heading_proposal.tex

%\def\sym#1{\ifmmode^{#1}\else\(^{#1}\)\fi} % Defining stars for significance tables

% Defining variables to be used throughout the document for personalization
\def\mytitle{Title of the Thesis} % Make sure this is in all caps
\def\myauthor{Author Name}
\def\myauthorfull{Author Long Name}
\def\mysupervisorname{Advisor Name}
\def\mysupervisortitle{Advisor Title}
\newlength{\superlen}   % a "scratch" length
\settowidth{\superlen}{\mysupervisorname, \mysupervisortitle} % Width of signature line for supervisor
\def\gradchairname{Grad Chair Name}
\def\gradchairtitle{Grad Chair Title}
\newlength{\chairlen}   % a "scratch" length
\settowidth{\chairlen}{\gradchairname, \gradchairtitle} % Width of signature line for supervisor
\newlength{\maxlen}
\setlength{\maxlen}{\maxof{\superlen}{\chairlen}}
\def\mydepartment{Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics}
\def\myyear{20XX}
\def\signatures{36 pt} % Space to accommodate the signatures, you can fiddle with this as you like

%% PRELIMINARY PAGES

\pagenumbering{roman}
\pagestyle{plain}

% TITLE PAGE

\hypersetup{pageanchor=false}
\begin{titlepage}
\thispagestyle{empty} % No page numbers on title page, as per Manual page 8
\begin{center}

%\onehalfspacing

\mytitle

\myauthor

A DISSERTATION PROPOSAL

in 

\mydepartment 

Presented to the Faculties of the University of Pennsylvania

in 

Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

\myyear

% Added for proposal
\vfill

The dissertation proposal will take place:

Month XX, 20XX 

XX:XX PM

Building, Room XXX

\vfill
% end proposal
\end{center}

\vfill % Here to make sure the page is filled


\begin{flushleft}

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%\blankline
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%\rule{\linewidth}{0.3mm}
%\mysupervisorname, Supervisor of Dissertation \\
%\mysupervisortitle
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%\rule{\linewidth}{0.3mm}
%\gradchairname, Graduate Group Chairperson \\
%\gradchairtitle
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%\halfblankline

\singlespacing

Dissertation Committee % No signature necessary

\blankline

Member One, Title of Member One

Member Two, Title of Member Two

Member Three, Title of Member Three

\end{flushleft}

\end{titlepage}
\hypersetup{pageanchor=true}

% COPYRIGHT NOTICE (optional)

\doublespacing

\thispagestyle{empty} % No page number as per Manual, p. 11

% Changing formatting for preliminary pages (NOT OPTIONAL)

% ABSTRACT
\begingroup
\titleformat{\chapter}[hang]{\large\center}{\thechapter}{0 pt}{}
\titlespacing*{\chapter}{0pt}{-33 pt}{6 pt} % The key value here is the -33 pts, I got to it by old fashioned measuring with a ruler....

\clearpage
%\onehalfspacing
\chapter*{ABSTRACT}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Abstract} % This is to include this section in the Table of Contents
\begin{center}
\mytitle

\myauthor

\mysupervisorname

\end{center}

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\endgroup

% TABLE OF CONTENTS

\clearpage
\singlespacing

\phantomsection % To make hyperref jump to the correct location
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Contents}
\tableofcontents

% LIST OF TABLES

\clearpage
\phantomsection % To make hyperref jump to the correct location
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Tables}
\listoftables

% LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

\clearpage
\phantomsection % To make hyperref jump to the correct location
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Figures}
\listoffigures

% PREFACE (OPTIONAL)

%\clearpage
%\doublespacing
%\chapter*{Preface}
%\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Preface} % This is to include this section in the Table of Contents

%\endgroup