I am surprised that I need to say this, but let
me be clear that this
information is for prospective graduate students in Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering. I never have any assistantships available for
students who are not writing either an M.S. or a Ph.D. thesis under my
direction.
I have no support of any sort available for summer internships or
other short-term work in my laboratory. If you are in Chicago anyway
(in other words, you are a legal resident or have obtained your own visa),
and do not require any financial support, then we can discuss the
possibility of short-term work, but even then it is highly unlikely I
would be interested in a short-term project.
Information for prospective degree-seeking graduate students:
- If you have general questions about admission to the university,
please contact UIC
directly.
- For information about the department,
see the MIE homepage.
- Please do not ask me to assess your chances for admission
or financial aid. Such aid takes a
number of different forms. Competition for fellowships and
department-sponsored assistantships is stiff, and relatively few
students receive such aid; I would not hazard a guess as to anyone's
chances. Most students who receive aid receive it in the form of
assistantships sponsored by individual professors.
- I have no
positions (research assistant, teaching assistant, or tuition waiver)
available currently. When I do have positions available, I
consider all applicants to the program.
- I find resumes next to useless in selecting students to work with
me. Don't send a resume!
- Please note that there is no minimum GRE score that will guarantee you
an assistantship.
Although I currently have no positions open, I am always interested in
hearing from prospective Ph.D students with specific
proposals for Ph.D research. Put what you are interested in doing
in writing (1-2 pages is fine), be sure you explain how you see it
fitting in with my current research program, and email it to me.
Don't send Word documents: use plain text or PDF.
Of course, I am always happy to receive correspondence of substance
about research issues, from prospective students or anyone else.
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