Graduate students provide competitive edge

350,000 engineers graduate in China in a typical year compared to 70,000 in the US*. That’s approximately twice as many graduates per head of population in China compared to the US. To compete, the US needs to ensure that its engineers are better educated with more of them achieving an MS or a PhD. ME@MSU offers almost 30 graduate courses as part of its MS and PhD programs. About 150 students are enrolled on these programs with 2–3% supported by graduate fellowships.

Anoosheh Niavarani is using molecular dynamics to study fluid motion at solid-liquid interfaces in support of bio-inspired design. Her PhD research is partially funded by a Amelia Earhart Fellowship.
(Advisor: Prof. Nikolai Priezjev)

*Source: “Rising Above the Gathering Storm,” National Academy of Science

Artwork by: Katy Gibson, Okemos High School
Photo of Anoosheh Niavarani by: Craig Gunn, MSU - Mechanical Engineering