Aerospace Engineering/Biological Sciences — 53 AREAS OF STUDY

which three hours must be at the 400-level, and three Aerospace Engineering hours of mathematics/statistics. To pass the qualifying The Aerospace Engineering Program in the De- examination, a student must have obtained a grade of partment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of- B or better for all courses with a GPA of at least 3.25. fers comprehensive graduate education in a number of The comprehensive examination and the final ex- areas. Aerodynamics, gas dynamics, hypersonics, aero- amination, consisting of the dissertation defense, are space system design, aerospace propulsion, aerospace conducted according to the rules of the Graduate Facul- structures, and flight dynamics and control are the ma- ty, the School of Engineering, and the department. The jor areas of emphasis. A great variety of interdisciplina- Graduate Faculty has a residency requirement which nury programs meeting specific objectives are available. must be satisfied by all doctoral students. The Aerospace Engineering Program offers the master Typical examples of research activities are: analy- of science and doctor of philosophy degrees. sis and design of composite structures, structural The master of science thesis program consists of acoustics, aeroacoustics, smart structures, active and a minimum of 30 semester hours, normally including 24 passive vibration control, optimization of systems based hours of course work with nine hours from the aero- on structural dynamics or structural performance, as- space engineering core curriculum and at least six hours trodynamics, guidance and control of aircraft and mis- in mathematics and/or computer science. At least six siles, robust multivariable control, neural network archi- credit hours of 400-level course work must be from the tecture for control, estimation theory, real-time flight major field of study. In addition, a thesis from research simulation, non-equilibrium shock wave structure, that is equivalent to at least six credit hours in a major propulsion research with emphasis on how fuel vari- area must be prepared. The master of science non-the- ables influence combustion, atomization of liquid fuels sis program consists of a minimum of 30 semester in supersonic flow, flame stability in combustion sys- hours, including at least 18 hours of course work within tems, ramjet and supersonic combustion ramjet stud- the department, of which nine hours must be from the ies, computational fluid dynamics, laser interaction aerospace engineering core curriculum, and at least six problems, free turbulent mixing, unsteady high angle of hours in mathematics and/or computer science. At least attack flow configurations, computer simulation of sep- nine credit hours of 400-level course work must be from arated flows, low-speed and high-speed aerodynamics, the major field of study. aerodynamics of highlift devices, aerospace system de- The aerospace engineering core curriculum con- sign, and viscous effects in transonic flows. sists of four areas: aerodynamics and propulsion; con- The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace En- trol/dynamics/stability; materials and structures; and gineering has many well equipped laboratories located mathematics. in the Mechanical Engineering Building and Mechanical A student pursuing the doctor of philosophy de- Engineering Annex on the main campus, and a subson- gree normally follows a program of 90 semester hours ic-flow laboratory in an off-campus facility. Some of the beyond the B.S. degree or 60 semester hours beyond specially equipped laboratories on campus include: a the M.S. degree. For those with the M.S. degree, the 60 supersonic-flow laboratory with a Mach 4 blow-down hours will consist of 24 hours of course work and 36 wind tunnel, a hot-wire anemometer system, a hours of thesis research. The Ph.D. course work must Schlieren system; an airflow test facility; an acoustics satisfy the departmental core course requirements for and vibration laboratory; a laser diagnostics laboratory the M.S. degree. For the 24 credit hours of course work, equipped with state-of-the-art lasers to conduct exper- a minimum of 12 hours must be taken within the de- iments related to aerodynamics and combustion; a partment and at least three hours of mathematics/sta- composite materials testing laboratory with state-of- tistics. At least nine credit hours of course work must be the-art material testing system; low velocity impact fa- at the 400-level in the major field of study. In addition cility and high speed photography equipment; and ex- to these course requirements, a candidate must prepare tensive computer facilities including a personal a dissertation based on analytical and/or experimental computer laboratory, advanced computer graphics lab- research in a major area. This research must be equiv- oratory, computer learning center with engineering alent to a minimum of 36 hours beyond the M.S. degree. work stations. The flight simulator program at UMR in- There are no foreign language requirements for corporates a fixed-base real-time flight simulator with the doctor of philosophy degree in aerospace engineer- out-the-window display. ing. However, a reading knowledge of one foreign lan- guage, German, French or Russian, may be required for Biological Sciences the doctor of philosophy degree if the candidate's advi- sory committee feels that it is necessary. The department of Biological Sciences offers an A candidate for the degree of doctor of philosophy interdisciplinary approach to addressing problems in ap- must pass a qualifying examination. The qualifying ex- plied and environmental biology. The program empha- amination consists of taking a minimum of nine credit sizes research that focuses on understanding environ- hours of approved graduate course work at the 300- and mental responses and adaptations in biological 400-level, including six hours in the major field, of systems at the cellular and molecular levels. 54 — Biomaterials/Ceramic Engineering

Departmental research efforts are distinguished by their and press, numerous general use incubators, growth association with other science and engineering disci- chambers, shaking incubators, sequencing gel appara- plines on the UMR campus through collaborations with tus and power supply, UV-Trans-illuminator, Polaroid the Ceramic Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chem- photographic equipment, assorted teaching and re- istry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Computer search microscopes, nanopure water purification sys- and Electrical Engineering, Geology and Geophysics, tem, UV-Vis spectrophotometers, dark room, Beckman Mechanical Engineering and Metallurgical Engineering scintillation counter, microtiter plate reader, semi-auto- departments. matic cell-harvester, media prep room with autoclaves, The Department of Biological Sciences currently -70 C freezer, and automated media dispenser. Faculty occupies space in Schrenk Hall together with the De- and students also have access to a DNA core facility at partments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Jux- the University of Missouri-Columbia which will synthe- taposition to these departments offers a strong aca- size oligonucleotides and determine DNA sequences for demic environment with ample opportunity for a reagent-cost price. The department also has access to interaction of faculty and students that is appropriate to the University of Wisconsin Genetics Computer Group an interdisciplinary graduate program. (GCG) programs that are available through the DNA Students who participate in the Applied and Envi- core facility and are accessible from campus wide Com- ronmental Biology Master of Science Degree program in puter Learning Centers (CLC’s) which also provides ac- the Department of Biological Sciences would have ex- cess to software necessary for molecular biology appli- ceptional opportunities for performing the interdiscipli- cations. Equipment for environmental microbiology nary research critical for understanding and solving en- include a sterile microdrill/micropipet system and a Coy vironmental problems. An understanding of the anaerobic chamber. environment and associated problems requires back- ground knowledge and applications of modern technol- Biomaterials ogy derived from many traditional fields of science, mathematics and engineering. The unique focus on en- The biomaterials program in the Department of gineering and the sciences at UMR offers opportunity for Materials Science & Engineering offers comprehensive integrated course work and collaborative research deal- graduate education in a number of areas including the ing with the complexities of environmental biology. In synthesis and characterization of novel biomaterials, addition, faculty in the Department of Biological Sci- the design and fabrication of scaffolds for tissue engi- ences are actively involved in research centers on the neering of biological tissues, interactions of biomaterials UMR campus such as the Environmental Research Cen- with living systems, and tissue-engineered restoration ter, the Center for Environmental Science and Technol- of biological tissues. Further information on these op- ogy (CEST), and the Graduate Center for Materials Re- portunities and facilities available to carry out research search. in biomaterials may be found under Materials Science & Equipment items requisite to quality graduate lab- Engineering. oratory experiences in the biological sciences are cur- Degree Requirements: rently available within the department or in the labora- The Biomaterials program is an interdisciplinary tories of collaborators in the other disciplines. Faculty program that offers the Master of Science degree in Bio- and students requiring vertebrate animals for research materials, either with or without a thesis. A baccalau- have access to the UMR Animal Research Facility, a re- reate degree in any branch of materials science and en- source facility for the UMR campus which is located in gineering, biological sciences, chemistry, chemical newly renovated space in Building #3 of the Bureau of engineering, mechanical engineering, or other related Mines complex. The 1780 square foot renovated space disciplines is required. The total number of credit hours includes colony rooms, a room for sterile surgery, a required for graduation is 30. The M.S. degree with the- cage-washing room, and other support rooms. The ren- sis is oriented more toward research. The program re- ovated facility complies with all applicable PHS and quirements are: at least 6 but not more than 12 credit USDA guidelines pertaining to facilities for maintenance hours devoted to research, 9 credit hours of biomateri- of vertebrate animals for research. Faculty and students als core courses, and the remainder chosen from a list requiring analytical instruments have access to such of approved courses with the consent of the advisor. For equipment through the research centers at UMR such as the M.S. degree without thesis, the program require- the Environmental Research Center, the Center for En- ments are 9 credit hours of biomaterials core courses, 3 vironmental Science and Technology (CEST), and the credit hours of practice-oriented research, and the re- Graduate Center for Materials Research. The Depart- mainder chosen from a list of approved courses with the ment of Biological Sciences is also well equipped with consent of the advisor. state-of-the-art equipment for cell and molecular biolo- gy. This equipment includes various high speed and ul- Ceramic Engineering tracentrifuges with fixed angle and swinging bucket ro- tors, laminar flow hoods, microcentrifuges, gel dryer, The ceramic engineering program in the Depart- evaporative centrifuge, PCR machines, electroporator, ment of Materials Science & Engineering offers compre- protein and DNA gel-electrophoresis units and power hensive graduate education in a number of areas in- supplies, UV cross-linker, semi-dry and submarine nu- cluding structural ceramics, electronic materials, high cleic acid/protein transfer units, French pressure cell temperature materials, and glass. Further information Chemical & Biological Engineering/Chemistry — 55 on these opportunities and facilities available to carry the MS degree with an additional 6 credit hours of 400- out research in ceramic engineering may be found un- level coursework for a minimum of 15 400-level credit der Materials Science & Engineering. hours. In addition to these course requirements, a can- Degree Requirements: didate must prepare and defend a dissertation based on M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are offered in Ceramic En- analytical and/or experimental research. gineering. The total number of hours required for the A candidate for the degree of doctor of philosophy M.S. in Ceramic Engineering is 30. A minimum of 6 must pass a written qualifying examination on chemical hours 400 level lectures and a minimum of 11 hours reaction engineering, transport phenomena and ther- graduate research on the UMR campus are required. A modynamics. A grade of B or better in CHE 383, CHE maximum of 6 hours 200 level lecture credit may be ac- 433 and CHE 445 will constitute passing the chemical cepted. reaction engineering, transport phenomena and ther- The minimum number of hours (beyond the bach- modynamics portions of the qualifying examination, re- elor's degree) required for the Ph.D. in Ceramic Engi- spectively. neering is 72. At least 12 hours of course work outside The comprehensive examination, consisting of a of ceramic engineering is recommended, a minimum of written and oral presentation of a research proposal, 24 hours will be dissertation research, and a minimum should be taken in the semester following the comple- of 24 hours must be course work. Students will also be tion of their course work and no later than six months required to take and pass qualifying and comprehensive prior to the final examination. The final examination, exams in accordance with UMR rules. consisting of the dissertation defense, is conducted ac- cording to the rules of the Graduate Faculty, School of Engineering, and the department. Chemical & Biological The Department of Chemical and Biological Engi- Engineering neering shares Schrenk Hall, a building of four floors, with the Chemistry and Biological Sciences Depart- The Department of Chemical and Biological Engi- ments. The Department has excellent computer facili- neering offers MS and PhD degrees in chemical engi- ties equipped to handle all chemical engineering com- neering with excellent research in fundamentals and ap- putational, modeling and simulation requirements. plications in biotechnology, nanotechnology, materials Special areas for instruction and research are and environmental systems. maintained and include excellent and modern facilities A baccalaureate degree in chemical engineering for studying simulation, control and optimization; bio- from an ABET - approved program with a minimum un- conversion; reaction mechanisms and kinetics; fluid dergraduate grade point average of 3.0/4.0 or equiva- mechanics and mixing; thermodynamics; polymers and lent is generally required for admission to the graduate polymeric materials; freeze drying; adsorption/desorp- program. Non-chemical engineering majors may be ad- tion processes; computer-aided design; interfacial phe- mitted to the program but will be required to take some nomena; transport phenomena; chromatography; char- prerequisite undergraduate courses. acterization of biomolecules; synthesis of The Department specializes in research in the ar- nano-particles. eas of fluid mechanics, reaction engineering, biochemi- Facilities are available to assist with the construc- cal engineering, mass and heat transfer in porous me- tion of special equipment. dia, transport and interfacial phenomena, computer-aided design, particle characterization, catal- Chemistry ysis, statistical mechanics and nanotechnology. The master of science thesis program consists of The Department of Chemistry provides instruc- a minimum of 30 semester hours, including 18-24 hours tional programs in analytical, inorganic, organic, physi- of coursework, of which at least 9 in department credit cal, polymer and biochemistry, as well as in more spe- hours must be at the 400 level with 6 hours taken from cialized areas. Besides the basic fields, there are the chemical engineering core curriculum consisting of programs in bioanalytical chemistry, cancer biology, col- CHE 433 and CHE 445. In addition, a thesis from re- loids, corrosion, cosmochemistry, electrochemistry, en- search that is equivalent to 6-12 credit hours in a major vironmental chemistry, molecular modeling, kinetics, area must be prepared and defended. organometallic chemistry, reaction mechanisms, solid A master of science non-thesis program consists state chemistry, surface, surface coatings, and theoret- of 30 semester hours coursework, including a minimum ical chemistry. Interdisciplinary programs in materials of 9 credit hours of 400-level coursework with 6 hours science and atmospheric sciences are also available. taken from the chemical engineering core curriculum