Bachelors in Materials Science and Engineering

Materials scientists and engineers are at the forefront of exciting innovations in technologies which depend critically on high quality new materials. Discovering new materials (simply called Stuff in a recent PBS NOVA series) and integrating it into engineering design is a daunting but rewarding task. This is the heart of the discipline of MSE. Metals, ceramics, glasses and polymers are all used for a variety of functions in cell phones, semiconductors, automobiles, airplanes, tennis rackets, bicycles, space shuttle tiles or surgical implants. Thus, newly engineered materials play a vast role in technology, health and the well-being of society. Materials science and engineering majors study how the structure of materials at even the minutest level (nano, micro, atomic) dramatically affects properties and behavior of materials. Materials scientists and engineers contribute to improved design, quality and performance of small and big engineering components and systems.