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 No. 51 best graduate school for materials science and engineering education
Years of faculty experience in both industry and government organizations
UCF is ranked the No. 32 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
MSE Knights Participate in MEMS Workshop
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering was well represented at the 40th annual Micro-Electro-Mechanical (MEMS) Workshop hosted in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Professor Swaminathan Rajaraman served as chair of the event and several UCF Knights participated. The College of Engineering and Computer Science also sponsored.
The multidisciplinary workshop has been held biennially since 1984, bringing together 350-500 participants from academia, industry, and government. Its aim is to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and discuss advances in microfabrication technologies for various applications.
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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.