1. Graduate Student Orientation Dr. Ed Hensel, Dept. Head

2. Topics to Be Covered  About the ME Department  Welcome and Who’s who  Graduate Student Handbook  Master of Science Degree Program  Master of Engineering Degree Program  First Quarter Classes  Full Time Equivalence Requirements  Graduate Desks  Finding an Advisor  Academic Scholarships  Research and Teaching Assistantships  Checklist for new students  Questions and Answers...

3. About the RIT ME Department   First Accredited by ABET in 1968   Kate Gleason College of Engineering – The Only Engineering College in the USA Named after a woman – an M.E.! 30 Faculty in the Department 654 UG Students 120 Graduate and Dual Degree Students 130 Entering first year students (direct to ME) 36th Largest BSME Graduates in USA (ASEE) One of the most competitive entry programs at RIT   Approximate size of our Graduate Program. Program Sept ‘03 Sept ‘04 BS ME 384 BS / Aero 126 BS / Auto 132 BS / PT 12 BS / MS 64 BS / MEng 6 UG Total 724 MS ME 32 MEng ME 12 BS/Masters70 PhD6 GR Total 120 All values are approximate

4. RIT’s Competitive Advantage  State-of-the-Art Laboratory and Computer Facilities Newly renovated facilities with state-of-the-art classroom technology expanded laboratories new engineering learning center Major expansion to begin Spring 2004 Best and largest micro-fab/clean room facility in the U.S. for undergraduate education Rated 14th most wired campus in U.S. by Yahoo Entire campus linked by optical network CAD labs with the latest in workstations and software for design and analysis

5. RIT’s Competitive Advantage  RIT’s College of Engineering Introduced a New PhD In Microsystems Engineering  Opportunities to Publish in conferences and journals  Close affiliation with technical conferences right here in Rochester  Hand-on Application of Engineering Research – Show what you know!  Historically strong undergraduate programs in engineering, emerging leadership in graduate programs

6. RIT Mechanical Engineering Fuel Cell Laboratory Fuel Cell Laboratory Thermal Analysis Laboratory Thermal Analysis Laboratory Energy & Environment Laboratory Energy & Environment Laboratory Wind Tunnel Laboratory Wind Tunnel Laboratory CFD Laboratory CFD Laboratory Laser/Fluids Laboratory Laser/Fluids Laboratory Materials Science Laboratory Materials Science Laboratory … and more … and more Second Annual ASME/RIT Fuel Cell Conference – April 2003 First Annual Micro/Mini Channel Conference – April 2002 Fuel Cell Short Courses - October 2002, June 2003 Graduate Seminars and KGCOE Colloquia Experimental Methods in Heat Transfer (Kandlikar) Experimental Methods in Heat Transfer (Kandlikar) Refrigeration Systems and Energy Conversion (Ogut,Bailey) Refrigeration Systems and Energy Conversion (Ogut,Bailey) Design, Tribology, and Composite Materials (Boedo, Ghoneim) Design, Tribology, and Composite Materials (Boedo, Ghoneim) Computational Fluid Dynamics (Robinson, Ghosh, Venkataraman) Computational Fluid Dynamics (Robinson, Ghosh, Venkataraman) Aerodynamics (Kozak and Kochersberger) Aerodynamics (Kozak and Kochersberger) Materials Science (DeBartolo, Varela, Gupta) Materials Science (DeBartolo, Varela, Gupta) Control Systems and Robotics (Crassidis, Kempski, Walter) Control Systems and Robotics (Crassidis, Kempski, Walter) Advanced Heat Exchanger Design for Fuel Cells (Shah) Advanced Heat Exchanger Design for Fuel Cells (Shah) Modeling and Simulation (Torok, Hensel) Modeling and Simulation (Torok, Hensel)

7. Who’s Who  Dr. Ed Hensel, ME Department Head  Dr. Alan Nye, Assoc. D. H.  Dr. Charlie Haines, Outgoing Assoc. D.H.  Ms. Connie LaBarre, Graduate Records  Ms. Diane Selleck, Undergraduate Records  Ms. Sheila Garwood, Finances  Faculty interest biographies are posted on the web site

8. Graduate Student Handbook  ME Department Graduate Handbook is your guide.  Please read this handbook carefully.  Use this handbook when you meet with your advisor to plan your academic program.

