Materials Science and Engineering at Michigan State

Material Science and Engineering OverviewMaterial Engineering: applies chemistry, physics, biology, and mathematics to engineer atomic structure/architecture and produce materials with new/improved properties

Strengths: Solid State Device Fabrication, Nano-structures, Functional Materials, Energy

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Chemical Engineering OverviewChemical Engineering: applies chemistry, physics, biology, and mathematics for the process of converting raw materials into chemicals or more useful forms.

Strengths: Liquids, Plastics, Drugs, Fuels, Food, Paints, Adhesives

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The Materials Science Approach

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Department at a Glance

• 72 Undergraduate Students, 4 Master’s Students, and 31 PhD Students in the MSE Program

• Approximately 50 undergraduate research assistantships in the department

• $111,900 in Undergraduate Scholarships awarded in 2010/2011

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Department at a Glance• Research Strengths: energy and sustainability, advanced

materials and nanotechnology, and biotechnology and medicine

• MSE Degree Concentrations: Biomedical Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, and Polymeric Engineering

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What Will I Learn as an MSU MSE Student

You’ll take courses in:• Ceramic and Refractory Materials• Experimental Mechanics• X-ray Crystallography• Energy and Bonding within Solids• Biomaterials and Biocompatibility• Failure and Fracture Analysis• Electronic Structures and Properties of Materials

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Ways To Get InvolvedWorldwide Opportunities:• MSE Study Abroad Program• Corporate Internship Programs

Student Enrichment Opportunities:• MSE Society• MSU Mini Baja Team• MSU Formula SAE Team

MSU Research Opportunities:• 2009 CHEMS Dept. Research Expenditures: $10.7 Million• Undergraduate Research Assistantships• NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates

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MSU MSE Graduates Work As• Process Engineers• Materials Testing Engineers• Failure Analysis Engineers• Design Engineers• Customer Liaison Engineers• Corporate R&D Scientists• Startup Entrepreneurs

• Wall Street Quants• Patent Attorneys• Graduate Students• Project Managers• Consultants• Educators• Federal Scientists

Remember, everything is made of something!

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Field of Study Average SalaryMaterials Science & Engineering $65,500

Chemical Engineering $64,428

Electrical Engineering $58,518

Computer Science $57,722

Computer Engineering $57, 380

Mechanical Engineering $56,179

Biosystems Engineering $56,050

Applied Engineering Sciences $52,166

Civil Engineering $48, 363

Career 411 Average Salary Comparison, MSU Career Services, 2010

BS Starting Salaries

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Where Do MSU Graduates Go?

MSE at MSU has everything, but…

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Questions?

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MSU MSE Faculty ResearchMelissa Baumann:Bioactive Hydroxyapatite Whisker Composite Ceramic Bone SubstitutesCeramic Membrane Water Filtration Combined with Ozonation

Thomas Bieler:Microstructural Evolution from Ageing, Creep, and ThermomechanicalFatigue in Lead Free Solders

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MSU MSE Faculty ResearchCarl Boehlert:Biomedical Compatibility of Ti-Al-NB Alloys for Implant ApplicationsDevelopment of In-Situ Electron-Microscopy TechniquesProcessing-Microsctructure-Property Relationships of Structural Mg Alloys

Eldon Case:Microcracking in BioceramicsProcessing and Characterization of Thermoelectric Materials

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MSU MSE Faculty ResearchMartin Crimp:Imaging of Dislocations in Bulk SEM SamplesRadiation Effects on the Structure of Electronic Properties of Carbon

David Grummond:High Temperature Shape Memory Alloy Development for Use Above 500CThin Film Shape Memory Alloys on Polymeric Substrates for Microactuators

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MSU MSE Faculty ResearchWei Lai:High Performance Lithium-Ion Battery ElectrodesNonlinear Impedence Spectroscopy and its Application to Batteries

Andre Lee:Development of Nanostructured Lead-free SolderStructure-Property Relationships of Polymer Nanocomposites

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MSU MSE Faculty ResearchJames Lucas:Nanoidentation and OIM Investigation Crystal Anisoptropy in Pb-free Solder Materials and Solder Joints

Donald Morelli:Revolutionary Materials for Thermoelectric Conversion

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MSU MSE Faculty ResearchJason Nicholas:Mechano-Chemical Coupling in Electrochemically Active MaterialsConstrained SinteringHigh Performance Nano-composite Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Electrodes

Jeffery Sakamoto:Hierarchically Ordered Scaffolds for Nerve RepairElectrochemical Energy Storage with Lithium BatteriesThermoelectric Energy Storage

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Average US Salaries

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