The Materials Science program offered by The University of Vermont  is multidisciplinary because it is involved with the physical, mechanical, electrical and chemical properties of materials — mostly solids. It is multidisciplinary also in that it combines the theoretical and experimental capabilities of a variety of disciplines and applies them to the solution of complex scientific and engineering problems.

Research Areas

The research programs pursued in Materials Science have two areas of specialization: electronic materials and bio-polymeric materials.

Specific research topics include:

• Dynamics of quantum systems with application to nanomaterials

• Electronic properties of graphene

• Synthesis and characterization of electronic materials

• Thin films and microfabrication for use in electronic devices and integrated circuits

• Electron and X-ray diffraction characterization of electronic and magnetic materials

• Experimental and theoretical analysis of musculoskeletal structures

• Biofluid mechanics and transport processes

• Optimization of mechanical properties of structural materials

• Polymers and composites

• Nanostructures

• Strongly correlated electron systems

• Spin polarized electrons and magnetic phenomena in organic semiconductors

• Spin-polarized electrons and magnetism in nanomaterials and quantum systems

• Mesoporous structures and layered materials

• Micro-electro-mechanical systems