PURPOSE
Faculty in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences offer opportunities for graduate study through the Del E. Webb School of Construction and the School of Engineering. Degrees offered include the Master of Science in Engineering, the M.S. in the fields of engineering and computer science, the Master of Computer Science, the M.S. degree in Construction, and the Ph.D. in the fields of engineering and computer science.
The primary purpose of a graduate education is to provide the student with advanced training for a professional, teaching, or research career. The graduate program in the School of Engineering is designed to bridge the gap between knowledge of engineering sciences and creative engineering practice, while at the same time increasing the student’s depth and breadth of knowledge in an area of emphasis. The performance of scholarly research and the acceptance of professional responsibility for the documented results are considered essential requirements for graduate degrees and entrance into professional careers.
Information about the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences can be accessed via the World Wide Web at www.eas.asu.edu. The individual department and research program Web pages may also be accessed through this main address.
ORGANIZATION
The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences is organized as follows:
Each academic unit, headed by a chair or director, offers various undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Faculty from these academic units participate in the research programs offered through the college research centers as well as individual laboratories and facilities. Drawing on the interests, strengths, and resources of academic units in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and other schools and colleges within the university, interdisciplinary research centers coordinate research, sponsor conferences and continuing education courses, and serve as liaison between the academic and industrial or technical communities.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must meet the general admission requirements established by the Graduate College. Additional supporting materials may be required by individual academic units. These materials may include test scores from the Graduate Record Examination, letters of recommendation, and statements of educational and professional goals. International applicants whose native language is not English must also submit Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores. See the requirements listed under each major in this catalog for specific TOEFL information.
General information on admission, expenses, and other such topics may be obtained from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Specific questions on a program should be addressed to the academic unit.
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Through the Graduate College, faculty in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences offer various graduate programs leading to the M.S., Master of Science in Engineering, Master of Computer Science, and Ph.D.
| Major | Degree | Administered by |
| Del E. Webb School of Construction | ||
| Construction Concentrations: construction science, facilities, management | M.S. | Del E. Webb School of Construction |
| School of Engineering | ||
| Aerospace Engineering | M.S., M.S.E., Ph.D. | Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
| Bioengineering | M.S., Ph.D. | Department of Chemical, Bio, and Materials Engineering |
| Chemical Engineering Concentrations: biomedical and clinical engineering, chemical process engineering, chemical reactor engineering, energy and materials conversion, environmental control, solid-state processing, transport phenomena | M.S., M.S.E., Ph.D. | Department of Chemical, Bio, and Materials Engineering |
| Civil Engineering | M.S., M.S.E., Ph.D. | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Computer Science | M.C.S., M.S., Ph.D. | Department of Computer Science and Engineering |
| Electrical Engineering | M.S., M.S.E., Ph.D. | Department of Electrical Engineering |
| Engineering Science | M.S., M.S.E., Ph.D. | School of Engineering |
| Industrial Engineering | M.S., M.S.E., Ph.D. | Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering |
| Mechanical Engineering | M.S., M.S.E., Ph.D. | Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
| Science and Engineering of Materials Concentrations: high-resolution nanostructure analysis, solid-state device materials design | Ph.D.* | Committee on the Science and Engineering of Materials |
| * | This program is administered by the Graduate College. See “Graduate College.” |
The college is committed to becoming a nationally prominent center for graduate research. Faculty members conduct research on government or industry-sponsored programs in such areas as aerodynamics, biotechnology, computer design, computer-integrated manufacturing, environmental fluid dynamics, innovative engineering education, microelectronics manufacturing, power systems, semiconductor materials and devices, signal processing, solar energy, solid-state electronic devices, structural dynamics, telecommunications, thermosciences, and transportation systems. The research activities of the academic units within the college are complemented and supported by the work of centers for research and development.
The Center for Low Power Electronics has the following areas of technical focus:
Faculty and graduate students in the college participate in programs of the Center for Solid-State Electronics Research, coordinating the work of researchers from various units. The center emphasizes the development of solid-state electronics research and teaching and facilitates interaction with the electronics industry. The center operates modern, sophisticated research facilities, organizes colloquia and symposia, collaborates with external researchers, and sponsors visiting professorships.
