MSc in Mechanical Engineering - Fluid Mechanics in Atlanta United States | Georgia Institute of Technology

The Woodruff School offers a rigorous graduate program featuring advanced studies and research culminating in a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree, designed for graduates with engineering, mechanics, mathematics, physical sciences, or life sciences backgrounds. While most graduate courses are optional, each study plan must fulfill the Woodruff School's standards for breadth, depth, and academic level.

The Fluid Mechanics Research Group conducts diverse investigations using theoretical, experimental, and computational approaches. Ongoing projects explore turbulent jets and mixing layers, piezoelectric actuator-based flow control, surface-tension-driven flow stability, microgravity fluid dynamics, thin films, unsteady swirling flow stability, vortex breakdown, and collaborative work with bioengineering faculty on hemodynamics, bioreactor flows, and cardiac fluid dynamics. Research funding is provided by AFOSR, NASA, NSF, the American Heart Association, the Whitaker Foundation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and various private sector partners.

The program utilizes the Fluid Mechanics Research Laboratory (FMRL) at the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, featuring cutting-edge equipment and diagnostic instruments for shear flow research. The 2,600-square-foot lab space, renovated in May 1993 (including a 50-ton water chiller installation), began equipment setup that June. Facilities include a low-speed, high-precision open-return wind tunnel with a 1m x 1m test section, a closed-return water shear layer system, multiple air jets (including a swirling jet), and a 300-gallon water tank.