Grad Profiles - Santa Clara University Engineering

Overview
The first institution to offer classes in higher education on the West Coast, Santa Clara University is devoted to the education of the whole person within the Catholic and Jesuit tradition. For more than 150 years, it has emphasized the necessary interaction between rigorous and imaginative scholarship and moral and spiritual values. This interaction, the University believes, is the bedrock from which its students assume leadership positions in society and come to use knowledge creatively and humanely. Santa Clara attracts men and women of all backgrounds who together work for a greater understanding of the world and a desire to make it a better world.

The SCU student body consists of approximately 4,500 undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. There are about 600 undergraduates in the School of Engineering. Approximately 800 graduate students are in the graduate engineering programs. About 80 percent of these students are employed in Silicon Valley and attend SCU on a part-time basis.

The Location and Community
Santa Clara University is 3 miles from the San Jose International Airport and 46 miles from San Francisco, near the southern tip of the beautiful San Francisco Bay. This is an area rich in cultural diversity, outdoor activities, and opportunities for high-tech jobs. The campus is located in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Many companies, such as Intel, IBM, Applied Materials, Hewlett Packard, Cisco, Ebay, and Google, are located right in this area. The cultural and entertainment centers of San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, San Jose, and Marin County are within an hour's travel. In the opposite direction, the Pacific beaches of Santa Cruz are about 30 minutes away, and the world-famous Monterey Peninsula and Carmel are 2 hours away.

Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
Santa Clara University (SCU) offers Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in addition to specialized engineering certificate programs and open university enrollment. Master's degrees are offered in applied mathematics, civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, engineering management and leadership, mechanical engineering, and software engineering. Graduate engineering courses are offered in the early mornings, late afternoons, and evenings. Students need to have 45 units and a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 to graduate.

The Doctor of Philosophy degree is conferred by the School of Engineering primarily in recognition of competence in the subject field and the ability to investigate engineering problems independently, resulting in a new contribution to knowledge in the field. The work for the degree consists of engineering research, the preparation of a thesis based on that research, and a program of advanced studies in engineering, mathematics, and related physical sciences.

The School grants the Ph.D. in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and mechanical engineering.

Facilities & Resources
Due to its cutting-edge research facilities and joint efforts with Silicon Valley industry leaders, Santa Clara has emerged in recent years as one of the nation's most modernized small universities. The School's computer and research facilities are updated annually to ensure speed and the most current technologies.

Expenses and Aid
Tuition charges are $687 per unit. In addition, there are a quarterly registration fee, a quarterly incremental tuition fee, and book and supply costs.

Financial Aid:
Teaching and research assistantships are available in each of the six academic departments. Students must apply for these assistantships separately in their department of interest while applying to the graduate program. Santa Clara University has a comprehensive loan program that is available to students. It offers the Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Stafford Student Loan, and Supplemental Loans. Application forms and further information may be obtained from the Financial Aid Office.

Housing/Living Expenses:
Living expenses for a single student, including housing, food, and moderate entertainment costs, range from $1500 to $2500 per month. Typical two-bedroom apartments in the area rent for $1500 to $2500.

How to Apply
Applications are accepted for the fall, winter, and spring quarters. The GRE General Test is required of all applicants except those who study in the Department of Engineering Management or apply to a certificate program. The TOEFL is required of all international students who do not have a degree from a university in an English-speaking country. In some cases, the TOEFL can be waived if the applicant has a reasonably high GRE verbal score.

Who to Contact
Graduate Admissions Office
School of Engineering
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, California 95053-0583

408-554-4313

E-mail: engrgrad@engr.scu.edu

Graduate Programs and Research

Applied Mathematics Department
• S. Chiappari, Chair of Applied Mathematics; Ph.D., Illinois, 1990. Applications of mathematics to engineering; complex analysis, especially holomorphic function of several complex variables; grid computing; information security, especially cryptology; geometric optimization.

• G. Fegan, Adjunct Associate Professor; Ph.D., Oregon State, 1973. Modern algebra, linear algebra, probability and statistics.

Civil Engineering Department
• M. Aschheim, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Berkeley, 1995. Earthquake-resistant structural engineering in reinforced concrete, steel, and timber structures.

• S. Chiesa, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Notre Dame, 1982; PE. Environmental engineering, biological wastewater treatment, biological nutrient control techniques, solid-waste management.

• R. He, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Wisconsin-Madison, 2000. Intelligent transportation systems, transportation network modeling, traffic demand forecasting.

