To develop as an engineer, scholar and teacher under the guidance of mentors who can help you navigate the channels of a high-level mechanical engineering career is to become someone who can move the world forward on its most persistent problems.<br><br>In this supportive intellectual environment, you will have the opportunity to develop as a scholar in your own right alongside world-class researchers working across diverse projects ranging from wind energy and wildfire pollution to computational modeling that can answer previously unanswerable questions.<br><br>About Mechanical Engineering at UW<br><br>Informed in part by the resource-rich state in which we're located, the mechanical engineering groups emphasize research in areas such as combustion and heat transfer, aerodynamics, fluid mechanics and wind energy and mechanics and materials.<br><br>This is a research-focused Ph.D. in which you will also take coursework that will provide a strong base of mechanical engineering knowledge. The degree prepares you for research careers in academic positions and at national laboratories but also for leading R&D in the industry.