CME/MSE TA and New Graduate Student

Orientation

Dr. Thomas Dziubla

Dr. Fuqian Yang

Co-Directors of Graduate Studies

Chemical and Materials Engineering Programs August 2014

WELCOME!

Outline Introductions Departmental TA Orientation and Policies Curriculum/Timelines Academic Performance Academic Integrity and Professionalism Semester Timeline Graduate Student Association (CMEGSA) and

Mentoring Programs

Graduate Programs Fall 2014

CME Program Current students

• 33

Incoming students• 10 Ph.D. (9 Fall, 1

Spring)

Graduates (2012-2013)• 3 Ph.D. / 4 M.S.

MSE Program Current students

• 16 Ph.D. / 1 M.S.

Incoming students• 4 Ph.D. /1M.S. (4 Fall, 1

spring)

Graduates (2012-2013)• 7 Ph.D/2M.S.

Total Enrollment for Fall 2014 = 63

Department TA Orientation Outline Contact information and attendance Undergraduate curriculum

• MSE• CME

TA Assignments Department policies

• TA workload and responsibilities• Who’s in charge?

University policies

Contact Info & Attendance TAs should provide course instructor with e-

mail, address and phone number Can use 7th floor corner space (seating for 1st

half semester) Decide which information to provide to

students (e.g. personal cell phone?) Be prepared to specify an office hour to meet

with students for homework Attendance in lectures up to instructor

MSE Undergraduate Curriculum

Enrollment = 80 undergraduates (F14) Senior class = 16 students Courses requiring a TA

• MSE 201 Materials Science (traditionally largest undergraduate enrollment)

• Laboratory courses (MSE 202/408)

CME Undergraduate Curriculum

Enrollment = 466 undergraduates (F14) Freshman class = 147 students Senior class ≈ 65 students Courses requiring a TA

• All core undergraduate courses• Chemical Engineering undergraduate lab

TA Assignment

Please contact the course instructor after assignment

Course instructor is “the boss” for TAs• Set workload and expectations• Makes decision of whether TA is fulfilling

their role, and evaluates TA

Chemical EngineeringTA Assignments

Course Enrollment Instructor T.A.

CME 200 Process Principles

Section 1- 73 Section 2 - 74

Dr. Andersonkanderson@engr.uky.edu and Dr. Pack dan.pack@ uky.edu

Recitation Instructor: Anastasia KruseUG: Caleb Fligor UG: Tessa Lane

CME 330 Fluid Mechanics

Section 1 – 77 

Dr. Rayakray@engr.uky.eduDr. Tsangtsang@engr.uky.edu

Shou Tang UG: Katie Beaven

CME 415 Separation Processes

Section 1 - 68 Dr. Berronbrad.berron@ uky.edu

Hongyi WanMd Khan 

CME 433 Chem. Eng. Lab

Section 1- 31 Section 2 - 31

Dr. DziublaN. Millerdziubla@engr.uky.edu

Calvin CahallYue Yu

CME 455 Process Design

Section 1 - 64 Dr. Grulkeeric.grulke@uky.edu

Landon Mills

CME 550 Reactor Design

Section 1 - 67 Dr. Bhattacharyyadb@engr.uky.edu

Pei-Jung Wu Anthony Saad

CME 404GPolymers

Section 1 – 32 Dr. Kalikakalika@engr.uky.edu

Ravinder K. Garlapalli

Materials Engineering TA Assignments

MSE 201: Xiaowen Zhan MSE 202: Faez Qahtani and Baleegh Alobaid MSE 408: Tiantian Zeng

TA Advise and Approaches

Grading• Establish a rubric to use and stick to it• When first grading, grade a couple and

see what it is like---the review and change• Be fair but firm.• You are the authority on grading, you

handle disputes.

TA Advise and Approaches Office Hours

• Plan to give 1 hour a week for students to discuss work

• Be mindful of use. If students are not attending, consider changing time

• Establish a plan on how to provide help.* Avoid holding hands. Make them do the work* Be patient* Be creative (come up with ways to explain material

or have them come to insights)

Departmental TA Policies Workload

• Full TA (~20 hr/wk) vs. Half TA (~10 hr/wk)• Laboratory vs. grading responsibilities

Chain of authority/Conflict resolution• TA• Instructor• DUGS/Chair• Dean• Ombuds (conflict resolution)

University Policies Attendance at University and Departmental TA

orientation is required Discrimination and Harassment Policies Environmental Health and Safety Resources FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) Student’s Rights and Responsibilities Teaching Assistant Observations forms and feedback

http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/StudentDevelopment/TA_Resources.html

