Tag Archives: Materials Science and Engineering

UTRGV Launches Materials Science And Engineering Ph.D.

Students who will be pursuing a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at the launch celebration for the first‐ever PhD program in the UTRGV College of Engineering and Computer Science. (photo Paul Chouy, UTRGV)

The UTRGV College of Engineering and Computer Science launched its first Ph.D. program in Materials Science and Engineering at an inaugural reception on Sept. 17 at the Ballroom on the Edinburg Campus. University and Valley leaders along with officials from the National Science Foundation were in attendance to usher in the new doctoral program. “This is a momentous and historic event for our College and University,” said Ala R. Qubbaj,…

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UTRGV Receives Another PhD Program Approval

UTRGV Engineering Building in Edinburg. (photo UTRGV)

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved the first Ph.D. program for the UTRGV College of Engineering and Computer Science. The new Doctor of Philosophy degree program in Materials Science and Engineering is the ninth doctoral program to be approved for the university since its inception in 2015. It is also the seventh to be implemented in the past two years. Overall, the new program bumps the number of Ph.D. degrees…

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