Master of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering

The Materials Science and Engineering department offers Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Master of Science (M.S.), and Master of Engineering (MEng) degrees in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE). The program comprises primarily the sub-fields of metals, polymers, and ceramics, together with composites, electronic, photonic, bio and functional materials. The research focus areas of the MSE program are diverse including additive manufacturing, high temperature and lightweight alloys, shape memory alloys, functional thin films, magnetic materials, polymer structures and interfacial properties, scattering theory and experiments, conducting polymers and composites, biomaterials, nano materials and nano photonics, carbon nanotubes and graphene, smart materials, soft matter, energy materials, and nano biomedicine.

The research on metallurgical and ceramic science and engineering deals with a wide range of fundamental materials issues relating to phase transformations, microstructure evolution and mechanical properties, including fatigue, creep, fracture, and wear and how they are impacted by processing. Some examples of research areas include gas-phase alloying and sintering kinetics of 3D printed metallic materials, in-situ monitoring of sensitization and environmental cracking mechanisms of aluminum alloys, advanced mechanical surface treatment effects on mechanical properties, corrosion and stress corrosion cracking of lightweight, high temperature and nuclear alloys, design of alloys for extreme environments, and thermodynamic and computational modeling. Processing of metals and ceramics is another important emphasis of materials research such as powder metallurgy, ceramic sintering, thin film deposition, solidification and additive manufacturing processes like laser powder bed fusion.

A completed university online graduate application
Uploaded unofficial copies of all college transcripts
Official transcripts should only be submitted after an admissions decision has been made Official transcripts sent prior to being requested will not be attached to the online application
Letters of recommendation submitted through the online recommendation system
Recommenders can include former professors employers and other professional individuals pertinent to the field of study
Applicants can manage recommendations in the application status page
Test scores from qualifying exams such as Graduate Record Exam GRE
English Proficiency English proficiency is required of all applicants whose native language is not English Students can demonstrate proficiency in a number of ways at the graduate level Tests accepted are TOEFL Minimum 92 IELTS Minimum 6.5 Duolingo Minimum 110 and Pearson Minimum 54

UC College of Engineering and Applied Science graduate programs require all applicants to have a minimum of 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale in their highest degree earned to apply.