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Graduate Education Process, Ph.D. Dept. of Materials Sci & Eng.

Graduate Education Process, Ph.D. Dept. of Materials Sci & Eng. seminar. core courses advanced. thesis research. Ph.D. proposal defense. qualifying examination. Ph.D. thesis defense. 3. 8. 9. 0. 6. 5. 7. 4. 2. 1. Semester. Graduate Education Process (cont.).

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Graduate Education Process, Ph.D. Dept. of Materials Sci & Eng.

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  1. Graduate Education Process, Ph.D.Dept. of Materials Sci & Eng. seminar corecourses advanced thesis research Ph.D. proposal defense qualifying examination Ph.D. thesis defense 3 8 9 0 6 5 7 4 2 1 Semester

  2. Graduate Education Process (cont.) Ph. D. Program Requirements Ph.D. students can count up to 3 credits of (independent study/group meeting) ENMA698-XXX (XXX is the individual advisor section) towards the 12 credits of additional courses that are part of the degree requirements with the stipulation that all 3 credits of ENMA698 XXX are associated with the same advisor.

  3. 3.5 GPA in Core Courses is Required; Overall GPA 3.0 Graduate Education Process (cont.) Core Courses (4 Total) ENMA 650: Nanostructure (Physics) of Engineering Materials ENMA 660: Thermodynamics in Materials Science ENMA 661: Kinetics of Reactions in Materials and one of the following courses: ENMA 671: Defects in Materials ENMA 620: Polymer Physics

  4. Graduate Education Process (cont.) Qualifying Exam Purpose Assess student’s research potential Timing Students take the Qualifying Examination (offered @ beginning of semesters) the 2nd time it is offered after enetering the Ph.D. program. Topics Electronic and IT Materials and Processing Organics (Polymers, Biomaterials etc.) Metals and Ceramics Materials Characterization Format Written research proposal plus oral “defense”

  5. Graduate Education Process (cont.) Ph.D. Proposal Defense Timing 12 … 18 months after qualifying examination Purpose Define and Formalize Thesis Process Select a Ph.D. Thesis Examination Committee Format Written Thesis Proposal Oral Presentation to Thesis Committee

  6. Graduate Education Process (cont.) Ph.D. Thesis Defense • Timing • In consultation with Advisor and Committee Ph. D. Written Thesis FormatSpecified by Graduate School Submit 10 days in advance of oral defense to committee Ph. D. Oral Defense Publically announced open seminar (40-50 minutes) with thesis committee present and any faculty/students and other interested people attending.

  7. MSE Graduate Program Policies • Admission • Preference for Domestic Students • Preference for Students with Research Experience • Degrees • Concentrate on Ph. D. Program

  8. MSE Total Student Population Number of MSE Majors Year

  9. MSE Graduate Degrees Number of Degrees Average time to complete Ph.D. for the last 6 years, 5.3 yrs Year

  10. MSE Ms & Ph.D. Graduate Students by race/ethnicity and gender Number of MSE Graduates

  11. MSE Graduate Alumni – where did they go?

  12. Graduate Student Awards Examples 2nd prize MRS poster MRS Bull. Features UMD MSE grad stud 3rd place UMD School of Eng. PhD thesis compet. 2 x Outstanding PRC student AVS student merit award 2009 Naval Sea Command's Women Award 1st place UMD School of Eng. PhD thesis compet. Paper selected as “highlights of 2008” by JMM Outstanding Invention, UMD Office of Technology US participant, U.S.-Australian Res. Matls Collab. MSA Presidential Student Award

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