Materials EngineeringGraduate Program Summary |
Graduate Degrees OfferedPh.D.* Areas of Study Experimental and Computational Aspects of Materials Synthesis, Processing, Characterization, and Simulation; Nanomaterials, Coatings, Fibers, and Novel Materials *Ph.D. is offered through the Unified Ph.D. Program in Engineering with a specialization in Materials Engineering Application ChecklistRequired by Office of Graduate Studies
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Application Deadline FOR FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION Fall: February 15 Spring: October 15 Summer: February 15OTHERWISE Rolling admissions
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Description of ProgramMaterials engineering involves the investigation and application of the fundamental physics, chemistry, and engineering of materials in order to create, develop, and use materials with superior and new properties for manufacturing processes and engineering design. The discovery, research, development, and applications of materials are major reasons behind the adoption, widespread availability, cost reduction, innovations, and improvements in medical, transportation, communications, security, home, and entertainment technologies. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, students and faculty from four departments (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, and Mechanical Engineering) work individually and in collaboration in the field of materials engineering. The objectives in materials engineering are (1) to involve students in research and creative activity in new aspects and applications of materials engineering, (2) to prepare students for careers in the research, development, and applications of new and advanced materials, and (3) to provide students with a foundation for work in industry, commerce, national and corporate laboratories, and academia. Students have access to many experimental and computational research laboratories and facilities in the four departments and in the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience. To learn more about these core facilities visit http://www.unl.edu/ncmn/index.shtml.
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ContactGraduate Chair Dr. Brian RobertsonAssistant to Chair Ms. Rose Engstrom402-472-2376 Department Address N104 Walter Scott Engineering CenterLincoln NE 68588-0656 Department Website
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Faculty and Research
| Jennifer Brand | Super Critical Processing; Boron Carbide Devices; Polymers for Harsh Environments | |
| Yuris Dzenis | Nanomaterials; Nanomanufacturing | |
| Ruqiang Feng | Experimental and Computational Mechanics of Materials | |
| Natale Ianno | Thin Film Deposition; Plasma Processing; Nanoscale Processing; Optical Process Monitoring | |
| Erkan Istanbulluoglu | Surface Hydrology; Ecohydrology Modeling; Surficial Processes; Landscape Evolution | |
| Mehrdad Negahban | Large Deformation Thermo-Mechanical Response of Materials | |
| Brian Robertson | Magnetic and Electronic Thin Films; Nanoscale Wires and Devices | |
| Suzanne Rohde | Thin Film Sputtering Equipment, Processes, and Technology Transfer | |
| Ravi Saraf | Electronic Skin; Electronics on Bacterium; DNA and Protein Chip | |
| Jeffrey Shield | Microstructural Development; Nanoscale Materials; Magnetic Materials; Electron Microscopy; X-ray Diffraction | |
| Li Tan | Nanofabrication; Monolayers for Virus Detection; Patterned Metallic Alloys; Polymer Thin Films | |
| Joseph Turner | Multiscale Characterization; Elastic and Stochastic Wave Propagation; Experimental Ultrasonics; Linear and Nonlinear Vibrations; Structural Acoustics |
