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In-Person Thesis/Dissertation Defense Procedures
The Graduate School has stipulated that starting on August 30, 2021, all thesis and dissertation defenses must occur fully in person..
CAMPUS RETURN TO IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION – FALL 2021
Based on the current decision from the Provost, UMD is returning to normal in-person instructional mode, starting in Fall 21.
To be..
AKATECH – STEM Career Opportunities
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Professor in Geoenergy Production Engineering
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Full Professor in Electrochemical..
CRESST II Graduate Student Project Opportunities at NASA/GSFC
Graduate student projects are available in the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Astrophysics Science and Solar System..
Thesis Defense – Haafiz Husker
Title: INFLATABLE ACOUSTIC METAMATERIAL
Author: Haafiz Husker
Committee Members:
Dr. Amr Baz (Adviser – Chair)
Dr. Balakumar..
Thesis Defense – Hyun Seop Lee
Title: Temperature Dependent Characterization of Polymers for Accurate Prediction of Stresses in Electronic Packages
Author: Hyun..
Dissertation Defense – Jonathan Kordell
Title: Parametric Design and Experimental Validation of Conjugate Stress Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring
Author: Jonathan..
Dissertation Defense – Seyed Fouad Karimian
Title: THERMODYNAMIC AND INFORMATION ENTROPY-BASED PREDICTION AND DETECTION OF FATIGUE FAILURES IN METALLIC AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS..
Spring 2021 Virtual Award Ceremony
On Thursday, April 29, the Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Office hosted an online event celebrating the many..
Dissertation Defense – Ruben Acevedo
Title: INVESTIGATING FLUIDIC ENHANCEMENTS FOR SOFT ROBOTIC APPLICATIONS
Author: Ruben Acevedo
List of Committee Members:
Professor..
U.S. FDA/CDRH Full-Time Summer Engineering Internship Opportunity, Silver Spring, MD
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Division of Applied Mechanics (DAM) in the Office of Science and Engineering..
Dissertation Defense: Caleb Hammer
Title: The Effects of Gravity on Flow Boiling Heat Transfer
Author: Caleb Hammer
Day/Time: Thursday, April 15th, 2021 | ..
Thesis Defense – Camila Correa Jullian
Title: Data Requirements to Enable PHM for Liquid Hydrogen Storage Systems from a Risk Assessment Perspective
Author: Camila Correa..
Dissertation Defense: Harnoor Sachar
TItle: Atomistic and theoretical description of liquid flows in polyelectrolyte-brush-grafted nanochannels
Author: Harnoor Singh..
Student Spotlight – Guanjin Wang Wins Awards at NSF Research Poster Competition
Mechanical engineers received the first place prize for “best..
POST DOC – Product Lifecycle Management Center
Post Doc Position
Product Lifecycle Management Center at Clemson University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Clemson..
Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering – University of West Florida
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of West Florida (www.uwf.edu/me) invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-track..
Dissertation Defense – Chaolun Zheng
Title: ADVANCED ABSORPTION MATERIALS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN REFREGIATION
Date/Time: January 12, 2021 2:00PM – 4:00PM..
Academic Job Vacancies at Engineeroxy.com
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Dissertation Defense – David Catalini
DEVELOPMENT OF COOLING SYSTEMS WITH ACTIVE ELASTOCALORIC REGENERATORS
Date/Time: Tuesday, December 15th of 2020, 3:30 PM EST
List..
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Thesis Defense: Sriram Jayanthi
Title: Underfill Selection to Improve Solder Joint Reliability For Down Hole Drilling Applications
Author: Sriram..
Faculty Opening – Assistant Professor, Tenure Track, in Quantum Information Science and Technology
University of Washington: Academic Personnel: College of Engineering: Mechanical Engineering
Location: Seattle, WA
Open Date: Oct..
Faculty Opening – Assistant Professor, Tenure Track, in Biomedical Imaging and Analysis
University of Washington: Academic Personnel: College of Engineering: Mechanical Engineering
Location: Seattle, WA
Open Date: Oct..
Tale of Two Pandemics: Illuminating Structural Racism and COVID
Powered by Research Commons at University Libraries. Starting in 2015, the Interdisciplinary Dialogues have addressed such important..
Virtual Technical Meeting: Exploring Data Requirements for Risk and Reliability Analysis in Hydrogen Systems
Presenters: Camila Correa Jullian & Katrina Groth
Host: University of Maryland
Date/Time: November 17, 2020. 11:00AM..
Dissertation Defense – Guanjin Wang
Title: Physics-Based and Data-Driven Modeling of Hybrid Robot Movement on Soft Terrain
Author: Guanjin Wang
Advisory..
Thesis Defense: Marcelo Arispe-Guzman
Title: Reduction of Mixture Property Variation Through Control on Initial Mixing Dynamics
Author: Marcelo Arispe-Guzman
Date/Time:..
