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2 Department of Mechanical Engineering 2006-2007 Graduate Student Handbook
Table of Contents PREFACE ................................................................................................ ii I. DIRECTORY ........................................................................................... 1 Mechanical Engineering Department Administration ............................ 1 Mechanical Engineering Department Divisional Offices ....................... 2 Mechanical Engineering Department Graduate Faculty ....................... 3 Graduate School Offices ............................................................................. 4 II. REGISTRATION .................................................................................... 5 III. DEGREE PROGRAMS .......................................................................... 8 Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Plan A ......................... 9 Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Plan B ....................... 10 Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering ................................. 11 IV. GRADUATE FACULTY ADVISER ..................................................... 12 V. FINANCIAL SUPPORT ........................................................................ 13 VI. APPROVAL PROCESS STEPS IN DEGREE STUDY ...................... 17 Master of Science Degree: Plan A .......................................................... 18 Master of Science Degree: Plan B.......................................................... 21 Doctor of Philosophy Degree ................................................................... 23 VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. PROGRAM OF STUDY ....................................................................... 27 CORE PROGRAM CRITERIA ........................................................... 30 THESIS CREDIT REGISTRATION ................................................... 31 MASTER’S FINAL EXAMINATION .................................................. 31 DOCTORAL PRELIM EXAM PROCEDURES................................. 32 CHANGE OF STATUS ......................................................................... 42 ANNUAL REVIEWS OF GRADUATE STUDENTS.......................... 43 MAIL, MAILBOXES, BUILDING KEYS ............................................ 43 STUDENT SHOP .................................................................................. 43 COMPUTING FACILITIES ................................................................. 44 Appendix A: Thesis Binding Information ............................................................... 45 Appendix B: Mathematics / Numerical Methods Course List ............................. 46 Sample Degree Program Form ............................................................................... 48 i
PREFACE Graduate study in Mechanical / Industrial Engineering at the University of Minnesota is a stimulating and professionally rewarding experience. This publication supplements information provided in both the University of Minnesota-Graduate School Catalog (available at the Graduate School in 309 Johnston Hall, or online at: http://www.grad.umn.edu/catalog/index.html). You are responsible for all information contained here and in the catalog that is pertinent to your graduate study and to your specific field. When appropriate, the Student Information and Advising Office (1120 Mech Eng) will send information to you at your email address, your campus mailbox, if you have one, or your home address. Therefore, it is important that you notify the payroll staff in 101ME of any address changes as soon as possible. Faculty and staff of the Mechanical Engineering Department wish you a rewarding experience in your graduate study, and we look forward to working with you during your enrollment here. For additional assistance, consult any of the following: Mr. John K. Gardner Student Advising and Information Office Mechanical Engineering Department 1120 Mech Eng University of Minnesota 111 Church St. S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612)625-2009 jgardner@me.umn.edu Dr. Uwe Kortshagen Director of Graduate Studies Mechanical Engineering Department 2101 C Mech Eng University of Minnesota 111 Church St. S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-4028 uk@me.umn.edu EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, or sexual orientation. In adhering to this policy, the University abides by the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minnesota Statute Ch. 363; by the Federal Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 2000e; by the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; by Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; by the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990; by Executive Order 11246, as amended; by 38 U.S.C. 20221, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972, as amended; and by other applicable statutes and regulations relating to equality of opportunity. Inquiries regarding compliance may be directed to: Deborah S. Petersen-Perlman, Director UMD Office of Equal Opportunity 255 Darland Administration Building 1049 University Drive Duluth, MN 55812-2496 (218) 726-6849 ii
MUTUAL RESPONSIBILITIES POLICY Mutual Responsibilities in Graduate Education at the University of Minnesota Approved by the Graduate School Executive Committee 5/28/97 Preamble A major purpose of graduate education at the University of Minnesota is to instill in each student an understanding of and capacity for scholarship, independent judgment, academic rigor, and intellectual honesty. Graduate education is an opportunity for the student to develop into a professional scholar. Graduate research and teaching assistantships offer an “apprenticeship” experience in the academic profession as well as financial support. It is the joint responsibility of faculty and graduate students to work together to foster these ends through relationships that encourage freedom of inquiry, demonstrate personal and professional integrity, and foster mutual respect. This shared responsibility with faculty extends to all of the endeavors of graduate students, as students, employees, and members of the larger academic community. High quality graduate education depends on the professional and ethical conduct of the participants. Faculty and graduate students have complementary responsibilities in the maintenance of academic standards and the creation of high quality graduate programs. Excellence in graduate education is achieved when both faculty and students are highly motivated, possess the academic and professional backgrounds necessary to perform at the highest level, and are sincere in their desire to see each other succeed. The following principles illustrate what students should expect from their programs and what programs should expect from their students, to help achieve this excellence. Principle 1: INFORMATION ABOUT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. The Graduate School and graduate programs are responsible for providing students and prospective students with access to information about their graduate program, areas of specialization, degree requirements, and average time to completion of degrees. Graduate programs are responsible for providing access to information about graduate student financial support in the program, such as the prospects for fellowships, assistantships or other financial support and the proportion of students receiving financial support. In addition, graduate programs should provide students and applicants with information about career experiences of graduates of the program. All such information should be presented in a format that does not violate the privacy of individual students. Programs are encouraged to provide relevant information in their handbooks, websites or other readily accessible formats. Students are responsible for keeping themselves informed about current policies of their program and the Graduate School that affect graduate students. Students and alumni also have a responsibility to respond to program inquiries about their career development. Principle 2: COMMUNICATION ABOUT ACADEMIC STATUS. The Graduate School and graduate programs are responsible for providing students with information about their individual academic status: who in the Graduate School and in their graduate program is responsible for communicating to them about admission issues and progress through the degree program, how the communication will take place, and the possibility for appeal to a third party for assistance in resolving disputed issues. iii
Students are responsible for communicating with the Graduate School and their graduate program about changes in their circumstances that affect their status and progress toward the degree. Principle 3: RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS. Individual faculty as research directors are responsible for providing students with appropriate recognition for their contributions at conferences, in professional publications, or in applications for patents. It is the faculty member’s responsibility to clarify the principles for determining authorship and recognition at the beginning of any project. Students are responsible for discussing their expectations regarding acknowledgment of research contributions or intellectual property rights with the appropriate person(s) in the research team, preferably early in the project. Principle 4: UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE. Departments and graduate programs are responsible for defining specific opportunities for student participation on committees as they deem appropriate. The University recognizes that graduate students make important contributions to governance and decision making at the program, department, college, Graduate School and University level; specific roles for participation are defined at each level by the relevant governing bodies. For example, University Senate policy requires student membership on faculty search committees. Students are responsible for participating in University governance and decision making that enrich the campus community. Principle 5: RESPECTFUL EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS. University faculty and staff are responsible for assuring that graduate students are able to conduct their work, as students or students/employees, in a manner consistent with professional conduct and integrity, free of intimidation or coercion. Students who are employees also have the protection of all University employment policies and laws. Graduate programs are responsible for providing clear communication to students about the possibility for appeal to a third party for assistance in resolving disputed issues. Students are responsible for reporting unprofessional conduct to the appropriate body or person, as defined in the academic or employment grievance policy; they should be able to do so without fear of reprisal. Students are responsible for acting in a respectful and fair manner toward other students, faculty, or staff in the conduct of their academic work or work they may do in connection with an assistantship. Principle 6: CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT. The University (through its departments, research projects or other employing units) is responsible for providing to prospective graduate assistants a written offer of financial support before a response to the offer is required. Such communication must indicate their salary and the terms and conditions of their appointment, including the general nature of the work they will be performing, duration of employment, and whether and how this employment is tied to their academic progress. The details of specific teaching or research assignments may need to await later written clarification. iv
Students are responsible for accepting the conditions of employment only if they believe they are qualified and able to complete the tasks assigned. Students have a responsibility for communicating in writing any changes in their circumstances that affect their ability to fulfill the terms and conditions of their employment. Principle 7: SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT. Supervisors are responsible for providing a safe working environment for graduate students, and for developing and publicizing safety policies and training programs to achieve that goal. Graduate students are responsible for helping to maintain a safe working environment, for adhering to safety policies, for participating in training programs and for reporting safety violations to the proper authority. OTHER UNIVERSITY DOCUMENTS may provide information and guidance relevant to the graduate education experience. • • • Board of Regents, Code of Conduct, adopted 7/12/96. [www.regents.umn.edu/policies/academic/Conduct.pdf] Board of Regents, Academic Freedom and Responsibility, adopted 9/8/95 [www.regents.umn.edu/policies/academic/AcademicFreedom.pdf] Graduate Assistant Office, Handbook for Graduate Assistants [www.umn.edu/OHR/GAO/] DIVERSITY STATEMENT Graduate School Commitment to Diversity The Graduate School embraces the University of Minnesota’s position that promoting and supporting diversity among the student body is central to the academic mission of the University. We define diversity to encompass many characteristics including economic disadvantage, special talents, evidence of leadership qualities, race or ethnicity, a strong work record, and disability. A diverse student body enriches graduate education by providing a multiplicity of views and perspectives that enhance research, teaching, and the development of new knowledge. A diverse mix of students promotes respect for, and opportunities to learn from, others with the broad range of backgrounds and experiences that constitute modern society. Higher education trains the next generation of leaders of academia and society in general, and such opportunities for leadership should be accessible to all members of society. The Graduate School and its constituent graduate programs are therefore committed to providing equal access to educational opportunities through recruitment, admission, and support programs that promote diversity, foster successful academic experiences, and cultivate the leaders of the next generation. v
I. DIRECTORY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION Department Head Dr. Peter McMurry 1100 C Mech Eng 624-2817 Executive Assistant Ms. Karon Mooney 1100 D Mech Eng 626-2289 Director of Graduate Studies Dr. Uwe Kortshagen 2101 C Mech Eng 625-4028 Assistant Academic Advisor Mr. John K. Gardner 1120 Mech Eng 625-2009 Department Associate Head Dr. James Ramsey 1100 A Mech Eng 625-8390 Student Support Services Associate Ms. Jeanne Sitzmann 1120 Mech Eng 625-5842 Department Administrative Director Ms. Barbara Pucel 1100 B Mech Eng 625-9315 Senior Accountant (general accounting) Ms. Natalie Dillon 1100 D Mech Eng 625-6645 Senior Office Supervisor (payroll) Ms. Mia Rampi-Lambertz 101 Mech Eng 624-3355 Executive Accounts Specialist (payroll) Ms. Carrie Toward 101 Mech Eng 624-3355 Principal Accounts Specialist (purchase orders and accounts payable) Ms. Molly Ward 1103 Mech Eng 625-4099 1
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT DIVISIONAL OFFICES Design and Manufacturing Dr. Susan C. Mantell, Division Chair 3101 D Mech Eng 625-1324 Division Secretary Jennifer Andre 3101 Mech Eng 626-8111 Environmental Engineering Dr. Thomas H. Kuehn, Division Chair 3101 C Mech Eng 625-4520 Division Secretary Jennifer Andre 3101 Mech Eng 626-8111 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Dr. Paul Strykowski, Division Chair 237 Mech Eng 626-2008 Division Secretary Patricia O. Meyer 240 Mech Eng 625-6517 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION Director of Graduate Studies Dr. Diwakar Gupta 207 Mech Eng 625-1810 Assistant Academic Advisor Mr. John K. Gardner 1120 Mech Eng 625-2009 Industrial Engineering Dr. Saifallah Benjaafar, Program Director 2104 Mech Eng 626-7239 Division Secretary Danell Hronski 2101 Mech Eng 625-6808 2
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE FACULTY Professors Office Aksan, Alptekin .................. 241 .................... Alexander, Jennifer* .......... 325D .................... Arndt,Roger* ........................... 376A SAFL.............. Barocas,Victor* ................... 7-106 BSBE ............ Bechtold, Joan E.* .Hennepin County Medical Center . Benjaafar, Saifallah ......... 2104 .................. Bhattacharya, Mrinal* ............. 202 BioAgEng ...... Bischof, John C. .............. 200 .................. Blackshear Jr,P. L.* ............... 455 B .................... Chase, Thomas R. ........... 305 .................. Cui, Tianhong .................... 303 ................... Davidson, Jane H. ........... 3101 E ................... Donath, Max ..................... 211 .................. Dumitrica, Traian ................ 244 ..................... Durfee, William K. .......... 2101 B .................... Erdman, Arthur G.. ........... 315 .................. Fletcher, Edward A.* .............. 465 ....................... Garrick, Sean C. ............... 245 .................. Girshick, Steven L. .......... 2101 E .................... Goldstein, Richard J. ....... 232 .................. Hayes, Caroline C. .......... 2110 .................. Heberlein, Joachim .......... 2101 F .................... Hubel, Allison .............. 209 .................... Iaizzo, Paul* .............. MMC 107 Mayo...... Ibele, Warren E.* ...... 229 .................... Jacobs, Heinrich-Otto* ........... 4-174 EE/CS .......... Kanapady, Ramdev* .. Army HPC Research Center... Kittelson, David B. .......... 455 A .................. Klamecki, Barney E. ....... 325 B .................. Kortshagen, Uwe R. ........ 2101 C .................... Kuehn, Thomas H. ........... 3101 C .................... Kulacki, Francis A. .......... 121 .................... Lewis, Jack L.* ................. 372 Chld. Rehab. ..... Li, Perry H. ...................... 309 .................. Liu, Benjamin Y.H.* .......... 3101 B .................... Manser, Michael* .......... L105 .................... Mantell, Susan C. ............ 3101 D .................. Marple, Virgil A. .............. 3104 .................. McMurry, Peter H. ........... 1100 C .................... Ogata, Katsuhiko ............. 307 .................. Pfender, Emil* ................... 2101 D ................ Pui, David Y.H. ................ 3101 F .................... Rajamani, Rajesh ............. 203 .................. Ramalingam, Subbiah ...... 215 .................. Ramaswamy, Sidharan* ........ 206 Kaufert L ........ Ramsey, James W. ........... 1100 A ................ Roberts, Jeffrey* .................. 237 Smith .............. Shankwitz, Craig* ................ L-111 .................... Simon, Terrence W. ......... 235 .................. Sotiropoulos, Fotis* ......... 4691 SAFL............... Sparrow, Ephraim M. ...... 238 .................. Starr, Patrick J. ................ 105 .................. Stelson, Kim A. ............... 311 .................. Strykowski, Paul J. .......... 237 .................. Tamma, Kumar K. .......... 325E .................. Tranquillo, Robert* ............ 7-112 BSBE ........... Voller, Vaughan R.* .............. 122 CivE .............. Ward, Nicholas* ................ L107 ................... Telephone 626-6618 626-7309 627-4584 626-5572 n/a 626-7239 625-5234 625-5513 651-426-2672 625-0308 318-243-0308 626-9850 625-2304 625-3797 625-0099 625-8580 625-0532 624-5741 625-5315 625-5552 626-8391 625-4538 626-4451 624-7912 625-7527 n/a 626-7745 625-1808 625-0703 625-4028 625-4520 625-3807 626-5021 626-7815 625-6574 625-0447 625-1324 625-3441 624-2817 625-9374 625-6012 625-2537 626-7961 625-4017 624-8797 625-8390 625-2363 625-0323 625-5831 624-2022 625-5502 625-2315 625-6528 626-2008 625-1821 625-6868 625-0764 625-6446 .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. * Denotes affiliate senior, or affiliate member of grad. faculty. 3 Email aaksan@me.umn.edu jalexand@me.umn.edu arndt001@umn.edu baroc001@umn.edu becht002@umn.edu saif@.tc.umn.edu bhatt002@umn.edu bischof@tc.umn.edu black012@umn.edu trchase@tc.umn.edu cuixx006@umn.edu jhd@me.umn.edu donath@me.umn.edu td@me.umn.edu wkdurfee@tc.umn.edu agerdman@tc.umn.edu fletcher@umn.edu garrick@me.umn.edu slg@tc.umn.edu rjg@me.umn.edu hayes@me..umn.edu jvrh@tc.umn.edu hubel001@umn.edu iaizz001@umn.edu ibele001@umn.edu jacob163@umn.edu kanap001@umn.edu kitte001@tc.umn.edu klamecki@tc.umn.edu uk@me.umn.edu kuehn001@tc.umn.edu kulacki@me.umn.edu lewis001@tc.umn.edu pli@me.umn.edu liuxx001@umn.edu manse003@umn.edu mante001@tc.umn.edu marpl001@tc.umn.edu mcmurry@tc.umn.edu ogata001@tc.umn.edu pfender@tc.umn.edu dyhpui@tc.umn.edu rajamani@me.umn.edu ram@me.umn.edu shri@umn.edu jwramsey@tc.umn.edu rober006@umn.edu shank004@umn.edu tsimon@me.umn.edu tsimon@me.umn.edu esparrow@tc.umn.edu starr001@umn.edu kstelson@me.umn.edu pstry@me.umn.edu ktamma@tc.umn.edu tranquil@umn.edu volle001@umn.edu nicw@me.umn.edu
GRADUATE SCHOOL OFFICES Contact Prospective students................................................................. Previously registered students ............................................... Interim Dean Victor Bloomfield................................................. Graduate Scholarships, Grants-in-Aid, Fellowships............. Student Services......................................................................... Change of Status - Readmit / Change of Major or Degree... Student Degree Programs / Graduate Files............................. Supervisor, Etty DeVeaux Westergaard................................... Doctoral Preliminary Oral Exam Scheduling............................ Doctoral Final Exam Scheduling............................................... Graduation Doctoral................................................................... Graduation Masters.................................................................... Student Progress, Petitions, Registration............................... Office Telephone 309 Johnston..................625-3014 316 Johnston..................626-3490 321 Johnston..................624-2909 314 Johnsotn..................625-7579 316 Johnston..................625-3490 309 Johnston..................626-8060 316 Johnston..................625-5833 316 Johnston..................625-0068 316 Johnston..................625-4019 316 Johnston..................625-0168 316 Johnston..................625-0168 316 Johnston..................625-4019 316 Johnston..................625-0068 www.grad.umn.edu 4
II. REGISTRATION Registration Steps - all new students _____ 1. Check in with the Mechanical Engineering Department. Student Advising & Information Office - 1120 M.E. _____ 2. Consult with Director of Graduate Studies or appropriate faculty member to establish first semester’s courses. _____ 3. All new international students - check in with the International Student & Scholar Services Office, 190 Hubert H. Humphrey Center, West Bank. _____ 4. Register - follow the registration procedures on One Stop: http://www.onestop.umn.edu/ registrar/registration/index.html _____ 5. Obtain student I.D. card. U-Card Office - G22 Coffman Memorial Union Registration Steps - current / previous students Register at 202 Fraser Hall or on-line through the Student Access System (onestop.umn.edu), according to the registration queue published in the Class Schedule. Class Schedules are available through theWeb via: http://www.onestop.umn.edu/registrar/registration/courses.html Registration Notes • Students are charged a late fee if they register after classes begin and may register after the first week of the semester only with special permission. See the Class Schedule for further details. • You must take all courses placed in the ‘major’ category on your program of study (Degree Program Form) on an A/F base, with the exception of departmental seminars and the Plan B class. You must also take the Mathematics/Numerical methods class on an A/F bases. You are expected to take the great majority of non-major courses A/F. If you request to include a non-major course on an S/N base, you must clear it with your adviser and the Director of Graduate Studies. At that time, it is desirable that you bring a copy of your program of study to identify the strength of your entire program. • For the University calendar and registration information, refer to the University’s semester Class Schedule or the Summer Session Bulletin. 5
