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Why choose Lehigh for graduate school?
Lehigh University's Department of Materials Science and Engineering offers graduate degrees (M.S., M.Eng. and Ph.D.) in all fields of materials science, such as polymers, optics, nanotechnology, and photonics.
Graduate students in our department work closely with faculty and conduct research in state-of-the-art facilities. They carry out research that advances current understanding and knowledge in the field. Graduate program features include:
- Research thrusts in microstructural characterization, processing and properties of nanomaterials, ceramics, electronic materials and packaging, and metal processing and performance;
- Interdisciplinary research projects in photonics, polymers, composites, solid free-form and nanoscale fabrication, and materials for bioapplications;
- Small faculty-to-student ratio;
- Active collaborations with researchers from Europe, South America, Australia, Asia, and the Middle East.
Degrees Address Today's Technology Needs
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering offers master's and doctorate degrees in Materials Science and master's degrees in Polymer Science and Engineering. The department also offers a Certificate in Nanotechnology. Lehigh’s interdisciplinary program in Business Administration and Engineering (MBA&E) meets the diverse but converging needs of business and engineering by offering students the chance to acquire a solid foundation in both fields.
Support from Industry and Government
Our world-renowned Materials Science faculty enjoy close ties with, and support from, industry and government. Research in the Materials Science and Engineering department is sponsored by NSF, NASA, the Office of Naval Research, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, and many industrial partners. For example, a $7.5 million grant from U.S. Department of Defense funds a Lehigh-led team of scientists from Lehigh, Carnegie-Mellon, Clemson, Illinois, and Kutztown universities to determine how the atomic structure of grain-boundary interphases affects the mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties of strategic engineering materials.