Our master's program is built for students with undergraduate degrees in mechanical engineering or a closely related field. Our faculty come to SIU from major universities across the nation to put their own research in your classroom, giving you practical experience and access to advanced equipment you won’t find just anywhere – we’ve got labs for thermal management, biomechanics, non-destructive evaluation, tracking by micro-robotics, materials processing for fuel cells and more.Coursework includes advanced study in nanomaterials, composite materials, ceramics, tribology mechanical design and systems, computer-aided design and numerical simulations, thermal and fluid sciences, non-destructive evaluation, air pollution control, mass and heat transfer, coal conversion, electrochemical processes, thermal systems design, solar systems design, chemical and biochemical processes.