Engineering - Mechanical & Materials Engineering - Research

There are a wide variety of opportunities to gain a Master's or PhD qualification by research. Enquiries should be made to individual supervisors in your area of interest about the research projects currently available.



Please see the Current Opportunities https://www.ucd.ie/mecheng/research/postgraduateopportunities/ where all of the schools' research opportunities are listed.



When you come across a project in which you are interested, please contact the supervisor and discuss with him/her what the project entails, your background, funding, etc.



If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Louise Gaynor on +353 1 716 1811 or louise.Gaynor@ucd.ie



Postgraduate Supervision



The style of supervision provided depends upon the type of project and the individual student.



It generally involves daily to weekly informal meetings with the research supervisor, together with the requirement for the student to write periodic progress reports. Academic supervisors and technical staff are always willing to provide support and guidance should students encounter any difficulties in their research.

Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of:



PhD students are required to complete 30 taught credits over the course of their programme (as outlined in Section 7 of the Academic regulations). A list of modules considered appropriate by your School is given below, and from which you can select module(s) subject to timetables/capacity. Please, ensure that you have discussed your choice with your supervisor. If your supervisor has recommended a module that does not appear below then please follow the advice on registration to taught modules published on the Graduate Studies website.



MEEN40010 Engineering Thermodynamics III Autumn 5

MEEN40020 Mechanics of Fluids II Autumn 5

MEEN40030 Manufacturing Engineering II Autumn 5

MEEN40050 Computational Continuum Mechanics I Autumn 5

MEEN40060 Fracture Mechanics Autumn 5

MEEN40080 Technical Ceramics Autumn 5

MEEN40090 Energy Systems and Climate Change Autumn 5

MEEN40150 Computational Continuum Mechanics II Autumn 5

MEEN40160 Materials Thermodynamics and Kinetics Autumn 5

MEEN40170 Mechanics of Solids III Autumn 5

MEEN40200 Energy Systems in Buildings II Autumn 5

MEEN40560 Research Skills and Techniques Autumn 5

MEEN40600 Medical Device Design Autumn 5

MEEN40620 Biomechanics Autumn 5

MEEN40630 Biomaterials Autumn 5

MEEN40800 Engineering Project Management - Tools & Techniques Autumn 5

MEEN40900 Energy, Climate and Sustainability (online) Autumn 5

MEEN40910 Teaching Assistant in MME Autumn 5

MEEN41350 Introduction to Robotics Autumn 5

COMP47670 Data Science in Python (MD) Autumn and Spring (separate) 5

MEEN40960 Research Methodologies Autumn&Spring&Summer(separate) 10

MEEN40970 Applied Research Methods Autumn&Spring&Summer(separate) 10

MEEN40980 Text into Praxis Autumn&Spring&Summer(separate) 10

MEEN50060 Research Techniques Space Eng Autumn&Spring&Summer(separate) 15

MEEN50070 Industrial Research I Autumn&Spring&Summer(separate) 10

MEEN50080 Industrial Research II Autumn&Spring&Summer(separate) 20

MEEN50090 Industrial Research III Autumn&Spring&Summer(separate) 30

MEEN40110 Advanced Polymer Engineering Spring 5

MEEN40190 Mechanics of Fluids III Spring 5

MEEN40670 Technical Communication Spring 5

MEEN41090 Eng. Decision Support Systems Spring 5

MEEN41100 Operations Management Spring 5



Stage 2 Options - A) Min 0 of:



PhD students are required to complete 30 taught credits over the course of their programme (as outlined in Section 7 of the Academic regulations). A list of modules considered appropriate by your School is given below, and from which you can select module(s) subject to timetables/capacity. If your supervisor has recommended a module that does not appear below then please follow the advice on registration to taught modules published on the Graduate Studies website.



MEEN40010 Engineering Thermodynamics III Autumn 5

MEEN40020 Mechanics of Fluids II Autumn 5

MEEN40030 Manufacturing Engineering II Autumn 5

MEEN40050 Computational Continuum Mechanics I Autumn 5

MEEN40060 Fracture Mechanics Autumn 5

MEEN40080 Technical Ceramics Autumn 5

MEEN40090 Energy Systems and Climate Change Autumn 5

MEEN40150 Computational Continuum Mechanics II Autumn 5

MEEN40160 Materials Thermodynamics and Kinetics Autumn 5

MEEN40170 Mechanics of Solids III Autumn 5

MEEN40200 Energy Systems in Buildings II Autumn 5

MEEN40560 Research Skills and Techniques Autumn 5

MEEN40600 Medical Device Design Autumn 5

MEEN40620 Biomechanics Autumn 5

MEEN40630 Biomaterials Autumn 5

MEEN40800 Engineering Project Management - Tools & Techniques Autumn 5

MEEN40900 Energy, Climate and Sustainability (online) Autumn 5

MEEN40910 Teaching Assistant in MME Autumn 5

MEEN41350 Introduction to Robotics Autumn 5

MEEN40960 Research Methodologies Autumn&Spring&Summer(separate) 10

MEEN40970 Applied Research Methods Autumn&Spring&Summer(separate) 10

MEEN50060 Research Techniques Space Eng Autumn&Spring&Summer(separate) 15

MEEN50070 Industrial Research I Autumn&Spring&Summer(separate) 10

MEEN50080 Industrial Research II Autumn&Spring&Summer(separate) 20

MEEN50090 Industrial Research III Autumn&Spring&Summer(separate) 30

MEEN40110 Advanced Polymer Engineering Spring 5

MEEN40190 Mechanics of Fluids III Spring 5

MEEN40670 Technical Communication Spring 5

MEEN41090 Eng. Decision Support Systems Spring 5

MEEN41100 Operations Management Spring 5

4/6 years. FT/PT, On Campus.

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