• The Graduate School Catalog details Graduate School regulations, requirements, and procedures; lists some available financial aid, scholarships, and fellowships; and provides program and course descriptions. This may be picked up at the Graduate School in 309 Johnston Hall or viewed online at: http://www.catalogs.umn.edu/grad/index.html. • You must register every Fall and Spring term in the Graduate School in order to maintain active graduate status. If you have not registered in the Graduate School, you must apply for readmission and must register before you can resume work on a master’s or doctoral thesis or on master’s Plan B papers, take written or oral examinations, or file for graduation. The Department reserves the right to reject a readmission application based on enrollment load and the quality of academic history. • The University requires that graduate students holding appointments as teaching assistants, research assistants, and administrative fellows must register for at least 6 credits during each term which he or she holds an appointment of greater than12.5%. (This does not apply to summer terms if you were registered the preceding spring quarter.) If you have to satisfy other criteria for full-time status (i.e., some student loan deferrals may require 7-credit registration) you should check with that individual entity. FULL-TIME PART-TIME Graduate Student 6 or more credits Less than 6 credits Research / Teaching Assistant - still working on coursework 6 or more credits Less than 6 credits Advanced Student Standing - M.S. (coursework/thesis cr. completed) - Ph.D. (w/24 Thesis Credits) At least 1 credit of ME 8333 N/A At least 1 credit of ME 8444 N/A More Registration Notes - M.S. Students Master's students who have completed all of their course credits (including thesis credits, if pursuing a Plan A) may register for a special one credit option and still be counted as a full-time student. This registration will satisfy the full-time requirement for federal student loan deferrals as well as fulfill the assistantship registration requirement. In order to receive permission to register for this 1-credit course (ME 8333, FTE: Master's), a student must fill out the Application for Full-time Status With One Credit form from the Student Advising & Information Office - 1120 M.E., and have it signed by their adviser. They must also submit a Request for Advanced Master's Tracking Flag form to the Graduate School to grant eligibility for this option. 6
More Registration Notes - Ph.D. Students • Doctoral students must register for 24 doctoral thesis credits (ME / IE 8888) at the University of Minnesota beginning the semester after they have passed the preliminary oral examination. • The requirement of 24 doctoral thesis credits cannot be reduced by transfer of master’s thesis credits, or thesis credits taken at another institution. • You are permitted to register for thesis credits during the current semester if you pass the preliminary oral examination and if the signed report form is delivered to 316 Johnston Hall no later than 1 p.m. on the last day of registration for that semester. While this deadline will permit you time to register before the Registration Center closes that day, we strongly urge you not to wait until the last minute to bring the signed report to the Graduate School. 7
III. DEGREE PROGRAMS Two degree programs are offered: • • Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (M.S.M.E.) Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (Ph.D.) As you seek an adviser, please discuss joint aspirations regarding your study plans. If you are a research-oriented student, carefully consider which plan will be most appropriate toward further study. Do this in close consultation with potential faculty advisers or with the faculty person who has consented to advise you. Master of science degrees have an option of Plan A or Plan B. Consult the Graduate School Catalog to review these plans. Full-time graduate students in the mechanical engineering department (those on fellowship or assistantship support) are expected to complete their master’s degree in two years and to complete their doctoral degree in five years (beyond the B.S. degree). Part-time students working outside or students with heavy T.A. assignments may require more time. Advisers will develop a program of study with their students to insure timely completion of the graduate degree. 8
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - PLAN A (M.S.M.E.) Plan A master’s degree provides you the opportunity to execute research on a topic selected in consultation with your adviser. You gain an understanding of research techniques by applying relevant technologies to an engineering problem which extends understanding of an aspect of the field. The quality of your performance in this degree path is based heavily upon your success in thesis research. 14 Major (ME) Credits + = 6 Non-Major Credits + 10 thesis credits (ME 8777) 30 total credits Including: 1 Seminar Credit 1 Mathematics / Numerical Methods Course (from the approved list of courses, Appendix B) Research Ethics and Professional Conduct 0 credits. 9 May be a major or non-major seminar; if major, count in 'major' credits: if non-major, count in 'other program' credits
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - PLAN B (M.S.M.E.) Plan B master’s degree accents course work, requiring a minimum of 10 course credits beyond the Plan A requirement and has no thesis. Course study is augmented by a Plan B project (See page 22 item #9). 14 Major (ME) Credits + = Including: 6 Non-Major Credits 30 total course credits (minimum) 1 Seminar Credit 1 Mathematics / Numerical Methods Course (from the approved list of courses, Appendix B) + 10 remaining credits (major or non-major) Research Ethics and Professional Conduct 0 credits. 10 May be a major or non-major seminar; if major, count in 'major' credits: if non-major, count in 'other program' credits
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (PH.D. M.E.) The Doctor of Philosophy degree program develops advanced research competence. Close affiliation between you and your adviser is pivotal in this program, and close rapport is important at all stages. Faculty may wish to observe your approach to open-ended research at an early stage before consenting to serve as your adviser. If so, you can accomplish this in a range of ways: the Plan A thesis at the master’s level, a preliminary research assignment, and/or course problems of an open-ended nature, to name a few. Major (ME) Credits = + A minimum of 12 Non-Major Credits 44 total course credits (minimum) + 24 thesis credits (ME 8888) + 24 thesis credits (ME 8888) Including: 2 Seminar Credits 1 Mathematics / Numerical Methods Course (from the approved list of courses, Appendix B) Research Ethics and Professional Conduct 0 credits. 11 May be major or non-major seminars; if major, count in 'major' credits: if non-major, count in 'other program' credits
IV. GRADUATE FACULTY ADVISER Selection of an adviser is your responsibility. Your acceptance into the graduate program of the Department occurred because you have shown promise to satisfactorily execute graduate study. Hence you are expected to procure an adviser by demonstrating clear objectives, diligence, and a cooperative spirit. The new graduate student orientation, held the week before class starts in the fall, will for many students provide the first opportunity to become acquainted with faculty and their research interests. You can become better acquainted with potential advisors by making appointments to meet with specific faculty, and you are encouraged to do so. You may also wish to take courses from a potential adviser to learn more about his or her research and technical interests before reaching a formal advising agreement. Also browse the Department website for specific research activities at: www.me.umn.edu. It is essential that you gain an adviser no later than the end of your second term of full-time enrollment. Some students commit to an adviser upon, or shortly after, arrival here. Part-time graduate students may take somewhat longer than two terms to gain an adviser. However, they may not delay this process beyond approximately 1/4 - 1/3 of their study program. Your adviser serves as your advocate to the faculty. For both master’s and doctor of philosophy degrees, you develop your program of study through consultation with your adviser. Your adviser guides dissertation research and orchestrates qualifying examination procedures to meet degree objectives. For such important reasons, gaining an adviser early in the course of study is essential. If you make the mistake of not getting a faculty adviser until late in your course of study, you can expect to encounter progressive difficulty in gaining one and in gaining faculty commitment to a formal program of study. You may change your graduate adviser during the course of study. It is undesirable to do this as your program matures and should only be done judiciously and with discretion. Consult with both a potential new adviser and with your earlier one if you anticipate this step. If you need additional consultation about this, consult the Director of Graduate Studies. 12
V. FINANCIAL SUPPORT Financial support opportunities available to students include: • Fellowships • Research Assistantships • Teaching Assistantships • Graduate Work-Study Program Graduate assistantships are financial aid academic appointments reserved for graduate students. This department offers appointments for teaching assistant and research assistant positions. If you accept an offer of financial aid, you are entering into a contract, which cannot be terminated unless both parties consent, in writing, to terminate the contract. Refer to the Registration Notes section to avail yourself of the registration requirements for students who are receiving financial assistance. If you receive an appointment or fellowship, be sure to view the Graduate Student Employment Website at: http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/gao/. Stipend rates are set by the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Faculty each spring for the following fiscal year. Ph.D. candidates will receive an increase in their stipend once they pass their preliminary oral examination and complete 24 credits of thesis registration. The stipend is increased by 10%, or up to the maximum rate the University may set, whichever is lower. Fellowships This booklet does not present the full range of fellowship opportunities available at the University of Minnesota. Please consult one or more of the following for further information: Fellowship Office of the Graduate School 321 Johnston Hall 625-7579 Dr. Rajesh Rajamani, Chair ME Department Fellowship Committee 203 Mech Eng 626-7961 John K. Gardner Student Information & Information Center 1120 Mech Eng 625-2009 Graduate fellowships are awards based on academic merit and are available to new and currently enrolled graduate students. Consult the Graduate School Catalog for more details. Fellowships are offered on a competitive basis and require excellent academic records for consideration. Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are also available for qualifying doctoral candidates. Fellowship competitions follow strict timetables and guidelines, and students are advised to obtain information early in the fall semester. Typically, the Fellowship Committee offers fellowships early in the school year following their deliberations. You can apprise yourself of these timetables from the above sources. 13
Research Assistantships Research assistantships are typically obtained from faculty members who hold research contracts and grants. These appointments usually materialize through direct discussions with individual faculty where the research assignment, required expertise and expectations are addressed. Faculty may also offer research appointments to students prior to their arrival on campus. Faculty providing support may expect to serve as your academic adviser and can be expected to indicate over what time period a research assistantship will be made. Periods vary, depending on the availability of grant funds and your progress. Maintain communication with faculty to update them on your needs and interests. Research assistantship assignments are made at any time in the calendar year depending on funding and other factors. Teaching Assistantships Positions are available each academic semester for graduate students to assist in departmental course instruction. Students must register in the semesters they hold teaching assistantships (except during the summer session providing they were registered the preceding spring semester). All students interested in teaching assistantships are advised to contact the responsible person in the division where their technical interests reside and in which they may concentrate their study. These are listed below: Design and Manufacturing Dr. Susan C. Mantell 3101 C Mech. Eng. 625-1324 Environmental Engineering Dr. Thomas H. Kuehn 3101 C Mech. Eng. 625-4520 Industrial Engineering Dr. Diwakar Gupta 207 Mech. Eng. 625-1810 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Dr. Paul Strykowski 237 Mech. Eng. 626-2008 14
It is advisable to leave relevant personal data with these people to allow them to contact you as an appointment materializes. Teaching appointments outside your division of interest and outside the Department itself are possible. Dr. James Ramsey, Associate Head, 1100 A Mech Eng, has a total perspective of Departmental needs; central offices of other departments are also sources of information. TA offers will be made only to students who have documented adequate English skills. Current University of Minnesota policy requires that all nonnative English speaking TAs or prospective TAs who are or will be assigned to teaching, tutoring, or advising duties (including office hours) must: 1. Score at least 50 points out of 60 points on the Test of Spoken English (TSE) exam to receive a passing score and be eligible for assignment to teaching, tutoring, or advising duties. Students who pass the TSE are given a campus rating of “1” and are thus certified to carry out the responsibilities of a Teaching Assistant (contact the Center for Teaching and Learning Services - CTLS - for further information on ratings). Background notes: The TSE is a national test that was first introduced by the Educational Testing Service in 1981; this test measures the ability of nonnative speakers to communicate orally in English. or 2. Take the SPEAK Test, an institutional version of the TSE, developed by the Educational Testing Service and administered here on campus by CTLS. If nonnative speakers of English do not pass the SPEAK Test or the TSE and they want to serve as Teaching Assistants, they must contact CTLS regarding their options. Teaching assistantship appointments are usually made before the onset of each new academic term; the assignments are typically one semester in duration, but can be for one academic year. Teaching appointments hold no guarantee for continuation unless stated in the Departmental offer. Faculty recommend appointments to the Division Chairs. Once notified of a teaching assistantship opportunity, it is your responsibility to complete paperwork that will allow the Department to process your appointment. Contact the accounting office in 101 ME, to begin that process. Academic progress and duration of study toward a degree are considered as appointment rosters are generated. The faculty person responsible for the course is consulted when appointment recommendations are developed. Teaching assistantship assignments naturally require demonstrated expertise in the course subject matter to which assignment is made. Teaching assistant responsibilities vary with course assignments They may involve grading, recitation lecture, laboratory, homework problem solution, office hour consultation, or a mix of these. The teaching assistant is not ultimately responsible for course grades; that is a faculty responsibility. A very modest number of teaching appointments are available in the Extension Division and in the summer programs. Consult division chairs or Dr. Ramsey for those opportunities. 15
Appointment Scope Whereas teaching assistantship appointments are typically of one semester duration, after which a new assignment can be made, it is possible to hold simultaneous teaching and research assistantships within any academic term. If simultaneous appointments are made, then each is typically a 25% appointment. Appointments are occasionally combined at other than 25% levels to total 50% overall. Maximum appointments to teaching assistantship and/or research assistantship positions are 50%, except in unusual cases where graduate students who have qualified for doctoral candidacy may receive 75% appointments if a distinct service need exists. Appointment Calendar This department attempts to assign all teaching assistantships leaving ample lead time to permit students to receive their initial paychecks on schedule. If yours is a last minute appointment, verify your first paycheck date with the accounting office, 101 ME (624-3355). Also contact this office if you have recently been made an assistantship offer, to supply all required appointment information. Tuition Consult the Graduate School Catalog and the Graduate Assistant Website (http://www1.umn.edu/ ohr/gao/) describing tuition policy in relation to course credits and assistantship appointments. Also refer to the registration classification chart in the Registration Notes section. The College Work-Study Program Students who are U.S. Citizens or who hold a permanent resident status qualify for the Work-Study program. Federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education, plus some state funds underwrite 70% of qualifying student support; 30% is covered by a research grant or teaching base. To qualify, you must complete a financial aid form (the ACT form), after which a “qualifying maximum support base” (including all sources of support) is identified. Parental support is excluded which allows more students to qualify. As this is a Federal program, accounting and auditing are conducted. Misuse of funds can result in a request for repayments. Upon approval, a “certification” is issued, after which a payroll form can be issued. You must register for 3 credits (not including Independent Research, ME 8794) per term. Financial assistance assessment is made for the entire academic year. Contact the Work Study Office at 626-8608 (170 Donhowe Building) for more information. 16
VI. APPROVAL PROCESS STEPS IN DEGREE STUDY The Graduate School approves certain steps as you progress towards your degree, which are listed by degree on the following pages. As an overview, it is important for you to know the two principle academic units involved in your mechanical or industrial engineering graduate education: • • Mechanical Engineering Department Graduate Faculty Graduate School Submit your degree program form plus any relevant petitions to the Graduate Advising Assistant, 1120 Mech Eng, for faculty approval. You should plan to submit material with adequate lead time for approval (which may take up to 2 months). The Graduate School approves all commitee assignments. You receive notification from the Graduate School regarding your committee assignments. Committee changes must be petitioned through the Graduate Program Student Personnel Worker, 1120 Mech Eng. Committee changes for exams that would occur during the summer vacation break are strongly discouraged. Try not to schedule an exam during this time period. 17
MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE: PLAN A M.S.M.E. or M.S.I.E. _____ 1. Obtain admission into the graduate program from baccalaureate program in engineering, science, or mathematics. _____ 2. Check in with the Student Advising & Information Office, 1120 Mech Eng. _____ 3. Read this handbook and the relevant sections of the Graduate School Catalog, if you have not done so already. _____ 4. Course study (see Section III. Degree Programs for detailed course requirements) _____ 5. Choose an adviser soon after beginning your studies. An adviser should be chosen no later than the end of your first semester of full-time registration or the second semester of part-time registration. _____ 6. Fill out degree program form (available in 1120 Mech Eng): • due after one full-time academic term of recorded credits (10 credits) • attach faculty signature sheet • attach transcript (observe credit requirements) Complete all blanks on the program: courses, major/minor-related field, instructor, term, credits, etc. Include thesis credit counts at the bottom of the sheet, but do not include them in the total credit counts. (See the Sample Degree Program Form in the Appendix section .) Obtain the approvals of your committee members, either through written correspondence or email verification, with wording stating that they are willing to serve on your committee. Approvals should be forwarded to John Gardner, 1120 Mech Eng (jgardner@me.umn.edu). _____ 7. Obtain degree program form approval from your adviser(s). If you are declaring a minor, you will also need to obtain approval from the Director of Graduate Studies from your minor field. _____ 8. Submit your degree program form, which includes your thesis title, plus any petitions you might want to submit, to John Gardner, 1120 Mech Eng, for approval by the Director of Graduate Studies. (Do not submit directly to the DGS.) You should plan to submit this form with adequate lead time. It takes longer to approve this form in the Department during the summer session than during other semesters. (The spring semester is the busiest term at the Graduate School.) If you do not file your program on time, a hold may be placed on your registration. 18
You will receive notification from the Graduate School when your degree program form and committee assignments are approved. If you want to change your degree program form, do so with a petition form, available in 1120 Mech Eng. Complete the form and return it to 1120 Mech Eng for department approval. The Graduate School assumes that when committee assignment recommendations are submitted to them, signed by the DGS, you have gained the consent of all named faculty to serve on your committee. We cannot submit your degree program form to the Graduate School until this is completed. If circumstances require that you need to make a committee member change, contact the Graduate Advising Assistant. _____ 9. Define your thesis topic/thesis research with your adviser. This is optimally done concurrently with course work. _____ 10. Pick up your reviewers report form, and other graduation materials at the Graduate School, 316 Johnston. You may also request graduation material via the web at: http://www.grad.umn.edu/current_students/forms/grad_packet/index.html You must have an approved degree program form on file with the Department and the Graduate School before you can execute this step. Also pick up your application for degree form from the Graduate School. You must submit it to the Student Services Office (202 Fraser Hall) by the first working day of the month you want to graduate. _____ 11. Schedule final oral examination. Be sure committee is informed of impending examination, and schedule it to accommodate all examining members. For available rooms, see the receptionist in 1100 Mech Eng. _____ 12. File the signed thesis reviewers report in 316 Johnston Hall and obtain the final examination report form from that office. _____ 13. Take final oral examination. _____ 14. File approved final examination form with the Graduate School - 316 Johnston Hall. This is due the last working day of month you plan to graduate. Check with 316 Johnston Hall or call 625-4019 with any questions regarding graduation deadlines. To verify everything at this point, call Master’s Degree Clearance, 625-4019. _____ 15. Complete final edit of your examined thesis. 19
