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    University of North Texas
   
    Mar 29, 2024  
2011-2012 Graduate Catalog 
    
2011-2012 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Department of Engineering Technology


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Main Departmental Office
Discovery Park, Room F115

Mailing address:
3940 N. Elm St. Suite F 115
Denton, TX 76207-7102

940-565-2022
Fax 940-565-2666

Web site: www.etec.unt.edu

Rick Reidy, Interim Chair

Faculty 

 

The department serves two basic roles. In the broader sense, it provides exposure to technology in theory and in practice for general understanding and interpretation of industry. In a more practical sense, the department provides technology-based education that results in professional technical careers in industry. Career opportunities for graduates are in industry/business.

Research

The research interests of the Department of Engineering Technology are focused on technological systems and processes with specific industrial applications. This research represents the university’s desire to effect the transfer of theoretical knowledge from the laboratory to the industrial sector (technology transfer).

Specific interests in mechanical engineering include green manufacturing, product design and development, quality assurance, composite materials, materials testing, production planning and management, manufacturing processes, computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), computer numerical control (CNC), part programming, electromechanical design, robotics, liquid nitrogen automobile, nano-indentation, field emissions, corrosion and nano crystalline materials, and computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM). The principal research interests in electrical systems include hardware/software interfacing, data acquisition and analysis, computer-aided software engineering (CASE), local area networks (LANs), digital signal processing, real-time control systems, distributed control systems, RF communication systems, biomedical optics, pulse oximetry, telemedicine, VLSI design of antenna array, SCADA systems, logic circuit design, applications of technology to education, and solar energy research. Also of interest are international projects involving the transfer of electronics technology to the academic and industrial sectors. The principal research interests in the construction management program include green building technology, building information management, innovative structural systems and building seismic hazard mitigation.

Support for research projects in the department has come from the National Science Foundation; American Society for Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers; American Cancer Society; Cadence Design Systems Inc.; Texas Instruments Inc.; American Society for Engineering Education; Texas Department of Transportation; TXU Electric; Electrical Generation Technology; Associated General Contractors of America; Society of Manufacturing Engineers and the U.S. Air Force. Industrial support of graduate student thesis research has been provided by MEMC Southwest, Aerospace Optics, TXU, Manamatsu Photonics, Bell Helicopter-Textron, Texas Instruments, Halsey Engineering and Manufacturing, Molex Inc., Verizon, AT&T, Motorola, Montgomery KONE and Bateman Engineering.

Degree Program

The department offers a graduate program with thesis and non-thesis options leading to the following degrees:

Admission Requirements

Admission to graduate study at UNT is described in the Admission section at the front of this catalog.

Applicants should hold an undergraduate degree in a technical field of study. Applicants not meeting this qualification may be admitted with a provision to incorporate undergraduate deficiencies. In addition, applicants must meet departmental requirements for the Graduate Record Examination scores. Contact the department or the Toulouse Graduate School for information concerning competitive admission test scores.

Degree Plan

For advice regarding the procedure for obtaining a degree plan, which is to be submitted prior to the completion of 6 semester hours, see a graduate advisor in the departmental office, Discovery Park, Room F115.

Financial Support

The department has scholarships and research/teaching assistantships available for full-time graduate students. For additional information, make inquiries to a department graduate advisor.

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