GRADUATE CATALOG - The Petroleum Institute

Graduate Catalog |MEEG 547MEEG 548MEEG 554MEEG 561MEEG 565MEEG 566MEEG 574MEEG 577MEEG 589Composite MaterialsMechanical Behavior of MaterialsDesign of Pressure VesselsAdvanced Viscous Flow AnalysisComputational Fluid DynamicsMultiphase Flow EngineeringAdvanced Conduction Heat TransferSustainable Energy Production and UtilizationSpecial Topics in Mechanical EngineeringThe above list is subject to change based on needs and available resources of the department.Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC)The student must select a research advisor by the end of the first semester and form a GAC and register apreliminary plan of study in the program during the second semester. The GAC membership should reflect thespecialized professional requirements of the area of concentration. The advisory committee consists of three (3)faculty members with one of them serving as the student's advisor. One member of the committee may be fromoutside the department. The student's advisor serves as the chair of the GAC. A final plan of study must besubmitted when a student completes his/her coursework. The decision of the GAC is based on a majority vote.ThesisStudents are required to register and complete at least nine credit hours of thesis to satisfy the thesis requirements ofthe M.Sc. degree. The thesis is a faculty directed independent study of a mechanical engineering problem, subject,or research topic. The project is usually applied or fundamental in nature in order to provide the students with aforum for meaningful application of the subjects and methods studied in the M.Sc. program. A thesis topic isselected in consultation with the student’s academic advisor and is subject for approval by the student’s GAC. Adesignated thesis advisor provides direct guidance to the student in the execution of the thesis.The following guidelines apply:1. A student may not commence work on the thesis until at least eight credit hours of approved M.Sc. course workhas been completed. In addition, the student can only register for the M.Sc. thesis course (MEEG 599) afterpassing the thesis proposal.2. The Thesis topic must be approved by the academic advisor and should be based on the written proposalsubmitted to the advisor by the student.3. The Master’s thesis proposal will normally be presented by a full-time student to his/her GAC within but notexceeding the end of the second term of entering the M.Sc. program.4. Constraints due to handling and release of proprietary information must be discussed and agreed upon by thestudent, his/her employer, the faculty members involved in the project, and the student’s academic advisor. Allconcerned parties are expected to abide by the confidentiality agreements.At the completion of thesis work the student is required to submit a thesis and make an oral presentation to themechanical engineering faculty. The GAC will be responsible for grading the thesis based on a Pass/Fail system.Deviation from Degree RequirementsThe forum for any deviations from the requirements described in The Petroleum Institute Graduate Catalog will be aformal petition by the chair of the student's GAC to the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Committee. Deviationsfrom the requirements may be considered for significant reasons only.Program of StudyStudents may select technical elective combinations so that they may develop specialization in one of the three areas:(i) dynamics and control; (ii) energy and thermo fluids; or (iii) applied mechanics and advanced materials. Newlyinitiated mechanical engineering graduate courses not listed above can be taken with the written approval of theM.E. graduate committee. Selection of elective courses should be made in consultation with the Academic Advisorand requires written approval from the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Studies Coordinator or designee.Page 55