Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences (AES)

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AES 792 TOPICS
1 to 3 credits. Lecture course or seminar on a topic or field of special interest, as determined by the instructor.

AES 790 SEMINAR
(1-0) 1 credit. Not to exceed one credit toward fulfillment of Ph.D. degree requirements. Preparation, oral presentation, and group discussion of a research problem. Enrollment required of all graduate students in residence.

AES 808 FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS IN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE
(3-0) 3 credits. The course, available only for doctoral candidates, involves description, analysis, and proposed methods of attack of long-standing, fundamental problems in science and engineering. Independent work is emphasized with goals of understanding these basic questions and proposing practical designs and experiments for the solution. This course is cross-listed with GEOL 808.

AES 898 DISSERTATION
Credit to be arranged; not to exceed 12 credits towards fulfillment of Ph.D. degree requirements. Open only to doctoral candidates. Supervised original research investigation of a selected problem, with emphasis on independent work, culminating in an acceptable dissertation. Oral defense of dissertation and research findings is required.

Contact: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
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