Materials Science & Engineering

What can you do as a materials scientist?

As a materials scientist you will create products to improve lives. Your research could discover new ways to fight cancer, create faster computer chips, or design better air bags for cars. Materials science and engineering is the technology behind the materials that make communication, transportation, recreation, daily conveniences, and a healthful environment possible. The worldwide effort to develop new materials with improved properties for structural, electronic, and magnetic applications, has been met by new courses and research emphases by the faculty in the materials and processing area. As a materials scientist you could make new discoveries in the fields of electronic and magnetic materials, ceramics, and aerospace materials.

Undergraduate Program

The department's educational mission is to produce graduates who are equipped to begin competitive and productive careers in their engineering professions, and who can define and solve engineering problems to meet desired needs and produce societal benefits. Idaho's College of Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering teaches you to understand the importance of working responsibly, acting ethically, and pursuing continued professional growth.

The MSE department at the University of Idaho is the only organization in the state of Idaho that offers a full gamut of degrees in this discipline from B.S. to M.S. and PhD levels, with a carefully crafted curriculum.