Graduate academic calendar 2012 - 2013 - Trent University

GRADUATE PROGRAMS Materials Science
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A. Chkrebtii, M.Sc. (Kiev State University), Ph.D., (Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Kiev).
quantum physics of the solid state and its surfaces.
F. Gaspari, B.Sc. (Bologna), M.Sc., Ph.D., materials and devices research and development of
amorphous silicon and carbon, and nano-crystalline materials.
W. Smith, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Toronto), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Waterloo), computational science, involving
molecular-level modelling and computer simulation of fluids for predicting thermodynamic
properties.
Engineering
G. Rizvi, B.E. (Karachi), M.S. (San José), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto). reinforced wood composites with
superior mechanical properties, development of extrusion processing, technology for manufacture
of fine-celled plastic/wood.
REGULATIONS
The general regulations and requirements of Trent University for the graduate degrees apply to
the M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Materials Science. Students are normally admitted into the program once a
year for studies beginning in the following September. The normal requirement for admission is an
average of at least B+ (77%, GPA 3.3). The Graduate Programs Selection Committee will begin the
selection process in the weeks following the application submission date of February 1. Applications
received after this date will be accepted and considered for funding until all available positions/
spaces are filled. Entrance to the program in January or May of any calendar year is considered on a
case by case basis.
The formal requirements for the M.Sc. degree in Materials Science are the following:
a) Each student must complete the core courses MTSC 6010H and MTSC 6020H.
b) Each student must attend and successfully complete the non-credit courses MTSC 6000H and
6100H in the first and second years of the program respectively.
d) At least two additional one-term courses acceptable for graduate credit must be completed
with at least a 70% final grade in each course. Normally, courses taken for credit are those
designated as Graduate Courses within the program. One of the four courses may be a fourthyear
undergraduate course, approved by the student’s supervisor and the graduate program
director.
e) The student must meet with his/her supervisory committee within the first six months of
registration, and subsequently at least once every twelve months. The committee consists
of the student’s supervisor and at least two other faculty members in the program; each
supervisory committee must include at least one faculty member from each institution.
f) An acceptable thesis on a research topic must be submitted. Detailed specifications of the
format of the thesis are available from the Graduate Studies Office. Acceptance of the thesis
requires the approval of an Examining Committee following an oral defence of the thesis.
The Examining Committee normally consists of three faculty members: the supervisor, one
other member of the supervisory committee, and one member who is not on the supervisory
committee and is appointed by the Director to chair the Committee.
Applicants to the Ph.D. program will normally have an M.Sc. degree in an applicable discipline.
The suitability of the applicant’s background will be assessed on a case by case basis. The formal
requirements for the Ph.D. degree in Materials Science are the following:
a) Each student must complete at least two one-term courses at the graduate level with at least a
70% final grade in each course.
b) The student must meet with his/her supervisory committee within the first six months of
registration and subsequently at least once every twelve months. The committee consists
of the student’s supervisor and at least two other faculty members in the program; each
supervisory committee must include at least one faculty member from each institution.
c) Each student must successfully complete an oral qualifying examination, normally at the
beginning of their second year of study. This exam includes a written research proposal of
approximately 10 pages describing the research to be undertaken, related previous literature