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Engineering

PhD Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at University of California, Davis

University of California, Davis, United States

Programme overview

PhD programme emphasizing interdisciplinary design, with research spanning vehicles, biomechanics, aerostructures, sensors, combustion and energy systems. Students build fundamentals and learn to design complex multi-component systems.

Faculty: College of Engineering  |  Department: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Davis, CA, United States

What you will study

Research areas include aeronautics and aerostructures, spacecraft design and operation, robotics, computational fluid dynamics, heat transfer, biofluid mechanics, biosensors/MEMS, wind energy and solar energy.

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Application information

Domestic applicants: USD 13,722 a year (2026-27). Systemwide UC graduate (academic) Tuition for California residents, 2026-27 annual. Excludes Student Services Fee, campus-based fees, and Nonresident Supplemental Tuition; self-supporting and professional programmes are charged differently and are not cov Source

Graduate applications are submitted through the UC Davis online graduate application with an application fee; deadlines vary by programme and are listed on the Graduate Studies deadlines page.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.ucdavis.edu/apply

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