School of Materials Engineering (Graduate)

Website URL:

https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/Academics/Graduate/index.html

Department/School Head:

David F. Bahr

Admission Requirements:

Master’s Degree Program Basic Requirements

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Not required, but recommended (domestic students)

Additional International Applicant Requirements:

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Required
• TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:
  Minimum Paper-Based Test (PBT) Score Required: 550
  Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 77
  With the following minimum section requirements:
  Reading: 19
  Listening: 14
  Speaking: 18
  Writing: 18
• IELTS (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 6.5 or higher will be accepted
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 58 or higher will be accepted
• TWE for Non-Native English Speakers:
  Not required, but recommended

Doctoral Degree Program Basic Requirements

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Required

Additional International Applicant Requirements:

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Required
• TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:
  Minimum Paper-Based Test (PBT) Score Required: 550
  Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 77
  With the following minimum section requirements:
  Reading: 19
  Listening: 14
  Speaking: 18
  Writing: 18
• IELTS (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 6.5 or higher will be accepted
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 58 or higher will be accepted
• TWE for for Non-Native English Speakers
  Not required, but recommended

Academic Programs:

Master’s and Ph.D. Programs

• The School offers both MS and PhD degrees in the field of Materials Science and Engineering.

Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:

Professor

David Bahr
John Blendell
Weinong Chen
Mysore Dayananda
Carol Handwerker
Eric Kvam
Michael Manfra
Ernesto E. Marinero
R. Byron Pipes
Elliott Slamovich
Alejandro H. Strachan
Rodney Trice
Kevin Trumble

Associate Professor

R. Edwin Garcia
David Johnson
Matthew John M. Krane
Carlos Martinez
Robert Spitzer
Lia A. Stanciu
Jeffrey Youngblood

Assistant Professor

Kendra Erk
John Howarter
Volkan Ortalan
Sebastian Osswald

Programs

• Materials Engineering, PHD

• Materials Engineering, MSMSE

Courses

• MSE 50200 - Defects In Solids
• MSE 50500 - Modeling and Simulation of Materials Processing
• MSE 50800 - Phase Transformations In Solids
• MSE 51000 - Microstructural Characterization Techniques
• MSE 51200 - Powder Processing
• MSE 52300 - Physical Ceramics
• MSE 52500 - Struct-Property Relationships Of Engineering Polymers
• MSE 52700 - Introduction To Biomaterials
• MSE 53000 - Materials Processing In Manufacturing
• MSE 53100 - Quantitative Analysis Of Microstructure
• MSE 53600 - Solidification Of Castings
• MSE 54700 - Introduction To Surface Science
• MSE 54800 - Deposition Processing Of Thin Films And Coatings
• MSE 55000 - Properties Of Solids
• MSE 55500 - Deformation Mechanisms In Crystalline Solids
• MSE 55600 - Fracture Of Materials
• MSE 55900 - Phase Equilibria In Multicomponent Systems
• MSE 56000 - The Production Of Inorganic Materials
• MSE 56700 - Polymer Synthesis
• MSE 57500 - Transport Phenomena In Solids
• MSE 57600 - Corrosion
• MSE 58100 - Scanning Electron Microscopy Skills
• MSE 58200 - Transmission Electron Microscopy Skills
• MSE 58300 - Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Microanalysis Skills
• MSE 59700 - Selected Topics In Materials Engineering
• MSE 64000 - Transmission Electron Microscopy And Crystal Imperfections
• MSE 69000 - Seminar In Materials Engineering
• MSE 69700 - Selected Topics In Materials Engineering
• MSE 69800 - Research MS Thesis
• MSE 69900 - Research PhD Thesis