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This major melds elements from chemical engineering and materials science and engineering to provide students with a broad background that enables them to make contributions to the solution of a wide range of problems. You'll learn to apply the principles of chemistry and engineering to the development and production of new and improved engineering materials.
Real World
Majors in chemical engineering/materials science and engineering benefit from the great breadth of training received in the major. Graduates are particularly well prepared to work for companies interested in producing innovative new engineering materials. This could include things as diverse as new semiconductor materials for high-speed communications and new prosthetic materials for biomedical engineering.
Major Requirements
As a chemical engineering/materials science and engineering major, you will begin your study with an extensive series of foundation courses in science and mathematics. At the upper-division level, you will take advanced courses in specific topics in chemical engineering and materials science. These courses will include subjects such as applied chemistry, applied mathematics, thermodynamics, laboratory analysis and materials testing.
Major Adviser
Name: Brad Horton
Contact: bhorton@ucdavis.edu, (530) 752-2504
A Student Perspective
The greatest strength of the Chemical Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering program at UC Davis is the close-knit atmosphere of the smaller program within the large university setting. The staff truly go out of their way to work one-on-one with students, and you can still benefit from the resources and diversity that only a university can offer. I would advise all prospective students to consider seeking a research assistant position. Such a position will give you the opportunity and the privilege to work with an outstanding staff, using the latest technology, and on some of the most innovative research with the same professors that teach your classes while at the same time getting units to graduate and cash in your pocket. What could be better than that?
~ Christopher Fanconti
A Faculty Perspective
Materials Science and Engineering may not be familiar to high school-level students. We welcome anyone to contact us to find out more about materials, the way to make them cheaper and better, the final properties and applications in traditional or novel parts, circuits or systems. This program provides a superb combination of excellent research capabilities and genuine desire to transfer the discovery enthusiasm into teaching. Undergraduates are integral part of my own research group; they bring interest, ideas, and enthusiasm to the project. Many of them have gone on to pursue graduate studies at UC Davis or other universities.
~ Joanna Groza, professor
College of Engineering
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