Materials Science and Engineering (ENMA)
Graduate Degree Program
College: Engineering
Abstract
Materials Science and Engineering is an interdisciplinary program. Students from engineering and science disciplines receive a solid foundation in the physics and chemistry of materials, thermodynamics and structure of materials, as well as the latest technological aspects of materials in today’s manufacturing environment. Faculty research areas are mainly concentrated in the development of novel materials for today’s electronics, energy, biomedical and high tech industries. These materials may be bulk or thin film format and range from ceramics, semiconductors, metals, polymer and biomaterials. Departmental faculty members are major participants in the University of Maryland Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, the Maryland NanoCenter and the University of Maryland Energy Research Center. For an overview of the Materials Science and Engineering Department, please visit Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Maryland.
Financial Assistance
Financial assistance in the form of teaching and research assistantships and sponsored fellowships are available to qualified students. Requests for financial assistance will be considered for Fall admission only.
Contact
Ichiro Takeuchi
Graduate Program Director
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
1242 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building
8228 Paint Branch Drive
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Telephone: 301.405.6809
Email: takeuchi@umd.edu
Website: http://www.mse.umd.edu
Courses: ENMA
General Requirements
- Statement of Purpose
- Transcript(s)
- TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (international graduate students)
Program-Specific Requirements
- Letters of Recommendation (3)
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (optional)
- CV/Resume
The Department offers graduate study leading to the Master of Science (thesis or non-thesis options) and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. In addition, students enrolled in the Professional Master of Engineering program may choose Materials Science and Engineering as a program option. Graduate study is open to qualified students holding a bachelor’s degree from accredited programs in any of the engineering and science areas. For detailed admissions and program information, please visit Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Programs
Application Deadlines
| Type of Applicant | Fall Deadline | Spring Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Applicants | ||
| US Citizens and Permanent Residents | January 3, 2025 | October 11, 2024 |
| International Applicants | ||
| F (student) or J (exchange visitor) visas; A, E, G, H, I and L visas and immigrants | January 3, 2025 | September 26, 2024 |
RESOURCES AND LINKS:
Program Website: http://www.mse.umd.edu
Application Process: gradschool.umd.edu/admissions/application-process/step-step-guide-applying
Special equipment includes scanning and transmission electron microscopes; X-ray diffraction devices; image analysis and mechanical testing facilities; crystal growing, thin film deposition and analysis equipment; HPLC, GC, IR and other sample preparation and analytical apparatus.
The Laboratory for Advanced Materials Processing (LAMP) in JM Patterson 2225 includes a class 1000 clean room for various kinds of thin film processing, particularly things difficult to acccomplish in the NanoCenter’s new FabLab clean room in the Kim Building. LAMP also features custom-designed ultraclean chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and atomic layer deposition (ALD) equipment as the basis for research in nano applications and manufacturing process prototyping, particularly with real-time chemical sensing for metrology and process control. A custom wafer-scanning electrical characterization facility enables resistance and capacitance mapping.
The Nano-Bio Systems Laboratory (NBSL) in JM Patterson 2229 adjoins LAMP and provides capability for biotech research, specifically in biomaterials processing and biomicrosystems development. It includes a Zeiss 310 laser confocal/fluorescence microscope, microfluidic chip testing for biomolecular reaction and cellular response experiments, biomaterials deposition, a Zyvex L200 nanomanipulator system for life science studies, and mass spectrometry and ICP optical emission equipment.
The W. M. Keck Laboratory for Combinatorial Nanosynthesis and Multiscale Characterization in 1141 Kim Building houses several thin film deposition chambers for rapid exploration of novel functional materials. The combinatorial approach allows simultaneous investigation of large numbers of different samples. The combinatorial laser molecular beam epitaxy is used to perform atomic layer controlled combinatorial synthesis of functional materials. Atomically controlled growth of unitcells are monitored in-situ using electron diffraction.
The Advanced Imaging and Microscopy Laboratory (AIM), located in 1237 Jeong H. Kim Building, houses the most electron powerful microscopes within any university in the Washington, DC metro area. The facility has a Field-emission Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) with 1.4 angstrom resolution and can generate chemical-composition maps of materials using Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDS) or Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy (EELS). Also housed in the lab are a thermionic TEM with 2.0 angstrom resolution (capable of in-situ electrical measurements and in-situ observations between -183 C and 1000C) and an electron microprobe with five Wavelength-Dispersion X-Ray Spectrometers (WDS).
Equipment available at other facilities include a Lakeshore vibrating scanning magnetometer and a scanning Auger spectrometer.
For additional information about the department’s research facilities, please visit the following webpage: Materials Science and Engineering Research.
