Materials Science and Engineering

Overview

There are many research thrusts in materials at ASU that span a wide range of cutting-edge and cross-disciplinary topics including understanding the structure-property relationships of nanomaterials, and applications in energy, security, and sustainability.

Graduate students are advised by members of the Graduate Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering that is comprised of faculty members from a variety of disciplines across engineering, physics, and chemistry. There are approximately 70 Graduate Faculty in the Materials Science and Engineering program at Arizona State University engaged in the highest levels of research over an extremely broad range of research areas that is reflective of the depth and breadth of materials research. Graduate students have the opportunity to choose a research mentor and dissertation/thesis committee members from this impressive group of nationally and internationally recognized group of engineers and scientists.

Career Opportunities

Professionals with the Materials Science and Engineering MSc program offered at Arizona State University have strong opportunities at all levels in material design, selection, synthesis and characterization for a wide range of applications including electro-optical-magnetic systems, environmental systems, energy conversion and storage, manufacturing and construction. Materials jobs are available at a large number of high tech and manufacturing companies all sizes as well as national (DOE, DOD, NASA) laboratories and universities. Analytical skills learned in materials engineering are also valued for other non-engineering positions.

Career examples include:

• engineer
• engineering manager or director
• engineering professor
• research engineer