The Pennsylvania State University © 2004
JUDITH A. TODD, Head of the Department
of Engineering Science and Mechanics
212 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building
814-863-4586
AKHLESH LAKHTAKIA, In Charge
212 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building
814-863-4319; akhlesh@psu.edu
Degrees Conferred: Ph.D. in Engineering Science and Mechanics, M.S. in Engineering Mechanics, M.S. in Engineering Science, M.Eng. in Engineering Mechanics
The Graduate Faculty
Jose K. Abraham, Ph.D. (Cochin) Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Maurice F. Amateau, Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve) Professor Emeritus of Engineering Science and Mechanics
S. Ashok, Ph.D. (Rensselaer) Professor of Engineering Science
Osama O. Awadelkarim, Ph.D. (Reading, England) Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Charles Bakis, Ph.D. (Virginia Tech) Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Edward Basgall, Ph.D. (Illinois) Research Associate, Penn State Nanofabrication Facility
Chantel Binet, Ph.D. (U Québec, Chicoutimi) Research Associate, Center for Innovative Sintered Products
Courtney B. Burroughs. Ph.D. (Catholic) Senior Research Associate; ASC Professor of Acoustics
Peter F. Carcia (Penn State) Adjunct Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics; DuPont Research and Development
Jeffrey M. Catchmark, Ph.D. (Lehigh) Research Associate, Penn State Nanofabrication Facility
Francesco Costanzo, Ph.D. (Texas A&M) Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Joseph P. Cusumano, Ph.D. (Cornell) Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Norman Davids, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Engineering Mechanics
Renata S. Engel, Ph.D. (South Florida) Professor of Engineering Graphics, and Engineering Science and Mechanics; Associate Vice Provost for Teaching Excellence
Melik C. Demirel, Ph.D. (Carnegie Mellon) Assistant Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Stephen J. Fonash, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania) Bayard D. Kunkle Chair in Engineering; Director, Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utlization
Lawrence H. Friedman, Ph.D. (California, Berkeley) Assistant Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
R. M. German, Ph.D. (California, Davis) Professor, Brush Chair in Materials
Gary L. Gray, Ph.D. (Wisconsin, Madison) Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Robert E. Harbaugh, M.D. (Penn State) Chair, Department of Neurosurgery; Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
S. I. Hayek, Dr.Eng.Sci. (Columbia) Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Engineering Mechanics
Donald F. Heaney, Jr. (Penn State) Research Associate, Center for Innovative Sintered Products
L. Raymond Hettche, Ph.D. (Carnegie Mellon) Professor Emeritus of Engineering Research
Mark W. Horn, Ph.D. (Penn State) Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Ling Wen Hu, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Engineering Mechanics
Jaan Kiusalaas, Ph.D. (Northwestern) Professor Emeritus of Engineering Mechanics
Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Ph.D. (Utah) University Distinguished Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Michael T. Lanagan, Ph.D. (Penn State) Associate Director, Materials Research Institute; Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, and Materials Science and Engineering
P. M. Lenahan, Ph.D. (Illinois) Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Herbert H. Lipowsky, Ph.D. (California, San Diego) Professor of Bioengineering
Clifford J. Lissenden, Ph.D. (Virginia) Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Christine B. Masters, Ph.D. (Penn State) Assistant Professor of Engeineering Science and Mechanics
Gregory S. McCarty, Ph.D. (Penn State) Research Associate, Penn State Nanofabrication Facility
R. T. McGrath, Ph.D. (Michigan) Adjunct Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
R. P. McNitt, Ph.D. (Purdue) Professor Emeritus of Engineering Science and Mechanics; Department Head Emeritus
John Mentzer, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Engineering Science
R. Messier, Ph.D. (Penn State) Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Vernon Neubert, Dr.Engr. (Yale) Professor Emeritus of Engineering Mechanics
R. N. Pangborn, Ph.D. (Rutgers) Professor of Engineering Mechanics; Associate Dean
Andrew Pytel, Ph.D. (Penn State) Professor Emeritus of Engineering Mechanics
Jean Landa Pytel, Ph.D. (Penn State) Associate Professor of Engineering Mechanics; Assistant Dean, Student Services
J. L. Rose, Ph.D. (Drexel) Paul Morrow Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics in Design and Manufacturing
