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Graduate Studies in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
This short description of our graduate programs provides information
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The Marine Industry
The marine industry needs engineers with advanced degrees and offers
them high paying career opportunities. Thousands of men and women are
employed in the marine industry, and many of them are naval architects
and marine engineers who work on:
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The design of ships, boats, and offshore structures
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The marine systems for shipping raw materials and finished products
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The frontiers of deep sea exploration and mineral recovery
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The operation and servicing of marine systems.
Supporting these activities are engineers and researchers with
advanced degrees. The advanced UNO study programs, along with the
nearby Gulf Coast, with its ship and offshore industry, shipyards, and
naval and oceanographic laboratories, provide unique opportunities
for career advancement.
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Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the University of New
Orleans
The University of New Orleans (UNO) Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
(NAME) program is one of the fastest growing programs in the United States.
UNO-NAME graduates are employed as engineers, project managers, and business
executives throughout the world.
UNO offers the Bachelor of Science in Naval Architecture and Marine
Engineering (NAME), the Master of Science in Engineering, and the
Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Science.
The first UNO Masters of Engineering degree (MSE) in NAME was awarded
in 1984. Since then, a large number of UNO-NAME students have earned
advanced degrees and entered employment in government R&D
laboratories, naval architecture and offshore engineering design
firms, as well as regulatory agencies and shipyards.
Through UNO's Gulf Coast Region Maritime Technology Center, the
National Biodynamics Laboratory, and the UNO-Avondale Maritime
Technology Center of Excellence, there are a number of joint
government-industry-UNO research projects available to qualified
graduate research students. A UNO graduate student research assistant
receives a full tuition waiver plus a modest living allowance. This,
along with graduate scholarships, have enabled increasing numbers of
UNO-NAME students to complete their graduate educations and begin
their careers in the marine field.
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Facilities
The School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering is located in
a modern, state-of-the-art, nine-story engineering building. This
building houses specialized laboratory facilities which include:
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A 128 ft long towing tank with a 15 ft x 7 ft cross section
for model tests of
8-12 ft long models of ships and offshore structures in calm
water and in waves, as well as in shallow water with current.
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A Model Shop for projects and for towing tank model and
experiment manufacture.
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The UNO Structural Test System, a 20 ft x 20 ft wide and 10 ft high
space frame with computer controlled hydraulic actuators for
testing aluminum, steel and composite ship structural components.
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A Computer-Aided Ship Design Laboratory with an array of software
packages for marine design and analysis.
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Linux High-Performance Computing Cluster - a modern 82 processor
parallel computer for numerical analysis and simulation
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A Marine Engineering Laboratory with programs on ship
safety, operations, reliability, maintenance, and performance
simulation of propulsion systems.
Other prominent off-site facilities include:
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The UNO-Avondale Maritime Technology Center of Excellence. This
building houses the Simulation Based Design Center, which
promotes the use of electronic visualization, numerical
simulation, and virtual reality in marine design and
construction.
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The National Biodynamics Laboratory, for evaluation and
improvement of human response factors to a sea environment.
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Admission Requirements and Process
Applicants seeking admission to the graduate program in Naval
Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME) should have received a
bachelors degree in a field of engineering from an ABET accredited
engineering program or, in the case of foreign students, must present
evidence of an equivalent preparation. Applicants with a bachelor of
science degree in mathematics or one of the sciences, as well as those
with other undergraduate degrees, will be considered on a case-by-case
basis.
Grade Point Requirements
Applicants for admission to the graduate degree program in
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering are expected to have a
minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 for undergraduate work and for
all graduate and post-bachelor work. Applicants who have an
undergraduate GPA between 2.5 and 3.0 may be considered for
probationary admission on a case-by-case basis.
Graduate Record Examination
Students applying for admission to the UNO Graduate Program in Naval
Architecture and Marine Engineering will have to submit the scores for
the Graduate Records Examination (GRE) prior to being allowed to
register for graduate courses in a degree program. The Test of
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required for foreign students
whose native language is not English.
