# Developing and applying innovative computational methods to important problems in science and engineering

**Source**: https://cse.mit.edu/
**Parent**: https://cse.mit.edu/programs-admissions/

[About CSE at MIT](https://cse.mit.edu/about-ccse/)

## Programs & Admissions

We offer two doctoral programs in computational science and engineering (CSE). Whether you're interested in researching cutting-edge computational tools or you feel drawn to exploring computation within a specific discipline, we have a program for you.

[Our PhD Programs](https://cse.mit.edu/programs-admissions/)

[### Standalone CSE PhD Program

- Standalone program offered through MIT’s College of Computing via CCSE
- Ideal for students who aim to research the cross-cutting methodological aspects of computational science
- Enrolled students specialize in CSE’s fundamental and methodological aspects](https://cse.mit.edu/programs-admissions/cse-phd-program/)

[### Interdisciplinary Dept-CSE PhD Program

- Doctoral program offered jointly by participating departments and CCSE
- Ideal for students who are interested in computation in the context of a specific engineering or science discipline
- Enrolled students apply their computational skills to the field of their choice](https://cse.mit.edu/programs-admissions/interdisciplinary-phd-program/)

## Research & Impact

Our center brings together cross-disciplinary knowledge and a collaborative mindset to develop new insights in computational science and engineering.

[Our Research](https://cse.mit.edu/research/)

Optimization

Numerical Methods

Inference & Scientific Machine Learning

High-Performance Computing

Computational Modeling

## The CCSE Community

CCSE's people work across many different engineering and science disciplines – aerospace, materials, planetary sciences, and more. Computational thinking connects us.

[All CCSE
Stories](https://cse.mit.edu/ccse-stories/)
[Our
People](https://cse.mit.edu/people/)

### Featured Stories

[#### DOE selects MIT to establish a Center for the Exascale Simulation of Coupled High-Enthalpy Fluid–Solid Interactions

Featured
PI Story

**Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies**](https://cse.mit.edu/ccse-stories/doe-selects-mit-to-establish-a-center-for-the-exascale-simulation-of-coupled-high-enthalpy-fluid-solid-interactions/)

[#### A “ChatGPT for spreadsheets” helps solve difficult engineering challenges faster

Featured
News Story

**Adam Zewe | MIT News**](https://cse.mit.edu/ccse-stories/a-chatgpt-for-spreadsheets-helps-solve-difficult-engineering-challenges-faster/)

### Featured Seminar

#### [CSE Distinguished Seminar | Kui Ren](https://cse.mit.edu/seminars-and-events/ren-12mar26/)

**Presenter's Title**
Professor of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University

**Talk Title**
Model-consistent data-driven computational strategies for PDE joint inversion problems

**Date**
Thursday, March 12, 2026

**Time**
12:00–1:00 PM

**Location** [45-432](https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=45) and [Zoom Webinar](https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AN9z0OC5RXGxDpS6fCA66A)

[All Seminars & Events](https://cse.mit.edu/seminars-and-events/)