Materials Sciences
Overview
Instructional programs that focus on the scientific study of inanimate objects, processes of matter and energy, and associated phenomena
Related Majors
A program that focuses on the general application of mathematical and scientific principles to the analysis and evaluation of the characteristics and behavior of solids, including internal structure, chemical properties, transport and energy flow properties, thermodynamics of solids, stress and failure factors, chemical transformation states and processes, compound materials, and research on industrial applications of specific materials
Examples: Mechanical Properties of Materials, Structural Materials, Electronic and Optical Materials, Biomaterials, Materials Theory, Surface Technology
A program that focuses on the synthesis and study of organic or inorganic materials and their electronic, magnetic, optical or mechanical properties. Includes instruction in advanced materials for photonics, lasers, chemical sensors and arrays or nanochemistry; semiconductor nanowires; and molecular electronics
Any instructional program in materials sciences not listed above
Colleges and Universities
Other member colleges & universities that offer Materials Sciences and related majors.