The Department of Chemistry requires that all of consisting of CHE 433 and CHE 445 and 18 hours of its graduates teach as part of their training for an ad- coursework within the department. vanced degree. The objective is to supplement your A candidate for the PhD degree normally follows a education and strengthen your professional preparation program of 90 semester hours beyond the BS degree or in academic practices. Financial support is often avail- 60 semester hours beyond the MS degree. Research for able from research grants for advanced students. MS and PhD may be coordinated, or a PhD may be pur- The Department of Chemistry shares facilities sued without an MS degree. The PhD coursework must with the Departments of Chemical Engineering and Life satisfy the departmental core course requirements for Sciences. Two connected air conditioned buildings with 56 — Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering research, teaching and computer laboratories are avail- funded research are drainage of highway subgrades, able. liquefaction of soils, earthquake mitigation of highway The Department is well-equipped with state-of- structures, determining stream stability and storm wa- the-art instrumentation for chemical research. The de- ter detention in urban watersheds, evaluation of storm partment has a number of support personnel to provide water drainage structures on bridges, urban watershed technical assistance with laboratory instrumentation, modeling, sediment transport, river mechanics, envi- computers, laboratory hardware, and glassware. ronmental fluid mechanics, mathematical modelling, Instrumentation includes a Nicolet Magna 750 FT/IR constitutive modeling of reinforced and prestressed spectrometer, a Beckman P/ACE System 2100 capillary concrete structures, collapse studies of building struc- electrophoresis instrument, a Hewlett-Packard 5989 tures and bridges subjected to interacting ground mo- Mass Spectrometer with GC and solids inlets, Varian 200 tion, theoretical studies and shake-table tests of various and 400 MHZ FT NMR Spectrometers with multinuclear, controlled structures, structural optimization with multi wide-angle solids, diffusion, and variable temperature objective functions, a computerized tutoring system for capabilities, a 400 MHZ solids NMR, a spex 1403 Laser structural analysis, behavior of concrete structures re- Raman Spectrometer with a Coherent Argon Ion inforced with composites, traffic operations in work Source, an Applied Color Systems 1800 Color Match- zones, and studies on driver behavior. While this list is ing/Formulating Computing Spechtrophotometer, Cen- representative, it is not all-inclusive. trifugal Partition Chromatographs, a Jasco J-600 Circu- Faculty expertise includes analysis, design and lar Dichroism Spectrometer, a Perkin-Elmer control of seismic-resistant structures, design of cold- thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA), TA Instruments formed steel structures, design of reinforced and pre- 2950 TGA, TA Instrument 2920 DSC, Par 273 Poten- stressed concrete structures, FRP composite material tiostats, a Johnson-Matthes Magnetic Susceptibility Bal- for civil infrastructure, treatment processes for liquid in- ance, a Faraday Low Temperature Magnetic Susceptibil- dustrial waste, behavior of granular base materials, as- ity Balance, and Harwell and Ranger Low Temperature phalt and concrete as they relate to pavement analysis Mossbauer Spectrometers. The department houses the and design, river engineering and urban watershed dy- most extensive collection of mass spectrometers in the namics, indoor air pollution, phytoremediation, ad- state, comprising one of the best Mass Spectrometry vanced oxidation processes, bioremediation of metals, laboratories in the nation. Backing up these instruments pollution control from concentrated animal feed opera- are a wide variety of chromatographs (GC, LC, IC), re- tions, blast loading of structures, traffic operations and frigerated ultra centrifuges, dispersive optical spec- safety, traffic modeling and simulation, traffic flow the- trometers (UV, VIS, Near IR, fluorescence/phosphores- ory and characteristics, driver behavior, armor/anti-ar- cence, ICP, AA), calorimeters, radiation counters, mor, and geotechnical engineering problems such as oscilloscopes, and other modern instruments. Many of earthquake response of soils and foundations, dynamic these instruments are computer driven. In addition, nu- soil-structure-interaction, and evaluation of resistance merous PC/compatible, Macintosh and UNIX computers of helical anchors. The breadth of faculty expertise and are available in laboratories, computer learning centers, experience is wide, and the nature of ongoing research and a computerized classroom, and access to the uni- in any particular emphasis area varies considerably over versity centralized computing facility. X-ray crystal time. structure determinations are performed on a Bruker The basic prerequisite for admission to graduate AXS single crystal area detector facility and an Enraf- study in the department is a bachelor of science degree Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer. Powder, polymer, and liq- in civil engineering from an ABET accredited school or uid crystal. X-ray diffraction is performed in the Gradu- equivalent. Students who have a degree from a nonac- ate Center for Materials Research on a Scintag 2000 credited school, or hold a bachelor of science degree in Difractometer and other supporting equipment while a field other than civil engineering, may be required to neutron diffraction is on hand at the High Flux Reactor take civil engineering prerequisites to prepare for grad- of the University of Missouri. This also supports nuclear uate courses. Specific prerequisites will depend on their chemistry. Facilities for studying very fast combustions academic background and intended area of specializa- and explosions, as well as a variety of new and innova- tion. Degree programs offered are the master of science tive techniques for characterizing high energy materi- in civil engineering (MSCE), master of science in envi- als, are provided in the Rock Mechanics and Explosives ronmental engineering (MSEnvE), the doctor of engi- Research Center. neering, (D.E.), and doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.). The Department is housed in the Butler-Carlton Civil, Architectural, and Civil Engineering Hall. The building provides office space for CArE engineering faculty, staff, and graduate stu- Environmental Engineering dents, and contains classrooms and laboratories in which most civil engineering courses are taught. On the The department offers several areas of specializa- premises are a 175-seat auditorium and several small- tion. These are construction materials, environmental er auditoria with large-screen video projection capabili- engineering, geotechnical engineering, hydraulic engi- ty. The building contains geotechnical laboratories, a neering and engineering hydrology, structural engineer- water resources laboratory, a bituminous materials test- ing, transportation, construction engineering, and infra- ing laboratory, environmental engineering laboratories, structure engineering. Samples of recent and ongoing structures and materials testing laboratories and a ma- Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering — 57 chine shop. Laboratories are used for instruction and re- AE/ME/EM 334: Stability of Engineering Structures search and shop facilities are used for construction and AE/ME/EM 431: Theory of Plates maintenance of specialized mechanical and electronic testing equipment needed to support teaching and re- search. Geoenvironmental Engineering In addition, the building houses several computer A minimum of two of the following geotechnical learning centers (CLC) and research computing labs. courses must be taken: Computers in the CLCs are networked within the de- CE 314 Geosynthetics in Engineering partment, across campus, and with World Wide Web. CE 315 Intermediate Soil Mechanics Departmental and campus network servers offer word CE 329 Foundation Engineering II processing, spreadsheet, graphing, CADD, and various specialized data analysis and processing software. All A minimum of two of the following environmental faculty, graduate students, and staff have access to net- courses must be taken: work to facilitate communications, teaching and re- CE 360 Environmental Law and Regulations search. Wireless communication and access to the In- CE 361 Remediation of Contaminated Grndwtr. & Soil ternet also available. CE 362 Public Health Engineering The Department is home to the Environmental CE 363 Solid Waste Management Research Center for Emerging Contaminants, the W.W.Yu Center for Cold-formed Steel Structures, the CE 380 Water Resources and Wastewater Engineering Missouri Local Transportation Resource Center (home of Missouri’s LTAP), the Natural Hazards Mitigation Insti- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering tute and a high-bay structural engineering laboratory. The following courses are required: The Environmental Research Center for Emerging Cont- aminants is campus-wide and interdisciplinary with re- CE 316 Soil Dynamics I search focused on the fate and control of compounds CE 413 Soil Dynamics I associated with newly emerging health issues in natural Two of the following three courses are required: systems, drinking water and sewage treatment plants, CE 315 Intermediate Soil Mechanics agriculture, and industry. The structural engineering CE 329 Foundation Engineering II laboratory is used for graduate research in structural dynamics as well as testing of reinforced concrete struc- CE 412 Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering tures and cold-formed steel structures. It features a strong floor and a two-story tall reaction wall. A “shake Infrastructure Renewal table” simulates earthquake conditions for the evalua- The following courses are required: tion of earthen structures. The Department has the fac- CE 374 Infrastructure Strengthening with Composites ulty, staff, and physical facilities to support a wide range of research within the traditional emphasis areas of civ- AE 311/ME 382/EM 381 Intro to Composite Materials il engineering. Although there are nationally recognized and Structures theorists among the faculty, the emphasis is on applied Two of the following courses are required: research with increasing attention given to interdiscipli- CE 326 Advanced Steel Design nary and interdepartmental work. CE 327 Advanced Concrete Design CE 328 Prestressed Concrete Design Graduate Certificate Programs AE/ME/EM 484 Analysis of Laminted Comp. Structures (Offered in civil engineering discipline only unless an additional discipline is specified.) Military Construction Management Contemporary Structural Engineering (Offered in CE and EMgt disciplines ONLY at the One of the following courses is required: Fort Leonard Wood campus.) CE 319 Applied Mechanics in Structural Engineering EMgt 314 Management for Engineers CE 320 Structural Analysis II EMgt 313 Human Relations in Technical Management CE 323 Classical & Matrix Methods of Struc. Analy. CE 345 Construction Methods One of the following courses is required: CE 442 Construction Adm., Planning and Control CE 326: Advanced Steel Design CE 327: Advanced Concrete Design Project Engineering and Construction CE 328: Prestressed Concrete Design Management Two of the following courses are required: (Offered in both CE and EMgt disciplines.) CE 375: Low-Rise Building Analysis and Design Civil Engineering Courses. Choose any 2 from: CE 424: Structural Dynamic & Earthquake Engineering CE 345 Construction Methods CE 425: Finite Element Application in Structural Design CE 346 Management of Construction Costs CE 426: Adv. Design in Steel & Lightweight Structures CE 349 Engineering Construction Contract Specs. 58 — Computer Engineering

CE 442 Construction Adm., Planning and Control The school of engineering requires that the sum of CE 445 Advanced Construction Engineering GRE-V and GRE-Q be at least 1100 and that the GRE- Engineering Management Courses. Choose any 2 WR score be at least 3.5. In addition the ECE depart- from: ment recommends a minimum GRE-Q score of 730 and recommends a minimum GRE-WR score of at least 4.5 EMgt 308 Economic Decision Analysis For applicants who have taken the GRE-A instead of the EMgt 314 Management for Engineers GRE-WR, the department recommends a GRE-A score of EMgt 361 Project Management at least 640. EMgt 362 Case Studies in Project Management For international students who are required to EMgt 368 System Engineering and Analysis I provide TOEFL scores, this department has no particu- lar preference for the computer based TOEFL or the pa- EMgt 461 Advanced Project Management per based TOEFL. Minimum recommended scores set by the department are 237 on the computer based TOE- Computer Engineering FL and 580 on the paper based TOEFL. Students applying for graduate studies in this de- The mission of the Computer Engineering Pro- partment on the basis of degrees in closely related fields gram, consistent with the School of Engineering and the may have additional conditions placed on their admis- UMR campus mission statements, is the education of sion. These conditions are generally imposed to make students to fully prepare them to provide leadership in sure that students lacking a traditional computer engi- the recognition and solution of society’s problems in the neering degree will have sufficient background to en- area of Computer Engineering. sure a reasonable chance for academic success. The Computer Engineering Program in the De- Students seeking admission to the PhD program partment of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers should meet or exceed all of the above recommenda- graduate programs of study which lead to the M.S. de- tions and should have a graduate GPA of 3.5 or better. gree (thesis and nonthesis options) and Ph.D. degree. All PhD applicants must provide at least three letters of Both the Rolla campus and the Engineering Education recommendation. Exceptional applicants may apply di- Center in St. Louis offer M.S. programs. A great variety rectly to the PhD program after completing the bac- of multidisciplinary programs and research areas are calaureate degree. available. Most graduate programs in computer engi- neering normally include some specialization in one or Program Requirements: Additional minimum depart- more of the following four emphasis areas of computer mental requirements beyond those stated in the section engineering. on Admission and Program Procedures of this catalog Emphasis Areas follows. M.S. with thesis programs require a minimum of 21 hours of course work. For M.S. with thesis and M.S. Digital Systems Design topics include computer ar- without thesis programs, 200 level out of department chitecture, digital circuits, high performance systems, courses should be prerequisite for 300 level courses. For parallel processors, testing and VLSI design. Ph.D. programs approximately 90 hours beyond the Electrical Engineering can be an emphasis area in B.S. or 60 hours beyond the M.S. are required. Computer Engineering or a separate degree. See the Ph.D. Language Requirement: As a Computer Engi- section on Electrical Engineering for emphasis areas in neering Ph.D. student, you are not required to satisfy a electrical engineering. language requirement. However, you may have lan- Embedded Computer Systems topics include hard- guage requirements included in your plan of study if ware/software co-design, microprocessor systems, your advisory committee feels that this inclusion would real-time systems, and smart sensors. be useful or necessary for your research. Systems, Intelligence, and Software Engineering Research: Significant research is expected for the M.S. topics include computational intelligence, computer net- thesis and Ph.D. dissertation as well as publication of works, dependability, fault tolerance, image processing, the results. The student should work closely with the neural networks and system security/survivability. Major Advisor and Committee to determine when these Departmental Requirements expectations are met. Length of research time and/or research credit hours will not automatically satisfy this Admission requirements: The nominal GPA require- requirement. ment for admission to the MS degree program in this department is an undergraduate GPA of 3.2 on a 4.0 Network Centric Systems Certificate Program GPA system. In evaluating the academic performance (Offered in Systems Engineering discipline also.) from universities that may use other grading systems, Two core courses are required. the department may rely upon statistical data gathered SysE/CpE 419-Network-Centric Systems Architecting in analyzing academic outcomes for recent graduate and Engineering students to the extent that such statistical data is avail- able. The department will not offer graduate admis- CmpEng/Sys Eng 401-Network Centric Systems Relia- sions to students who do not have the equivalent of a bility and Security four year baccalaureate degree in engineering. As an Select two elective courses: example we can not accept students who have only a Network Engineering diploma or engineering technology degree. Computer Science — 59

