The American Society of Engineering Education recently published a short article, “Tips for a Winning Research Proposal.” This clear article gives concrete tips and additional resources for common pitfalls to avoid when preparing a research proposal. For example, did you know that for some agencies, half of the research proposals are rejected simply because they didn’t adhere to the proposal requirements? These tips could help your proposal be funded. These tips can be applied to fellowship proposals as well as research proposals.
Are you working on formatting corrections for your dissertation, thesis, or report? Do you need help?
Join Harriet King, coordinator of the Graduate School Communications Assistance Program for group work hours on campus. These workshops are provided at no charge to students working on a dissertation, thesis, or report. Harriet is skilled with MS Office, Open Office, and Adobe Acrobat Pro, and can provide group tutoring and assistance during these open times:
- Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 1-4pm – Dillman 211
- Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 1-4pm – Dillman 213
These rooms are equipped with PCs with University software, or you may bring your own laptop. Harriet can also assist you via distance at those times with Skype. Contact Harriet for more information.
If you need additional help or prefer one-on-one assistance, please contact Harriet to arrange for times and inquire about the services available and pricing for these sessions. Additional workshop times for summer will be announcing pending room assignments; please note that Harriet will be unavailable July 30 – August 10th.
Are you working on formatting corrections for your dissertation, thesis, or report? Do you need help?
Join Harriet King, coordinator of the Graduate School Communications Assistance Program for group work hours in the Library. These workshops are provided at no charge to students working on a dissertation, thesis, or report. Harriet is skilled with MS Office, Open Office, and Adobe Acrobat Pro, and can provide group tutoring and assistance during these open times:
- Wednesday, December 3, 2014, 1-5pm – Library 242
- Friday, December 5, 2014, 1-5pm – Library 242
- Monday, December 8, 2014, 9am-1pm – Library 244
- Tuesday, December 9, 2014, 1-3pm – Library 244
- Wednesday, December 10, 2014, , 9am-1pm – Library 244
- Thursday, December 11, 2014, 1-3pm – Library 244
- Monday, December 15, 2014, 10am – 1pm – Library 242
- Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 10am – 1pm – Library 242
- Wednesday, December 17, 2014 , 10am – 1pm – Library 242
These rooms are equipped with PCs with University software, or you may bring your own laptop.
If you need additional help or prefer one-on-one assistance, please contact Harriet to arrange for times and inquire about the services available.
Are you working on formatting corrections for your dissertation, thesis, or report? Do you need help?
Join Harriet King, coordinator of the Graduate School Communications Assistance Program for group work hours on campus. These workshops are provided at no charge to students working on a dissertation, thesis, or report. Harriet is skilled with MS Office, Open Office, and Adobe Acrobat Pro, and can provide group tutoring and assistance during these open times:
- Monday, July 6, 2015, 1-4pm – Fisher 330
- Wednesday, July 8, 2015, 1-4pm – Dillman 213
- Monday, July 13, 2015, 1-4pm – Dillman 213
- Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 1-4pm – Dillman 213
- Monday, July 20, 2015, 1-4pm – Dillman 213
- Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 1-4pm – Dillman 213
- Monday, July 27, 2015, 1-4pm – Dillman 213
- Wednesday, July 29, 2015, 1-4pm – Dillman 213
- Thursday, August 13, 2015, 1-4pm – Dillman 211
These rooms are equipped with PCs with University software, or you may bring your own laptop. Harriet can also assist you via distance at those times with Skype. Contact Harriet for more information.
If you need additional help or prefer one-on-one assistance, please contact Harriet to arrange for times and inquire about the services available and pricing for these sessions. Please note that Harriet will be unavailable July 30 – August 10th.