Applicants Without an Undergraduate Degree in Engineering
Students who do not have an engineering under-graduate degree must
complete a core foundation of general engineering studies by taking
the appropriate courses listed below and any prerequisites to these
courses, or by passing equivalent credit examinations.
Engineering Foundation Courses
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Course
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No.
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Credits
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Statics
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ENCE 2350
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3cr
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Mechanics of Materials
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ENCE 2351
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3 cr
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Dynamics
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ENME 2750
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3 cr
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Engineering Analysis
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ENME 3020
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3 cr
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Fluid Mechanics
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ENME 3720
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3 cr
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Thermodynamics
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ENME 3770
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3 cr
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Moreover, students without an undergraduate degree in Naval
Architecture and Marine Engineering will be required to take an
additional 6 credit hours of undergraduate NAME courses, selected with
the assistance of the graduate coordinator and approved by the school
chair. These courses are to be chosen from the following group:
Name Foundation Courses
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Course
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No.
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Credits
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Introduction to Marine Design
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NAME 2151
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3 cr
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Form Calculations and Stability
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NAME 2160
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3 cr
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Ship Hull Strength
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NAME 3120
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4 cr
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Marine Engineering I (Power Systems)
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NAME 3130
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4 cr
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Marine Design Methods
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NAME 3171
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4 cr
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Ship Resistance and Propulsion
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NAME 3150
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4 cr
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Offshore Structures and Ship Dynamics
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NAME 3160
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4 cr
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Furthermore, all students must complete all requirements for the
graduate courses in which they wish to enroll, and must meet
any additional general requirements as may be stipulated by the
College of Engineering and the University.
Admission Process
To start the admission process prospective students should visit
UNO's Admissions web page.
Click on the link "Apply Here" and proceed to the graduate application
section.
You can download the necessary forms or apply online.
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MSE Degree of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
There are two options for the Master's Degree, one with a thesis and
one based on course work only:
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Thesis Option - this option requires 30 credit hours, out of which
no less than 15 credit hours have to be taken at the 6000 level and
out of which 6 credit hours are reserved for thesis work
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Course Work Option - this option requires 33 hours,
out of which at least 18 credit hours are to be taken at the 6000 level
Students of Naval Architecture will choose at least 18 hours of
engineering courses. The School of NAME others the
following graduate level courses:
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Course
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No.
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Credits
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Ship and Offshore Structures II
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NAME 4120
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3 cr
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Design and Analysis of Floating Offshore Platforms
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NAME 4121
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3 cr
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Introduction to Marine Composites
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NAME 4122
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4 cr
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Marine Engineering II
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NAME 4130
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3 cr
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Reliability, Availability and Maintenance of Engineering Systems
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NAME 4131
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3 cr
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Management of Ship Life-Cycle
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NAME 4132
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3 cr
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Ship Production
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NAME 4133
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3 cr
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Curved Surface Design
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NAME 4141
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3 cr
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Small Craft Design
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NAME 4151
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4 cr
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Ship Hydrodynamics II
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NAME 4160
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3 cr
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Ship and Offshore Platform Dynamics II
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NAME 4162
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3 cr
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Advanced Marine Vehicle Design
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NAME 4177
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3 cr
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Systems Engineering
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NAME 6080
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3 cr
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Marine Structural Vibration
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NAME 6121
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3 cr
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Advanced Offshore Engineering
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NAME 6125
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3 cr
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Parametric Hull Modeling and Shape Optimization
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NAME 6145
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3 cr
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Numerical Methods in Hydrodynamics
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NAME 6160
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3 cr
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Advanced Ship / Offshore Platform Motions
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NAME 6164
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3 cr
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Probabilistic Ship / Offshore Platform Dynamics
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NAME 6166
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3 cr
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High Speed Hydrodynamics
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NAME 6168
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3 cr
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Design of Fixed Offshore Structures
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NAME 6175
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3 cr
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A short description of the graduate courses can be found
here.
