Ask the Department: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

1. Ask the Department: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Presented by: Dr. Robert G. Landers Associate Professor Associate Chair for Graduate Affairs

2. Academic Portfolio: Mechanical Engineering: Master’s of Science: Thesis and Non–Thesis Doctor of Philosophy Aerospace Engineering: Master’s of Science: Thesis and Non–Thesis Doctor of Philosophy Manufacturing Engineering: Master’s of Science: Thesis and Non–Thesis

3. Demographic Data: 230 students Aerospace Masters of Science (Thesis): 27 Mechanical Masters of Science (Thesis): 64 Manufacturing Masters of Science (Thesis): 17 Aerospace Doctorate of Philosophy: 9 Mechanical Doctorate of Philosophy: 35 Aerospace Masters of Science (Non–Thesis): 6 Mechanical Masters of Science (Non–Thesis): 22 Manufacturing Masters of Science (Non–Thesis): 9 Composites and Materials Certificate: 8 Control Systems Certificate: 3 Engineering Mechanics Certificate: 13 Manufacturing Automation Certificate: 1 Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing Certificate: 5 Manufacturing Systems Certificate: 11 Domestic/International 50%/50% On–Campus/Distance 60%/40%

4. Admission (Minimum) Requirements

5. Plan of Study for a Masters Student

6. Plan of Study for a PhD Student

7. Funding Funding is available on a competitive basis for M.S. thesis and PhD. on–campus students.  Students should contact faculty in their area of interest to see if those faculty have research projects to work on with them and funds available for research assistantships.  If a faculty member decides to fund a student, they will notify the department. Faculty Directory: http://mae.mst.edu/facultyandstaff/directoryfaculty.html • 80% of research–oriented students are funded

8. GRA vs. GTA Most MS (thesis) or PhD students supported as Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) or as Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA). Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) • Work with a professor on an externally funded research project. • Research done as a GRA used to write thesis/dissertation. • Contact faculty member (in area of interest) to find out if he/she has a funded project and need a GRA Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) • Will be required to assist in teaching a Lab/class. • Contact Grad Secretary (Ms. Kathy Wagner) • International students cannot be a GTA during their first semester in the US

9. GRA vs. GTA • Both GRA/GTA positions are competitive. • Appointment is based on the Department’s need (teaching and research) and available funding. • Department has no need for GTAs in the summer • GRA support during the summer if your advisor has funding. • All GRA/GTA are eligible for in-state (MO) tuition rate. • As a GTA/GRA, you only pay for the first 6 hours/semester. • To be on a GTA/GRA, you must pursue a thesis option. There are no deadlines. Faculty members make GRA offers as and when they find a qualified applicant. Sooner you contact a faculty member better your chances are of getting an offer.

10. Research Proposals Awarded • A total of 44 proposals have been awarded in the financial year 2010 totaling $5,098,579.

11. Department Research Labs Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics Computational Radiative Transfer Laboratory Convection Heat Transfer Laboratory Thermal Radiative Transfer Group Welding Laboratory Materials and Structures Composite Materials Manufacturing and Characterization Laboratory Materials Research Center Structural Health Monitoring Laboratory Dynamics and Controls Caterpillar Mechatronics Laboratory Electromechanical Systems Research Lab (EMSERL) Design and Manufacturing • Advanced Machining Laboratory • Laboratory for Industrial Automation and Flexible Manufacturing • Laser-Aided Manufacturing Processes Laboratory • Laser-Based Manufacturing Laboratory • Virtual and Rapid Prototyping Laboratory Energy Conversion and HVAC • Environmental Control Group • Aerospace Flow Laboratory Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics • Aerospace Flow Laboratory • Cloud and Aerosol Sciences Laboratory • Fluid Dynamics and Combustion Laboratories • Combustion and Spray Dynamics Laboratories

12. Contact Information Department Address Department Contacts Kathy Wagner Graduate Senior Secretary 573–341–4772 wagnerkc@mst.edu Dr. Robert G. Landers Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies 573–341–4586 landersr@mst.edu Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering194 Toomey Hall 400 W. 13th St. Rolla, MO 65409573–341–4661http://mae.mst.edu/

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