University at Buffalo: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

The department offers separate programs in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. In each program, the Master of Science, M.S. and the Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D., degrees are granted. Students are accepted for Spring or Fall admission. Subject to certain limitations, students may undertake their program on a full- or part-time basis.

Complete Graduate Manual (February 2008)

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NOTE—the major recent change in this manual from the last version is in the Ph.D. qualifier. The academic year 2007-08 will be a transition year, with both formats being offered. In future years, only the new Qualifier format will be offered. (See Appendix A, p.23, for the new format.)

Previous Qualifying PhD Exams:

Solid Mechanics

2005
2004	2003	2002	2001
2000	1999	1998	1997

Design and Optimization

2008	2006	2005
2004	2003	2002	2001
2000	1999	1998	1997

BioEngineering

2008	2006	2005
2004	2003	2002	2001
2000	1999*	1998	1997

Mathematics

2008	2006	2005
2004	2003	2002	2001
2000	1999	1998	1997

Dynamics and Control

2008	2006	2005
2004	2003	2002*	2001
2000	1999	1998	1997

Thermodynamics

2008	2006	2005
2004	2003	2002	2001
2000	1999	1998	1997

Fluid Mechanics / Heat Transfer

2006	2005
2004	2003	2002	2001
2000	1999	1998	1997

Material Science

2008	2006	2005*
2004	2003*	2002	2001*
2000	1999	1998	1997

Materials

2006	2005*
2004	2003*	2002	2001
2000	1999	1998	1997

* -Means No Exam Given.

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