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Contact Information—Department of Chemical Engineering
and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 151 Amundson Hall, 421 Washington
Avenue S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-0382; fax 612-626-7246; cemsgrad@umn.edu;
www.cems.umn.edu).
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the General
Information section of this catalog for Graduate School requirements that
apply to all major fields.
Research activities are broadly organized in the areas of theory and computation; reaction engineering and chemical process synthesis; biotechnology and bioengineering; polymers; ceramics and metals; electronic and magnetic materials; and coating processes and interfacial engineering.
The graduate courses offered cover core areas of chemical engineering (fluid mechanics, applied mathematics: linear and nonlinear analysis, transport, chemical thermodynamics, statistical thermodynamics and kinetics, and analysis of chemical reactors) and core areas of materials science (structure and symmetry of materials, thermodynamics and kinetics, electronic properties of materials, and mechanical properties of materials). In addition, several specialized topics are offered, including biochemical engineering, biological transport processes, food processing technology, colloids, principles of mass transfer in engineering and biological engineering, rheology, coating process fundamentals, process control, finite elements methods of computer-aided analysis, ceramics, polymers, materials design and performance, materials processing, corrosion, introduction to polymer chemistry, polymer laboratory, contact and fracture properties of materials, electron microscopy, thin films and interfaces, composites, electrochemical engineering, physical chemistry of polymers, solid state reaction kinetics, electronic structure of materials, electronic properties and applications of organic materials, electronic ceramics, dislocations and interfaces, epitaxial thin film growth, and science of porous media.
Prerequisites for Admission—A bachelor's degree in chemical
engineering, materials science, metallurgy, ceramics, polymer engineering, chemistry,
physics, mechanical engineering, or electrical engineering is required. Applicants
may be accepted without this prerequisite, but may be required to complete additional
preparatory studies prescribed by their adviser or the director of graduate studies
after admission. An M.S. is not a prerequisite for admission to the Ph.D. program.
Students requesting a research assistantship from the department should apply
directly to the Ph.D. program. Only under special circumstances will the department
admit students requesting a research assistantship to the M.S. program.
Special Application Requirements—Applicants must submit scores from the General Test of the GRE, three letters of recommendation from persons familiar with their scholarship and research potential, a complete set of official transcripts, and a clearly written statement of career interests, goals, and objectives. International students are required to provide scores of at least 560 (paper), 220 (computer), or 83 (Internet, including 21 on writing and 19 on reading) for the TOEFL. Submission of all application materials by January 1 is strongly encouraged to ensure priority consideration for fellowships and assistantships; late applications are considered if space is available.
Key to test abbreviations (GRE, TOEFL, GMAT, MELAB).
 For an online application or for more information about Graduate School admissions, see the General Information section in this catalog, or visit the Graduate School Web site.
Research Centers and Facilities, Professional Courses, and Major Collaborating Programs—A number of outstanding interdisciplinary centers supplement the department, including the National Science Foundation Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, the Nanofabrication Center, the Materials Characterization Facility, the Corrosion Research Center, the Industrial Partnership for Research in Interfacial and Materials Engineering, the Army High Performance Computing Research Center, the BioTechnology Institute, the Institute for Theoretical Physics, the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute for Advanced Computational Research, and the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications. Department faculty and students participate in all of these centers, creating powerful facilities and many opportunities to explore interdisciplinary research interests.
Courses—Refer to Chemical Engineering (CHEN) and Materials Science (MATS) in the course section of this catalog or in Twin
Cities Courses on the University Catalog Web site for courses pertaining to the program.
Use of 4xxx Courses—Chemical engineering allows MATS 4214 to be taken for graduate credit. Materials science allows MATS 4212, 4214, 4221, 4301, and 4511 to be taken for graduate credit. All other CHEN or MATS 4xxx courses must have adviser and director of graduate studies approval.
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M.Ch.E or M.Mat.S.E. Design Project Degree Requirements | | This
professional master's in engineering degree is designed for employees of
local industries who wish to pursue their studies part-time. It is intended
to provide a fifth year of professional work and is offered under the design
project track. No financial support is available from the program. The
M.Ch.E. and M.Mat.S.E. are terminal degrees. Only under exceptional circumstances
is a student allowed to transfer to an M.S. program.
