1. Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN)
Advanced Metals & Alloys
Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN)
Dr. Patrick Shamberger
MSEN UG Program Director
&
Dr. Xiaofeng Qian
MSEN EH Track Coordinator,
Soft Materials
Electronic & Optical
Materials
Ceramics & Composites
Quantum & Energy
Materials

2. What and Why Materials Science and Engineering?

3. 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

4. From atoms… to products
#2. What is Materials Science and Engineering?
From atoms… to products

5. #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

6. #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)

7. #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

8. Who are we?
128 28 44
UG majors
UG minors 7 3 5 50 11 1

9. 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

10. Additional Information
Dr. Patrick Shamberger
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Washington, Seattle, 2010
UG Program
Graduate
Program

11. 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

12. Undergraduate Research

13. Undergraduate Research

14. Undergraduate Research

15. April 2, 5:30-7:30pm @ MSC Bethancourt Ballroom
Visit our website for more info about MSEN and Degree Plan
Meet us at EH Course Scheduling Social
April 2, MSC Bethancourt Ballroom