Learn how to develop sustainable materials and processes for recycling existing materials, meeting industrial and societal needs in an environmentally-responsible way. Or pursue advanced materials testing, to ensure materials can withstand extreme environments, and investigate the causes of material failures, making recommendations that save money and lives. Students also work on compelling design projects on topics ranging from the development of a samurai sword to materials for NASA. And since three-fourths of all chemical elements are metals, you?ll produce the materials for virtually every other engineering field in existence.

Areas of specialization in Metallurgical Engineering

• Mineral processing?
  Concentrate ores and recycle materials for extractive metallurgists

• Extractive metallurgy?
  Produce pure, high-quality metals and non-metallics for materials engineers

• Materials engineering?
  Transform materials into everything from space craft to thin diamond films