_____ 16. Bind thesis - three copies (See Binding Information, Appendix A). Two unbound copies are due in the Graduate School, 316 Johnston Hall, by the last working day of the month you want to graduate. One hardbound copy (maroon binding with white lettering) is also to be submitted to the Mechanical Engineering Department Graduate Advising Assistant, 1120 Mech Eng. (THT students must also submit a bound copy to the THT Division Office, 240 ME.) _____ 17. Check-out / distribute thesis To verify completion of graduate work for a degree and to allow for control of inventory, keys, and office space, you must complete a Departmental Check-out Form (available in 1120 Mech Eng) prior to departure from the Department or prior to beginning another degree objective within the Department. You must submit one hardbound copy of the dissertation to the Mechanical Engineering Department. The Department will reimburse you for the copying and binding of this copy. We request that the thesis submitted to the Department be a maroon-bound thesis with white lettering. When ordering the copying and binding of your thesis, please request a separate receipt for one copy. To obtain reimbursement (which will be mailed to your home address) submit an original receipt to the purchase order desk in 101 ME. 20
MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE: PLAN B M.S.M.E. or M.S.I.E. _____ 1. Obtain admission into the graduate program from baccalaureate program in engineering, science, or mathematics. _____ 2. Check in with the Student Advising & Information Center, 1120 Mech Eng. _____ 3. Read this handbook and the relevant sections of the Graduate School Catalog, if you have not done so already. _____ 4. Course study (see Section III. Degree Programs for detailed course requirements) Up to 4 Independent Research credits are allowed (ME 8794) _____ 5. Choose an adviser soon after beginning study. An adviser should be chosen no later than the end of your first semester of full-time graduate registration (or second semester of part-time graduate registration. _____ 6. Fill out degree program form (available in 1120 Mech Eng): • due after one full-time academic semester of recorded credits (10 credits) • attach faculty signature sheet • attach transcript (observe credit requirements) Complete all blanks on the program: courses, major/minor-related field, instructor, calendar time taken, credits, etc. Obtain the approvals of your committee members, either through written correspondence or email verification, with wording stating that they are willing to serve on your committee. Approvals should be forwarded to John Gardner, 1120 Mech Eng (jgardner@me.umn.edu). _____ 7. Obtain degree program form approval from your adviser(s). _____ 8. Submit your degree program form plus any petitions you might need, to John Gardner, 1120 Mech Eng, for DGS approval. (Do not submit directly to the DGS.) You should plan to submit this form with adequate lead time. It takes longer to approve this form in the Department during the summer session than during other semesters. (The spring semester is the busiest term at the Graduate School.) If you do not file your program on time, a hold may be placed on your registration. If you want to change your degree program form, do so with a petition form, available in 1120 Mech Eng. Complete the form and return it to 1120 Mech Eng for DGS approval. 21
The Graduate School assumes that when committee assignment recommendations are submitted to them, signed by the DGS, you have gained the consent of all named faculty to serve on your committee. We cannot submit your degree program form to the Graduate School until this is completed. You will receive notification from the Graduate School when your degree program form and committee assignments are approved. If circumstances require that you need to make a committee member change, contact the DGS, who is the only one who can authorize a committee member change. _____ 9. The recommended (though not required) way to satisfy the MS Plan B project requirement is to take the two-semester course sequence, Plan B Course, ME 8951 and ME 8953. Alternatively, students who elect not to take this course may complete their Plan B project(s) independently under the guidance of one or more faculty advisers. In that case up to 4 credits of Independent Research (ME 8794) may be applied to the course requirements for the MS Plan B degree. _____ 10. ME 8951/8953, "Plan B Project," and ME 8794, "Mechanical Engineering Research," can be included on a Program of Study for an M.S. Plan B (see p.22, item #9), but they cannot be included on a Program of Study for either an M.S. Plan A or a Ph.D. _____ 11. Pick up your final oral exam form, and other graduation materials at the Graduate School, 316 Johnston. You may also request graduation material via the web at: http://www.grad.umn.edu/current_students/forms/grad_packet/index.html You must have an approved degree program form on file with the Department and the Graduate School before you can execute this step. Also pick up your application for degree form from the Graduate School. You must submit it to the Student Services Office (202 Fraser Hall) by the first working day of the month you want to graduate. _____ 12. Schedule final oral examination. Be sure committee is informed of impending examination, and schedule it to accommodate all examining members. For available rooms, see the receptionist in 1100 Mech Eng. _____ 13. Take final oral examination. _____ 14. File approved final examination form with Graduate School (316 Johnston Hall). This is due the last working day of month you plan to graduate. Check with 316 Johnston Hall or call 625-4019 with any questions regarding graduation deadlines. To verify everything, at this point, call Master’s Degree Clearance, 625-4019. _____ 15. Check-out. To verify completion of graduate work for a degree and to provide control of inventory, keys, and office space, you must complete a Departmental Check-out Form (available in 1120 Mech Eng) prior to departure from the Department or prior to beginning another degree objective within the Department. 22
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE Ph.D. _____ 1. Admission into the Ph.D. program usually requires a master of science degree program in an engineering or science field. Exceptional students are admitted directly from a baccalaureate program in engineering, science or mathematics. _____ 2. Check in with the Student Advising & Information Center, 1120 Mech Eng. _____ 3. Read this handbook and relevant sections of the Graduate School Catalog, if you have not done so already. _____ 4. Course study: no specified courses are required for M.E. students. I.E. students follow the requirements given in Section III (see Core Program Criteria section and Section III. Degree Programs for detailed course requirements). • credit count beyond baccalaureate typically ranges from 44-55 credits • consult adviser Graduate School requires 12 credits (beyond your bachelor’s degree) in your minor or supporting program and 24 thesis credits (ME 8888). _____ 5. Choose an adviser (often done prior to beginning doctoral study). _____ 6. Fill out degree program form (available in 1120 Mech Eng): • due within your first year of study, before preliminary written examination is taken and at least one semester before preliminary oral is taken • observe credit distributions Complete all blanks on the program: courses, major/minor-related field, instructor, calendar time taken, credits, etc. Thesis credits should be included in the course listings, however, they should not be added to the credit totals at the bottom of the program. Two seminars/colloquia are required. If your credit count exceeds the minimum, it is reasonable to include an additional seminar credit in your credit count. You may include the course ME 8800: Modern Developments in Mechanical Engineering, as a substitute for a seminar. It may be used once on a graduate program. You may include seminars/colloquia from any technically-based program. If that program is other than your major, count the credits in the minor/supporting program category. Obtain the approvals of your committee members, either through written correspondence or email verification, with wording stating that they are willing to serve on your committee. Approvals should be forwarded to John Gardner, 1120 Mech Eng (jgardner@me.umn.edu). 23
_____ 7. Obtain degree program form approval from your adviser(s). _____ 8. Submit your degree program form, plus any petitions you might want to submit, to John Gardner, 1120 Mech Eng, for DGS approval (do not submit directly to the DGS). You must do this before you can take your written preliminary exam, unless other arrangements have been made. You should plan to submit this form with adequate lead time. It takes longer to approve this form in the Department during the summer session than during other semesters. (The spring semester is the busiest term at the Graduate School.) If you do not file your program on time, a hold may be placed on your registration. The Graduate School assumes that when committee assignment recommendations are submitted to them, signed by the DGS, you have gained the consent of all named faculty to serve on your committee. We cannot submit your degree program form to the Graduate School until this is completed. If circumstances require that you need to make a committee member change, contact the DGS, who is the only one who can authorize a committee member change. If you want to change your degree program form in the future, do so with a petition form, available in 1120 Mech Eng. Complete the form and return it to 1120 Mech Eng for DGS approval. _____ 9. Register for your oral qualifying exams. The registration deadline for the exams is announced early in each semester. For students who enter the Ph.D. program after completion of an M.S. in mechanical engineering, these exams should be taken in the first semester upon admission to the Ph.D. program. For all other students, the exams should be taken by the third semester in the Ph.D. program. _____ 10. Take your oral qualifying exams (see Section XI). _____ 11. Define your thesis topic/thesis research with your adviser. This is optimally done concurrent with course work. _____ 12. Take your written preliminary exam (see Section XI). For students who enter the Ph.D. program after completion of an M.S. in mechanical engineering, the written preliminary exam should be taken by the third semester in the Ph.D. program. For students who enter the Ph.D. program without an M.S. in ME, the written preliminary exam should be taken by the fifth semester. It is recommended that students submit the exam early enough in the semester (by the 8th week), to allow time for the exam to be evaluated and then, if approved, to schedule the oral preliminary exam within the same semester. _____ 13. Submit your preliminary written exam report to the Graduate Program Student Personnel Worker, 1120 Mech Eng, asserting passing quality. This is forwarded to 316 Johnston before your preliminary oral examination is scheduled. 24
_____ 14. Schedule oral preliminary exam to hold it as soon as possible (preferably within the same semester) after passing written preliminary exam. Schedule this exam with Graduate School at least one week in advance (call 625-0084 or go to 316 Johnston Hall). The Graduate School will then send the examination report form to your committee chair. _____ 15. Take oral preliminary exam (see Section XI). _____ 16. Submit your oral preliminary exam form to 316 Johnston Hall. _____ 17. Pick up and file thesis proposal document (located in the cabinet outside 316 Johnston Hall) no later than the first semester after passing the preliminary oral examination. _____ 18. Obtain approval of thesis proposal document from the Graduate School. _____ 19. Pick up your reviewers report form, and other graduation materials at the Graduate School, 316 Johnston. You may also request graduation material via the web at: http://www.grad.umn.edu/current_students/forms/grad_packet/index.html You must have an approved thesis proposal form on file with the Department and the Graduate School before you can execute this step. Also pick up your application for degree form from the Graduate School. You must submit it to the Student Services Office (202 Fraser Hall) by the first working day of the month you want to graduate. _____ 20. Submit your thesis to reviewers (check with reviewers to ascertain their required reading time frame—usually a minimum of 2 weeks). _____ 21. Submit your signed thesis reviewers report to 316 Johnston at least one week before your final oral examination. _____ 22. Schedule final oral exam at least one week before your exam date by calling 625-0168 or by going to 316 Johnston Hall. (The Graduate School will pass the final oral examination report to your committee chairperson). _____ 23. Take your final oral exam. A minimum of 4 committee members are required to serve on your final examining committee (three from the major and one from outside). _____ 24. File your final oral exam report (Graduate School, 316 Johnston Hall). _____ 25. Edit your examined thesis. _____ 26. Bind thesis - three copies (see Binding Information, Appendix A). One unbound copy is due in the Graduate School, 316 Johnston Hall, by the last working day 25
of the month you want to graduate. One bound copy (black binding with white lettering) is also to be submitted to the Mechanical Engineering Department Graduate Advising Assistant, 1120 Mech Eng. (THT students must also submit a bound copy to the THT Division Office, 240 ME.) To verify your progress, check with 316 Johnston Hall or call 625-0168 with any questions regarding graduation deadlines. _____ 27. Check-out / distribute thesis. To verify completion of graduate work for a degree and to provide control of inventory, keys, and office space, you must complete a Departmental Check-out Form (available in 1120 Mech Eng) prior to departure from the Department. You must submit one unbound copy of the thesis to the Graduate School and one bound thesis to the Graduate Advising Assistant, 1120 Mech Eng. (THT students must also submit a bound copy to the THT Division Office, 240 ME.) The Department will reimburse you for the copying and binding of one copy. When ordering the copying and binding of your thesis, please request a separate receipt for one copy. To obtain reimbursement (which will be mailed to your home address) submit an original receipt to the purchase order desk in 101 ME. 26
VII. PROGRAM OF STUDY As each graduate program is tailored to the individual, a proposed program of study is required prior to extensive coursework completion. Each graduate student is expected to submit a Degree Program Form to the Director of Graduate Studies for approval by the Departmental Graduate Faculty and the Graduate School. It is essential that you complete this program of study form no later than your second full-time semester (or your third part-time semester), to ensure that guidance and perspective of your program direction can be provided and that difficulties are avoided when you are preparing for graduation. Hence, the need exists for early selection of a faculty adviser. The degree program form is available in 1120 Mech Eng. Be sure to attach an unofficial transcript to your program form before you submit it for review. Special Points of Interest • There are no specified courses required in the program of study for the Mechanical Engineering program (with the exception of the zero credit research ethics and professional conduct course ). The Department, however, has some general guidelines regarding the types of courses you will need to take (see the Core Program Criteria section). Determine all courses in consultation with your adviser. • Only the following 4xxx-level courses are currently acceptable for programs of coursework. • AEM 4511 Mechanics of Composite Materials • AEM 4581 Mechanics of Solids • CHEM 4502 Physical Chemistry II • EE 4541 Digital Signal Processing • MATH 4512 Differential Equations with Applications • PHYS 4051 Methods of Experimental Physics I • PHYS 4101 Quantum Mechanics • PHYS 4201 Statistical and Thermal Physics • PHYS 4211 Introduction to Solid-State Physics If a student wishes to include a different 4xxx-level course on his/her program, adviser and DGS approval must be obtained prior to enrolling in the course. • • One graduate-level seminar is required of the master’s student, and two (beyond the baccalaureate) of doctoral students. Include seminar credits in the course credit count on the degree program form. Seminars may be taken in other departments or technical disciplines. The course ME 8800: Modern Developments in Mechanical Engineering may be used once on a program of study to replace a seminar, either in the M.S. program or in the Ph.D. program, but it may not be used a second time in the Ph.D. program if it was utilized during the M.S. era of study. You must take all courses placed in the ‘major’ category on your program of study (Degree Program Form) on an A/F base, with the exception of departmental seminars and the Plan B class. You must also take the Mathematics/Numerical methods class on an A/F bases. You are expected to take the great majority of non-major courses A/F. If you request to include a non-major course on an S/N base, you must clear it with your adviser and the Director of Graduate Studies. At that time, it is desirable that you bring a copy of your program of study to identify the strength of your entire program. 27
• Courses on the program of study must meet a minimum GPA requirement. For MS students, the minimum program GPA is 2.8; for PhD students, the minimum program GPA is 3.0. • The Director of Graduate Studies will sign the form after graduate adviser approval. Turn the form in for that approval to 1120 Mech Eng, after obtaining adviser approval. Note: if you are officially declaring a minor, you will also need to gain the approval of the DGS from your minor department prior to submitting to 1120 Mech. Eng. • Permissible transfer of credit is explained in the Graduate School Catalog. • If questions exist on the graduate caliber of courses taken elsewhere, you will be asked to demonstrate that such courses are contained in the Graduate School Catalog, if the prior institution has an accredited graduate program. You may also need to produce course syllabi and class notes for courses in question. • You may place courses from departments outside of mechanical engineering into your major course category if they can be defended as central to the major concentration. Do this in close consultation with your faculty adviser. Submit your program early as there have been instances where too wide a spectrum of such courses, force-married to the major, have been rejected. A Petition Form (available in 1120 Mech Eng) needs to accompany such intent when you submit your program. • You are encouraged to include 8-000 level courses in your programs of study. However, there is no set minimum number of such credits in a program. You may only use selected 4-000 level courses from other departments, which are listed in section II, Registration. • Whereas no formal credit count is stated for the doctoral degree in the Graduate School Catalog (other than the 12 credits required in the supporting program or minor), the Mechanical Engineering Department observes a nominal minimum standard between 44 and 50 semester credits including master’s course credits as a hallmark of adequate course study. • Do not confuse the Mechanical (Industrial) Engineering research courses with thesis credit registration: [ME 8777 / 8888]. • Beginning with students who enter the graduate program in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering in fall semester, 2002, all students are required to take a 0-credit course that is offered by the Department on Research Ethics and Professional Practice. This course is required, but does not appear on your program of study. Current graduate students who entered the program before fall, 2002, are also encouraged to take the course. 28
Petitions Petitions are submitted along with or after a Degree Program has been approved by the Graduate School, depending on the reason for the petition. If a change in the content of a program is desired, but the program has already been approved by the Graduate School, you will need to submit a petition. If you are requesting special transfer of coursework or an extension of time, you may submit your petition along with your Degree Program Form. • Submit a petition form signed by your adviser, to the Director of Graduate Studies, to request a program of study variance. • Fill in all requested information. • If you propose large scale changes in your program — conversion from Plan A to B, B to A, or course changes exceeding approximately three courses — submit a new degree program form with the old program appended. • Submit petitions in a timely fashion and not in a flurry of effort as the program nears consummation. • The Director of Graduate Studies acts upon degree program form submissions unless major variations from policy are requested. Such programs are referred to a scholastic standards committee or to the assembled graduate faculty. 29
VIII. CORE PROGRAM CRITERIA Graduate students in mechanical / industrial engineering prepare for professional participation in a field associated with wide diversity and rapid flux. Programs of study are flexible enough to meet individual student/ adviser aspirations, while providing a framework which facilitates an education with sufficient versatility to gain perspective of the profession beyond tightly focused subspecialty goals. M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering Degree Program of Study Graduate students in the Mechanical Engineering Department pursue a program of study which embodies two major ingredients: 1. A disciplinary focus to amplify your knowledge in a specific area of technical expertise. 2. A dimension of technical literacy beyond the disciplinary focus to equip yourself with breadth of perspective to enable adaptation to future engineering challenges and technological change. Achieve technical literacy through the following types of course selections: • Those offered within the Department but beyond the main concentration of your study. • Those taken outside the Department with sufficient uniqueness to stand the test of breadth. • Technical courses which emphasize micro-scale phenomena in such areas as materials, electronics, chemistry, and physics. • Graduate-level courses in Mathematics or Numerical Methods (at least one course is required in one of these disciplines for the M.S and Ph.D. programs of study in Mechanical Engineering). Proposed Program of Study Content Minimum Course Distributions Minimum number of courses selected to achieve disciplinary focus: Minimum number of courses selected from the categories of technical literacy: Master of Science - Plan A 2 1* Master of Science - Plan B 3 2* Doctor of Philosophy (beyond the Bachelor’s) 5 3* * Including at least one course in mathematics or numerical methods - see Appendix B. 30
