Note: Applications for the Ph.D. program must be made
through the Department of Chemistry, indicating an interest
in Materials. See
The Graduate Program in
Chemistry for details on the application process.
1. Prior Preparation
Undergraduate background should include the following
courses or equivalents: General Chemistry (CHEM 5/6),
Introductory Physics (PHYS 13/14), Modern Physics (CHEM 81
or PHYS 23), Calculus (MATH 13/23 or MATH 13 and ENGS 22),
Introduction to Computer Science (ENGS 20 or CS 5), Science
of Materials (ENGS 24)
Any
deficiencies will be resolved during the first year. Exams
from the appropriate courses will be used as measurement
tools. Students will meet twice a week to review progress.
MATLAB will be used for the computer introduction.
2. Graduate Course Requirements
Seven graduate-level courses are required, two of which must
be outside the student's major department. Up to six
graduate-level courses can be transferred into the program.
A student's program of courses is individually tailored by a
committee appointed at the time of matriculation.
Core courses: (three must be taken)
CHEM
106: Molecular Structure and Spectra or CHEM 108: Chemistry
of Macromolecules, ENGS 131: Science of Solid State
Materials or PHYS 73: Solid State Physics or CHEM 105:
Statistical Mechanics, ENGS 137/PHYS 128/CHEM 137: Methods
of Materials Characterization or ENGS 133: Diffraction
Methods of Materials Analysis, Nanotechnology (course taken
in Wildau, Germany)
Electives: (at least three electives must be taken from
this list)
ENGS
100/PHYS 100: Methods in Applied Mathematics, CHEM 102:
Quantum chemistry or PHYS 71: Quantum Mechanics, ENGS 135:
Microfabrication, ENGS 132: Phase Transformations, ENGS 232:
Advanced Electron Microscopy, PHYS 76: Methods of
Experimental Physics, PHYS 91: Advanced Quantum Mechanics,
PHYS 103: Quantum Mechanics II, CHEM 109: Polymer Chemistry
3. Teaching
Students must undertake at least two terms of teaching.
Students supported by a Dartmouth Fellowship enroll in the
TA training course (CHEM 256 or PHYS 257) in their first
fall term and will be laboratory TAs for six terms in one of
the departments associated with the Center for
Nanomaterials.
4. Research Progress
Students will submit two research progress reports each year
(June and January), beginning in June at the end of the
first year of study.
5. Defense Research Proposal
Defense of an original research proposal will be completed
by the end of the student's third year.
6. Seminar Presentations
Students will present at least one seminar each year,
beginning in the second year of study. There are many venues
for the presentations, but most will occur during
nanomaterials group meetings, which are held monthly.
7. Science and Society
ENGS
196: Seminar on Applied Science and Technology, Research
Ethics Course
8. Proposal Writing Workshop
ENGG
197: Competitive Proposal Workshop
9. Industrial Internship
Student take at least one term to complete an industrial
internship.
10. Other Graduation Requirements
Students must present at least one talk/poster at a
scientific meeting and have one paper either published or in
press.