| Last Name | First/Middle Name | Graduate Faculty Status | Academic Credentials | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Sheikhly | Mohamad I. | Full Member | B.Sc., University of Baghdad, 1974; Ph.D., University of Newcastle, 1981. | Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Affiliate Professor, Chemical Engineering |
| Ankem | Sreeramamurthy | Full Member | B.Eng.,K.R. Engineering College-University of Mysore, 1972; M.Eng., Indian Institute of Science-Bangalore, 1974; Ph.D.,Polytechnic Institute of New York, 1980. | Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Anlage | Steven | Full Member | B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1982; M.S., California Institute of Technology, 1984; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1988 | Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Professor, Physics Affiliate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Aranda-Espinoza | Jose Helim | Full Member | B.S., University of Zacatecas, Mexico 1990; M.S., University of San Luis Potosi, Mexico 1993; Ph.D., University of San Luis Potosi, Mexico 1998. | Associate Chair, Bioengineering Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor, Bioengineering Associate Professor, Biophysics Affiliate Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Briber | Robert M. | Full Member | B.S.,Cornell University, 1979; M.S., University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 1981; Ph.D., 1984. | Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Professor, Biophysics Professor, Chemical Physics |
| Christou | Aristos | Full Member | B.A., Columbia University, 1967; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1971. | Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Professor, Mechanical Engineering Professor, Reliability Engineering |
| Cumings | John | Full Member | Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley 2002 | Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Assistant Professor, Chemical Physics |
| Eichhorn | Bryan W. | Full Member | B.A., Rollins College, 1983;Ph.D., Indiana University-Bloomington, 1987. | Professor, Chemical Physics Professor, Chemistry Affiliate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Flatau | Alison | Full Member | B.S., University of Connecticut, 1978; M.S., University of Utah, 1985, Ph.D., 1990 | Chair, Aerospace Engineering Professor, Aerospace Engineering Affiliate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Ghodssi | Reza | Full Member | B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990; M.S., 1992; Ph.D., 1996. | Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor, Systems Engineering Affiliate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Affiliate Professor, Bioengineering |
| Hu | Liangbing | Full Member | B.S. University of Science and Technology of China, 2002; Ph.D.,University of California, Los Angeles, 2007. | Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Affiliate Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Koeth | Tim | Full Member | B.S., Rutgers University , 1997; Ph.D., Rutgers University , 2009. | Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Kofinas | Peter | Full Member | B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989; M.S., 1989; Ph.D., 1994. | Professor, Chemical Physics Affiliate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Affiliate Professor, Bioengineering Affiliate Professor, Chemical Engineering |
| Kukla | Maija M. | Non-Member | M.Sc., University of Latvia, 1993; Doctor of Science, University of Latvia, 1996. | Adjunct Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Lee | Sang Bok | Full Member | B.S., Seoul National University, 1990; M.S. 1992; Ph.D. 1997 | Professor, Chemical Physics Professor, Chemistry Affiliate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Leite | Marina Soares | Special Member | B.S., Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, 2000; M.S., Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2003; Ph.D., University of Brasilia, 2007. | Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Livingston | Richard A . | Special Member | A.B. Dartmouth College, 1968; B.E. Dartmouth College, 1969; M.S. M.E., Stanford University, 1970; Ph.D. University of Maryland, 1990. | Adjunct Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Lloyd | Isabel K. | Full Member | B.S.,Pennsylvania State University-University Park, 1975; Ph.D.,Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980. | Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Martinez-Miranda | Luz | Full Member | B.S.,University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras/San Juan, 1977; B.Mus., 1979; M.S.,1979; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985. | Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Associate Professor, Chemical Physics |
| Mo | Yifei | Full Member | B.S., Peking University, 2005; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 2010. | Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Oehrlein | Gottlieb | Full Member | B.S., Wurzburg University, 1976; Ph.D., SUNY-Albany, 1981. | Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Ouyang | Min | Full Member | B.S., Peking University, 1995; M.S., Peking University, 1996; A.M., Harvard University, 1999; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2001; | Associate Professor, Physics Associate Professor, Chemical Physics Affiliate Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Phaneuf | Raymond J. | Full Member | A.B., College of the Holy Cross, 1978; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1985. | Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Rabin | Oded | Full Member | B.A., The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology 1996; M.Sc., Weizmann Institute of Science, 1998; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004 | Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Associate Professor, Chemical Physics |
| Ren | Shenqiang | Full Member | B.S.,Nanjing Univ. Aero. & Astro, China, 2004; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2009 | Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Rios Ocampo | Carlos | Full Member | Ph.D. in Materials Science from the University of Oxford in 2017 | Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Assistant Professor, Reliability Engineering Affiliate Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Rubloff | Gary W. | Full Member | B.A., Dartmouth College, 1966; M.S., University of Chicago, 1967; Ph.D., 1971. | Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Professor, Systems Engineering |
| Salamanca-Riba | Lourdes G. | Full Member | Ph.D, Massachusetts Instutite of Technology. | Associate Chair, Materials Science and Engineering Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Professor, Chemical Physics |
| Sita | Lawrence R. | Full Member | B.S., Carnegie-Mellon University, 1981; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985. | Professor, Chemical Physics Professor, Chemistry Affiliate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Smela | Elisabeth | Full Member | B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985; M.S. University of Pennsylvania, 1987; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1992 | Professor, Mechanical Engineering Affiliate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Affiliate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Takeuchi | Ichiro | Full Member | B.S.,California Institute of Technology, 1987; Ph.D., University of Maryland-College Park, 1996. | Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Affiliate Professor, Physics |
| Talin | Albert | Adjunct Member | B.S., University of California, San Diego, 1989; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1995. | University Affiliate, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Valentino | Gianna | Full Member | B.S., Saint Joseph’s University ,2014; M.S., Johns Hopkins University, 2016; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 2019. | Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Wachsman | Eric | Full Member | B.S., University of California, Berkeley, 1982; M.S., Stanford University, 1986; Ph.D. Stanford University, 1990. | Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Professor, Chemical Engineering |
| Wang | YuHuang | Full Member | B.S., Xiamen University, 1996; M.S., Emory University, 2000; Ph.D., Rice University, 2004 | Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Zachariah | Michael R. | Full Member | B.S., University of California, LA, 1979, M.S., University of California, LA, 1981, Ph.D., University of California, LA, 1986 | Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Chemistry Affiliate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Zhao | Ji-Cheng ‘JC’ | Full Member | B.S., Central South University, 1985; M.S., Central South University, 1988; Ph.D., Lehigh University, 1995. | Chair, Materials Science and Engineering Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Zhou | You | Full Member | B.S., Peking University, 2010; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2015. | Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |