UCSD Computational Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Program (CSME)

The Computational Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Graduate Program (CSME) at UCSD is a campus-wide interdisciplinary Ph.D. program designed to train the next generation of scientists, mathematicians, and engineers in the use of modern tools of computational science. The program is based in existing departments at UCSD, and involves modification of the standard graduate degree requirements in those departments. The modifications are designed to allow students to complete additional requirements to earn a computational science specialization to their doctoral degree. The Ph.D. program begins accepting applications in Fall 2006. A standalone M.S. degree program in CSME, not associated with an existing academic department at UCSD, is also being formulated. Information about the M.S. Program will be posted as it becomes available.

The CSME Program was initiated by the UCSD Division of Physical Sciences in close collaboration with the Jacobs School of Engineering, and involves nearly all of the science, mathematics, and engineering units associated with UCSD. The CSME Program is administered by UCSD faculty associated with the Center for Computational Mathematics and the Department of Mathematics. Here are some links to more information about the CSME Program:

• Graduate Program Structure
• Participating Faculty and Departments
• Application and Admission Procedures
• CSME Resource Links
• Confact Information
• The Center for Computational Mathematics
• The Department of Mathematics

A large color poster with information about the program may be downloaded as a PDF file by clicking here. A smaller version of the same poster may be found here.

CSME Graduate Program Background and Supporting Material

• The CSME Program was initiated by the Division of Physical Sciences in close collaboration with the Jacobs School of Engineering, and involves nearly all of the science, mathematics, and engineering units associated with UCSD.
• The CSME Program is administered by the UCSD Department of Mathematics.
• Here is the SIAM Working Group Report on Graduate Education in Computational Science.
• Here is a press release about the CSME Graduate Program.
• The complete CSME proposal outlining the shared graduate program structure in detail can be found here.

• Admission into the CSME Graduate Program consists of joint admission into a "home" science, mathematics, or engineering department at UCSD along with admission into the CSME Program.
• Once admitted, training in the CSME Graduate Program involves taking courses and passing qualifying exams in the home department, along with taking courses and passing a common qualifying exam in computational science. The student then completes and defends a dissertation, following the normal guidelines and requirements of the home department.
• Each department participating in the CSME Program has modified their internal structure to accomodate students participating in the CSME Program; contact the individual department for more information about training in the CSME Program within their department.
• The complete CSME proposal outlining the shared graduate program structure in detail can be found here.

• Proposed CSME Course Template for CSME-related courses descriptions.

• The annoucement of the CSME/Mathematics Graduate Program can be found here.
• The structure of the CSME/Mathematics Graduate Program can be found here.
• The CSME/Mathematics Graduate Program transfer policies can be found here.
• The CSME/Mathematics Graduate Program courses offered by the UCSD Mathematics Department.

The official CSME wiki, which is maintained by and for CSME graduate students, can be found here.