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See What the Future is Made of

Department of Materials Science & Engineering
A. James Clark School of Engineering

What is materials science & engineering?

• Materials science and engineering (MSE) provides a foundation for all other engineering fields. Materials scientists investigate how 
materials perform and why they sometimes fail. By understanding the structure of matter – from atomic scale to millimeter scale –
they invent new ways to combine chemical elements into materials with unprecedented functional properties. Other branches of 
engineering rely on materials scientists and engineers for the advanced materials used to design and manufacture products such as 
safer, more efficient cars, faster computers, smaller electronics, threat‐detecting sensors, renewable energy devices, and better 
medical devices.

• MSE leads in the discovery and development of the stuff that makes everything work.

• There are numerous career opportunities for materials scientists in industry and research, academia and all levels of government. 
Materials scientists work with all types of materials – metals, polymers, ceramics, liquid crystals and composites, to name a few –
for a broad range of applications in fields such as energy, construction, electronics, biotechnology and nanotechnology employing 
modern processing and discovery principles, such as casting, additive manufacturing, coating, evaporation, plasma and radiation 
processing, artificial intelligence, and computer simulations.

MICROELECTRONICS: In Gary Rubloff’s
ENMA 465 course, Microprocessing of
Materials, undergraduate students gain
experience in microelectronics – the
materials found in a phone, or smart‐watch.

Images above: (left) the nanopores of a high energy
density solid‐state battery taken with a transmission
electron microscope (TEM); (right) lithium battery
prototype.

Department Overview

• Founded in 1950
• 20 Tenure‐track faculty members
• $13.5 million+ in research expenditures
• Administrator of UG minor Nanoscale Science & Technology
• Leadership in the Maryland Nanocenter & Maryland Energy Innovation Institute (MEI2)
• We have leadership in the Maryland Nanocenter, Maryland Energy Innovation Institute (MEI2), the Advanced Fabrication 

Lab (Clark School maker space), and many active partnerships with government and military entities such as the Army 
Research Laboratory, Naval Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National Institutes 
of Health (NIH), NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, and the DOE National Laboratories
• We are a small, close‐knit department on a large campus, meaning students have the advantages of both:

o a highly supportive community where students get to know each other well, receive more personal advising and 
develop relationships with faculty members that last beyond graduation

o Students have exposure to Big 10 sports, a plethora of campus organizations and events, and our nation’s capital. 

79 38 43

Total enrolled undergraduate students Percentage of population Percentage of minority population 
who identify as women

BELOW: Liangbing Hu’s group studies wood nanocellulose: a platform
for designing new structures to manipulate ion, phonon, photon and
mechanical properties with end applications in lightweight, energy‐
efficient materials (e.g., transparent wood: created by removing
natural wood’s lignin – which gives it rigidity – providing a strong,
‘green’ alternative to other building materials).

ABOVE: Student have ample opportunity to work
alongside faculty members on research projects
focused on biomaterials, ceramics, alloys,
composites and more.

BELOW: Timothy Koeth (in red) and his group
study extreme materials – they use an electron
accelerator to study dielectric charging, which can
enhance performance for critical applications,
such as manned and unmanned aircraft.

ABOVE: Students enrolled in Ichiro Takeuchi’s
ENMA437/637 working on LEGOLAS – a LEGO‐
based, low‐cost autonomous system – for the
final course project.

Requirements for the MSE major

1. General education requirements at UMD: See the University's General Education site for course listings and requirements
2. Mathematics, physics, chemistry and engineering courses required of all engineering students
3. 15 credits of courses selected within a specialization area: 4 of the 5 courses should be in MSE. The specialization area is designed to add more depth in 

the chosen area and should be discussed with the student’s advisor.
‐ Areas of specialization are:

a) Materials Science
b) Soft Materials and Biomaterials
c) Materials for Application
d) Materials for Energy
4. Curriculum includes 34 credits of required MSE courses and 12‐15 credits of MSE courses as electives
a) Core courses only offered in the semester they are listed, with the exception of ENMA 300 and ENMA 460
b) Students expected to take core courses in order given – exceptions require explicit approval by the academic advisor
5. Two technical electives also required to enhance student abilities into broader areas, e.g., mathematical methods, scientific/engineering analysis, or 
computational methods:
a) Must be taken at junior or senior level in engineering, mathematics, chemistry, physics or computer science (or biology for students specializing

in biomaterials)
b) Choice of technical electives must be approved by the advisor in advance based on the student's intellectual and career goals
6. Upper level science requirement of one science course, 300 level and above, in chemistry or physics
a) Students specializing in Soft Materials and Biomaterials may take a biology course by filing an exception with the Undergraduate Program 

Committee

COVETICS: Lourdes Salamanca‐Riba’s group 
is making graphene nanoribbons (far left) in 
metals by the application of a high current to 
a mixture of the liquid metal and particles of 
activated carbon. The current extracts atoms 
from the carbon particles to form carbon 
chains that grow into nano‐sized ribbons 
inside the liquid metal. After the current and 
the furnace are turned off, the metal 
solidifies around the graphene nano‐ribbons. 

These materials, called covetics, conduct 
electricity and heat better than the pure 
metal, and are of interest in developing more 
efficient power systems. Using a TEM, which 
can magnify materials more than 1.5M 
times, the group studies fundamental 
behavior such as the size and crystallinity of 
the nanoribbons necessary to create 
practical devices. 

BELOW: MSE Undergrads won the 2020 Clark
School Alumni Cup competition, the most
anticipated Engineering @ Maryland competition!

ABOVE: MSE Students apply their studies to off‐campus competitions
and collaborations, too. MSE Senior, Delaney Jordan (right), competed
alongside Clark School teammates, Marcos Colon‐Pappaterra (left) and
Kevin Merrick (center), in the Team Ninja Warrior ‘College Madness’
television show.

What our students say…

The University of Maryland is so welcoming to newcomers. On 
this campus, I feel at home. I had previously settled on another 
major, but learned about materials science through online 
research – the versatility and flexibility piqued my interest – it 
was almost too perfect for me!

– Derrick Sanders
Bachelor of Science, Spring 2023

Read Derrick’s profile here: https://mse.umd.edu/student‐story/derrick‐m‐sanders

What our students say… (2)

I was lucky enough to visit Materials Engineering at Maryland
during my sophomore year of high school on a field trip for
students interested in STEM. During the visit, our class
watched demonstrations and toured the department and
college. MSE stood out to me over all other engineering
majors – I like that materials science is multidisciplinary and
includes physics and chemistry.

– Simela Arnold
Bachelor of Science, Spring 2025

Read Simela’s profile here: https://mse.umd.edu/student‐story/simela‐arnold

What our students say… (3)

I came into UMD as an undecided engineering major, but I
was leaning towards materials because of the interesting
coursework. I decided to take ENMA180 – the MSE intro
course – and learned about the fascinating work within the
field. After meeting some of the great professors and people
in the department, I knew MSE was for me.

– Vincent Lan
Bachelor of Science, Spring 2023

Read Vincent’s profile here: https://mse.umd.edu/student‐story/vincent‐lan

What our students say… (4)

The best thing about the Clark School of Engineering is the
quantity of opportunities available – I’ve had to learn how to turn
down opportunities because there are so many to choose from!
– Eleanor Grosvenor

Bachelor of Science, Spring 2022

Read Eleanor’s profile here: https://mse.umd.edu/student‐story/eleanor‐grosvenor

Connect with us!

www.mse.umd.edu
@groups/materialsUMD/
@mse_maryland
@MaterialsUM
@MaterialsatUMD

To schedule a visit of our department and facilities, 
send an email to: [email protected]


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