CmpEng 319-Digital Network Design •Web and Wireless Computing (W2C) CmpEng 349-Trustworthy, Survivable Computer Net- •Natural Computation Lab works Languages: C++, C, Java, Fortran, CLIPS, Lisp, Prolog, CmpEng 348-Wireless Networks CASE tools, and databases (ORACLE). Operating Sys- tems—Unix, Linix, Windows. Smart Engineering Systems Modeling Networked computer access is available to all stu- SysEng 433-Distributed Systems Modeling dents, faculty and staff. SysEng 479-Smart Engineering Systems Design Admission Requirements SysEng 478-Advanced Neural Networks In addition to those requirements stated in the This program is designed to appeal to working profes- section of this catalog devoted to Admission and Pro- sionals. gram Procedures, the Computer Science Department Additional Information has additional requirements for each of its degree ar- eas. Additional information about departmental emphasis M.S. in Computer Science (thesis or nonthesis): areas, requirements, graduate handbook, faculty, re- A minimum GRE verbal score of 370 and for those search opportunities, financial aid, and facilities can be not speaking English as their native language, a TOEFL found by visiting the Department’s web page at score of 570. http://www.ece.umr.edu. We can be contacted by tele- A minimum combined GRE quantitative and ana- phone at 573-341-4506 or email at graduate lytical score of 1200 or minimum GRE Quantitative @ece.umr.edu. For information about the Engineering Score >= 600 and written score >= 3.5. Education Center in St. Louis, visit their web page at An undergraduate GPA of 3.0/4.0 or better over http://www.umr.edu/~umreec. the last 2 years or successful completion of 12 graduate hours in Computer Science as a “special” graduate stu- Computer Science dent at UMR, with at least a 3.0 GPA, as per graduate requirements. Content of the following courses: The Computer Science Department offers com- Calculus I, II, and III prehensive M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs that focus Linear Algebra on the design and implementation of software systems Statistics and algorithms (problem solving techniques). While in- C or C++ or Java struction and research are on the leading edge of com- Computer Organization puting, the endeavors to keep class size small to facili- Data Structures tate student and faculty interactions. File Structures or Database The CS faculty has a broad range of scholarly in- Numerical Methods terests which include software engineering, computer Discrete Mathematics security, web databases and wireless systems, intelli- Operating Systems gent systems (artificial intelligence, machine learning, and evolutionary computation), data mining, web data- Ph.D. in Computer Science: bases and wireless systems, bioinformatics, parallel and Application is made to the UMR admissions office distributed processing, computer networks, scientific vi- along with the required transcripts, etc. Applicants who sualization, computational science, and algorithms. The do not have a graduate degree will normally request ad- research being done in these areas supports the de- mission to the M.S. program first. Applicants must sub- partment's three major areas of excellence; software mit a letter outlining tentative research interests and lifecycle, critical infrastructure protection, and bioinfor- career goals along with GRE verbal, quantitative, and matics. analytical test scores. Admission to the Ph.D. program The Computer Science Department at UMR makes in computer science is granted by majority vote of the use of both its own computer learning centers (CLCs) as Computer Science Graduate Faculty and approval of the well as university CLCs. The department maintains sev- College Dean. eral CLCs including the following laboratories: Program Requirements: •Instructional Workstation Laboratory that pro- M.S. with Thesis: The M.S. degree with thesis vides Unix AND Linux workstations requires the completion of 24 hours of graduate course •Instructional PC Laboratory consisting of PC com- work (a minimum of 6 at the 400 level), 6 hours of puting platforms research, and the successful completion and defense of •Computer Science Learning Center a research thesis. Research laboratories provide support for both under- M.S. without Thesis: The M.S. degree without thesis graduate and graduate students. These laboratories in- requires the completion of 30 hours of graduate course clude: work (a minimum of 9 hours at the 400 level). •McDonnell Douglas Software Engineering Labora- Ph.D. Program: Requirements for the Ph.D. in tory Computer Science include: •Bioinformatics Laboratory Qualifier exam over graduate-level courses in •Experimental Computation Laboratory core areas. Research Readiness presentation based on •Data Mining Knowledge Discovery Laboratory survey of current Computer Science Literature. Com- 60 — Economics and Finance/Electrical Engineering prehensive exam. Dissertation and Defense reporting graduate programs of study which lead to the M.S. de- the results of original research which meets the stan- gree (thesis and nonthesis options), the Ph.D. degree dards of current disciplinary journal-quality research and the doctor of engineering degree. Both the Rolla publications campus and the Engineering Education Center in St. The Ph.D. program is under the guidance of an Louis offer M.S. programs. Most graduate programs in advisory committee which is appointed no later than the electrical engineering normally include some specializa- semester following passage of the qualifying exam. tion in one or more of the following six emphasis areas Graduate Certificates of electrical engineering. Software Design and Development Certificate Emphasis Areas The Software Design and Development Certificate Circuits topics include network analysis and synthesis, provides an attractive option for the working profes- computer-aided circuit design, communications circuits sional to expand their experience in Software Engineer- and linear and nonlinear electronic circuits. ing. The core of four classes gives a treatement of soft- Electronics topics include circuits and networks con- ware project management in its many roles, from taining active devices. Typical applications might include overall project management and process improvement radio frequency amplifiers, oscillators, active filters, and to the management of individual lifecycle components, others. These circuits and networks can be either digital including software deployment and evolution. Special- or analog in nature. ized coursework gives depth in advanced object-orient- Communications-Signal Processing topics include ed design, software quality and testing theory and prac- signal design, coding, modulation, detection, and filter- tice, and an advanced treatment of software metrics. ing for both analog and digital systems. Multi Media and Information Systems Certificate Computer Engineering can be an emphasis area in The Multi Media and Information Systems certifi- electrical engineering or a separate degree. See the sec- cate is tailored to the working professional who wants to tion on Computer Engineering for emphasis areas in expand their knowledge of advanced data management computer engineering. technologies. Object-oriented database structure, data Controls: Our technological demands today impose ex- mining, and multimedia storage and retrieval tech- tremely challenging and widely varying control prob- niques form the core of the study. lems. These problems include control of aircraft, space Financial Assistance and underwater vehicles, automobiles, chemical Financial assistance is available to graduate stu- processes, manufacturing, robotics, environmental sys- dents in the form of assistantships and fellowships. Ap- tems, and smart structural systems. Control systems plications for CS assistantships can be found on the de- engineering studies will emphasize linear and nonlinear partment’s web page or by contacting the department systems, digital control, process control system simula- directly (see below). tion, optimal control and estimation, robust control, In addition, research opportunities for advanced neural networks and fuzzy logic based control systems, students exist in the department and in the UMR Intel- and control of smart structures. ligent Systems Center as well as other research labs on Electromagnetics: Electromagnetics, devices, and campus. optics constitutes a single emphasis area in the electri- Additional Information: can be found by visiting the cal and computer engineering department. department’s web page at: www.cs.umr.edu or contact- Electromagnetic topics include the generation, propa- ing us at 573-341-4491 or at our email address: gation, and detection of electromagnetic fields and [email protected] waves. In addition to the intentional generation of elec- tromagnetic waves, unintentional electromagnetic radi- Economics and Finance ation can occur. This unintentional radiation often accompanies the operation of high-speed digital elec- The Department of Economics and Finance has tronic circuits. Electromagnetic compatibility is con- entered into a cooperative agreement with the Depart- cerned with the removal or reduction of these uninten- ment of Economics of the University of Missouri-St. tional and undesirable effects. The devices portion of Louis to offer a Master of Arts in Economics. A maximum this area is concerned with modeling and development of 12 graduate semester hours may be taken at UMR of new electronic components as well as the character- (with no more than 9 credit hours at the 300 level). ization and growth of semiconductor materials. Optical topics include applications of fiber optics, optical pro- Electrical Engineering cessing, optical computing, and smart sensing. Fiber optic telecommunications encompass waveguides, pho- The mission of the Electrical Engineering Program, tonic sources and detectors, and modulation and con- consistent with the School of Engineering and the UMR trol techniques. Smart sensing deals with physical campus mission statements, is the education of stu- measurements in structures using integral optical dents to fully prepare them to provide leadership in the devices. Signals at microwave and millimeter wave fre- recognition and solution of society’s problems in the quencies can be effectively used for nondestructive area of Electrical Engineering. testing (MDT), evaluation (NDE) and inspection (NDI) The Electrical Engineering program in the Depart- of a variety of materials ranging from low loss dielectric ment of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers Engineering Management — 61 composites for material property and interior flaw follows. M.S. with thesis programs require a minimum determination to highly conducting materials such as of 21 hours of course work. For Ph.D. programs, metals for surface cracks detection. High spatial reso- approximately 90 hours beyond the B.S. or 60 hours be- lution microwave images of composite materials can yond the M.S. are required. also be produced when operating in the near-field Ph.D. Language Requirement: As an electrical engi- region of a radiator. Power neering Ph.D. student, you are not required to satisfy a studies include application of computer methods to language requirement. However, you may have lan- power system analysis and control, power system guage requirements included in your plan of study if relaying and protection, power quality load manage- your advisory committee feels that this inclusion would ment, finite inertia power systems (such as those on be useful or necessary for your research. ships, hybrid electric vehicles, and spacecraft), and Research: Significant research is expected for the M.S. electromechanical energy conversion devices (such as thesis and Ph.D. dissertation as well as publication of rotating machinery, power electronic converters, and the results. The student should work closely with the electric drive systems). Major Advisor and Committee to determine when these expectations are met. Length of research time and/or Departmental Requirements research credit hours will not automatically satisfy this Admission Requirements: The nominal GPA require- requirement. ment for admission to the MS degree program in this Additional Information department is an undergraduate GPA of 3.2 on a 4.0 Additional information about departmental emphasis GPA system. In evaluating the academic performance areas, requirements, graduate handbook, faculty, re- from universities that may use other grading systems, search opportunities, financial aid, and facilities can be the department may rely upon statistical data gathered found by visiting the Department’s web page at in analyzing academic outcomes for recent graduate http://www.ece.umr.edu. We can be contacted by tele- students to the extent that such statistical data is avail- phone at 573-341-4506 or email at graduate able. The department will not offer graduate admis- @ece.umr.edu. For information about the Engineering sions to students who do not have the equivalent of a Education Center in St. Louis, visit their web page at four year baccalaureate degree in engineering. As an http://www.umr.edu/~umreec. example we can not accept students who have only a diploma or engineering technology degree. The school of engineering requires that the sum of Engineering Management GRE-V and GRE-Q be at least 1100 and that the GRE- Engineering Management is the art and science of WR score be at least 3.5. In addition the ECE depart- planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing ment recommends a minimum GRE-Q score of 730 and and controlling activities. The field of Engineering Man- recommends a minimum GRE-WR score of at least 4.5 agement has become recognized as a professional dis- For applicants who have taken the GRE-A instead of the cipline with a critical role in the modern society. The De- GRE-WR, the department recommends a GRE-A score of partment of Engineering Management at UMR provides at least 640. a unique opportunity for innovative and integrated solu- For international students who are required to tions for implementation of diverse management styles provide TOEFL scores, this department has no particu- by bridging the gap between organization and process. lar preference for the computer based TOEFL or the pa- Graduate programs leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. per based TOEFL. Minimum recommended scores set degrees are offered in Engineering Management. The by the department are 237 on the computer based TOE- discipline involves designing, operating and continuous- FL and 580 on the paper based TOEFL. ly improving systems by integrating engineering and Students applying for graduate studies in this de- management knowledge. This integration starts with an partment on the basis of degrees in closely related fields awareness of customer needs and market conditions. It may have additional conditions placed on their admis- then seeks to optimize the use of people, equipment, sion. These conditions are generally imposed to make money and information to achieve desired objectives. sure that students lacking a traditional electrical or The discipline also seeks to develop students into indi- computer engineering degree will have sufficient back- viduals with leadership potential who can achieve high ground to ensure a reasonable chance for academic suc- quality results in an ethical manner and with respect for cess. the environment. The major goal of entering students Students seeking admission to the PhD program is to enhance the usefulness of their previously acquired should meet or exceed all of the above recommenda- technical background. This is accomplished through tions and should have a graduate GPA of 3.5 or better. coursework and research designed to expand knowl- All PhD applicants must provide at least three letters of edge of the management and operation of organizations recommendation. Exceptional applicants may apply di- in today's competitive environment. This broader un- rectly to the PhD program after completing the bac- derstanding is further enhanced with the opportunity to calaureate degree. acquire specialized knowledge in many areas that exist Program Requirements: Additional minimum depart- at the interface between the classical engineering and mental requirements beyond those stated in the section management disciplines. on Admission and Program Procedures of this catalog 62 — Engineering Management

