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Graduate Studies in Geological & Mining Engineering &
Sciences at Michigan Tech
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The
Geological/Mining Engineering and Sciences department
at Michigan Technological University (MTU) invites applications
from high-quality, motivated students seeking MS and
Ph.D. degrees in Geological or Mining Engineering, Geology,
and Geophysics.
The
department's graduate programs are challenging yet flexible;
they are designed to accommodate individual needs, background,
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Research
Areas
The Geological Engineering
and Sciences programs have a wide variety of research strengths.
These include:
The Mining
Engineering graduate degree programs for M.S. and Ph.D. have
a wide variety of research strengths. These include:
- Environmental
Impacts of Mining
- Geostatistics
- Mine
Health and Safety
- Rock
Mechanics
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Degrees
Offered
The department currently
offers MS degrees in geology, geological engineering,
mining engineering and geophysics and Ph.D. degrees in
geology and geological engineering and mining engineering.
Students in the department may also enroll in Ph.D. degrees
in computational engineering and science and environmental
engineering, which are interdisciplinary programs through
the College of Engineering.
We tailor individualized
programs of study for MS and Ph.D. candidates based on
their interests and experience, and our current course
offerings and research interests. A critical factor in
admitting students into the Ph.D. program is that there
be a specific faculty member interested in each potential
student, and the interested faculty member has research
funds available to support the student. Successfully completing
a Ph.D. degree is a long process involving close and extensive
interaction with a faculty member (or members).
We try to match
students and faculty as carefully as possible, as this
results in the maximum educational benefits for the students
and insures completion of the degree in a reasonable amount
of time. For students with a M.S. degree, a period of
three years is usually required for completion of a Ph.D.
Degree. Students entering a Ph.D. program with a B.S.
can expect to take four to five years to complete their
degree, depending largely on the number of courses taken
in their first two years here.
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Location
MTU is located in the
small town of Houghton in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, on the
south shore of Lake Superior. Hundreds of miles of rocky coastline
surround the Keweenaw Peninsula and nearby Isle Royale National
Park; both areas also feature a rugged topography unusual to the
Midwest. The Keweenaw Peninsula, Isle Royale, and other areas
in the Upper Peninsula are ideal for outdoor recreational pursuits,
such as camping, fishing, canoeing, hunting, and cross-country
and downhill skiing.
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Financial
Aid
The Department offers
a variety of student support through Research Assistanships,
Fellowships, annd Graduate Teaching Assistantships which include
a stipend and cover tuition. The Department makes every effort
to see that graduate students receive funding throughout their
tenure as long as they are making satisfactory progress toward
their degree. Currently, the department has large research grants
from DOE, NASA, EPA, and NSF that include funding for graduate
research assistantships in contaminant hydrogeology and remediation,
limnologic remote sensing, petroleum geology and geophysics,
and volcanic/atmospheric remote sensing, especially at the Ph.D.
level.
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Admission
For consideration
to our program, we require a completed application, statement
of purpose, the verbal / quantitative / analytical Graduate
Record Exam (GRE) scores (the advanced geology or other
specialty test is optional), as well as transcripts of
your undergraduate / graduate courses. A minimum of three
letters of recommendation are required from faculty members
or other professionals who are familiar with your background.
The Graduate
School also requires that international students take
the TOEFL exam. Note that both the letters of recommendation
and your written statement of purpose are very important
in helping us evaluate your application.
Although we receive
many inquiries and a considerable number of applications, the
numbers and proportions of students from other countries in
our program are very small. Most applications by international
students are rejected because of low scores on GRE (verbal scores
less than 50 percentile and math scores of less than 80 percentile)
or TOEFL (less than 550) test. Most often, foreign applicants
are not considered for departmental teaching asistantships but
are considered for research assistantship if there is a match
between an individual researcher's interest and those of the
student. Most often, the majority of applicants who attend do
so with support either from their own country's program of scholarship
aid or with personal funds.
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Graduate
Committee Chair
Alex S. Mayer
Professor
Dept. of Geological & Mining Engg. & Sciences
Michigan Tech University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Phone: (906) 487-3372
Fax: (906) 487-3371
Email: asmayer@mtu.edu
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Department of
Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive - Houghton, MI 49931-1295
(906)487-2531
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