FINDING A THESIS ADVISOR - your first step on the road to success in your MS degree

MS Thesis students need to find a thesis advisor that is willing to work with them by the end of their first semester at SDSU. Here the faculty as international experts in their respective fields of research can formulate a thesis project usually of high scientific and technological value. Sometimes even two faculty members will have an idea that they would be willing to collaborate on. Here the student can gain considerably by joining the research group of one of these faculty members, or even two faculty members collaborating on one project that the student can work on.

To help you in the process of finding a thesis advisor, you can visit the faculty websites found at http://attila.sdsu.edu/mechanical/ to learn more about their activities. The best way after that is to approach faculty individually by making an appointment with them. Once you have found a thesis advisor and he/she has agreed to advise you, you need to complete a thesis advisor form and return the form to the Department of Mechanical Engineering main office. All this must be done by the end of your first semester.

STUDENTS WANTING TO PURSUE A NON-THESIS OPTION (PLAN B) INSTEAD OF A THESIS (PLAN A) ALSO NEED TO ARRANGE WITH AN ME FACULTY MEMBER DURING THEIR FIRST SEMESTER AT SDSU. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT TO FIND A FACULTY MEMBER WHO WILL BE WILLING TO ADVISE THEM FOR THE ME 797 COURSE. THE STUDENT SHOULD ALSO COMPLETE THE PROJECT ADVISOR FORM BY THE END OF THE STUDENT’S FIRST SEMESTER AT SDSU.

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