Graduate Exams: Qualification, Preliminary, and Final
Qualifying Exams & Examiners
Biomaterials
Lead Examiner C. Leal,
Co-examiner H. Wang
Ceramics Processing
Lead Examiner T. Kriven,
Co-examiner D. Shoemaker
Computational / Simulation Methods in Materials Science
Lead Examiner D. Trinkle,
Co-examiner A. Schleife
Electronic Materials Processing
Lead Examiner Q. Cao,
Co-examiner A. Hoffman
Macromolecular Solids
Lead Examiner N. Sottos,
Co-examiner C. Schroeder
Optical Properties of Materials
Lead Examiner M. Shim,
Co-examiner Q. Cao
Physical Metallurgy
Lead Examiner P. Bellon,
Co-examiner M. Charpagne
Polymer Physics
Lead Examiner A. Statt,
Co-examiner K. Schweizer
Polymer Synthesis
Lead Examiner C. Evans,
Co-examiner C. Schroeder
Solid State Physics
Lead Examiner A. Schleife,
Co-examiner R. Averback / D. Cahill
*Please contact Graduate Programs Office for current examiners.
Surfaces and Colloids
Lead Examiner Q. Chen / P. Braun
Co-examiner R. Espinosa Marzal
*Please contact Graduate Programs Office for current examiners.
Other
One topic only, may be chosen from list of prior exams below or any other topic. DGS approval required.
Atomic Processes on Surfaces, Composites, Crystal Physics and Structure, Defects in Crystals, Dielectric Properties of Materials, Dynamics of Macromolecular Fluids, Mechanical Properties, Plastics Engineering, Solid State Transformations, Tribology of Materials, X-Ray Diffraction and Scattering
MatSE Graduate Programs Office
Graduate Programs Office
106 MSEB
1304 W. Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Ashley Phillips Smith
Assistant Director of Graduate Programs
106C MSEB
1304 W. Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801
P: (217) 300-6668
Katie M. Burke
Graduate Programs Coordinator
106B MSEB
1304 W. Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801
P: (217) 244-1379