Establishing A Committee Graduate: Establishing or Amending A Supervisory Committee What is a supervisory committee? A supervisory committee guides and assists a student in working toward a graduate degree. Who can serve on a supervisory committee? All University of Utah faculty members are eligible to serve as supervisory committee members. - The faculty member must hold the terminal degree in the relevant field, and/or have demonstrated research and scholarly work in the field. - Committee chairs must be selected from tenure-line faculty. - Persons from outside the University of Utah may serve as committee members with approval of the Dean of The Graduate School. - Immediate family members are not eligible to serve on a student’s supervisory committee. Student Information First Name Last Name Family Name University ID U1234567 UMail My degree will be granted in the following field: Civil Engineering Construction Engineering (MS ONLY) Nuclear Engineering IMPORTANT: Only students completing the coursework-only construction engineering MS should select "Construction Engineering" above. ALL students who are completing research in the field of construction engineering should select "Civil Engineering" above. I am pursuing the following degree: MS Non-Thesis MS Thesis PhD Area of Emphasis Construction Environmental Geotechnical Materials Nuclear Structures Transportation Water Resources Faculty Advisor UNKNOWN/ NOT LISTED BARBER, MICHAEL BARTLETT, STEVEN CAZALAS, EDWARD CHEN, JIANLI GOEL, RAMESH HONG, P. K. ANDY IBARRA, LUIS LIU, XIAOYUE CATHY MARKOVIC, NIKOLA MARRON, EMILY MASTREN, TARA MCDONALD IV, LUTHER MCPHERSON, BRIAN J MEDINA, JUAN MOHAMMADI, KAMI OROZA, CARLOS PANTELIDES, CHRIS RASHIDI, ABBAS ROMERO, PEDRO ROSHANKHAH, SHAHRZAD SJODEN, GLENN WEIDHAAS, JENNIFER ZHU, XUAN Also called Major Professor or Principal Investigator (PI). I am * Establishing my supervisory committee. Amending my supervisory committee. Clearly describe the change you wish to make to your supervisory committee. Use terms such as: replace; add; remove, etc. Committee Responsibilities As a non-thesis (coursework-only) student the committee holds two main responsibilities: (1) Committee members ensure the coursework you select will provide for you the education needed to be a successful Master's-Level Engineer. (2) Committee members will evaluate the non-technical comprehensive exam completed in the student's final semester of study. The supervisory committee is responsible for:- approving the student’s academic program,- approving the thesis or dissertation subject,- reading and approving the thesis or dissertation,- administering and judging the final oral examination (thesis or dissertation defense). The chair of the supervisory committee directs the student’s research and writing of the thesis or dissertation. Other Responsibilities: The final oral examination may be chaired by any member of the supervisory committee consistent with departmental policy. If a student’s preliminary work is deficient, the supervisory committee may require supplementary courses for which no credit may be applied to the Program of Study. Decisions concerning program requirements, examinations, and the thesis or dissertation are made by majority committee vote. Committee Requirements Master’s Supervisory Committee Unless otherwise approved by the Dean of The Graduate School, the committee chair and the majority of the committee must be tenure-line faculty in the student’s home department. Ph.D. Supervisory Committee Each supervisory committee consists of five faculty members and meet the below conditions. (1) The committee chair and the majority of the committee must be tenure-line faculty in the student’s department. (2) One member of the committee must be appointed from outside the student’s major department. - The outside member is normally from another University of Utah department. - The Dean of The Graduate School may approve a committee