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EDUCATION THROUGH RESEARCH
The UCF Department of Materials Science and Engineering is distinguished by offering an outstanding selection of courses taught by excellent instructors, and by providing students with real and state-of-the-art research opportunities, working with faculty mentors who are active in wide range of sponsored research. The result is education through research.
UCF is ranked the 49th best graduate school for materials science and engineering education
Years of faculty experience in both industry and government organizations
UCF is ranked the 31st best graduate school for materials science and engineering education among public schools
Number of MSE faculty, including affiliated faculty, who have received NSF CAREER awards
Students Present at Showcase
Five MSE students participated in UCF’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program this year. Under the guidance of Professor Sudipta Seal and assistant professor Kaitlyn Crawford and Kausik Mukhopadhyay, students worked on a range of projects that can help the environment, advance medical technology and further the development of alternative plastics. They, along with students from Seal’s NSF REU, presented their work this past week. View photos from the event.
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LAB DIRECTORY
The materials science and engineering faculty is conducting world-class research on metals and alloys, ceramics, soft materials, biomaterials and much more. Learn about the innovative ideas produced in our faculty’s labs.