ENGR 181 Track Presentations Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN) Advanced Metals & Alloys Soft Materials ENGR 181 Track Presentations Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN) Dr. Xiaofeng Qian MSEN EH Track Coordinator Email: feng@tamu.edu http://engineering.tamu.edu/materials Electronic & Optical Materials Ceramics & Composites Quantum & Energy Materials
What and Why Materials Science and Engineering?
Everything is made of something! Every industry needs materials! #1. What and Why Materials? Metals Soft Materials Ceramics Everything is made of something! Every industry needs materials! Composites Energy Materials Quantum Materials
From atoms… to products #2. What is Materials Science and Engineering? From atoms… to products
#3. What do we do? Biomedical National Electronics Labs CHEMICALS AEROSPACE METALS CHEMICALS AUTOMOTIVE PLASTICS UTILITIES MANUFACTURING Biomedical Electronics Oil & Gas Academia National Labs Intn’l
#4. Can I get a job? Texas median annual wage1 2420 TAMU MSEN is the only Materials Science & Engineering UG major at a flagship Texas University. Texas median annual wage1 Materials engineers: $94,037 Materials scientists: $114,462 2420 1 BLS.gov (2016)
#5. How is MatSciEng@TAMU changing the world? Mechanical properties Fracture & failure Materials synthesis Energy conversion & storage Material actuators Functional applications Atomic to macroscopic prop. Materials theory Materials design High/Low temperature Corrosive environments Radiation damage Aerospace to biomedical apps Molecular design Synthesis/characterization Features of MSEN UG Program: Rigorous Mix of science and engineering Hand-on (lots of labs, research experience, programming, internships, etc.) Lots of one-on-one faculty advising
Who are we? 128 28 44 UG majors UG minors 7 3 5 50 11 1
Active Student Community Women in Materials Science K-12 Outreach Material Advantage Professional Society Nat. Assoc. Corrosion Eng. Professional Society Materials Res. Society Academic Res. Society
Additional Information Dr. Patrick Shamberger Assistant Professor Ph.D. University of Washington, Seattle, 2010 UG Program Graduate Program
EH in MSEN Requirements: same as in the general EH program Plus: meet with faculty advisor once per semester Study abroad opportunities: All the COE and COS opportunities (MSEN is in both colleges!) Faculty- and student-led initiatives, e.g. recently signed agreement with ENSAM (Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers) in France
Undergraduate Research
Undergraduate Research
Undergraduate Research
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