M.S. in
Polymer Science and Engineering
For the M.S., the student's program must include: not
less than 30 credits of graduate work; not less than 18 credits of 400-level
course work, and not less than 18 hours than 18 hours of course work in the
major, of which 15 must be at the 400-level. The program must include six course
credits in the student's admitting department, six research credits, and a
research report or thesis to the satisfaction of the faculty advisor, to be
filed with the Polymer Education Committee.
Required courses:
| ChE (Chem/Mat) 388 |
Synthesis and Characterization Lab (3) |
| ChE (Chem/Mat) 393 |
Physical Polymer Science (3) |
| ChE (Chem) 394 |
Organic Polymer Science (3) |
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Research (6) |
Three 400-level polymer courses to be selected from the
following list (list may vary slightly from year to year):
| ChE 428 |
Rheology (3) |
| Phy 472 |
Polymer Physics (3) |
| ChE (Chem) 483 |
Emulsion Polymers (3) |
| ChE (Chem/Mat) 482 |
Engineering Behavior of Polymers (3) |
| ChE (Chem/Mat) 485 |
Polymer Blends and Composites (3) |
| ChE 486 |
Polymer Processing |
| Chem 489 |
Organic Polymer Science II (3) |
| Chem 491 |
Physical Chemistry of Organic Polymer Coatings (3) |
| ChE (Chem) 492 |
Topics in Polymer Science (3) |
| Chem 493 |
Organic
Chemistry of Organic Polymer Coatings (3) |
| ChE 487 |
Polymer Interfaces (3) |
Courses in the admitting department must include one of the
following:
| ChE (Chem) 400 |
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3) |
| Chem (ChE) 455 |
Elements of Physical Chemistry (4) |
| Mat 401 |
Thermodynamics and Kinetics I (3) |
| ME 420 |
Advanced Thermodynamics |
| Phy 442 |
Statistical Mechanics |
plus one other 300- or 400-level non-polymer related course
from the admitting department
M.E. in
Polymer Science and Engineering
The M.E. degree requires the same course work structure
as the M.S. degree described above, however, instead of six hours of research
credits leading to a thesis or research report, the student would take six hours
of course work. The additional six hours of course work must include two
additional 300 or 400 level polymer courses, or one polymer and one non-polymer
home department course. For full-time graduate students electing the M.E. degree
option, the polymer course program must include ChE (Chem, Mat) 388, Polymer
Synthesis and Characterization, a laboratory course.
Part-time and Distance Education M.S. and M.E. degree students
in Polymer Science and Engineering may substitute another polymer course for ChE
(Chem, Mat) 388.
Ph.D. in
Polymer Science and Engineering
For the Ph.D., the student must satisfactorily complete
a qualifying exam administered by the Polymer Education Committee;
satisfactorily complete graduate course work determined in consultation with the
doctoral committee; pass a general examination administered by the Polymer
Education committee; and defend to the satisfaction of the doctoral committee, a
dissertation in the filed of polymer science and engineering. Students deficient
in polymer science or related topics may be required by their committee to take
remedial course work.
The doctoral committee consists of the research advisor, at
least two other members of the center for polymer science and engineering, and
at least one other outside person., The committee's composition is subject to
approval by the Polymer Education Committee and the Graduate and Research
Committee of the University.
For more information, please write to Professor
Raymond Pearson, Director, Center for
Polymer Science and Engineering or Professor
James Roberts, Chairman Polymer Education Committee
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