Materials Science and Engineering (BS): Nanomaterials Concentration
The Materials Science and Engineering (BS): Nanomaterials Concentration provides a background in materials science and engineering and emphasizes understanding materials at-length scaled sizes of individual atoms and molecules of a material in ultra-thin films, nanowires, and nanoparticles. Properties from materials at these scales can differ from those observed in bulk specimens, while material structure engineering at the nanoscale can influence bulk structural and functional properties.听
Admission
Students complete the standard set of engineering first-year courses, which include courses in the humanities, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and computing. Students may apply to join the Department of Materials Science and Engineering as degree-seeking students via the . Students can declare a nanomaterials concentration during the CODA process or any subsequent semester once they join the MSE department.听
Curriculum
The MSE curriculum trains students to understand the wide range of phenomena that occur in all classes of materials: metals, polymers, composites, ceramics, and electronic materials.听
Fundamental courses provide a foundation in thermodynamics, kinetics, and structure, followed by more applied courses that cover mechanical, thermal, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties of materials.听听
Two laboratory courses introduce students to analytical methods used to characterize the structure of materials at all length scales and to measure properties of all classes of materials. Cutting-edge technologies in materials science and engineering such as nanotechnology, biomaterials, computer modeling, and forensics (materials degradation and failure analysis) are covered.听听
As a part of the Nanomaterials concentration, students will take MSE 465: Nanomaterials. Four electives are included, which allow students to select from a broad range of courses in materials processing, engineering, chemistry, physics, and other disciplines. The flexibility afforded by these electives allows students to customize their education to prepare them for careers in industry or for graduate school.
The two-semester capstone senior design sequence provides a bridge between concepts learned in the classroom and the practical application of these concepts in an industrial setting. Teams of students work on real-world materials problems supported by local industrial sponsors.
Accelerated Bachelor鈥檚/Master鈥檚 Program
The gives students the opportunity to earn a bachelor鈥檚 and a master鈥檚 degree in five years. Four graduate courses (12 credit hours) can be taken while still an undergraduate student and can be double-counted towards both the bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees.
Contact Information
3002 Engineering Building 1 (EB1)
911 Partners Way, Raleigh NC 27695-7907
919.515.2377
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Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | |||
| 惭础听141 | Calculus I | 4 | |
| 惭础听241 | Calculus II | 4 | |
| 惭础听242 | Calculus III | 4 | |
| 惭础听341 | Applied Differential Equations I | 3 | |
| 厂罢听370 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 | |
| Sciences | |||
| 颁贬听101 &补尘辫;听颁贬听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory | 4 | |
| 颁贬听201 &补尘辫;听颁贬听202 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory | 4 | |
| 颁贬听220 | Introductory Organic Chemistry | 3 | |
| 辞谤听颁贬听221 | Organic Chemistry I | ||
| 颁贬听222 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 | |
| 笔驰听205 &补尘辫;听笔驰听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory | 4 | |
| 笔驰听208 &补尘辫;听笔驰听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 4 | |
| Economics | |||
| 贰颁听205 | Fundamentals of Economics | 3 | |
| 辞谤听贰颁听201 | Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| 辞谤听础搁贰听201 | Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| Ethics Elective | 3 | ||
| Required Courses | |||
| 惭厂贰听201 | Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials | 3 | |
| 惭厂贰听255 | Experimental Methods for Structural Analysis of Materials | 2 | |
| 惭厂贰听260 | Mathematical Methods for Materials Engineers | 3 | |
| 惭厂贰听270 | Materials Science and Engineering Seminar | 1 | |
| 惭厂贰听300 | Structure of Materials at the Nanoscale | 3 | |
| 惭厂贰听301 | Introduction to Thermodynamics of Materials | 3 | |
| 惭厂贰听320 | Introduction to Defects in Solids | 3 | |
| 惭厂贰听335 | Experimental Methods for Analysis of Material Properties | 2 | |