Programs are also expected to meet Graduate School policy on major/minor distributions. See the Degree Programs section (Section III) for further details. The core program criteria apply to all mechanical engineering graduate students who will be graduating under the semester system. They do not apply to industrial engineering graduate students at this time. IX. THESIS CREDIT REGISTRATION • Students completing a Plan A master’s degree in engineering are required to enroll for 10 master’s thesis credits (ME 8777) before receiving the degree. • Master’s thesis credits may be registered for at any time in the student’s semesters of study. List thesis credits on the degree program form but do not include them in the credit totals at the bottom of the degree program form. • Students completing a doctoral degree are required to enroll for 24 doctoral thesis credits (ME 8888) before receiving a degree (students can register for a maximum of 18 in one semester). Doctoral students may not register for thesis credits until the semester after they have passed their preliminary oral examinations (see the Preliminary Oral Examinations section). List thesis credits on the degree program form but do not include them in the credit totals at the bottom of the degree program form. Ph.D. students are urged to track their thesis enrollment to ensure that graduation criteria are met as graduation becomes imminent. Thesis credits cannot be transferred from M.S. programs. X. MASTER’S FINAL EXAMINATION The Graduate School requires a final examination for all master’s candidates. This is an oral examination, usually one hour in length. It is conducted by a minimum of three members of the graduate faculty assigned at the time your degree program form is approved. At least two faculty members must be from the major field and one from the minor or supporting program area. The final oral for the master’s degree is conducted as a closed examination, attended by only the student and the examining committee. It is your responsibility to schedule the oral exam in consultation with your adviser and committee members. You must notify the Graduate School at least one week prior to your examination date and obtain the necessary forms from them. This examination may relate to a combination of both dissertation content (for Plan B programs, project and paper content) and technical course competence. Your adviser will propose strategy for the examination and present this to the examiners when they convene. The committee will then indicate its preference. However, it is wise to talk with examining committee members as the time for the examination approaches to identify yourself and your background. Your final presentation should be well-prepared and succinct, and you should allow examiners ample time for questions and comments on coursework. 31
XI. DOCTORAL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION PROCEDURES Ph.D. candidates in mechanical engineering must pass the following “qualifying” and “preliminary” exams: • Oral “qualifying” exams in three subject areas, taken relatively soon after entering the Ph.D. program. • A written preliminary exam that will be constituted by the Ph.D. thesis proposal, including a critical review of the literature on the topic of the proposed research. • An oral preliminary exam that will consist of a presentation on the proposed research, followed by questioning that is focussed on material related to the proposed research. Oral Qualifying Exams After entering the Ph.D. program, but before taking the written Ph.D. preliminary exam, students will be required to take three oral qualifying exams. Timing For students who enter the Ph.D. program after completion of an M.S. in mechanical engineering, these exams should be taken in the first semester upon admission to the Ph.D. program. For all other students, the exams should be taken by the third semester in the Ph.D. program. All exams will take place during Monday-Thursday of approximately the 11th week of each semester. The exact dates will be announced at the beginning of each semester. Registration for exam In order to allow time for setting up committees and scheduling the exams, students planning to take the exams must register well in advance of the exam week. The deadline for registration will be announced early in each semester. Length of exams Each exam will be 30 minutes long. Choice of subjects The subjects for at least two of the three exams must be selected from a menu of core subjects. Descriptions of the level and content of the exams in each of these core subject areas follow below. The subjects are: Fluid mechanics Heat transfer Machine design Solid mechanics System dynamics and control Thermodynamics The third exam can also come from the above menu, or can be on any custom subject of the student’s choosing, provided that a suitable committee (see below) can be constituted. Examples of possible subjects include aerosol science, biomechanics, bioheat and mass transfer, numerical methods, plasma science, vibration engineering, etc. These examples are meant to be purely illustrative, as the intent is to allow a flexible choice of the third exam, that reflects the student’s interests. 32
Examining committees The committee for each oral exam will consist of two members of the ME graduate faculty. The adviser cannot be on the committee. In the case of multiple students taking the same subject exam, each student will have the same committee, insofar as that is possible while still excluding the adviser. If that cannot be arranged, then excluding the adviser will have priority over maintaining the same committee for each student. The DGS is responsible for setting up committees and scheduling the exams. Evaluation of exams Immediately following each exam, each of the two examiners will independently grade the student’s performance on a 10-point scale. If an examiner sees more than one student for the same exams in the same subject, then he/she can revise their grades for consistency after they are all done. Shortly after the exams are completed there will be a special meeting of the ME Graduate Faculty. At this meeting all the raw scores will be presented and discussed, and final decisions will be made regarding pass, fail with retake (at most one retake allowed) or fail without retake allowed. The adviser of each student being considered can participate in this discussion. If the result is fail with retake, then the student must retake the entire examination, i.e. he/she must take three exams again, though not necessarily the same three. Retake of the exams must occur during the oral qualifying exam week of the next semester. For cases where a student performs poorly on a retake of the oral qualifying exams, the adviser’s input will be considered before making the decision whether to fail the student and terminate him or her from the Ph.D. program. Topical content or exams in core subject areas The following pages contain descriptions of the topical content of the oral qualifying exams in the six core subject areas. 33
Ph.D. Oral Qualifying Examination in Fluid Mechanics Background The qualifying examination in fluid mechanics will be used to assess the candidate’s understanding of fluid mechanics at an advanced undergraduate level. The successful candidate will demonstrate a working knowledge of hydrostatics, conservation of mass, conservation of linear momentum, conservation of energy, Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions (frames of reference) as well as similitude and the Buckingham Pi theorem. These subject areas are present in the vast majority of undergraduate fluid mechanics courses/programs, and are the minimum required to enter a graduate-level course in fluid dynamics. Students should demonstrate a systematic approach to fluid systems analysis. Topics that may be covered • Hydrostatics (thermodynamics approach and force balances) • Fluid kinematics, acceleration, Eulerian and Lagrangian descriptions • System and Control Volume analysis, Reynolds transport theorem • Incompressible Bernoulli equation and Euler’s equation, understanding their advantages and limitations • General motion of a fluid element; differential analysis of a fluid element • Conservation of mass, momentum, and energy • Buckingham’s Pi theorem, dimensional analysis, similitude • Viscous flows, e.g. pipe flows; planar Couette flow; lubrication; thin films; venturis, orifice plates, obstruction meters • Boundary layers—laminar and turbulent: both fundamental understanding and appreciation for the role of boundary layers in external and internal flows; developing flows; lift and drag • Understanding of important dimensionless groups in fluid mechanics, including Reynolds number, Mach number, Weber number, Froude or Richardson number, etc. Relevant courses (at the University of Minnesota) • ME 3332, Thermal Sciences II (essential) • ME 5341, Thermal Design (beneficial) • ME 5344, Thermodynamics of Fluid Flow (beneficial) Suggested references Young, D.F., Munson, B.R., and Okiishi, T.H., Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 5th Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004 Fox, R.W., McDonald, A.T., and Pritchard, P.J. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 6th Edition, 2004 White, F.M., Fluid Mechanics, 4th Edition, McGraw Hill, 1999 34
Ph.D. Oral Qualifying Examination in Heat Transfer Background The qualifying examination in heat transfer will be used to assess the candidate’s understanding of heat transfer at an advanced undergraduate level. The successful candidate will demonstrate a working knowledge of the macroscopic and physical basis of the three primary modes of heat transfer: conduction, convection and thermal radiation. Demonstration is required of an ability to analytically apply the Fourier law of conduction and Newton’s law of cooling, to determine heat transfer rates in steady and transient situations in both one and two dimensions. Familiarity (not memorization) with widely used empirical correlations for forced and free convection is expected. For thermal radiation, candidates are expected to be able to compute heat transfer rates via thermal radiation in enclosures with non-participating gases. Candidates must also demonstrate the ability to conceptualize a thermal systems component or processing involving heat transfer to meet a desired need or engineering objective. Topics that may be covered • Thermodynamic foundation of heat transfer; heat transfer defined; Fourier’s law of heat transfer by conduction; thermal conductivity • Steady thermal conduction in one and two dimensions; planar systems, cylindrical systems, spherical systems; overall heat transfer coefficient; insulation & R-values; critical thickness of insulation • Steady conduction-convection systems; fins & thermal contact resistance; conduction in two dimensions; unsteady heat transfer; lumped system analysis; Heisler charts • Convection fundamentals; thermal boundary layer concepts; laminar and turbulent flat plate boundary layers; energy equation in two dimensions; Newton’s law of cooling • Empirical relationships for engineering systems under forced convection: pipe flows, flow across cylinders, spheres, tube banks • Fundamentals and empirical relationships for natural convection systems • Solid understanding of important dimensionless groups in heat transfer, including Reynolds number, Prandtl number, Nusselt number, Biot number, Grashof number, etc. • Radiation heat transfer fundamentals; physical mechanisms; radiation properties; shape factors; radiation networks Relevant courses (at the University of Minnesota) • ME 3333, Thermal Sciences III (essential) • ME 4331, Thermal Engineering Laboratory (beneficial) • ME 5341, Thermal Design (beneficial) Suggested references Incropera, F.P., and DeWitt, D.P., Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, 5th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002 Holman, J.P., Heat Transfer, 9th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2002 35
Ph.D. Oral Qualifying Examination in Machine Design Background The machine design qualifying exam covers topics on basic solid mechanics, energy methods, failure theories, kinematics, dynamics, and machine elements. Most mechanical engineering programs address these topics in undergraduate or beginning graduate level courses in machine design and mechanisms. A detailed list of potential topics addressed in this exam is provided below. Courses where these topics are addressed at the University of Minnesota are also provided, as well as textbooks that are recommended for preparing for this exam. Topics that may be covered • Beam analysis; column buckling • Energy methods: Castigliano’s theorem • Static failure theories; fatigue analysis • Degrees of freedom • Displacement analysis: graphical & analytical displacement analysis; analysis of the four-bar linkage (& slider-crank); Grashof’s criteria • Velocity analysis: general velocity equation; velocity polygons; instant centers; analytical velocity analysis; mechanical advantage; transmission angle • Acceleration analysis: general acceleration equation; acceleration polygons; analytical accel-eration analysis • Mechanism dynamics: free body diagrams; parallel axis theorem; Newton’s second law; D’Alembert’s principle; work, energy and power; impulse and momentum; spring-mass-damper systems; friction • Gears: the involute profile; types of gears; simple gear trains; planetary gear trains; tooth forces • Machine element design, selection and analysis: shafts, bearings, bolts, screws, springs Relevant Courses (at the University of Minnesota) • AEM 2021, Statics and Dynamics, or AEM 2012, Dynamics • ME 3221 & 3222, Design & Manufacturing I & II • ME 3281, System Dynamics & Control Suggested references Beer, Ferdinand P., Johnston, Jr., E. Russell, & Eisenberg, Elliot R., Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics, Seventh Edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2004 Close, C. M., Frederick, D. K., and Newell, J. C., Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Systems, Third Edition. New York, NY: Wiley, 2002 (Chapters 2 & 5) Erdman, Arthur G., Sandor, George N., and Kota, Sridhar, Mechanism Design: Analysis and Synthesis, Volume I, Fourth Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2001 Juvinall, R. C., and Marshek, K. M., Fundamentals of Machine Component Design, Fourth Edition, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2006 Ogata, Katsuhiko, System Dynamics, Third Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1998 (Chapter 3) Shigley, J. E., Mischke, C. R., and Budynas, R. G., Mechanical Engineering Design, Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill, 2004 36
Ph.D. Oral Qualifying Examination in Solid Mechanics Background This examination is intended to assess both mastery of subject matter and ability to apply basic concepts in the analysis of mechanical systems. The general exam content is the description of loads, deformations, strains and stresses in deformable bodies subjected to complex loading, as studied in a course on the mechanics of materials and used in numerical stress analysis. The typical solid mechanics content of undergraduate mechanical engineering curricula cul-minates with a course on deformable body mechanics. Prerequisite knowledge for the determi-nation of structural loads and reactions for use in deformable body analyses is provided in courses on statics and dynamics. As numerical methods are a basic skill in engineering analysis, there is a numerical simula-tion component of the examination. The emphasis of the finite element stress analysis part of the examination is the creation and use of numerical models that accurately represent reality, not a review of the basic formulation of finite elements and solution procedures. Topics that may be covered Analytical and numerical analyses • Description of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional elastic stress states • Elastic stress-strain relations in 2-dimensions and 3-dimensions • Determination of internal reaction forces, moments, torques • Compatibility of deformations • Determination of stresses in structures Complex mechanical structures requiring 3-dimensional analysis • • Combined stresses Stress transformations: equations, graphical representation (Mohr circle representation); determina-tion of stress state at arbitrary orientation; principal stresses, principal strains, maximum shear stress • Useful, special stress states (e.g., plane stress, plane strain) Finite element modeling • Accurate representation of reality • 2-D vs. 3-D models, boundary conditions, applied loading • Choice of element type • Mesh refinement • Evaluation of results Relevant courses (at the University of Minnesota) • • • • AEM 3031, Deformable Body Mechanics ME 5221, Computer-Assisted Product Realization ME 5228, Introduction to Finite Element Modeling, Analysis, and Design ME 5241, Computer-Aided Engineering Suggested references Mechanics of Materials, J. M. Gere and S. P. Timoshenko (or Gere’s Mechanics of Materials) Mechanics for Materials, F. P. Beer, E. R. Johnston An Introduction to the Mechanics of Solids, S. H. Crandall, N. Dahl and T. J. Lardner Finite Element Modeling for Stress Analysis, R. D. Cook ANSYS: Release 10.0 Documentation - , Introduction: Basis Analysis Guide, Chapter 1, Getting Started with ANSYS, Tutorials related to Structural Analysis 37
Ph.D. Oral Qualifying Examination in System Dynamics and Control Background The system dynamics and control exam covers modeling, analysis and design as detailed below. Background for the system dynamics and control exam is contained in standard courses on system dynamics and control found in virtually all mechanical engineering departments. References below are to texts that cover the expected background. Topics that may be covered • Formulation of models of mechanical, electrical, fluid, thermal and mixed energy domain systems. Identification of energy sources, energy storage elements, energy dissipative elements and energy transforming elements. Model simplifications including lumping, linearizing nonlinear elements and neglecting small effects. Models in state-variable or input-output form. • Derivation and analysis of system response. Response of first and second order systems. Time constant, undamped natural frequency, damped natural frequency and damping ratio. Solution of initial value problems using the Laplace transform method. Frequency response of a system and Bode plots. Block diagrams and block diagram algebra. System transfer functions and poles and zeros. The effect of pole and zero locations on system response and stability. • Design of SISO (single input, single output) feedback control system for a linear time-invariant system. Transient response specifications such as rise time, settling time and peak overshoot. PID (proportional plus integral plus derivative) control. Lead-lag and lag-lead control. System “type.” Final value theorem to find steady-state errors to standard (step, ramp, etc.) inputs in command and disturbance. Controller design using root locus. Stability analysis using the Routh-Hurwitz method. Design of a control system using frequency response. Gain margin, phase margin and bandwidth. Relevant courses (at the University of Minnesota) • ME 3281, System Dynamics and Control • ME 5281, Analog and Digital Control Systems Suggested references R. H. Cannon, Jr., Dynamics of Physical Systems C. M. Close, D. K. Frederick and J. C. Newell, Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Systems R. C. Dorf and R. H. Bishop, Modern Control Systems G. F. Franklin, J. D. Powell and A. Emami-Naeini, Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems K. Ogata, Modern Control Engineering K. Ogata, System Dynamics 38
Ph.D. Oral Qualifying Examination in Thermodynamics Background The qualifying examination in thermodynamics will be used to assess the candidate’s understanding of thermodynamics at an advanced undergraduate level. The successful candidate will demonstrate a working knowledge of conservation of mass, the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and property relationships of single and two-phase fluids. The exam will assess the knowledge of these topics in the context of engineering systems, such as pumps, compressors, turbines, nozzles, mixing chambers and valves, using open and closed thermodynamic systems. Topics covered • Concept of system, system boundaries, mass and energy transfer across system boundaries, and other interactions of system with surroundings • Conservation of mass and energy • Thermodynamic properties (density, p-v-T relations, specific heats, internal energy, enthalpy, entropy) • Ideal gases • Second law of thermodynamics and its consequences: concept of efficiency, Carnot efficiency, irreversibility, definition of entropy, entropy balance, isentropic and non-isentropic processes • Analysis of power and refrigeration cycles • Gas vapor mixtures: Dalton’s law, mixture specific heats, psychrometrics, mixture properties • Thermodynamics of reacting flows: combustion, adiabatic flame temperature, enthalpy of combustion, enthalpy of formation, chemical equilibrium Relevant courses (at the University of Minnesota) • ME 3331, Thermal Sciences I (essential) • ME 5103, Thermal Environmental Engineering (beneficial) • ME 5344, Thermodynamics of Fluid Flow (beneficial) • ME 5446, Combustion (beneficial) • ME 5461, IC Engines (beneficial) • ME 5462, Gas Turbines (beneficial) Suggested references Moran, M.J., and Shapiro, H.N., Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, 5th Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004 Sonntag, R.E., Borgnakke, C., and Van Wylen, G.J., Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, 6th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003 Cengel, Y.A., and Boles, M.A., Thermodynamics: an Engineering Approach, 4th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2002 39
Written Preliminary Examination The written preliminary exam will be constituted by the Ph.D. thesis proposal. Timing After passing the oral qualifying exams students are eligible to take the written preliminary exam. For students who enter the Ph.D. program after completion of an M.S. in mechanical engineering, the written preliminary exam should be taken by their third semester in the Ph.D. program. For students who enter the Ph.D. program without an M.S. in ME, the written preliminary exam should be taken by the fifth semester. While there is no fixed due date for submitting the exam, it is recommended that students submit it early enough in the semester (roughly, by the 8th week), to allow time for the exam to be evaluated and then, if approved, to schedule the oral preliminary exam within the same semester. Form of exam The written preliminary exam will consist of a written thesis proposal. This proposal must explain the motivations and significance of the proposed research, must state the research objectives, and must describe the methods by which they will be achieved. It must include a detailed critical review of the major literature on the topic of the proposal. This review should indicate the current state of understanding of the topic and should describe how the proposed research, if successful, will contribute to that understanding. Students are expected to write the thesis proposal independently, although the adviser can be consulted during the process of formulating the proposal. Editorial assistance is permitted only with regard to spelling and correct grammatical usage. If such assistance is used, the student must certify that no assistance was provided other than in correcting spelling and grammar, and must identify the person who provided this assistance. Examining committee The committee for the written preliminary exam will consist of the adviser(s) and at least two other members of the mechanical engineering graduate faculty. Normally these will be the same faculty as will subsequently serve on the student’s oral preliminary exam committee, minus the committee member who represents the minor or supporting program. Evaluation of the exam The written preliminary exam must be judged satisfactory by all members of the examining committee before the student can take the oral preliminary exam. All members of the committee must indicate that they approve the exam. If one or more members of the committee deem the exam to be unsatisfactory, then the committee must meet to decide what improvements will be required, and the adviser must convey this information to the student in writing. In that case the student must submit a revised thesis proposal to his/her committee by a specified date. The committee must then decide whether the revised examination is acceptable. If the committee decides that it is not acceptable, then the student will be terminated from the Ph.D. program. 40
