Biomedical Engineering (Ph.D.)
Top research areas: medical imaging, medical instrumentation.
Doctoral Programs
Doctoral students comprise the backbone of research conducted at the School of Engineering & Applied Science. Through funding support from faculty, internal and external grants, doctoral students can expect to take 4-6 years to complete the program through coursework, research credits and writing their dissertation.
We offer the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in eight fields of engineering and computer science:
Civil & Environmental Engineering (Ph.D.)
Top research areas: environmental, geoenvironmental, mechanics & materials, structural, transportation, or water resources
Computer Engineering (Ph.D.)
Top research areas: computer architecture and high-performance computing, or MEMS, electronics, & photonics.
Computer Science (Ph.D.)
Top research areas: algorithms & theory; computer architecture, networks, parallel, and distributed computing; computer security & information assurance; and more.
Electrical Engineering (Ph.D.)
Top research areas: applied electromagnetics, communications & networks, electronics, photonics, and MEMS; and more.
Engineering Management (Ph.D. or D.Eng.)
Top research areas: crisis, emergency, & risk management; economics, finance, and cost engineering; engineering & technology management; and more.
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Ph.D.)
Top research areas: fluid mechanics, thermal sciences, & energy; industrial engineering; robotics, mechatronics, & controls; and more.
Systems Engineering (Ph.D.)
Top research areas: enterprise information assurance; operations research & management science; systems engineering & integration.
We also offer online versions of our D.Eng. in Engineering Management and our Ph.D. in Systems Engineering.
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