72 hours (42 if the student matriculates with a MS)

Apply to the UGA Graduate School and include the following: 3 Letters of recommendation CV Statement of Purpose (emphasizing career goals, objectives, and research plans); at the end of the statement include the names of faculty who share your interests and could serve as your major advisor. Unofficial transcript (3.0 minimum GPA); if accepted, you must submit official transcripts prior to matriculation.

International students: For students whose primary language is not English, proof of English proficiency is required. Students need to submit official university documents according to the UGA Graduate School requirements. Students will also have to show certificate of finances upon acceptance to the program. Application deadline is December 15 for the following Fall semester and September 15 for the following Spring semester.

Requirements for the PhD in Engineering with Emphasis in Fluid and Thermal Systems further expand on those of the PhD in Engineering. These include a minimum of 72 credit hours in the student’s program of study beyond the B.S. degree. A thesis master's degree from an approved university may be accepted for up to 30 credits hours, in which case a minimum of 42 credit hours of approved course work, research and dissertation beyond the M.S. degree would be required as follows:

ENGR 8950

Graduate Seminar

1

ENGR 9300

Doctoral Dissertation

1-9

Choose a minimum of 15 credit hour(s) from the following:

8000- and 9000-level courses in addition to research, dissertation writing, and directed study, of which 9 hours must be selected from the Fluid and Thermal Systems Course List (below):

Choose a minimum of 23 credit hour(s) from the following:

ENGR 9000

Doctoral Research

1-18

ENGR 9010

Project-Focused Doctoral Research

1-9

Fluid and Thermal System Course List:

CVLE(MCHE) 8160

Advanced Fluid Mechanics

3

CVLE(MCHE) 8350

Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis

3

CVLE(MCHE) 8640

Advanced Strength of Materials

3

ELEE 8220

Nonlinear Control Systems

3

ENGR 8130

Statistical Learning and Data Mining in Engineering

3

ENGR 8180

Advanced Mass Transfer

3

ENGR 8220

Microfluidic Transport Phenomena

3

ENGR 8910

Foundations for Engineering Research

3

INFO 8750

Advance Programming for Data Mining

3

MCHE 8170

Advanced Heat Transfer

3

MCHE 8250

Combustion Science

3

MCHE 8380

Continuum Mechanics

3

MCHE 8500

Technical Foundations of Energy for Policy Practitioners

3

MCHE 8650

Aerosol Science and Engineering

3

MCHE 8710

Engineering Properties of Animal and Plant Materials: Form and Function

3

MCHE 8850

Gas Dynamics

3

PHYS 8301

Statistical Mechanics I

3

GRSC 7001

GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar

1

Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.

Many of our graduates have gone on to academic careers as research and teaching faculty at top-ranked universities. Other graduates pursue successful non-academic careers with national research labs and industry (e.g., as research scientists, engineering managers, technicians).

Qualified students will be nominated by the Graduate Admission Committee for Graduate School Presidential and PhD Fellows awards. Qualified students will be nominated by the Graduate Admission Committee for the College level Doctoral Fellowship awards. Students also are encouraged to seek outside fellowships and scholarships (e.g., NSF Graduate Research Fellowships).

Students are encouraged to pursue research opportunities outside of Athens, when appropriate and in consultation with their committees.

Students are encouraged to pursue internship opportunities when those internships will facilitate their professional development and career aspirations.

Students are encouraged to present their research at conferences, professional meetings, and symposia. Students also are encouraged to write grant proposals to help fund their research and to develop grant-writing skills. Students are expected to publish their research findings in peer-reviewed journals.

Other programs in the School of ECAM, include: PhD Mechanical Engineering PhD Biological and Agricultural Engineering PhD Engineering – Dynamics Systems and Controls PhD Engineering – Energy Systems PhD Engineering – Engineering Education PhD Engineering – Environment and Water PhD Engineering – Mechanics and Materials PhD Engineering – Resilient Infrastructure MS Civil and Environmental Engineering MS Engineering - Mechanical Engineering MS Agricultural Engineering