The Engineering Management Department has Legal Environment produced over 5000 graduates at the B.S., M.S., and Advanced Marketing Management Ph.D. level since its inception in 1968. The Engineering Technological Innovation Management Management Department is the only institution in the Manufacturing Systems (offered on-campus only) world that offers B.S., M.S. and PhD degrees in Engi- Advanced Manufacturing Systems Integration neering Management. Graduates have been successful Value Analysis in working at the intersection of technology, engineer- Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems ing, and management to produce outstanding results. Lean Manufacturing Systems Over 30% of the B.S. graduates have reached top exec- Project Management utive positions by the age of 50. Managerial Decision Making Master of Science Economic Decision Analysis Case Studies in Project Management The M.S. degree program is offered on the Rolla Advanced Project Management campus and several locations including the UMR Engi- Quality neering Education Center in St. Louis, Fort Leonard Six Sigma Wood, and by distance education throughout the United Quality Engineering States and selected international locations. Distance Statistical Process Control course lectures are archived upon completion of the lec- Design Tolerances ture and all lectures are available to students through streaming video during the semester for review. These Some recent Master thesis titles include: courses can be reached from anywhere at any time. It • Impacting Co-Worker Trust Toward Persons with is feasible to obtain a UMR M.S. degree regardless of Disabilities your location. • Collective Behavior in Robots Using Evolutionary The M.S. non-thesis program requires completion Neural Networks of at least 10 three-hour courses approved by the aca- • Intelligent Technical Analysis Using Neural Net- demic advisor. The M.S. with thesis option requires thir- works and Fuzzy Logic ty credit hours including the thesis. All students are re- • Applying the Six Sigma Methodology to Improve quired to take the following: the Admissions Process at UMR • Strategic Inventory Allocation for Vehicle Rental Agencies Core Courses • Design and Development of an Interactive Web- EMGT 314 - Management for Engineers Integrated Flexible Manufacturing Cell Control EMGT 361 - Project Management System EMGT 352 - Financial Decision Making • Investigations in the Design of Products and Fac- EMGT 365 - Operations Management Science tories for End-of-Life Disassembly • Warranty Cost Prediction using Mahalanobis Dis- Students must then select four courses from a tance specialization track as shown under Specialization Ar- • Automotive Braking System Simulation and Opti- eas. To complete the M.S. degree students either select mization two additional elective courses for the non-thesis option or take six hours of EMGT 490, Research for the thesis Doctor of Philosophy option. All M.S. non-thesis degrees must include nine A candidate for the Ph.D. in engineering manage- hours of four hundred level courses and thesis degrees ment must complete the equivalent of at least three must include six hours of four hundred level courses. A years of full-time work beyond the bachelor's degree. graduate student already holding or completing a Mas- The content of all Ph.D. programs is individually struc- ters degree may obtain a second M.S. in Engineering tured by the student in consultation with and approved Management by completing at least an additional 24 by the student's advisory committee. All requirements credits of work. for the degree must normally be completed within an Specialization Areas eight-year period. Each candidate must normally spend Financial Engineering at least two sequential semesters in full-time residence Investment at UM-Rolla. At appropriate points in their program, Financial Engineering Ph.D. students must pass both a qualifying examination Advanced Engineering Economy and a comprehensive examination. Ph.D. students Advanced Financial Management must conduct original research under the supervision of Industrial Engineering a doctoral advisor, and write and successfully defend the Industrial System Simulation dissertation. Some recent Ph.D. dissertation titles in- Advanced Facilities Planning & Design clude: Advanced Production Management • Evolvability in the Phylogeny of the Ontogenesis Advanced Engineering Management Science of Artificial Networks of Spiking Neurons Management of Technology • Development and Analysis of Intelligent Compu- Technical Entrepreneurship or Integrated tation Based Stock Forecasting and Trading Product and Process Design Engineering Management — 63

• An Analysis of Intermodal Transportation Mode 5. Statement of Purpose: All applicants must sub- Selection Considering Stochastic System Parame- mit a statement of purpose. ters 6. Financial Support: Students in conditional sta- • Development of an ISO 9000 Advisory System tus are not eligible for financial support from the de- • Surviving the Change to a Competitive Market partment. Place in the Small Local Exchange Carrier 7. PREREQUISITES: Engineering Economy and Telecommunications Industry Engineering Statistics • The Relationship Between R&D Spending and Conditional Status: missing coursework in one or Shareholder Returns in High Technology Indus- both of these areas tries Condition: Student must complete missing • An Analysis of TQM Effects on An Organization's coursework without credit toward the M.S. degree either Productivity at UMR or elsewhere. • Global Stock Index Forecasting Using Multiple Ph.D. Admission Standards Generalized Regression Neural Networks With A 1. B.S. in Engineering Gating Network 2. GPA: M.S. GPA = 3.5 • Factors Leading to Successful Application of Im- 3. Graduate Record Exam (GRE): All students provement Tools for Quality Management must submit current GRE scores. V+Q=1150, A=4.5 • The Development of Efficient Delivery Routes in 4. TOEFL: All international applicants must sub- Extremely Short Product Life-Cycle Environments mit a current TOEFL score, regardless of prior academ- • Quantification of Attribute Driven Cannibalization ic experience or place of study. Induced by New Product Introduction Regular status: 580/237 • Cost Allocation Using Intelligent Agents for New Conditional status: 560/220 Transmission Investment Under Electricity Dereg- Condition: Student must earn B or better in each ulation of first four graduate (300 or 400 level) classes after Criteria for Admission conditional admission. Admission to the graduate program is limited to 5. Statement of Purpose: All applicants must sub- applicants with a B.S. degree in engineering, certain mit a statement of purpose. physical sciences, mathematics, or computer science, 6. PREREQUISITES: Engineering Economy and including a superior academic record. Applicants are re- Engineering Statistics quired to submit the Graduate Record Examination Conditional Status: missing coursework in one or (GRE) scores for admission evaluation. Applicants both of these areas whose native language is not English are also required Condition: Student must complete missing to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOE- coursework without credit toward the M.S. degree either FL) regardless of prior academic experience or place of at UMR or elsewhere. study. Applicants must have completed undergraduate Requirements for Completion coursework in engineering economy and engineering Students following their approved program of statistics; if lacking, these may be satisfied without study will be assured of graduation upon maintenance credit toward the graduate degree through courses at of good academic standing. A minimum of 30 units of UM-Rolla or elsewhere. Specific requirements for the course work from the areas listed below must be com- Masters and Ph.D. programs are given below: pleted with a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 M.S. Admission Standards (on a 4.00 scale) and a C grade or better in each course. 1. B.S. in Engineering or hard science Accumulation of more than 10 hours of C or F results in 2. GPA: Regular status: 3.0 cumulative and 3.0 dismissal from the program. A maximum of nine hours on last 60 credit hours. Conditional status: 3.0 on last of course work for M.S. degrees may be transferred 60 credit hours. Condition: Student must earn B or bet- from universities outside the University of Missouri Sys- ter in each of first four graduate (300 or 400 level) tem. Such credits for transfer must have been regis- classes after conditional admission. tered as graduate courses when they were taken. All 3. Graduate Record Exam (GRE): All students courses applied to the degree require prior written ad- must submit current GRE scores. visor approval recorded on the study plan in the stu- Regular status: V+Q=1150, A=4.5 dent's file. It is the responsibility of each student to ap- Conditional Status: V+Q=1100, A=4.5 ply for graduation with the UMR Registrar's Office during Condition: Student must earn B or better in each his or her last semester. Assistance on this final step of first four graduate (300 or 400 level) classes after can be provided by the Engineering Management De- conditional admission. partment's Academic Services & Records office, if nec- 4. TOEFL: All international applicants must sub- essary. More details about requirements can be found mit a current TOEFL score, regardless of prior academ- in the University Catalog, and are available from the En- ic experience or place of study. gineering Management Graduate Program office. Regular status: 580/237 Conditional status: 560/220 Condition: Student must earn B or better in each of first four graduate (300 or 400 level) classes after conditional admission. 64 — Engineering Management

Graduate Certificate Programs integrated manufacturing, and flexible manufacturing systems. Automation and integration in manufacturing Project Management Certificate is the major focus of research at the Integrated Systems The Project Management Certificate Program aims Facility. In that scope, ISF deals with a wide spectrum of to equip students with a set of tools that will allow them research from process planning to shop floor control and to achieve Project Management Institute (PMI) stan- deepens the understanding of processes and systems in dards in the project management area, to successfully today's complex manufacturing environment. The re- manage projects and human resources, and to analyze, search carried out at the Integrated System Facility is evaluate, and improve systems. The Certificate Pro- anticipated to make both the local and state-manufac- gram will consist of 4 required courses EMGT 308 - Eco- turing base more competitive by increasing the rate of nomic Decision Analysis, EMGT 361 - Project Manage- innovation and responsiveness to changing needs. The ment, EMGT 301 (362) - Case Studies in Project ISF also provides technical service and technological Management and EMGT 401 (461) - Advanced Project support to industry at local and state levels. In addition, Management. This program is designed to appeal to ISF plays an important role in the distance education working professionals. Certificate courses taken for programs of the university. graduate credit will apply to the M.S. degree once ac- cepted into the M.S. degree. If the four-course se- Engineering Systems Lab (SESL) quence is completed with a grade of "B" or better in Engineering Systems of today need to be au- each of the courses taken, they can be admitted to the tonomous to meet the challenge of flexibility and cus- MS Program in Engineering Management. The certifi- tomized design requirements imposed on manufactur- cate program may be followed by six additional 3 cred- ing and service systems by the global economy. The it courses to complete the MS degree. research focus of the Smart Engineering Systems Lab The Project Management Certificate program is (SESL) (www.umr.edu/~sesl) is to build "smart" com- open to all persons holding a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. degree ponents for engineering systems currently available to- and who have a minimum of 12-months of professional day. The term "smart" in this context indicates physical employment experience or are currently accepted into a systems that can interact with their environment and graduate degree program at UMR. adapt to changes both in space and time by their abili- Once admitted to the program, the student must ty to manipulate the environment through self-aware- take the four designated courses as given above. In or- ness and perceived models of the world based on both der to receive a Graduate Certificate, the student must quantitative and qualitative information. The emerging have an average cumulative grade point of 3.0 or better technologies of artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic, in the certificate courses. evolutionary programming, chaos, wavelets, fractals, complex systems, and virtual reality provide essential tools for designing such systems. The focus of the SESL Military Construction Management Certificate can be achieved by developing smart engineering archi- (Offered in CE and EMgt disciplines only at the Fort tectures that integrate and/or enhance the current and Leonard Wood campus.) future technologies necessary for developing smart en- EMgt 314 Management for Engineers gineering systems while illustrating the real life applica- EMgt 313 Human Relations in Technical Management tion of these architectures. The smart engineering sys- tem design and operations cut across a diversity of CE 345 Construction Methods disciplines, namely: Manufacturing, Electrical, Comput- CE 442 Construction Administration, Planning and er, Mechanical, Bio-Medical, Civil and other related fields Control such as Applied Mathematics, Cognitive Sciences, Biol- Departmental Laboratories ogy, and Medicine. Current research topics include, The department has several "hands on" laborato- adaptive global stock management, data mining, artifi- ries that have both a research and teaching focus. Each cial life, internet-based pattern recognition, adaptive of our labs is directed by faculties that work closely with assessment of system engineering practices. Capabili- students to enhance their learning experience. The de- ties of the computational intelligence models developed scription below gives a brief introduction that will help are often demonstrated physically in the lab through you understand the purpose of each lab. mini autonomous research robots. Integrated Systems Facility (ISF) Sustainable Design Lab (SDL) The Integrated Systems Facility in the Engineer- The Sustainable Design Lab (SDL) in the Engi- ing Management Department (www.umr.edu/~isf) is a neering Management & Systems Engineering Depart- state-of-the-art 5000 square foot facility housing seven ment has been established under the National Science work cells with over $1,000,000 worth of modern man- Foundation and industry grants such as AT&T, Society of ufacturing equipment. The facility aims to provide an Manufacturing Engineering (SME), Halliburton, and Lu- excellent foundation for undergraduate and graduate cent Technologies. The mission of the SDL is to estab- level courses, M.S. and Ph.D. theses, and research. ISF lish a state-of-the-art research and teaching facility for provides a strong educational background in the areas advancing technologies enabling rapid and sustainable of manufacturing processes, computer aided design and product realization. The research and teaching topics manufacturing (CAD/CAM), quality assurance and con- pursued at SDL include the following: environmentally trol, process planning, scheduling, packaging, shop conscious design and manufacturing, life cycle engi- floor control, automation in manufacturing, computer neering, lean enterprise thinking, lean and rapid re- English and Technical Communication/Environmental Engineering — 65 sponse manufacturing, integrated product/process de- UMR (with no more than 9 credit hours at the 300 lev- sign (IPPD), CAD/CAM, reverse engineering, design au- el). tomation, design for assembly and manufacture The program provides an avenue for place-bound (DFMA), and supply chain management. Additional in- secondary teachers, traditional and non-traditional UMR formation about SDL and its various activities can be students, and other qualified residents of South Central found at www.umr.edu/~sdl. Missouri to pursue advanced work whether for career Design Engineering Center (DEC) advancement or for personal and lifelong learning and The center is one of the outreach arms of the En- enrichment. The program is also designed to help a se- gineering Management Department. The focus is on re- lect group of incoming freshman to complete their bach- search and service activities in support of the educa- elor’s and Master’s degrees in five years; for more in- tional goals of the department through externally formation, contact the Honor Academy (Master Student funded projects. Current areas of research include total Fellowship Program). quality management, concurrent engineering, Taguchi Candidates for the M.A. in English must meet the Methods®, quality engineering, the product develop- admission requirements of both the Graduate Schools ment process, and design optimization. Additional in- and of the Departments of English at UMR and UMSL. formation about the center and its various activities can Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree, with at least be found at http://web.umr.edu/~design/. 