Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Cal Poly Pomona AIChE Meeting
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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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