Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

The department offers graduate programs in mechanical and aerospace engineering. Over 65 full-time graduate students are currently enrolled in the department, with approximately 50 percent pursuing the Ph.D. Approximately 80 graduate students are enrolled part time, mainly through distance learning programs.

Financial assistance is provided to almost qualified full-time mechanical and aerospace engineering graduate students is available in several forms. The majority of student receive graduate research assistantships for work on sponsored research. Other full-time student receive graduate engineering fellowships and graduate teaching assistantships sponsored by the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Research and teaching assistantships often are supplemented by department or school fellowship awards.