24 hours in English above the freshman level, 12 in lit- Systems Modeling and Simulation Laboratory erature courses. Normally only students with a grade The Systems Modeling and Simulation Laboratory point average of at least 3.0 in undergraduate English focuses on designing and developing simulation based courses and an overall average of 2.75 will be consid- techniques for the analysis and control of complex en- ered. Applicants must submit scores for the Graduate terprise systems, including manufacturing systems. The Record Examination. lab is equipped with the software necessary for design- In general, students scoring below the 65th per- ing and implementing simulations of complex systems, centile on the verbal examination will not be accepted including Arena, Arena RT, and Matlab. into the program. Students may retake the examination to improve their scores. In addition, the Departments Laboratory for Investment and Financial Engi- require letters of recommendation from two English neering professors with whom the student has worked. The let- The goal of the Laboratory for Investment and Fi- ters, the undergraduate record, and the Graduate nancial Engineering (www.umr.edu/~life) is to develop record Examination scores will be the basis for the ad- techniques and computational tools for increasing in- mission decision. Students must submit fiction or vestment and capital return while managing and reduc- poetry in application for the creative writing track. Three ing financial risk. This involves research into stocks and emphasis areas are available-literature, composition, financial derivatives (options, futures, forwards, and creative writing. swaps), financial risk and uncertainty, financial fore- Applications are strongly encouraged by 1 May for casting, market efficiency and behavioral finance, fun- fall semester and for the summer session, and 1 De- damental and technical analysis, equity valuation, real cember for the spring semester. Late applicants will be options, and engineering economics. In cooperation considered but cannot be assured of admission. For with the Smart Engineering Systems Lab, research in more information, contact the Department of English. the lab may also involve the use of smart and intelligent systems, such as neural networks, fuzzy logic, genetic and evolutionary algorithms, expert systems, intelligent Environmental Engineering agents, artificial life, chaos and fractals, and dynamic The Civil, Architecutural, and Environmental Engi- and complex systems. Data mining, principal compo- neering Department offers three environmental degree nent analysis and various other forms of applied statis- options: the M.S. in Environmental Engineering tics are also used. Members of the lab have access to fi- (MSEnvE), M.S. in Civil Engineering (MSCE) with an en- nancial data and various financial modeling software vironmental emphasis, and the Ph.D. (Environmental packages. emphasis). The Environmental Engineering Program’s Additional Information curriculum prepares graduates to provide leadership in For additional information you can call our main their careers as environmental professionals by provid- department phone at 573-341-4572 or 800-441-5218 ing a strong foundation in the fundamental and applied or you can visit our web page at http://emgt.umr.edu/. chemical, biological, physical and engineering principles of environmental engineering. Program faculty have di- English and Technical verse backgrounds including civil, environmental, and chemical engineering. To enter the graduate program, Communication applicants should hold a B.S. degree in an engineering discipline from an ABET accredited school or equivalent. The Department of English and Technical Commu- Those who hold a non-engineering degree may be re- nication has entered into a cooperative agreement with quired to complete prerequisite courses in mathemat- the Department of English of the University of Missouri ics, chemistry, fluid mechanics, hydraulics, engineering – St. Louis to offer the Master of Arts in English. A max- mechanics, mechanics of materials, and/or engineering imum of 12 graduate semester hours may be taken at economics. 66 — Geological Engineering/Geology and Geophysics

The program includes strong design and research weathering on rock strength and durability, and as- components. The curriculum is tailored to the individual sessed sliding shear strength of dam foundations. while providing all students with a strong foundation in The department maintains a computer learning environmental engineering principles. Current research center and Geographic Information Systems Laboratory emphasis areas of the environmental engineering facul- with Pentium PCs, a Sun Workstation and a variety of ty include fundamental and applied aspects of: 1) fate peripheral devices such as scanners, digitizers, and and control of emerging contaminants such as antibi- printers. ERDAS, IDRIS, Autocad Map and World, Arc otics, estrogens, endocrine disrupting chemicals and View, and other software packages are available for in- pharmaceuticals in water and sewage treatment; 2) struction and research. Applications of GIS and Remote phytoremediation technology; 3) indoor air pollution; 4) Sensing Technology which are stressed include site control of heavy metals in natural and engineering characterization and selection, geologic hazards map- treatment systems; 5) control of mercury and other ping and terrain analysis. metals in fly ash; 6) innovative sewage treatment tech- nologies; 7) fundamental chemistry and biology; and 8) Geology and Geophysics analytical methods development and validation. Graduate and undergraduate research is conduct- The Geology and Geophysics program is offered in ed primarily in the Environmental Research Center for the Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering. Emerging Contaminants (ERCEC) located in Butler Carl- Graduate work in geology and geophysics is of- ton Hall and elsewhere on campus. The environmental fered at both the master of science and doctoral levels. engineering laboratories used for teaching and research Programs are designed to provide you with an under- total more than 14,000 square feet. The ERCEC pro- standing of the fundamentals and principles of geology, vides state-of-the-art instruments (e.g., GC, HPLC, AA, geochemistry, and geophysics. Research investigations TOC, spectrophotometers, respirometers, etc.) and fa- comprise a significant part of each program, and at the cilities. Additionally, excellent computing facilities are doctoral level an original contribution to the science is available to students in the research labs and comput- required. ing centers. Faculty in the Environmental Engineering The department offers a single program and de- Program collaborate extensively with faculty and re- gree in geology and geophysics. The department also searchers from other departments, in the ERCEC at UM- offers five emphasis areas 1) geology, 2) geochemistry, Rolla and elsewhere. 3) geophysics, and 4) groundwater environmental geol- ogy, and 5) petroleum geology. Geological Engineering In geology and geochemistry, opportunities for research at both the M.S. and Ph.D. levels are available The Geological Engineering program is offered in in mining geology, petroleum geology, stratigraphy and the Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering. sedimentation, geochemistry, clay mineralogy, ore mi- Geological engineering is the application of the croscopy, process mineralogy, structural geology, ig- knowledge and principles of geology to the solution of neous and metamorphic petrology, and volcanology. problems in engineering practice. These applications in- In geophysics, opportunities for research at both clude the evaluation of geological conditions for envi- the M.S. and Ph.D. levels are available in the areas of ronmental protection studies, for groundwater resource reflection seismology, theoretical seismology, geophys- and pollution investigations, for mineral and energy de- ical data analysis, gravity, magnetics, and the theory velopment, for site selection of civil works facilities and and practice of electrical methods of measuring the re- for land use and environmental impact analysis. sponse of the earth to applied electrical and magnetic The geological engineering laboratories are well fields. equipped for research relating to physical and hydraulic The study of the earth and other planets includes properties of rock, groundwater hydrology, remote all areas of scientific inquiry. To work effectively in so sensing, and geographic information systems. Comput- broad a discipline requires considerable depth and er applications are emphasized, and the department has breadth of understanding of physical principles and ad- a laboratory equipped with a variety of personal com- vanced proficiency in mathematics, particularly for puter equipment for student use. A groundwater hy- those students contemplating advanced studies in geo- drology laboratory is equipped to conduct research in physics. A thorough undergraduate training in an earth subsurface fluid flow and computer facilities are avail- or physical science is ordinarily regarded as necessary able for the modeling of flow through porous media. prerequisite for advanced study in geology or geo- The geotechnical laboratory houses equipment to physics. conduct basic soil and rock testing, including shear and Earth sciences have been an integral part of the compressive strength, durability, consolidation, perme- university since its founding. The department has a long ability, and basic physical properties. Field equipment is and proud history of faculty and students who have con- available to conduct strength and permeability testing, tributed to the advancement of the science and to min- advance shallow exploratory boreholes, measure water eral exploration. The university was formerly the Uni- levels and water quality parameters. versity of Missouri School of Materials, Energy, and Recent research projects utilizing this laboratory Earth Resources. Because of the school’s tradition and have evaluated slope stability and novel slope stabiliza- location near the Missouri Lead District the emphasis of tion methods, measured the long-terms effects of the department has been in hard rock exploration. While Geotechnics/History/Information Science and Technology — 67 still maintaining its traditional role in hard rock mining, the University of Missouri – St. Louis to offer a Master of the department has expanded to include geochemistry, Arts in History. A maximum of 12 graduate semester geophysics, and soft rock geology. Our graduates find hours may be taken at UMR (with no more than 9 cred- employment in both the mining and petroleum indus- it hours at the 300 level). When the student applies to tries. It is our intention to provide the student with a UMSL, he/she should provide three letters of recom- sufficiently diverse and complete education that he or mendation and the GRE score. she may seek employment in any area of the earth sci- ences. Information Science and The department has a wide variety of equipment for research and exploration in geology, geochemistry, Technology and geophysics. In addition to the facilities of the department, the Missouri State Geological Survey, and The School of Management and Information Sys- the U.S. Geological Survey’s mid-continent mapping di- tems offers an M.S. degree program in Information Sci- vision are also located in Rolla. Cooperative research ence and Technology (IST). Information technology has with other departments within the university or other transformed every aspect of our economy and society. campuses of the University of Missouri may be under- Rapid spread of the technology has generated the need taken by our faculty and graduate students. For exam- for highly trained professionals to implement and main- ple, students interested in remote sensing may work tain information systems. The M.S. in Information Sci- with the departments of geological engineering or elec- ence and Technology is designed to educate students in trical engineering, both of which have image processing the design, development, and successful application of systems. Interaction with mining engineering, metallur- information systems in organizations. gy, and various other departments is routine. Coopera- Also offered are two graduate certificates. Hu- tive programs are also undertaken with local mining man-Computer Interaction and Enterprise Resource companies, petroleum companies, or other industries Planning are for students who wish to specialize and for using the skills and techniques of the earth scientist. working professionals who want to stay ahead of rapid- Thus, your research interests need not fall entirely with- ly changing technology. Each Graduate Certificate pro- in the interests of our faculty or within the bounds of the gram consists of a four-course sequence from existing equipment directly available within the department. graduate-level courses. Certificate credits earned by Although degree level is not a requirement for students admitted to the M.S. program will count to- professional practice in geology or geophysics, the B.S. ward their master’s degree. Students admitted just to should usually be considered a preparatory, the M.S. the Certificate program will have non-matriculated sta- should be considered the professional degree, and the tus. However, if they complete the four-course sequence Ph.D. should be sought by candidates interested in a ca- with a grade of “B” or better in each of the courses tak- reer in teaching or research. The M.S. degree is grant- en, they will be admitted to the M.S. program if they so ed with the thesis option only. A qualifying examination choose. is required of all Ph.D. students within the first semes- The faculty is active in studying the design and ter of residency or, preferably, prior to registration. For application of the web and has external support for re- students whose native language is not English, a mini- search. Research experiences are integrated into the mum score of 550 on the standard Test of English as a classroom experience. Specially equipped research lab- Foreign Language is generally required for admission. oratories are available to support studies in human- computer interaction and experiments with computer networks, as are general purpose computing laborato- Geotechnics ries that are available to all students. A large number of The University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) is one of computing languages and special-purpose software the top geotechnology schools in the country. Geotech- tools are available on various platforms. While instruc- nical Engineering is one of the Missions of UMR, and has tion and research are on the leading edge of information been recognized by receiving Mission Enhancement systems, the School endeavors to keep class sizes small Funding from the State of Missouri for this purpose. to facilitate student and faculty interactions. UMR is now pioneering a web based masters of engi- neering degree in Geotechnics. The upward mobility of Admission Requirements professionals in the field requires advanced degrees, In addition to those requirements stated in the but not all are willing or able to take an extended leave section of this catalog devoted to Admission and Pro- of absence to attend UMR. Web based education will al- gram Procedures, the School of Management and Infor- low students to continue their work, while taking virtu- mation Systems has additional requirements for the al classes at their convenience. M.S. in Information Science and Technology (thesis or Contact information see [email protected] or visit nonthesis): our website at http://www.umr.edu/~gtech . • Complete the general portion of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) with a minimum Verbal Score of 370, Quantitative Score of 600, and An- History alytical Score of 3.5 - OR - Complete the Gradu- The department of History has entered into a co- ate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) with a operative agreement with the Department of History of minimum Total Score of 500 and a minimum 25th 68 — Manufacturing Engineering

