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      PhD Candidate Interview

      4 Aug 2010
      Anonymous employee
      University Park, PA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Penn State (University Park, PA) in Mar 2008

      Interview

      You are supposed to present a research proposal that you have to present and defend before a research committee. It is very research-focused, although fundamental knowledge is supposed to be evaluated also. The round of questions lasts about 30 - 45 min with each of the 3 reviewers/interviewers, after which they deliberate and reach a decision about your acceptance in the doctoral program.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Depict a visual image of the physical and chemical processes that happen in the combustion chamber as the fuel and air enter into it, and compare it to the process when oxygen enriched air enters.
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