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Handbook

  • 2. Table of Contents PREFACE ................................................................................................ ii I. DIRECTORY ........................................................................................... 1 Mechanical Engineering Department Administration ............................ 1 Mechanical Engineering Department Divisional Offices ....................... 2 Mechanical Engineering Department Graduate Faculty ....................... 3 Graduate School Offices ............................................................................. 4 II. REGISTRATION .................................................................................... 5 III. DEGREE PROGRAMS .......................................................................... 8 Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Plan A ......................... 9 Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Plan B ....................... 10 Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering ................................. 11 IV. GRADUATE FACULTY ADVISER ..................................................... 12 V. FINANCIAL SUPPORT ........................................................................ 13 VI. APPROVAL PROCESS STEPS IN DEGREE STUDY ...................... 17 Master of Science Degree: Plan A .......................................................... 18 Master of Science Degree: Plan B.......................................................... 21 Doctor of Philosophy Degree ................................................................... 23 VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. PROGRAM OF STUDY ....................................................................... 27 CORE PROGRAM CRITERIA ........................................................... 30 THESIS CREDIT REGISTRATION ................................................... 31 MASTER’S FINAL EXAMINATION .................................................. 31 DOCTORAL PRELIM EXAM PROCEDURES................................. 32 CHANGE OF STATUS ......................................................................... 42 ANNUAL REVIEWS OF GRADUATE STUDENTS.......................... 43 MAIL, MAILBOXES, BUILDING KEYS ............................................ 43 STUDENT SHOP .................................................................................. 43 COMPUTING FACILITIES ................................................................. 44 Appendix A: Thesis Binding Information ............................................................... 45 Appendix B: Mathematics / Numerical Methods Course List ............................. 46 Sample Degree Program Form ............................................................................... 48 i
  • 3. PREFACE Graduate study in Mechanical / Industrial Engineering at the University of Minnesota is a stimulating and professionally rewarding experience. This publication supplements information provided in both the University of Minnesota-Graduate School Catalog (available at the Graduate School in 309 Johnston Hall, or online at: http://www.grad.umn.edu/catalog/index.html). You are responsible for all information contained here and in the catalog that is pertinent to your graduate study and to your specific field. When appropriate, the Student Information and Advising Office (1120 Mech Eng) will send information to you at your email address, your campus mailbox, if you have one, or your home address. Therefore, it is important that you notify the payroll staff in 101ME of any address changes as soon as possible. Faculty and staff of the Mechanical Engineering Department wish you a rewarding experience in your graduate study, and we look forward to working with you during your enrollment here. For additional assistance, consult any of the following: Mr. John K. Gardner Student Advising and Information Office Mechanical Engineering Department 1120 Mech Eng University of Minnesota 111 Church St. S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612)625-2009 jgardner@me.umn.edu Dr. Uwe Kortshagen Director of Graduate Studies Mechanical Engineering Department 2101 C Mech Eng University of Minnesota 111 Church St. S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-4028 uk@me.umn.edu EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, or sexual orientation. In adhering to this policy, the University abides by the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minnesota Statute Ch. 363; by the Federal Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 2000e; by the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; by Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; by the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990; by Executive Order 11246, as amended; by 38 U.S.C. 20221, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972, as amended; and by other applicable statutes and regulations relating to equality of opportunity. Inquiries regarding compliance may be directed to: Deborah S. Petersen-Perlman, Director UMD Office of Equal Opportunity 255 Darland Administration Building 1049 University Drive Duluth, MN 55812-2496 (218) 726-6849 ii
  • 4. MUTUAL RESPONSIBILITIES POLICY Mutual Responsibilities in Graduate Education at the University of Minnesota Approved by the Graduate School Executive Committee 5/28/97 Preamble A major purpose of graduate education at the University of Minnesota is to instill in each student an understanding of and capacity for scholarship, independent judgment, academic rigor, and intellectual honesty. Graduate education is an opportunity for the student to develop into a professional scholar. Graduate research and teaching assistantships offer an “apprenticeship” experience in the academic profession as well as financial support. It is the joint responsibility of faculty and graduate students to work together to foster these ends through relationships that encourage freedom of inquiry, demonstrate personal and professional integrity, and foster mutual respect. This shared responsibility with faculty extends to all of the endeavors of graduate students, as students, employees, and members of the larger academic community. High quality graduate education depends on the professional and ethical conduct of the participants. Faculty and graduate students have complementary responsibilities in the maintenance of academic standards and the creation of high quality graduate programs. Excellence in graduate education is achieved when both faculty and students are highly motivated, possess the academic and professional backgrounds necessary to perform at the highest level, and are sincere in their desire to see each other succeed. The following principles illustrate what students should expect from their programs and what programs should expect from their students, to help achieve this excellence. Principle 1: INFORMATION ABOUT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. The Graduate School and graduate programs are responsible for providing students and prospective students with access to information about their graduate program, areas of specialization, degree requirements, and average time to completion of degrees. Graduate programs are responsible for providing access to information about graduate student financial support in the program, such as the prospects for fellowships, assistantships or other financial support and the proportion of students receiving financial support. In addition, graduate programs should provide students and applicants with information about career experiences of graduates of the program. All such information should be presented in a format that does not violate the privacy of individual students. Programs are encouraged to provide relevant information in their handbooks, websites or other readily accessible formats. Students are responsible for keeping themselves informed about current policies of their program and the Graduate School that affect graduate students. Students and alumni also have a responsibility to respond to program inquiries about their career development. Principle 2: COMMUNICATION ABOUT ACADEMIC STATUS. The Graduate School and graduate programs are responsible for providing students with information about their individual academic status: who in the Graduate School and in their graduate program is responsible for communicating to them about admission issues and progress through the degree program, how the communication will take place, and the possibility for appeal to a third party for assistance in resolving disputed issues. iii
  • 5. Students are responsible for communicating with the Graduate School and their graduate program about changes in their circumstances that affect their status and progress toward the degree. Principle 3: RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS. Individual faculty as research directors are responsible for providing students with appropriate recognition for their contributions at conferences, in professional publications, or in applications for patents. It is the faculty member’s responsibility to clarify the principles for determining authorship and recognition at the beginning of any project. Students are responsible for discussing their expectations regarding acknowledgment of research contributions or intellectual property rights with the appropriate person(s) in the research team, preferably early in the project. Principle 4: UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE. Departments and graduate programs are responsible for defining specific opportunities for student participation on committees as they deem appropriate. The University recognizes that graduate students make important contributions to governance and decision making at the program, department, college, Graduate School and University level; specific roles for participation are defined at each level by the relevant governing bodies. For example, University Senate policy requires student membership on faculty search committees. Students are responsible for participating in University governance and decision making that enrich the campus community. Principle 5: RESPECTFUL EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS. University faculty and staff are responsible for assuring that graduate students are able to conduct their work, as students or students/employees, in a manner consistent with professional conduct and integrity, free of intimidation or coercion. Students who are employees also have the protection of all University employment policies and laws. Graduate programs are responsible for providing clear communication to students about the possibility for appeal to a third party for assistance in resolving disputed issues. Students are responsible for reporting unprofessional conduct to the appropriate body or person, as defined in the academic or employment grievance policy; they should be able to do so without fear of reprisal. Students are responsible for acting in a respectful and fair manner toward other students, faculty, or staff in the conduct of their academic work or work they may do in connection with an assistantship. Principle 6: CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT. The University (through its departments, research projects or other employing units) is responsible for providing to prospective graduate assistants a written offer of financial support before a response to the offer is required. Such communication must indicate their salary and the terms and conditions of their appointment, including the general nature of the work they will be performing, duration of employment, and whether and how this employment is tied to their academic progress. The details of specific teaching or research assignments may need to await later written clarification. iv
  • 6. Students are responsible for accepting the conditions of employment only if they believe they are qualified and able to complete the tasks assigned. Students have a responsibility for communicating in writing any changes in their circumstances that affect their ability to fulfill the terms and conditions of their employment. Principle 7: SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT. Supervisors are responsible for providing a safe working environment for graduate students, and for developing and publicizing safety policies and training programs to achieve that goal. Graduate students are responsible for helping to maintain a safe working environment, for adhering to safety policies, for participating in training programs and for reporting safety violations to the proper authority. OTHER UNIVERSITY DOCUMENTS may provide information and guidance relevant to the graduate education experience. • • • Board of Regents, Code of Conduct, adopted 7/12/96. [www.regents.umn.edu/policies/academic/Conduct.pdf] Board of Regents, Academic Freedom and Responsibility, adopted 9/8/95 [www.regents.umn.edu/policies/academic/AcademicFreedom.pdf] Graduate Assistant Office, Handbook for Graduate Assistants [www.umn.edu/OHR/GAO/] DIVERSITY STATEMENT Graduate School Commitment to Diversity The Graduate School embraces the University of Minnesota’s position that promoting and supporting diversity among the student body is central to the academic mission of the University. We define diversity to encompass many characteristics including economic disadvantage, special talents, evidence of leadership qualities, race or ethnicity, a strong work record, and disability. A diverse student body enriches graduate education by providing a multiplicity of views and perspectives that enhance research, teaching, and the development of new knowledge. A diverse mix of students promotes respect for, and opportunities to learn from, others with the broad range of backgrounds and experiences that constitute modern society. Higher education trains the next generation of leaders of academia and society in general, and such opportunities for leadership should be accessible to all members of society. The Graduate School and its constituent graduate programs are therefore committed to providing equal access to educational opportunities through recruitment, admission, and support programs that promote diversity, foster successful academic experiences, and cultivate the leaders of the next generation. v
  • 7. I. DIRECTORY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION Department Head Dr. Peter McMurry 1100 C Mech Eng 624-2817 Executive Assistant Ms. Karon Mooney 1100 D Mech Eng 626-2289 Director of Graduate Studies Dr. Uwe Kortshagen 2101 C Mech Eng 625-4028 Assistant Academic Advisor Mr. John K. Gardner 1120 Mech Eng 625-2009 Department Associate Head Dr. James Ramsey 1100 A Mech Eng 625-8390 Student Support Services Associate Ms. Jeanne Sitzmann 1120 Mech Eng 625-5842 Department Administrative Director Ms. Barbara Pucel 1100 B Mech Eng 625-9315 Senior Accountant (general accounting) Ms. Natalie Dillon 1100 D Mech Eng 625-6645 Senior Office Supervisor (payroll) Ms. Mia Rampi-Lambertz 101 Mech Eng 624-3355 Executive Accounts Specialist (payroll) Ms. Carrie Toward 101 Mech Eng 624-3355 Principal Accounts Specialist (purchase orders and accounts payable) Ms. Molly Ward 1103 Mech Eng 625-4099 1
  • 8. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT DIVISIONAL OFFICES Design and Manufacturing Dr. Susan C. Mantell, Division Chair 3101 D Mech Eng 625-1324 Division Secretary Jennifer Andre 3101 Mech Eng 626-8111 Environmental Engineering Dr. Thomas H. Kuehn, Division Chair 3101 C Mech Eng 625-4520 Division Secretary Jennifer Andre 3101 Mech Eng 626-8111 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Dr. Paul Strykowski, Division Chair 237 Mech Eng 626-2008 Division Secretary Patricia O. Meyer 240 Mech Eng 625-6517 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION Director of Graduate Studies Dr. Diwakar Gupta 207 Mech Eng 625-1810 Assistant Academic Advisor Mr. John K. Gardner 1120 Mech Eng 625-2009 Industrial Engineering Dr. Saifallah Benjaafar, Program Director 2104 Mech Eng 626-7239 Division Secretary Danell Hronski 2101 Mech Eng 625-6808 2
  • 9. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE FACULTY Professors Office Aksan, Alptekin .................. 241 .................... Alexander, Jennifer* .......... 325D .................... Arndt,Roger* ........................... 376A SAFL.............. Barocas,Victor* ................... 7-106 BSBE ............ Bechtold, Joan E.* .Hennepin County Medical Center . Benjaafar, Saifallah ......... 2104 .................. Bhattacharya, Mrinal* ............. 202 BioAgEng ...... Bischof, John C. .............. 200 .................. Blackshear Jr,P. L.* ............... 455 B .................... Chase, Thomas R. ........... 305 .................. Cui, Tianhong .................... 303 ................... Davidson, Jane H. ........... 3101 E ................... Donath, Max ..................... 211 .................. Dumitrica, Traian ................ 244 ..................... Durfee, William K. .......... 2101 B .................... Erdman, Arthur G.. ........... 315 .................. Fletcher, Edward A.* .............. 465 ....................... Garrick, Sean C. ............... 245 .................. Girshick, Steven L. .......... 2101 E .................... Goldstein, Richard J. ....... 232 .................. Hayes, Caroline C. .......... 2110 .................. Heberlein, Joachim .......... 2101 F .................... Hubel, Allison .............. 209 .................... Iaizzo, Paul* .............. MMC 107 Mayo...... Ibele, Warren E.* ...... 229 .................... Jacobs, Heinrich-Otto* ........... 4-174 EE/CS .......... Kanapady, Ramdev* .. Army HPC Research Center... Kittelson, David B. .......... 455 A .................. Klamecki, Barney E. ....... 325 B .................. Kortshagen, Uwe R. ........ 2101 C .................... Kuehn, Thomas H. ........... 3101 C .................... Kulacki, Francis A. .......... 121 .................... Lewis, Jack L.* ................. 372 Chld. Rehab. ..... Li, Perry H. ...................... 309 .................. Liu, Benjamin Y.H.* .......... 3101 B .................... Manser, Michael* .......... L105 .................... Mantell, Susan C. ............ 3101 D .................. Marple, Virgil A. .............. 3104 .................. McMurry, Peter H. ........... 1100 C .................... Ogata, Katsuhiko ............. 307 .................. Pfender, Emil* ................... 2101 D ................ Pui, David Y.H. ................ 3101 F .................... Rajamani, Rajesh ............. 203 .................. Ramalingam, Subbiah ...... 215 .................. Ramaswamy, Sidharan* ........ 206 Kaufert L ........ Ramsey, James W. ........... 1100 A ................ Roberts, Jeffrey* .................. 237 Smith .............. Shankwitz, Craig* ................ L-111 .................... Simon, Terrence W. ......... 235 .................. Sotiropoulos, Fotis* ......... 4691 SAFL............... Sparrow, Ephraim M. ...... 238 .................. Starr, Patrick J. ................ 105 .................. Stelson, Kim A. ............... 311 .................. Strykowski, Paul J. .......... 237 .................. Tamma, Kumar K. .......... 325E .................. Tranquillo, Robert* ............ 7-112 BSBE ........... Voller, Vaughan R.* .............. 122 CivE .............. Ward, Nicholas* ................ L107 ................... 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  • 10. GRADUATE SCHOOL OFFICES Contact Prospective students................................................................. Previously registered students ............................................... Interim Dean Victor Bloomfield................................................. Graduate Scholarships, Grants-in-Aid, Fellowships............. Student Services......................................................................... Change of Status - Readmit / Change of Major or Degree... Student Degree Programs / Graduate Files............................. Supervisor, Etty DeVeaux Westergaard................................... Doctoral Preliminary Oral Exam Scheduling............................ Doctoral Final Exam Scheduling............................................... Graduation Doctoral................................................................... Graduation Masters.................................................................... Student Progress, Petitions, Registration............................... Office Telephone 309 Johnston..................625-3014 316 Johnston..................626-3490 321 Johnston..................624-2909 314 Johnsotn..................625-7579 316 Johnston..................625-3490 309 Johnston..................626-8060 316 Johnston..................625-5833 316 Johnston..................625-0068 316 Johnston..................625-4019 316 Johnston..................625-0168 316 Johnston..................625-0168 316 Johnston..................625-4019 316 Johnston..................625-0068 www.grad.umn.edu 4
  • 11. II. REGISTRATION Registration Steps - all new students _____ 1. Check in with the Mechanical Engineering Department. Student Advising & Information Office - 1120 M.E. _____ 2. Consult with Director of Graduate Studies or appropriate faculty member to establish first semester’s courses. _____ 3. All new international students - check in with the International Student & Scholar Services Office, 190 Hubert H. Humphrey Center, West Bank. _____ 4. Register - follow the registration procedures on One Stop: http://www.onestop.umn.edu/ registrar/registration/index.html _____ 5. Obtain student I.D. card. U-Card Office - G22 Coffman Memorial Union Registration Steps - current / previous students Register at 202 Fraser Hall or on-line through the Student Access System (onestop.umn.edu), according to the registration queue published in the Class Schedule. Class Schedules are available through theWeb via: http://www.onestop.umn.edu/registrar/registration/courses.html Registration Notes • Students are charged a late fee if they register after classes begin and may register after the first week of the semester only with special permission. See the Class Schedule for further details. • You must take all courses placed in the ‘major’ category on your program of study (Degree Program Form) on an A/F base, with the exception of departmental seminars and the Plan B class. You must also take the Mathematics/Numerical methods class on an A/F bases. You are expected to take the great majority of non-major courses A/F. If you request to include a non-major course on an S/N base, you must clear it with your adviser and the Director of Graduate Studies. At that time, it is desirable that you bring a copy of your program of study to identify the strength of your entire program. • For the University calendar and registration information, refer to the University’s semester Class Schedule or the Summer Session Bulletin. 5
