Mechanical Engineering (ENME)
Graduate Degree Program
College: Engineering
Abstract
The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers graduate study leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. In addition, students may pursue a Master of Engineering degree through the Professional Master’s Program of the Office of Advanced Engineering Education. The Department’s instruction and research are carried out through the following four divisions:
DESIGN and System Reliability
The focus of this area of concentration is the study of:
- Measuring, tracking, and predicting levels of reliability during systems’ life cycles
- Understanding and mitigating the causes of component, system, and process failures
- Incorporating reliability, sustainment, and life-cycle considerations into design
- Microelectronic device and electronic system reliability and stress analysis
- Integrated product design and manufacturing
- Design and reliability of high temperature and high power electronic systems, electro-optics, sensors, and actuators
- Battery design, thermal management, and reliability
- Design formalisms
- Multi-criteria design decision making and optimization
- Statistical process control and improved manufacturing methods
- Human reliability analysis
- Cybersecurity
- Machine learning and data analytics
Mechanics, Materials, and manufacturing
This division concentrates on the study of analytical and experimental fundamentals of mechanics and materials. Areas of specialization include:
- Control systems in product development organization
- Dynamic deformation and fracture studies, including fracture and fragmentation by explosives
- Fiber optics
- Smart structures
- Vibration and acoustic control
- Vibro-acoustic heating and phonon transport
- Non-linear dynamics of milling of thin walled structures
- Control of crane-load oscillations
- Surgical robotics
- Development of creep-fatigue damage models for viscoplastic materials such as solder
- Micromechanics of advanced composite materials
- Characterization and optimization of mechanical properties of materials
- Methods for non-destructive detection of damage in structural systems
- Mechanical characterization of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) materials
- Manufacturing systems
- Additive manufacturing in micro-nano-bio systems
Thermal, Fluids, and Energy Sciences
This division encompasses two broad disciplines: thermal science and fluid mechanics. Areas of specialization include:
- Application of three-dimensional vortex methods to turbulent flow prediction
- Experimental, numerical, and theoretical analysis of scalar pollutant dispersion in turbulent boundary layers
- Experimental studies of the near surface atmospheric boundary layer
- Large-eddy and direct numerical simulation of 3-D and non-equilibrium boundary layers
- Experimental measurement and analysis of particle/turbulence interaction within turbulent, multi-phase flows
- Fundamental research into pool and flow boiling heat transfer
- Experimental investigation of steady and unsteady breaking waves
- Fouling and particulate deposition on low temperature surfaces
- Performance of water foaming agents in fire protection applications
- Mixing of boron diluted water slugs and nuclear reactor reactivity excursions
- Thermal management and characterization of electronic equipment
- Transport phenomena in manufacturing
- Study of absorption heat pumps and chillers
- Heat transfer enhancement of environmentally safe refrigerants
- Investigation of performance potential for natural refrigerant
- Simulation, analysis, and experimentation in heat pump and refrigeration systems
- Annular and post-annular flow in microchannels
- Two-phase thermofluid enhancement through flow regime modification
- Monolithic and thin-film thermoelectric microcoolers.
Financial Assistance
Financial assistance is available to highly qualified students in the form of research and teaching assistantships. The most outstanding applicants are offered fellowships. Students seeking financial assistance should submit with their applications a current resume or CV as well as a statement regarding their qualifications and/or past research or teaching experience. Financial assistance is sought for all worthy students.
Contact
Peter Sandborn
Professor, Associate Chair, and Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Mechanical Engineering
2174 Glenn L. Martin Hall
4298 Campus Drive
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Telephone: 301.405.3167
Fax: 301.314.9477
Email: sandborn@umd.edu
Kerri Poppler James
Director, Academic and Student Affairs
Department of Mechanical Engineering
2180 Glenn L. Martin Hall
4298 Campus Drive
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Telephone: 301.405.8601
Fax: 301.405.8015
Email: kjames3@umd.edu
Megan Wells
Program Manager
Department of Mechanical Engineering
2170 Glenn L. Martin Hall
4298 Campus Drive
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Telephone: 301.405.4216
Fax: 301.405.8015
Email: mpetry@umd.edu
Segen Habte
Academic Program Specialist
Department of Mechanical Engineering
2172 Glenn L. Martin Hall
4298 Campus Drive
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Telephone: 301.405.8681
Fax: 301.405.8015
Email: shabte@umd.edu
Website: http://www.enme.umd.edu
General Requirements
- Statement of Purpose
- Transcript(s)
- TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (international graduate students)
Program-Specific Requirements
- Letters of Recommendation (3)
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (optional)
- CV/Resume
- Description of Research/Work Experience (optional)
- Writing Sample (optional)
The programs leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are open to qualified students holding a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. Admission may also be granted to students with degrees from other areas of engineering, mathematics, and physical sciences. In some cases, students may be required to take undergraduate courses to fill gaps in their background.
