A Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) offers a rigorous and immersive research experience designed to cultivate future leaders in academia, industry, and government. Administered by the Graduate Group in MEAM, the program provides a tailored curriculum that supports individual interests and promotes deep exploration of complex engineering challenges.
Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics is the study of forces, deformation, and motions of solid bodies and fluids (liquids and air), heat & energy generation and transport. Mechanical engineers are equipped with knowledge to design and develop everything you think of as a device, mechanism, or machine, including wind turbines, rocket engines, robots, 3D printers, micro-engines, nanomotors, and more.
The Master in Environmental Building Design (MEBD) is a professionally oriented, two-semester, post-professional degree focused on the integration of performance analysis and architectural design.
The MSD in Environmental Building Design (MSD-EBD) is a research-oriented, four-semester, post-professional degree focused on innovation in the integration of performance analysis and architectural design.
The certificate in Environmental Building Design is open to students enrolled in the Master of Architecture program only. The students will take 3 CUs of required courses and 2 CUs in a jointly counted studio. Students in the Master of Architecture degree are eligible to apply for the Certificate in Environmental Building Design after they arrive at Penn, allowing them to join the program in their 7000 year with the incoming cohort of MEBD/MSD-EBD students in 7520 and 7080. The other courses, 7510, 7530 and 7540 can be taken by M.Arch. students independently of their acceptance into the certificate.
The MEAM MSE degree launches the next generation of leaders in technology and innovation. The program’s interdisciplinary approach prepares our graduates to produce groundbreaking solutions that address the complex challenges of tomorrow’s technological landscape. Students in this concentration gain the skills to create innovative products, decrease costs, and increase productivity.
The MEAM MSE degree launches the next generation of leaders in technology and innovation. The program’s interdisciplinary approach prepares our graduates to produce groundbreaking solutions that address the complex challenges of tomorrow’s technological landscape. Students in this concentration apply mechanical engineering principles to advance aerospace engineering, cooling of microelectronic equipment, energy conversion and power generation, materials fabrication, and thermal control and treatment of living organisms.
The MEAM MSE degree launches the next generation of leaders in technology and innovation. The program’s interdisciplinary approach prepares our graduates to produce groundbreaking solutions that address the complex challenges of tomorrow’s technological landscape. Students in this concentration learn about the advanced materials systems necessary in fields such as the aerospace industry or the design of microchips.
The MEAM MSE degree launches the next generation of leaders in technology and innovation. The program’s interdisciplinary approach prepares our graduates to produce groundbreaking solutions that address the complex challenges of tomorrow’s technological landscape. Students in this concentration approach robotics and complex systems with an emphasis on modeling and controlling dynamical systems.
The MEAM MSE degree launches the next generation of leaders in technology and innovation. The program’s interdisciplinary approach prepares our graduates to produce groundbreaking solutions that address the complex challenges of tomorrow’s technological landscape. Students in this concentration focus on design, development, and fabrication of small sized devices and systems.