Materials Science and Engineering Front Page

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Institute of Materials Science
Center for Clean Energy Engineering
Institute for Regenerative Engineering
Innovation Partnership Building at UConn Tech Park

Research Facilities

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21 Full-time Professors and Professors-in-Residence
10 Additional Faculty in Graduate Program
11 Teaching, Research, and Adjunct Faculty

Faculty

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B.S.E. (ABET accredited)
MSE minor
M.S., MEng., Ph.D.

Degrees Offered

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 141 Undergraduate Students
 99 Graduate students

Students

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Rankings (US News)

Top 25 among US Public Universities Overall
Top 30 among US Public MSE Graduate Programs
Highest ranked in UConn School of Engineering

…before MSE grew the faculty by 25% and our research funding by 50%

Although it was another year of Covid-related challenges, MSE and our graduates have much to celebrate. That includes an unprecedented 11 point jump in our national program ranking, record research funding, faculty and students in key leadership roles across the campus, a Fulbright award, tv news features for our student-led NASA Big Idea Challenge, and others.

Note that we will continue to staff the MSE office in-person every day, with mask and vaccine requirements following campus safety protocols. As with everything in the Covid era, we encourage you to use email or tele/web conferencing whenever possible.

-Bryan Huey, MSE Department Head

Materials Science is present in nearly every field of engineering, and in every aspect of your modern world. The demand for newer, stronger, cheaper, lighter, more functional and more sustainable materials is inherent in all types of industries. Materials science and engineering majors develop the materials that make the technologies we use in our everyday lives better.

At a school as large as UConn, it is difficult to narrow down your choices for a major. We understand the weight of this decision, and we want to give you a choice that will enhance your mind with a bright future. Consider Materials Science and Engineering as the right path for you.

MSE Students Visit Nucor for the First Time Since the Pandemic
Professor Frame and Professor Leek take students to Nucor for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. . . .
Published: Nov 23, 2022
Graduate Student Presented at the SHPE Conference
Karla Del Cid-Ledezma presented at the SHPE Conference in North Carolina . . .
Published: Nov 22, 2022
MSE Alumnus Thanks his Previous Major Advisor for his Successes
Alumnus Junfei Weng states that his UConn major advisor, Pu-Xian Gao, provided him with the tools to work at Umicore . . .
Published: Nov 16, 2022
UConn Sparked an Undergraduate Student’s Love for MSE
Undergraduate student Jaclyn Grace is highly involved on campus because of her love for materials science and engineering . . .
Published: Nov 09, 2022
Theo Kattamis Retires after being with UConn’s MSE for Over 50 Years
Theo Kattamis retires after a dedicated career in materials science and engineering. . . .
Published: Nov 04, 2022
MSE e-Bulletin 2022
Our 2022 Outreach Bulletin shares news stories and features about departmental accolades, research being conducted by MSE faculty, and alumni intervie . . .
Published: Oct 03, 2022
Programming Adaptive Structures of Stimuli-Responsive Materials via Selective Mechanical and Light Control
Xueju “Sophie” Wang’s paper, “Morphing of Stiffness-Heterogeneous Liquid Crystal Elastomers Via Mechanical Training and Locally Controlled Pho . . .
Published: Sep 30, 2022
UConn Names Radenka Maric as 17th President
Maric, previously vice president for research, innovation, and entrepreneurship, has served as interim president since February. . . .
Published: Sep 29, 2022