新跨学科博士. D. 节目将于秋季开始

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2021年4月26日发布

兰斯克劳福德

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The 十大玩彩信誉平台 will begin a new interdisciplinary Ph.D. 项目 化学和生物分子工程 从今年秋天开始. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education approved the program 3月.

This program is the result of a group of interdisciplinary faculty building the necessary research 和 funding capacity to support it. 有教职员工在指挥 research in areas related to chemical engineering, but there wasn’t a graduate program that allowed students to study these areas in detail. 

“After discussion with several faculty in engineering, 艺术和科学， 和 十大玩彩信誉平台, it was determined that an interdisciplinary Ph.D. 可以捕获这些的程序 areas would be great addition to the University,” 博士说. T. 格兰特·格洛弗，律师 化学工程教授. 

虽然 研究生院 is providing some initial financial support, the expectation is this program will be mostly self-supporting through research grants 和 contracts. 

“This program will substantially accelerate the virtuous cycle of research 和 funding,” 博士说. J. Harold Pardue, dean of the 研究生院.

但新博士的好处是.D. program also extends to what Glover calls “institutional memory” that is difficult to maintain with undergraduate 和 masters students.

“因为Ph值.D. programs requires a commitment of four or more years beyond an undergraduate degree, the depth of research that can be conducted grows significantly,” Glover said. “Not only are students at the University longer, but Ph.D. 学生有能力教书 十大玩彩信誉平台研究的新生.”

Ph.D. programs also benefit universities as well. 当研究人员可以竞争 和 execute larger 和 more sophisticated projects it helps institutions compete for highly qualified research faculty, increasing the overall graduate education experience.

“You should expect to see some very high profile, impactful research emerging from 这个项目，”帕杜说. “This really is a game changer for 南.”

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