Doctoral Programs
The graduate program in the School of Engineering offers the student a choice of two doctoral degress. These interdisciplinary doctoral programs are administered by the School of Engineering and are available to students from engineering, computer science and the physical sciences.
Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering and Applied Science
The program allows for a broad range of research topics in Engineering and Computer Science (Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science and Management, Measurement and Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Nuclear Engineering including Health Physics), Chemistry (Biochemistry, Atmospheric, Environmental, Materials, Inorganic, Organic, Organometallic, and Physical Chemistry), Geosciences (Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Environmental Geosciences), Mathematics (Applied Mathematics and Computational Mathematics), and Physics (Radiation Science, Accelerator Applications, and Applied Nuclear Physics).
For complete information about this program, consult the current ISU Graduate Catalog.
Doctor of Philosophy in Nuclear Science and Engineering
This program combines the atomic nuclear aspects of Engineering and Science. Research areas range from the more traditional nuclear engineering disciplines (reactor physics, thermal hydraulics, and reactor design) to cross-discipline topics in the fields of radiation detection and measurement, nuclear fuels, and materials development, nuclear fuel cycle systems studies and radioactive waste management.
For complete information about this program, consult the current ISU Graduate Catalog.
Additional PhD Documents
- Steps from Admission to Graduation
- PhD Requirements
- Downloadable PhD Forms
- Comprehensive Qualifying Exam Guidelines
- Comprehensive Qualifying Exam Weights & Duration
- PhD Dissertation Defense Sample Form