A comprehensive oral examination is required of MS and MT students. Research Assistantships Assistantships may be available for students admitted to the MS program of the department. Students with state funded assistantships will be required to teach, or assist in teaching, for at least two semesters for up to 10 hours per week. Assistantships are not available for MT students. 781 Mechanics of Twisted Structures FPS 782 Mechanics of Fabric Structures FPS 792 Special Topics in Fiber Science Research Research activities in the department encompass almost all areas of the fiber, textile, and apparel complex.
Research ranges from fine structure of fibers to enterprise management.
The department s current annual research budget of about 3.25 million is funded by industrial and governmental sources. Our graduate students play a very important role in research and most work on these projects as research assistants.