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Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Design. Discovery. Impact.

DISCOVER YOUR PATH TO SUCCESS

Your journey starts here, with our undergraduate or graduate programs in materials science and engineering.

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Undergraduate Program

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Graduate Programs

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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.

No. 51

UCF is ranked the No. 51 best graduate school for materials science and engineering education

60+

Years of faculty experience in both industry and government organizations

No. 32

UCF is ranked the No. 32 best graduate school for materials science and engineering education among public schools

13

Number of MSE faculty, including affiliated faculty, who have received NSF CAREER awards

We're Hiring!

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering is hiring an assistant or associate professor for the Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformation (REACT) faculty research cluster. Apply now. 

NEWS

Faculty

5 UCF Researchers Use 2025 NSF CAREER Awards to Address Emerging Challenges in Computer Science and Engineering

Three UCF faculty were named 2025 U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award winners while two recent faculty hires transferred…
Students

UCF Student Receives Scholarship for Renewable Energy Research

Azam Al-Rahbi, an undergraduate in the Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) program at UCF, has been awarded the prestigious Microscopy Society of America (MSA) Undergraduate…
Research

Sandia National Laboratory Taps UCF Researchers to Develop Infrared Camera for Space

Pictures of Earth from space are captivating, but not so easy to capture. Down here, we worry about lighting, focus and composition when we snap…
Students

CECS Faculty, Staff and Students Honored on Founders’ Day

Every year on the first Wednesday of April, UCF honors the outstanding accomplishments and contributions of our people on Founders’ Day, our annual celebration of…
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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.

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