Marine Biocorrosion Research
Program
University of Delaware
College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment
Dr. Stephen C. Dexter
Information for Prospective
Graduate Students
Interested students are strongly encouraged to contact
Dr. Dexter by
e-mail prior to
making formal application for admission.
The Marine Biocorrosion Program in Dr. Dexter's lab is housed at The
College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment in Lewes, Delaware (Lewes Campus map) 80 miles
south of the main campus of the University of Delaware in Newark,
Delaware. Dr. Dexter is a member of the academic faculty of the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment in the Marine Biology and Biochemistry Program.
He also holds a joint appointment to the faculty in the University's
College of Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
(Newark Campus).
Students may enter the interdisciplinary M.S. and
Ph.D. programs in Marine Biocorrosion from any of the following
backgrounds: Chemistry, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, Materials
Science or Engineering, Biology/Microbiology/Biochemistry. All students
are expected to take courses on Corrosion and Corrosion Electrochemistry,
Marine and Environmental Chemistry, Materials Science, Microbiology, and
Biofilm Processes, regardless of their undergraduate background.
Students admitted to the Biocorrosion program in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment must be enrolled in either the Marine Biology and
Biochemistry (MBB), Oceanography, or Physical Ocean Science and
Engineering (POSE) degree programs. Prospective students should review the
courses and degree requirements for these programs before applying to see
if their backgrounds are appropriate. To review the degree requirements
for the individual programs please double click on the appropriate button:
If you are seeking to earn an engineering degree (either MS
or Ph.D.) then you have two options:
Enroll as a student in the POSE Program or,
Seek admission to the Materials Science and
Engineering Department requesting Dr. Dexter as your advisor and
funding as a teaching assistant for the first year or two while you
take most of your courses. Dr. Dexter cannot fund you as a research
assistant unless you are in residence at his lab on the Lewes,
Delaware campus.
Successful applicants will typically have GRE combined
scores (verbal + analytical) above 1250 and TOEFL scores above 600 (paper
exam) or 250 (computer exam). Note that the University requires the GRE
and TOEFL (foreign applicants only) exams to be taken prior to
consideration for admission. Formal application for admission may be made
on line at University of Delaware Admissions. Interested students are
strongly encouraged to contact Dr. Dexter by e-mail prior to making formal
application for admission.