机械工程是传统工程学科之一，也是现代技术创新的前沿。斯托尼·布鲁克（Stony Brook）高度重视研究生课程，这些课程应培养具有基本原则的胜任背景的人员，并为工业研究和开发职位，大学教职职位以及政府机构的领导角色做好准备。博士 该计划面向有兴趣在大学或政府或商业研究实验室中获得学术或研究职位的学生。该计划为学生提供了广泛的理论和实践研究主题领域的严格而透彻的知识，并发展了承认和从事机械工程重大研究的能力。实际上，博士学位课程的所有学生都在第一年获得助教的支持，其后获得资助项目的研究助学金。
Mechanical Engineering is one of the traditional engineering disciplines and is also at the forefront of modern technological innovations. Stony Brook places a strong emphasis on graduate programs that produce individuals with competent backgrounds in the basic principles and who are prepared for industrial research and development positions, university faculty posts, and leadership roles in government agencies. The Ph.D. program is for students interested in obtaining academic or research positions in colleges and universities or in government and commercial research laboratories. The program gives students a rigorous and thorough knowledge of a broad range of theoretical and practical research subject areas, and develops the ability to recognize and pursue significant research in Mechanical Engineering. Practically all students in the PhD program are supported as teaching assistants in the first year followed by a research assistantship on funded projects thereafter.