Application Deadlines
| Type of Applicant | Fall Deadline | Spring Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Applicants | ||
| US Citizens and Permanent Residents | May 9, 2025 | October 11, 2024 |
| International Applicants | ||
| F (student) or J (exchange visitor) visas; A, E, G, H, I and L visas and immigrants | March 7, 2025 | September 20, 2024 |
RESOURCES AND LINKS:
Program Website: http://www.enme.umd.edu
Application Process: gradschool.umd.edu/admissions/application-process/step-step-guide-applying
Mechanical engineering faculty, researchers, and students leverage state-of-the-art research equipment, technology, and systems to develop new methods, create innovative tools, and find practical solutions to the most pressing societal concerns. More information about our research labs and centers can be found here: https://enme.umd.edu/facilities.
| Last Name | First/Middle Name | Graduate Faculty Status | Academic Credentials | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agonafer | Damena | Full Member | B.S., University of Texas - Arlington, 2004; M.S. Carnegie-Mellon University, 2006; Ph.D. University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign, 2012 | Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor, Reliability Engineering |
| Armstrong | Ronald W. | Full Member | B.E.S., Johns Hopkins University, 1955; M.Sc., Carnegie-Mellon University, 1957; Ph.D., 1958. | Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering |
| Aute | Vikrant C. | Associate | B.S., 1997, University of Pune; M.S., 2001, University of Maryland; Ph.D., 2010, University of Maryland | Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering |
| Azarian | Michael | Adjunct Member | B.S., Princeton University, 1982; M.S. Carnegie Mellon University 1988; Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University, 1994 | Associate Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering |
| Azarm | Shapour | Full Member | BS. University of Tehran 1977; M.S. George Washington 1979; Ph.D. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 1984 | Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Mechanical Engineering Professor, Reliability Engineering |
| Balachandran | Balakumar | Full Member | B.Tech.,Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, 1985; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1986; Ph.D., 1990. | Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Baras | John S. | Full Member | B.S.,National Technical University of Athens, 1970; S.M., Harvard University, 1971; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1973. | Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Systems Engineering Affiliate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Affiliate Professor, Bioengineering |
| Baz | Amr M. | Full Member | B.S., University of Cairo, 1966; M.S.,University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1970; Ph.D., 1973. | Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Bernard | Peter S. | Full Member | B.E., City University of New York-City College, 1972; M.S.,University of California-Berkeley, 1973; Ph.D., 1977. | Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering |
| Bigio | David I. | Full Member | B.S., Case Western Reserve University, 1971; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976; Eng.D., 1978; Ph.D., 1986. Director of Undergraduate Studies | Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Bruck | Hugh Alan | Full Member | B.S., University of South Carolina-Columbia, 1988; M.S., 1989; Ph.D.,California Institute of Technology, 1995. GCEN Academic Advisor for Mechanical Engineering Director of Graduate Studies | Associate Chair, Mechanical Engineering Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Cheng | Lin | Full Member | B.S., 2011, Xi'an Jiaotong University M.S., 2014, Shanghai Jiaotong University Ph.D., 2019, University of Pittsburgh | Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Chopra | Nikhil | Full Member | Ph.D. degree in Systems and Entrepreneurial Engineering in 2006 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor, Systems Engineering Affiliate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Christou | Aristos | Full Member | B.A., Columbia University, 1967; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1971. | Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Professor, Mechanical Engineering Professor, Reliability Engineering |
| Chung | Peter | Full Member | B.S., 1994, University of Virginia; M.S., 1996, University of Minnesota; Ph.D., 1999, University of Minnesota | Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Cukier | Michel | Full Member | Ph.D., National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse, France, 1996 | Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor, Reliability Engineering Associate Professor, Systems Engineering Affiliate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Affiliate Associate Professor, Computer Science |
| Cunniff | Patrick F. | Full Member | B.C.E., Manhattan College, 1955; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1956; Ph.D., 1962. | Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering |
| Dally | James W. | Full Member | B.S.,Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1951; M.S., 1953; Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, 1958. | Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering |
| Dankowicz | Harry | Full Member | M.S. 1991, Royal Institute of Technology- Stockholm Ph.D., 1995, Cornell University | Chair, Mechanical Engineering |
| Das | Diganta | Adjunct Member | B.S., Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, 1987; M.S. Missouri University of Science and Technology, 1992; Ph.D. University of Maryland College Park, 1999 | Associate Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering Associate Research Scientist, Reliability Engineering |
