Facts

From its long history as a graduate program that grew to become a department, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering has made significant progress in establishing a leading materials science and engineering department and continues to provide an excellent student experience while producing leading materials scientists and engineers.

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Students

Faculty

Professors: 6

Associate Professors: 5

Assistant Professors: 3

Research Faculty: 2

Joint Faculty Appointments: 5

Endowed Professorship Holders: 3

National Academy of Engineering members: 1

Affiliated Faculty: 43*

(Affiliated faculty hold appointments in aerospace engineering, biology, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, nuclear engineering and physics.)

Areas of Study

• Advanced Structural Materials
• Biomaterials
• Computational Materials Science
• Corrosion Science and Engineering
• Functional materials (electronic, magnetic, multi-functional, optical)
• High Performance Ceramics
• High-temperature materials for energy applications
• Materials for energy conversion and storage
• Materials for extreme environments
• Materials Informatics
• Multifunctional materials design
• Nanomaterials
• Polymeric multilayer composites
• Polymers and composites