The Center for Professional Development coordinates continuing education services for the local, national, and international technical community, sponsoring conferences, seminars, institutes, and short courses for professionals in the rapidly changing fields of science and technology.
The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences serves the high technology community through the Interactive Instructional Television Program. The system allows employees of participating companies to attend graduate-level courses, special interest seminars, and video teleconferences without leaving their place of employment. The college also provides instruction via satellite in cooperation with the National Technological University.
The college’s Telecommunications Research Center focuses, plans, and promotes the research activities of the faculty with interests in antennas, propagation, and scattering; microwave circuits, devices, and measurements; optical communications; signal processing; and switching and data communications. The center conducts research, develops technologies, and provides educational programs. Industrial and multidisciplinary programs are encouraged. The center operates modern research laboratories, including an excellent, spacious electromagnetic anechoic chamber.
The Manufacturing Institute was established to broaden the scope of manufacturing research in the university to include research at the interface between the College of Business and the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences as well as research in manufacturing processes. The institute has codirectors from both colleges and also enjoys active industry involvement.
The Center for Systems Science and Engineering is jointly sponsored by the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Its main goals are the creation and enhancement of interdisciplinary and cooperative research, graduate education, and public service programs in the areas of systems science, applied mathematics, and computation. The center’s focal areas include nonlinear and adaptive systems, large scale systems, and scientific computing and simulation.
The purpose of the Center for Innovation in Engineering Education is to promote and encourage visionary approaches to educating engineering students by supporting the research, development, and assessment of new educational paradigms, unique curricula, improved courses, and new delivery systems that embrace a range of learning models, alternative classroom management strategies, improved pedagogies, and advanced educational technologies. The center also develops and offers workshops and seminars to encourage wide-scale implementation of those approaches that are shown to be effective in developing the attributes that will be needed by engineering graduates in the decade ahead.
The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the industrial and business communities of Arizona interact regularly through the Dean’s Engineering Advisory Council. The council’s primary purpose is to assist the college in its threefold mission:
The Engineering Excellence 2000 program sponsored by the college and the Arizona industrial and business communities has been instrumental in dramatically increasing state, federal, and private funding of undergraduate and graduate instruction and the college’s research programs. Currently, the School of Engineering, which houses the college’s six engineering departments, is emphasizing research in the areas of semiconductor electronics, manufacturing, communications and information systems, environmental engineering, biotechnology, and software engineering. The college’s Del E. Webb School of Construction enjoys great community support for its active graduate program in construction sciences and facilities management.
COLLEGE FACILITIES
Numerous well-equipped laboratories, extensive library holdings, and widely available computer services encourage the best in research and graduate training. Laboratories include facilities for energy conversion and materials engineering, instrumentation and biomechanics research, transmission microscopy, and surface research, to name only a few of the diverse capabilities of the college’s physical resources. Supporting the work of researchers, a well-equipped and well-staffed machine and structures fabrication shop makes special-purpose equipment for student and faculty projects. For more information about laboratories, consult the descriptions of individual programs and centers for research in this catalog.
The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences offers extensive computing facilities to its faculty and graduate students. The college centrally maintains computing resources for general engineering use, including a large Sun SPARCenter 2000 superserver and Hewlett Packard 9000 superserver. Also available are specialty computers for World Wide Web services, electronic mail, Internet collaboration, and special applications. Distributed throughout the college are several thousands of networked UNIX workstations, PCs, and Macintoshes accessing UNIX, Novell, or NT servers available for research or instruction. UNIX workstations are provided by manufacturers such as Sun Microsystems, Hewlett Packard, Silicon Graphics, and Digital Equipment Corporation. All college computing resources are interconnected via the Internet standard TCP/IP on 10Mb ethernet. Many areas have been upgraded to the faster 100Mb ethernet and plans are in progress to upgrade to the faster ATM networks.
Academic Standards
Retention. A student who has been admitted to a graduate program of study in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, on either a regular or provisional basis, must maintain a 3.00 or higher GPA in all work taken for graduate credit as well as an overall 3.00 GPA in all studies at ASU.
A student is placed on academic probation if
A student is recommended for withdrawal from a graduate program if
A student may appeal any action concerning academic probation and withdrawal by petitioning the graduate affairs committee within the student’s academic unit.
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