Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering

Steve Eckels, Head
​Mingjun Wei, Director of graduate studies

3002 Rathbone Hall
785-532-5610
Fax: 532-7057
grad@mne.ksu.edu
http://www.mne.ksu.edu/graduate

The department

The Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department at Kansas State University offers separate graduate programs in Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering both leading to M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Our award-winning faculty are engaged in exciting and cutting-edge research projects in state of the art laboratories and research facilities, while our graduate students are excelling inside and outside of the classroom. Research areas and courses include a broad range of both traditional and emerging fields of Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering. With over $5 million in research funding, almost all graduate students in our department receive graduate research assistantships (GRA). Several of our students receive graduate teaching assistantships (GTA) with 50-100 percent tuition waiver to help teach laboratory sections.

Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. Although students with bachelor’s degrees in Mechanical and/or Nuclear Engineering make up the bulk of our graduate student body, the department welcomes applicants from other fields including other engineering disciplines, mathematics, physics and chemistry. International applicants should also include GRE and TOEFL scores. GRE scores should be no less than 400 verbal (146 revised version), 650 quantitative (151 revised version), and 3.0 on analytical writing. TOEFL scores must be above 600 on the written exam or 250 on the computer exam. The IELTS may substitute for the TOEFL. IELTS scores are valid for two years and should be no less than 7.0.

Programs of study are flexible and tailored to the interests, backgrounds and career goals of each student. Courses from outside the department are often added to programs of study to enhance the student’s experience. To see when MNE Graduate courses are offered, please view the MNE Graduate Course Rotation Schedule.

Degree options

Prospective students may apply for a graduate degree in either Mechanical Engineering or Nuclear Engineering. We offer the following degrees:

Research facilities

In addition to a first-rate curriculum of graduate courses, cutting-edge graduate research projects are
supported by state-of-the-art labs and research facilities. Labs and research centers associated with K-State’s
Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department include:

Laboratory facilities

• Applied Computation Laboratory
• Autonomous Vehicle Systems Laboratory
• Composites Laboratory
• Dynamic Systems and Controls Laboratory
• Heat Transfer Laboratory
• Internal Combustion Engines Laboratory
• Laser Diagnostics Laboratory
• Measurements and Instruments Laboratory
• Mechanical Testing and Evaluation Laboratory
• Neutron Activation Analysis Laboratory
• Nonlinear Controls Laboratory
• Radiation Detection Instructional Laboratory
• Radiation Measurement Applications Laboratory
• Refrigeration Laboratory
• Semiconductor Materials Analysis Laboratory
• Tate Neutron Activation Analysis Laboratory
• Wind Tunnel/Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

Research centers

• Environmental Air Quality Program
• Institute for Environmental Research
• National Gas Machinery Laboratory
• Semiconductor Materials and Radiological Technologies Laboratory (S.M.A.R.T.)
• Triga Mark II Nuclear Reactor Facility

Programs

Accelerated

• •  Accelerated Mechanical Engineering (BS) / Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• •  Accelerated Mechanical Engineering (BS)/Mechanical Engineering (MS)
• •  Accelerated Mechanical Engineering (BS)/Nuclear Engineering (MS)

Doctor of Philosophy

• •  Mechanical Engineering (PHD)
• •  Nuclear Engineering (PHD)

Master of Science

• •  Mechanical Engineering (MS)
• •  Nuclear Engineering (MS)

