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Alan
10-14-2008, 06:07 PM
I'm looking at going back to school to get a Masters or a PhD in Automotive Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with an Automotive thesis. The schools I have in mind so far are UM Ann Arbor, Purdue, U Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Clemson. If anybody has any thoughts on other schools with an Automotive focus I'd love to hear about it.
Alan
10-14-2008, 06:07 PM
I'm looking at going back to school to get a Masters or a PhD in Automotive Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with an Automotive thesis. The schools I have in mind so far are UM Ann Arbor, Purdue, U Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Clemson. If anybody has any thoughts on other schools with an Automotive focus I'd love to hear about it.
J.R.
10-15-2008, 05:39 AM
I spent the summer at Virginia Tech two years ago, and was doing automotive research with in a group of about 10. They have a ton of labs related to auto.

Also, if you're considering going out of country, Germany is the best place to be. I spent this past summer in TU Darmstadt (DART CG on the forums) and they are ranked top 3 in Germany for engineering. Also, they have an entire department dedicated to automobiles. If you do it right, school is nearly free there too!
exFSAE
10-15-2008, 06:31 AM
I'd think outside the US.. something like Cranfield would be tough to beat and pretty in-line with your previous work experience.

UNC Charlotte? Colorado State? The location of the latter is tough to beat.
Zac
10-15-2008, 11:46 AM
You might want to look into Virginia Tech. I believe you have a former colleague at their Danville Automotive Research facility.
J.R.
10-15-2008, 11:52 AM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by J.R.:
If you do it right, school is nearly free there too! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I'm was thinking about it, and I'm not sure if that applies to us foreign students or not. Something to look into.
Alan
10-15-2008, 01:58 PM
I'm definitely trying to do it for free or close to it. I've spent the last 5 years depriving myself for the sake of paying off loans and I don't want to go through that again.

There was another thread that mentioned Chalmers and how school can be free there as well. But like John said, not sure how that applies to foreign students.

Thanks for the input so far.
exFSAE
10-15-2008, 02:30 PM
What is your end goal or reason for getting the MSc? Trying to leverage more $$$? Is there something really specific you're out to learn? Or what.

It's been something I've been kicking in the back of my mind for a while... but I think I'll be content just bringing in disposable income for the next year or so.
Alan
10-15-2008, 02:48 PM
I'm not doing it for the salary, at least not in the short term. For the most part, degrees don't matter much in the racing industry (at least from what I've seen in American Open Wheel Racing). I'm mostly contemplating it because there are a lot of things I sort of understand, but not really. For example the frequency domain.

If I ever get a job in the real world again, then it might be nice to have to get a higher salary. And I can picture myself working in the real world again, but much later down the line unless something really interesting came up.
Horace
11-05-2008, 07:42 PM
The other thread is here:
http://fsae.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/648600998/m/96310417541

Does anyone have any more suggestions for schools? I'm planning on doing a MS on Automotive Engineering also and the main one that really stands out for me is Clemson so far......It seems like they have a nice new lab and really cheap tuition cost.