percentile score for each of the Verbal, Quantita- working professionals who want to stay ahead of rapid- tive, and Analytical Writing Scores ly changing technology. The Graduate Certificate Pro- • A minimum TOEFL score of 230 for those students gram consists of a four-course sequence from existing not speaking English as their native language. graduate-level courses. While the students admitted to • An undergraduate GPA of 3.0/4.0 or better over the Certificate Program will have non-matriculated sta- the last 2 years or successful completion of 12 tus, if they complete the four-course sequence with a graduate hours in IST as a Conditional Graduate grade of “B” or better in each of the courses taken, they Student at UMR, with at least a 3.0 GPA. will be admitted to the M.S. program if they so choose. • Content of the following courses: The Certificate credits taken by students admitted to the • Programming Language (IST 51/CSc 53) M.S. program will count toward their master’s degree. • Data Structures (IST 151/CSc 153) The MS program is a research-oriented degree • Information Systems (IST 141) where the courses supplement the thesis research. The • Computer Architecture (IST 231) MEng program is designed such that the course selec- • Calculus tion is flexible and the student is allowed to take cours- • Statistics es pertaining to his or her area of interest. A practice- orientated project is required by the MEng program, Degree Requirements which provides an opportunity for the student to partic- M.S. with Thesis: The M.S. degree with thesis re- ipate in a practical project related to a manufacturing quires the completion of 24 hours of graduate course process. The MEng program is structured so that work (a minimum of 6 at the 400 level), 6 hours of re- individuals, such as working engineers, who wish to search (IST 490), and the successful completion and improve their knowledge and skills can complete their defense of a research thesis. degree in one year. M.S. without Thesis: The M.S. degree without the- The basic admission requirements include 1) B.S. sis requires the completion of 30 hours of graduate degree in engineering; and 2) Ranked in upper third of course work (a minimum of 9 at the 400 level). undergraduate class OR a GPA greater than 3.0/4.0. The following core courses are required of all M.S. The following test scores are required: students in Information Science and Technology. These • A Minimum GRE verbal plus quantitative score courses are designated to insure that all IST masters of 1100 and a minimum analytical score of 3.5 students study the four information systems perspec- are required. tives of web design, human perception, application im- • For those not speaking English as their native plementation, and organizational systems. language, a TOEFL score of 230 computer • IST 336 Internet Computing based or 570 paper based is required. • IST 385 Human Computer Interaction/Psych 314 The MS program requires 30 credit hours and a Human-Computer Interaction thesis: 12 credit hours from the Manufacturing Core Ar- • IST 361/Information Systems Project Manage- eas; 6 credit hours of 400 level courses in manufactur- ment ing; 3 credit hours of approved Mathematics/Computer • IST 351 Leadership in Technology-Based Organi- Science or any suggested manufacturing courses, 6 zations credit hours for thesis research, and 3 credit hours of graduate courses in manufacturing. The MEng Program Financial Assistance requires 30 credit hours and a practice – oriented proj- Financial assistance is available to graduate stu- ect. The course requirements include 12 credit hours dents in the form of assistantships and fellowships. from the Manufacturing Core Areas, 6 credit hours of Research opportunities for advanced students exist. For 400 level courses in manufacturing; 3 credit hours of applications forms, contact the graduate coordinator. approved Mathematics/Computer Science or any sug- gested manufacturing courses, 3 credit hours for work Additional Information related to the practice oriented project, and 6 credit Visit the School's web page at: http:// hours of graduate courses in manufacturing. The prac- www.umr.edu/~smis or contact us at 573-341-4482 or tice orientated project is defined by the student and ac- email us at: [email protected] ademic advisor. At the end of the project experience the student should demonstrate not only the proficiency of Manufacturing Engineering operating certain manufacturing processes, but also the capability to improve the process. At the end of the The UMR Manufacturing Engineering Education MEng program, a presentation and a report document- Program offers the interdisciplinary Master of Science ing the practice oriented projects are required. For both (MS) and Master of Engineering (MEng) degrees on programs, at most 6 credit hours of two hundred level campus or through distance learning via the internet. classes can be completed in the degree. Both degree programs are intended for a student with a For both programs, each student must take at BS degree in engineering to learn about modern manu- least one course from each of the core areas in manu- facturing technologies involving computers and au- facturing engineering during his or her first two semes- tomation. Also offered are two graduate manufacturing ters of graduate work. The core requirements may be engineering certificate programs. Manufacturing Sys- deemed satisfied if a student has already taken a core tems and CAD/CAM & Rapid Product Realization are for course as a technical elective in his or her undergradu- Materials Science and Engineering— 69 ate program, thus allowing more freedom in the selec- Engineering Design tion of other courses. The related courses in Manufac- Area II: ME 308-Rapid Product Design and turing Core Areas are selected and offered from various Optimization; EMgt 354/ME 357-Integrated Product departments. The Manufacturing Core Areas include: and Process Design • Materials and Manufacturing Processes Area III • Process, Assembly and Product Engineering • Manufacturing Competitiveness ME 459-Advanced Topics in Design and Manufacturing • Manufacturing System Design Area IV. Select one from the following courses: The Graduate committee for each student in the AE/EMgt/ME-301 Probabilistic Engineering Design; ME interdisciplinary degree program will consist of three 356-Design for Manufacture faculty of which at least two must be from the Manufac- turing Education Committee (MEC). The major advisor Manufacturing Systems Certificate should also be a member of the Manufacturing Educa- Four course sequence, one each from the four core tion Committee. MEC is formed by over 40 faculty mem- areas listed below: bers from various departments, such as Basic Engineer- ing, Ceramic Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Course I-Materials and Manufacturing Processes Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineer- ME 382-Introduction to Composite Materials & ing, Engineering Management, Mechanical and Aero- Structures; Mt Eng 305-Nondestructive Testing; Mt Eng space Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, and Min- 307-Metals Casting ing Engineering. For details regarding the application, Course II-Process, Assembly and Product curriculum, courses in Manufacturing Core Areas, and Engineering MEC faculty, you may also wish to explore the program’s EMgt 345/ME 357-Integrated product Design; ME 308- web page at: http://www.umr.edu/~mfge/. Some ex- Rapid Product Design and Optimization; ME 363- amples of research areas in which you can specialize in- Computer Applications in Mechanical Engineering clude: Design • Design for Manufacturing/Assembly Course III-Manufacturing Competitiveness • CAD/CAM/CIM • Product/Process Development EMgt 309-Six Sigma; AE/ME 301 Probabilistic • Manufacturing Management Engineering Design; EMgt 364-Value Analysis; EMgt • Manufacturing Processes 372-Production Planning and Scheduling; EMgt 385- • Manufacturing Materials Statistical Process Control; EMgt 472-Lean • Lean Manufacturing Manufacturing • Rapid Product Realization Course IV-Manufacturing Systems Design • Programmable Controllers ME 356-Design for Manufacture; EMgt 334-Computer • Assembly & Automation Integrated Manufacturing Systems; ME 355- • Manufacturing Plant Layout Automation in Manufacturing; ME 459-Advance Topics • Jig, Fixture & Tool Design in Design and Manufacturing • CNC machining • Environmentally Friendly Manufacturing • Product Quality Control Materials Science and This is a truly interdisciplinary program, which will provide you with a variety of options in manufacturing. Engineering The existing laboratories which can be used in this The Materials Science and Engineering department proposed program include Computer Integrated Manu- offers a variety of educational and research opportunities facturing Lab (CIM lab), Agile Manufacturing and Auto- for graduate study including degree programs in materi- mated Inspection Lab (AMAIL), Rapid Prototyping Lab, als science and engineering, ceramic engineering, met- Laser Aided Manufacturing Processes (LAMP) Lab, Aug- allurgical engineering, and biomaterials. The department mented Reality Lab, High Pressure Waterjet Lab, Sus- offers the following degrees: M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials tainable Design Lab, Laser Welding Lab, Composite Science and Engineering, M.S. and Ph.D. in Ceramic En- Manufacturing Lab, Computer Vision Lab, Lab for Indus- gineering, M.S. and Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering, trial Automation and Flexible Machining, Automated PC and M.S. in Biomaterials. Further information regarding Board Milling Machine, Foundry to Melt and Cast Ferrous these degree programs may be found below and under and Non-ferrous Alloys, Intelligent Control of Machining the individual degree programs within this catalog. Lab and Digital Image and Signal Processing Lab. The requirement for entry into one of these pro- grams includes a baccalaureate degree in materials sci- Graduate Certificates ence or engineering, ceramic engineering or science, glass science or technology, or metallurgical science or CAD/CAM & Rapid Product Realization Certificate engineering. A baccalaureate degree in physics, chem- One each from the four core areas in the Manufacturing istry, biological sciences, chemical engineering, or relat- Engineering program as outlined below: ed discipline is also acceptable. Area I: ME 363-Computer Applications in Mechanical In the areas of glass, ceramic, and biomaterials, the Department carries out research in electronic ce- 70 — Materials Science and Engineering ramics, high temperature materials, structural ceramics, ment are either Senior Research Investigators or Re- composites, ceramic processing, laser glasses, and nu- search Investigators in this nationally recognized center. clear waste encapsulation glasses. Fundamental and ap- Facilities available within the MRC to support graduate plied interests include structure and its relation to the research include electron microscopy, thermal analysis, properties of ceramics and glasses; defect chemistry, Auger Electron Spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, together thermochemistry, and phase equilibria; electrical, dielec- with grazing incidence for film analysis, among others. tric, optical, thermal and mechanical properties of ce- Extensive capabilities for materials coatings, preparation ramics; ceramic-ceramic, ceramic-metal, and ceramic- and analysis are also available. polymer composites; compositional effects on the optical The Department is home to the Electronic Materi- properties and chemical corrosion of glass; glasses for als Applied Research Center (EMARC), a state/industry/ nuclear waste disposal; solid oxide fuel cells; electrically university research and development center whose main conducting and dielectric ceramics; high temperature activities include the development of new ceramic and superconducting ceramics; ferroelectric ceramics; glass- polymer materials as well as associated processing es and ceramics for biomedical applications such as drug methods for emerging technologies in fuel cells, oxygen delivery and medical implants; and processing, forming, permeable membranes, piezoelectric sensors, actuators, and microstructure control of structural and functional and emitters, and thin film structures and devices. ceramics. The Department has extensive facilities for The Department is a participating institution in an the synthesis, forming, and fabrication of ceramics and NSF-sponsored Center for Dielectric Studies at the Penn- glasses, as well as for the detailed characterization of the sylvania State University. Dielectric ceramics for high en- electrical, dielectric, and optical properties of ceramics. ergy density applications form a major focus of the de- A mechanical testing laboratory is available for charac- partment's research activities in this center. terizing mechanical properties under controlled temper- The department is also a participating site in the ature and atmospheric conditions. NSF/industry/university Center for Glass Research at Al- In the areas of metallurgical science and engineer- fred University. Faculty and students have research proj- ing, the Department carries out research in physical and ects to characterize the performance of refractory mate- mechanical metallurgy, extractive metallurgy, metals rials used by the glass industry, to develop sensors to casting, joining and forming, and manufacturing metal- monitor the glass melting environments, and to under- lurgy. Additional research activities include friction stir stand structure-property relationships for different glass welding and adaptations known as friction stir process- compositions. ing. Interdisciplinary research opportunities are also Degree Requirements available in other areas of specialization through collab- M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are offered in Materials orations with faculty members in other engineering and Science and Engineering. Students may apply for either science departments on campus. The department degree and may be admitted directly to the Ph.D. pro- foundry has research facilities for green sand casting, gram upon approval (i.e., there is no M.S. requirement). centrifugal casting, lost foam casting, and permanent Depending upon their intended career path, students mold casting, together with a variety of metal joining may be encouraged to pursue one of the MSE graduate processes. Principal research interests include metal degrees or other degree programs noted above. deposition, high temperature and intermetallic com- The total number of hours required for the M.S. in pounds, powder metallurgy, plasma spray deposition, Materials Science and Engineering is 30. The M.S. with thermodynamics and kinetics of pyrometallurgical and thesis is oriented toward the completion of a research electrometallurgical processes, environmental aspects of project and the degree requirements are: 18 hours of metal manufacturing, and treatment of metals industry course work and 12 hours of research. It is recommend- wastes. Capabilities for research in these areas include ed that the student complete the core courses offered by pilot plant facilities for pyrometallurgy, an apparatus for the department including MSE 421, 422 and 423, which studying mixing in reactors, a vacuum induction furnace, are graduate level crystallography, thermodynamics and a plasma smelting furnace, and a metal atomizing pilot kinetics. At least 6 hours of course work must be 400 lev- plant. el lectures. It is recommended that six additional hours In the area of biomaterials the department offers be completed outside of the department. The other an interdisciplinary program involving faculty from sev- courses are chosen with the approval of the advisor. eral academic departments such as Materials Science For the non-thesis M.S. degree in Materials Sci- and Engineering, Biological Sciences, and Mechanical ence and Engineering, 30 hours of course work must be Engineering with a focus on biomaterials and tissue en- completed with a minimum of 12 hours at the 400 level. gineering for biomedical applications. Emphasis areas The total number of hours required for the Ph.D. within the programs include the synthesis and charac- degree in Materials Science and Engineering is 72. Ph.D. terization of novel biomaterials, the design and fabrica- students are required to complete the three core cours- tion of scaffolds for tissue engineering of biological tis- es, MSE 421, 422, and 423. To advance to the Ph.D. can- sues, interactions of biomaterials with living systems, didacy, the student must take and pass a qualifying and tissue-engineered restoration of biological tissues. exam. This must be taken at the end of the second or The Department also has a strong affiliation with during the third semester after entering the graduate the Graduate Center for Materials Research at UMR, program. Students must also take and pass the com- which houses major instrumentation for materials char- prehensive exam in accordance with UMR rules. acterization. Faculty members within the MSE Depart- Mathematics and Statistics/Mechanical Engineering — 71

