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CME/MSE

CME/MSE. TA and New Graduate Student Orientation. Dr. Thomas Dziubla Director of Graduate Studies Chemical and Materials Engineering Programs August 2016. WELCOME!. Outline.  Introductions  Departmental TA Orientation and Policies  Curriculum/Timelines  Academic Performance

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CME/MSE

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  1. CME/MSE TA and New Graduate Student Orientation Dr. Thomas Dziubla Director of Graduate Studies Chemical and Materials Engineering Programs August 2016

  2. WELCOME!

  3. Outline Introductions Departmental TA Orientation and Policies Curriculum/Timelines Academic Performance Academic Integrity and Professionalism Semester Timeline Graduate Student Association (MACE) and Mentoring Programs

  4. Graduate Programs Fall 2016 CME Program  Current students • 33 PhD students  Incoming students • 4(+1 in spring) Ph.Ds.  Graduates (2015-2016) • 7 Ph.D. / 2 M.S. MSE Program  Current students • 22 Ph.D. / 4 M.S.  Incoming students • 2 Ph.D.  Graduates (2015-2016) • 5 Ph.D/ 1M.S. Total Enrollment for Fall 2015 = 65

  5. Department TA Orientation Outline Contact information and attendance Undergraduate curriculum • MSE • CME TA Assignments Department policies • TA workload and responsibilities • Who’s in charge? University policies

  6. Contact Info & Attendance TAs should provide course instructor with e-mail, address and phone number Decide which information to provide to students (e.g. personal cell phone?) Be prepared to specify an office hour to meet with students for homework • Location??? - Welcome to construction land Attendance in lectures up to instructor

  7. MSE Undergraduate Curriculum Enrollment = ~ 60 undergraduates (F16) Senior class = 15 students Courses requiring a TA • MSE 201 Materials Science (traditionally largest undergraduate enrollment) • Laboratory courses (MSE 202/408) • MSE 404 Polymers

  8. CME Undergraduate Curriculum Enrollment = 300 undergraduates (F16) Senior class ≈ 90 students Courses requiring a TA • All core undergraduate courses • Chemical engineering undergraduate lab

  9. TA Assignment Please contact the course instructor after assignment Course instructor is “the boss” for TAs • Set workload and expectations • Makes decision of whether TA is fulfilling their role, and evaluates TA

  10. Chemical Engineering TA Assignments Course Enrollment Instructor T.A. CME 200 Process Principles Recitation Instructor: Carolyn Jordan UG: Kristin Mulliniks Calvin Cahall UG: TBD Section 1- 75 Dr. Anderson kanderson@engr.uky.edu Section 2 – 80 Dr. Hilt hilt@engr.uky.edu CME 330 Fluid Mechanics UG: Erin Molly Frazar Section 1 – 40 Dr. Wilson s.wilson@uky.edu Dr. Escobar isabel.escobar@uky.edu UG: TBD Section 2 – 40 CME 415 Separation Processes Japheth Dago Section 1 -85 Dr. Berron brad.berron@ uky.edu Dr. Rankin stephen.rankin@uky.edu Dr. Wilson s.wilson@uky.edu Kwabena Darkwah CME 433 Chem. Eng. Lab John Craven Section 1- 47 Section 2 - 50 Section 1 - 95 CME 455 Process Design I Dustin Savage Dr. Grulke eric.grulke@uky.edu Dr. Pack dan.pack@ uky.edu Dr. Bhattacharyya db@engr.uky.edu Dr. Tsang CME 550 Reactor Design Section 1 – 52 Rishabh Shah Section 2 - 43 Trang Mai

  11. Materials Engineering TA Assignments Course Enrollment Section 1 - 62 Instructor T.A. MSE 201 Wexin Cao Dr. Cochell thomcochell@uky.edu Dr. Beck beck@engr.uky.edu Dr. Cochell thomcochell@uky.edu Dr. Kalika kalika@engr.uky.edu Dr. Cochell thomcochell@uky.edu MSE 202 Evan Hyde Section 1 - 13 Section 2 14 Section 1 - 21 MSE 401G Dingying Dang MSE 404 Dingying Dang Section 1 – 33 (combined) Section 1 - 14 MSE 408

  12. TA Advise and Approaches Grading • Establish a rubric to use and stick to it • When first grading, grade a couple and see what it is like---the review and change • Be fair but firm. • You are the authority on grading, you handle disputes.

