Graduate Studies

Within the University of Alberta, the Aerosol Research Laboratory of Alberta (ARLA) offers degrees of Ph.D. and M.Sc.in Mechanical Engineering, in addition to postdoctoral positions. Descriptions of several projects for which graduate students are being sought can be viewed at the following link.

Research projects at ARLA are aimed at understanding all aspects of the physics and mechanics of inhaled pharmaceutical aerosols, including the production of such aerosols (including, for example, nanofabrication, MEMs, devices for powders, aqueous and nonaqueous droplets), their behaviour after production (including, for example, deformation, MEMs activation, evaporation and condensation), and aerosol behaviour in the respiratory tract (including, for example, fluid motion and particle deposition in the lung airways, interaction with the airway surface fluid, and the effect of particle properties on these phenomena). A mix of experimental, theoretical and numerical approachs are used. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of research at ARLA, prospective students learn a range of biomedical material not traditionally taught in standard Mechanical Engineering programs. Some of the previous research completed by students of ARLA is described briefly in the research page, and in detail in the publications co-authored by these students.

Students desiring to apply for graduate admission at ARLA should contact warren.finlay@ualberta.ca and submit an application through the Department of Mechanical Engineering within the University of Alberta, stating their interest in the Aerosol Research Laboratory on their application.