Broaden
Your Professional Opportunities
If
you are seeking a career in the growing field of nano-structured
materials for advanced technology, Norfolk State University has two
excellent graduate programs to offer you.
The
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering program at Norfolk
State University prepares students for careers in industry, federal or
private research laboratories, and academia. The program transitions
students from physical sciences, engineering and related fields into the
discipline of materials with special nano-structures and properties,
broadening their professional opportunities.
The
Center for Materials Research, CMR, provides the research
component of these graduate programs. The Center’s research focuses on
the creation of materials with unique quantum or photonic properties and
nano-structures to address the demands of information technology,
communications, remote sensing, and the production of renewable clean
energy.
Degree
Requirements
Ph.D. degree
requires 12 credit hours of core courses, 18 credit hours of electives,
and 45 credit hours of research courses, including research, doctoral
research and thesis preparation. Students entering with the Master’s
degree may transfer up to 21 credit hours of graduate courses.
Opportunities for Students
Graduate students have
the opportunity to work in projects with external collaborators, with
the option of spending time at the collaborator’s institution. Among our
partners are Georgia Tech, University of Washington, University of
Arizona and Cornell and Purdue Universities. Students regularly attend
professional conferences, where they present their research results.
Alumni
Current Positions
Our graduates have been
successful at securing high-tech, well paying jobs at companies such as
IBM and Dow Corning. Others have been accepted, with full scholarships,
into prestigious Ph.D.
programs in schools such as University of Virginia, Virginia Tech and
University of Virginia.
The
graduate programs will be housed in the Marie V. McDemmond Center for
Applied Research after December 2006.
Admission
Requirements
• Bachelor’s or
Master’s degree in chemistry, physics, engineering or related field
from an accredited university.
•
English proficiency based on TOEFL scores or demonstrated working
knowledge of the language.
•
GRE test scores, along with completed application, statement of
purpose, resume, official transcripts, and three letters of
recommendation.
Financial
Assistance
Teaching Assistantship
–
provides a stipend for an academic year and waiver of tuition and fees.
Duties include teaching, grading, laboratory instruction and educational
support responsibilities.
Research Assistantship
–
covers the full calendar year and includes a stipend and waiver of
tuition and fees. Recipients work directly with faculty on research
projects. Candidates are selected based on academic qualifications,
research potential, and recommendations.
Stipends
begin at $19,500 yearly
Courses
MSE 500 Materials
Science Seminar I
MSE 501 Materials
Science Seminar II
MSE 505 Ethics of
Scientific Research and Professional Preparation and Conduct
MSE 530
Introduction to Materials Science
MSE 533 Chemistry
of Modern Materials and Polymers
MSE 535 Electronic
and Photonic Materials Engineering
CHM 545
Mathematical Methods for Materials Science
PHY 580 Quantum
Mechanics for Materials Science
MSE 575 Basic
Instrumentation for Materials Science
MSE 635 Optical
Materials
MSE 707 Materials
for Nanotechnology
MSE 609
Introduction to Computational Materials Science
MSE 580 Advanced
Organic Synthesis and Characterization
MSE 697 Research I
MSE 698 Research
II
MSE 699 Research
III
CHM 573 Advanced
Inorganic Chemistry
OEN 630
Opto-electronic Devices
CHM 633 Molecular
Dynamics
OEN 650
Microelectromechanical Systems
PHY 653 Solid
State Physics
MSE 660 Organic
Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
OEN 661 Optics and
Lasers
CHM 663 Atomic and
Molecular Spectroscopy
PHY 675
Electricity and Magnetism
MSE 704 Thin Film
Phenomena
MSE 706 Spintronic
Science and Engineering
MSE 703 Materials
and Devices for Solar Energy Conversion
MSE 899 PhD
Research
MSE 900 PhD
Dissertation
*required
courses in bold
18 credits of
elective courses also required
The Graduate
Faculty
Suely M. Black,
Chemistry Professor: Electronic structure modeling for optoelectronic
properties prediction.
Carl Bonner,
Chemistry Professor: non-linear optical properties of organic polymers,
lasers.
Demetris Geddis,
Engineering Assistant Professor: Optical communication systems,
optoelectronic devices, integration of thin-film devices, optical fibers
and sensing.
Vladimir I.
Gavrilenko,
Research Associate Professor: Modeling and simulations in material
science, optics, and engineering.
Mikhail Noginov,
Physics Associate Professor: Optical spectroscopy, nonlinear optics,
nanoplasmonics, lasers.
Natalia Noginova,
Physics Assistant Professor: Magnetic resonance and spin relaxation in
solid-state systems.
Aswini K. Pradhan,
Research Associate Profesor: Design and synthesis of nanocrystalline,
epitaxial and multilayered fims for device applications.
Rakhim Rakhimov,
Chemistry Professor: ESR spectroscopy, magnetic materials, organic free
radicals and metal complexes, and reduction/oxidation processes.
Kang I. Seo,
Research Professor: Fundamental issues surrounding photonic materials,
devices and systems, integrated and organic thin-film optical devices.
Sam-Shajing Sun,
Chemistry Professor: Design, synthesis, processing, characterization,
and modeling of novel supra-molecular polymers for optoelectronics
engineering.
Frances R. Williams,
Engineering Assistant Professor: Acoustic microsensors, integrated
circuit processing, and microelectromechanical systems devices.
Cheng Zhang,
Research Associate Professor: Materials design and synthesis, device
fabrication for optoelectronic applications.
