Half-time to full-time work on thesis. May be repeated to a maximum of six semesters.

Study of neuromotor systems subserving speech production and the nature of neuromotor systems pathologies; diagnostic definitions and taxonomies; applications of instrumental methods to clinical description of motor speech disorders; differential diagnosis, assessment, and interdisciplinary management of individuals with neuromotor disturbances affecting speech. Assessment and management of speech deficits attributable to developmental neuromusclar disorders.

A critical review of the research and its implications concerning speech and language characteristics and changes in adults. Topics include: 1) typical speech and language characteristics, change, acquisition in adulthood; 2) speech and language characteristics of adults with specific speech and language impairments; 3) changes in speech and language associated with normal aging; and 4) ethnic and cultural considerations in adult speech and language.

A multidisciplinary laboratory course with laboratory experiences in areas related to sensors and sensing architecture, typcially including chemistry, chemical and material engineering, and electrical engineering. Lecture, one hour; laboratory, two hours per week.

Theory and practice as related to the chemical and physical processing of polymer systems. Polymer rheology, heat transfer in polymer flows, polymer engineering properties. Polymer processing operations and materials selection; flow instabilities.

Theory and practice as related to the chemical and physical processing of polymer systems. Polymer rheology, heat transfer in polymer flows, polymer engineering properties. Polymer processing operations and materials selection; flow instabilities.

Theory and practice as related to the chemical and physical processing of polymer systems. Polymer rheology, heat transfer in polymer flows, polymer engineering properties. Polymer processing operations and materials selection; flow instabilities.

A lecture course exploring the fundamental chemical and physical aspects of a range of characterization methods as applied to polymeric systems; the primary objective will be the development of a broad understanding of the various tools available for polymer characterization both on the molecular level and as bulk materials.

A multidisciplinary laboratory course with laboratory experiences in areas related to sensors and sensing architecture, typcially including chemistry, chemical and material engineering, and electrical engineering. Lecture, one hour; laboratory, two hours per week.

The student will learn the fundamentals of designing clinical research studies of diagnostic tests, prognosis, and causation. Students will practice these skills through focused critiques of the medical literature and by designing clinical research studies.