PhD
An interdisciplinary program on the physical and chemical fundamentals of material synthesis, characterization, structure-property behaviour, processing and computational modeling; with emphasis on practical laboratory experience.

Degree Requirements
Students can apply to the Ph.D. programs with a B.S. or M.S. degree. The Ph.D. degree requires successful completion of 14 courses within 3 years and take the Qualifying Examination within 7th semester at latest beyond the B.S. degree and 7 courses within 2 years and take the Qualifying Examination within 5th semester at latest beyond the M.S. degree. In addition to the credit courses, students must complete the non-credit courses; MASE 590 Seminar, ENGL 500 Graduate Writing and TEAC 500 Teaching Experience.

Curriculum

Required core course(s):

MASE 515 Materials Science and Engineering I
MASE 516 Materials Science and Engineering II
MASE 517 Advanced Physical Chemistry
MASE 518 Physical Methods of Materials Characterization

Elective courses (3 credit each):

MASE 510 Synthetic Polymer Chemistry
MASE 511 Introduction to Polymer Science
MASE 522 Vibrational Spectroscopy
MASE 530 Materials Behaviour
MASE 532 Statistical Mechanics of Polymers
MASE 534 Rubber Elasticity
MASE 536 Multicomponent Polymeric Systems
MASE 538 Intermolecular and Surface Forces
MASE 540 Surface & Interface Properties of Materials
MASE 542 Biomaterials
MASE 544 Nanoparticle Science and Technology
MASE 550 Optical Spectroscopy of Materials and Devices
MASE 570 Micro and Nanofabrication
MASE 571 Semiconductor Processing Methods

MATH 504 Numerical Methods
MATH 506 Numerical Methods II

MECH 541 Manufacturing of Advanced Engineering Materials
MECH 543 Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Automation
MECH 546 Machine Tools in Manufacturing
MECH 552 Introduction to Biomechanics
MECH 561 Mechanics of Condensed Matter

PHYS 509 Condensed Matter Physics I
PHYS 510 Condensed Matter Physics II

Courses are selected by the students from the above list and from other courses not listed here in accordance with their areas of specialization and subject to the approval of their advisors. In addition, each student has to take a seminar course, MASE 590 Seminar. Students also register for the thesis course.

MASE 590
Seminar

MASE 596
PhD Thesis

TEAC 500
Teaching Experience

Students who have TA assignments must take TEAC 500: Teaching Experience during the semesters of their assignments. Students must also take ENGL 500: Graduate Writing course.