Graduate Catalog 1993-1994 College of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering General Information Telephone: (302) 831-2421 The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers graduate programs leading to the degrees of Master of Mechanical Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy in mechanical engineering. The graduate programs are designed to provide a broad based extension of the undergraduate experience in combination with formal course work and research in the student's selected area of specialization. Independent research is required for both the Master's with Thesis and Doctoral degrees. A non-thesis Master's degree is available for part-time students. The research opportunities in the department cover essentially all fundamental fields of mechanical engineering including solid and fluid mechanics, materials, dynamics, thermodynamics and heat transfer. Applied and interdisciplinary areas such as bio-, rehabilitation and ocean-engineering, controls, robotics and design are also well represented in the ongoing research.