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Materials Science and Engineering

Catalog pages 335-336

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

Ashok Mulchandani, Ph.D. Chair Undergraduate Advising Office, A159C Bourns Hall;

(951) 827-3647 (ENGR)

mse.ucr.edu Program Faculty

Distinguished Professors

Reza Abbaschian, Ph.D. Dean, BCOE (Mechanical

Engineering) Harry W. Green, Ph.D. (Graduate Division and

Earth Sciences) Ashok Mulchandani, Ph.D. (Chemical and

Environmental Engineering) Kambiz Vafai, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Francisco Zaera, Ph.D. (Chemistry) Professors

Alexander Balandin, Ph.D. (Electrical and

Computer Engineering) Christopher Bardeen, Ph.D. (Chemistry) Ludwig Bartels, Ph.D. (Chemistry) Pingyun Feng, Ph.D. (Chemistry) Cheryl Hayashi, Ph.D. (Biology) David Kisailus, Ph.D. (Chemical and Environmental

Engineering) Roger K. Lake, Ph.D. (Electrical and Computer

Engineering) Chun Ning Lau, Ph.D. (Physics and Astronomy) Huinan Liu, Ph.D. (Bioengineering) Jianlin Liu, Ph.D. (Electrical and Computer

Engineering) Stefano Lonardi, Ph.D. (Computer Science and

Engineering) Allen Mills, Ph.D. (Physics and Astronomy) Mart Molle, Ph.D. (Computer Science and

Engineering) Umar Mohideen, Ph.D. (Physics and Astronomy) Dimitrios Morikis, Ph.D. (Bioengineering) Leonard Mueller, Ph.D. (Chemistry) Nosang V. Myung, Ph.D. (Chemical and

Environmental Engineering) Cengiz Ozkan, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Mihri Ozkan, Ph.D. (Electrical and Computer

Engineering) Victor Rodgers, Ph.D. (Bioengineering) Jing Shi, Ph.D. (Physics and Astronomy) Harry W.K. Tom, Ph.D. (Physics and Astronomy) Kathryn Uhrich, Ph.D. (Dean, College of Natural &

Agricultural Sciences) Jianzhong Wu, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) Guanshui Xu, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Jory Yarmoff, Ph.D. (Physics and Astronomy) Yadong Yin, Ph.D. (Chemistry) Associate Professors

Elaine Haberer, Ph.D. (Electrical and Computer

Engineering) Lorenzo Mangolini, Ph.D. (Mechanical

Engineering) Masaru Rao, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Valentine Vullev, Ph.D. (Bioengineering) Assistant Professors

Igor Barsukov, Ph.D. (Physics and Astronomy) Phillip Christopher, Ph.D. (Chemical and

Environmental Engineering) Shane Cybart, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Sinisa Coh, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Yongtao Cui, Ph.D. ( Physics and Astronomy) Nathaniel Gabor, Ph.D. (Physics and Astronomy) Alex Greaney, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Juchen Guo, Ph.D. (Chemical and Environmental

Engineering) De-en Jiang, Ph.D. (Chemistry) Sandeep Kumar, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Chen Li, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Ming Liu, Ph.D. (Electrical and Computer

Engineering) Julia Lyubovitsky, Ph.D. (Bioengineering) Suveen Mathaudhu, Ph.D. (Mechanical

Engineering) Ming Lee Tang, Ph.D. (Chemistry) Richard Wilson, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Chao Wang, Ph.D. (Chemistry) Peng Wei, Ph.D. (Physics and Astronomy) Bryan Wong, Ph.D. (Chemical and Environmental

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

Engineering)

** Adjunct Professors

Nissim Amos, Ph.D. (Electrical and Computer

Engineering) Krassimir Bozhilov, Ph.D. (Central Facility for

Advanced Microscopy and Microanalysis) Alexander Khitun, Ph.D. (Electrical and Computer

Engineering) Alfredo Martinez-Morales, Ph.D. (Managing

Director of the Southern California Research Initiative for Solar Energy (SC-RISE)

Major

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.

University Requirements

See Undergraduate Studies section.

College Requirements

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.