The Graduate School is pleased to announce new theses and dissertations are now available in the J.R. van Pelt and Opie Library from the following programs:
- Chemistry
- Electrical Engineering
- Engineering Mechanics
- Forest Science
- Rhetoric and Technical Communication
Colina Dutta
Master of Science in Chemistry
Co-advisors: Dario J Stacchiola and Gerard T Caneba
Thesis title: Ultrasonic Dispersion of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Cellulose
Yinfei Fu
Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Zhi Tian
Dissertation title: Multi-Target Tracking and Localization in Distributed Wireless Sensor Networks
Nicholas Mastricola
Master of Science in Engineering Mechanics
Advisor: Ossama Omar Abdelkhalik
Thesis title: Quantification of Relativistic Perturbation Forces on Spacecraft Trajectories
Sara Robinson
Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Science
Advisor: Peter E Laks
Dissertation title: The Scientific, Artistic, and Practical Implications of Sub-lethal Fungicide Levels in Wood Exposed to Fungi
Cynthia Weber
Doctor of Philosophy in Rhetoric and Technical Communication
Advisor: Jennifer Daryl Slack
Dissertation title: In Defense of a Liberal Education: The Language and Politics of Academic Freedom
The Graduate School is pleased to announce new theses and dissertations are now available in the J.R. van Pelt and Opie Library from the following programs:
- Applied Ecology
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- Rhetoric and Technical Communication
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the following thesis and dissertations are now available in the J.R. van Pelt and Opie Library:
Nicholas Krom
Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences
Advisor: Ramakrishna Wusirika
Dissertation title: An Arrangement of Gene Pairs, Retrotransposon Insertions, and Regulation of Gene Expression in Plants
Russell Lutch
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Advisor: Devin K Harris
Thesis title: Capacity Optimization of a Prestressed Concrete Railroad Tie
Jason Sommerville
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Advisor: Lyon Bradley King
Dissertation title: Hall-Effect Thruster-Cathode Coupling: The Effect of Cathode Position and Magnetic Field Topology
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the following programs have new theses and dissertations available in the J.R. Van Pelt and Opie Library:
- Biological Sciences
- Biomedical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Industrial Archaeology
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mathematical Sciences
- Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- Rhetoric and Technical Communication
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the following theses and dissertations are now available in the J.R. van Pelt and Opie Library:
Haiying He
Doctor of Philosophy in Physics
Advisor: Ravindra Pandey
Dissertation title: Electron Transport in Molecular Systems
Fei Lin
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Advisor: Mohan D Rao
Dissertation title: Vibro-Acoustical Analysis and Design of a Multiple-Layer Constrained Viscoelastic Damping Structure
Christopher Nelson
Master of Science in Industrial Archaeology
Advisor: Larry D Lankton
Thesis title: The C.R. Patterson and Sons Company of Greenfield, Ohio: Survival and Adaptation of a Back-Owned Company in the Vehicle Building Industry, 1865-1939
Brandon Rouse
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Jeffrey Donald Naber
Thesis title: Part Load Combustion Characterization of Ethanol-Gasoline Fuel Blends in a Single Cylinder Spark Ignition Direct Injection Variable Cam Timing Variable Compression Ratio Engine
Karl Walczak
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Advisor: Craig R Friedrich
Dissertation title: Immobilizing Bacteriorhodopsin on a Single Electron Transistor
Are you planning on finishing your thesis or dissertation this semester or next semester? Do you assist students submitting theses or dissertations? If you answered yes to either of those questions, please join the Graduate School at our next seminar designed to help students, faculty, and staff better understand current procedures and have all of their questions answered.
Join Debra Charlesworth of the Graduate School for a description of online submission of a thesis or dissertation from start to finish. This seminar will be useful to students preparing their documents as well as faculty and staff who assist students. The seminar will be September 10th at 4:00pm.
Please register for the event at our online registration site:
http://www.gradschool2.mtu.edu/registration/events/
Once you register, you will receive a confirmation with the location and a reminder of the date and time. Space is limited, so register early!
If you are unable to join us, please see our online seminar presented on May 21st.