Overview of local guidelines for PhD candidates at the Department of Energy and Process Engineering (EPT). See also Doctoral Programme at the Faculty of Engineering and PhD 1-2-3 for guidelines that all PhD candidates at NTNU must follow.

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Getting started

Take a look at Admission and financing and Getting started at PhD 1-2-3.

It is important that the application for admission is submitted right awayafter arrival, in order to meet the deadline for admission within 3 months.

1. Deliver your copies of 1) Application for admission to PhD (template on PhD forms at IV) and 2) attachments with sertificates etc. in two separate PDF files via EPT's PhD contact. You may be asked to show the original documents, make sure to have them available.
2. Wait for your final approval from the doctoral committee at the Faculty of Engineering (IV), they meet about three times in the semester. The admission letter will be sent directly to you and to EPT's PhD contact about two weeks after the meeting.

Underway

Academic training

• The plan for academic training must consist of a minimum of 34 credits.
  
  • The course IFEL8000 (4 credits) is mandatory for all PhD candidates at the IV Faculty
  • 20 credits are to be taken as established PhD level courses.
  • The remaining 10 credits can be filled with an Individual Study Syllabus (form with guidelines available at PhD forms - IV) or advanced master courses. The passing grade for PhD candidates taking master courses is A or B.

Change of topics in study plan

Form and Faculty contact info "Application for change in study plan" available at PhD forms - IV.

Mid-term Evaluation

15 - 18 months after your admission to the PhD programme, you are obliged to give a presentation which will be evaluated by the head of research group, your main supervisor and an external representative. Routine description and evaluation form at PhD forms - IV.

Delays

PhD candidate supervision tells you that you have a duty to keep your supervisor informed of any matters of significance for your progress: Delays during the PhD period. The application form for extension of study period is available at PhD forms - IV.

Completion

This is an overview of local guidelines at EPT, which are complimentary to NTNU's guidelines available on the page PhD 1-2-3: Completion:

1. Fill out the form "Application for assessment of thesis", downloadable at PhD forms - IV, and submit the application via the EPT PhD contact person.
2. Fill out the author's agreement to authorise the Library to publish your thesis OA. E-mail a copy of the agreement to the EPT PhD contact person.
3. Register your thesis in Cristin. Make sure to register both the papers in your thesis (including all authors and co-authors) as well as the thesis itself as a separate entry.
4. The thesis defence is held approximately 3 months after submission.

Print your thesis

The thesis should be printed and ready at least 3 weeks before the defence. We recommend that you print 30-40 copies of your thesis. Two (2) copies of your thesis must be submitted to the NTNU archives, please contact the EPT PhD contact person to get info on how to deliver the printed copies. The Department will cover printing expenses up to 15 000 NOK, any expenses exceeding this you will have to pay for yourself. More about Printing your thesis.

Reception after the thesis defence

There will be a small reception with snacks and refreshments directly after the thesis defence and after the assessment committee is finished with their work. This is usually held in either Navier & Stokes or inn the canteen in Thermal Engineering lab (6th floor). Employees affiliated with the Waterpower laboratory ususally hold the reception in the Waterpower laboratory lunch room. Employees affiliated with the Industrial Ecology Programme may choose if they want the reception in their building.

Celebratory dinner

You are free to choose the dinner location, and to invite anyone you would like to attend. Your supervisors and the members of the assessment committee must be invited. Please notify the EPT PhD contact person about the dinner location and guestlist.

The Department will cover expences up to 15 000 NOK for the celebratory dinner on the day of your thesis defence. Any costs exceeding this, you will have to pay for yourself. NB: Please note that only - 2 - units of alcohol are allowed, and that we do not cover tips.

Diploma

You will get a digital Diploma from NTNU for your PhD Degree, but you may order a paper version if you like. Please note that you need an electronic id, if you are having any trouble with this due to non-Norwegian citizenship etc you may contact the IV Faculty via vitnemal@iv.ntnu.no.

Alumni network group

We invite students and former students to join the network group "NTNU Alumni Energi- og prosessteknikk".

Postdoc

Career development for postdoctoral fellows

Contact

PhD-contacts at EPT in the administration: Wenche Nygård (Process and Power and Thermo Fluids) and Trond R Kvilhaug (Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Energy Systems)