about these opportunities may be obtained from the de- Mathematics and Statistics partment chair or the director of graduate studies. The Department of Mathematics and Statistics of- Additional information is available electronically at: fers programs leading to the M.S. in applied mathemat- www.umr.edu/~mathstat/. ics, either with or without a thesis, the Master of Science The department faculty and graduate for Teachers degree, and the Ph.D. in mathematics. The students along with graduate instruction and research M.S. in applied mathematics and the Ph.D. in mathe- activities are housed in the Rolla Building. The Rolla matics can be pursued with either a mathematics or a Building, erected 1871, was the original home of the Uni- statistics emphasis. The M.S. is recommended, but not versity of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy. required, as a prerequisite, for the Ph.D. If you intend to pursue the doctorate without obtaining a master’s de- Mechanical Engineering gree, 32 hours of graduate credit are required before you may register as a doctoral candidate. These hours should The Mechanical Engineering Program in the De- be selected so that you will have obtained an introduc- partment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of- tion to modern and linear algebra, analysis, statistics fers comprehensive graduate education in a number of and topology if selecting the mathematics emphasis, and areas. The principal areas include: dynamics and con- to linear algebra, probability mathematical statistics, and trols; heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC); statistical inference if choosing the statistics emphasis, manufacturing; materials and structures; mechanical by the end of your first year of graduate study. design; and thermal and fluid systems. A great variety The program for the M.S. degree without a thesis of interdisciplinary programs meeting specific objectives must include at least 33 hours of graduate credit, nine are available. The Mechanical Engineering Program of- hours of which must be lecture courses at the 400-level. fers the master of science, doctor of philosophy, and For the M.S. degree with thesis, the program must in- doctor of engineering degrees. clude at least 30 hours of graduate credit, at least six The master of science thesis program consists of hours of which must be lecture courses at the 400-level a minimum of 30 semester hours, normally including 24 and six or more hours of which must be Graduate Re- hours of course work with nine hours from the mechan- search, MATH or STAT 490. Candidates in a non-thesis ical engineering core curriculum and at least six hours program must pass a final comprehensive examination in mathematics and/or computer science. At least six while candidates in a thesis program must pass an oral credit hours of 400-level course work must be from the thesis defense. All M.S. candidates are encouraged to in- major field of study. In addition, a thesis from research clude in their program courses in engineering and sci- that is equivalent to at least six credit hours in a major ence which are closely related to their research in math- area must be prepared. A master of science non-thesis ematics or statistics. For those intending to terminate program consists of a minimum of 30 semester hours, study at the M.S. level, specializations supporting spe- including at least 21 hours of course work within the de- cific career goals are possible. partment, of which six hours must be from two me- The Master of Science for Teachers program is pri- chanical engineering areas in the mechanical engineer- marily designed for secondary school teachers in the ing core curriculum, and at least six hours from outside physical sciences and mathematics. The program of the department. At least nine credit hours of 400-level study must include at least 32 hours of courses num- course work must be from the major field of study. bered above 200 in science and mathematics, three The mechanical engineering core curriculum con- hours of which must be at the 400-level. Candidates sists of six areas: fluid mechanics; manufacturing; ma- must pass a final comprehensive examination. terials and structures; mathematics; mechanics and A program for the Ph.D. degree includes about 30 system design; and thermal science. hours of breadth in graduate level mathematics and sta- A candidate for the degree of doctor of engineer- tistics, about 30 hours of courses in or outside of the de- ing must complete the equivalent of three years (six se- partment representing a field of specialization, and mesters) of full-time work beyond the bachelor's degree about 30 hours devoted to the dissertation. The specific for a total of at least 90 semester hours. The six se- program for a candidate is designed jointly by the candi- mesters must include a minimum of two semesters in date and the candidate’s advisory committee. A qualify- residence at Rolla with a graduate registration of at least ing examination, usually taken soon after completion of 12 hours per semester. At least two semesters above the M.S. degree or equivalent course work, is required. the M.S. must be in residence at Rolla with a registra- A reading knowledge of one modern foreign language, tion of at least six hours per semester. The course work typically either French, German, or Russian, is required. must be directed toward two major engineering areas At times approved by the advisory committee, candi- plus one area from the physical sciences, mathematics, dates must pass both written and oral comprehensive or another field of engineering. In addition, a non-tech- examinations. These examinations may cover courses nical group of courses of 9 to 12 hours is required. The outside the department. The dissertation is expected to formal course work is expected to consist of at least 65 represent original research and to meet the standard or- hours (the average is 72 hours). In addition to the for- dinarily required for publication in one of the journals de- mal course work, the candidate is expected to complete voted to reporting research in the selected field. an internship with an industrial organization. This in- Fellowships and graduate assistantships are avail- ternship will consist of a minimum of one year of able to well qualified applicants. Detailed information planned and approved high-level engineering experi- 72 — Metallurgical Engineering ence. At the end of the internship period, the candidate laboratory, augmented reality laboratory, composite will prepare a dissertation which will earn from 18 to 25 materials manufacturing and characterization laborato- hours credit and will be included in the total of 90 hours ry, computational radiative transfer laboratory, convec- for the degree of doctor of engineering. tion heat transfer laboratory, electromechanical trans- A student pursuing the doctor of philosophy de- ducer development laboratory, environmental control gree normally follows a program of 90 semester hours group laboratory, fluid dynamics and combustion labo- beyond the B.S. degree or 60 semester hours beyond ratories, internal combustion engine and spray labora- the M.S. degree. For those with M.S. degree, the 60 tories, laboratory for industrial automation and flexible hours will consist of 24 hours of course work and 36 manufacturing, laser-based manufacturing laboratory, hours of thesis research. The Ph.D. course work must rapid prototyping laboratory, radiative heat transfer lab- satisfy the departmental core course requirements for oratory, robotics laboratory, structural health monitor- the M.S. degree. For the 24 hours of course work, a ing laboratory and welding laboratory. minimum of 12 hours must be completed within the de- A Graduate Certificate is offered within the de- partment and at least three credit hours of mathemat- partment of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. ics/statistics. At least nine credit hours of course work Engineering Mechanics Graduate Certificate must be at the 400-level in the major field of study. In Choose a total of 12 credit hours from the follow- addition to these course requirements, a candidate ing courses: must prepare a dissertation based on analytical and/or ME 311 Intro to Continuum Mechanics experimental research in a major area. This research AE/ME 322 Intro to Solid Mechanics must be equivalent to a minimum of 36 hours beyond AE/ME 334 Theory of Stability the M.S. degree. AE/ME 336 Fracture Mechanics There are no foreign language requirements for AE 344/ME 338 Fatigue Analysis the master of science, doctor of engineering and doctor AE 311/ME 382 Intro to Comp Mat & Structures of philosophy degrees in mechanical engineering. How- ME 430 Theory of Plates ever, a reading knowledge of one foreign language, Ger- ME 432 Theory of Shells man, French or Russian, may be required for the doctor AE/ME 484 Mech of Laminated Comp Structures of philosophy degree if the candidate's advisory com- AE 485/ME 485 Mech of Composite Materials mittee feels that it is necessary. A candidate for the degree of doctor of philosophy Metallurgical Engineering must pass a qualifying examination. The qualifying ex- amination consists of taking a minimum of nine credit The metallurgical engineering program in the De- hours of approved graduate course work at the 300- and partment of Materials Science & Engineering offers com- 400-level, including six hours in the major field, of prehensive graduate education in a number of areas in- which three hours must be at the 400-level, and three cluding physical and mechanical metallurgy, extractive hours of mathematics/statistics. To pass the qualifying metallurgy, metals casting, joining and forming, and examination, a student must have obtained a grade of manufacturing metallurgy. Additional research opportu- B or better for all the courses with a GPA of at least nities include friction stir welding and friction stir pro- 3.25. cessing. Further information on these opportunities and The comprehensive examination and the final ex- facilities available to carry out research in metallurgical amination, consisting of the dissertation defense, are engineering may be found under Materials Science & conducted according to the rules of the Graduate Facul- Engineering. ty, School of Engineering, and the department. The Degree Requirements: Graduate Faculty has residency requirements which M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are offered in Metallurgi- must be satisfied by all doctoral students. cal Engineering. Recognizing the educational value of Some examples of research areas a candidate research, most metallurgical engineering M.S. degree could specialize in are: acoustics; combustion and I. C. candidates complete a thesis program. Non-thesis ex- engines; computational fluid dynamics; computer-aided ceptions may be granted in special circumstances. design; design methodology; dynamics and controls; The total number of hours required for the M.S. in heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (environmental Metallurgical Engineering is 30. A minimum of 6 hours control); heat transfer; laser-aided manufacturing; 400 level lectures and a minimum of 11 hours graduate manufacturing and machining processes; materials and research on the UMR campus are required. A maximum structures; mechanisms and robotics; mechatronics; of 6 hours 200 level lectures may be accepted. micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS); thermal-flu- The minimum number of hours (beyond the bach- id and energy systems; tribology; virtual reality and elor's degree) required for the Ph.D. in Metallurgical En- rapid prototyping. gineering is 72. At least 12 hours of course work out- The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace En- side metallurgy is recommended, a minimum of 24 gineering has many well-equipped laboratories that are hours will be dissertation research, and a minimum of located in the Mechanical Engineering Building and Me- 24 hours must be course work. Students will also be re- chanical Engineering Annex on the main campus, and a quired to take and pass qualifying and comprehensive subsonic-flow laboratory in an off-campus facility. Some exams in accordance with UMR rules. of the specially equipped laboratories on campus in- clude: aerospace flow laboratory; advanced machining Mining Engineering/Nuclear Engineering — 73

you should hold a B.S. degree in some branch of engi- Mining Engineering neering or physical science. The master’s degree pro- Mining engineers design and operate those sys- gram is designed to provide you with competence in de- tems that convert the potential wealth of the earth's signing nuclear energy systems and learning their crust to the resources upon which humanity depends. A operation based upon your scientific and engineering Master of Science, Master of Engineering, Doctor of Phi- background. Competence in at least one supporting losophy, and Doctor of Engineering degree may be pur- area (usually your undergraduate major, if other than sued in mining engineering, focusing on nearly any as- nuclear engineering) is required. You may choose an pect of the minerals industry including mining methods, M.S. with or without thesis each requiring 30 hours. mine planning, rock mechanics, explosives, mine sys- Research areas in which you can specialize are: tems analysis, mine plant, mine operations, mine health • reactor design and safety, mine ventilation, coal preparation, mining • reactor safety economics, and environmental aspects of mining. For • thermal hydraulics the M.S., Ph.D., and D.Eng. degree, the department re- • radiation effects quires completion of at least one course in rock me- • radiation protection chanics and one course in mathematics beyond calcu- • radiation transport and shielding lus. The M.E. degree is distance education-based and • space nuclear power requires a problem report or design project rather than • materials for nuclear applications a thesis. • fuel cycle Research is greatly enhanced by our laboratories, • radioactive waste management which are equipped for conveniently and thoroughly • applications of radioisotopes conducting graduate level research. They are located in • health physics McNutt Hall on campus as well as at the Rock Mechan- • radiation dosimetry ics and Explosives Research Center and the Experimen- tal Mine, which are on university property a short dis- In the Ph.D. program, you must complete a re- tance southwest of the campus. search project and write a dissertation of sufficient cal- The practical applications of mining engineering iber to demonstrate your capacity to conduct original re- are an integral part of the overall instruction leading to search, to analyze the results critically, and to develop improved, well-designed underground and open pit sound conclusions. The dissertation should represent mining operations, including subsystems. The coal original research acceptable for publication in a refereed preparation laboratory is equipped to investigate the journal. Our department has the following laboratory physical and chemical properties of coal for their effects facilities. on mining processes, beneficiation, utilization of the Nuclear Reactor product, and valuations of coal properties. A mine ven- A 200 kW pool-type reactor has been operating tilation laboratory provides facilities for detailed studies since 1961. It has a beam port, a thermal column, and of airflow and air distribution. The rock mechanics labo- pneumatic transfer tubes. The reactor was refueled with ratory offers modern facilities for the mechanical testing low enriched uranium in the summer of 1992. The reac- of rocks by universal testing machines, direct shear ap- tor is used for reactivity experiments, neutron activation paratus, and various nondestructive techniques. So- analysis, radiation damage studies, and materials pro- phisticated computer models for rock mechanics studies cessing. The reactor facility is equipped with state of the are also available. A state-of-the-art Computer Learning art detection instruments and associated electronics for Center supports graduate studies, and a broad suite of neutron activation analysis. The facility also hosts new mining-related software applications is available. initiatives in remote monitoring applications for nuclear The experimental mine has more than 1,500 lin- installations and reactor robotics applications. ear feet of horizontal underground passages with two Radiation Measurements Laboratory adits and four vertical shafts. Adjacent to it are two The laboratory is equipped with modern radiation quarries. The mine plant has power, compressed air, wa- detection and analysis equipment. The students learn to ter supply, track haulage, and much other mining detect, measure and analyze various forms of radiation equipment necessary for a research project. A high energy spectra. capacity fan provides air for the mine during its opera- tion and actual underground mine conditions for airflow Nuclear Materials Laboratory studies. A portion of the ventilation laboratory, located The facilities of the Graduate Center for Materials on the surface, contains modern equipment for mine Research, and metallurgical engineering and nuclear gas detection, dust analysis, air conditioning, and fan engineering departments are also available for nuclear performance studies. This facility is also used for hands- materials-related research. These facilities include in- on research and various engineering studies. struments such as scanning electron microscope, a 300 keV EM-340 Phillips transmission electron microscope, an atomic absorption spectrometer, and a quadruple Nuclear Engineering mass spectrometer. The Nuclear Engineering Program offers the mas- Computer Laboratory ter of science, the doctor of engineering, and the doctor You will have the opportunity to use large com- of philosophy degrees. To enter our graduate program, puter codes commonly used in the nuclear industry for 74 — Petroleum Engineering/Physics reactor core design, radiation transport, and thermal supported on Teaching Assistantships, and teach in the hydraulics analysis. The nuclear engineering depart- introductory physics laboratory. Thereafter, they are ment maintains an excellent laboratory with IBM com- usually supported as Research Assistants on external patible and Macintosh personal computers, and work- research grants. stations. Entering graduate students usually have a physics Thermal-Fluid Sciences Laboratory undergraduate degree; however