Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

University of Saskatchewan

The department offers Master of Science (M.Sc.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degree programs, as well as a Postgraduate Diploma (P.G.D.) program. In the M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs, graduate students complete course work and a project, while P.G.D. students complete course work only. All graduate programs are conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. Graduate student enrollment is approximately 80 students, and about half of our students are enrolled in the Ph.D. program.

Faculty members pursue research in six broad areas of mechanical engineering:

• Advanced engineering design and manufacturing
• Applied mechanics and machine design
• Bioengineering
• Control systems, robotics and fluid power
• Fluid dynamics, thermal sciences and energy
• Materials science and metallurgy

Research programs range from fundamental investigations intended to advance theoretical understanding to practical studies intended to solve current industrial and environmental problems. A significant number of research projects involve industrial partners who provide funding, expertise, and access to special research facilities.

The department is home to Canada Research Chairs in Nanoengineering Coating Technologies and Energy and Advanced Materials. The department has well equipped laboratories, which include facilities that are among the very best of their kind in Canada. Research is also conducted on campus at a number of other facilities, including the Saskatchewan Structural Sciences Centre and the Canadian Light Source, Canada's national synchrotron research facility.