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Toyota co-op breaks the mold
October 10, 2025
Torque News, a trade publication, highlights a UC engineering student's co-op at Toyota.
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
As the oldest engineering discipline that has the broadest reach in terms of application, mechanical engineering touches every aspect of life from medical devices, computers, and athletic equipment to automobile engines, electric power plants, and the very machines that create these innovations.
Our Programs
Mechanical and materials science influence virtually every aspect of human life. Our department, supports research and education in a wide range of modern technologies including design, dynamics, controls, materials, intelligent systems, advanced mechanical systems, applied mechanics and thermal systems engineering.
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering students gain knowledge to design, manufacture, and operate machines and mechanical systems that work in a safe and efficient fashion. Students learn fundamental principles of force, energy, and motion and apply theories to develop everything from simple devices to complex systems.
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Mechanical engineering technology students gain knowledge in the hardware- and computer-oriented aspects of mechanical design, manufacturing, and energy systems. Students receive a fundamental and applicable foundation with emphasis on realistic, technical problem-solving projects involving mechanical systems.
Materials Science and Engineering
Materials science and engineering students gain knowledge of how materials work, leading to the creation of new materials for new applications as well as the further development of existing materials to improve performance.
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Industrial and systems engineering students gain knowledge to innovate and improve systems, solve complex problems and incorporate human interaction within a system. Focus areas include data analytics, healthcare systems, and Industry 4.0/5.0.
The Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering will have multiple doctoral student Research and/or Teaching Assistantship openings in Mechanical Engineering and in Materials Science & Engineering, for new applicants, anticipated for the 2024-2025 Academic Year. Applicants who possess master’s degrees (MS degree or equivalent) in the same or closely-related fields are particularly encouraged to apply. Very highly qualified individuals who possess bachelor’s degrees (highest degree) are eligible to apply for direct admission to the doctoral program.
Applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis until all available positions are filled.
The Department offers active and well-funded research programs in the following major research thrust areas:
- Advanced Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing
- Intelligent Prognostics and Autonomous Systems
- Robotics, Dynamic Systems, and Control
- Energy and Sustainability
- Thermal-Fluids, Enhanced Heat Transfer
- Computational Solid Mechanics, PLM and Simulation Technology
- Structural Dynamics and Vibro-Acoustics
- Nanotechnology
- Metallurgy and Advanced Materials
Competitive stipends are available, including generous tuition scholarship support. Very highly qualified applicants may also be eligible for well-funded fellowship awards.
More information on research activities in the Department can be found at the Department’s website. For any questions, please contact David F. Thompson, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Recruiting Director.
Our Faculty
All of our faculty members have extensive and impressive research backgrounds, working closely with students in their research activities. The department is home to several internationally recognized research activities in structural dynamics, bio-mechanics, vibro-acoustics, gear dynamics, computational mechanics, nanotechnology, intelligent autonomous systems, computational fluid dynamics, robotics and many more.
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Contact Us
For questions about undergraduate and graduate programs and degrees, visit the CEAS undergraduate or graduate admissions pages or email us:
- Undergraduate Admissions: ceas.ug@uc.edu
- Graduate Admissions: engrgrad@uc.edu
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UC welcomes new engineering faculty
October 9, 2025
The University of Cincinnati welcomed seven new faculty members to the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the start of the 2025-2026 academic year.
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In Memoriam: Raj M. Manglik, PhD
September 26, 2025
Raj M. Manglik, PhD, was renowned for his contributions to the fields of heat transfer, thermal fluids, and energy systems. Manglik, a professor in the University of Cincinnati's Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, died August 22, 2025, at the age of 72.