The Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (OCIMAE) combines the research and development strength and graduate education of two of Canada’s most prominent large universities, Carleton University, and the University of Ottawa, to form one of Canada’s largest Mechanical and Aerospace graduate education programs.
Carleton University
- M.Eng. Aerospace Engineering
- M.Eng. Materials Engineering
- M.Eng. Mechanical Engineering
- M.A.Sc. Aerospace Engineering
- M.A.Sc. Aerospace Engineering with Collaborative Specialization in Climate Change
- M.A.Sc. Materials Engineering
- M.A.Sc. Materials Engineering with Collaborative Specialization in Climate Change
- M.A.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
- M.A.Sc. Mechanical Engineering with Collaborative Specialization in Climate Change
- Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering
- Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
Academic Areas
Graduate students who are completing a research thesis or research project must find a supervisor from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ottawa or the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Carleton University.
The following link lists specific current research topics that faculty members in Carleton’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have open research positions for. https://carleton.ca/mae/graduate-projects-2/

Solid Mechanics
- Biomedical
- Materials and Manufacturing
- Solid Mechanics and Design

Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
- Aeronautical and Space
- Biomedical
- Thermal and Fluid

Design, Manufacturing, and Control
- Aeronautical and Space
- Control and Robotics
- Materials and Manufacturing