| 惭厂贰听355 | Electrical, Magnetic and Optical Properties of Materials | 3 | |
| 惭厂贰听360 | Kinetic Processes in Materials | 3 | |
| 惭厂贰听370 | Microstructure of Inorganic Materials | 3 | |
| 惭厂贰听380 | Microstructure of Organic Materials | 3 | |
| 惭厂贰听420 | Mechanical Properties of Materials | 3 | |
| 惭厂贰听423 | Introduction to Materials Engineering Design | 1 | |
| 惭厂贰听470 | Materials Science and Engineering Senior Design Project | 3 | |
| 惭厂贰听480 | Materials Forensics and Degradation | 3 | |
| Nanomaterials Concentration Course | |||
| 惭厂贰听465 | Introduction to Nanomaterials | 3 | |
| Nanomaterials Elective | 6 | ||
| MSE Processing Elective听(Choose 1 course) | 3 | ||
| Technical Elective (Choose 1 course) | 3 | ||
| Orientation Course | |||
| 贰听101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving | 1 | |
| 贰听115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 | |
| Technical Writing | |||
| 贰狈骋听331 | Communication for Engineering and Technology | 3 | |
| 辞谤听贰狈骋听333 | Communication for Science and Research | ||
| GEP Courses | |||
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 | |
| GEP Humanities | 3-6 | ||
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP Additional Breadth (Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts) | 3 | ||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2-5 | ||
| GEP U.S. Diversity (verify requirement) | |||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| Foreign Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | |||
| Total Hours | 126 | ||
Nanomaterials Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 颁贬听435 | Introduction to Quantum Chemistry | 3 | |
| 颁贬听437 | Physical Chemistry for Engineers | 4 | |
| 颁贬贰听460 | Chemical Processing of Electronic Materials | 3 | |
| 颁贬贰听465 | Colloidal and Nanoscale Engineering | 3 | |
| CHE 468/568/ECE听468/568 | Conventional and Emerging Nanomanufacturing Techniques and Their Applications in Nanosystems | 3 | |
| 贰听304 | Introduction to Nano Science and Technology | 3 | |
| 笔驰听407 | Introduction to Modern Physics | 3 |
MSE Processing Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 惭厂贰听440 | Processing of Metallic Materials | 3 | |
| 惭厂贰听445 | Ceramic Processing | 3 | |
| 惭厂贰听455 | Polymer Technology and Engineering | 3 | |
| 惭厂贰听456 | Composite Materials | 3 | |
| 惭厂贰听460 | Microelectronic Materials | 3 | |
| 惭厂贰听540 | Processing of Metallic Materials | 3 | |
| 惭厂贰听545 | Ceramic Processing | 3 | |
| 惭厂贰听556 | Composite Materials | 3 |
Ethics Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 滨顿厂听201 | Environmental Ethics | 3 | |
| 笔贬滨听214 | Issues in Business Ethics | 3 | |
| 笔贬滨听221 | Contemporary Moral Issues | 3 | |
| 笔贬滨听227 | Data Ethics | 3 | |
| 笔贬滨听325 | Bio-Medical Ethics | 3 | |
| 笔贬滨听375 | Ethics | 3 | |
| 厂罢厂听302 | Contemporary Science, Technology and Human Values | 3 | |
| 厂罢厂听304 | Ethical Dimensions of Progress | 3 | |
| 厂罢厂听325 | Bio-Medical Ethics | 3 |
Engineering听Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any MSE processing elective | |||
| CE听214 | Engineering Mechanics-Statics | 3 | |
| CE听225 | Mechanics of Solids | 3 | |
| CSC听110 | Computer Science Principles - The Beauty and Joy of Computing | 3 | |
| ECE听331 | Principles of Electrical Engineering | 3 | |
| ISE听311 | Engineering Economic Analysis | 3 | |
| MAE听206 | Engineering Statics | 3 | |
| MAE听208 | Engineering Dynamics | 3 | |
| MAE听214 | Solid Mechanics | 3 | |
| MSE听485 | Biomaterials | 3 | |
| MSE 409/509/NE听409/509 | Nuclear Materials | 3 | |
| MSE听490 | Special Topics in Materials Engineering | 1-4 | |
| MSE听495 | Materials Engineering Projects | 1-6 | |
| NE听202 | Radiation Sources, Interaction and Detection | 4 | |
| TE听205 | Analog and Digital Circuits | 4 | |
Technical Electives听
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any MSE Processing Elective | |||
| Any Engineering Elective | |||
| BCH听451 | Principles of Biochemistry | 4 | |
| CH听223 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 | |
| CH听315 | Quantitative Analysis | 3 | |
| CH听401 | Systematic Inorganic Chemistry I | 3 | |
| MA听305 | Introductory Linear Algebra and Matrices | 3 | |
| MA听351 | Introduction to Discrete Mathematical Models | 3 | |
| MA听401 | Applied Differential Equations II | 3 | |
| MA听402 | Mathematics of Scientific Computing | 3 | |
| MA听405 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | 3 | |
| MEA听463 | Fluid Physics | 3 | |
| PY听328 | Stellar and Galactic Astrophysics | 3 | |
