Why did you choose Ohio State for your graduate studies?

After looking at graduate programs across the country, I selected Ohio State for two reasons. First, OSU offered the unique opportunity to begin my graduate studies while completing my senior level undergraduate course work. Second, the faculty and facilities here are top notch. As far as I was concerned, no other schools could offer a better combination.

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What do you study and research?

For the past year and a half I have been looking at the low temperature creep anomalies of titanium-aluminum alloys. The mechanical behavior of these alloys, which are commonly used in key aerospace applications, is quite extraordinary and poorly understood.

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Any comment on the Research facilities, teaching, and opportunities?

It would be difficult to find a more open and student friendly environment. Further, the instruments and tools available at OSU give every student the ability to conduct research in new and exciting ways while learning a variety of techniques.

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What has been your experience in obtaining financial aid?

All graduate research assistants in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering are awarded a monthly stipend and fee waiver upon enrollment. The stipend is enough that loans, while easily obtained, are not necessary for survival in Columbus.

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What do you like about Columbus?

The Buckeyes. What else is this city known for?

Why did you choose Ohio State for your graduate studies?

I chose OSU because the MSE department has wonderful programs in diverse fields of Materials Science. There are competitive faculties and wonderful facilities here.

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What do you study and research?

I'm studying the creep behavior of alpha-Titanium alloys, especially, dislocation analysis by using Transmission Electron Microscope.

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Any comment on the Research facilities, teaching, and opportunities?

At Ohio State we have the Campus Electron Optic Facility (CEOF). I use microscopes frequently. They are very convenient and powerful equipment.

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What has been your experience in obtaining financial aid?

I got financial aid from my first quarter. All graduate students in the MSE department have financial aid working as a Graduate Research Associate. We are working on each research project with an advisor.

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What do you like about Columbus?

I like Columbus because it is not an extreme environment, not too busy and not too quiet. Everything is average except Buckeye football and the weather. Anyway, it's really funny to taste both sizzling summer and freezing winter and to play the No. 1 football game in the country.

Why did you choose Ohio State for your graduate studies?

Of all the schools that offered me admission and financial aid, Ohio State was the best. The program involves cutting edge research, performed by a world-renowned faculty. The research facilities are among the best in the world.

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What do you study and research?

I am finishing my Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering. My research work deals with understanding and improvement of high temperature deformation behavior of potential aerospace materials (creep behavior of Gamma tiAl based alloys, to be specific).

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Any comment on the Research facilities, teaching, and opportunities?

Excellent mechanical testing facilities. World class materials characterization facilities including the Campus Electron Optics Facility (CEOF) which features several state-of-the-art electron microscopes. The course work is very appropriate for the research facilities and is extremely useful. Friends of mine have graduated from this department and are now working for companies including GE, Pratt and Whitney, Intel, Exxon-Mobil, etc. Several of them have found very satisfying academic/post-doctoral careers after their PhD's in this department.

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What has been your experience in obtaining financial aid?

I requested financial aid at the time of admission. I couldn't have made it without aid. I am a research associate and the research I do counts towards my thesis too.

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What do you like about Columbus?

Quiet and peaceful. Life doesn't get hectic, and there is still plenty to do around here.

Why did you choose Ohio State for your graduate studies?

I chose Ohio State because they had a strong program in Materials Science, and the research facilities are excellent.

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What do you study and research?

Plastics- mainly tissue engineering scaffolds

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What has been your experience in obtaining financial aid?

Our department provides almost all of its graduate students with graduate research assistantships. Graduate students can also apply for fellowships from the National Science Foundation, the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship program, NASA and many other outside sources. I am currently on the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship.

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What do you like about Columbus?

Columbus is a large enough city that there is always plenty to do whether it be going to one of the many sporting events, shopping in the Short North or heading downtown for the evening. You can always find something.

Why did you choose Ohio State for your graduate studies?

I chose to attend The Ohio State University mainly because of the excellent reputation of the MSE department and their world-class research facilities. Another important factor was that OSU offered me financial support. In addition, attending the graduate open house also greatly affected my decision because of its noticeably supportive environment in the department and friendly interaction between students and faculty.

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What do you like about your graduate program at Ohio State?

The level of teaching is very good. Apart form that, I also like the opportunity to attend conferences at various levels and get involved in professional type events.

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What do you study and research?

I study the precipitation processes in the Al-Mg-Cu-Si alloys. In particular the formation of meta-stable phases at the early stages of aging.

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What has been your experience in obtaining financial aid?

All graduate students in our department receive financial aid, as it accompanies the acceptance to the MSE graduate program. As a graduate associate, I am working on a project that will extend into my PhD dissertation.

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What do you like about Columbus?

I like the feeling of a city that is able to provide a variety of cultural and sporting events. At the same time, one can quickly escape from the city to nature. Several state parks in the vicinity of Columbus are surprisingly nice.