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DOCTORAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT FORM
Student Name: ______________________________________ Student ID No. ________________________
Major Field of Study: _________________________________ Date: ________________________________
To: All Prospective Committee Members
Before the end of the first enrolled semester, the student, in consultation with the department chair or program director,
selects a major professor to serve as the chair of the doctoral Advisory committee. The chair of the doctoral Advisory
committee will be a member of the graduate faculty. An Advisory committee consisting of the chair and at least two other
graduate faculty members from the programs of the School of Engineering will then be recommended for approval to the
department chair or program director and to the associate dean of engineering. Appointment of one additional member of
the committee from outside the student's program (i.e., other university faculty, adjunct professors, prominent researchers
in industry or government) is required. One additional graduate faculty member may be appointed by the associate dean
of engineering. The composition of the committee will generally reflect the student's area of study and research interest.
The duties of the doctoral Advisory committee include advising the student, assisting the student in preparing the program
of study, administering and reporting the candidacy examination, assisting in planning and conducting research,
approving the dissertation, and conducting and reporting the results of the dissertation defense. A dissertation Adviser
other than the chair of the doctoral Advisory committee may be appointed by the doctoral Advisory committee.
Please Print Clearly:
Committee Chair, Graduate Faculty Member of a
School of Engineering Program
Committee Member, Graduate Faculty Member of a
School of Engineering Program
Committee Member, Graduate Faculty Member of a
School of Engineering Program
Committee Member, Outside of the Student’s
Program
The above named student has been admitted to the Doctoral Program. The Doctoral Advisory Committee is hereby
recommended:
APPROVALS:
Printed Name Advisory Committee Chair/Program Director Signature Date
Robert J. Wilkens, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research & Innovation, Professor Date
10/17/18 Original – Graduate Engineering; Copies: Academic Department
