- Apply to be non-matriculated
- Transfer up to 9 hours of non-matric credit
- U Grad Admissions Process
- ME EN Grad Admissions Info/Requirements
- Admitted Grad Student Info
- Transfer up to 6 hours from other Universities
- Degree Requirements
- Graduation Overview for MS Candidates
- Apply to Graduate
- Apply to be non-matriculated
- Transfer up to 9 hours of non-matric credit
- U Grad Admissions Process
- ME EN Grad Admissions Info/Requirements
- Admitted Grad Student Info
- Transfer up to 6 hours from other Universities
- Degree Requirements
- Graduation Overview for MS Candidates
- Apply to Graduate
- Apply to be non-matriculated
- Transfer up to 9 hours of non-matric credit
- U Grad Admissions Process
- ME EN Grad Admissions Info/Requirements
- Admitted Grad Student Info
- Transfer up to 6 hours from other Universities
- Degree Requirements
- Graduation Overview for MS Candidates
- Apply to Graduate
- Apply to be non-matriculated
- Transfer up to 9 hours of non-matric credit
- U Grad Admissions Process
- ME EN Grad Admissions Info/Requirements
- Admitted Grad Student Info
- Transfer up to 6 hours from other Universities
- Degree Requirements
- Graduation Overview for MS Candidates
- Apply to Graduate
- Suggested Curriculum
- Track Requirements: ME Robotics Track students should satisfy robotics degree requirements
- Researchers
- Program Declaration Form
- Petition for Exception to Department Policy
- Change of Committee Member
- Report of Due Progress*
- Preliminary Program of Study
- Quals Registration Form
- Committee
- Proposal
- Announcement Template (must be submitted to your grad advisor at least 1 week prior to proposal date)
- Proposal Defense Report
- Defense Summary
- Final Program of Study
- Defense
- PhD Dissertation Content Review (required before scheduling Oral Defense)
- Announcement Template
- Oral Defense Report
- Defense Summary
- MS Thesis Preliminary Program of Study
- MS Committee
- MS Thesis Final Program of Study
- Announcement Template
- MS Thesis Oral Defense Report
- MSNT Preliminary Program of Study
- MS Committee
- MSNT Final Program of Study
- MS/MBA Final Program of Study
- Coursework Sample Plan
- BS/MS Thesis Preliminary Program of Study
- BS/MS Non-Thesis Preliminary Program of Study
- Request for Grad Credit
- MS Committee
- BS/MS Thesis Final Program of Study
- BS/MS Non-Thesis Final Program of Study
- Announcement Template
- BS/MS Thesis Defense
Tuition Benefit Enrollment Form
Tuition Benefit Enrollment Form
Every Semester students on Tuition Benefit must fill out, sign, and submit this form to the ME Graduate Advising Office. For detailed information on the Tuition Benefit Program, see http://www.gradschool.utah.edu/tbp
Environmental Fluids Focus Area
Environmental Fluid Dynamics Focus Area
Requirements
| Core Requirements | 6 hrs from | Any ME EN Fluids & Thermal Sci grad courses |
| Focus Electives | 6 hrs from | Any Environ Science (ENVST) grad courses |
| 6 hrs from | Any Mathematics (MATH) grad courses | |
| Math Sci Engin Electives | 12 hrs | Any Math, Science, or Engineering grad classes |
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Robotics Focus Area
Robotics Focus Area
Requirements
| Core Requirements | 3 hrs | ME EN 6220 Intro to Robotics |
| 3 hrs | ME EN 6230 Intro to Robot Control | |
| 3 hrs | CS 6370 Motion Planning -OR- CS 6300 Artif Intel | |
| 3 hrs | CS 6640 Image Proc -OR- CS 6320 Computer Vision | |
| Focus Electives | 3 hrs from | Area 1*: any Mechanics, Control, Cognition, Perception, HRI, or Robot Design course |
| 3 hrs from | Area 2*: any Mechanics, Control, Cognition, Perception, HRI, or Robot Design course | |
| ME Electives | n/a | n/a |
| Math Sci Engin Electives | 12 hrs | Any |
* Area 1 and Area 2 must be different topics
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Data Science in Mechanical Engineering
Data Science in Mechanical Engineering
Requirements
| Data Science in Mechanical Engineering | ||
| Core Requirements | 9 hrs from | *(1) CS 6140 Data Mining |
| *(2) CS 6350 Machine Learning | ||
| *(3) CS 6355 Structured Prediction | ||
| MATH 5010 Introduction to Probability | ||
| CS 6190 Probabilistic Modeling | ||
| CS 6230 Parallel Computing | ||
| Focus Electives | 6 hrs from | MATH 5740 Mathematical Modeling |
| MATH 6010 Linear Models | ||
| MATH 6020 Multilinear Models | ||
| MATH 6790 Case Studies in Comp Eng & Sci | ||
| CS 6300 Artificial Intelligence | ||
| CS 6635 Visualization of Scientific Data | ||
| CS 6955 Deep Learning | ||
| CH EN 7703 Bayesian Model Validation | ||
| CS 7960 Models of Comp for Massive Data | ||
| ME Electives | 9 hrs | Any |
| Math Sci Engin Electives | 6 hrs | Any |
*(#) = Recommended Sequence
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Advanced Manufacturing Focus Area
Advanced Manufacturing Focus Area
Requirements
| Core Requirements | 6 hrs | ME EN 6010 Manufacturing Processes |
| ME EN 6011 Additive Manufacturing | ||
| Focus Electives | 9 hrs from | ME EN 6015 Laser-based Manuf & Matls Proc |
| ME EN 6035 Design of Experiments | ||
| ME EN 6050 Micromachining | ||
| ME EN 7960 Fund of Low Dim Manuf | ||
| ME EN 7960 Nano Fabrication | ||
| Math Sci Engin Electives | 15 hrs | Any Math, Science, or Engineering Grad Classes |
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Focus Areas
MS Non-Thesis Focus Areas
MSNT students are required to have a focus area for their studies. These focus areas are designed to help guide graduate their coursework. You can find more information about each focus area below.
