PhD

Applied Mechanics

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: Chinese English
Foreign:$ 1.9 k / Semester(s) Deadline: Mar 3, 2025
97 place StudyQA ranking:9091 Duration:2 years

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 Doctoral course work requires Applied Mechanics Lab. II and Electronics Lab., with a total of 18 credits plus four Institute seminars. A doctoral candidate has to publish papers in SCI journals ( or get SCI paper-accepted letter) prior to PhD thesis defense.

  • Experiments on Electronics
  • Experiments on Applied Mechanics II

Elective Courses

  • Advanced Applied Mathematics I
  • Applied Quantum Mechanics
  • Anisotropic Elasticity
  • Applied System Identification
  • Bio-optoelectronic Measurements
  • Continuum Mechanics
  •  Carrier Dynamics and Control
  •  Compressible Flow
  • Design and Fabrication of Opto-mechatronic Systems
  • Design of Acoustics/Optics inspection & Measurement System
  • DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF OPTOMECHATRONIC SYSTEMS 
  • Electromagnetism II
  • Fabrication & Design in Optical MEMS
  •  Fundamentals & Applications of 
    Polymer Processing
  • Fracture Mechanics
  • Global Positioning System (GPS)
  • Hyperbolic Conservation Laws
  • Hydrodynamic Stability
  • Introduction to Micro-scale Fluid Dynamics
  • Introduction To Nanoscale Energy Transport
  • Introduction to Microfluidics
  • Introduction to Display Technology
  • Introduction to Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting
  • Introduction to Implantable Wireless Biomedical Systems
  • Implantable Wireless Biomedical Systems I
  • Introduction to microcontinuum mechanics and its applications
  • Introduction to Two-Phase Suspension Flows
  • Introduction to Plasma Dynamics
  • Introduction to Air Pollution
  • Intelligent Structural Systems & Vibration Control
  • Introduction to Microfludics in Lab-On-a-Chip
  • Introduction to Smart Living Technologies
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Modern Measuring Techniques of Thermal Fluid Mechanics
  • MICROSTRUCTURE AND MACROSCOPIC BEHAVIOR OF MATERIALS
  • Micro-electromechanical Analysis in Ferroelectric Materials
  • Mechanics of Piezoelectric Material
  • Micro-electro-mechanical System (MEMS) & Nanotechnology 
  • NanoMedicine and NanoMechanics
  • Nano Biotechnology
  • Nonlinear System & Control
  • Optical Desing & Engineering I
  • Optical Desing & Engineering II
  • Opto-electronic & Piezoelectric Systems
  • Physiological fluid Dynamics
  • Principle & Applications of Nondestructive Evaluation
  • Photonic waveguides
  • Physiological Fluid Dynamics
  • Quantum Mechanics 
  •  Rarefied Gas Dynamics 
  • Special topics on Micro-optomechatronic Systems
  • Special Topics on Electronic Packaging: Wafer Level Packaging
  • Special Topics on Experiments on Electronics
  • Special Topics on Computational Dynamics
  • Stress Wave Propagation
  • Technical Writing
  • Technical English II
  • Viscous Flows
  • Waves in Piezoelectric Crystals & Acoustic Wave Devices
  • “Scientific Taiwan” -- One of series courses of “Exploring Taiwan”
  • SEMICONDUCTOR MICROSENSORS
  • SPECIAL TOPICS IN THERMAL AND WATER MANAGEMENTS OF FUEL CELL
  • Syllabus of  Special Topics of Hydrodynamics Stability
  • Science and Technology R&D Project Management (Session I, Session II)
  • Technical Communication and Writing
  • Online application
  • English proficiency certificate/proof (no specific level)
  • Highest degree's graduation certificate
  • Highest degree's full transcript of records (including explanation of grading system) 
  • Receipt of the application fee payment
  • Declaration and Authorization Form
  • Financial statement 
  • Passport (if applicable)
  • Taiwan Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) (if applicable)
  • Photograph
  • Recommendation letter x 2
  • Research Fellowship for Outstanding International Doctoral Students 

Applicable Degree: Ph.D

Awarding Duration: 3 years

Coverage and Amount: TWD 500,000 /year

Description: NTU has introduced this Scholarship since 2015 to facilitate academic research and exchanges with the international community by attracting international doctoral students of academic excellence. New PhD students who are admitted in the second semester from academic year of 2014/2015 onwards are also eligible to apply.

  • Financial Assistance Grant for International Students 

Applicable Degree and duration: Bachelor 4 years, Master 2 year, Ph.D 3 years

Coverage and Amount: Tuition waiver + stipend of TWD 6,000/month

Description: By combining the three old scholarship schemes (International Students Scholarship, International Graduate Students Scholarship and International Graduate Students Support Fund) together, NTU has introduced this Grant since 2015 to attract international students of, and encourage, academic excellence. New international students who are admitted from academic year of 2015/2016 onwards for the first semester (September) entry are eligible to apply.

  • MOE Taiwan Scholarship 

Applicable Degree and awarding duration: Bachelor 4 years, Master 2 years, Ph.D 4 years

Coverage and Amount: 
Bachelor: Tuition waiver + Monthly stipend TWD 15,000/ month
Master and Ph.D: Tuition waiver + Monthly stipend TWD 20,000/month
*For recipients enroll from 2016/2017 academic year, the cap on tuition waiver is TWD 40,000. The rest of the amount not covered by the Scholarship should be borne by the recipients.

  • MOFA Taiwan Scholarship 

Applicable Degree and awarding duration: Bachelor 4 years, Master 2 years, Ph.D 4 years

Coverage and Amount: Monthly stipend TWD30,000/month +round-trip economy-class plane tickets

  • MOST Taiwan Scholarship 

Applicable Degree and awarding duration: Master 2 years, Ph.D 3 years

Coverage and Amount: Monthly stipend TWD30,000/month

  • Global Education Program

Nationality limitation: Russian

Applicable Degree: Master, Ph.D

Coverage and Amount: 2,763,000 Rubbles/ year+Tuition fees+ Travel expenses+Accommodation+Medical insurance+Meals+Academic Literature

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