Ph.D. Studies at Stevens
Why Stevens for Your Ph.D.
About Our Ph.D. Offer Packages
We offer admitted Ph.D. students a generous financial package, including a stipend and other funding opportunities including scholarships, fellowships and assistantships.
Dynamic & Supportive Research Hub
Immerse yourself in a research hub that brings unprecedented opportunities. Connect with like-minded peers and faculty mentors who share your professional interests. Stevens is both a tight-knit community and a research powerhouse. You'll form a close relationship with a faculty member who can offer personal attention such as advising on project design, connecting you with valuable resources and helping you build the skills to secure funding.
Next-Level Research Resources
With two National Centers of Excellence in addition to 15 other centers and laboratories, Stevens is ranked among America's "Top Research Facilities" by Forbes. We offer numerous opportunities to innovate and create societal impact through advanced research. We conduct leading research in areas including AI, biomedical engineering, quantum science, sustainability, fintech, data science and healthcare.
Stevens receives $60 million in annual research awards. Faculty mentors advise on project design, connect you to valuable resources, and help you build the skills to secure funding for your own research.
About Our Ph.D. Offer Packages
We offer admitted Ph.D. students a generous financial package, including a stipend and other funding opportunities including scholarships, fellowships and assistantships.
Dynamic & Supportive Research Hub
Immerse yourself in a research hub that brings unprecedented opportunities. Connect with like-minded peers and faculty mentors who share your professional interests. Stevens is both a tight-knit community and a research powerhouse. You'll form a close relationship with a faculty member who can offer personal attention such as advising on project design, connecting you with valuable resources and helping you build the skills to secure funding.
By the Numbers
Student & Alumni Showcase
Mohamed Abdelkader
Abdelkader analyzes satellite images of rivers, lakes, ice and other features, helping key agencies like NASA, NOAA and USDA plan and prepare for floods, water shortages and other emergencies.
Vishakha Sharma
As senior principal data scientist at Roche, Vishakha Sharma M.S. ’09 Ph.D. ’15 is transforming healthcare diagnostics through a line of software applications that reduce time to treatment and support improvements to clinical care.
Alaa Ahmed
Ahmed, '23, conducted research at our world-renowned Davidson Lab to design and test a new energy converter that turns wave power into usable electricity.
Louis Gomez
To pursue his Ph.D., Louis Gomez selected a Stevens computer science lab to develop AI-driven methods to inform better medical decisions.
Research News
Featured Faculty
Professor Johannes Weickenmeier
An NSF CAREER Award recipient, his research focuses on neurodegenerative disease at Stevens' Center for Neuromechanics.
Dr. Ying Wang
Recognized for her research at the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, healthcare and wireless infrastructure.
Professor Muhammed Hajj
Director of the Davidson Laboratory, Hajj leads resiliency research at Stevens. The university recently received nearly $1 million in Federal funding for flood prediction research.