Fall 2023 the ChE GSC voted to adopt the following guidelines for grading ChE 385 and ChE 685. View Guidelines below:

Chemical Engineering Research 385/685 - Student Expectations and Grading Guidelines

Grades reflect student learning in academic and research progress toward degree milestones including advancing to candidacy, the dissertation, and defense. Grades are not direct quantifiers of publications or other outcomes, as these may vary by individual research projects. Thus, the interpretation of research grades, as agreed upon by the Chemical Engineering faculty, can reflect a variety of types of student training activities towards their dissertations, including:

• Research discussions and one-on-one meetings with faculty advisors or collaborators to discuss research directions, fellowship applications, degree requirements, review data and manuscripts, etc.
• Organization and execution of research plans
• Initiative, independence, and creativity in research ideas, planning, and approach
• Mastery of new research skills or techniques to advance dissertation research (experimental, computational, or theoretical)
• Familiarity with and understanding of the established and emerging literature
• Thesis chapter or manuscript preparation, or other technical writing training
• Participation in, and research presented at, group, center, collaboration, or other meetings
• Research presentations and networking at scientific conferences and meetings
• Engagement in and management of collaborations with other faculty, students, or external parties, where relevant
• Additional lab-specific requirements may be added as agreed upon by PI and student