| Graduate Study
Master’s Degree
The department offers a graduate program leading to
the MS degree in civil engineering with several areas of concentration
under Plan A (thesis) or Plan B (non-thesis). Close cooperation is
maintained with other departments and the Water Resources Research
Center. Details and requirements of each program may be obtained from
the department office.
Applicants must present a BS in civil engineering or
the equivalent and must submit either the EIT (Engineer-in-Training)
exam or the results of the GRE General Test; the GRE subject test
(engineering, mathematics, or physics) is recommended. If so required by
the Graduate Division, applicants must supply the TOEFL score.
Requirements
Plan A requires a minimum of 30 credit hours,
exclusive of seminars. Plan A includes 9 credit hours of thesis research
and a minimum of 12 credit hours in graduate civil engineering courses,
exclusive of thesis, seminar, and directed reading. Plan B requires a
minimum of 38 credits including a minimum of 18 credit hours of graduate
civil engineering courses, exclusive of seminar and directed reading, as
well as a technical report. Both plans require a minimum of 2 credits of
seminar.
Doctoral Degree
Applicants to the PhD program must have fulfilled the
requirements for the MS in civil engineering at the University of
Hawai‘i or its equivalent. Those who have earned the MS at
universities other than the University of Hawai‘i must furnish the
results of the GRE General Test. All applicants must furnish official
transcripts of all previous undergraduate and graduate studies and three
letters of reference clearly indicating that they are capable of
completing a rigorous PhD program. Applicants must also supply a letter
explaining in detail their career goals, specific area of concentration,
work experience, and reasons for applying to the program. If so required
by the Graduate Division, applicants must supply the TOEFL score.
Requirements
Candidates for a PhD are required to pass a qualifying
examination consisting of oral and written components. The examination
will be confined to basic topics in civil engineering. One purpose of
the qualifying examination is to identify possible deficiencies in the
student’s background with a view toward remedial measures. In
addition, the examination will serve as a means of assessing the
student’s potential for doctoral studies.
In order to earn a PhD in civil engineering, a student
must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 50 credit hours in course work
beyond the BS and a minimum of 2 credit hours in civil engineering
graduate seminar. Students must also complete and successfully defend a
satisfactory doctoral dissertation. Based on a written recommendation of
the student’s dissertation committee and with the approval of the
chair of graduate studies in civil engineering, students entering the
PhD program may be granted an equivalence of up to 30 credit hours
earned as part of the student’s master’s program. The 30-credit-hour
equivalents may include up to 9 credit hours for the previous MS thesis
work but exclude graduate seminar credit hours taken as part of the MS
program.
The courses that a student undertakes in order to
fulfill the PhD-credit-hour requirements must be selected by the student
and approved by the student’s dissertation committee. At least 24
credit hours must be from graduate-level civil engineering courses. The
remaining courses may include graduate and advanced undergraduate
courses offered by the civil engineering department or other appropriate
departments of the University.
Comprehensive Examination
Every PhD student must pass a comprehensive
examination. The purpose of this examination is to ascertain the
student’s comprehension of the advances in the chosen specialty.
Examinations are given when, in the judgment of the dissertation
committee, the student has had sufficient preparation, but not sooner
than six calendar months after the student has passed the qualifying
examination.
Students pass the examination upon favorable
recommendation of the majority of the dissertation committee. Students
who fail may, at the discretion of the graduate faculty, repeat the test
once at least six months later. Students who fail the examination a
second time are dropped from the program.
Students attain the status of doctoral candidate only
after passing the comprehensive examination and submitting a
dissertation proposal that receives the unanimous approval of the
dissertation committee.
Final Examination
PhD candidates are required to take a final oral
examination in defense of their dissertation. The examination is
conducted by the candidate’s dissertation committee. Students pass
upon the favorable recommendation of the majority of the committee.
Electrical Engineering
Holmes 483
2540 Dole Street
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-7586
Fax: (808) 956-3427
E-mail: eeoffice@spectra.eng.edu
Web: www-ee.eng.hawaii.edu
Faculty
*K. Najita, PhD (Chair)--solid-state devices
*R. Chattergy, PhD--computer engineering
*J. C. Chiao, PhD--microwaves, microelectromechanical
systems, optoelectronics, optical networks
*M. DeLisio, PhD--electromagnetic theory, microwaves
*T. P. Dobry, PhD--digital systems, computers
*M. Fossorier, PhD--coding theory, communication algorithms, magnetic
recording
*N. T. Gaarder, PhD--communication theory, information theory
*A. Hac, PhD--software systems, telecommunication networks
*J. W. Holm-Kennedy, PhD--applied solid-state physics, solid-state
devices, IC technology
*E. S. Kim, PhD--solid-state devices, integrated sensors
*F. T. Koide, PhD--biomedical engineering, operational amplifiers,
electronic circuits
*A. Kuh, PhD--neural networks, communications
*S. Lin, PhD--coding theory, coded modulation, multi-user communications
and error coding techniques
*V. Malhotra, PhD--physical electronics, solid-state devices
*A. E. Quilici, PhD--artificial intelligence, natural language
processing
*G. H. Sasaki, PhD--computer communication networks, performance
evaluation, optimization algorithms
W. Shiroma, PhD--electromagnetic theory, microwaves
*M. J. S. Smith, PhD--computer-aided analog integrated circuit design
*D. H. Summerville, PhD--parallel computer architecture
*V. L. Syrmos, PhD--linear system theory, control theory
*G. T. Uehara, PhD--integrated circuits, communication systems
*Z. Xiong, PhD--image and video compression, communications and
multimedia
*J. R. Yee, PhD--computer communications networks, network optimization,
stochastic models
*P. C. Yuen, PhD--radio science, energy systems
*D. Y. Y. Yun, PhD--parallel and adaptive systems, base systems,
computer engineering
Cooperative Graduate Faculty
W. W. Peterson, PhD--computer software
R. Rocheleau, PhD--photovoltaics, sensors, thin films
S. K. Sharma, PhD--thin films, amorphous materials and ceramics,
instrumentation development
* Graduate Faculty
Degrees Offered: BS in electrical engineering,
MS in electrical engineering, PhD in electrical engineering
|