From: mark@hubcap.clemson.edu (Mark Smotherman)
Subject: Computer Science graduate programs at Clemson
Organization: Clemson University
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 14:10:18 GMT



			   Graduate Programs in the
                        Department of Computer Science

                              Clemson University

			    Clemson, South Carolina
                                 August 1992

PROGRAMS OF STUDY

	The Department of Computer Science offers the BA, BS, MS, and PhD
degrees in Computer Science and the BS degree in Computer Information
Systems.  The MS program in Computer Science began in August 1980 and
the PhD program in August 1984.

	Requirements for the Master of Science degree may be satisfied
under a thesis option, a research paper option, or a coursework/written
exam option.  Requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree include
passing a written qualifying exam, a comprehensive exam in the student's
area of specialization, and an oral defense of the dissertation.  Course
requirements for the MS degree and areas of preparation for the PhD
qualifying exam include four core areas: computer architecture, operating
systems, programming language design and implementation, and theory.
Apart from these core areas, students typically tailor their programs of
study to individual interests, including algorithm analysis, computational
science, database, parallel computation, and software engineering.


THE SCHOOL AND TOWN

	Clemson University is a state supported, land-grant institution
that was founded in 1889 as an agricultural and technical college.
Today Clemson has approximately 17,000 students, including about 3000
graduate students.  The Department of Computer Science currently has
approximately 300 undergraduate students, 120 Masters students, and 25
PhD students.

	Tuition for 1991-92 was $1291 per semester for graduate students
without assistantships and $325 per semester for graduate assistants.
(These numbers are likely to increase for 1992-93.)  Additional fees include
a medical fee of $90 per semester and an annual insurance premium of $335.

	Clemson University is located in the town of Clemson (pop. 9,000)
in the northwestern corner of South Carolina, approximately halfway
between Atlanta, Georgia and Charlotte, North Carolina.  Clemson is in the
foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and borders on Lake Hartwell, a
man-made, recreational reservoir with approximately 1000 miles of shoreline.

	Most graduate students live off-campus.  Many apartments are
available, and costs vary considerably.  To have a better selection, you
should make arrangements for housing early.  While shopping in Clemson is
limited to speciality stores, Greenville, Anderson, and Seneca are only a
few minutes away and offer more extensive shopping and entertainment.


THE FACULTY AND THEIR RESEARCH

	Currently the Department of Computer Science has 18 graduate
tenure-track faculty.  Other positions, plus part-time appointments and
temporary appointments, provide additional teaching support for under-
graduate courses.  The Department of Computer Science is committed to
excellence in research as well as in instruction.  During the past eight
years, through concerted efforts by the faculty and administration of the
Department, the level of external research funding has gone from zero to
a current annual expenditure level of approximately $1,000,000.  A similar
improvement has been achieved in the faculty publication rate.  Current
focus areas supported by external funding include: algorithms and algebraic
computation, distributed simulation and distributed operating systems for
computer-aided manufacturing, neural networks, reliability modeling, and
software engineering.


  Robert M. Geist III, Professor; PhD, Notre Dame.
	Systems modeling, performance evaluation, reliability.

  Harold C. Grossman, Associate Professor; PhD, Michigan State.
	Programming language theory, design, and implementation;
	software development methodology.

  Eleanor Hare, Assistant Professor; PhD, Clemson.
	Graph algorithms, graph representation.

  Mary Jean Harrold, Assistant Professor; PhD, Pittsburgh.
	Programming language implementation, program analysis and
	testing, programming, testing and maintenance environments.

  Sandra M. Hedetniemi, Associate Professor; PhD, Virginia.
	Data structures, analysis of algorithms, software methodology.

  Steven T. Hedetniemi, Professor; PhD, Michigan.
	Analysis of algorithms, parallel processing, software methodology.

  David P. Jacobs, Associate Professor; PhD, Missouri.
	Algorithms, algebraic computation.

  Timothy D. Korson, Assistant Professor; PhD, Georgia State. 
	Software engineering, database management systems, programming
	languages.

  A. Wayne Madison, Associate Professor; PhD Virginia.
	Operating systems, performance measurement and evaluation.

  Brian A. Malloy, Assistant Professor; PhD, Pittsburgh.
	Languages, compilers, parallel processing.

  John D. McGregor, Associate Professor; PhD, Vanderbilt.
	Software engineering, artificial intelligence, graphical systems.

  Edward W. Page III, Professor; PhD, Duke.
	Neural computation, computer architecture, telecommunications.

  Roy P. Pargas, Associate professor; PhD, North Carolina.
	Parallel processing, analysis of algorithms, numerical analysis.

  John C. Peck, Professor; PhD, Southwestern Louisiana.
	Operating systems, database systems.

  Mark K. Smotherman, Associate Professor; PhD, North Carolina. 
	Reliability, performance modeling, computer architecture.

  Dennis E. Stevenson, Associate Professor; PhD, Clemson.
	Computational science, modeling methodology, numerical analysis,
	expert systems.

  Albert J. Turner, Professor and Head; PhD, Maryland.
	Software engineering; programming language theory, design,
	and implementation.

  James M. Westall, Associate Professor; PhD, North Carolina. 
	Systems software, performance measurement and evaluation.


COMPUTING FACILITIES

	Excellent computing facilities are available to faculty and
students through the University Computer Center and the departmental
facilities.  Available equipment includes IBM compatible and VAX networks,
plus an FPS Hypercube, provided by the University.  Departmental facilities
include two Sun LANs with numerous workstations, an AT&T 3B2/1000 four-
processor system, iPSC/1 64-node and iPSC/2 16-node Intel hypercubes,
and a Masscomp 6700 four-processor system.


FINANCIAL AID

	Financial support for graduate students is available through
research assistantships associated with external funding, teaching
assistantships, and graduate fellowships.  Students with assistantships
are normally expected to work an average of 20 hours each week while
taking three courses per semester.  MS assistants are typically on
9-month, and PhD assistants are typically on 12-month support.
Alternative employment opportunities for qualified applicants are
sometimes available.


ADMISSIONS

	Applications for Fall 1993 admission will be considered through
June 15.  Applications for financial aid, however, should be submitted
prior to March 1 for full consideration.  Students who are admitted
typically have:
  1) strong undergraduate backgrounds in computer science, including:
	discrete mathematics, data structures, computer organization,
	assembly language, file processing, introduction to theory
        (computability, complexity, automata), survey of programming
        languages, and introduction to operating systems,
  2) GRE verbal plus quantitative score substantially above 1200, and
  3) excellent letters of recommendation.
Additionally, successful international applicants typically have TOEFL
scores substantially exceeding 600 and TSE scores exceeding 215.  The
GRE advanced test is not required.

	For admissions material, contact:

		Graduate Admissions
		Dept. of Computer Science
		Clemson University
		Clemson, SC  29634-1906

		Telephone: (803) 656-3444
		E-mail:    cs@cs.clemson.edu

-- 
Mark Smotherman, CS Dept., Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-1906
  (803) 656-5878,  mark@cs.clemson.edu  or  mark@hubcap.clemson.edu
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