Specialization Areas
Each MSE major must choose a specialization based on their academic and career interests. The current specialization areas are as follows:
- Materials Science
- Applications of Materials and Manufacturing
- Soft Materials
- Electronic Materials
- Biomaterials
- Nanotechnology
Specialization areas are intended to provide students with more depth in their selected area. The choice and sequence of specialization electives is discussed with, and approved by, the student’s academic advisor. The specialization electives must make sense as a package in terms of the individual student’s academic and career goals. The choice of specialization area allows the student significant flexibility in choosing her or his envisioned career path. At least 3 of the 4 classes must be in MSE. Students can go to industry or graduate school from any of the specialization areas.
A brief description of each specialization area and classes that may be included follows. The classes listed are representative; each student should choose their own set of classes in consultation with their advisor.
Materials Science
Gives students a chance to explore more fundamental aspects of materials science involving different types of materials.
- ENMA 420: Intermediate Ceramics
- ENMA 421: Design of Composites
- ENMA 422: Radiation Effects
- ENMA 423: Manufacturing with Polymers
- ENMA 424: Manufacturing Ceramics
- ENMA 425: Introduction to Biomaterials
- ENMA 440: Plasma Processing of Materials
- ENMA 441: Nanotechnology Characterization
- ENMA 464: Environmental Effects on Engineering Materials
- ENMA 472: Technology and Design of Engineering Materials
- ENMA 481: Introduction to Electronic and Optical Materials
- ENMA 489B: Selected Topics in Engineering Materials: Smart Materials
- ENMA 489K: Combinatorial Materials Science (New!)
- ENMA 489M: Selected Topics in Engineering Materials: Diffraction Techniques in Materials Science
- ENMA 489N:
- ENMA 495: Polymeric Engineering Materials
- ENMA 499: Laboratory Project
TopApplications of Materials and Manufacturing
Focuses on practical applications of and fabrication with a wide spectrum of types of materials.
- ENMA 420: Intermediate Ceramics
- ENMA 421: Design of Composites
- ENMA 422: Radiation Effects
- ENMA 423: Manufacturing with Polymers
- ENMA 424: Manufacturing Ceramics
- ENMA 425: Introduction to Biomaterials
- ENMA 440: Plasma Processing of Materials
- ENMA 464: Environmental Effects on Engineering Materials
- ENMA 472: Technology and Design of Engineering Materials
- ENMA 481: Introduction to Electronic and Optical Materials
- ENMA 489B: Selected Topics in Engineering Materials: Smart Materials
- ENMA 489K: Combinatorial Materials Science (New!)
- ENMA 499: Laboratory Project
- ENME 371: Product Engineering and Manufacturing (Offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering.)
Soft Materials
Focuses on understanding the structure and properties of soft structured matter and its building blocks, including polymers, colloids, and liquid crystals. ENMA 423, 464, 489M, 495, 496, 499
- ENMA 423: Manufacturing with Polymers
- ENMA 464: Environmental Effects on Engineering Materials
- ENMA 489M: Selected Topics in Engineering Materials: Diffraction Techniques in Materials Science
- ENMA 495: Polymeric Engineering Materials
- ENMA 496: Polymer Processing and Engineering
- ENMA 499: Laboratory Project
Electronic Materials
Focuses on understanding structure and properties of semiconductors, dielectric/ferroelectric materials, magnetic materials, superconductors, and optical materials. Includes courses on thin film and device fabrication technology, as well as packaging, and photonic devices.
- ENMA 420: Intermediate Ceramics
- ENMA 423: Manufacturing with Polymers
- ENMA 441: Nanotechnology Characterization
- ENMA 443: Introduction to Photonic Materials, Devices and Reliability
- ENMA 464: Environmental Effects on Engineering Materials
- ENMA 481: Introduction to Electronic and Optical Materials
- ENMA 489K: Combinatorial Materials Science (New!)
- ENMA 489M: Selected Topics in Engineering Materials: Diffraction Techniques in Materials Science
- ENMA 489N: Selected Topics in Engineering Materials: Reliability of Materials
- ENMA 499: Laboratory Project
Biomaterials
Gives students a chance to explore the development and application of engineered materials for applications in human and other biological systems.
- ENMA 423: Manufacturing with Polymers
- ENMA 425: Introduction to Biomaterials
- ENMA 441: Nanotechnology Characterization
- ENMA 464: Environmental Effects on Engineering Materials
- ENMA 472: Technology and Design of Engineering Materials
- ENMA 489M: Selected Topics in Engineering Materials: Diffraction Techniques in Materials Science
- ENMA 495: Polymeric Engineering Materials
- ENMA 496: Polymer Processing and Engineering
- ENMA 499: Laboratory Project
Nanotechnology
Explores materials with novel properties deriving from nanometer scale structure in one, two, or three dimensions. Course material includes design of nanomaterials, nanomaterial synthesis & fabrication, characterization at the nanoscale and technological applications of nanomaterials.
- ENMA 440: Plasma Processing of Materials
- ENMA 441: Nanotechnology Characterization
- ENMA 489B: Selected Topics in Engineering Materials: Smart Materials
- ENMA 489G: Nanosized Materials
- ENMA 489J: Information coming soon. (New!)
- ENMA 489L: Selected Topics in Engineering Materials: Liquid Crystals and Other Monomeric Soft Matter Materials
- ENMA 489N: Nanomaterials
- ENMA 489X: Selected Topics in Engineering Materials: Physics, Material Chemistry and Device Applications at the Nanoscale
- ENMA 499: Laboratory Project