Advanced Manufacturing
Examining materials produced using innovative technologies, and the leveraging of innovative technologies to create existing and new products.
Aerospace
Fundamental and system-level research toward next-generation aerospace and aeronautical systems.
Biomechanical Engineering
Applying mechanics to biological systems, including the study of how the human body responds to the application of force.
Computational Mechanics in Mechanical Engineering
Developing mathematical models to represent physical phenomena and applying modern computing methods to analyze these phenomena.
Data Science in Mechanical Engineering
Developing and applying machine learning and artificial intelligence to generate new models and learn governing equations using simulated or physical data sets.
Environmental Fluid Dynamics
Studying the properties of the Earth’s atmosphere and its relation to the science of fluid dynamics, including large scale simulations and field experiments.
Micro/Nano
Investigating problems related to micro/nano scale materials, devices, biological systems, and phenomena occurring at the micro/nano scales.
Robotics
Researching design, construction, operation, and use of robots with strong collaboration between Computing and Mechanical Engineering.
Solid Mechanics
Characterizing, designing, and predicting mechanics of soft and hard structures.
Sustainable Energy
Developing clean energy systems, including direct energy production, energy storage, and the integration of energy efficient technologies.
Systems Engineering
Developing, analyzing, optimizing, and managing complex engineered systems to improve their productivity and efficiency.
Thermal Science
Studies of thermodynamics and heat transfer physics in a wide range of length and time scales that impact engineering and biological applications.
Custom Focus Area
Focus areas that don’t match with the areas above can be approved on a case-by-case basis. Contact your graduate advisor for more details.
Current Student Forms
Current Student Forms
General
PhD Program
MS Thesis Program
MS Non-Thesis (MSNT) Program
BS/MS Forms
Certificate Programs
Graduate Student Petitions
Graduate Student Petition Form
For Registrar's Office, Graduate School, or Income Accounting petitions, go back to the Forms page for links to those petition forms (see form below for reasons this form should be submitted to the Department). See these Petition instructions for further instructions (will also be attached to your email confirmation after submitting this form. Email grad@mech.utah.edu with any questions or if you haven't heard back within 14 days.
Graduate Advising
Graduate Program Advising and Administration
The Graduate Advising team in the Department of Mechanical Engineering is here to guide and support you through your program by ensuring you understand the curriculum, requirements, policies and procedures within the Department and the University.
Lane Sutton, Graduate Advisor
Current MS & PhD Students Last Names (M-Z)
Responsibilities: Advises current graduate students (last names M-Z) regarding program milestones, programs of study, tuition benefit, graduation, and thesis and dissertation process. Oversees all aspects of the department’s teaching assistant program. Coordinates the department’s PhD Qualifying Exams, current grad student events, and recruiting.
Biography: Lane is originally from Grantsville, UT. He completed his undergrad work at the UofU in Kinesiology and Exercise Science in 2021 and is currently working towards an M.A. in English Education. Before coming to ME, Lane worked at the U as both a College Access Advisor and a Pre-Professional Advisor.
Contact Information:
Office: 1569 MEK
Email: lane.sutton@utah.edu
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Walk-In Hours:
Monday: 2-3pm
Wednesday: 11am-12pm
Thursday: 2-3pm
Friday: 2-3pm
Karthik Mareddy, Graduate Advisor
Current MS & PhD Students Last Names (A-L)
Responsibilities: Advises current graduate students (last names A-L) regarding program milestones, programs of study, tuition benefit, graduation, and thesis and dissertation process. Oversees all aspects of the department’s teaching assistant program. Coordinates the department’s PhD Qualifying Exams, current grad student events, and recruiting.
Contact Information:
Office: 1557 MEK
Email: karthik.mareddy@utah.edu
Dr. Mark Fehlberg, Director of Graduate Studies
All BS/MS students and Admissions
Responsibilities: Advises all BS/MS students during their undergrad and graduate programs. Administers the Graduate Program, including creating and enforcing policies, admissions, petitions and advisor supervision.
Biography: Dr. Mark Fehlberg has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah and is also an Assistant Professor (lecturer) in the department. He was previously the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Advisor and also has many years of industry and military experience.
Contact Information:
Office: 1340 MEK
Phone: (801) 585-9293
Email: m.fehlberg@utah.edu
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