Build Mechanical Engineering Expertise
As a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering student at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach Campus, you will position yourself at the forefront of engineering innovation. This program prepares you to meet growing industry and academic demand for advanced research expertise in aerospace, aviation, automotive, biomedical, robotics and energy systems.
Your primary objective in this program will be to conduct guided and independent research that contributes new knowledge to the field. From day one, your work will focus on establishing and completing a dissertation under the mentorship of experienced faculty, supported by state-of-the-art laboratories and collaborative research teams.
You’ll work alongside dedicated faculty researchers and peers in innovative labs, gaining hands-on experience with technologies and challenges relevant to your area of specialization. Faculty mentorship and peer collaboration are key components of your development as a researcher.
Throughout the program, you will have opportunities to build your professional network, collaborate on interdisciplinary projects and pursue internships aligned with your research interests and career goals.
Program Details
Offered at the Daytona Beach Campus
Housed in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the College of Engineering, the Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering is focused on research and prepares graduates for careers in research and development in corporate, government or academic arenas. Successful students are self-motivated, have a high level of academic knowledge and are excellent critical thinkers.
With this advanced degree, students gain a deeper understanding of mechanical engineering to fulfill industry needs, including aviation and aerospace, automotive, energy, manufacturing and countless others.
All Ph.D. students will be required to maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 throughout their tenure in the program. The standard course load for a Ph.D. student is expected to be six credit hours per semester, although higher loads may be permitted with approval by the student’s advisor. Students entering the program with a B.S. must also fulfill the requirements of the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Professional organizations are represented on campus, such as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Participation in campus organizations will provide an even greater opportunity to mentor undergraduate students and to identify those well-suited to students’ research activities.
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Career Opportunities
Because of its breadth, Mechanical Engineering graduates work in a number of different roles. And with an advanced degree, you will gain a deeper understanding of designing and implementing electro-mechanical systems to fulfill industry needs, including aviation/aerospace, automotive, energy, manufacturing and countless others.
Ph.D. Student Earns National Award for Groundbreaking Fluids Research
Amandine Maidenberg, a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering, was recently honored with the Graduate Student Scholar Award at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting (FEDSM).
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