inquiries from students This new lab is dedicated to investigating the fun- with other technical degrees and a good mathematics damental dynamics of single phase and dispersed two- background are encouraged, since the program allows phase flows and heat transfer of energy systems, in- minor background deficiencies to be made up. cluding nuclear energy systems. In particular, the lab Each student's graduate degree program is de- utilizes and develops measurement techniques called signed around a set of core graduate courses: classical particle image velocimetry (PIV) and Ultrasound mechanics, quantum mechanics, electricity and mag- Doppler velocimetry (UDV). The lab is also exploring ap- netism, statistical mechanics, and graduate physics plication of UDV to bioengineering. electives, such as mathematical physics, solid state Two-phase Flow and Thermal-Hydraulics Labora- physics, quantum statistical mechanics, atomic colli- tory (TFTL) sions, subatomic physics, and laser physics. In their The Nuclear Engineering TFTL is designed to per- second year, Ph.D. students take a qualifying examina- form both fundamental and advanced two-phase flow tion based on the material taken from the core courses. experiments simulating prototypic nuclear reactor con- Details of the program and course offerings may be ob- ditions. The TFTL is equipped with state-of-the-art in- tained by calling 573-341-4702, or emailing the depart- strumentation such as a micro multi-sensor conductivi- ment chairman at [email protected]. Additional ty probe, a high-speed digital motion-corder, various information may also be found on the department's web flow measurement devices, and a data acquisition sys- page at http://campus.umr.edu/physics/. tem and software. Topics of research studied in the The department's research emphasis includes TFTL include advanced two-phase flow modeling, two- both fundamental and applied studies in three areas of phase flow characterization in a various flow channel physics: condensed matter, solid state, and materials geometry, air-water two-phase bubble jet experiment, physics; cloud, aerosol and environmental physics, and secondary flow analysis in liquid film flow, and develop- atomic, molecular, and optical physics. Experimental ment of two-phase flow instrumentation. and theoretical research opportunities are available for study in each of these areas. Following their core coursework, graduate students in the department are Petroleum Engineering able to work with faculty on a wide range of problems, The Petroleum Engineering Program is offered in including the characterization of magnetic materials, the Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering. predicting the properties of quantum and classical Petroleum Engineering specializes in drilling phase transitions, probing laser excited atomic states, analysis, formation evaluation, production optimization, establishing the structure and properties of atmospher- reservoir mechanics, oil recovery methods, computer ic aerosols, investigating electron transport in polymers, applications, and the mathematical modeling of petrole- determining electron-atom scattering events, charac- um reservoirs, and drilling systems. terizing the particulate in rocket engine exhaust, ex- The petroleum engineering laboratories contain ploring the spin properties of thin magnetic films, modern equipment designed to study the many prob- computing the electronic structure of new materials, lems encountered in oil and gas production. These measuring and imaging ion-atom collisions, problems include: determination and interrelation of investigating water and sulfuric acids cluster interac- chemical and physical properties of petroleum and pe- tions, analyzing and characterizing nanostructures on troleum products, analysis of oil well cores and inter- surfaces, ascertaining the properties of charged parti- pretation of core analysis, determination of physical cles and atoms, and studying the nucleation of vapors properties of reservoir fluids, measurement of fluid into droplets. flows, and formulation of specialized drilling fluids. The research and computing laboratories of the Laboratory facilities are available for research in Physics Department are recently renovated and are oil recovery. A modern computer laboratory is used for continuously being updated. Most of these facilities are both class work and research. in the main Physics Building, but several research stud- ies are being carried out in cloud and aerosol laborato- ries housed in Norwood Hall. Several faculty working on Physics condensed matter projects make use of extensive in- The Department of Physics offers programs lead- strumentation and materials characterization facilities ing to both the master of science and doctor of philoso- available in the Materials Research Center. Special facil- phy degrees. The masters degree can be earned with ei- ities include a unique ion-atom accelerator and energy ther a thesis or non-thesis option. loss spectrometer, custom UHV systems for preparing Most physics graduate students are supported by and characterizing in situ spin properties of magnetic either Teaching or Research Assistantships, although films, state-of-the-art cloud simulation chambers devel- some Fellowships are available for exceptionally prom- oped to study nucleation of vapors and droplets, fem- ising students. Most entering graduate students are tosecond lasers used to study and probe excited atoms, Systems Engineering — 75

Auger and XPS surface characterization spectrometers, Master of Science In Systems specially developed instrumentation for use in aircraft to study rocket and aircraft exhaust characteristics, Engineering Curriculum positron-ion scattering facilities, and Mossbauer and CORE Courses x-ray spectrometers. Systems SYS 469 - System Architecturing Systems Engineering SYS 368 - Systems Engineering & Analysis I SYS 468 - Systems Engineering & Analysis II Program Goals and Summary The program is designed to provide graduate en- Management gineers and engineering managers with the advanced EMGT 361 - Project Management knowledge and skills necessary for the conception and EMGT 314 - Management for Engineers implementation of complex systems. The emphasis is EMGT 308 - Economic Decision Analysis on the processes by which complex systems are con- Specialization Tracks ceived, planned, designed, built, tested and certified. (Choose 4 courses in an area or combination of areas) The systems engineering experience can be applied to Computational Intelligence (9)*, Data Mining & defense, space, aircraft, communications, navigation, Knowledge Discovery(6) sensor, computer software, computer hardware, trans- Contemporary Structural Engineering (13), portation and other aerospace and commercial systems Geoenvironmental Engineering (9), Geotecni- and activities. cal Earthquake Engineering (8), Infrastruc- Engineers with a firm grounding in an engineering ture Renewal (11) discipline and work experience will learn tools and ap- Communication & Signal Processing (8) proaches for confident decision making in the complex Control Systems (6) technical environment of today's corporations. Economic Decision Analysis (6) A Master of Science degree program consisting of Finance and Accounting (6) 10 three-credit courses and a Certificate program con- Technology Management (5), Integrated Enter- sisting of 4 three-credit courses are offered. The Certifi- prise (7) Integrated Flight & Control Systems cate program may be followed by 6 additional three- (5), Structures (10) Human-Computer Inte- credit courses to complete the M.S. degree program. gration (4) Requirements for Admission Computer Systems (6), Information.Systems (6), Software Engineering (6) A bachelor's degree in an engineering or scientif- Manufacturing Systems (13) ic discipline with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00 on a Multimedia (8) 4.00 scale, and a GRE score of 1150 or higher in verbal Network Centric Systems (6) plus quantative and 4.5 or higher in analytical. Three Nuclear Engineering (11) years of work experience is recommended. Quality (7), Reliability (4) Two graduate certificate courses are offered: Sys- Computational Software Systems (5), Software tems Engineering Certificate and a Network Centric Sys- Engineering (5) tems Certificate. For course requirement details, refer Modeling and Simulation (6), Financial Engineer- to the section under Requirements for Completion. ing (4) The M.S. program requires the successful comple- tion of the 6 core courses shown and 4 approved spe- Requirements for Completion cialization track courses. The program is comprised of M.S. in Systems Engineering three Systems core subjects: Systems Architecturing, Students following their approved program of Systems Engineering and Analysis I and Systems Engi- study will be assured of graduation upon maintenance neering and Analysis II. These address fundamental of good academic standing. A minimum of 30 units of Systems Engineering topics, concepts and principles. course work from the areas listed below must be com- Under Management, there are three courses, one ad- pleted with a cumulative grade point average of 3.00. dressing systems engineering management and the Systems Engineering Certificate other addressing the organizational aspects of the engi- Required three core courses: neering management and final one addressing Econom- Sys Engr 368-Systems Engineering Analysis I ic Decision Analysis to reflect the reality that program Sys Engr 468-Systems Engineering Analysis II decisions must include a proper understanding of eco- Sys Engr 469-Systems Architecting nomic consequences. Select one of the following: The Specialization Tracks provide the practic- Emgt 308-Econ Decision Analysis ing engineer with the ability to address his/her technol- Emgt 314-Management for Engineers ogy education needs in the context of the overall Sys- Emgt 361-Project Management tems Engineering program. Twenty-two are shown ______below. With the permission and approval of the Program 1 The number in parenthesis indicates the number of courses available Director, a student may propose a different field other in the specialization track. than those shown, or a combination of shown fields, if it Not all courses shown are provided every semester or by dis- meets the program and university criteria. tance means. See the Schedule of Classes for the semester of interest for current information. 76 — Systems Engineering

Network Centric Systems Certificate Program Control Systems (Offered in Systems Engineering discipline also.) Control Systems Two core courses are required. EE 231, EE 331, EE 333, EE 337, EE 432, EE 438 SysE/CpE 419-Network-Centric Systems Architecting Finance and Accounting and Engineering Finance and Accounting CmpEng/Sys Eng 401-Network Centric Systems Relia- Emgt 322, Emgt 332, Emgt 352, Emgt 408, Emgt 452, bility and Security Stat 346 Engineering Management Select two elective courses: Integrated Enterprise Network Engineering Emgt 333, Emgt 352, Emgt 354, Emgt 366, Emgt 433, Emgt 451, Emgt 454 CmpEng 319-Digital Network Design Technology Management CmpEng 349-Trustworthy, Survivable Computer Net- Emgt 320, Emgt 327, Emgt 354, Emgt 420, Emgt 441 works Financial Engineering CmpEng 348-Wireless Networks Emgt 408, Emgt 452, Emgt 480, Emgt 481 Flight Systems Smart Engineering Systems Modeling Integrated Flight and Control Systems SysEng 433-Distributed Systems Modeling EE 331, AE 353, AE 361, AE 381, AE 479 SysEng 479-Smart Engineering Systems Design Structures SysEng 478-Advanced Neural Networks AE 311, AE 334, AE 336, AE 344, AE 352, AE 408, AE 484, AE 485, AE 487, ME 436 This program is designed to appeal to working profes- Information Science and Technology sionals. Human-Computer Interaction Technical Specialization Tracks IST 385, IST 386, IST 387, IST 480, IST 487 The Technical Specialization courses are electives. Information Systems and Computer Architecture Once a specialization track is selected, students choose Computer Systems courses within the track as approved by the Systems CS 384, CS 385, CS 387, CS 483, CS 485, CS 487 Engineering Program Director. The program director can also approve a non-listed course for a specialization Information Systems track course based on a student's particular need. CS 303, CS 304, CS 412, CS 486, CS/Emgt 404, CS 408 Artificial/Computational/Intelligence Robotics Manufacturing Systems Computational Intelligence Manufacturing Systems CPE 331, CS 345, CS 347, Emgt/CS 378, CS/Emgt 404, Emgt 334, Emgt 354, Emgt 364, Emgt 372, Emgt 385 CS 447, Emgt 476, Emgt 478, Emgt 479. Emgt 472, ME 308, ME 355, ME 368, ME 455, ME 459, Data Mining & Knowledge Discovery Met Eng 307, Met Eng 377 CS 304, CS 303, CS 347, CS/Emgt 404, CS 408, CS 447 Multi Media Civil Engineering Multi Media Contemporary Structural Engineering CS 303, CS 304, CS 342, CS 343, CS 401A, CS 408, CS 412, CS 443 CE 319, CE 301 (320), CE 323, CE 326, CE 327, CE 328, CE 375, CE 424, CE 425, CE 426, AE/ME/EM 334, Network Centric Systems AE/ME/EM 336, AE/ME/EM 431 CpE 319, CpE 349, Sys Eng 378,Sys Eng/CpE 401, Sys Eng/CpE 419, Sys Eng 433, Sys Eng 479 Geoenvironmental Engineering Nuclear Engineering CE 314, CE 315, CE 329, CE 360, CE 361, CE 362, CE Nuclear Engineering 363, CE 367, CE 380 NE 205, NE303, NE 307, NE 309, NE 322, NE 323, NE Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering 341, NE 345, NE 423, NE 441, NE 490 CE 315, CE 316, CE 329, CE 412, CE 413, Quality and Reliability Engineering Infrastructure Renewal Quality Engineering CE 326, CE 327, CE 328, CE 374, CE 318/EE/AE/ME Emgt 364, Emgt 375, Emgt 381, Emgt 385, Emgt 387, 329, AE 311/ME 382/EM 381, AE/ME 336, AE/ME 484 Emgt 475, Stat 444 Communication Systems Reliability EE/CpE 317, Emgt 381, EE 403, Stat 470 Communication and Signal Processing EE 243, EE 341, EE 343, EE 345, EE 347, EE 441, EE Software Systems 443, Stat 414 Computational Software Systems CS 328, CS 329, CS 355, CS 422, CS 428 Technical Communication — 77

Software Engineering Degree Requirements CS 304, CS 306, CS 307, CS 308, CS 406, CS 483 M.S with Thesis: The M.S. degree with thesis re- Systems & Design Optimization quires the completion of 24 hours of graduate course Modelling and Simulation work and six hours of research (TCom 490), and the Math 303, Emgt 356, Emgt 374, Emgt 465, Emgt 476, successful completion and defense of a research thesis. BE 420/ME 461 Master’s Degree without Thesis--minimum of 30 Sample Curriculum hours graduate credit; with at least 9 hours at the 400 level. The following core courses are required of all M.S. The first sample curriculum assumes a student is taking students in Technical Communication: 2 courses per semester with a Computational Intelli- TCom-402 Foundations of Technical Communica- gence Specialty Track and the second one is a second tion MS degree student with Technology Management Spe- TCom-403 Theoretical Approaches to Technical cialization track. Students may take one or two courses Communication per semester at their preference. Summer courses are TCom 450-Information Management also available. TCom 331-Technical Editing MS Student (30 hours) Spring 1: Sys Eng 368, Emgt 314 Students select 9 to 12 hours of TCom electives. Fall 1: Sys Eng 468, Emgt 361 for the out-of-department courses in the M.S. Degree in Spring 2: Sys Eng 469, EE 368 Technical Communication, candidates are advised to Fall 2: Emgt 308, Emgt 478 group theses courses into a module that fits their spe- Spring 3: Emgt 378, Emgt 479 cial interest. 2nd MS Student (24 hours) Spring 1: Sys Eng 368, Emgt 314 Fall 1: Sys Eng 469, Emgt 327 Spring2: Sys Eng 468, Emgt 361 Fall 2: Emgt 420 Summer 1: Emgt 308 Technical Communication The Technical Communication program offers a M.S. degree for students with bachelor’s degrees in technical communication or strong backgrounds in writ- ing and technology. Because of the rapid changes in technology, particularly die to the effects of information systems, there is an immediate and growing need for highly trained professional communicators to design and develop modes for transmitting information. Em- ployers are looking for communicators with sophisticat- ed skills in the integration of visual communication tools with written and spoken communication. Employers are also seeking M.S. graduates because they can move quickly into managerial positions. Academic institutions seek M.S. graduates as teachers in their undergraduate programs in technical communication. Faculty involved in a variety of technical commu- nication research programs, teach and direct the pro- gram. Students will have opportunities to assist these faculty, both in research and teaching, as well as to work alongside faculty and graduate students in engi- neering and science. The technical communication fac- ulty and students will be active in the leading profes- sional societies such as the Society for Technical Communication and the IEEE Professional Communica- tion Society. The program requires a minimum of 30 hours of graduate credit and includes both a thesis and non-the- sis option. A core of four courses is required of all stu- dents, as well as a module of courses in an area outside of technical communication. 78 — Areas of Study