The Ph.D. program in Material Science and Engineering is designed to give students a broad and deep understanding of materials science and engineering so that they will have long and fruitful careers as researchers. The interdisciplinary nature of the program is ideally suited to address this requirement. The graduate students in the Materials Science and Engineering Program benefit from the unique and broad combination of faculty members and research facilities. The program focuses on all materials: metals, polymers, ceramics, electronic materials, nanomaterials, biomaterials and their composites. The investments made in this graduate program will produce well-educated professionals who will contribute to society and the economy. The award of the Ph.D. degree in Material Science and Engineering requires successful completion of a minimum of 36 credit hours of graduate coursework and 36 credit hours in research in addition to passing comprehensive and prospectus exams.

Required Credit Hours: minimum hours