  13. TA Advise and Approaches Office Hours • Plan to give 1 hour a week for students to discuss work • Be mindful of use. If students are not attending, consider changing time. • Establish a plan on how to provide help. * Avoid holding hands. Make them do the work * Be patient * Be creative (come up with ways to explain material or have them come to insights)

  14. Departmental TA Policies Workload • Full TA (~20 hr/wk) vs. Half TA (~10 hr/wk) • Laboratory vs. grading responsibilities Chain of authority/Conflict resolution • TA • Instructor • DUGS/Chair • Dean • Ombuds (conflict resolution)

  15. University Policies  Attendance at University and Departmental TA orientation is required  Discrimination and Harassment Policies  Environmental Health and Safety Resources  FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)  Student’s Rights and Responsibilities  Teaching Assistant Observations forms and feedback http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/StudentDevelopment/TA_Resources.html

  16. Teaching Assistant Observation Form TA assessment at the end of each semester Completed by faculty member Signed by TA Not all criteria apply to all TA assignments http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/FacultyandStaff/TA_supervision.html

  17. RA expectations  ½-time RA balances role with TA  Full-time RA is paid a stipend to allow full-time focus on research  Full time employment in US = 40 hr/wk  High-quality work requires going beyond minimum (60+ hr/wk)  Own your research – ask questions  Being an engineering scientist requires extensive reading

  18. Distribution of Effort (Example breakdown)  First two semesters: • 25% TA duties (10 hr / wk) • 25% RA duties (10 hr / wk min) – usually coincides with dissertation research • 50% classes and additional research time  Third semester • 50% RA (20 hr / wk min) • 50% classes and additional research time  All else: 50% RA = 100% research

  19. Graduate Programs in Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering CME Graduate Handbook MSE Graduate Handbook

  20. CME Graduate Program Curriculum and Timeline Fall Semester Year 1 • Coursework (12 hours) * CME 505 Analysis of CME Problems * CME 620 Graduate Thermodynamics MA XXX (level 400G or above)  MA 483G 001 – Intro PDEs  MA 533 – PDEs  MA 537 – Numerical Analysis * Graduate Elective • TA Assignment • Research Advisor Selection Winter Break Year 1 • Research

  21. CME Graduate Program Curriculum and Timeline (cont.) Spring Semester Year 1 • Coursework (12 hours) * CME 650 Graduate Reactor Design * CME 630 Transport I * CME 780 Research (Ph.D. - REQUIRED) * Graduate Elective • TA Assignment • Spring Break – Research • Written pre-qualifier at end of Year 1 * Three 2.5-hour exams covering thermo, transport, and reactor design

  22. CME Graduate Program Curriculum and Timeline (cont.) Summer Year 1 • Ongoing research Fall Semester Year 2 • Coursework (12 hours) - Ph.D. • Ongoing research Spring Semester Year 2 • Qualifying Exam (Ph.D.) • Beginning of continuous 2 credit hour residency requirement (for Ph.D. candidates) • Ongoing research

  23. MSE Graduate Program Curriculum and Timeline Research Advisor Selection Prior to Admission Fall Semester Year 1 • Coursework (12 hours) * MSE 632 Advanced Materials (Structure of Materials) * MSE 650 Advanced Materials Thermo * Graduate Electives * TA Assignment

  24. MSE Graduate Program Curriculum and Timeline (cont.) Spring Semester Year 1 • Coursework (12 hours) * MSE 635 Advanced Mechanical Behavior * MSE 782 Research * MSE Graduate Electives • TA Assignment • Spring Break - Research

  25. MSE Graduate Program Curriculum and Timeline (cont.)  Summer Year 1 • Pre-qualifying examination * Oral exam in May • Ongoing research  Fall Semester Year 2 • Coursework (12 hours) - Ph.D. • Ongoing research  Spring Semester Year 2 • Qualifying Exam (Ph.D.) • Begin continuous 2 credit hour residency • Ongoing research

  26. Graduate Electives (Fall 2015)  CME 542, Power Generation (Andrews)  CME 599, Drug Delivery (Dziubla)  MSE 599, App Of Math In Mat Sci/Eng(Yang)  MSE 599, Eng Applications of Mat Sci (Balk)  MSE 585, Materials Characterization (Zhai)  MSE 404G, Polymeric Materials (Kalika)

  27. Electives Outside of C&ME  CHE 580, Atmospheric Chem  EGR 601, Intro to Research (Martin)  EGR 553 Environmental Consequences of Energy Production  BME 661, Biomaterials (Puleo)  PHS 760 – Drug Discover, Development, Translation

  28. Coursework Requirements CME Coursework requirements • M.S. (24 hours; 2/3 in CME; ½ in 600 or 700 level) • Ph.D. (36 hours; core courses; residency requirement) MSE Coursework requirements • M.S. (thesis) (24 hours; 2/3 in MSE; ½ in 600 or 700 level) • M.S. (non-thesis) (30 hours) Requires prior approval of the graduate committee. • Ph.D. (36 hours; core courses; residency requirement)

  29. Academic Requirements Graduate School Minimum GPA Requirements • Academic Probation: The completion of 12 hours with GPA < 3.0 • Dismissal: Completion of 2nd semester with GPA < 3.0 Transfer of credits and course work waivers (graduate level work) from other universities Program guidelines for independent study (CME 790/MSE 781) • Description of topic • Goals • Criteria for evaluation (grading)

