Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Cal Poly Pomona AIChE Meeting December 4, 2014 Bourns College of Engineering University of California,

Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Cal Poly Pomona AIChE Meeting

December 4, 2014

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Application Deadlines for Admission

Priority deadline: December 15th

Fall deadline: January 5th

Application fee: Free for domestic students and $100 for international students

Any further questions on admission can be addressed to:Graduate Student Affairs Officer

Kimberly Claffey

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 951-827-2859

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Graduate Program Overview

Started Fall 1999

Joint Chemical and Environmental Engineering graduate program

Offering M.S. and Ph.D. degrees

Currently 97 CEE graduate students

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Graduate Student EnrollmentsBo

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Currently 85 Ph.D. students 12 M.S. students

Graduate Student Awards

• 3 NSF GRFP Fellows • 9 NSF IGERT Fellows • 13 GAANN Fellows

(Dept of Education)• 1 EPA Graduate Fellow• 2 USDA Graduate Fellows • 1 ACS Grad Student Award• 4 Dissertation Year Program

Fellows• Numerous Travel Awards

2013-2014 Awardees

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New Hires (2012-2014)

Dr. Ruoxue Yan: Advanced materials for biological and energy applications to address the pressing medical, energy and environmental challenges facing humanity.

Dr. Bryan Wong: Development and application of theoretical tools to calculate, understand, and rationally design functional materials.

Dr. Harvey Blanch: Protein Interaction, DNA electrophoresis, mammalian cell metabolism

David Kisailus, Winston Chung Professor of Energy Innovation in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, will lead a multidisciplinary team of researchers in a $7.5-million Department of Defense grant to uncover design rulesand develop scientific foundations for the design of advanced materials inspired by a diverse collection of plant and animal structures

Kisailus to Lead Research Team in $7.5M DOD Grant to Investigate Bio-Inspired Materials

Recent Young Investigator AwardsAFOSR Young Investigator (2012)

Prof. Ian Wheeldon

Army Young Investigator (2013)

Prof. Philip Christopher

NSF Career Winner (2012)

Prof. Akua Asa-Awuku

NSF Career Winner (2010)

Prof. Sharon Walker

Honors and Recognitions

Prof. Ashok Mulchandani was named as The W. Ruel Johnson Professorship in Environmental Engineering

Prof. Nosang V. Myung is the recipient of Korean Institute of Chemical Engineering (KIChE) President Award

Prof. Nosang V. Myung is named a Brainpool Fellow by Korea National Research Foundation.

Prof. David Kisailus is named a Kavli Fellow by members of National Academy of Sciences

Prof. Sharon Walker is named ELATE Fellow for 2014-2015

Faculty Growth

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Akua Asa-Awuka David CockerJoseph Norbeck

Phillip ChristopherJuchen GuoRobert Haddon David Kisailus Ashok Mulchandani Nosang Myung Ruoxue Yan

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Research Areas

Bryan WongJianzhong Wu

Harvey Blanch Xin GeAshok Mulchandani Ian Wheeldon Charles Wyman

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Research Areas

David Jassby Haizhou LiuMark Matsumoto Sharon Walker

Philip ChristopherJuchen GuoDavid KisailusNosang MyungIan Wheeldon Charles Wyman

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Publication Statistics 2012-2014

Papers / faculty / year = 6.7

# of citation / faculty / year = 373

h-index average = 32

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Tips for Applying from Current Students

Personal statements:Pay attention to grammar!Personalize your statement

Look up professors’ research, but stay true to your actual interests

Have good references!

Know what the program/school requires (eg. classes, GPA…) Explain or “patch up” discrepancies in your transcript

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What’s Grad School Like?

Major difference from college: time management! MORE emphasis on research than classes More independence LOTS of learning and writing

Words of advice: Don’t pursue your PhD just because you can’t find a job!

Hard work, but very rewarding!

Questions?

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