Overview

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering / Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering is located in Lincoln, NE, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science/Master of Science (MS/MS)
Master of Science (MS)	Mechanical engineering	Materials science engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Mechanical engineering	Metallurgical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Mechanical engineering and applied mechanics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Materials engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Engineering mechanics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biomedical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	9

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Applying

40

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	Not reported	March 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 15
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

34

Total Graduate Students

35%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.94%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	58%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	2.94%

Gender

Male (94%)

Female (5%)

Faculty

34

Total faculty

Full-time - 34

Part-time - 0

Male (30)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Medical robotics, rehabilitation dynamics, and design; combustion, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer; nano-materials, manufacturing, and devices; fiber, tissue, bio-polymer, and adaptive composites; blast, impact, fracture, and failure; electro-active and magnetic materials and devices; functional materials, design, and added manufacturing; materials characterization, modeling, and computational simulation

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

8,000,000

Location & Contact

Address W342 Nebraska Hall
Lincoln, NE  68588-0526
United States

Contact Dr. Jeffrey E. Shield
Chair
Phone: 402-472-2375

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