Demystifying the Engineering Ph.D. explores what it means to be an engineering Ph.D. holder, including insights from engineering professionals working in academia and industry across multiple institute types and companies. Topics covered include motivations for obtaining a Ph.D., the added value of a Ph.D., and career options for Ph.D. holders. The book concludes with recommendations for transforming engineering doctoral education to preparing doctoral students for diverse careers in industry and academia.
1. Introduction - p. xv 2. Part I: Why Obtain an Engineering PhD? - p. xxvii 3. Chapter one. Motivations - p. 3 4. Chapter two. The Added Value - p. 23 5. Part II: What Does It Mean to Be an Engineering Steward? - p. 37 6. Chapter three. Generation, conservation, and transformation defined - p. 41 7. Part III: What Do Engineering PhD Holders Do? - p. 88 8. Chapter four. Characteristics and expectations - p. 91 9. Part IV: How Do You Maximize an Engineering PhD? - p. 121 10. Chapter five. Challenges during transitions and in doctoral education - p. 125 11. Chapter six. Recommendations - p. 139 12. Appendix 1. Engineering PhD trends - p. 153 13. Appendix 2. Characteristics needed of engineering PhD holders (identified by all respondents) - p. 157 14. Appendix 3. Expectations needed of engineering PhD holders (identified by all respondents) - p. 161 15. Index - p. 165
Demystifying the Engineering Ph.D. explores what it means to be an engineering Ph.D. holder, including insights from engineering professionals working in academia and industry across multiple institute types and companies. Topics covered include motivations for obtaining a Ph.D., the added value of a Ph.D., and career options for Ph.D. holders. The book concludes with recommendations for transforming engineering doctoral education to preparing doctoral students for diverse careers in industry and academia.
1. Introduction - p. xv 2. Part I: Why Obtain an Engineering PhD? - p. xxvii 3. Chapter one. Motivations - p. 3 4. Chapter two. The Added Value - p. 23 5. Part II: What Does It Mean to Be an Engineering Steward? - p. 37 6. Chapter three. Generation, conservation, and transformation defined - p. 41 7. Part III: What Do Engineering PhD Holders Do? - p. 88 8. Chapter four. Characteristics and expectations - p. 91 9. Part IV: How Do You Maximize an Engineering PhD? - p. 121 10. Chapter five. Challenges during transitions and in doctoral education - p. 125 11. Chapter six. Recommendations - p. 139 12. Appendix 1. Engineering PhD trends - p. 153 13. Appendix 2. Characteristics needed of engineering PhD holders (identified by all respondents) - p. 157 14. Appendix 3. Expectations needed of engineering PhD holders (identified by all respondents) - p. 161 15. Index - p. 165
