Profile of Students

Students are admitted to these interdisciplinary programs from all areas of science and engineering.  Example areas of specialization include but are not limited to:

• Activities of Multicomponent Systems
  
• Computational Modeling
  
• Concrete Technology
  
• Corrosion Inhibition
  
• Development of Multiphase Materials
  
• Fiber Reinforced Composites
  
• Geotechnology
  
• Magnetic Nanocomposites
  
• Nanoscale Electronic Materials
  
• Polymer Matrix Composites
  
• Reaction Kinetics
  
• Semiconductor Materials and Devices
  
• Strengthening Mechanisms
  
• Surface Chemistry of Flotation
  
• Thermophysical Properties
  
• Thin Films

For program supervision purposes, the MES Ph.D. Program Coordinator is the Graduate Advisor until the Major Professor is appointed. The Major Professor is the person responsible for the student’s dissertation research. The Graduate Office representative on the student’s dissertation committee must be selected from outside of the department with which the Major Professor is affiliated, and should also be a member of the MES Ph.D. Advisory Council. The MES Ph.D. Advisory Council must approve all programs of study. It is not necessary that the student be associated with the department of affiliation of his or her major professor. The detailed information on examination policy, admission to candidacy, and defense of dissertation are included in the South Dakota Tech Materials Engineering and Science Ph.D. Handbook.