Additional graduate courses are offered as special topics depending
upon the interest of the faculty and students. For example, Unsteady
Marine Hydrodynamics has been taught during the last several
semesters.
Students can also take courses in other departments in the College of
Engineering (e.g., courses on viscous flows, turbulence,
Computational Fluid Dynamics,
structural dynamics,
Finite Elements Methods,
materials,
engineering management, etc.) or related mathematics and science courses.
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Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering and Applied Science
Ph.D. Examinations
The UNO Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Science requires the
successful completion of the following requirements, in the order
listed:
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Qualifying (First) Examination on entry into the Ph.D. program
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Course work
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Comprehensive (Second) Examination after completing the
Ph.D. course work
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Dissertation Prospectus presentation to the dissertation committee
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Dissertation documenting the student's research
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Final Dissertation (Thesis) Defense
Qualifying Examination
The initial Qualifying Examination, the student must request and
obtain a dissertation advisor from the NAME faculty. It is the
student's responsibility to secure a dissertation advisor.
The student and dissertation advisor then invites faculty to serve on
the Dissertation Committee. The committee consists of at least five
members. No more than three, including the dissertation advisor, can
be from NAME. There must be at least two members who are not from
NAME and at least one of these must be from the faculty of the College
of Science.
Course Work
The Dissertation Committee must approve the program of study proposed
by the student. A typical program consists of 25-30 credits of course
work beyond the Masters degree, or equivalent. In addition, there
must be at least 30 dissertation (research) credits. At least three
courses must be taken in the College of Science and at least three
courses must be non-NAME courses taken in the College of Engineering.
Typically, most are taken in the College of Engineering.
Comprehensive (Second) Examination
After the student has completed the advanced course work the
dissertation committee administrates the Comprehensive
Examination.
If this examination is not passed in the first attempt, one additional
attempt at a later date is allowed. At times, students pass this examination
conditionally. In this case the student could be required to take
additional courses in order to be considered to have passed the exam.
Dissertation Prospectus
The Ph.D. dissertation can commence after the student passes the
Qualifying Examination. However, most of the work is performed after
passing the Comprehensive Examination.
At that time a dissertation prospectus is prepared which consists of a
written document and an oral presentation.
The written prospectus should demonstrate that the student has conducted a
complete literature search and has clearly defined reasonable
objectives and methodology. A complete research plan is
presented. The student works closely with the dissertation advisor
during the formulation of the prospectus. The inclusion of
preliminary research results is often desirable.
After the dissertation advisor has approved the written Dissertation
Prospectus it is presented to the entire Dissertation Committee. The
details of the Prospectus are discussed.
Upon satisfactorily completing the oral
presentation, the student proceeds to dissertation work.
Dissertation
Ph.D. research must be original, important, admissions.uno.edu/app.cfmnd potentially useful.
The dissertation documents the background, methodology, and research
results. It includes a complete discussion of the objectives of the
research and the procedures used to determine the results. The
research must be high level and be such that it can be ultimately
published in relevant refereed technical journals.
Final Dissertation (Thesis) Defense
The results of the research are presented at this oral examination,
which is open to the public. Usually, however, it is attended by the
the dissertation committee and interested faculty. Once this exam has
been successfully completed, all the academic requirements for the
Ph.D degree have been satisfied.
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Graduate Assistantships
The faculty
of the School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
is very active in research advancing methodology and
knowledge in the marine field as well as supporting the marine
industry.
The participation in sponsored research enables NAME to offer
several graduate assistantships for qualifying students.
See also our web page on graduate
assistantships.
Advising and Further Information
Please, also visit the corresponding
College of Engineering web page.
If you have further questions please send an
e-mail to Graduate Program Advisor
Dr. William S. Vorus.
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