School of Materials Engineering

An Overview

Materials Engineering

Materials have enabled improvement in the products humans use since the beginning of recorded history. For example without the development of high purity silicon most of today’s electronic devices would not exist. New low density, high stiffness composite materials have replaced metals and wood in tennis racquets.  The performance of these materials stems from their properties which depend on their microscopic structure, also known as microstructure. Microstructure in turn depends upon materials processing, the fabrication of materials into functional shapes. Materials Engineering is the study of the interrelationships between processing, structure, properties and performance of materials.

Materials engineers study the structure and composition of materials on scales ranging from the electronic and atomic through the microscopic to the macroscopic. They develop new materials, improve traditional materials and are key people in the manufacturing process to produce materials reliably and economically. They seek to understand phenomena and to measure materials properties of all kinds, and they predict and evaluate the performance of real materials as structural or functional elements in engineering systems. Employment opportunities span all types of industry, such as aerospace, automotive, chemical, electronic, energy and primary material-producing companies.

Faculty

https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/People/ptFaculty

Contact Information

School of Materials Engineering
Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering
701 West Stadium Avenue
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2045
Telephone: (765) 494-4100
FAX: (765) 494-1204
E-mail regarding academic programs: vicline@purdue.edu

Graduate Information

For Graduate Information please see Materials Engineering Graduate Program Information .

Programs

• Materials Engineering, BSMSE

• Materials Science and Engineering Minor

Courses

• MSE 19000 - Introduction To Materials Engineering
• MSE 23000 - Structure And Properties Of Materials
• MSE 23500 - Materials Properties Laboratory
• MSE 25000 - Physical Properties In Engineering Systems
• MSE 26000 - Thermodynamics Of Materials
• MSE 27000 - Atomistic Materials Science
• MSE 29199 - Professional Practice Extensive Co-Op I
• MSE 29299 - Professional Practice Extensive II
• MSE 33000 - Processing And Properties Of Materials
• MSE 33500 - Materials Characterization Laboratory
• MSE 34000 - Transport Phenomena
• MSE 36700 - Materials Processing Laboratory
• MSE 37000 - Electrical, Optical, And Magnetic Properties Of Materials
• MSE 38199 - Professional Practice Co-Op I
• MSE 38200 - Mechanical Response Of Materials
• MSE 38299 - Professional Practice Co-Op II
• MSE 38399 - Professional Practice Co-Op III
• MSE 39000 - Materials Engineering Seminar
• MSE 39399 - Professional Practice Extensive Co-Op III
• MSE 39499 - Professional Practice Extensive Co-Op IV
• MSE 39599 - Professional Practice Extensive Co-Op V
• MSE 39699 - Professional Practice Internship
• MSE 42000 - Structure And Properties Of Organic Materials
• MSE 43000 - Materials Processing And Design I
• MSE 44000 - Materials Processing And Design II
• MSE 44500 - Materials Engineering Systems Analysis And Design
• MSE 48900 - Ethics In Engineering Practice
• MSE 49000 - Directed Studies In Materials Engineering
• MSE 49700 - Selected Topics In Materials Engineering
• MSE 49900 - Research In Materials Engineering