| The Department |
The Department
of Metallurgical Engineering
was founded in 1906 and became
the Department of Materials
Science and Engineering in
1992. |
| Research Expenditures |
MSE research expenditures
in 04/05 were $6,948,000. This
was equivalent to $487,578
per FTE. |
| Faculty & Staff |
18 full-time faculty,
15.75
FTE
(2005)
4
emeritus
faculty
1
associate teaching faculty
12 administrative, clerical
and
technical staff members
|
| Research Themes |
Soft Materials and Biomaterials
Electronic,
Magnetic
and Optical Materials
Iron
and Steelmaking Research
Microstructural
Science
|
| Interdisciplinary
Research |
Materials Research Science
and
Engineering
Center
(MRSEC)
Data
Storage
Systems
Center (ECE)
Bone
Tissue
Engineering Center (Biomed)
Steinbrenner
Institute (CEE)
Center for
Iron and Steelmaking Research
|
| The Students |
64 full-time graduate
students
71 full-time undergraduate
students
|
| Degrees |
Bachelor of Science
Master
of
Science (research option
or
course option)
Doctor of
Philosophy
|
| Industrial
Internship Option |
The Industrial Internship
Option (IIO), unique to the
Department, offers the undergraduate
students in Materials Science
and Engineering an opportunity
to supplement the regular academic
program with valuable practical
experience through alternating
periods in industry and on
campus, beginning in the spring
of the sophomore year. |
| Facilities |
55,787 square feet of
laboratory and office space
in Roberts, Doherty and Wean
Halls.
The J. Earl and Mary Roberts
Microstructural Characterization
Laboratory |