• E. Maurer, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Washington (Seattle), 2002. Impacts of climate change on water resources, large-scale hydrologic variability and predictability, effect of land-use changes on stream flow, hydrologic modeling.

• R. Serrette, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Cornell, 1992. Structural steel design, timber design.

• S. Singh, Professor and Chair of Civil Engineering; Ph.D., Berkeley, 1979; PE. Geotechnical engineering, experimental soil mechanics, earthquake engineering.

Computer Engineering Department
• D. Atkinson, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., California, San Diego, 1999. Software engineering, software tools, compilers, analysis of programming languages, data structures.

• R. Davis, Robert W. Peters Professor and Associate Dean; Ph.D., California, Santa Cruz, 1979. Foundations of predictable software, improving diversity in engineering.

• P. Dommel, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., California, Santa Cruz, 1999. Internet architecture and collaborative technologies, multimedia communications and digital media, middleware for communication networks, Web and educational technology, social implications of technology.

• S. Figueira, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., California, San Diego, 1996. Parallel and grid computing.

• J. Holliday, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., California, Santa Barbara, 2000. Distributed replicated databases, distributed operating systems; multicast, mobile, and ad hoc networks.

• D. Lewis, Associate Professor and Chair of Computer Engineering; Ph.D., Syracuse, 1975. Systems programming.

• Q. Li, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Florida International, 1989. Parallel processing and architecture, operating system, simulation, network.

• N. Ling, Professor and Associate Dean; Ph.D., Louisiana at Lafayette, 1989. Video coding/decoding and streaming, video architectures.

• J. Noll, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., USC, 1997. Software engineering, software process modeling, workflow, computer-supported cooperative work, hypertext functionality.

• D. Pitt, Sobrato Professor and Dean of Engineering; Ph.D., Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1979.

• T. Schwarz, Associate Professor; Dr.rer.nat., Hagen, 1984; Ph.D., California, San Diego, 1994. Storage systems, scalable distributed data structures (SDDS).

• W. Shang, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Purdue, 1990. Parallel computing.

Electrical Engineering Department
• T. Healy, Professor; Ph.D., Colorado, 1966. Communications, microwaves.

• A. Hoagland, Adjunct Professor and Director, Institute for Information Storage Technology; Ph.D., Berkeley, 1954. Magnetic recording, data storage.

• S. Krishnan, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Michigan, 1993. Analog and mixed-signal IC design and testing.

• S. Mourad, Professor and Chair of Electrical Engineering; Ph.D., North Carolina State, 1970. Digital testing and reliability of large-scale computer systems.

• T. Ogunfunmi, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Stanford, 1990. Signal processing, neural networks, VLSI.

• G. Okamoto, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Texas at Austin, 1998. Smart antenna systems for wireless communications.

• M. Rahman, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Tokyo Institute of Technology, 1984. Integrated circuits technology.

• D. Siljak, Professor; Ph.D., Belgrade, 1963. Controls and systems.

• S. Wood, Professor; Ph.D., Stanford, 1978. Graphics and digital image processing.

• C. Yang, Professor; Ph.D., Pennsylvania, 1975. Nanoelectronics.

• A. Zecevic, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Santa Clara, 1993. Circuits and systems.

Engineering Management and Leadership Department
• R. Parden, Professor and Chair of Engineering Management and Leadership; Ph.D., Iowa, 1953. Engineering management for employed technical professionals.

Mechanical Engineering Department
• M. Ardema, Professor; Ph.D., Berkeley, 1974. Nonlinear dynamic systems, optimal control, differential games, singular perturbations, aerospace applications.

• D. Fabris, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Berkeley, 1996. Fluid mechanics (theoretical, analytical, and experimental).

• J. Gonzalez, Professor; Ph.D., Georgia Tech, 1994. Solar and renewable energy, climate modeling, heat transfer and two-phase flows.

• T. Hight, Associate Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering; Ph.D., Stanford, 1977. Design, computer-aided design, finite-element analysis, biomechanics.

• L. Hornberger, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Utah, 1986. Materials, manufacturing processes, plastics, product design, plastic nanocomposites and remote testing techniques.

• C. Kitts, Research Assistant Professor; M.S., Stanford, 1992. Robotics, intelligent systems, space systems design, dynamics and control.

• T. Shoup, Professor; Ph.D., Ohio State, 1969. Mechanisms, biomechanics, numerical methods.