Coordinated by a Faculty Advisory Board and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering.
The Extreme Ultraviolet and Optical Science and Technology Graduate Interdisciplinary Studies program is designed to serve individuals who are seeking to gain knowledge and experience in the generation and applications of coherent extreme ultraviolet or soft x-ray light. This type of light holds great potential in applications in nanotechnology, nanoelectronics, photochemistry, material science, and biology. While, in the past, the use of coherent EUV light required a trip to a national facility, new developments in compact sources make it widely available. The objective of the program is to provide scientists or engineers many of the fundamentals required to generate or proficiently make use of this portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
This interdisciplinary studies program is inherently interdisciplinary, including lasers, optical, plasma, material, chemical and biological sciences, and engineering. With its NSF Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology, a partnership among four core institutions, CSU has unique expertise in this area.
The program is open to graduate students and professionals who hold a B.S. degree in engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, or other scientific discipline.
The program requires a total of fifteen credits comprising six core credits and nine electives. The six core credits are two very fundamental courses any graduate student with a background in hard sciences and engineering could master. This, coupled with the fact that graduate students in any discipline are not held to undergraduate prerequisite courses, make this interdisciplinary studies program widely accessible. Elective credits are tailored to the candidate’s interests from the major the student pursues. Within these, a course in another discipline outside the major of the candidate must be included.
Students interested in graduate work should refer to the Graduate and Professional Bulletin.
Effective Fall 2008
Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| ECE 504 | Physical Optics | 3 |
| ECE 650 | Extreme Ultraviolet and Soft X-Ray Radiation | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
| Structural Biology I | ||
| Molecular Regulation of Cell Function | ||
| Structural Biology II | ||
| Advanced Chemical Analysis II | ||
| Physical Methods in Inorganic Chemistry: Group Theory | ||
| Quantum Chemistry: Foundations | ||
| Quantum Chemistry: Electronic Structure | ||
| Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy | ||
| Ultrafast Optics | ||
| Nanostructures: Fundamentals and Applications | ||
| Optical Interferometry and Laser Metrology | ||
| Plasma Physics and Applications | ||
| Laser Fundamentals and Devices | ||
| Linear Algebra | ||
| Introductory Quantum Mechanics I | ||
| Introductory Quantum Mechanics II | ||
| Introduction to Lasers | ||
| Introductory Laser Laboratory | ||
| Mathematical Methods for Physics II | ||
| Electromagnetism I | ||
| Electromagnetism II | ||
| Quantum Mechanics I | ||
| Quantum Mechanics II | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 15 | |
For more information, please visit Requirements for All Graduate Degrees in the Graduate and Professional Bulletin.
Summary of Procedures for the Master's and Doctoral Degrees
NOTE: Each semester the Graduate School publishes a schedule of deadlines. Deadlines are available on the Graduate School website. Students should consult this schedule whenever they approach important steps in their careers.
Forms are available online.
| Step | Due Date |
|---|---|
| 1. Application for admission (online) | Six months before first registration |
| 2. Diagnostic examination when required | Before first registration |
| 3. Appointment of advisor | Before first registration |
| 4. Selection of graduate committee | Before the time of fourth regular semester registration |
| 5. Filing of program of study (GS Form 6) | Before the time of fourth regular semester registration |
| 6. Preliminary examination (Ph.D. and PD) | Two terms prior to final examination |
| 7. Report of preliminary examination (GS Form 16) - (Ph.D. and PD) | Within two working days after results are known |
| 8. Changes in committee (GS Form 9A) | When change is made |
| 9. Application for Graduation (GS Form 25) | Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School Website |
| 9a. Reapplication for Graduation (online) | Failure to graduate requires Reapplication for Graduation (online) for the next time term for which you are applying |
| 10. Submit thesis or dissertation to committee | At least two weeks prior to the examination or at the discretion of the graduate committee |
| 11. Final examination | Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School Website |
| 12. Report of final examination (GS Form 24) | Within two working days after results are known; refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School website |
| 13. Submit a signed Thesis/Dissertation Submission Form (GS Form 30) to the Graduate School and Submit the Survey of Earned Doctorates (Ph.D. only) prior to submitting the electronic thesis/dissertation | Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School website. |
| 14. Submit the thesis/dissertation electronically | Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School website |
| 15. Graduation | Ceremony information is available from the Graduate School website |