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department of mechanical engineering
Doctoral Program in Mechanical Engineering
WELCOME
The Doctoral Program in Mechanical Engineering of the University of Aveiro creates high impact knowledge and research, producing articulate researchers and top engineers who are called to hold leadership in industry, society and academia.
Today, both the industry and high-tech companies need engineers with solid capabilities and
Professor Helena Nazaré
skills far from the usual obtained in graduate courses. The ability of autonomously conducting
President of the European University Association (EUA), Full-Professor and ex-Rector
research is an increasing need of the modern engineers. The Doctoral Program in Mechanical Engineering was designed to provide the opportunity for study in a broad range of areas, many of which are in the edge of the technological engineering knowledge. Professors and researchers of this Doctoral Program have high known international reputation and provide the students the opportunity for research in areas such as Fluids and Thermal Engineering; Structural Mechanics; Mechanical Technology; Industrial Automation; Product Engineering; and Biomechanics.
J. Paulo Davim | Vítor Costa Doctoral program director | Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department
«The Doctoral Program in Mechanical Engineering will make all the difference in the ability of problem solving and team leadership, as well as in the participation of qualification of other engineers, thus having a multiple capacity. This advanced training course of the University of Aveiro has widened the horizons of its students, with accesses to high performance activities and markets in the national and international engineering scene.»
OVERVIEW
Research and development (R&D) are increasingly the key to success in the business world, forming
Francisco Mata Cabrera
the basis for innovation, to increase the added
Director of Escuela de Ingeniería Minera e Industrial de Almadén, Universidad CastillaLa Mancha UCLM (Spain)
value of products and services and to gain competitive advantages.
«The DPME of the University of Aveiro The main objective of the Doctoral Program in
has allowed me to advance in my aca-
Mechanical Engineering (DPME) is to train highly
demic career. The integration, from day
qualified personnel to conduct R&D in the field of
one, in a research group of international
Mechanical Engineering.
relevance, drives the PhD students into international research networks in their
The DPEM is part of the activities of R&D
fields of specialization.»
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, and the research unit
Raquel Silva
Mechanical and Automation Technology Center
Arkentec, Volkswagen AG (Germany)
(TEMA) associated with it. The main areas are: ·
Fluids and Thermal Engineering;
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Structural Mechanics;
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Mechanical Technology;
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Industrial Automation;
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Product Engineering;
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Biomechanics
The R&D activities accomplished in the scope
«In the DPME I improved my know-how in fields such as optimization, solid mechanics, materials science and computational mechanics, among others. The possibility to apply this knowledge in real problems made my integration easier in the world leader car manufacturer Volkswagen, where I am currently doing Research and Development in the optimization field.»
of TEMA have been subject of national and international recognition, validated in the form of hundreds of papers published in scientific journals of the Science Citation Index (SCI), in
STUDENTS’ PROFILE
the high citation rate of these articles, in the
The Mechanical Engineering Doctoral Program
registered patents and the close cooperation
is specifically designed for Engineers that wish
with national and international companies and
to pursue their engineering studies in a R&D
institutions.
perspective and to gain the abilities to conduct autonomous research and to lead in the scientific
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panorama.
COURSE STRUCTURE
DEGREE
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Main selection criteria
doctorate
official registration
Applicants for enrolment will be selected by the
R/B-AD-1005/2007 Despacho n.º 26 970- AA/2007;
Scientific Council of the University of Aveiro in
MODE OF STUDY
Diário da República, 2.ª série — N.º 227 — 26 de
accordance with the proposal made by the Director of
daytime
Novembro de 2007
the Study Cycle, taking into account the following
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parameters:
SCIENTIFIC AREA(S)
accreditation status
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Biomechanics
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Fluids and Thermal Engineering;
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Industrial Automation;
date of publication of the decision
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Mechanical Technology;
23 December 2014
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Product Engineering;
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Structural Mechanics;
accredited
a) Academic curriculum; b) Scientific curriculum; c) Professional curriculum. An interview and / or a written test may be required as complementary criteria.
deliberation of the accreditation agency
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
http://www.a3es.pt/pt/resultadosacreditacao/
Application deadlines
engenharia-mecanica-45
The period for application ends in September, however,
J. Paulo Davim
diploma
e-mail: pdavim@ua.pt
The student of the Mechanical Engineering Doctoral Programme that ends the programme with success will have the degree of doctorate in the field of Mechanical Engineering.
applications after the regular period will be also considered. Admission process Applications should be made exclusively via Internet, at the following address: http://paco.ua.pt.
APPLICATION
YEAR 1 › SEMESTER 1 Option I
Option I and II list:
Computational Methods In Mechanical Engineeing
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Energetic Analysis of Systems
Experimental Methods In Mechanical Engineering
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Science and Technology of Surfaces
Thesis Project I
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Development of Numerical Simulation Tools
Entrepreneurship
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Product Engineering
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Biomechanical Systems and Processes
YEAR 1 › SEMESTER 2
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Intelligent and Bio-Inspired Product
Option II
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Advanced Mechanics Project
Free option
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Advanced Automation Systems
Thesis Project II
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Advanced Production Technologies
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Advanced Topics in Thermal-Fluid Sciences
YEAR 2 › ANNUAL Thesis YEAR 3-4 › ANNUAL Thesis
Eligibility 1. Master level degree, or legal equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or related topics. 2. Foreign higher education degree in the same topics referred to in 1, awarded on completion of a 2nd cycle study programme organised in accordance with the principles of the Bologna Process. 3. Foreign higher education degree in the same topics referred to in 1, recognised as meeting the objectives of the master degree by the scientifically and statutorily competent body. 4. The Scientific Council of the University of Aveiro can admit applicants who do not meet the conditions specified above but whose academic, scientific or professional curricula reveal an adequate preparation for frequenting the programme. 5. The recognition referred to in 2, 3 and 4 only affects the entry into the study cycle and do not confer equivalence
For more details about the Mechanical Engineering Doctoral Programme please contact: Carla Maio Mechanical Engineering Doctoral Program secretariat carla.maio@ua.pt Tel.: +351 234 370 830 Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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