TAM Program Graduate Studies HANDBOOK 1 Table of Contents Theoretical and Applied Mechanics at Northwestern University ........................................................................ 5 COVID-19 Information and Resources ............................................................................................................... 6 Nondiscrimination Statement ............................................................................................................................... 6 The Graduate Program in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics ......................................................................... 7 MS Degree Requirements ..................................................................................................................................... 7 1. Thesis Option .................................................................................................................................................... 7 Course Requirements .................................................................................................................................. 7 Research .................................................................................................................................................... 7 Residency................................................................................................................................................... 7 GPA Requirement ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Master’s Thesis and Examination................................................................................................................ 7 MS Thesis .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Transferring from MS to PhD ..................................................................................................................... 8 2. Non-thesis Option for Terminal MS Degree ....................................................................................................... 8 Course Requirements .................................................................................................................................. 8 Project ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 Residency................................................................................................................................................... 8 GPA Requirement ...................................................................................................................................... 8 Master’s Completion .................................................................................................................................. 8 PhD Degree Requirements ................................................................................................................................... 8 Course Requirements .................................................................................................................................. 8 TA and English Requirements .................................................................................................................... 9 Qualifying Examination/Admission to Candidacy/PhD Prospectus .............................................................. 9 Research Qualification Exam ...................................................................................................................... 9 Dissertation Proposal Exam ........................................................................................................................ 9 GPA Requirement ...................................................................................................................................... 9 PhD Thesis Dissertation............................................................................................................................ 10 Final Examination/Dissertation Defense.................................................................................................... 10 PhD Student Assessment and Feedback............................................................................................................. 10 Other Important Graduate Study Information ................................................................................................. 10 Course Levels ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Grades ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 Financial Aid, Fellowships, and Registration ............................................................................................. 10 Registration as a Full-Time Student .......................................................................................................... 11 Continuous Registration Requirement ....................................................................................................... 12 2 Where and When to Register .................................................................................................................... 12 Finding an Advisor ................................................................................................................................... 12 Changing an Advisor ................................................................................................................................ 12 PhD Advisory Committee Guidelines ....................................................................................................... 12 Summer Internship ................................................................................................................................... 12 Conference Travel Grant........................................................................................................................... 13 Academic Probation ................................................................................................................................. 13 Exclusion (Dismissal) and Appeals Process............................................................................................... 13 TAM Program Information ............................................................................................................................... 13 Support Staff ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Duplicating Machine ................................................................................................................................ 13 Fax Machine ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Paychecks ................................................................................................................................................ 14 Eligibility to Work in the U.S. .................................................................................................................. 13 Mail boxes ............................................................................................................................................... 14 Phones ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 Emergency ............................................................................................................................................... 14 E-Mail ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 Purchasing................................................................................................................................................ 14 Travel Reimbursement.............................................................................................................................. 14 TAM Facilities .................................................................................................................................................... 14 Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Faculty and Their Research ..................................................................... 17 Around Northwestern University ....................................................................................................................... 17 Norris Center Bookstore................................................................................................................... 17 Bursar’s Office ................................................................................................................................ 17 Campus Parking Office .................................................................................................................... 17 University Career Services ............................................................................................................... 17 Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) ............................................................................... 17 Ryan Field and McGaw Hall ...........................................................................................................