The undergraduate program in materials and science engineering is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
College of Engineering
Department Office: 304 Civil and Material Engineering Building (CME)
Mailing Address: 122 S. Central Campus Dr., #304, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0560
Phone: 801-581-6863
Website: www.mse.utah.edu
Email: mse@eng.utah.edu
Department Chair: Dmitry Bedrov, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Advisor: 308 CME, natalie.eastwood@utah.edu, 801-581-6864
Graduate Advisor: 304 CME, sara.j.wilson@utah.edu, 801-581-4449
Undergraduate Program
Materials Science and Engineering intertwines numerous disciplines, including chemistry, physics and engineering. This is the one discipline within the College of Engineering that still gives students the opportunity to study science while getting an engineering degree. Materials Scientists apply the principles of physics and chemistry to engineering problems and designing and developing new materials. Materials Scientists and Engineers are engaged in exploring the many ways that materials enrich our everyday lives. Without this effort to discover and develop new materials, our world of computers, cell phones, biomedical implants, aircrafts, autos, and compact disks could not exist. Materials Science and Engineering is a broad field that encompasses many different classes of materials. These include polymers, ceramics, electronic materials, and composites. The common thread between these is the need to improve processing and properties and to develop new materials. Continued materials research is critical for the advancement and improvement of materials that underlie technologies used to develop energy sources, protect the environment, preserve that national infrastructure, cure diseases, and improve communication. No minor degrees are available.
Requirements
In order to graduate in Materials Science & Engineering a student must have Major Status. Students are required to meet with the Academic Advisor to determine if they have completed the courses required for Major Status. A student may not repeat a course required for the department major more than two times. Required courses must be passed with a grade of "C" or better.
Special Opportunities
The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program makes on-campus participation in the department's research activities another means for undergraduates to learn about materials science. Excellent facilities are available for undergraduate training and graduate research. These include equipment for grinding, crushing, gravity separation, physical metallurgy, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, and computation. Equipment is also available for electron microscopy (scanning as well as transmission), X-ray diffraction, X-ray microtomography, atomic force microscopy, and vibrational spectroscopy as well as excellent laboratory facilities for particle technology, surface/colloid chemistry, and electrochemistry/corrosion.
Scholarships
Numerous scholarships are available through the College of Engineering and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Information is available at: https://mse.utah.edu/materials-science-engineering-scholarships/
Graduate Program
Credit Limitations
Students may not count more than 9 credit hours of nonmatriculated graduate work toward any graduate degree. International students cannot be accepted into the graduate program in a nonmatriculated status. Candidates for graduate degrees are required to maintain a 3.0 or higher GPA. For more detailed information, see the Graduate Information section of this catalog.
English Language Requirements
All students coming from a non-English-speaking country must have a minimum TOEFL score of 80 iBT or 550 on pBT, or 6.5 on the IELTS, and a combined Verbal and Quantitative GRE score of at least 300 with an Analytical Writing Score of 3.0 or above.