Teaching Assistant Observation Form

TA assessment at the end of each semester

Completed by faculty member Signed by TA Not all criteria apply to all TA

assignments

http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/FacultyandStaff/TA_supervision.html

RA expectations

½-time RA balances role with TA Full-time RA is paid a stipend to

allow full-time focus on research Full time employment in US = 40

hr/wk High-quality work requires going

beyond minimum (60+ hr/wk) Own your research – ask questions Being an engineering scientist

requires extensive reading

Distribution of Effort First two semesters:

• 25% TA duties (10 hr / wk)• 25% RA duties (10 hr / wk) – usually

coincides with dissertation research• 50% classes and additional

research time

Third semester• 50% RA (20 hr / wk)• 50% classes and additional

research time

All else: 50% RA = 100% research

Graduate Programs in Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering

CME Graduate Handbook

MSE Graduate Handbook

CME Graduate Program Curriculum and Timeline Fall Semester Year 1

• Coursework (12 hours)* CME 505 Analysis of CME Problems* CME 620 Graduate Thermodynamics MA XXX

(level 400G or above) MA 483G 001 – Intro PDEs MA 533 – PDEs MA 537 – Numerical Analysis

* Graduate Elective (Interfacial Science)• TA Assignment • Research Advisor Selection

Winter Break Year 1• Research

CME Graduate Program Curriculum and Timeline (cont.)

Spring Semester Year 1• Coursework (12 hours)

* CME 650 Graduate Reactor Design* CME 630 Transport I* CME 780 Research (Ph.D. - REQUIRED)* Graduate Elective

• TA Assignment • Spring Break – Research• Written pre-qualifier at end of Year 1

* Three 2.5-hour exams covering thermo, transport, and reactor design

CME Graduate Program Curriculum and Timeline (cont.)

Summer Year 1 • Ongoing research

Fall Semester Year 2• Coursework (12 hours) - Ph.D.• Ongoing research

Spring Semester Year 2• Qualifying Exam (Ph.D.)• Beginning of continuous 2 credit hour

residency requirement (for Ph.D. candidates)

• Ongoing research

MSE Graduate Program Curriculum and Timeline Research Advisor Selection Prior to

Admission Fall Semester Year 1

• Coursework (12 hours)* MSE 632 Advanced Materials

(Structure of Materials)* MSE 650 Advanced Materials Thermo* Graduate Electives * TA Assignment

MSE Graduate Program Curriculum and Timeline (cont.)

Spring Semester Year 1• Coursework (12 hours)

* MSE 635 Advanced Mechanical Behavior

* MSE 782 Research * MSE Graduate Electives

• TA Assignment • Spring Break - Research

MSE Graduate Program Curriculum and Timeline (cont.)

Summer Year 1 • Pre-qualifying examination

* Written exam in May* Oral exam (focus: summer research) in August

• Ongoing research Fall Semester Year 2

• Coursework (12 hours) - Ph.D.• Ongoing research

Spring Semester Year 2• Qualifying Exam (Ph.D.)• Begin continuous 2 credit hour residency• Ongoing research

Graduate Electives (Fall 2014)

CME 542, Power Generation (Andrews) CME 599, Drug Delivery (Hilt) CME 599, Intermolecular Interfacial

Engineering (Rankin) MSE 585, Materials Characterization (Balk) MSE 404G, Polymeric Materials (Kalika)

Electives Outside of C&ME CHE 580 – Materials Chemistry ME 691 – Computational Fluid Dynamics of

Incompressible flows ME 699-002, Intro to Research (Martin) BME 501, Foundations Biomed Eng. (Puleo) BME 661, Biomaterials (Puleo) PHS 630 – Pharmaceutical Rate Processes PHS 760 – Fundamentals of Bioethics

Coursework Requirements CME Coursework requirements

• M.S. (24 hours; 2/3 in CME; ½ in 600 or 700 level)• Ph.D. (36 hours; core courses; residency

requirement) MSE Coursework requirements

• M.S. (thesis) (24 hours; 2/3 in MSE; ½ in 600 or 700 level)

• M.S. (non-thesis) (30 hours) Requires prior approval of the graduate committee.