9. Communication is CRITICAL!  Your Advisor!  Departmental Mail Folders by M.E. Office  RIT email is abcnnn@rit.edu abcnnn@rit.edu  If you use another email account, make sure you forward your RIT email address!  We cannot help you if we don’t know what issues you are facing

10. Institute Policies  ADD/DROP within first 6 days of quarter  Course Withdrawal – first six weeks  Probation and Suspension  Academic Honesty  Computer Code of Conduct  Access to Labs and Security  Policies related to completion of your degree, and application for final exam.

11. Master of Science Degree  45 Quarter Credit Hours Minimum  36 to 40 Course Credits  9 to 5 Thesis Credits, 9 credit Thesis STRONGLY RECOMMENDED  Research Focus, Good preparation for doctoral study  Need to identify topic and advisor ASAP, must prepare proposal prior to registering  F/T equivalent must attend ME Department Seminars  Two Required Math Courses (8 credits)  Three Courses from one of three focus areas (12 cr)  Mechanics and Design  Systems and Controls  Thermo-Fluids  Graduate Electives (4 or 5)  Up to 8 credits MAY be 0304-6xx  Courses outside of Mechanical Engineering ONLY with prior approval

12. Master of Engineering Degree  48 Quarter Credit Hours Minimum  Primarily course-only terminal master’s degree – NO THESIS REQUIRED  F/T equivalent must attend ME Department Seminars  Three Required Courses – 12 credits  0304-870Mathematics for Engineers I (Fall Quarter)  0304-823Systems Modeling (Winter Quarter)  0304-865Computer Implementation of FEM (Spring Quarter)  Four Concentration Courses - 16 credits  courses from a mutually area such as business, controls, manufacturing, materials science, thermo/fluids, and design engineering  Five Graduate Electives – 20 credits  Up to 8 credits MAY be 0304-6xx  A minimum of 28 credits from the mechanical engineering department  Study outside of the ME Department is encouraged

13. First Quarter Choices M.Sci. Systems and Controls M. Sci. Mechanics and Design M. Sci. Thermo- Fluids M. Eng. Math 1 Signal Processing Engineering Vibrations Ideal Flows Concentration Elective Graduate Elective Concentration Elective Graduate Elective Consider 3 courses per quarter until you identify a thesis!

14. Full Time Equivalency Requirements  Full Time Graduate Enrollment is 12-16 credits per quarter. (One tuition price for 12-16 credits)  F1 Visa Holders must be Full-Time Equivalent.  F1 Visa Holders must be Full-Time Equivalent. New rules may reduce number of quarters that F1 visa holders can use FTE without actually enrolling in 12 credits.  Graduate Assistants must be Full-Time Equivalent.  3 hrs/week of assistantship may be used toward 1 FTE credit (20 hrs/wk = 6 credits FTE)

15. Graduate Desk Assignments  More requests for graduate desks than there are available desks.  We are working to improve the graduate offices.  Graduate Office Policies.  I am trying to provide a general purpose computer for each graduate student. Specialty computers and software need to be provided by your adviser.  I will review the desk assignments at the end of this meeting.

