Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Maryland: Leading research and educational programs in the nation's capital region.
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Student Projects: Plasma Movie Undergraduate student Michael Sweatt and graduate student Bobby Bruce, who work in the Laboratory for Plasma Processing of Materials, created a movie to introduce viewers to plasma and how it is used to create consumer electronics. The piece won an Honorable Mention in the 2008 Vid/Terp contest. Watch the movie (.wmv, 50MB) » |
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Diversity of Research Learn more about our labs and faculty research interests. (Left: An image from our C-mode Scanning Acoustic Microscope [C-SAM], which examines samples and produces high resolution, ultrasonic images for quality control.) Browse all research spotlights »
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Alumni Read an interview with Theresa Valentine Clark (B.S. '03, M.S. '04), who currently works for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. More » Browse all people spotlights and profiles » | |
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Learn About Materials Science and Engineering: By changing the atomic composition of an alloy, materials scientists can create a surface that is so hard it cannot permanently deform. See a movie demonstrating these materials » |
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