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CBE graduate students acquire valuable
experience by designing and performing research that crosses traditional
academic disciplinary boundaries and has direct impact on current environmental and medical
issues. In addition, the CBE's Industrial Associates program brings students
into working relationships with potential employers. CBE graduate students are encouraged to develop their communication
and leadership skills by presenting at research conferences, mentoring undergraduate students, organizing the CBE's
seminar series, and assisting with outreach efforts. The CBE's standing in the
international research community attracts visiting students and faculty from
all parts of the world, providing a culturally diverse and stimulating academic
environment. Over 130 Masters
and Doctoral students have earned their degrees in the CBE's graduate program
since the CBE was founded in 1990.
The CBE has strong ties to industry and government research organizations
and is funded primarily through industry and federal grants.
How the CBE graduate program works
Graduate students pursue their degree in a discipline offered through one of
the science, agriculture or engineering departments at Montana State University while
they conduct their research in CBE laboratories. Doctoral students in
engineering have a choice of seven options (COE doctoral program info:
PDF). Masters students pursue a degree directly from their home department.
Student graduate committees are typically interdisciplinary. The student and
graduate committee select coursework appropriate for the student's interests
and degree program. Engineering students are encouraged to take microbiology
courses; science students are encouraged to take relevant engineering
coursework.
In the school year 2005-06, 32 students from 8 departments were enrolled in the graduate
program—21 were doctoral candidates, 11 were masters candidates. Male graduate
students totaled 21; there were 11 female graduate candidates.
Expectations of CBE graduate students
CBE students are expected to participate in our semi-annual Technical Advisory
Conferences (TAC) that involve company representatives from industries that
offer technical and financial support for Center research and graduate
internships and fellowships. These conferences provide graduate students with
unique opportunities to interact with industry representatives, to learn about
industrial challenges, and to design research applicable to industry.
Center graduate students are encouraged to take Environmental Engineering (ENVE)
546, Biofilms, which covers the fundamentals of biofilms, and ENVE 534,
Environmental Engineering Investigations,
which involves students in the
application of biofilm technologies to a relevant field problem. The CBE has an
Invited Seminar Series featuring speakers from various industry and academic
venues that graduate students are required to attend on a weekly basis.
Student awards
Undergraduate education
Funding opportunities for
students
W.G. Characklis Memorial
Graduate Scholarship
Read what our Industrial Associates have to say about our students
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Interdisciplinary Research Teams
Graduate students from the following home departments participate in research at the
Center for Biofilm Engineering:
Cell Biology and
Neuroscience
Chemical and Biological
Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Computer Science Electrical and Computer
Engineering Mathematics
Mechanical
Engineering Microbiology
Physics
Land
Resources &
Environmental
Sciences
How to apply for graduate study at the CBE
Students interested in participating as a Graduate Research Assistant
with the Center for Biofilm Engineering should:
1) apply for admissions through the Division of Graduate
Education and the appropriate academic department, and
2) submit an essay discussing your research interests and
why you want to work at the CBE to the Education Coordinator, 366 EPS Building; MSU;
Bozeman, MT 59717-3980
Graduate Admission to Montana State University–Bozeman, see
College of Graduate Studies.
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