Mechanical Engineering courses

About Engineering: Mechanical in Lakehead University

The MSc in Mechanical Engineering satisfies the demand in academia and industry for highly-qualified personnel in the field of Mechanical Engineering.

Lakehead University’s Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSc-ME) program aims to foster students’ independent research abilities through a combination of course work and systematic research. This MSc-ME program provides a dynamic and unique curriculum to train graduates to tackle mechanical engineering challenges faced by industries and communities effectively and efficiently. Graduate students in the MSc-ME program will benefit from small class sizes, friendly work environment, and close supervisor-student interactions.

Current research areas include the following:

Mechatronics:

• Smart systems and structures, modeling and control of electro-mechanical systems.

Vibration & Control:

• System identification, chaotic vibration, random vibration, active vibration control of flexible structures, linear and nonlinear control, robust control, intelligent control.

Machinery Health Condition Monitoring:

• Signal processing, pattern classification, fault detection in mechanical and electrical systems.

System State Prognostics:

• System state forecasting, remaining useful life prediction, artificial intelligence, machine learning.

Design & Manufacturing:

• Solid mechanics, FEM, composite materials, ultrasonic waves in QNDE, design theories, system optimization, advanced manufacturing.

Fluid & Thermal Dynamics:

• Heat transfer, thermal systems design and optimization, thermoelectric technology, advanced thermal systems.

Alternative Energy & Powertrain:

• Renewable and clean energy systems, biofuel, IC engines, emission control.

Academic qualification equivalents

• A university degree in a related subject.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS:  6.5 (no individual score less than 6.0)
• TOEFL: iBT 80
• PTE: 58 (no component score less than 50)

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