An Overview of the Graduate Study Program in Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University

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An Overview of the Graduate Study Program in Mechanical Engineering

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Michigan State University

Ahmed Naguib

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Michigan State University

First American Land Grant University (1855) to “Advance Agriculture and the Mechanics Arts”

14 degree-granting colleges:

 Agriculture and Natural Resources  Arts and Letters

 The Eli Broad College of Business  Communication Arts and Sciences  Education  Engineering  Human Ecology  Human Medicine  James Madison  Natural Science  Nursing  Osteopathic Medicine  Social Science  Veterinary Medicine Enrollment: Total ~ 47000 • Engineering~5300

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College of Engineering Michigan Sate University

Began as a single field of study in 1885

Now ~ 5300 students in six (6) departments

Departments:

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Computer Science and Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Number of College research-active faculty 154 Annual Research: over $50 Million (FY 12-13)

Undergraduate Students ~4400 Graduate Students ~900

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ME

> 1200 Undergraduate > 173 MS/PhD

37 Faculty

Mechanical Engineering @ MSU EDUCATION Graduate MS and PhD degrees in: •Engineering Mechanics •Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Concentrations in: •Biomedical Engineering •Engineering Mechanics •Global Engineering •Manufacturing

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Mechanical Engineering @ CoE RESEARCH $10M in research expenditures in 2013 Thermal Engineering Robotics; Non-Linear Dynamics; Engine control Systems Dynamics & Controls Fluid Mechanics Computational & Experimental mechanics Composite; lightweight

multifunctional materials Automotive technologies_{Turbo-machinery;} Combustion; Renewable fuels ; Energy conversion Experimental fluids; Turbulence; Microfluidics; Computational fluid dynamics Biomedical Engineering Orthopaedic biomechanics; Biothermomechanics; Soft tissue & cardiac mechanics; Biosensors Manufacturing Advanced Composites; Metal Forming Solid Mechanics Energy & Automotive Research Laboratories Composite Vehicle Research Center

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Energy and Automotive Research Labs Thrust Areas: •Laser diagnostics •Laser Imaging •Biofuels •Sprays, atomization •Control of combustion •Thermoelectrics Director, Harold Schock

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Composite Vehicle Research Center

Thrust Areas:

•Biomimetics

•Composite Joining

•Design & Manufacture

•Impact Resistance

•Multi-Functional Composites

•Self-Diagnostics

•Structural Integrity

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Fluids Mechanics

Turbulent mixing and reacting flows Computational Fluid Dynamics

Farhad Jaberi

Turbulent Mixing and Unsteady Aerodynamics

Ahmed Naguib

Flow Physics and Control

Manoochehr Koochesfahani

John Foss

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Robotics, Dynamic Systems, and Controls

Medical applications Tension aligned

structures

Breast diagnosis robot

R Mukherjee

Jongeun Choi

Distributed control, swarming robots

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Vibration absorbers for rotating systems, structural control, and MEMS

Helicopter rotating system

Steve Shaw Brian Feeny

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Biomechanics

Dynamics of cycling

Head and neck research

Tammy Reid-Bush Y X Z WSS 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Time=5.2 second Y X Z Pressure 16300 16200 16100 16000 15900 15800 15700 15600 15500 15400 15300 15200 15100 15000 14900 Time=5.2 second Seungik Baek Modeling of vascular diseases

Heating of soft tissue

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Manufacturing and Tool Technology

Cutting Tools

Process Simulation

Machine Tool Dynamics Process Development Process Planning

Patrick Kwon

Advanced forming process Hydro forming Biaxial bulging of sheet and tubular products

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Thermal Engineering

CFD of Thermofluids Problems

Andre Benard

Harold Schock

Powertrain and Alternative Energy

Indrek Wichman

Flame Spread over Material

Norbert Mueller

Wave Rotor Applications

Abraham Engeda

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Solid Mechanics

Dahsin Liu High Impact Composite Materials

Tom Pence

Physics-Based Modeling of Materials Al Loos

Manufacturing Low-Cost Composites

Sharon Xiao

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Micro- and Nano-Scale Engineering

Junghoon Yeom Nano Materials, Manufacturing and Devices

Integrated Microtechnologies Systems Peter Lillehoj

Rebecca Anthony Synthesis, Processing and Functionalization

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Mechanical Engineering Degree Programs - MS

THREE (3) Options

Option A: Thesis (Required w/ teaching or

research assistantship)

30 credit hours (~ 2 years): 7-8 classes plus

6-8 credits of research  22 credits coursework and no more than 8 thesis credits

Thesis + Defense

Option B: Coursework 10 classes

Option B1: Project

8-9 classes plus 3-6 credits of Project Report plus Defense

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Mechanical Engineering Degree Programs - PhD

Courses: Set by research advisor & Committee

Minimum: 40 graduate coursework credits for direct admission from BS & 18 credits with MS degree Research: 24 credit hours required

Qualifying Exam: Pass within 15 months, 2 tries allowed for

all grad students – on undergraduate background

Comprehensive Exam: After coursework completion….by committee (written document and presentation)

Dissertation Defense The dissertation is an archival document containing original and significant work,

approved by PhD committee upon successful completion of public defense

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Application and Funding

Timing

• Applications are accepted for:

• Fall Semester (August 15 start):

• Deadline is December 15 of previous year

• The primary admission semester where most of the teaching assistantship funding is given

• Spring Semester (January 1 start):

• Deadline is September 15 of previous year

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Selection and Funding

• Approx. 600 applications are received for fall admission • Typically 40 teaching assistantship (TA) offers are made

on competitive basis (<10%) at 50% acceptance

• Most of the offers are for PhD applications (and few for

high-quality MS students intending to continue for PhD)

• TA Funding covers the first-year of study while students identify a research advisor

• Subsequent years are funded by research assistantship (RA) from the advisor’s research grants

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Application Elements

Transcripts: School and GPA

TOEFL Score: University requirement (must meet) –

Minimum score is 80 with no sub-score less than 19 and with writing sub-score no less than 22 - http://www.ets.org/toefl GRE (Graduate Record Examination) Score: we typically

only look at Quantitative section score of approximately 165 and higher (scores for Analytical and Verbal sections could be affected by language barrier) - http://www.ets.org/gre Letters of Recommendation: Three (3)

Personal and Academic Statement: Helpful to assess student’s motivation, ability to overcome difficulties, maturity, etc.

CV: Useful to tell about special experiences that the student has, any publications, etc.

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How to Apply?

• Contact me at naguib@egr.msu.edu to inform me of your intent to apply. In the Subject field of the email, write

Graduate Program Applicant from Krakow University of Technology

• Go to the ME web site for Graduate Admission and follow the instructions to complete an application:

http://www.egr.msu.edu/me/prospective-students/graduate-admission

• Apply for Fall 2015 admission, or the Fall semester of subsequent years

• Make sure that your application and all required

documents are submitted by December 15 of the