Mechanical & Materials Engineering

"My Master's research project has involved collaboration with a surgeon in Sweden, researchers at the University of Queensland, Australia and NRC in Ottawa. This may sound extraordinary, but it is in fact closer to the norm for our Department. "

Degrees Offered / Length of Program

Method of Completion

• M.A.Sc.: 4 courses plus research-based thesis
  
• M.Eng.: 8 courses
  
• Ph.D.: 4 courses plus thesis

Degree Level Expectations & Learning Outcomes

M.A.Sc - view this information as a pdf (100KB)

M.Eng - view this information as a pdf (98KB)

PhD - view this information as a pdf (100KB)

Cross Disciplinary Aspects

• Fuel Cell Research Centre
• Human Mobility Research Centre
• Centre for Advanced Materials & Manufacturing
• Computational Science & Engineering collaboration

The Department is also part of a joint M.Eng. program in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE) with the universities of Waterloo, Western Ontario and McMaster and the Advanced Design and Manufacturing Institute (ADMI) with the universities of McMaster, Toronto, and Western Ontario.

Supervisors and Fields of Study

Read through the Research by Faculty section of our website to identify potential areas of interest and supervisors. It is recommended to make direct contact with potential supervisors to discuss specific projects before making a formal application.

Fields of Study  & Research Specialty Areas

• Biomechanical Engineering: Knee Mechanics, Orthotic Devices, Spine Mechanics, Tissue Engineering, Orthopaedic Implants, Human Motion Analysis, Ergonomics
• Energy and Fluid Systems: Fluid Mechanics, Combustion, Solar Energy, Heat Transfer, Fuel Cells, CFD, Gas Turbines, Alternative Energy, Applied Sustainability
• Manufacturing and Dynamic Systems: Vehicle Dynamics, Robotics, Metal Forming, Systems Design, MEMS, Noise and Vibration, Kinematics, Automatic Controls
• Materials Engineering: Steel Metallurgy, Electron Scattering Techniques, Metal Forming, Ceramics, Composites, Nuclear Materials, Materials Failure, Corrosion

Employment Opportunities

Graduates from our programs have found work in: research, academia, government, industry, and consulting.

Funding Information

• M.Eng. course work students are not funded
• M.A.Sc.: minimum $16,500 
• Ph.D.: minimum $18,000

Funding may include Teaching and Research Assistantships and/or QGA and internal awards. We strongly encourage you to apply for available academic awards. Applicants without scholarships are unlikely to be offered a position without exceptional academic credentials. You will automatically be considered for internal funding sources at Queen’s, but it is important to apply for external awards like NSERC and OGS. Contact the awards office at your current university for details. Winners of federal government tri-council awards are automatically provided a $5,000 top-up award by Queen’s in their first year. 

Academic Prerequisites

• Master’s: An honours Bachelors degree in Applied Science or Engineering with a B+ (77-77.9% or GPA 3.3)
• Ph.D.: a Masters degree in Applied Science or Engineering

Test Requirements

If required a TOEFL score of 550 (paper based) or TOEFL iBT minimum scores of: writing (24/30); speaking (22/30); reading (22/30); listening (20/30), for a total of 88/120.

Program Profiles

• Andrew Pollard (faculty) - work hard on your research, but consider its implications too...
• Erin Smith - describes what it is like teaching high school kids through ‘Power Up’, a course designed to explore alternative energy and green engineering
• Ugo Piomelli (faculty) - a childhood fascination turned into a career...

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