completion |
| PEEG 749 | Characterization and Modelling of Unconventional Reservoirs |
| PEEG 752 | Simulation of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs |
| PEEG 794 | Selected Topics in Petroleum Engineering |
Students on the Robotics concentration must complete the courses below.
Core Courses (12 credits)
| ENGR 701 | Research Methods in Engineering |
| ECCE 784 | Advanced Digital Signal Processing |
| ECCE 787 | Advanced Deep Learning System Design |
| MEEN 784 | Advanced Feedback Control |
Technical Electives (24 credits)
Complete a minimum of 12 credits from the list of courses below. The remaining electives can be taken from other courses offered under the PhD in Engineering program with the approval of the advisor.
| ECCE 732 | Machine Learning and Applications |
| ECCE 735 | Advanced Computer Vision Paradigms |
| ECCE 755 | Cognitive Robotics |
| ECCE 756 | Robotic Perception |
| MEEN/AERO 761 | Advanced Process Dynamics and Control |
| MEEN 762 | Analysis and Simulation of Mechatronics Systems |
| MEEN 763 | Theory and design of digital control systems |
| MEEN/AERO 764 | Optimal Control |
| MEEN 765 | Acoustics and Noise Control |
| MEEN 767/ ECCE 757 | Control of Robotic Systems |