Both degrees require a minimum of 14 course credits in the major field and a minimum of 6 credits in the minor or related fields. The work-related design project consists of an in-depth study of an engineering design. It need not represent a publishable research project. While the amount of work should be the same as for an M.S. thesis, the project can contain elements that the thesis would not, such as economic considerations, design consultation, and social relevance.
Language Requirements—None.
Final Exam—A final oral exam focused on the design project is required.
Minor Requirements for Students Majoring in Other Fields—Approval of
the chemical engineering or materials science director of graduate studies
is required for a master's minor.
| M.S.Ch.E. and M.S.Mat.S.E. Plan A Degree Requirements | | The
M.S.Ch.E. and M.S.Mat.S.E. are offered only under Plan A (with thesis).
The degrees require a minimum of 14 course credits in the major and a minimum
of 6 credits in a minor or in one or more related fields. The program normally
is completed in about 18 months. Students interested in a degree without
a thesis should consider the professional maste's in chemical engineering
or materials science outlined above.
Many students entering these programs change to the Ph.D. program before or after completing the M.S. degree. Application for a change of status is done in consultation with the adviser and the director of graduate studies.
Language Requirements—None.
Final Exam—The final exam is oral.
Minor Requirements for Students Majoring in Other Fields—Approval
of the chemical engineering or materials science director of graduate studies
is required for a master's minor.
| Ph.D. Degree Requirements | The Ph.D. is primarily a research degree and performance that leads to a research thesis is emphasized. Supporting coursework is planned in consultation with the adviser. The Ph.D. requires a minimum of 21 course credits within the major, and 12 course credits in a minor or supporting program.
Language Requirements—None.
Minor Requirements for Students Majoring in Other Fields—For a minor
in chemical engineering or materials science, students must successfully complete
at least four of the core graduate courses in the minor program and obtain
approval by the director of graduate studies. |
Faculty | | For latest graduate faculty listings, see <www.grad.umn.edu/faculty_rosters/faculty.html>. Key to membership categories (abbreviations after faculty names).
Regents Professor
Frank S. Bates, SM
Lanny D. Schmidt, SM
Professor
Eray S. Aydil, SM
Roberto Ballarini, Civil Engineering, ASM
Victor H. Barocas, Biomedical Engineering, ASM
Raul Caretta, SM
Edward L. Cussler, SM
Prodromos Daoutidis, SM
Jeffrey J. Derby, SM
Lorraine F. Francis, SM
C. Daniel Frisbie, SM
William W. Gerberich, SM
Steven L. Girshick, Mechanical Engineering, ASM
Wayne L. Gladfelter, Chemistry, ASM
J. Woods Halley, Physics and Astronomy, ASM
Marc A. Hillmyer, Chemistry, ASM
Wei-Shou Hu, SM
Kenneth H. Keller, SM
David L. Kohlstedt, Geology and Geophysics, ASM
Uwe R. Kortshagen, Mechanical Engineering, ASM
Timothy P. Lodge, SM
Christopher W. Macosko, SM
Alon V. McCormick, SM
David J. Norris, SM
David J. Odde, Biomedical Engineering, ASM
Hans G. Othmer, Mathematics, ASM
David A. Shores, SM
Ronald A. Siegel, Pharmacy, ASM
J. Ilja Siepmann, Chemistry ASM
William H. Smyrl, SM
Friedrich Srienc, SM
Robert T. Tranquillo, SM
Michael Tsapatsis, SM
Renata M. Wentzcovitch, SM
Associate Professor
Marcio D. Carvalho, ASM
Yiannis Kaznessis, SM
Satish Kumar, SM
Christopher Leighton, SM
David C. Morse, SM
Claudia Schmidt-Dannert, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, ASM
Beth Stadler, Electrical and Computer Engineering, ASM
Assistant Professor
Aditya Bhan, SM
Matteo Cococcioni, SM
Kevin D. Dorfman, SM
Russell J. Holmes, SM
Efrosini Kokkoli, SM
K. Andre Mkhoyan, SM
Chun Wang, Biomedical Engineering, ASM
Research Associate
Greg D. Haugstad, Characterization Facility, AM
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