Academics
Mechanical and nuclear engineering facilities are located in the
engineering complex, including Rathbone Hall, Seaton Hall, and Ward
Hall. Laboratory experience is an important part of mechanical and
nuclear engineering education, and a number of well-equipped
laboratories are available: subsonic wind tunnel, internal combustion
engines, composite materials, automatic controls, measurements and
instruments, experimentation and design, and materials testing. In
addition, a variety of modern computing facilities are available.
The Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department at Kansas State
University offers separate graduate programs in Mechanical Engineering
and Nuclear Engineering both leading to M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Our
award-winning faculty are engaged in exciting and cutting-edge research
projects in state-of-the-art laboratories and research facilities,
while our graduate students are excelling inside and outside of the
classroom. Research areas and courses include a broad range of both traditional and emerging fields of Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear
Engineering. With over $5 million in research funding, almost all
graduate students in our department receive graduate research
assistantships (GRA). Several of our students receive graduate teaching
assistantships (GTA) with 50-100 percent tuition waiver to help teach
laboratory sections. The MNE department also pays for the health
insurance of all Ph.D. students.
