PhD to CEO: Insights into Making the Leap
Successful PhD graduates from Duke Engineering share their experiences and advice for starting a company during doctoral studies.
Master’s Student Outcomes
Launch into a High-Impact Career
When our MEMS students complete their master’s degrees, they don’t leave Duke. They launch.
Our graduates accelerate from our forward-looking programs with wide-ranging connections and opportunities. During your studies, you’ll work 1:1 with a career coach and discover how far your purpose and drive can take you.
Graduates of our MEMS program have gone on to careers at elite academic institutions and at leading robotics, aerospace, and electronics firms.
Selected Recent Employers
- Amazon
- BotBuilt
- Deloitte
- General Motors
- Honeywell
- Intel
- Lutron Electronics
- Medtronic
- Northrop Grumman
Selected Recent Universities
- Boston University
- Duke University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Notre Dame University
- Purdue University
- University of Washington
Meet Duke MEMS Alumni
Breathing New Life Into Baby CPR Training
A team of undergrads took on the challenge of designing a responsive CPR training manikin for their MEMS senior design capstone.
The Perfect Fit
Discover how Ted Kaufman’s education and experience in Duke’s mechanical engineering program helped launch his political career closely tied to President Joe Biden.