| 笔驰听407 | Introduction to Modern Physics | 3 | |
| PY听411 | Mechanics I | 3 | |
| PY听412 | Mechanics II | 3 | |
| PY听414 | Electromagnetism I | 3 | |
| PY听415 | Electromagnetism II | 3 | |
| PY听511 | Mechanics I | 3 | |
| PY听512 | Mechanics II | 3 | |
| PY听514 | Electromagnetism I | 3 | |
| PY听515 | Electromagnetism II | 3 | |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 颁贬听101 &补尘辫;听颁贬听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| 贰听101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 1, 2 | 1 |
| 贰听115 | Introduction to Computing Environments 1 ,2 | 1 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 1, 2 | 4 |
| 惭础听141 | Calculus I 1 | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Economics or Principles of Microeconomics or Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 听 | |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 颁贬听201 &补尘辫;听颁贬听202 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| 惭础听241 | Calculus II 1 | 4 |
| 笔驰听205 &补尘辫;听笔驰听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| GEP Requirement | 2 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 惭厂贰听201 | Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials 1 | 3 |
| 厂罢听370 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| 惭础听242 | Calculus III | 4 |
| 笔驰听208 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II | 3 |
| 笔驰听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 1 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 惭厂贰听255 | Experimental Methods for Structural Analysis of Materials | 2 |
| 惭厂贰听260 | Mathematical Methods for Materials Engineers | 3 |
| 惭厂贰听270 | Materials Science and Engineering Seminar | 1 |
| 颁贬听220 or 颁贬听221 | Introductory Organic Chemistry or Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| 颁贬听222 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| 惭础听341 | Applied Differential Equations I | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 惭厂贰听300 | Structure of Materials at the Nanoscale | 3 |
| 惭厂贰听301 | Introduction to Thermodynamics of Materials | 3 |
| 惭厂贰听320 | Introduction to Defects in Solids | 3 |
| 惭厂贰听335 | Experimental Methods for Analysis of Material Properties | 2 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 惭厂贰听355 | Electrical, Magnetic and Optical Properties of Materials | 3 |
| 惭厂贰听360 | Kinetic Processes in Materials | 3 |
| 惭厂贰听370 | Microstructure of Inorganic Materials | 3 |
| 惭厂贰听380 | Microstructure of Organic Materials | 3 |
| 惭厂贰听465 | Introduction to Nanomaterials | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 惭厂贰听420 | Mechanical Properties of Materials | 3 |
| 惭厂贰听423 | Introduction to Materials Engineering Design | 1 |
| 贰狈骋听331 or 贰狈骋听333 | Communication for Engineering and Technology or Communication for Science and Research | 3 |
| MSE Processing Elective | 3 | |
| Nanomaterials Concentration Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 惭厂贰听470 | Materials Science and Engineering Senior Design Project | 3 |
| 惭厂贰听480 | Materials Forensics and Degradation | 3 |
| Nanomaterials Concentration Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| Ethics Elective (GEP Requirement) | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 126 |
| 1 | Courses required for Change of Degree Audit (CODA). 颁贬听101, 颁贬听102; 惭础听141, 惭础听241; 笔驰听205, 笔驰听206 must be completed with a C or higher. |
| 2 | Minimum grade of C-, 贰听115 requires satisfactory completion (S). |
What can I do with a Nanomaterials Concentration?
Graduates of the Nanomaterials Concentration will be well prepared for a career working with materials that support nanotechnology industries including electronics, structural materials, and pharmaceuticals.听
An MSE degree is interdisciplinary and, upon graduation, will qualify you for a variety of jobs with an average starting salary of $60-70k per year.
Example Job Titles
Materials Engineer, Product Engineer, Metallurgist Engineer, Quality Control Engineer, Failure Analysis Engineer, Renewable Energy Materials Engineer, Biomaterial Engineer, Polymer Materials Engineer, Project Manager
Example Job Description
- Identify and produce a diverse range of materials for applications of interest
- Develop and improve methods for the analysis of complex materials
- Assist in the selection of materials for product application, the calculation of design parameters, the performance of material properties testing
- Apply scientific methods to resolve technical challenges related to materials and their use in products and processes