  • 12. • The Graduate School Catalog details Graduate School regulations, requirements, and procedures; lists some available financial aid, scholarships, and fellowships; and provides program and course descriptions. This may be picked up at the Graduate School in 309 Johnston Hall or viewed online at: http://www.catalogs.umn.edu/grad/index.html. • You must register every Fall and Spring term in the Graduate School in order to maintain active graduate status. If you have not registered in the Graduate School, you must apply for readmission and must register before you can resume work on a master’s or doctoral thesis or on master’s Plan B papers, take written or oral examinations, or file for graduation. The Department reserves the right to reject a readmission application based on enrollment load and the quality of academic history. • The University requires that graduate students holding appointments as teaching assistants, research assistants, and administrative fellows must register for at least 6 credits during each term which he or she holds an appointment of greater than12.5%. (This does not apply to summer terms if you were registered the preceding spring quarter.) If you have to satisfy other criteria for full-time status (i.e., some student loan deferrals may require 7-credit registration) you should check with that individual entity. FULL-TIME PART-TIME Graduate Student 6 or more credits Less than 6 credits Research / Teaching Assistant - still working on coursework 6 or more credits Less than 6 credits Advanced Student Standing - M.S. (coursework/thesis cr. completed) - Ph.D. (w/24 Thesis Credits) At least 1 credit of ME 8333 N/A At least 1 credit of ME 8444 N/A More Registration Notes - M.S. Students Master's students who have completed all of their course credits (including thesis credits, if pursuing a Plan A) may register for a special one credit option and still be counted as a full-time student. This registration will satisfy the full-time requirement for federal student loan deferrals as well as fulfill the assistantship registration requirement. In order to receive permission to register for this 1-credit course (ME 8333, FTE: Master's), a student must fill out the Application for Full-time Status With One Credit form from the Student Advising & Information Office - 1120 M.E., and have it signed by their adviser. They must also submit a Request for Advanced Master's Tracking Flag form to the Graduate School to grant eligibility for this option. 6
  • 13. More Registration Notes - Ph.D. Students • Doctoral students must register for 24 doctoral thesis credits (ME / IE 8888) at the University of Minnesota beginning the semester after they have passed the preliminary oral examination. • The requirement of 24 doctoral thesis credits cannot be reduced by transfer of master’s thesis credits, or thesis credits taken at another institution. • You are permitted to register for thesis credits during the current semester if you pass the preliminary oral examination and if the signed report form is delivered to 316 Johnston Hall no later than 1 p.m. on the last day of registration for that semester. While this deadline will permit you time to register before the Registration Center closes that day, we strongly urge you not to wait until the last minute to bring the signed report to the Graduate School. 7
  • 14. III. DEGREE PROGRAMS Two degree programs are offered: • • Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (M.S.M.E.) Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (Ph.D.) As you seek an adviser, please discuss joint aspirations regarding your study plans. If you are a research-oriented student, carefully consider which plan will be most appropriate toward further study. Do this in close consultation with potential faculty advisers or with the faculty person who has consented to advise you. Master of science degrees have an option of Plan A or Plan B. Consult the Graduate School Catalog to review these plans. Full-time graduate students in the mechanical engineering department (those on fellowship or assistantship support) are expected to complete their master’s degree in two years and to complete their doctoral degree in five years (beyond the B.S. degree). Part-time students working outside or students with heavy T.A. assignments may require more time. Advisers will develop a program of study with their students to insure timely completion of the graduate degree. 8
  • 15. MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - PLAN A (M.S.M.E.) Plan A master’s degree provides you the opportunity to execute research on a topic selected in consultation with your adviser. You gain an understanding of research techniques by applying relevant technologies to an engineering problem which extends understanding of an aspect of the field. The quality of your performance in this degree path is based heavily upon your success in thesis research. 14 Major (ME) Credits + = 6 Non-Major Credits + 10 thesis credits (ME 8777) 30 total credits Including: 1 Seminar Credit 1 Mathematics / Numerical Methods Course (from the approved list of courses, Appendix B) Research Ethics and Professional Conduct 0 credits. 9 May be a major or non-major seminar; if major, count in 'major' credits: if non-major, count in 'other program' credits
  • 16. MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - PLAN B (M.S.M.E.) Plan B master’s degree accents course work, requiring a minimum of 10 course credits beyond the Plan A requirement and has no thesis. Course study is augmented by a Plan B project (See page 22 item #9). 14 Major (ME) Credits + = Including: 6 Non-Major Credits 30 total course credits (minimum) 1 Seminar Credit 1 Mathematics / Numerical Methods Course (from the approved list of courses, Appendix B) + 10 remaining credits (major or non-major) Research Ethics and Professional Conduct 0 credits. 10 May be a major or non-major seminar; if major, count in 'major' credits: if non-major, count in 'other program' credits
  • 17. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (PH.D. M.E.) The Doctor of Philosophy degree program develops advanced research competence. Close affiliation between you and your adviser is pivotal in this program, and close rapport is important at all stages. Faculty may wish to observe your approach to open-ended research at an early stage before consenting to serve as your adviser. If so, you can accomplish this in a range of ways: the Plan A thesis at the master’s level, a preliminary research assignment, and/or course problems of an open-ended nature, to name a few. Major (ME) Credits = + A minimum of 12 Non-Major Credits 44 total course credits (minimum) + 24 thesis credits (ME 8888) + 24 thesis credits (ME 8888) Including: 2 Seminar Credits 1 Mathematics / Numerical Methods Course (from the approved list of courses, Appendix B) Research Ethics and Professional Conduct 0 credits. 11 May be major or non-major seminars; if major, count in 'major' credits: if non-major, count in 'other program' credits
  • 18. IV. GRADUATE FACULTY ADVISER Selection of an adviser is your responsibility. Your acceptance into the graduate program of the Department occurred because you have shown promise to satisfactorily execute graduate study. Hence you are expected to procure an adviser by demonstrating clear objectives, diligence, and a cooperative spirit. The new graduate student orientation, held the week before class starts in the fall, will for many students provide the first opportunity to become acquainted with faculty and their research interests. You can become better acquainted with potential advisors by making appointments to meet with specific faculty, and you are encouraged to do so. You may also wish to take courses from a potential adviser to learn more about his or her research and technical interests before reaching a formal advising agreement. Also browse the Department website for specific research activities at: www.me.umn.edu. It is essential that you gain an adviser no later than the end of your second term of full-time enrollment. Some students commit to an adviser upon, or shortly after, arrival here. Part-time graduate students may take somewhat longer than two terms to gain an adviser. However, they may not delay this process beyond approximately 1/4 - 1/3 of their study program. Your adviser serves as your advocate to the faculty. For both master’s and doctor of philosophy degrees, you develop your program of study through consultation with your adviser. Your adviser guides dissertation research and orchestrates qualifying examination procedures to meet degree objectives. For such important reasons, gaining an adviser early in the course of study is essential. If you make the mistake of not getting a faculty adviser until late in your course of study, you can expect to encounter progressive difficulty in gaining one and in gaining faculty commitment to a formal program of study. You may change your graduate adviser during the course of study. It is undesirable to do this as your program matures and should only be done judiciously and with discretion. Consult with both a potential new adviser and with your earlier one if you anticipate this step. If you need additional consultation about this, consult the Director of Graduate Studies. 12
  • 19. V. FINANCIAL SUPPORT Financial support opportunities available to students include: • Fellowships • Research Assistantships • Teaching Assistantships • Graduate Work-Study Program Graduate assistantships are financial aid academic appointments reserved for graduate students. This department offers appointments for teaching assistant and research assistant positions. If you accept an offer of financial aid, you are entering into a contract, which cannot be terminated unless both parties consent, in writing, to terminate the contract. Refer to the Registration Notes section to avail yourself of the registration requirements for students who are receiving financial assistance. If you receive an appointment or fellowship, be sure to view the Graduate Student Employment Website at: http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/gao/. Stipend rates are set by the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Faculty each spring for the following fiscal year. Ph.D. candidates will receive an increase in their stipend once they pass their preliminary oral examination and complete 24 credits of thesis registration. The stipend is increased by 10%, or up to the maximum rate the University may set, whichever is lower. Fellowships This booklet does not present the full range of fellowship opportunities available at the University of Minnesota. Please consult one or more of the following for further information: Fellowship Office of the Graduate School 321 Johnston Hall 625-7579 Dr. Rajesh Rajamani, Chair ME Department Fellowship Committee 203 Mech Eng 626-7961 John K. Gardner Student Information & Information Center 1120 Mech Eng 625-2009 Graduate fellowships are awards based on academic merit and are available to new and currently enrolled graduate students. Consult the Graduate School Catalog for more details. Fellowships are offered on a competitive basis and require excellent academic records for consideration. Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are also available for qualifying doctoral candidates. Fellowship competitions follow strict timetables and guidelines, and students are advised to obtain information early in the fall semester. Typically, the Fellowship Committee offers fellowships early in the school year following their deliberations. You can apprise yourself of these timetables from the above sources. 13
  • 20. Research Assistantships Research assistantships are typically obtained from faculty members who hold research contracts and grants. These appointments usually materialize through direct discussions with individual faculty where the research assignment, required expertise and expectations are addressed. Faculty may also offer research appointments to students prior to their arrival on campus. Faculty providing support may expect to serve as your academic adviser and can be expected to indicate over what time period a research assistantship will be made. Periods vary, depending on the availability of grant funds and your progress. Maintain communication with faculty to update them on your needs and interests. Research assistantship assignments are made at any time in the calendar year depending on funding and other factors. Teaching Assistantships Positions are available each academic semester for graduate students to assist in departmental course instruction. Students must register in the semesters they hold teaching assistantships (except during the summer session providing they were registered the preceding spring semester). All students interested in teaching assistantships are advised to contact the responsible person in the division where their technical interests reside and in which they may concentrate their study. These are listed below: Design and Manufacturing Dr. Susan C. Mantell 3101 C Mech. Eng. 625-1324 Environmental Engineering Dr. Thomas H. Kuehn 3101 C Mech. Eng. 625-4520 Industrial Engineering Dr. Diwakar Gupta 207 Mech. Eng. 625-1810 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Dr. Paul Strykowski 237 Mech. Eng. 626-2008 14
  • 21. It is advisable to leave relevant personal data with these people to allow them to contact you as an appointment materializes. Teaching appointments outside your division of interest and outside the Department itself are possible. Dr. James Ramsey, Associate Head, 1100 A Mech Eng, has a total perspective of Departmental needs; central offices of other departments are also sources of information. TA offers will be made only to students who have documented adequate English skills. Current University of Minnesota policy requires that all nonnative English speaking TAs or prospective TAs who are or will be assigned to teaching, tutoring, or advising duties (including office hours) must: 1. Score at least 50 points out of 60 points on the Test of Spoken English (TSE) exam to receive a passing score and be eligible for assignment to teaching, tutoring, or advising duties. Students who pass the TSE are given a campus rating of “1” and are thus certified to carry out the responsibilities of a Teaching Assistant (contact the Center for Teaching and Learning Services - CTLS - for further information on ratings). Background notes: The TSE is a national test that was first introduced by the Educational Testing Service in 1981; this test measures the ability of nonnative speakers to communicate orally in English. or 2. Take the SPEAK Test, an institutional version of the TSE, developed by the Educational Testing Service and administered here on campus by CTLS. If nonnative speakers of English do not pass the SPEAK Test or the TSE and they want to serve as Teaching Assistants, they must contact CTLS regarding their options. Teaching assistantship appointments are usually made before the onset of each new academic term; the assignments are typically one semester in duration, but can be for one academic year. Teaching appointments hold no guarantee for continuation unless stated in the Departmental offer. Faculty recommend appointments to the Division Chairs. Once notified of a teaching assistantship opportunity, it is your responsibility to complete paperwork that will allow the Department to process your appointment. Contact the accounting office in 101 ME, to begin that process. Academic progress and duration of study toward a degree are considered as appointment rosters are generated. The faculty person responsible for the course is consulted when appointment recommendations are developed. Teaching assistantship assignments naturally require demonstrated expertise in the course subject matter to which assignment is made. Teaching assistant responsibilities vary with course assignments They may involve grading, recitation lecture, laboratory, homework problem solution, office hour consultation, or a mix of these. The teaching assistant is not ultimately responsible for course grades; that is a faculty responsibility. A very modest number of teaching appointments are available in the Extension Division and in the summer programs. Consult division chairs or Dr. Ramsey for those opportunities. 15
  • 22. Appointment Scope Whereas teaching assistantship appointments are typically of one semester duration, after which a new assignment can be made, it is possible to hold simultaneous teaching and research assistantships within any academic term. If simultaneous appointments are made, then each is typically a 25% appointment. Appointments are occasionally combined at other than 25% levels to total 50% overall. Maximum appointments to teaching assistantship and/or research assistantship positions are 50%, except in unusual cases where graduate students who have qualified for doctoral candidacy may receive 75% appointments if a distinct service need exists. Appointment Calendar This department attempts to assign all teaching assistantships leaving ample lead time to permit students to receive their initial paychecks on schedule. If yours is a last minute appointment, verify your first paycheck date with the accounting office, 101 ME (624-3355). Also contact this office if you have recently been made an assistantship offer, to supply all required appointment information. Tuition Consult the Graduate School Catalog and the Graduate Assistant Website (http://www1.umn.edu/ ohr/gao/) describing tuition policy in relation to course credits and assistantship appointments. Also refer to the registration classification chart in the Registration Notes section. The College Work-Study Program Students who are U.S. Citizens or who hold a permanent resident status qualify for the Work-Study program. Federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education, plus some state funds underwrite 70% of qualifying student support; 30% is covered by a research grant or teaching base. To qualify, you must complete a financial aid form (the ACT form), after which a “qualifying maximum support base” (including all sources of support) is identified. Parental support is excluded which allows more students to qualify. As this is a Federal program, accounting and auditing are conducted. Misuse of funds can result in a request for repayments. Upon approval, a “certification” is issued, after which a payroll form can be issued. You must register for 3 credits (not including Independent Research, ME 8794) per term. Financial assistance assessment is made for the entire academic year. Contact the Work Study Office at 626-8608 (170 Donhowe Building) for more information. 16
  • 23. VI. APPROVAL PROCESS STEPS IN DEGREE STUDY The Graduate School approves certain steps as you progress towards your degree, which are listed by degree on the following pages. As an overview, it is important for you to know the two principle academic units involved in your mechanical or industrial engineering graduate education: • • Mechanical Engineering Department Graduate Faculty Graduate School Submit your degree program form plus any relevant petitions to the Graduate Advising Assistant, 1120 Mech Eng, for faculty approval. You should plan to submit material with adequate lead time for approval (which may take up to 2 months). The Graduate School approves all commitee assignments. You receive notification from the Graduate School regarding your committee assignments. Committee changes must be petitioned through the Graduate Program Student Personnel Worker, 1120 Mech Eng. Committee changes for exams that would occur during the summer vacation break are strongly discouraged. Try not to schedule an exam during this time period. 17
  • 24. MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE: PLAN A M.S.M.E. or M.S.I.E. _____ 1. Obtain admission into the graduate program from baccalaureate program in engineering, science, or mathematics. _____ 2. Check in with the Student Advising & Information Office, 1120 Mech Eng. _____ 3. Read this handbook and the relevant sections of the Graduate School Catalog, if you have not done so already. _____ 4. Course study (see Section III. Degree Programs for detailed course requirements) _____ 5. Choose an adviser soon after beginning your studies. An adviser should be chosen no later than the end of your first semester of full-time registration or the second semester of part-time registration. _____ 6. Fill out degree program form (available in 1120 Mech Eng): • due after one full-time academic term of recorded credits (10 credits) • attach faculty signature sheet • attach transcript (observe credit requirements) Complete all blanks on the program: courses, major/minor-related field, instructor, term, credits, etc. Include thesis credit counts at the bottom of the sheet, but do not include them in the total credit counts. (See the Sample Degree Program Form in the Appendix section .) Obtain the approvals of your committee members, either through written correspondence or email verification, with wording stating that they are willing to serve on your committee. Approvals should be forwarded to John Gardner, 1120 Mech Eng (jgardner@me.umn.edu). _____ 7. Obtain degree program form approval from your adviser(s). If you are declaring a minor, you will also need to obtain approval from the Director of Graduate Studies from your minor field. _____ 8. Submit your degree program form, which includes your thesis title, plus any petitions you might want to submit, to John Gardner, 1120 Mech Eng, for approval by the Director of Graduate Studies. (Do not submit directly to the DGS.) You should plan to submit this form with adequate lead time. It takes longer to approve this form in the Department during the summer session than during other semesters. (The spring semester is the busiest term at the Graduate School.) If you do not file your program on time, a hold may be placed on your registration. 18
  • 25. You will receive notification from the Graduate School when your degree program form and committee assignments are approved. If you want to change your degree program form, do so with a petition form, available in 1120 Mech Eng. Complete the form and return it to 1120 Mech Eng for department approval. The Graduate School assumes that when committee assignment recommendations are submitted to them, signed by the DGS, you have gained the consent of all named faculty to serve on your committee. We cannot submit your degree program form to the Graduate School until this is completed. If circumstances require that you need to make a committee member change, contact the Graduate Advising Assistant. _____ 9. Define your thesis topic/thesis research with your adviser. This is optimally done concurrently with course work. _____ 10. Pick up your reviewers report form, and other graduation materials at the Graduate School, 316 Johnston. You may also request graduation material via the web at: http://www.grad.umn.edu/current_students/forms/grad_packet/index.html You must have an approved degree program form on file with the Department and the Graduate School before you can execute this step. Also pick up your application for degree form from the Graduate School. You must submit it to the Student Services Office (202 Fraser Hall) by the first working day of the month you want to graduate. _____ 11. Schedule final oral examination. Be sure committee is informed of impending examination, and schedule it to accommodate all examining members. For available rooms, see the receptionist in 1100 Mech Eng. _____ 12. File the signed thesis reviewers report in 316 Johnston Hall and obtain the final examination report form from that office. _____ 13. Take final oral examination. _____ 14. File approved final examination form with the Graduate School - 316 Johnston Hall. This is due the last working day of month you plan to graduate. Check with 316 Johnston Hall or call 625-4019 with any questions regarding graduation deadlines. To verify everything at this point, call Master’s Degree Clearance, 625-4019. _____ 15. Complete final edit of your examined thesis. 19