| Das | Siddhartha | Full Member | B.S., Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, 2005; Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, 2010 | Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Dasgupta | Abhijit | Full Member | B.S., Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, 1976; M.S., Villanova University, 1981; Ph.D., University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, 1988. | Professor, Mechanical Engineering Professor, Reliability Engineering |
| DeVoe | Donald Lad | Full Member | B.S., University of Maryland-College Park, 1991; M.S., 1993; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1997. | Associate Chair, Mechanical Engineering Professor, Mechanical Engineering Affiliate Professor, Bioengineering |
| Diaz-Mercado | Yancy | Full Member | B.S. University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez 2011; M.S. Georgia Institute of Technology 2014; Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology 2016 | Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Duncan | James H. | Full Member | B.S., Brown University, 1971; M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1973; Ph.D., 1979. | Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering |
| Dutt | Avik | Full Member | B.S. Indian Institute of Technology - Kharagpur 2011; M.S. Cornell University 2015; Ph.D. Cornell University 2017 | Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Fathy | Hosam | Full Member | B.S. American University - Cairo 1997, M.S. Kansas State University 1999; Ph.D. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Fischell | Robert E. | Non-Member | BS, Duke University, 1951; MS, University of Maryland, 1953 | Professor of Practice, Mechanical Engineering |
| Fourney | William L. | Full Member | B.S.A.E., West Virginia University, 1962; M.S., 1963; Ph.D., University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, 1966. | Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering Professor Emeritus, Aerospace Engineering |
| Gabriel | Steven A. | Full Member | B.A., Middlebury College, 1981; M.S., Stanford University, 1984; M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1989; Ph.D., 1992. Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. | Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Graham | Samuel | Full Member | B.S. Georgia Institute of Technology 1993; M.S. Georgia Institute of Technology 1995; Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology 1999 | Dean, Mechanical Engineering Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Groth | Katrina | Full Member | B.S., University of Maryland-College Park, 2004; M.S., University of Maryland-College Park, 2008; Ph.D., University of Maryland-College Park, 2009 | Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor, Reliability Engineering |
| Gupta | Ashwani K. | Full Member | B.Sc., Punjab University, 1966; M.Sc.,University of Southampton, 1970; Ph.D., University of Sheffield, 1973; D.Sc.,1986. | Distinguished University Professor, Mechanical Engineering Distinguished University Professor, Chemical Physics |
| Hahn | Jin-Oh | Full Member | B.S., Seoul National University, 1997; M.S., Seoul National University, 1999; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008. | Assistant Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Han | Bongtae | Full Member | B.S., Seoul National University,1981; M.S., 1983; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University,1991. | Professor, Mechanical Engineering Professor, Reliability Engineering |
| Hu | Liangbing | Full Member | B.S. University of Science and Technology of China, 2002; Ph.D.,University of California, Los Angeles, 2007. | Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Affiliate Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Huertas Cerdeira | Cecilia | Full Member | B.S. Universidad Politecnica de Madrid 2014; M.S. California Institute of Technology 2015; Ph.D. California Institute of Technology 2019 | Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Hwang | Yunho | Full Member | B.S., 1983, Korea University-Seoul; M.S., 1995, University of Maryland; Ph.D., 1997, University of Maryland | Associate Research Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Kiger | Kenneth T. | Full Member | B.S., University of Southern California-Los Angeles, 1991; M.S., University of California-San Diego, 1993; Ph.D., 1995. | Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Kim | Jeong H. | Non-Member | B.S., Johns Hopkins University, 1982; M.S., 1989; Ph.D., University of Maryland--College Park, 1991 | Professor of Practice, Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor of Practice, Mechanical Engineering |
| Kim | Jungho | Full Member | B.S., University of California-Berkeley, 1982; M.S., University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 1986; Ph.D., 1990. | Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Larsson | Johan | Full Member | B.S., Lund Institute of Technology, 1999; M.S., University of Lund, 1999; Ph.D., University of Waterloo, 2006 | Associate Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Lee | Jay | Full Member | M.S. University of Wisconsin - Madison 1983; M.S. SUNY - Health Science Center - Stoney Brook 1987; Ph.D. George Washington University 1992 | Professor, Mechanical Engineering Professor, Reliability Engineering |
| Li | Teng | Full Member | Ph.D. from Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, and joined the faculty of Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland in 2006, after earlier studies at Princeton University and Tsinghua University in China. | Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Liu | Xinan | Adjunct Member | Ph.D., University of Maryland - College Park, 2002 | Associate Research Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Magrab | Edward B. | Full Member | B.M.E., City College Of New York, 1960; M.A.E., New York University, 1961; Ph.D., Catholic University of America, 1966 | Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering |
