ME masters-Thesis or NonThesis

creepypasta13
Mon, 03 May 2010 12:16:48 +0000

sorry to bump this thread, but how important is it to actually like the research project you’re working on? For instance, I may be able to obtain a research position with a professor, but the work may involve lots of experimental work. I hated my lab courses but enjoy doing numerical/computational work, so thats why I want to focus on areas such as CFD and FEA. I know that with the current funding situation that I shouldn’t be picky. But if I want to eventually obtain an R&D position focusing on numerical work, will having done primarily experimental work hurt my chances? Also, I’m also considering getting a phD after I complete my MS, and I want to do numerical work if I get a phD. How will doing experimental work affect that?