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Research Performance Evaluation
The research performance evaluation committee is selected by the candidate and the advisor and is subjet to review and approval by the Department Head. The committee consists of three MSE faculty members (at least two of whom have primary affiliations in the MSE Department) plus the advisor(s), although the advisor(s) does not vote on the outcome of the exam. The RPE committee should constitute a core of the committee for both the Thesis Overview and Dissertation Defense.
The candidate will prepare a written document
of not more than 15 pages and an oral presentation
of approximately 30 minutes related to his/her
research project. The committee will receive
the written document at least ten days prior
to the evaluation.
During the research performance evaluation,
the candidate is expected to
demonstrate:
- a fundamental understanding of research goals
of the project
- a knowledge of background literature related
to the project
- an understanding of the research tools that
are used to accomplish project goals
- a hypothesis for the experiments performed
to date and for the
immediate future
- an ability to develop a research plan
- an ability to produce and analyze their own
research results
- an ability to integrate materials fundamentals
that are relevant to
the project
At the conclusion of the evaluation, the results
are passed on to the Department. The candidate
will receive immediate oral feedback on both
the strengths and the weaknesses in all areas
listed above. A written summary of the RPE
will be provided within two weeks.
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