Graduates enjoy being part of a close-knit professional community that bridges disciplines — such as applied physics and chemistry — in order to solve complex engineering problems.
While the community is traditionally small, the discipline has a significant impact on the nation’s economic health, defense and human welfare needs. Graduates are employed in many fields ranging from aerospace to forensics to transportation.
Your skills will be sought by top-tier technology companies and Fortune 500 companies in the region, the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratories and academia. In addition, you can work in:

  • Research
  • Development
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing
  • Materials design for small and large companies
  • Your own business

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering has a collegial, open-door environment where your development is our primary focus.