Graduate Programs
The master of science in materials science and engineering provides students with an opportunity to study the fundamentals of materials science and state-of-the-art applications in materials engineering and materials processing. The program is designed to build a strong foundation in materials science along with industrial applications in engineering, technology and processing. Both full- and part-time study are available. For more information, contact the program head at 508-831-5633.
Program areas for the doctor of philosophy emphasize physical metallurgy and ceramics; electron microscopy; mechanical behavior of materials; fracture mechanics; reliability analysis; corrosion, tribology and X-ray diffraction analysis; polymer processing and properties; and biomaterials, as well as more general programs involving materials processing, materials science and life cycle analysis.
Well-equipped laboratories within Washburn Shops and Stoddard Laboratories include such facilities as scanning (SEM) and transmission (TEM) electron microscopes, X-ray diffractometer, process simulation equipment, a mechanical testing laboratory including two computer-controlled servo-hydraulic mechanical testing systems, metalcasting, particulate processing, semisolid processing laboratories, a tribology laboratory, a metallographic laboratory, a polymer engineering laboratory with differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and thermo gravimetric analyzer (TGA), a corrosion laboratory, topographic analysis laboratory and machining force dynamometry. A range of materials processing, fastening, joining, welding, machining, casting and heat treating facilities is also available.
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