Graduate Certificate

• •  Complex Fluid Flows Graduate Certificate

Courses

Mechanical Engineering

• •  ME 101 - Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
• •  ME 212 - Engineering Graphics
• •  ME 310 - Elements of Thermodynamics
• •  ME 312 - Advanced Engineering Graphics
• •  ME 390 - Topics in Mechanical Engineering
• •  ME 400 - Computer Applications in Mechanical Engineering
• •  ME 497 - Undergraduate Research Experience
• •  ME 499 - Honors Research in Mechanical Engineering
• •  ME 512 - Dynamics
• •  ME 513 - Thermodynamics I
• •  ME 519 - Electrical Circuits for Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
• •  ME 523 - Thermodynamics II
• •  ME 532 - Experimental Strength of Materials
• •  ME 533 - Machine Design I
• •  ME 535 - Measurement and Instrumentation Laboratory
• •  ME 543 - Intermediate Mechanics of Materials
• •  ME 563 - Machine Design II
• •  ME 570 - Control of Mechanical Systems I
• •  ME 571 - Fluid Mechanics
• •  ME 573 - Heat Transfer
• •  ME 574 - Interdisciplinary Industrial Design Projects I
• •  ME 575 - Interdisciplinary Industrial Design Projects II
• •  ME 610 - Finite Element Applications in Mechanical Engineering
• •  ME 615 - Applications in Mechatronics
• •  ME 620 - Internal Combustion Engines
• •  ME 622 - Indoor Environmental Engineering
• •  ME 626 - Introduction to Micro-Electromechanical Systems
• •  ME 627 - Introduction to Biomedical Micro-Electromechanical Systems
• •  ME 628 - Aerodynamics
• •  ME 631 - Aircraft Propulsion
• •  ME 633 - Thermodynamics of Modern Power Production
• •  ME 640 - Control of Mechanical Systems II
• •  ME 651 - Introduction to Composites
• •  ME 656 - Mechanical Vibrations
• •  ME 661 - Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
• •  ME 699 - Problems in Mechanical Engineering
• •  ME 701 - Development of Computer Applications In Mechanical Engineering
• •  ME 710 - Intermediate Topics in Interdisciplinary Systems Analysis
• •  ME 711 - Interdisciplinary Seminar
• •  ME 716 - Intermediate Dynamics
• •  ME 720 - Intermediate Fluid Mechanics
• •  ME 721 - Thermal Systems Design
• •  ME 722 - Human Thermal Engineering
• •  ME 728 - Computer Control of Electro Mechanical Systems
• •  ME 730 - Control Systems Analysis and Design
• •  ME 738 - Experimental Stress Analysis
• •  ME 760 - Engineering Analysis I
• •  ME 773 - Intermediate Heat Transfer
• •  ME 777 - Monte Carlo Methods
• •  ME 800 - MNE Graduate Seminar/Research Paper
• •  ME 802 - Advanced Mechanics of Materials and Applied Elasticity
• •  ME 811 - Thermodynamic Analysis
• •  ME 820 - Intermediate Topics in Thermal and Fluid Mechanics
• •  ME 824 - Computational Fluid Dynamics
• •  ME 826 - Intermediate Micro-Electromechanical Systems
• •  ME 827 - Intermediate Biomedical Micro-Electromechanical Systems
• •  ME 830 - Intermediate Topics in Automatic Controls
• •  ME 831 - Boundary Layer Theory
• •  ME 836 - Introduction to Fracture Mechanics
• •  ME 840 - Intermediate Topics in Solid Mechanics and Machine Design
• •  ME 846 - Vibrations of Continuous Media
• •  ME 860 - Engineering Analysis II
• •  ME 862 - Finite Elements
• •  ME 871 - Mechanics of Composite Materials
• •  ME 898 - Master’s Report
• •  ME 899 - Master’s Thesis
• •  ME 902 - Theory of Plasticity
• •  ME 910 - Computational Methods in Design
• •  ME 920 - Advanced Topics in Thermal and Fluid Mechanics - Boltzmann Transport
• •  ME 921 - Thermal System Analysis
• •  ME 930 - Advanced Topics in Automatic Controls
• •  ME 935 - Heat Conduction in Solids
• •  ME 940 - Advanced Topics in Solid Mechanics and Machine Design
• •  ME 942 - Convection Heat Transfer
• •  ME 943 - Radiation Heat Transfer
• •  ME 947 - Boiling Heat Transfer
• •  ME 999 - Dissertation Research in Mechanical Engineering PhD Level

Nuclear Engineering

• •  NE 350 - Reactor Operations Laboratory
• •  NE 415 - Introduction to Engineering Analysis
• •  NE 495 - Elements of Nuclear Engineering
• •  NE 497 - Undergraduate Research Experience
• •  NE 501 - Introduction to Nuclear Engineering
• •  NE 515 - Nuclear Engineering Materials
• •  NE 520 - Neutron and Particle Interactions I
• •  NE 612 - Principles of Radiation Detection
• •  NE 620 - Problems in Nuclear Engineering
• •  NE 630 - Nuclear Reactor Theory
• •  NE 635 - Generation IV Reactor Design
• •  NE 640 - Nuclear Reactor Thermalhydraulics
• •  NE 648 - Nuclear Reactor Laboratory
• •  NE 690 - Radiation Protection and Shielding
• •  NE 691 - Principles of Radiation and Human Health
• •  NE 730 - Applied Reactor Physics
• •  NE 737 - Intermediate Radiation Measurement Applications
• •  NE 740 - Nuclear Systems and Design
• •  NE 761 - Radiation Measurement Systems
• •  NE 799 - Special Topics in Nuclear Engineering
• •  NE 806 - Neutronics
• •  NE 810 - Graduate Problems in Nuclear Engineering
• •  NE 851 - Nuclear Engineering Laboratory