| McCluskey | Patrick | Full Member | B.S., Lafayette College, 1984; M.S., Lehigh University, 1986; Ph.D., Lehigh University, 1991 | Professor, Mechanical Engineering Professor, Reliability Engineering |
| McGregor | Davis | Full Member | B.S., 2017, University of Phoenix Ph.D., 2022, University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign | Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Modarres | Mohammad | Full Member | B.S., Tehran Polytechnic Institute, 1974; M.S.,Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976; Ph.D., 1979. GCEN Academic Advisor for Nuclear Engineering GCEN Academic Advisor for Reliability Engineering | Co-Director, Reliability Engineering Professor, Mechanical Engineering Professor, Reliability Engineering |
| Mote | Clayton D., Jr. | Full Member | B.S.,University of California-Berkeley, 1959; M.S., 1960; Ph.D., 1963. | Regents Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Ohadi | Michael M. | Full Member | B.S., Tehran University-Iran, 1977; M.S., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1980; M.Ed., Northeastern University, 1982; Ph.D., University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 1986. | Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Osterman | Michael | Adjunct Member | Ph.D., University of Maryland - College Park, 1991 | Senior Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering Senior Research Scientist, Reliability Engineering |
| Pecht | Michael G. | Full Member | B.S. Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1976; M.S. Electrical Eng., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1978; MS Eng. Mechanics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1979; Ph.D. Eng. Mechanics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1982 | Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Mechanical Engineering Professor, Reliability Engineering |
| Piomelli | Ugo | Full Member | B.S., Universita Degli Studi di Napoli-Italy, 1979; M.S., University of Notre Dame,1984; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1988. | Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering |
| Radermacher | K. Reinhard | Full Member | B.S., 1975, M.S., 1977, Ph.D., 1981, Technical University Munich | Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Riaz | Amir | Full Member | B.S., U. Eng. & Tech Lahore, 1994; M.S. U. Southern California, 2001; Ph.D., U. California Santa Barbara, 2003. | Associate Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Riley | Donald R. | Full Member | B.S., Purdue University, 1969; M.S., 1970; Ph.D.,1976. | Affiliate Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Sandborn | Peter A. | Full Member | B.S., University of Colorado-Boulder, 1982; M.S., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor,1983; Ph.D., 1987. | Professor, Mechanical Engineering Professor, Reliability Engineering |
| Sengers | Jan V. | Full Member | B.S., University of Amsterdam, 1952; M.S., 1955; Ph.D., 1962; Ph.D., Delft University of Technology, 1992. | Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering Research Professor, Chemical Physics |
| Shooshtari | Amir H. | Non-Member | B.S., 1992, Tehran Polytecnic; M.S., 1995, Sharif University of Technology; M.S., 2003, University of Maryland; Ph.D., 2004, University of Maryland | Associate Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering |
| Smela | Elisabeth | Full Member | B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985; M.S. University of Pennsylvania, 1987; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1992 | Professor, Mechanical Engineering Affiliate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Affiliate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Sochol | Ryan | Full Member | B.S., Northwestern University, 2006; M.S. University of California - Berkeley, 2009; Ph.D., University of California - Berkeley, 2011 | Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Affiliate Assistant Professor, Bioengineering |
| Srebric | Jelena | Full Member | B.S., 1994, University of Belgrade; M.S., 1997, University of Belgrade; Ph.D., 2000, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Stoliarov | Stanislav I. | Full Member | B.S./M.S., 1993, Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology; Ph.D., 2000, Catholic University of America | Affiliate Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Sunderland | Peter B. | Full Member | B.S.,Cornell University. 1983; M.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1986; M.S., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1994; Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1995. | Professor, Fire Protection Engineering Affiliate Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Trouve | Arnaud | Full Member | M.S., Ecole Centrale Paris-France, 1985; Ph.D., Ecole Centrale Paris-France, 1989. | Chair, Fire Protection Engineering Professor, Fire Protection Engineering Affiliate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Graduate Director, Fire Protection Engineering |
| Tubaldi | Eleonora | Full Member | PhD, Mechanical Engineering, McGill University | Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Affiliate Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Yang | Bao | Full Member | Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, 2003; Ph.D. in Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, 1998 | Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Yu | Miao | Full Member | Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering University of Maryland, 2002. B.S. & M.S. degrees Engineering Mechanics) Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. | Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Zhao | Yunfei | Full Member | B.S. Shandong University 2011; D.Eng. Tsinghua University 2016 | Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor, Reliability Engineering |