Mission:

The mission is to provide high quality university-level education and research in Materials Engineering. The undergraduate Materials Engineering program will educate and train students in the contemporary materials engineering disciplines of analysis, experimentation, and design through traditional classroom instruction and professional practice embodied in the cooperative education experience.

Program Educational Objectives:

• To educate students in the use of fundamental materials engineering principles to identify, formulate and solve problems, develop new techniques, invent new technologies, think creatively to elucidate the functionality of systems and participate in interdisciplinary projects as well as implement innovative and cost-effect design solutions for the industry.
• To train students with the ability to integrate, synthesize, and apply engineering principles in experimentation, analysis, and design of materials systems including metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, biomaterials, electronic materials and combinations of the above.
• To provide a supportive and stimulating environment for student development, leading to life-long learning and professional growth, as well as appreciation of the diverse roles and ethical responsibilities of their profession in society.
• To enhance understanding of materials engineering practice resulting from cooperative educational experiences.
• To provide students with a solid background in the theory and methods of their discipline and prepare them for a variety of challenging professional environments and post-baccalaureate education.

Program Outcomes:

1. an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering
2. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
3. an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs
4. an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
5. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering
6. an understanding of professional and ethical
7. an ability to communicate effectively
8. the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context
9. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
10. a knowledge of contemporary issues