Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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Impacting the World

Letter From the Department Head

A 3D printed materials in the shape of a house sits atop a pile of lumber.

Regulating Temperatures With 3d Printed Composites

Unexpected Black Swan Defect discovered in Soft Matter

Scanning electron micrograph cross section of a MAX phase material.

Futuristic materials for Jet Engines

3d visualization of circuitboard with orange flashes coming up from the surface

Chameleon-Like Material Mimics Brain Cells

two students looking and smiling at camera

Faculty and Student Recognitions

Top Ranked

#14

Graduate Program
Ranked No. 14 (Public)

#13

Newly Ranked
Undergraduate Program
Ranked No. 13 (Public)

U.S. News & World Report, 2022

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Research Focus

Materials science and engineering is concerned with the effect of structure and chemistry on the properties and performance of materials, as well as synthesis and processing to control the composition and structure. The department includes multidisciplinary faculty who work together to solve many of today’s most pressing scientific and engineering problems that can be traced to the limitations of available materials.

Our Areas of Research