材料工程理学学士

材料工程是指满足社会特定需求的工程材料的开发，生产，修改和应用。材料工程的基础是对控制金属，陶瓷，聚合物和复合材料工程特性的结构和力的理解。学生将学习如何控制材料的特性，如何选择最佳的材料并预测其在各种环境和服务条件下的行为，以及如何通过材料设计，过程，研究和开发来改变这种行为。材料工程师在每个主要行业都受雇，包括航空航天，化学，汽车，金属铸造，生物医学和微电子学。材料科学与工程系为本科生提供材料科学与工程专业，涵盖材料世界的广泛领域，集中于生物材料，冶金学和聚合物基复合材料。
The world is made out of all sorts of stuff - metals, plastic, glass, stones, almost anything you can think ofand materials engineers not only study how to make that stuff but also why we use it. As a grad, you can go on to work in aerospace, chemical, automotive, metals casting, biomedical, or microelectronics fields.<br>For success in this field, we believe hands-on experience is invaluable. That's why we complement your classes with labs, research, internships, and co-ops. We offer a general curriculum, or you can focus on tissue engineering and implants, metals and automotive materials, or the chemical makeup of polymers. Plus, you can enrich your experience with additional research and seminars in our honors program, or even get a certification to teach general science through the UABTeach program. Best of all, you'll have access to our state-of-the-art 20,000 square-foot Materials Processing and Development (MPAD) facility.