N. J. Salamon, Ph.D. (Northwestern) Professor of Engineering Mechanics
Albert E. Segall (Penn State) Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Vladimir V. Semak, Ph.D. (Moscow Inst of Physics and Tech) Senior Research Associate
M. G. Sharma, Ph.D. (Penn State) Professor Emeritus of Engineering Mechanics
Barbara A. Shaw, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins) Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Elzbieta Sikora, Ph.D. (Polish Academy of Science) Research Associate
Ivica Smid, Ph.D. (U Vienna) Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
William Thompson, Jr., Ph.D. (Penn State) Professor Emeritus of Engineering Science
Bernhard R. Tittmann, Ph.D. (California, Los Angeles) Schell Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Judith A. Todd, Ph.D. (Cambridge) P. B. Breneman Department Head Chair
M. Urquidi-Macdonald, Ph.D. (U Paris, Sud) Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Vasundara V. Varadan, Ph.D. (Illinois) University Distinguished Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Vijay K. Varadan, Ph.D. (Northwestern) University Distinguished Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Electrical Engineering, and Neurosurgery
E. Ventsel, D.Sc. (Moscow Civil Engineering Inst) Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Christopher R. Wronski, Ph.D. (Imperial College, London) Leonhard Professor of Microelectronic Materials and Devices
Jian Xu, Ph.D. (Michigan) Assistant Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
S. Y. Zamrik, Ph.D. (Penn State) Professor Emeritus of Engineering Mechanics
Opportunity for graduate studies are available in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research areas including: biomechanics; composite materials; continuum mechanics; electrical, magnetic, electromagnetic, optical, thermal, and mechanical properties of thin films; experimental mechanics; lithography; MEMS and MOEMS; micromechanics; molecular beam epitaxy; numerical methods; photovoltaic materials and devices; nanotechnology and nanobiotechnology; properties of materials; shock, vibration acoustics and nonlinear dynamics; structural health monitoring; structural mechanics; wave-material interaction; non-destructive evaluation and testing; and failure analysis.
Admission Requirements
The minimum departmental requirements for admission to graduate standing include a baccalaureate degree from an approved institution, either in an accredited engineering curriculum or in some other program in mathematics, physical science, or engineering science. For regular admission, the student’s grade-point average in the junior and senior undergraduate years must be 3.00 or better. Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Aptitude Test scores must also be submitted. International students are required to submit TOEFL scores as well.
M. Eng. (E MCH) Degree Requirements
At least 30 graduate credits must be earned, of which 22 must be from lecture/laboratory courses approved by the department. Fifteen credits must be earned from E SC/E MCH courses as follows: 3 credits are required in the area of Analysis; 3 credits in the area of Fields; 3 credits in the area of Motion; 3 credits in the areas of Materials Performance/Reliability or Materials Processing/Structure/Characterization; and 3 credits from any one of the four categories. Additionally, 1 credit of graduate seminar (E SC/MCH 514) must be earned. A scholarly written report on a developmental study involving at least one area represented in the course work must be written, for which 3 credits of E SCI/E MCH 596 can be granted. This report must be comparable in the level of work and quality to a graduate thesis. Graduate GPA must be 3.0 or higher after admission and thereafter.
M.S. (E MCH) Degree Requirements
At least 32 graduate credits must be earned, of which 24 credits must be from lecture/laboratory 400- and 500-level courses approved by the department. No more than 6 credits may be earned from 400-level courses. Three credits are required in the area of Analysis; 3 credits in the area of Fields; 3 credits in the area of Motion; and 3 credits in the areas of Materials Performance/Reliability or Materials Processing/Structure/Characterization. Additionally, 2 credits of graduate seminar (E SC/E MCH 514) must be earned. A graduate thesis on an appropriate topic must also be submitted. It must be a well-organized account of research undertaken by the student, and must show initiative and originality. For the work leading to this thesis, 6 credits of E MCH 600 can be granted. Graduate GPA must be 3.0 or higher after admission and thereafter.