  • 26. _____ 16. Bind thesis - three copies (See Binding Information, Appendix A). Two unbound copies are due in the Graduate School, 316 Johnston Hall, by the last working day of the month you want to graduate. One hardbound copy (maroon binding with white lettering) is also to be submitted to the Mechanical Engineering Department Graduate Advising Assistant, 1120 Mech Eng. (THT students must also submit a bound copy to the THT Division Office, 240 ME.) _____ 17. Check-out / distribute thesis To verify completion of graduate work for a degree and to allow for control of inventory, keys, and office space, you must complete a Departmental Check-out Form (available in 1120 Mech Eng) prior to departure from the Department or prior to beginning another degree objective within the Department. You must submit one hardbound copy of the dissertation to the Mechanical Engineering Department. The Department will reimburse you for the copying and binding of this copy. We request that the thesis submitted to the Department be a maroon-bound thesis with white lettering. When ordering the copying and binding of your thesis, please request a separate receipt for one copy. To obtain reimbursement (which will be mailed to your home address) submit an original receipt to the purchase order desk in 101 ME. 20
  • 27. MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE: PLAN B M.S.M.E. or M.S.I.E. _____ 1. Obtain admission into the graduate program from baccalaureate program in engineering, science, or mathematics. _____ 2. Check in with the Student Advising & Information Center, 1120 Mech Eng. _____ 3. Read this handbook and the relevant sections of the Graduate School Catalog, if you have not done so already. _____ 4. Course study (see Section III. Degree Programs for detailed course requirements) Up to 4 Independent Research credits are allowed (ME 8794) _____ 5. Choose an adviser soon after beginning study. An adviser should be chosen no later than the end of your first semester of full-time graduate registration (or second semester of part-time graduate registration. _____ 6. Fill out degree program form (available in 1120 Mech Eng): • due after one full-time academic semester of recorded credits (10 credits) • attach faculty signature sheet • attach transcript (observe credit requirements) Complete all blanks on the program: courses, major/minor-related field, instructor, calendar time taken, credits, etc. Obtain the approvals of your committee members, either through written correspondence or email verification, with wording stating that they are willing to serve on your committee. Approvals should be forwarded to John Gardner, 1120 Mech Eng (jgardner@me.umn.edu). _____ 7. Obtain degree program form approval from your adviser(s). _____ 8. Submit your degree program form plus any petitions you might need, to John Gardner, 1120 Mech Eng, for DGS approval. (Do not submit directly to the DGS.) You should plan to submit this form with adequate lead time. It takes longer to approve this form in the Department during the summer session than during other semesters. (The spring semester is the busiest term at the Graduate School.) If you do not file your program on time, a hold may be placed on your registration. If you want to change your degree program form, do so with a petition form, available in 1120 Mech Eng. Complete the form and return it to 1120 Mech Eng for DGS approval. 21
  • 28. The Graduate School assumes that when committee assignment recommendations are submitted to them, signed by the DGS, you have gained the consent of all named faculty to serve on your committee. We cannot submit your degree program form to the Graduate School until this is completed. You will receive notification from the Graduate School when your degree program form and committee assignments are approved. If circumstances require that you need to make a committee member change, contact the DGS, who is the only one who can authorize a committee member change. _____ 9. The recommended (though not required) way to satisfy the MS Plan B project requirement is to take the two-semester course sequence, Plan B Course, ME 8951 and ME 8953. Alternatively, students who elect not to take this course may complete their Plan B project(s) independently under the guidance of one or more faculty advisers. In that case up to 4 credits of Independent Research (ME 8794) may be applied to the course requirements for the MS Plan B degree. _____ 10. ME 8951/8953, "Plan B Project," and ME 8794, "Mechanical Engineering Research," can be included on a Program of Study for an M.S. Plan B (see p.22, item #9), but they cannot be included on a Program of Study for either an M.S. Plan A or a Ph.D. _____ 11. Pick up your final oral exam form, and other graduation materials at the Graduate School, 316 Johnston. You may also request graduation material via the web at: http://www.grad.umn.edu/current_students/forms/grad_packet/index.html You must have an approved degree program form on file with the Department and the Graduate School before you can execute this step. Also pick up your application for degree form from the Graduate School. You must submit it to the Student Services Office (202 Fraser Hall) by the first working day of the month you want to graduate. _____ 12. Schedule final oral examination. Be sure committee is informed of impending examination, and schedule it to accommodate all examining members. For available rooms, see the receptionist in 1100 Mech Eng. _____ 13. Take final oral examination. _____ 14. File approved final examination form with Graduate School (316 Johnston Hall). This is due the last working day of month you plan to graduate. Check with 316 Johnston Hall or call 625-4019 with any questions regarding graduation deadlines. To verify everything, at this point, call Master’s Degree Clearance, 625-4019. _____ 15. Check-out. To verify completion of graduate work for a degree and to provide control of inventory, keys, and office space, you must complete a Departmental Check-out Form (available in 1120 Mech Eng) prior to departure from the Department or prior to beginning another degree objective within the Department. 22
  • 29. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE Ph.D. _____ 1. Admission into the Ph.D. program usually requires a master of science degree program in an engineering or science field. Exceptional students are admitted directly from a baccalaureate program in engineering, science or mathematics. _____ 2. Check in with the Student Advising & Information Center, 1120 Mech Eng. _____ 3. Read this handbook and relevant sections of the Graduate School Catalog, if you have not done so already. _____ 4. Course study: no specified courses are required for M.E. students. I.E. students follow the requirements given in Section III (see Core Program Criteria section and Section III. Degree Programs for detailed course requirements). • credit count beyond baccalaureate typically ranges from 44-55 credits • consult adviser Graduate School requires 12 credits (beyond your bachelor’s degree) in your minor or supporting program and 24 thesis credits (ME 8888). _____ 5. Choose an adviser (often done prior to beginning doctoral study). _____ 6. Fill out degree program form (available in 1120 Mech Eng): • due within your first year of study, before preliminary written examination is taken and at least one semester before preliminary oral is taken • observe credit distributions Complete all blanks on the program: courses, major/minor-related field, instructor, calendar time taken, credits, etc. Thesis credits should be included in the course listings, however, they should not be added to the credit totals at the bottom of the program. Two seminars/colloquia are required. If your credit count exceeds the minimum, it is reasonable to include an additional seminar credit in your credit count. You may include the course ME 8800: Modern Developments in Mechanical Engineering, as a substitute for a seminar. It may be used once on a graduate program. You may include seminars/colloquia from any technically-based program. If that program is other than your major, count the credits in the minor/supporting program category. Obtain the approvals of your committee members, either through written correspondence or email verification, with wording stating that they are willing to serve on your committee. Approvals should be forwarded to John Gardner, 1120 Mech Eng (jgardner@me.umn.edu). 23
  • 30. _____ 7. Obtain degree program form approval from your adviser(s). _____ 8. Submit your degree program form, plus any petitions you might want to submit, to John Gardner, 1120 Mech Eng, for DGS approval (do not submit directly to the DGS). You must do this before you can take your written preliminary exam, unless other arrangements have been made. You should plan to submit this form with adequate lead time. It takes longer to approve this form in the Department during the summer session than during other semesters. (The spring semester is the busiest term at the Graduate School.) If you do not file your program on time, a hold may be placed on your registration. The Graduate School assumes that when committee assignment recommendations are submitted to them, signed by the DGS, you have gained the consent of all named faculty to serve on your committee. We cannot submit your degree program form to the Graduate School until this is completed. If circumstances require that you need to make a committee member change, contact the DGS, who is the only one who can authorize a committee member change. If you want to change your degree program form in the future, do so with a petition form, available in 1120 Mech Eng. Complete the form and return it to 1120 Mech Eng for DGS approval. _____ 9. Register for your oral qualifying exams. The registration deadline for the exams is announced early in each semester. For students who enter the Ph.D. program after completion of an M.S. in mechanical engineering, these exams should be taken in the first semester upon admission to the Ph.D. program. For all other students, the exams should be taken by the third semester in the Ph.D. program. _____ 10. Take your oral qualifying exams (see Section XI). _____ 11. Define your thesis topic/thesis research with your adviser. This is optimally done concurrent with course work. _____ 12. Take your written preliminary exam (see Section XI). For students who enter the Ph.D. program after completion of an M.S. in mechanical engineering, the written preliminary exam should be taken by the third semester in the Ph.D. program. For students who enter the Ph.D. program without an M.S. in ME, the written preliminary exam should be taken by the fifth semester. It is recommended that students submit the exam early enough in the semester (by the 8th week), to allow time for the exam to be evaluated and then, if approved, to schedule the oral preliminary exam within the same semester. _____ 13. Submit your preliminary written exam report to the Graduate Program Student Personnel Worker, 1120 Mech Eng, asserting passing quality. This is forwarded to 316 Johnston before your preliminary oral examination is scheduled. 24
  • 31. _____ 14. Schedule oral preliminary exam to hold it as soon as possible (preferably within the same semester) after passing written preliminary exam. Schedule this exam with Graduate School at least one week in advance (call 625-0084 or go to 316 Johnston Hall). The Graduate School will then send the examination report form to your committee chair. _____ 15. Take oral preliminary exam (see Section XI). _____ 16. Submit your oral preliminary exam form to 316 Johnston Hall. _____ 17. Pick up and file thesis proposal document (located in the cabinet outside 316 Johnston Hall) no later than the first semester after passing the preliminary oral examination. _____ 18. Obtain approval of thesis proposal document from the Graduate School. _____ 19. Pick up your reviewers report form, and other graduation materials at the Graduate School, 316 Johnston. You may also request graduation material via the web at: http://www.grad.umn.edu/current_students/forms/grad_packet/index.html You must have an approved thesis proposal form on file with the Department and the Graduate School before you can execute this step. Also pick up your application for degree form from the Graduate School. You must submit it to the Student Services Office (202 Fraser Hall) by the first working day of the month you want to graduate. _____ 20. Submit your thesis to reviewers (check with reviewers to ascertain their required reading time frame—usually a minimum of 2 weeks). _____ 21. Submit your signed thesis reviewers report to 316 Johnston at least one week before your final oral examination. _____ 22. Schedule final oral exam at least one week before your exam date by calling 625-0168 or by going to 316 Johnston Hall. (The Graduate School will pass the final oral examination report to your committee chairperson). _____ 23. Take your final oral exam. A minimum of 4 committee members are required to serve on your final examining committee (three from the major and one from outside). _____ 24. File your final oral exam report (Graduate School, 316 Johnston Hall). _____ 25. Edit your examined thesis. _____ 26. Bind thesis - three copies (see Binding Information, Appendix A). One unbound copy is due in the Graduate School, 316 Johnston Hall, by the last working day 25
  • 32. of the month you want to graduate. One bound copy (black binding with white lettering) is also to be submitted to the Mechanical Engineering Department Graduate Advising Assistant, 1120 Mech Eng. (THT students must also submit a bound copy to the THT Division Office, 240 ME.) To verify your progress, check with 316 Johnston Hall or call 625-0168 with any questions regarding graduation deadlines. _____ 27. Check-out / distribute thesis. To verify completion of graduate work for a degree and to provide control of inventory, keys, and office space, you must complete a Departmental Check-out Form (available in 1120 Mech Eng) prior to departure from the Department. You must submit one unbound copy of the thesis to the Graduate School and one bound thesis to the Graduate Advising Assistant, 1120 Mech Eng. (THT students must also submit a bound copy to the THT Division Office, 240 ME.) The Department will reimburse you for the copying and binding of one copy. When ordering the copying and binding of your thesis, please request a separate receipt for one copy. To obtain reimbursement (which will be mailed to your home address) submit an original receipt to the purchase order desk in 101 ME. 26
  • 33. VII. PROGRAM OF STUDY As each graduate program is tailored to the individual, a proposed program of study is required prior to extensive coursework completion. Each graduate student is expected to submit a Degree Program Form to the Director of Graduate Studies for approval by the Departmental Graduate Faculty and the Graduate School. It is essential that you complete this program of study form no later than your second full-time semester (or your third part-time semester), to ensure that guidance and perspective of your program direction can be provided and that difficulties are avoided when you are preparing for graduation. Hence, the need exists for early selection of a faculty adviser. The degree program form is available in 1120 Mech Eng. Be sure to attach an unofficial transcript to your program form before you submit it for review. Special Points of Interest • There are no specified courses required in the program of study for the Mechanical Engineering program (with the exception of the zero credit research ethics and professional conduct course ). The Department, however, has some general guidelines regarding the types of courses you will need to take (see the Core Program Criteria section). Determine all courses in consultation with your adviser. • Only the following 4xxx-level courses are currently acceptable for programs of coursework. • AEM 4511 Mechanics of Composite Materials • AEM 4581 Mechanics of Solids • CHEM 4502 Physical Chemistry II • EE 4541 Digital Signal Processing • MATH 4512 Differential Equations with Applications • PHYS 4051 Methods of Experimental Physics I • PHYS 4101 Quantum Mechanics • PHYS 4201 Statistical and Thermal Physics • PHYS 4211 Introduction to Solid-State Physics If a student wishes to include a different 4xxx-level course on his/her program, adviser and DGS approval must be obtained prior to enrolling in the course. • • One graduate-level seminar is required of the master’s student, and two (beyond the baccalaureate) of doctoral students. Include seminar credits in the course credit count on the degree program form. Seminars may be taken in other departments or technical disciplines. The course ME 8800: Modern Developments in Mechanical Engineering may be used once on a program of study to replace a seminar, either in the M.S. program or in the Ph.D. program, but it may not be used a second time in the Ph.D. program if it was utilized during the M.S. era of study. You must take all courses placed in the ‘major’ category on your program of study (Degree Program Form) on an A/F base, with the exception of departmental seminars and the Plan B class. You must also take the Mathematics/Numerical methods class on an A/F bases. You are expected to take the great majority of non-major courses A/F. If you request to include a non-major course on an S/N base, you must clear it with your adviser and the Director of Graduate Studies. At that time, it is desirable that you bring a copy of your program of study to identify the strength of your entire program. 27
  • 34. • Courses on the program of study must meet a minimum GPA requirement. For MS students, the minimum program GPA is 2.8; for PhD students, the minimum program GPA is 3.0. • The Director of Graduate Studies will sign the form after graduate adviser approval. Turn the form in for that approval to 1120 Mech Eng, after obtaining adviser approval. Note: if you are officially declaring a minor, you will also need to gain the approval of the DGS from your minor department prior to submitting to 1120 Mech. Eng. • Permissible transfer of credit is explained in the Graduate School Catalog. • If questions exist on the graduate caliber of courses taken elsewhere, you will be asked to demonstrate that such courses are contained in the Graduate School Catalog, if the prior institution has an accredited graduate program. You may also need to produce course syllabi and class notes for courses in question. • You may place courses from departments outside of mechanical engineering into your major course category if they can be defended as central to the major concentration. Do this in close consultation with your faculty adviser. Submit your program early as there have been instances where too wide a spectrum of such courses, force-married to the major, have been rejected. A Petition Form (available in 1120 Mech Eng) needs to accompany such intent when you submit your program. • You are encouraged to include 8-000 level courses in your programs of study. However, there is no set minimum number of such credits in a program. You may only use selected 4-000 level courses from other departments, which are listed in section II, Registration. • Whereas no formal credit count is stated for the doctoral degree in the Graduate School Catalog (other than the 12 credits required in the supporting program or minor), the Mechanical Engineering Department observes a nominal minimum standard between 44 and 50 semester credits including master’s course credits as a hallmark of adequate course study. • Do not confuse the Mechanical (Industrial) Engineering research courses with thesis credit registration: [ME 8777 / 8888]. • Beginning with students who enter the graduate program in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering in fall semester, 2002, all students are required to take a 0-credit course that is offered by the Department on Research Ethics and Professional Practice. This course is required, but does not appear on your program of study. Current graduate students who entered the program before fall, 2002, are also encouraged to take the course. 28
  • 35. Petitions Petitions are submitted along with or after a Degree Program has been approved by the Graduate School, depending on the reason for the petition. If a change in the content of a program is desired, but the program has already been approved by the Graduate School, you will need to submit a petition. If you are requesting special transfer of coursework or an extension of time, you may submit your petition along with your Degree Program Form. • Submit a petition form signed by your adviser, to the Director of Graduate Studies, to request a program of study variance. • Fill in all requested information. • If you propose large scale changes in your program — conversion from Plan A to B, B to A, or course changes exceeding approximately three courses — submit a new degree program form with the old program appended. • Submit petitions in a timely fashion and not in a flurry of effort as the program nears consummation. • The Director of Graduate Studies acts upon degree program form submissions unless major variations from policy are requested. Such programs are referred to a scholastic standards committee or to the assembled graduate faculty. 29
  • 36. VIII. CORE PROGRAM CRITERIA Graduate students in mechanical / industrial engineering prepare for professional participation in a field associated with wide diversity and rapid flux. Programs of study are flexible enough to meet individual student/ adviser aspirations, while providing a framework which facilitates an education with sufficient versatility to gain perspective of the profession beyond tightly focused subspecialty goals. M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering Degree Program of Study Graduate students in the Mechanical Engineering Department pursue a program of study which embodies two major ingredients: 1. A disciplinary focus to amplify your knowledge in a specific area of technical expertise. 2. A dimension of technical literacy beyond the disciplinary focus to equip yourself with breadth of perspective to enable adaptation to future engineering challenges and technological change. Achieve technical literacy through the following types of course selections: • Those offered within the Department but beyond the main concentration of your study. • Those taken outside the Department with sufficient uniqueness to stand the test of breadth. • Technical courses which emphasize micro-scale phenomena in such areas as materials, electronics, chemistry, and physics. • Graduate-level courses in Mathematics or Numerical Methods (at least one course is required in one of these disciplines for the M.S and Ph.D. programs of study in Mechanical Engineering). Proposed Program of Study Content Minimum Course Distributions Minimum number of courses selected to achieve disciplinary focus: Minimum number of courses selected from the categories of technical literacy: Master of Science - Plan A 2 1* Master of Science - Plan B 3 2* Doctor of Philosophy (beyond the Bachelor’s) 5 3* * Including at least one course in mathematics or numerical methods - see Appendix B. 30
