Program overview
Engineering Thermophysics is a graduate program under the engineering discipline. Simply put, it's the study of how heat and force transform into each other and how to use them efficiently. You'll likely learn core courses like thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer, and also explore areas such as combustion science, refrigeration and cryogenics, and new energy utilization. This major suits students interested in physics and math who enjoy hands-on experiments or simulation calculations. Chinese universities have strong features in this field—Tsinghua, Xi'an Jiaotong, and Zhejiang University, for example, have powerful research teams, especially in efficient coal-fired power generation, solar thermal utilization, and aircraft engine thermal management. The curriculum includes not only theory but also plenty of lab work and project practice, helping you truly understand how energy 'flows' and how to 'capture' it.