<p>Where is a good school/program to go if I want a M.S in Thermal Sciences? Is that the best choice of concentration if I like the following in this order?</p>
<li>Thermodynamics</li>
<li>Heat Transfer</li>
<li>Fluid Mechanics</li>
</ol>
<p>I am interested in working with the mechanical side of alternative energy as a career.</p>
<p>Hmmm...can you just look for a mechanical or chemical engineering MS degree? The best programs in those disciplines will be great choices.</p>
<p>Thermo... fluids.....sounds like mechanical engineering to me...</p>
<p>When you enter a masters program in mechanical engineering you will choose a specialty based on your research group. There will most likely be tracks in a variety of thermal-fluid sciences, i.e. heat transfer, computational fluid mechanical, experiment fluid mechanics, etc..</p>
<p>Mostly what oldelecdude said. There aren't many (if any) straight up Mechanical Engineering M.S programs. When you apply, you will need to select your concentration. It's more difficult when you haven't or aren't plan to do research in a specific area.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I don't want to just take all my classes in one small area (HT, thermo, fluids, dynamics). I kind of want the bigger picture so I can be more versatile in the energy field. It seems like most schools I checked out are very limited and extremely concentrated in a field, esp. heat transfer.</p>
<p>I'm looking for something in the mixture of thermodynamics & heat transfer , and hence I guess thermal sciences is probably the closest to what I'm looking for.</p>
<p>Any good programs for that, anyone know?</p>