Materials Science and Engineering

Subject abbreviation: MSE The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering

Javier E. Garay, Ph.D. Chair Undergraduate Advising Office, A159C Bourns Hall;

• (951) 827-3647 (ENGR)

cmsmse.engr.ucr.edu

Program Committee

Alexander A. Balandin, Ph.D. (Electrical and

Computer Engineering) Ludwig Bartels, Ph.D. (Chemistry) Phillip N. Christopher, Ph.D. (Chemical and

Environmental Engineering) P. Alex Greaney, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Juchen Guo, Ph.D. (Chemical and Environmental

Engineering) Elaine D. Haberer, Ph.D. (Electrical and Computer

Engineering) David Kisailus, Ph.D. (Chemical and Environmental

Engineering) Sandeep Kumar, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Huinan Liu, Ph.D. (Bioengineering) Lorenzo Mangolini, Ph.D. (Mechanical

Engineering) Suveen Mathaudhu, Ph.D. (Mechanical

Engineering) Cengiz Ozkan, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Masaru Rao, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Richard Wilson, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Bryan Wong, Ph.D. (Chemical and Environmental

Engineering) Ruoxue Yan, Ph.D. (Chemical and Environmental

Engineering) Reza Abbaschian, Ph.D.

Dean, The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, ex officio

** Adjunct Professors

Nissim Amos, Ph.D. Krassimir Bozhilov, Ph.D.

The B.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering is offered jointly by the five participating departments of The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering. The program aims to produce students who are effective team players in materials engineering or related engineering, science or managerial positions, who use and improve on their skills in the job; who can enter into graduate or professional degree programs; and who are responsible engineers, professionals or scientists demonstrating ethical and professional responsibility and continuing to learn through a variety of educational experiences.

The program aims to produce graduates who:

• • can apply knowledge of the scientific and

engineering principles underlying major elements of materials engineering -- the structure, properties, processing, and performance of materials

• • can design and conduct experiments

relevant to materials science and engineering as well as analyze and interpret experimental data

• • can identify, formulate, and solve materials

selection and design problems

• • can work in multidisciplinary teams

• • can appreciate professional and ethical

responsibility and the importance of continued learning after graduation

• • can communicate effectively

• • have a basic understanding of the impact

of engineering on society, including the economy and environment

• • have an elementary understanding of

contemporary issues in materials science and engineering

The Materials Science and Engineering B.S. degree program at UCR is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, abet.org.

See Undergraduate Studies section.

See The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, Colleges and Programs section.

The Materials Science and Engineering major uses the following major requirements to satisfy the college’s Natural Sciences and Mathematics breadth requirement.

• 1. One course in the biological sciences

chosen from an approved list

• 2. CHEM 001A, CHEM 001LA

• 3. MATH 008B or MATH 009A

• 4. PHYS 040A, PHYS 040B

• 1. Lower-division requirements (68 units)

• a) CHEM 001A, CHEM 01LA, CHEM 001B,

CHEM 01LB, CHEM 001C, CHEM 01LC

• b) CS 030

• c) EE 001A, EE 01LA

• d) MATH 009A, MATH 009B, MATH 009C,

MATH 010A, MATH 010B, MATH 046

• e) ME 010

• f) MSE 001

• g) PHYS 040A, PHYS 040B, PHYS 040C

• 2. Upper-division requirements (76 units)

• a) BIEN 140A/CEE 140A

• b) CHEM 112A

• c) CEE 135

• d) CHE 100

• e) EE 138

• f) ENGR 180W

• g) ME 110, ME 114, ME 156

• h) MSE 160, MSE 161, MSE 175A, MSE 175B

• i) STAT 155

• j) Technical Electives (20 units): chosen

from BIEN 140B/CEE 140B, CEE 147, EE 133, EE 136, EE 137, EE 139, ME 113, ME 116, ME 138, ME 153, ME 180, MSE 197

Visit the Student Affairs Office in the College of Engineering or student.engr.ucr.edu for a sample program.