The Mechanical Engineering Department has excellent research facilities, including a fully anechoic chamber, wind tunnel, combustion, and dynamics laboratories. The Fenn College of Engineering's computer network, workstations, and PC laboratory run current analysis software and are available for the broad range of computing requirements of graduate students. The department offers a limited number of graduate assistantships and research assistantships. Additional opportunities for research assistantships exist through the Ohio Aerospace Institute. Upon successful completion of program requirements, students will have a solid education based on the fundamentals of engineering science, and will be prepared for practical applications of engineering design, analysis, and research.
Graduates are, therefore, well prepared for employment in industry or research laboratories.
In addition to Graduate College requirements for admission, students must have a sound basis in science and mathematics for the advanced work of the mechanical engineering master's program. Admission will be granted to qualified students holding a baccalaureate degree in mechanical engineering or other traditional fields of engineering. The latter students, however, will be required to take prescribed undergraduate courses in mechanical engineering to ensure adequate preparation for the required graduate-level courses. Students who are lacking in basic undergraduate courses will find the opportunity to complete their preparation for graduate work in day and evening undergraduate offerings of the Mechanical Engineering Department and other departments in the University. Undergraduate courses taken to remediate deficiencies will not count toward graduate degree requirements.