INTERESTED IN ENGINEERING MECHANICS? Ask for information about graduate study Use our Short Form to ask for information about graduate study in Engineering Mechanics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Download an overview of our programs (3.8MB PDF. Get free viewer) Visit the Mechanics and Materials Research Group website The Department of Engineering Physics offers a broad program of instruction and research in engineering mechanics, in several areas of engineering physics and materials science, and in the principles and applications of the interaction of radiation with matter. Because of the broad range of instruction and research offered, the department grants the following graduate degrees: MS, Engineering Mechanics PhD, Engineering Mechanics MS, Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics PhD, Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics Professor John Pfotenhauer (left) and two of his students assemble a high-temperature, superconducting current-lead test rig. (43K JPG) The "cross-fertilization" resulting from both of these programs being in the same department adds strength to each. For example, fluid and solid mechanics are important elements of current research on nuclear reactor safety. Computational research in both engineering mechanics and engineering physics involves similar numerical methods and a common approach to fundamental problems. Innovative research is at the heart of the graduate program. Our faculty members are outstanding scholars whose interests span both traditional and emerging areas of nuclear engineering, engineering physics, and engineering mechanics. Their work puts them at the forefront of current research, and many have been recognized for their contributions with awards from national and international organizations. Among our current faculty are two members of the National Academy of Engineering, three recipients of the NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, and two recipients of the NSF Career Award.