Fluid Mechanics - Presentation

• Programme coordination

• Programme Academic Committee

• Interuniversity Programme Academic Committe

• Programme Quality Assessment Committe

• Offer

• Language

• Catalan
• Spanish
• English

• Introduction and objectives

In Spain there is a small scientific community in fluid mechanics that has considerable international prestige and has shown growing interest in recent years in addressing problems of importance to industry. However, it is very small in comparison with its counterparts in neighbouring countries. This doctoral programme seeks to bring together a multidisciplinary team in fluid mechanics that is of sufficient size to effectively study a wide spectrum of fluid dynamics problems and initiate collaboration with industries in strategic matters in the medium to long term. The doctoral programme includes activities of knowledge organisation and transmission carried out in coordination with research and development. The aim is thus to train students to become scientists and technologists who are able to promote collaboration between universities and enterprises (one of the main shortcomings of the Spanish science and technology system) and to attract scientists from related fields to form interdisciplinary groups to undertake new programmes of knowledge creation and collaboration with industry.

• Interuniversity PhD

The doctoral program in Fluid Mechanics is organized jointly by the following universities, coordinated by the University of Jaén:

Participating Universities

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• Entry profile

The entry profile of the doctoral programme involves graduated belonging to the fields of study of Engineering and Architecture or Science, with a high learning content of subjects like mathematics, physics and/or chemistry (for instance, Degrees of Mechanical Engineering Industrial Technologies Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, etc.), fulfilling some of the following conditions: On an exceptional basis, applicants whose previous training does not correspond to the fields of knowledge indicated above may be admitted, as long as they meet the requirements established on the current legislation to access doctoral studies. In such cases, the Academic Committee of the programme will decide the bridging courses that should be taken by the applicant to complete his/her training in the field or fields of study related to the programme, by taking subjects of the Master's degrees in Engineering and Sciences of the universities of the programme. However, the students admitted, depending on the subjects taken in their previous studies of Bachelor's or Master's degrees, will have to take the bridging courses determined by the Academic Committee, up to a maximum of 24 credits of subjects of Bachelor's or Master's degree, offered among the participating universities, with basic content in:

• Mathematics: differential equations, mathematic methods, numeric methods. 
• Energy: Combustion, heat transfer, energy sources, environmental impact. 
• Fluid Mechanics: Conservation Equations, aerodynamics. 
• Experimental techniques in sciences and energy.
• Other specifics to be determined by the Academic Committee.

• Career opportunities

To train students to become scientists and technologists who are able to promote collaboration between universities and enterprises, and to attract scientists from related fields to form interdisciplinary groups to undertake new programmes of knowledge creation and collaboration with industry.