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Laboratory of Interfacial and Small Scale Transport (LIS2T)

California Institute of Technology · Mechanical and Civil Engineering

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Information sourceChecked Oct 31, 2026

Graduate application deadlines

Mechanical and Civil Engineering

  • Mechanical Engineering (ME) — MS/PhD

    Fall 2027

    • Application deadline

      Dec 15, 2026

    No year on the page — check the original to confirm these dates are for this cycle.

    Source: mce.caltech.eduChecked Nov 2, 2026

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Prof. Sandra M. Troian at California Institute of Technology Mechanical and Civil Engineering lists self-similarity, pattern formation, non-normality and transient growth, Kapitza effect, thermal rectification, Open architecture microfluidics based on thermocapillary modulation, Marangoni driven phenomena in biophysical systems as their registered research area.

Research keywords

self-similaritypattern formationnon-normality and transient growthKapitza effectthermal rectificationOpen architecture microfluidics based on thermocapillary modulationMarangoni driven phenomena in biophysical systems

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