member from outside the university with appropriate justification and when supporting documentation is provided. Use this resource to see if the professor is tenure-line. If you have a committee member from outside the U of U, the Graduate School currently requires (1) a recent CV from the outside committee member, and (2) justification for this committee member. Please provide three statements describing why this person is beneficial on your supervisory committee. Doctoral Committee Committee Chair BARBER, MICHAEL BARTLETT, STEVEN CAZALAS, EDWARD CHEN, JIANLI GOEL, RAMESH HONG, P. K. ANDY IBARRA, LUIS LIU, XIAOYUE CATHY MARKOVIC, NIKOLA MARRON, EMILY MASTREN, TARA MCDONALD IV, LUTHER MCPHERSON, BRIAN J MEDINA, JUAN MOHAMMADI, KAMI OROZA, CARLOS PANTELIDES, CHRIS RASHIDI, ABBAS ROMERO, PEDRO ROSHANKHAH, SHAHRZAD SJODEN, GLENN WEIDHAAS, JENNIFER ZHU, XUAN Other Committee Chair Also called Major Professor or Principal Investigator (PI). Member 1 BARBER, MICHAEL BARTLETT, STEVEN CAZALAS, EDWARD CHEN, JIANLI GOEL, RAMESH HONG, P. K. ANDY IBARRA, LUIS LIU, XIAOYUE CATHY MARKOVIC, NIKOLA MARRON, EMILY MASTREN, TARA MCDONALD IV, LUTHER MCPHERSON, BRIAN J MEDINA, JUAN MOHAMMADI, KAMI OROZA, CARLOS OU, GE PANTELIDES, CHRIS RASHIDI, ABBAS ROMERO, PEDRO ROSHANKHAH, SHAHRZAD SJODEN, GLENN WEIDHAAS, JENNIFER YANG, XIANFENG ZHU, XUAN Other Member 1 Tenure-Line In Area (i.e. structural) Member 2 BARBER, MICHAEL BARTLETT, STEVEN CAZALAS, EDWARD CHEN, JIANLI GOEL, RAMESH HONG, P. K. ANDY IBARRA, LUIS LIU, XIAOYUE CATHY MARKOVIC, NIKOLA MARRON, EMILY MASTREN, TARA MCDONALD IV, LUTHER MCPHERSON, BRIAN J MEDINA, JUAN MOHAMMADI, KAMI OROZA, CARLOS OU, GE PANTELIDES, CHRIS RASHIDI, ABBAS ROMERO, PEDRO ROSHANKHAH, SHAHRZAD SJODEN, GLENN WEIDHAAS, JENNIFER YANG, XIANFENG ZHU, XUAN Other Member 2 Tenure-Line In Area (i.e. structural) Member 3 Outside the Department (Last, First) Member 4 Another PhD (Last, First) Masters Committee Committee Chair BARBER, MICHAEL BARTLETT, STEVEN CAZALAS, EDWARD CHEN, JIANLI GOEL, RAMESH HONG, P. K. ANDY IBARRA, LUIS LIU, XIAOYUE CATHY MARKOVIC, NIKOLA MARRON, EMILY MASTREN, TARA MCDONALD IV, LUTHER MCPHERSON, BRIAN J MEDINA, JUAN MOHAMMADI, KAMI OROZA, CARLOS OU, GE PANTELIDES, CHRIS RASHIDI, ABBAS ROMERO, PEDRO ROSHANKHAH, SHAHRZAD SJODEN, GLENN WEIDHAAS, JENNIFER YANG, XIANFENG ZHU, XUAN Other Committee Chair Also called Major Professor. Member 1 BARBER, MICHAEL BARTLETT, STEVEN CAZALAS, EDWARD CHEN, JIANLI GOEL, RAMESH HONG, P. K. ANDY IBARRA, LUIS LIU, XIAOYUE CATHY MARKOVIC, NIKOLA MARRON, EMILY MASTREN, TARA MCDONALD IV, LUTHER MCPHERSON, BRIAN J MEDINA, JUAN MOHAMMADI, KAMI OROZA, CARLOS OU, GE PANTELIDES, CHRIS RASHIDI, ABBAS ROMERO, PEDRO ROSHANKHAH, SHAHRZAD SJODEN, GLENN WEIDHAAS, JENNIFER YANG, XIANFENG ZHU, XUAN Other Member 1 Tenure-Line In Area of Study (i.e. structural) Member 2 Another PhD (Last, First) For students completing a coursework-only degree, it is suggested that the committee is comprised of the professors you complete coursework with early-on in your degree. If you need recommendations, please schedule with the Graduate Academic Advisor. Committee suggestions, based upon area of study: Faculty members listed in italics may serve as a member only; not a supervisory committee chair. Construction Faculty: Dr. Christian Brockman Dr. Jianli Chen Dr. Abbas Rashidi Environmental Faculty: Dr. Ramesh Goel Dr. Andy Hong Dr. Emily Marron Dr. Jennifer Weidhaas Geotechnical Faculty: Dr. Steve Bartlett Dr. Kami Mohammadi Dr. Shahrzad Roshankhah Materials Faculty: Dr. Pedro Romero Nuclear Faculty: Dr. Ed Cazalas Dr. Luther McDonald Dr. Tara Mastren Dr. Glenn Sjoden Structural Faculty: Dr. Roshina Babu Dr. Luis Ibarra Dr. Chris Pantelides Dr. Xuan 'Peter' Zhu Water Faculty: Dr. Michael Barber Dr. Brian McPherson Dr. Carlos Oroza Dr. Christine Pomeroy Transportation Faculty: Dr. Cathy Liu Dr. Nikola Markovic Dr. Juan Medina reCAPTCHA If you are human, leave this field blank. Δ
