Mechanical Engineering Kookmin University

Overview

The Department of Mechanical Engineering has graduate programs leading to the M.S. degree and Ph. D. established in 1979 and 1983, respectively. 

The Mechanical Engineering program is offered by Kookmin University.

The more than 20 year history and tradition of the department has archived the academic and technical development in mechanical engineering and other fields such as the heavy industries, shipbuilding industry, aerospace engineering and automotive engineering, in which the M.S. and Ph.D. graduates are actively working as engineers or research faculties. 

The research carried out in this department is based on thermodynamics, which deals with the energy and energy conversion, fluid mechanics, which enables flow visualization and design of air flowing systems, and heat transfer, which is relevant to the heat exchanger selection and thermofluid device design. 

Educational Opportunity

The outcomes of the basic research are applied to real engineering problems resulting in the improvement of the technologies of design, manufacturing and automatic control. 

Moreover, it is now attempted to give the latest materials on the micro thermo‐fluid field in connection with MEMS, NT (nanotechnology), and BT(biotechnology). 

The department aims to prepare students for professional practice in an era of rapidly advancing technology by providing them with basic principles in mechanical engineering, design practices and latest trends and developments, which enable interdisciplinary research. 

The department offers basic courses, such as thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer. 

Other courses are also given to the students covering turbo‐machineries, internal combustion engines, automobiles, refrigeration and air conditioning systems, as well as automatic control systems so that optimal design, economic manufacturing and production are practiced in a creative and efficient way. 

Especially, hands‐on experiences are encouraged by providing laboratory facilities and experimental setups: and the opportunities of engineering practice are offered through the participation in the co‐work between the department and industry.