College of Engineering
Spring 2013
Materials Science & Engineering
Info & Advising Session
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Changing into a degree granting engineering major
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ENGE 1024 (C- or better)
CHEM 1035
CHEM 1045
ENGL 1105
MATH 1114
MATH 1205
ENGE 1114/1104* (C- or better)
ENGL 1106
MATH 1224
MATH 1206
PHYS 2305
CHEM 1036 & CHEM 1046 for CHE Only
CS 1114 or 1124 for CS only
Overall GPA: Competitive
* CPE and EE require ENGE 1104. AE, ME, and
OE require ENGE 1114. All other majors will
accept either class.
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Applicants must have a minimum 2.0 overall
Virginia Tech GPA.
Applicants with a minimum 3.0 overall Virginia
Tech GPA are guaranteed their first choice
major.
Applicants below a 3.0 overall Virginia Tech
GPA will be rank ordered according to GPA and
placed in their first, second, or third choice
based on space availability.
Construction Engineering and Management
requires students to complete a separate
application process (only available in February)
and students with a minimum 3.0 overall GPA
are not guaranteed admission to this
department.
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Change of Major Application Dates
Applications for changing into the College of Engineering or within the College of
Engineering will only be accepted during the below time intervals:
• End of Spring Semester
Opens: May 20, 2013 at 8:00 a.m.
Closes: May 31, 2013 at 8:00 a.m.
• Summer
Opens: August 1, 2013 at 8:00 a.m.
Closes: August 28, 2013 at 8:00 a.m.
• End of Fall Semester
Opens: December 23, 2013 at 8:00 a.m.
Closes: January 23, 2014 at 8:00 a.m.
You must complete all the requirements to enter a degree granting major.
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What is Materials Science and Engineering?
• Exploring and understanding the spectrum of various
materials: metals, ceramics, polymers (plastics),
semiconductors, microelectronics, biomaterials and
combinations of materials called composites.
• The goal of materials science is to enable the scientist and
engineer to design, select, and use materials for specific
applications and to develop new materials for future
applications.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/making-stuff.html#making-stuff
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What is Materials Science and Engineering?
• Investigate the relationships that exist
between structure and properties of
materials.
• Design or engineer the structure of a
material to produce a desired set of
properties.
• Classes of materials include: metals,
ceramics, polymers (plastics),
semiconductors, biomaterials and
combinations of materials called
composites.
• Properties of interest include: mechanical,
electrical, thermal, magnetic, optical and
corrosion.
• Most fields of work or study have a bit of
MSE in them, so MSE’s work closely with
engineers from all other disciplines.
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What do MSE students do?
• They . . . .
• Design and invent new materials for emerging
applications
• Develop new processes for manufacturing
materials
• Relate structure and properties to processing
methods
• Work on teams to invent the future
• Develop their ideas from the nanoscale up!
• They research, publish, travel, study abroad
VT MSE students visiting Savannah National
Lab., Aiken, SC.
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• And so much more…
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MSE lets your interests define you.
(Industrial Engineering)
(Civil Engineering)
(Mechanical Engineering)
(Electrical Engineering)
Manufacturing &
Processing
Material Selection &
Structural Design
Physics
Electronic / Optical
Materials
Metals
Ceramics / Glasses
(Chemistry)
Polymers
Composites
Organic
Chemistry
(Chemical Engineering)
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(Geology)
Materials Science
& Engineering
Building
Materials
Bio-Materials
(Aerospace Engineering)
Mechanics
(Engineering Science and Mechanics)
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What is the curriculum like? . . . . what will I study?
Key words … Balance & Choice
• Material forms (metals, ceramics, polymers, E&O materials, composites)
• The Science (why) AND The Engineering (how)
• 15 credits of technical electives with several options
• Integrated Communications Program
• Lots of hands-on experience (labs)
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MSE Curriculum
• Strongly advise that students follow the checksheet
(http://www.registrar.vt.edu/undergraduate/checksheets/college/index.html)
• Several MSE courses are Fall / Spring only
• MSE Communications & Professional Development
• Technical Electives, 15 credit hours required
• Senior Project
• Study Abroad Opportunities
• Honors Degree Options
• Accelerated Degree, 5 year Masters option
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Materials Engineering Professional Societies
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ASM International
The Materials Society
American Ceramic Society
Materials Research Society
American Foundry Society
Car (future truck) pull
Duct Tape an MSE to the wall.
MEPS wins VT-COE e-week in
2004, 2005, 2006, & 2008!
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Are scholarships available?
YES!
• On average MSE awards between
$25,000 - $30,000 in scholarships
each year.
• Additional scholarships
opportunities to students interested
in metal castings
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What about jobs / life after graduation?
Full time employment is typically available for qualified students or go on to Grad School.
• Employment:
• High placement rate
• Placement in companies like: BAE Systems (Manassas), Michelin, Cherry Point Naval
Air Station, Micron Technologies, Tosom SMD, Transgenex Nanobiotech, Timken
• Graduate School:
• VT-MSE students successful and highly regarded.
• 40 – 60% of our undergraduate students continue on to graduate school.
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Questions? Additional Info?
MSE Academic Adviser,
Michelle Czamanske
Collegiate Square (behind Surge)
460 Turner St., Suite 302
mczamans@vt.edu
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