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Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering Interdisciplinary Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Program Self Study January 2012 1 Table of Contents List of Figures ................................................................................................................................................ 5 List of Tables ................................................................................................................................................. 6 1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1. Welcome ............................................................................................................................................ 7 1.2. Charge to the Review Team .............................................................................................................. 8 1.3. Itinerary and Contact Persons ........................................................................................................... 9 2. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY ..................................................................................................................... 11 2.1. The University System ..................................................................................................................... 11 2.2. Texas A&M University ...................................................................................................................... 12 2.2.1. Dwight Look College of Engineering ......................................................................................... 16 2.2.2. College of Science .................................................................................................................... 16 3. GRADUATE INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS ................................................................................. 17 4. MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE PROGRAM .......... 18 4.1. Program Overview ........................................................................................................................... 18 4.2. Brief History ...................................................................................................................................... 19 4.3. The MSEN Program Bylaws ............................................................................................................ 21 4.4. University Administration of the MSEN Program ............................................................................. 21 4.5. Administrative Structure of the MSEN Program .............................................................................. 23 4.5.1. Executive Committee ................................................................................................................ 24 4.5.2. Administrative Committees ....................................................................................................... 25 4.5.3. Program Coordinator ................................................................................................................. 26 4.6. Budget Allocations and Program Expenditures ............................................................................... 27 4.7. MSEN Related Centers and Programs ............................................................................................ 28 5. VISION, GOALS, AND ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................. 35 5.1. Texas A&M University Vision 2020 .................................................................................................. 35 5.2. Strategic Plan/Program Assessment ............................................................................................... 36 5.2.1. Vision......................................................................................................................................... 36 5.2.2. Mission ...................................................................................................................................... 36 5.2.3. Goals ......................................................................................................................................... 36 5.2.4. Objectives/Outcomes ................................................................................................................ 37 5.2.5. Measures, Findings, and Action Plans ...................................................................................... 37 5.3. Connection to the Vision, Goals, Mission and Objectives of TAMU ................................................ 46 6. MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTY ...................................................................... 48 6.1. Faculty Profile .................................................................................................................................. 48 2 6.2. Faculty Reinvestment Program and the MSEN Program ................................................................ 52 6.3. Faculty Involvement in Teaching ..................................................................................................... 53 6.4. Faculty Honors and Recognition ...................................................................................................... 53 6.5. Faculty Research ............................................................................................................................. 57 6.6. Research Productivity ...................................................................................................................... 60 7. THE GRADUATE PROGRAM ................................................................................................................ 62 7.1. Application Process, Admissions Criteria, Evaluation and Selection Procedures ........................... 62 7.2. Fellowships, Scholarships, Assistantships ....................................................................................... 62 7.2.1. Regents’ Graduate Fellowship (Office of Graduate Studies - OGS) ........................................ 62 7.2.2. Teaching Assistantships ........................................................................................................... 63 7.2.3. NSF-IGERT Fellowship ............................................................................................................. 63 7.2.4. Academic Scholarship ............................................................................................................... 63 7.2.5. Other Academic Scholarships, Fellowships and Grants ........................................................... 63 7.3. Curriculum Development Activities .................................................................................................. 65 7.4. Degree Requirements ...................................................................................................................... 66 7.4.1. Required Core Courses ............................................................................................................ 69 7.4.2. Designated Elective Courses .................................................................................................... 70 7.5. Qualifying, Preliminary, and Final Examinations ............................................................................. 80 7.6. Academic Probation ......................................................................................................................... 82 7.7. Enrichment Activities ........................................................................................................................ 82 7.7.1. Seminar Series .......................................................................................................................... 83 7.7.2. Materials Advantage Student Chapter ...................................................................................... 86 7.8. Students ........................................................................................................................................... 88 7.8.1. Program Enrollment Trends ...................................................................................................... 88 7.8.2. Recruitment ............................................................................................................................... 89 7.8.3. Applicant Quality Profile ............................................................................................................ 90 7.8.4. Student Demographics .............................................................................................................. 90 7.8.5. Program Graduates ................................................................................................................... 92 7.9. Program Assessment Benchmarks .................................................................................................. 96 8. STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES ....................................................................................................... 98 8.1. Program Strengths ........................................................................................................................... 98 8.1.1. Successful, Multidisciplinary Faculty ......................................................................................... 98 8.1.2. Curriculum ................................................................................................................................
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