Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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Telephone: (302) 831-7183
Email: mseg-gradinfo@udel.edu
Department website: https://mseg.udel.edu/
Faculty Listing: https://mseg.udel.edu/people/faculty/

Overview

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) offers programs leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), Master of Materials Science and Engineering (MMSE) thesis or non-thesis, as well as dual degree and accelerated 4+1 degree programs.

The goal of Materials Science is to provide improved materials for society. Current new materials technologies demand materials scientists and engineers who can relate the processing, structure, and properties of a broad range of materials. The Master’s program provides a foundation in the science of materials and their uses. The Ph.D program aditionally provides the development of the student’s ability to conduct original and creative research. The areas of study within the program include:

1. Materials chemistry - designing and synthesizing novel materials by combining chemical architectures that have specific properties, e.g., electrical conductivity, rigidity, flexibility, solubility, etc.
2. Polymers - investigating the relationship between processing, microstructure and property of polymeric materials.
3. Electronic materials - investigating the electrical, magnetic, optical, and thermal behavior of materials, including semiconductors, photovoltaics, superconductors, electro luminescent polymers, and devices.
4. Composite materials - investigating the relationship between manufacturing, microstructure, and properties of composite and hybrid organic/inorganic materials.
5. Biomolecular materials - synthesizing and characterizing materials that incorporate peptide/protein and nucleotide sequences and bio-inspired polymetric materials.
6. Nanoscale materials - synthesizing and characterizing materials materials at nanometer length scales to create and engineer new, emergent properties.

Research

The primary goal of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering is to equip students with the tools to solve some of the most pressing problems of the 21st century. Our diverse faculty are world leaders in their areas of expertise and provide direct mentorship to our students.  The labs within the Department and the core facilities and research Centers at the University of Delaware provide students with direct access to a wide range of state of the art computing, synthesis, characterization, and fabrication facilities.

Financial Aid

Please refer to Graduate Fellowships and Assistantships for more information.

Materials Science and Engineering, PhD, MMSE

Requirements for Admission

1. A baccalaureate degree in Materials Science, in an Engineering discipline, or in a Physical science.
2. Typical undergraduate grade-point average in engineering, science, or mathematics courses is 3.2 or greater on a 4.0 scale.
3. A minimum of three (3) letters of strong reference from former teachers and/or supervisors.
4. For all students whose first language is not English and who have not received a degree from a college or university in which English is the primary language of instruction, the student must meet or exceed the University required minimum Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 79 (IBT), with a minimum speaking score of 18. An alternative to the TOEFL is the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score for which the minimum requirement is a score of 6.5 for admissions and a minimum speaking score of 6.
5. The MSE Department no longer requires Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores.

Admission to the graduate program is competitive. Those who meet stated requirements are not guaranteed admission, nor are those who fail to meet all of those requirements necessarily precluded from admission if they offer other appropriate strengths. Required courses can be found at the bottom of the page. Apply using the central UD graduate application.

Dual degree and accelerated 4+1 degree programs

See details below.

Programs

• Chemistry/Materials Science and Engineering 3+2 (BS/MS)
• Materials Science and Engineering (MMSE)

• Materials Science and Engineering (PhD)

• Materials Science and Engineering (MBA/MMSE)

• Renewable Energy Engineering and Policy Certificate

• Bachelor of Science/Materials Science and Engineering 4+1 (BS/MMSE)
• Biological Sciences/Materials Science and Engineering 4+1 (BS/MMSE)
• Chemical Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering 4+1 (BChE/MMSE)
• Chemistry/Materials Science and Engineering 4+1 (BS/MMSE)
• Civil Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering 4+1 (BCE/MMSE)
• Computer Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering 4+1 (BCpE/MMSE)
• Electrical Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering 4+1 (BEE/MMSE)
• Environmental Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering 4+1 (BEnE/MMSE)
• Materials Science and Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering 4+1 (BMSE/MMSE)
• Mechanical Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering 4+1 (BME/MMSE)
• Physics/Materials Science and Engineering 4+1 (BS/MMSE)

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