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The interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (TAM) integrates multiple fields within the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, spanning civil and environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, and materials science. Students with backgrounds in engineering, mathematics, physics, or related sciences can earn an MS or PhD specializing in either solid mechanics or fluid mechanics. Research areas encompass nanotechnology, soft materials, cellular mechanics, composite materials, multiscale simulations, sensor technology, nondestructive testing, transportation materials and systems, seismic engineering, and probabilistic material and structural design. The program also hosts regular colloquia and seminars featuring distinguished experts in the field.
Applicants should have an undergraduate degree in engineering, but individuals with quantitatively-based degrees and/or appropriate work experience will be given serious consideration, provided certain basic engineering and science requirements are satisfied in addition to the stated requirements of the program.
MS applicants must have 80 (213 computer-based and 550 paper-based) on the internet-based TOEFL.