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Materials Science, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Ph.D.
Doctoral Degree
Program type:
Major
Format:
On Campus
Est. time to complete:
4-5 years
Credit Hours:
42 with prior Master's72 with prior Bachelor's
Discover the next technological innovation in Mechanical and Energy Engineering through
Materials Science.
The Doctor of Philosophy degree in Materials Science and Engineering with a concentration
in Mechanical and Energy Engineering represents the highest level of scholarship and
achievement in independent research that culminates in the completion of a dissertation
of original scientific merit.
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Request More InfoWhy Earn a Ph.D. in Materials Science, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering?
The program provides strong collaborative links with other universities and industries in the Dallas-Fort Worth region and research organizations throughout the country and the world.
The department addresses the educational and technological challenges of creating, applying and characterizing new materials for manufacturing products in the 21st century.
As part of your graduate studies, you will learn all aspects of modern materials and their characterization, including metals, ceramics, polymers, and electronic and optical materials.
Marketable Skills
- Identify knowledge gaps in materials science and engineering
- Expertise with advanced materials characterization techniques
- Material data analysis using computational tools
- Material design and property predictions
- Scientific report writing and communication
Materials Science, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Ph.D. Highlights
With small class sizes, you'll work closely with nationally recognized faculty members
on research projects to solve complex problems, many of which lead to exciting internship
opportunities.
The high quality of our state-of-the-art lab and research facilities are recognized
nationwide.
You also can take advantage of the invaluable contacts we have with leading companies
and corporate partners.
The department has 21 faculty members and 85 graduate students, plus well-equipped
laboratories with outstanding technical support.
Our research efforts span size scales from the microscopic to aircraft wings and from
atomically precise manufacturing to assembly of hip implants.
The College of Engineering and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering work on innovative, futuristic ideas from the development of stealth, unmanned vehicles to compostable plastic packaging and new energy-efficient lighting materials.
The College of Engineering and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering work on innovative, futuristic ideas from the development of stealth, unmanned vehicles to compostable plastic packaging and new energy-efficient lighting materials.
What Can You do With a Ph.D. in Materials Science, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering?
You'll have many opportunities to develop highly marketable skills in areas such as:
- Aerospace
- Automotive
- Biomedical Microelectronics
- Characterization
- Chemical Energy
- Environmental
- Modeling and simulations
- Nanotechnology
- Power
Materials Science, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Ph.D. Courses You Could Take
Mechanical Properties of Materials (3 hrs)
Stress, strain and the basics of concepts in deformation and fracture for metals,
polymers and ceramics. Analysis of important mechanical properties such as plastic
flow, creep, fatigue, fracture toughness, and rupture. Application of these principles
to the design of improved materials and engineering structures.
Advanced Thermodynamics (3 hrs)
Axiomatic presentation of the law of thermodynamics including corollaries and applications
related to energy conversion, the exergy method and entropy dissipation method for
the evaluation of thermodynamic systems and cycles, thermodynamic equilibrium and
stability, irreversible thermodynamics, chemical equilibria and applications in combustion.
Advanced Fluid Mechanics (3 hrs)
Fundamentals of vector and tensor notation and formulation of governing equations;
model of inviscid and viscous flow, vorticity and circulation; exact solutions; turbulence;
boundary layer theory; free surface flow.
Renewable Energy (3 hrs)
Introduction to the physics, systems and methods of energy conversion from non-conventional
energy sources, such as solar, geothermal, ocean-thermal, biomass, tidal, hydroelectric,
wind and wave energy. Advantages and disadvantages of alternative energy sources and
engineering challenges for the harnessing of such forms of energy; energy storage;
fuel cells.
Continuum Mechanics (3 hrs)
Describes the fundamental law of physics applicable to a continuous medium and develops
the linear theory. Introduces Cartesian tensors, state of stress, kinematics of deformation,
and constitutive equations of mechanics and thermodynamics.
Thermodynamics of Materials (3 hrs)
The zeroth law of thermodynamics, work, energy and the first law of thermodynamics;
the second law of thermodynamics, thermodynamic potentials, the third law of thermodynamics,
thermodynamic identities and their uses, phase equilibria in one-component systems,
behavior and reactions of gases. Solutions, binary and multicomponent systems: phase
equilibria, materials separation and purification. Electrochemistry. Thermodynamics
of modern materials including liquid crystals.
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