About the Wind Science and Engineering Doctoral Program
Program Coordinator: Dr. Delong Zuo, Professor of Civil Engineering
Texas Tech University offers a unique multidisciplinary Ph.D. in Wind Science and Engineering. The educational objective of the program is to provide students with the broad education necessary to pursue research and solve problems related to the detrimental effects of windstorms (e.g., hurricanes, tornadoes, and thunderstorms) and to learn to take advantage of the beneficial effects of wind (e.g., wind energy). Each student’s core coursework and dissertation research are multidisciplinary. The doctorate requires at least 60 semester hours of graduate studies in addition to a dissertation (12 semester hours of WE 8000 ).
These 60 hours include six required core courses listed below, field of emphasis courses, and an external internship.
A master’s degree is strongly recommended. Graduate courses completed during a master’s degree can be transferred if they are in an emphasis field of study (i.e., atmospheric science, engineering, economics, business administration, or a combination to have an emphasis area in wind energy, wind engineering experiments, economics/risk management, damage documentation, emergency management). The courses to be transferred have to be approved by the program advisor.
Required Courses
Students are required to take at least 6 courses from at least 3 of the following 4 categories of courses.
Social, Behavior Science and Economics
Quantitative/Qualitative Analysis
Additional Courses
Additional courses are required to fulfill requirements of 60 semester credit hours. The specific courses are chosen by the student with the advice and consent of the doctoral advisor, depending on the student’s area of research emphasis. Some of the courses available to fulfill the additional course requirements are:
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