M.S. (E SC) Degree Requirements
At least 32 graduate credits must be earned, of which 24 credits must be from lecture/laboratory 400- and 500-level courses approved by the department. No more than 6 credits may be earned from 400-level courses. 6 credits are required in the area of Engineering Analysis; 6 credits in the area of Materials; 6 credits in the area of Basic Sciences; and 6 credits in the areas of Engineering Sciences. Additionally, 2 credits of graduate seminar (E SC/E MCH 514) must be earned. A graduate thesis on an appropriate topic must also be submitted. It must be a well-organized account of research undertaken by the student, and must show initiative and originality. For the work leading to this thesis, 6 credits of E SC 600 can be granted. Graduate GPA must be 3.0 or higher after admission and thereafter.
Ph.D. (ESMCH) Degree Requirements
Either the student possesses an appropriate M.S. degree prior to admission, or all course work requirements of the M.S. (E SC) or M.S. (E MCH) degree must be satisfied. In addition, (1) at least 18 graduate credits must be earned in lecture/laboratory 400- and 500-level courses approved by the department; and (2) 3 credits of graduate seminar (E SC/E MCH 514) must be earned. The student is required to pass a candidacy examination, an English competency examination, and a comprehensive examination. A doctoral thesis on an appropriate topic must also be submitted. It must be a well-organized account of research undertaken by the student, and must show initiative and originality. For the work leading to this thesis, 12 credits of E SC/E MCH 600 can be granted. Graduate GPA must be 3.0 or higher after admission and thereafter.
Introduction
Engineering Science students, because of the flexibility of the curriculum and their strength in fundamentals, have a unique opportunity to take advantage of the ESM Integrated Undergraduate Graduate (IUG) program. Application for IUG status may be made in the fifth or subsequent semesters.
ITJG status permits students to take on the rigors and research challenges of graduate study at Penn State, coordinating and combining them with their baccalaureate studies. Because some credits earned as an undergraduate may be applied to both degree programs, the time required for completion of integrated undergraduate/graduate studies is normally less than that required to complete separate degree programs. The actual time required is determined by the individual student's objectives, needs, and diligence.
IUG status permits students to take on the rigors and research challenges of graduate study at Penn State, coordinating and combining them with their baccalaureate studies. Because some credits earned as an undergraduate may be applied to both degree programs, the time required for completion of integrated undergraduate/graduate studies is normally less than that required to complete separate degree programs. The actual time required is determined by the individual student's objectives, needs, and diligence.
Other Relevant Information
Continuous registration is required for all students until the thesis or engineering report is approved.
Student Aid
Research and Teaching Assistantships (half time) are granted to a majority of graduate students in good academic standing. Financial supported is ordinarily limited to three semesters for full-time master’s degree students, and six semesters for full-time Ph.D. students.
In addition to the fellowships, traineeships, graduate assistantships, or other forms of financial aid described in the STUDENT AID section of the Graduate Bulletin, the following awards typically have been available to graduate students in this program.
THEODORE HOLDEN THOMAS, Jr., MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP—Available to undergraduate or graduate students who display outstanding ability and have enrolled in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics. Apply to the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, 212 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building. Deadline is February 1.
SABIH AND GÜLER HAYEK GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP IN ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND MECHANICS—Provides recognition and financial assistance to outstanding graduate students enrolled or planning to enroll in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics. Apply to the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, 211 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building. Deadline is February 1.
Graduate courses carry numbers from 500 to 599 and 800 to 899. Advanced undergraduate courses numbered between 400 and 499 may be used to meet some graduate degree requirements when taken by graduate students. Courses below the 400 level may not. A graduate student may register for or audit these courses in order to make up deficiencies or to fill in gaps in previous education but not to meet requirements for an advanced degree.
ENGINEERING MECHANICS (E MCH) course list
ENGINEERING SCIENCE (E SC) course list
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Last Revised by the Department: Summer Session 2005
Blue Sheet Item #: 33-04-270, 33-04-271
Review Date: 1/18/05
Date last reviewed by Publications: 7/1/05