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master s degree program intake 2010-2011 department of mechanical engineering more information about fluid and solid mechanics information and recruitment officer of the mechanical engineering department tel +31 040 247 5580 e-mail masterme@tue.nl www.tue.nl/masterprograms/fsm more information about tu/e education and student service center tel +31 040 247 4747 e-mail io@tue.nl www.tue.nl/masterprograms the following brochures are available in printed version or downloaded as pdf general information brochure studying at tu/e information brochures master s programs no rights may be derived from this information edition september 2009 study possibilities full-time degree master of science msc language english times of entry september or at other times by agreement duration 2 years 120 ec departments involved department of mechanical engineering department of mathematics and computer science department of applied physics program 1st year courses lectures 75 internship 25 program 2nd year graduation project 75 literature study 25 fluid and solid mechanics eindhoven university of technology tu/e offers you the choice of 26 master s programs information about the content of the fluid and solid mechanics track the requirements for admission and the graduation specializations is contained here and should help you to decide if this is the right track for you sciences such as mechanical engineering biomedical engineering applied mathematics and physics as well as chemical engineering the advent of modern computers has created totally new challenges and perspectives for the fluid and solid mechanics discipline fundamental core of engineering sciences the mechanics of fluids and solids plays a vital role in the competitive engineering of advanced products processes and systems the principles and balance equations derived from fluid and solid mechanics yield a description of the behavior of these materials within the products processes and systems concerned subsequently this can provide the basis for analysis optimization and as a result design fluid and solid mechanics form a very important fundamental core of engineering the special master s track in this special master s track you learn to describe analyze and optimize the static and dynamic mechanical behavior of products processes and systems for this purpose the track covers aspects of fluid and solid mechanics modeling analytical numerical and experimental methods and optimization the applications range from systems at nano micro and millimeter scale through large-scale industrial processes to environmental issues graduates will be able to play a significant role in design and project this is a special master s track which is formally a track of the mechanical engineering master s degree program www.tue.nl/masterprograms where innovation starts

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fluid and solid mechanics tu/e a good choice high quality of education and research leading position in international university rankings excellent student facilities international contacts with leading universities eindhoven is a modern student city region of eindhoven technology hotspot in the netherlands joris remmers as a supervisor of master s students i customize a program together with them to help prepare their graduation study this comprises subjects not only from the department of mechanical engineering but also engineering physics biomedical technology and mathematics computer science the research issues where the masters make their contributions derive from industry or doctorate projects like the study into the cracking behavior in porous materials how do they arise and how do they expand you can also view the cartilaginous tissue between vertebrae in a spinal column as a porous material the interaction between fluid flows and solid cell material affects how an intervertebral disk cracks a hernia is caused not only by too much strain on the spinal column the role the fluid balance could have in this is an area we are investigating together with biomedical technology a company like shell is also very interested in this research in oil exploration and production it is vital that subterranean boreholes do not collapse because of groundwater flows our models can reveal the circumstances in which this does not happen the research issues are open in the master s program and specific solutions are not readily evident that is the difference with the bachelor s program and it makes the master s a creative task teams working on a broad range of industrial applications sub-tracks there are four sub-tracks · mechanics and materials · heat and flow · dynamics and control · computational science and engineering research profile of the departments this special master s track involves the departments of mechanical engineering applied physics and mathematics and computer science the mechanical engineering department has an international reputation in the research field it represents or participates in the following prominent research schools in the netherlands dutch polymer institute dpi materials innovation institute m2i j.m burgerscentrum engineering mechanics and embedded systems institute esi it also has close working relationships with the many high-tech companies in the region such as philips asml océ and paccar/daf a number of professors are affiliated partly to the department and partly to the business community the following three research groups of the department are involved in the special master s track computational and experimental mechanics thermo fluids engineering and dynamical systems design the applied physics department is involved in the sub-tracks heat and flow and mechanics and materials which includes the research groups for turbulence vortex dynamics and gas dynamics aero-acoustics the mathematics and computer science department these two universities also have a master s participates in the sub-track computational science track in fluid and solid mechanics the master s and engineering to which the research groups for tracks focus on a range of application areas applied analysis and scientific computing belong corresponding to the research schools in which these universities participate internship opportunities most internships take place within the projects graduated and then of the participating groups and departments the opportunities for graduates are excellent both these projects involve cooperation with other nationally and internationally you can take up participating groups or with industry and large a career in research institutes industry and at research institutes at international level universities this master s track links up seamlessly to the phd programs of the nationwide research schools j.m burgerscentrum fluid mechanics requirements for admission and engineering mechanics solid mechanics the there are a number of general requirements for very broad spectrum of applications means that admission to this special master s track graduates will be able to find careers in a wide · you must have a relevant bachelor s degree variety of institutes and industries or equivalent based on a program of sufficient academic level and quality to enable you to complete this tu/e s special master s track · you must be able to demonstrate sufficient command of the english language in which the program or track is taught · to prove sufficient command of the english language you should submit an academic ielts or toefl test for the scores or exemptions you can contact the international relations office io@tue.nl or visit www.tue.nl/masterprograms · there may be additional specific requirements for this special master s track also depending on the nature of your prior education for more information visit www.tue.nl/masterprograms cooperation with other universities in this special master s track tu/e works closely together with two other dutch universities delft university of technology and university of twente.

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