PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Clarkson University

Deepen your knowledge and expand your career possibilities with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. We offer the PhD in Mechanical Engineering at our Potsdam campus. Through world-relevant curriculum and engagement with leaders in industry, business and education, you'll be prepared to master complex systems, forge connections across people and fields and discover creative solutions to some of today’s most vexing challenges. You'll deepen your knowledge base to accelerate your ideas into great products with lasting impact. Our department is one of the largest at Clarkson. We have several mechanical and aerospace research facilities and labs, including our small wind Blade Test Facility (one of only three in the nation), a flight simulator and a wind tunnel (where the USA Luge team tested their sled aerodynamics before the last Winter Olympics). Our nationally recognized faculty bring their own experiences and networks into their teaching and advising. Our deans and faculty consult regularly with advisory councils comprised of industry leaders, alumni employers, research partners, think-tank consortium members and peers in academia.

Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering and Applied Sciences