Faculty Positions at Hongik University in Korea
Hongik University in Korea has openings for faculty positions for the Spring Semester starting from March 1, 2021. As one of the major..
Imminent Events – Institute for System Research
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING EVENTS WILL BE HOSTED VIRTUALLY, AND THAT MANY OF THEM REQUIRE ADVANCE REGISTRATION.
WEDNESDAY,..
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Position Opening
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City has tenure-track..
Tenured-Track Faculty Position Opening – CSUN
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Hire Number: 21-03
Effective Date of Appointment: August 23, 2021 (Contingent upon..
Dissertation Defense: Jerald Armen
Title: INTERFACE OF IN-SITU ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND PHASE CHANGE LIQUID METALS TO OPTIMIZE HIGH THERMAL DENSITY PROBLEM IN..
Doctoral Thesis Research in Marine Energy, Hydrokinetics with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education is currently accepting applications for the 2021-2022 Marine and Hydrokinetics (MHK)..
CALCE Elevator Pitch Contest
On November 19th, the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE) at the University of Maryland, College Park, along with its..
ORISE Research Opportunities
The ORISE Research Participation Program at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is an educational and training program designed to..
Tenure-track Faculty Positions – University of Cincinnati
The Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering in the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) at the University of..
John Hopkins Univ. Applied Physics Laboratory Recruiting
The Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering hopes that you can join us for a 2-part Professional Development Series presented..
AcademicKeys: University jobs in Mechanical Engineering, and other related areas
This month’s issue of AcademicKeys’ e-Flier for Engineering features 69 faculty openings, 8 senior administrative positions, and 12..
Dissertation Defense: Haoyuan Jing
Title: Phospholipid Behavior and Dynamics in Curved Biological Membranes
Author: Haoyuan Jing
Date/Time: November 6, 2020..
Mechanical Engineering Graduate School Seminar Series
A Webinar Series for the Big 10+ Mechanical Engineering Departments
The Mechanical Engineering Graduate School Seminar Series..
Future Faculty Program – 2021 Cohort Application Open
The Future Faculty Program (FFP) was introduced to increase the number of Ph.D. graduates who obtain academic positions, in particular..
Dissertation Defense: Donald “Bucket” Costello
Title: CERTIFYING AN AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM TO COMPLETE TASKS CURRENTLY RESERVED FOR QUALIFIED PILOTS
Author: Donald “Bucket” Costello..
Imminent Events/Seminars – The Institute for Systems Research
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING EVENTS WILL BE HOSTED VIRTUALLY, AND THAT MANY OF THEM REQUIRE ADVANCE REGISTRATION.
WEDNESDAY,..
Dissertation Defense: Nicholas Jankowski
Title: Phase Change Materials For Vehicle And Electronic Transient Thermal Systems
Advisory Committee
Professor F. Patrick McCluskey,..
Future Leaders in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: Celebrating Diversity and Innovation
Upcoming Dissertation Defense – Ransisi Huang
Development of a General-Purpose Steady-State Simulation Framework for Vapor Compression Systems
Advisory Committee:
Professor..
Faculty Opening: Mechanical Engineering – University of Michigan
Position Description
The Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME), University of Michigan (U-M), Ann Arbor, seeks outstanding..
Campus Job Opening – Post Doctoral Associate
Position Details:
The successful candidate will take an exciting and leading technical role in a DOE/ARPA-E project in..
KLA eUser Meeting – Nanomechanical Testing
KLA is hosting a nanomechanical testing eUser meeting scheduled in the North America time zone on September 29th & 30th, 15:00 to 17:00..
Science Career Path: Job Opportunities
Brought to you by Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The AAAS has updated its September 2020 volume of the Science Magazine. Included in..
THE LILLIAN GILBRETH POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellowships available to innovative, interdisciplinary researchers with recent PhD’s in engineering or..
Fall 2020 Tour of the Mechanical Engineering Department
As you may know, the university has implemented several new guidelines designed to ensure the safety and wellness of the UMD community...
NASA Postdoctoral Program
The NASA Postdoctoral Program offers US and international scientists the opportunity to advance their research while contributing to..
ORISE Research Participation Opportunities at the FDA
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | Silver Spring, MD | STIPEND PROVIDED
Food Effect..
Academic Job Vacancies at Engineeroxy
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Lawrence Postdoctoral Fellowship
We would like you to encourage you all to apply for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) Lawrence Fellowship. The..
Schmidt Ocean Institute – 2020 Science Communications Internship
The Science Communications Internship aims to provide educational and practical support to graduate students studying marine science,..
Fulbright Israel – Postdoctoral Fellowships
Applications for the 2021-2022 year close on September 15, 2020.
Israeli universities are known for their high level of research in..