• Ph.D. (36 hours; core courses; residency requirement)

Academic Requirements Graduate School Minimum GPA Requirements

• Academic Probation: The completion of 12 hours with GPA < 3.0• Dismissal: Completion of 2nd semester with GPA < 3.0

Transfer of credits and course work waivers (graduate level work) from other universities

Program guidelines for independent study (CME 790/MSE 781)• Description of topic• Goals• Criteria for evaluation (grading)

Waiver or Transfer? Credits can be transferred from U.S.

institutions if M.S. not completed If M.S. completed, DGS can request a waiver

of some of residency credits• Complete 12-24 credits @ UK first• Have advisor send e-mail requesting waiver to

DGS with UK GPA, degree and prior institution(s)• Advisory committee ultimately decides if

coursework is enough for Ph.D. study

Prior to CME Ph.D Qualifying Exam…

GPA >= 3.4 in core courses• GPA of 3.2 reviewed by Grad Committee

“B” or better in CME 780 Completion of written pre-qual exam

(waived if GPA = 4.0)• Kinetics and Reactor Design• Thermodynamics• Transport

Qualifying Exam - dissertation prospectus

Prior to MSE Ph.D. Qualifying Exam … Good standing w/ Graduate School Completion of written pre-qualifying exam in

core areas (graduate level courses)• Structure of Materials• Advanced Mechanical Behavior of Materials• Advanced Materials Thermodynamics

Completion of pre-qualifying oral presentation of an advanced materials (dissertation) topic

Completion of 6 credits outside of MSE Qualifying Exam - dissertation prospectus

Fall Orientation Events Timeline

Graduate student orientation: August 22

All-graduate student meeting: Sept. 3• At graduate Seminar• RMB 323

Graduate student poster presentation: Sept. 12

Department Picnic (not yet set up)

Graduate Student teamed Lab Hunt/Tour: Sept 19th

Grad Student Placement – CME Faculty Research Presentations Week of

Sept 22nd

Deadline for making Advisor Sections: Oct 5th

• You will be expected to name 3 choices• You will have to have meet (One on one) with

the three you choose. Placement will be finalized by Oct 15th.

Safety Safety Training (on-line)

• Anyone who works with chemicals in a laboratory must complete the following three online classes: Chemical Hygiene Plan/Laboratory Safety, Hazardous Waste, and Fire Extinguisher Use.

• CoE training may substitute – please ask• Provide documentation to your research

advisor and lab supervisor(s)• http://ehs.uky.edu/classes.html

Stipend and Engineering Fee

2014-2015 Stipend: $23,500 (Ph.D.pre-qualifying)$24,500 (Ph.D. post-qualifying)

Engineering Fee:

$55 per credit hour for College of Engineering courses

Full-time enrollment (first three semesters):$660 per term + 20% add on (re: taxes) (~ $792/term)

You must pay this; we add to salary over course of semester(s)

University Fees:Health Fee (≈ $175/semester)Recreation Fee (≈ $74/semester).

OIA Fees ($50 in Fall)

What to pay… You will receive base stipend + reimbursement for

engineering fees Engineering fees will be dispersed across payroll each

semester - $750/9.5 pay period = $83.37 additional per pay period.

Stipend will return to base level thereafter

Department / University pays tuition and graduate student health insurance.

You pay engineering fee, health fee, recreation fee and OIA fees.

Example Bill (Fall 2011)

You pay: Health Fee $175Johnson Ctr Fee $68

Engineering Fees = $52/creditOIA Fees $50

Example: 1 3-credit 600-level class + 2 3-credit 500-level classes = $52*9 = $468+ $50 + $175 + $68 = $761

Academic Integrity and Professionalism Policies

Coursework leading to CME / MSE degree• Electives at the discretion of your advisor• Advisor must be aware of your electives

Plagiarism• Never use any material without attribution (including

photographs and figures!)• Includes organization and ideas, not just words• When in doubt, talk to instructor or your advisor

Faculty expect professional conduct• Maintain regular hours in lab and communicate• You are employed by grants – ask about side projects

Graduate Student Responsibilities

Maximize learning opportunities associated with classwork, teaching, and research opportunities

Attend classes and seminars Devote time to dissertation research Meet classwork and TA obligations in a

timely manner

Departmental Seminars

Wednesdays at 11 am Location: 323 RMB (Robotics & Manuf) Reserve the time – may be other

events scheduled then in expectation that you will be free

Attendance is mandatory

Reminders All Graduate Student Meeting: Wednesday,

Sept. 4, 11 am (during departmental seminar time)

Poster session: Friday, Sept. 13

Safety Training: Chemical Hygiene Plan / Laboratory Safety, Hazardous Waste, and Fire Extinguisher Use, http://ehs.uky.edu/classes.html