  • 37. Programs are also expected to meet Graduate School policy on major/minor distributions. See the Degree Programs section (Section III) for further details. The core program criteria apply to all mechanical engineering graduate students who will be graduating under the semester system. They do not apply to industrial engineering graduate students at this time. IX. THESIS CREDIT REGISTRATION • Students completing a Plan A master’s degree in engineering are required to enroll for 10 master’s thesis credits (ME 8777) before receiving the degree. • Master’s thesis credits may be registered for at any time in the student’s semesters of study. List thesis credits on the degree program form but do not include them in the credit totals at the bottom of the degree program form. • Students completing a doctoral degree are required to enroll for 24 doctoral thesis credits (ME 8888) before receiving a degree (students can register for a maximum of 18 in one semester). Doctoral students may not register for thesis credits until the semester after they have passed their preliminary oral examinations (see the Preliminary Oral Examinations section). List thesis credits on the degree program form but do not include them in the credit totals at the bottom of the degree program form. Ph.D. students are urged to track their thesis enrollment to ensure that graduation criteria are met as graduation becomes imminent. Thesis credits cannot be transferred from M.S. programs. X. MASTER’S FINAL EXAMINATION The Graduate School requires a final examination for all master’s candidates. This is an oral examination, usually one hour in length. It is conducted by a minimum of three members of the graduate faculty assigned at the time your degree program form is approved. At least two faculty members must be from the major field and one from the minor or supporting program area. The final oral for the master’s degree is conducted as a closed examination, attended by only the student and the examining committee. It is your responsibility to schedule the oral exam in consultation with your adviser and committee members. You must notify the Graduate School at least one week prior to your examination date and obtain the necessary forms from them. This examination may relate to a combination of both dissertation content (for Plan B programs, project and paper content) and technical course competence. Your adviser will propose strategy for the examination and present this to the examiners when they convene. The committee will then indicate its preference. However, it is wise to talk with examining committee members as the time for the examination approaches to identify yourself and your background. Your final presentation should be well-prepared and succinct, and you should allow examiners ample time for questions and comments on coursework. 31
  • 38. XI. DOCTORAL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION PROCEDURES Ph.D. candidates in mechanical engineering must pass the following “qualifying” and “preliminary” exams: • Oral “qualifying” exams in three subject areas, taken relatively soon after entering the Ph.D. program. • A written preliminary exam that will be constituted by the Ph.D. thesis proposal, including a critical review of the literature on the topic of the proposed research. • An oral preliminary exam that will consist of a presentation on the proposed research, followed by questioning that is focussed on material related to the proposed research. Oral Qualifying Exams After entering the Ph.D. program, but before taking the written Ph.D. preliminary exam, students will be required to take three oral qualifying exams. Timing For students who enter the Ph.D. program after completion of an M.S. in mechanical engineering, these exams should be taken in the first semester upon admission to the Ph.D. program. For all other students, the exams should be taken by the third semester in the Ph.D. program. All exams will take place during Monday-Thursday of approximately the 11th week of each semester. The exact dates will be announced at the beginning of each semester. Registration for exam In order to allow time for setting up committees and scheduling the exams, students planning to take the exams must register well in advance of the exam week. The deadline for registration will be announced early in each semester. Length of exams Each exam will be 30 minutes long. Choice of subjects The subjects for at least two of the three exams must be selected from a menu of core subjects. Descriptions of the level and content of the exams in each of these core subject areas follow below. The subjects are: Fluid mechanics Heat transfer Machine design Solid mechanics System dynamics and control Thermodynamics The third exam can also come from the above menu, or can be on any custom subject of the student’s choosing, provided that a suitable committee (see below) can be constituted. Examples of possible subjects include aerosol science, biomechanics, bioheat and mass transfer, numerical methods, plasma science, vibration engineering, etc. These examples are meant to be purely illustrative, as the intent is to allow a flexible choice of the third exam, that reflects the student’s interests. 32
  • 39. Examining committees The committee for each oral exam will consist of two members of the ME graduate faculty. The adviser cannot be on the committee. In the case of multiple students taking the same subject exam, each student will have the same committee, insofar as that is possible while still excluding the adviser. If that cannot be arranged, then excluding the adviser will have priority over maintaining the same committee for each student. The DGS is responsible for setting up committees and scheduling the exams. Evaluation of exams Immediately following each exam, each of the two examiners will independently grade the student’s performance on a 10-point scale. If an examiner sees more than one student for the same exams in the same subject, then he/she can revise their grades for consistency after they are all done. Shortly after the exams are completed there will be a special meeting of the ME Graduate Faculty. At this meeting all the raw scores will be presented and discussed, and final decisions will be made regarding pass, fail with retake (at most one retake allowed) or fail without retake allowed. The adviser of each student being considered can participate in this discussion. If the result is fail with retake, then the student must retake the entire examination, i.e. he/she must take three exams again, though not necessarily the same three. Retake of the exams must occur during the oral qualifying exam week of the next semester. For cases where a student performs poorly on a retake of the oral qualifying exams, the adviser’s input will be considered before making the decision whether to fail the student and terminate him or her from the Ph.D. program. Topical content or exams in core subject areas The following pages contain descriptions of the topical content of the oral qualifying exams in the six core subject areas. 33
  • 40. Ph.D. Oral Qualifying Examination in Fluid Mechanics Background The qualifying examination in fluid mechanics will be used to assess the candidate’s understanding of fluid mechanics at an advanced undergraduate level. The successful candidate will demonstrate a working knowledge of hydrostatics, conservation of mass, conservation of linear momentum, conservation of energy, Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions (frames of reference) as well as similitude and the Buckingham Pi theorem. These subject areas are present in the vast majority of undergraduate fluid mechanics courses/programs, and are the minimum required to enter a graduate-level course in fluid dynamics. Students should demonstrate a systematic approach to fluid systems analysis. Topics that may be covered • Hydrostatics (thermodynamics approach and force balances) • Fluid kinematics, acceleration, Eulerian and Lagrangian descriptions • System and Control Volume analysis, Reynolds transport theorem • Incompressible Bernoulli equation and Euler’s equation, understanding their advantages and limitations • General motion of a fluid element; differential analysis of a fluid element • Conservation of mass, momentum, and energy • Buckingham’s Pi theorem, dimensional analysis, similitude • Viscous flows, e.g. pipe flows; planar Couette flow; lubrication; thin films; venturis, orifice plates, obstruction meters • Boundary layers—laminar and turbulent: both fundamental understanding and appreciation for the role of boundary layers in external and internal flows; developing flows; lift and drag • Understanding of important dimensionless groups in fluid mechanics, including Reynolds number, Mach number, Weber number, Froude or Richardson number, etc. Relevant courses (at the University of Minnesota) • ME 3332, Thermal Sciences II (essential) • ME 5341, Thermal Design (beneficial) • ME 5344, Thermodynamics of Fluid Flow (beneficial) Suggested references Young, D.F., Munson, B.R., and Okiishi, T.H., Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 5th Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004 Fox, R.W., McDonald, A.T., and Pritchard, P.J. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 6th Edition, 2004 White, F.M., Fluid Mechanics, 4th Edition, McGraw Hill, 1999 34
  • 41. Ph.D. Oral Qualifying Examination in Heat Transfer Background The qualifying examination in heat transfer will be used to assess the candidate’s understanding of heat transfer at an advanced undergraduate level. The successful candidate will demonstrate a working knowledge of the macroscopic and physical basis of the three primary modes of heat transfer: conduction, convection and thermal radiation. Demonstration is required of an ability to analytically apply the Fourier law of conduction and Newton’s law of cooling, to determine heat transfer rates in steady and transient situations in both one and two dimensions. Familiarity (not memorization) with widely used empirical correlations for forced and free convection is expected. For thermal radiation, candidates are expected to be able to compute heat transfer rates via thermal radiation in enclosures with non-participating gases. Candidates must also demonstrate the ability to conceptualize a thermal systems component or processing involving heat transfer to meet a desired need or engineering objective. Topics that may be covered • Thermodynamic foundation of heat transfer; heat transfer defined; Fourier’s law of heat transfer by conduction; thermal conductivity • Steady thermal conduction in one and two dimensions; planar systems, cylindrical systems, spherical systems; overall heat transfer coefficient; insulation & R-values; critical thickness of insulation • Steady conduction-convection systems; fins & thermal contact resistance; conduction in two dimensions; unsteady heat transfer; lumped system analysis; Heisler charts • Convection fundamentals; thermal boundary layer concepts; laminar and turbulent flat plate boundary layers; energy equation in two dimensions; Newton’s law of cooling • Empirical relationships for engineering systems under forced convection: pipe flows, flow across cylinders, spheres, tube banks • Fundamentals and empirical relationships for natural convection systems • Solid understanding of important dimensionless groups in heat transfer, including Reynolds number, Prandtl number, Nusselt number, Biot number, Grashof number, etc. • Radiation heat transfer fundamentals; physical mechanisms; radiation properties; shape factors; radiation networks Relevant courses (at the University of Minnesota) • ME 3333, Thermal Sciences III (essential) • ME 4331, Thermal Engineering Laboratory (beneficial) • ME 5341, Thermal Design (beneficial) Suggested references Incropera, F.P., and DeWitt, D.P., Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, 5th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002 Holman, J.P., Heat Transfer, 9th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2002 35
  • 42. Ph.D. Oral Qualifying Examination in Machine Design Background The machine design qualifying exam covers topics on basic solid mechanics, energy methods, failure theories, kinematics, dynamics, and machine elements. Most mechanical engineering programs address these topics in undergraduate or beginning graduate level courses in machine design and mechanisms. A detailed list of potential topics addressed in this exam is provided below. Courses where these topics are addressed at the University of Minnesota are also provided, as well as textbooks that are recommended for preparing for this exam. Topics that may be covered • Beam analysis; column buckling • Energy methods: Castigliano’s theorem • Static failure theories; fatigue analysis • Degrees of freedom • Displacement analysis: graphical & analytical displacement analysis; analysis of the four-bar linkage (& slider-crank); Grashof’s criteria • Velocity analysis: general velocity equation; velocity polygons; instant centers; analytical velocity analysis; mechanical advantage; transmission angle • Acceleration analysis: general acceleration equation; acceleration polygons; analytical accel-eration analysis • Mechanism dynamics: free body diagrams; parallel axis theorem; Newton’s second law; D’Alembert’s principle; work, energy and power; impulse and momentum; spring-mass-damper systems; friction • Gears: the involute profile; types of gears; simple gear trains; planetary gear trains; tooth forces • Machine element design, selection and analysis: shafts, bearings, bolts, screws, springs Relevant Courses (at the University of Minnesota) • AEM 2021, Statics and Dynamics, or AEM 2012, Dynamics • ME 3221 & 3222, Design & Manufacturing I & II • ME 3281, System Dynamics & Control Suggested references Beer, Ferdinand P., Johnston, Jr., E. Russell, & Eisenberg, Elliot R., Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics, Seventh Edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2004 Close, C. M., Frederick, D. K., and Newell, J. C., Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Systems, Third Edition. New York, NY: Wiley, 2002 (Chapters 2 & 5) Erdman, Arthur G., Sandor, George N., and Kota, Sridhar, Mechanism Design: Analysis and Synthesis, Volume I, Fourth Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2001 Juvinall, R. C., and Marshek, K. M., Fundamentals of Machine Component Design, Fourth Edition, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2006 Ogata, Katsuhiko, System Dynamics, Third Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1998 (Chapter 3) Shigley, J. E., Mischke, C. R., and Budynas, R. G., Mechanical Engineering Design, Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill, 2004 36
  • 43. Ph.D. Oral Qualifying Examination in Solid Mechanics Background This examination is intended to assess both mastery of subject matter and ability to apply basic concepts in the analysis of mechanical systems. The general exam content is the description of loads, deformations, strains and stresses in deformable bodies subjected to complex loading, as studied in a course on the mechanics of materials and used in numerical stress analysis. The typical solid mechanics content of undergraduate mechanical engineering curricula cul-minates with a course on deformable body mechanics. Prerequisite knowledge for the determi-nation of structural loads and reactions for use in deformable body analyses is provided in courses on statics and dynamics. As numerical methods are a basic skill in engineering analysis, there is a numerical simula-tion component of the examination. The emphasis of the finite element stress analysis part of the examination is the creation and use of numerical models that accurately represent reality, not a review of the basic formulation of finite elements and solution procedures. Topics that may be covered Analytical and numerical analyses • Description of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional elastic stress states • Elastic stress-strain relations in 2-dimensions and 3-dimensions • Determination of internal reaction forces, moments, torques • Compatibility of deformations • Determination of stresses in structures Complex mechanical structures requiring 3-dimensional analysis • • Combined stresses Stress transformations: equations, graphical representation (Mohr circle representation); determina-tion of stress state at arbitrary orientation; principal stresses, principal strains, maximum shear stress • Useful, special stress states (e.g., plane stress, plane strain) Finite element modeling • Accurate representation of reality • 2-D vs. 3-D models, boundary conditions, applied loading • Choice of element type • Mesh refinement • Evaluation of results Relevant courses (at the University of Minnesota) • • • • AEM 3031, Deformable Body Mechanics ME 5221, Computer-Assisted Product Realization ME 5228, Introduction to Finite Element Modeling, Analysis, and Design ME 5241, Computer-Aided Engineering Suggested references Mechanics of Materials, J. M. Gere and S. P. Timoshenko (or Gere’s Mechanics of Materials) Mechanics for Materials, F. P. Beer, E. R. Johnston An Introduction to the Mechanics of Solids, S. H. Crandall, N. Dahl and T. J. Lardner Finite Element Modeling for Stress Analysis, R. D. Cook ANSYS: Release 10.0 Documentation - , Introduction: Basis Analysis Guide, Chapter 1, Getting Started with ANSYS, Tutorials related to Structural Analysis 37
  • 44. Ph.D. Oral Qualifying Examination in System Dynamics and Control Background The system dynamics and control exam covers modeling, analysis and design as detailed below. Background for the system dynamics and control exam is contained in standard courses on system dynamics and control found in virtually all mechanical engineering departments. References below are to texts that cover the expected background. Topics that may be covered • Formulation of models of mechanical, electrical, fluid, thermal and mixed energy domain systems. Identification of energy sources, energy storage elements, energy dissipative elements and energy transforming elements. Model simplifications including lumping, linearizing nonlinear elements and neglecting small effects. Models in state-variable or input-output form. • Derivation and analysis of system response. Response of first and second order systems. Time constant, undamped natural frequency, damped natural frequency and damping ratio. Solution of initial value problems using the Laplace transform method. Frequency response of a system and Bode plots. Block diagrams and block diagram algebra. System transfer functions and poles and zeros. The effect of pole and zero locations on system response and stability. • Design of SISO (single input, single output) feedback control system for a linear time-invariant system. Transient response specifications such as rise time, settling time and peak overshoot. PID (proportional plus integral plus derivative) control. Lead-lag and lag-lead control. System “type.” Final value theorem to find steady-state errors to standard (step, ramp, etc.) inputs in command and disturbance. Controller design using root locus. Stability analysis using the Routh-Hurwitz method. Design of a control system using frequency response. Gain margin, phase margin and bandwidth. Relevant courses (at the University of Minnesota) • ME 3281, System Dynamics and Control • ME 5281, Analog and Digital Control Systems Suggested references R. H. Cannon, Jr., Dynamics of Physical Systems C. M. Close, D. K. Frederick and J. C. Newell, Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Systems R. C. Dorf and R. H. Bishop, Modern Control Systems G. F. Franklin, J. D. Powell and A. Emami-Naeini, Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems K. Ogata, Modern Control Engineering K. Ogata, System Dynamics 38
  • 45. Ph.D. Oral Qualifying Examination in Thermodynamics Background The qualifying examination in thermodynamics will be used to assess the candidate’s understanding of thermodynamics at an advanced undergraduate level. The successful candidate will demonstrate a working knowledge of conservation of mass, the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and property relationships of single and two-phase fluids. The exam will assess the knowledge of these topics in the context of engineering systems, such as pumps, compressors, turbines, nozzles, mixing chambers and valves, using open and closed thermodynamic systems. Topics covered • Concept of system, system boundaries, mass and energy transfer across system boundaries, and other interactions of system with surroundings • Conservation of mass and energy • Thermodynamic properties (density, p-v-T relations, specific heats, internal energy, enthalpy, entropy) • Ideal gases • Second law of thermodynamics and its consequences: concept of efficiency, Carnot efficiency, irreversibility, definition of entropy, entropy balance, isentropic and non-isentropic processes • Analysis of power and refrigeration cycles • Gas vapor mixtures: Dalton’s law, mixture specific heats, psychrometrics, mixture properties • Thermodynamics of reacting flows: combustion, adiabatic flame temperature, enthalpy of combustion, enthalpy of formation, chemical equilibrium Relevant courses (at the University of Minnesota) • ME 3331, Thermal Sciences I (essential) • ME 5103, Thermal Environmental Engineering (beneficial) • ME 5344, Thermodynamics of Fluid Flow (beneficial) • ME 5446, Combustion (beneficial) • ME 5461, IC Engines (beneficial) • ME 5462, Gas Turbines (beneficial) Suggested references Moran, M.J., and Shapiro, H.N., Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, 5th Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004 Sonntag, R.E., Borgnakke, C., and Van Wylen, G.J., Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, 6th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003 Cengel, Y.A., and Boles, M.A., Thermodynamics: an Engineering Approach, 4th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2002 39
  • 46. Written Preliminary Examination The written preliminary exam will be constituted by the Ph.D. thesis proposal. Timing After passing the oral qualifying exams students are eligible to take the written preliminary exam. For students who enter the Ph.D. program after completion of an M.S. in mechanical engineering, the written preliminary exam should be taken by their third semester in the Ph.D. program. For students who enter the Ph.D. program without an M.S. in ME, the written preliminary exam should be taken by the fifth semester. While there is no fixed due date for submitting the exam, it is recommended that students submit it early enough in the semester (roughly, by the 8th week), to allow time for the exam to be evaluated and then, if approved, to schedule the oral preliminary exam within the same semester. Form of exam The written preliminary exam will consist of a written thesis proposal. This proposal must explain the motivations and significance of the proposed research, must state the research objectives, and must describe the methods by which they will be achieved. It must include a detailed critical review of the major literature on the topic of the proposal. This review should indicate the current state of understanding of the topic and should describe how the proposed research, if successful, will contribute to that understanding. Students are expected to write the thesis proposal independently, although the adviser can be consulted during the process of formulating the proposal. Editorial assistance is permitted only with regard to spelling and correct grammatical usage. If such assistance is used, the student must certify that no assistance was provided other than in correcting spelling and grammar, and must identify the person who provided this assistance. Examining committee The committee for the written preliminary exam will consist of the adviser(s) and at least two other members of the mechanical engineering graduate faculty. Normally these will be the same faculty as will subsequently serve on the student’s oral preliminary exam committee, minus the committee member who represents the minor or supporting program. Evaluation of the exam The written preliminary exam must be judged satisfactory by all members of the examining committee before the student can take the oral preliminary exam. All members of the committee must indicate that they approve the exam. If one or more members of the committee deem the exam to be unsatisfactory, then the committee must meet to decide what improvements will be required, and the adviser must convey this information to the student in writing. In that case the student must submit a revised thesis proposal to his/her committee by a specified date. The committee must then decide whether the revised examination is acceptable. If the committee decides that it is not acceptable, then the student will be terminated from the Ph.D. program. 40