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Thrust Areas
Five Graduate Thrust Areas delineate how Mechanical Engineering research areas relate to each other and how an area's research focus relates to its application potential
Bio, Micro & Nano Systems
BMNS
Energy Engineering & Science
EES
Design, Materials & Manufacturing
DMM
Robotics, Autonomous & Dynamical Systems
RADS
Nuclear Engineering & Science
NES
Click one of the Thrust Area buttons above to learn more about the areas of research
involved and the area’s research applications.