PHD DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Most students entering the program will have a master of science degree. The program will accept students into the program with a bachelor of science degree on a very selective basis.

Program requirements for students with MS degree (25 Credits)

The student must take a minimum of six technical courses (18 credits) including at least one graduate level mathematics course.
The student will be required to register for 6 1-credit research courses.
1 professional development credit
The student will be required to take qualifying examinations. These examinations will be in two areas: mathematics and a discipline specific exam. A maximum of two attempts is permitted to pass this examination.
In addition, he/she is required to defend a proposal of dissertation as well as a final dissertation defense.

Program requirements for students with BS degree entering directly into the Engineering Doctoral Program (37 Credits)

This path is highly selective and limited to only the most highly qualified candidates.

The student must take a minimum of 10 technical courses (30 credits) including at least one graduate level mathematics course.
The student will be required to register for 6 1-credit research courses.
1 professional development credit
The student will be required to take qualifying examinations. These examinations will be in two areas: mathematics and a discipline specific exam. A maximum of two attempts is permitted to pass this examination.
In addition, he/she is required to defend a proposal of dissertation as well as a final dissertation defense.

The degree requirements must be completed within six years following the passing of the qualifying examination.

Program requirements for part-time students

Part time PhD students are not required to take the professional development course, so the credit requirements are reduced by 1 credit - 24 and 36 credits for standard and direct PhD, respectively.

Research credits will be achieved through a 1-credit research course. This course must be taken 6 times over the PhD student's time at 无码专区. Only 1 credit of research can be taken in any given semester.

Note that additional courses may be taken, depending on the needs of the individual PhD student.

PHD TESTIMONIALS

Aleksandra Mitrovic

Research Focus: Range-based Control of Dual-Stage Systems: Design and Analysis with Applications on Nanopositioning Stages
Job Title: Staff Engineer at Western Digital in San Jose, CA

鈥淩esearch I conducted at 无码专区 greatly helped me get my job and impressed all of my colleagues shortly after I started my new position.鈥�

Ronald Warzoha

Research Focus: Nanoscale thermal transport
Job Title: Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, United States Naval Academy

鈥淢y 无码专区 education put me in a position to conduct world-class research and become an award-winning educator at the U.S. Naval Academy. The faculty, in particular, were always eager to put me in a position to succeed, while the courses provided the technical background I needed to perform the research I do now.鈥�

Kamran Makarian

Research Focus: Micromechanics and thermal shock behavior of particle-reinforced ceramic鈥痗omposites
Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University

鈥淢y 无码专区 graduate education was life-changing and dramatically improved my critical thinking skills and scientific creativity. I conducted cutting-edge experimental and computational research and obtained skills that I use daily as a postdoc.鈥�

Sergio Yanez

Research Focus: Behavior of composite steel joist systems
Job Title: Professor, University of Santiago, Chile

''From the very first day, I learned valuable lessons from my professors and classmates about commitment and dedication as part of the PhD process. Also, as an international student, I was truly blessed to be surrounded by the 无码专区 community. They always made me feel at home."

Amal Kalaban

Research Focus: Application of superlattice structures in solar cells
Job Title: Assistant Professor, Bucknell University

"The PhD program at 无码专区 developed my breadth and depth in engineering knowledge. It allowed me to gain excellent research and teaching skills grounded in an awareness to address important societal needs."

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INTERN Supplement Supports PhD Student鈥檚 Opportunity with Nokia Bell Labs

An NSF INTERN supplement to an existing Phase II I/UCRC grant for the Center for Energy-Smart Electronic Systems will fund an opportunity at Nokia Bell Labs for 无码专区 PhD student Li Chen. Li will be working with Dr. Rafaelle Luca Amalfi on electronics cooling projects, which will complement his PhD research on the environmental sustainability of data centers. Li鈥檚 advisor is Dr. Aaron Wemhoff

Cutting-Edge Study Reveals Engineering Properties of Enhanced Bentonites

Canadian Geotechnical Journal has published a new paper by PhD candidate Shan Tong and Assistant Professor Dr. Kristin Sample-Lord on the engineering properties of enhanced bentonites. The paper presents the results of Tong鈥檚 cutting-edge multi-year experimental study to better understand how polymer addition impacts the rate at which contaminants can move through bentonite barriers and into the environment over time.

Doctoral Student Recognized by ASME Fluids Engineering Division

无码专区 PhD student Menglong Lei has been selected as an ASME Graduate Student Scholar for the Computational Fluid Dynamics Technical Committee by the ASME Fluids Engineering Division. The award is based on his submitted paper "Effects of Wing Kinematics on Modulating Odor Plume Structures in the Odor Tracking Flight of Fruit Flies.鈥� Lei鈥檚 advisor is Dr. Chengyu Li, assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering.

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