  30. Waiver or Transfer? Credits can be transferred from U.S. institutions if M.S. not completed If M.S. completed, DGS can request a waiver of some of residency credits • Complete 12-24 credits @ UK first • Have advisor send e-mail requesting waiver to DGS with UK GPA, degree and prior institution(s) • Advisory committee ultimately decides if coursework is enough for Ph.D. study

  31. Prior to CME Ph.D Qualifying Exam…  GPA >= 3.4 in core courses • GPA of 3.2 reviewed by Grad Committee  “B” or better in CME 780  Completion of written pre-qual exam (waived if GPA = 4.0) • Kinetics and Reactor Design • Thermodynamics • Transport  Qualifying Exam - dissertation prospectus • SHOULD BE HELD By 4thSemester

  32. Prior to MSE Ph.D. Qualifying Exam …  Good standing w/ Graduate School  Completion of Oral pre-qualifying exam • to be Held in May • Students will be provided list of topics to be covered • Committee of min 4 faculty • 4-5 topics discussed, 10 minutes each • Pass/fail decision based upon majority committee  Completion of 6 credits outside of MSE  Qualifying Exam - dissertation prospectus

  33. Fall Orientation Events Timeline Graduate student orientation: August 19th All-graduate student meeting: Sept. 7th • At graduate Seminar (11 am) • RMB 323 Graduate student poster presentation: Sept. 9th Department Picnic (not yet set up)

  34. Grad Student Placement – CME Faculty Research Presentations Week Week of the 15th Deadline for making Advisor Sections: Oct 2nd • You will be expected to name 3 choices • You will have to have meet (One on one) with the three you choose. Placement will be finalized by Oct 14th.

  35. Safety Safety Training (on-line) • Anyone who works with chemicals in a laboratory must complete the following three online classes: Chemical Hygiene Plan/Laboratory Safety, Hazardous Waste, and Fire Extinguisher Use. • CoE training may substitute – please ask • Provide documentation to your research advisor and lab supervisor(s) • http://ehs.uky.edu/classes.html

  36. Responsible conduct of Research To conduct research, must complete training Two components to training • Online CITI training (as described in email attachment) • RCR Seminar • Small groups discussions on case studies • Writing assignment related to case studies Must complete all 10 components to register for classes Spring 2017

  37. Stipend and Engineering Fee 2015-2016 Stipend: $24,000 (Ph.D.pre-qualifying) $25,000 (Ph.D. post-qualifying) Engineering Fee: $57.60 per credit hour for College of Engineering courses Full-time enrollment (first three semesters): $691.2 per term + 20% add on (re: taxes) (~ $829.44/term) You must pay this; we add to salary over course of semester(s) University Fees: Health Fee (≈ $175/semester) Recreation Fee (≈ $74/semester). OIA Fees ($50 in Fall)

  38. What to pay…  You will receive base stipend + reimbursement for engineering fees  Engineering fees will be dispersed across payroll each semester - $829.44/9.5 pay period = $87.31 additional per pay period.  Stipend will return to base level thereafter Department / University pays tuition and graduate student health insurance. You pay engineering fee, health fee, recreation fee and OIA fees.

  39. Example Bill (Fall 2011) You pay: Health Fee $175 Johnson Ctr Fee $68 Engineering Fees = $52/credit OIA Fees $50 Example: 1 3-credit 600-level class + 2 3-credit 500-level classes = $52*9 = $468 + $50 + $175 + $68 = $761

  40. Academic Integrity and Professionalism Policies Coursework leading to CME / MSE degree • Electives at the discretion of your advisor • Advisor must be aware of your electives Plagiarism • Never use any material without attribution (including photographs and figures!) • Includes organization and ideas, not just words • When in doubt, talk to instructor or your advisor Faculty expect professional conduct • Maintain regular hours in lab and communicate • You are employed by grants – ask about side projects

  41. Graduate Student Responsibilities Maximize learning opportunities associated with classwork, teaching, and research opportunities Attend classes and seminars Devote time to dissertation research Meet classwork and TA obligations in a timely manner

  42. Departmental Seminars Wednesdays at 11 am Location: 323 RMB (Robotics & Manuf) Reserve the time – may be other events scheduled then in expectation that you will be free Attendance is mandatory

  43. Reminders All Graduate Student Meeting: Wednesday, Sept. 7th, 11 am (during departmental seminar time) Poster session: Friday, Sept. 9th Safety Training: Chemical Hygiene Plan / Laboratory Safety, Hazardous Waste, and Fire Extinguisher Use, http://ehs.uky.edu/classes.html

  44. • Landon Mills - Rishabh Shah • Nicholas Linck - Japheth Dago • Matt Hancock - Dustin Savage • Sebastian Hernandez - John Craven • Xiaobo Dong - Dingying Dang

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