Thesis Defense: Rachel Hess
Title: Automatic Optimization Methods for Patient-Specific Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts
Committee Members:
- Dr. Mark Fuge..
MBI Educational Foundation Scholarship
The Modular Building Institute is providing financial assisting to students in need of funds through their two scholarship programs..
Dissertation Defense: Sriram Hariharan
Title: Experimental Investigations and Scaling Analyses of Whirling Flames
Date: Thursday 23 July, 2020
Time: 3:00pm (Eastern),..
ORISE Research Participation Opportunities
The ORISE Research Participation Program at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is an educational and training program designed to..
Dissertation Defense: Cory Knick
Title: Fabrication and Characterization of Nanoscale Shape Memory Alloy Mems Actuators
Author: Cory Ray Knick
Date & Time: July..
Thesis Defense: Mohammad Alsalti
Title: Development and In-Silico Evaluation of a Closed-Loop Fluid Resuscitation Control Algorithm with Mean Arterial Pressure..
Dissertation Defense: Yiyuan Qiao
Title: Personal cooling system with phase change material
Author: Yiyuan Qiao
Committee members:
Dr. Reinhard..
Open Positions with the FDA
The ORISE Research Participation Program at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is an educational and training program designed to..
Academic Job Vacancies at Engineeroxy
Engineeroxy.com has released the newest edition of their specialized newsletter including your academic and research job vacancies in..
FACULTY POSITIONS IN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITIES
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Dissertation Defense: Randy T. Ganye
Title: High Wave vector acoustic metamaterials: Fundamental studies and applications
Committee Members
- Professor Miao Yu,..
Thesis Defense: Sara Lyons
Title: A Probabilistic Risk Assessment Based Approach to Understanding and Managing the Risks of Natural Gas Distribution Piping in the..
University jobs in Mechanical Engineering, and other related areas
This month’s issue of AcademicKeys’ e-Flier for Engineering features 53 higher education positions in Mechanical Engineering,..
Dissertation Defense: Amin Aria
Title: Cost-effective Prognostics and Health Monitoring of Locally Damaged Pipelines with High Confidence Level
Committee Members:..
Upcoming Thesis Defense: Samuel Denker
Title: Design and Analysis of a Novel, Ultra-Light, Cyrogenic Dewar for Balloon-Borne Observatories
Author: Samuel Denker
Date &..
New Career Opportunities at AKTECH.tech – May 2020
AKATECH has updated their database some of the current job openings across the globe in the field of Computer Science and Engineering...
Science Career Path: Job Opportunities, Tips & Advice – May 2020
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has released its May 2020 Science Magazine, which features job..
Dissertation Defense: Tianchen Liu
Title: Co-design for Multi-subsystem and Vehicle Routing-and-Control Problems
Author: Tianchen Liu
Date & Time: Friday, May 15,..
5/8/20 Thesis Defense: Devashis Shrestha
Title: “Energy Audit and Modeling of High Energy-consuming Buildings in the University of Maryland.”
Date/Time: Friday May 8, 2020;..
NASA/GSFB Research Opportunity for Graduate Students
The CRESST II Graduate Student Interaction Day is an annual event that brings together NASA scientists and graduate students to discuss..
Scholarship Opportunity with Kurz Industrial Solutions
Applications Due: May 15, 2021
KURZ is awarding (4) $1,000 scholarships to four candidates willing to propel the growth of Wind in..
UPCOMING DISSERTATION DEFENSE – AZIN MOUSAVI
Name: Azin Sadat Mousavi
Defense Date: July 5th, 2022 at 2 pm
Location: Glenn L. Martin Hall, EGR-2164
Committee..
Air Force Science & Technology Fellowship Program (AF STFP)
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine administers postdoctoral and senior research awards at the U.S. Air Force..
NRC Research Associateship Programs
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine administers postdoctoral and senior research awards at participating..
Job Openings at the Dept. of Design at the Indian Institute of Technology in India.
The newly established Department of Design at Indian Institute of
Technology in Kanpur, India is very actively looking for individuals..
Applications are open for the Michelson Philanthropies and Science Prize for Immunology!
Now accepting applications for the Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology.
The Michelson Philanthropies..
Multiple SR PRA Engineer Positions at Southern Nuclear Operating
Southern Nuclear Company is looking for a couple of early-career PRA engineers/or SR PRA engineers to support us. Southern Nuclear is..
New Research Opportunities with FDA
The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is accepting applications for paid internship and fellowship opportunities at..
Reliability Engineer at ManTech International Corporation
Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) Lead
General Responsibilities
Coordinate with the Operational Test Director and..
FDA Battery Longevity Research Postdoc/Internship Position at the Silver Spring FDA Campus
There is an opportunity for one potential PhD student to join FDA for a summer internship or a postdoctoral program to work on battery..