16. Grad Desk Assignments 09-1238 Grad Lab 09-1238 09- Energy Lab 09-2289 Thermal Anal. Lab 09-2220 Grad Lab 09-2230 Robotics Lab 09-2170 Adv Mat’ls Lab 09-2180 Fuel Cell Lab Royce Abel Andrey Mykyta Nancy Goenawan Wai Keat Amy Hortop Doug Carr Dr.Abhijit Mukherjee Erin Canfield Obadiah Kilonzo Wei Yang John Borrelli Mark Steinke (Kandlikar) Owen Brown Dr. Jun-ichi O’Hara Erin Colquitt Jeana Sansocie Evan Kastner Jeff Gagliardo (Hensel) Chris Sangster Ryan Neward Joe Sheflin Pam Snyder (Robinson) Joshua Shreve Lindsey LaRocca Gao Feng Unix Server – Seebeck Nnaemeka Nwosu Aimee Lemieux Shpend Dmiri (Boedo) Natasha Privorotskaya Erin Long John DiFlorio (Robinson) ABET Work Desk

17. Finding an Advisor  Get to know the faculty during the Fall Quarter.  Selection of major professor (advisor) must be by mutual agreement of the student and the professor.  A good match is important.  MS Students: try to identify an advisor and thesis topic by end of Fall quarter, no later than end of Winter quarter.  I will serve as your temporary advisor for the registering this fall.  701, Research Methods is a good graduate elective to help MS Students get started on thesis statement of work, literature review, background research

18. Academic Scholarships  Most academic scholarships are paid out of RIT funds allocated to the ME Department.  A limited number of scholarships are available from sponsored contracts.  All academic scholarships require satisfactory grades.  If your GPA drops below a 3.0, your scholarship will be reduced.  Grades of D and F do not count towards your degree. You must repeat that course, if it is a required course.  Grades of C are considered poor performance for graduate students.

19. Graduate Assistantships  Research Assistants are typically paid by the professor from sponsored programs and contracts.  Teaching Assistantships are typically paid by the department to support the undergraduate education program.  All graduate assistants will be evaluated by their faculty supervisor each quarter.  Continued support depends upon satisfactory performance evaluations.  Most assistantship awards you have received are only for one year – so do not delay!

20. Checklist for New Students  Review the list provided by Connie.  Connie can help you with any questions. If she cannot help you, she will bring you to me, or someone else who can help.  Get ready for classes, be excited, and focus on your courses and research.

21. A Special Note; and a Challenge to EXCEL…  As part of the RIT ME Department’s process of continual improvement, the bar is raising on expectations of our graduate students.  Admissions standards have risen annually for three years both at the undergraduate and graduate level.  We intend to raise our Master’s program to the same level of National Prestige that our undergraduate program enjoys.  Maintain the highest standards of Academic and Professional Integrity – Other students look up to you, and will follow your leadership.  I expect our MS Students to submit at least one technical conference publication with their advisor prior to graduation.  I expect our MEng Students to become student leaders in the department. Seek out opportunities to demonstrate leadership.

22. Graduate Seminar Series Attend the weekly graduate seminars is required of all full time graduate students. Attend the weekly graduate seminars is required of all full time graduate students. Thursdays at 1:00 pm. Room 09-2139 Thursdays at 1:00 pm. Room 09-2139 0304-889-01 (0 credits) 0304-889-01 (0 credits) Dr. Walter is the Instructor Dr. Walter is the Instructor Please add this class to your schedule every quarter (no cost), so that you can get announcements and email about the seminars via email Please add this class to your schedule every quarter (no cost), so that you can get announcements and email about the seminars via email

23. New Mech Eng Web Site Notice there is now a research tab on the web site Notice there is now a research tab on the web site I would like to include a bio, photo, and abstract of all MS thesis topics in the department on the web site. I would like to include a bio, photo, and abstract of all MS thesis topics in the department on the web site. Please let me know if there are additional things you would find useful on the graduate programs portion of the web site Please let me know if there are additional things you would find useful on the graduate programs portion of the web site

24. An Important Tip for MS Students… Do not delay your selection of a thesis topic, preparation of thesis proposal, and starting your literature review and research. Most students who get in financial trouble during their Master’s degree did not heed this advice. After you get started on your thesis topic, KEEP WORKING, do not let the deadlines of classwork homework interfere with your self-imposed deadlines for making progress on your thesis.

25. Summary  All set for Fall Quarter  We’re pleased to have you here at RIT with us.  Remember to finalize schedule changes with Connie in the M.E. Office  Questions?

26. R∙I∙T … The University of Choice