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About
Materials Science and Engineering
Materials
Science is a discipline of the study of materials,
the characterization therein, and their relationships
to the properties. The structure is studied at various
levels such as electronic, atomic or molecular, crystalline,
microscopic and macroscopic.
Materials
Engineering, on the other hand, is concerned with
design, fabrication and testing of engineering
materials for specific applications. Thus, Materials
Engineering encompasses the science of materials,
manufacture of materials for applications, and
prevention of failure in service.
In
the Materials Science and Engineering course, students
are brought into the fascinating world of materials
at various levels such as atomic level, crystal
or molecular level, microscopic level and into
the level of the naked eye.
They
learn how to determine, and then to manipulate
the structure and properties at these levels, using
advanced characterization equipment and processing
techniques. The study covers all kinds of materials
such as metals, ceramics, polymers, composites,
biomaterials and electronic materials.
Further
information is available here.
Undergraduate Brochure 2008
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