机械工程理学硕士-固体力学，材料和结构

UCSB机械工程系的研究人员正在对固体力学，材料和结构进行广泛的研究-在许多领域中，这些领域处于21世纪技术的最前沿。有几个统一的，相互关联的主题，将教职员工和学生聚集在一起，以成功解决多方面的问题。这样的主题之一就是新材料和先进材料的行为，其中包括：陶瓷，聚合物，金属和金属间复合材料以及金属合金。这些新材料提出了独特的挑战，范围从控制基本流动和断裂过程的缺陷行为的基本特征，到理解复合系统中各个组件的本构行为之间的相互作用，再到描述由微观结构不稳定性引起的损伤演化，复杂的过程，都面临挑战。装载和环境侵害。
The profession of Mechanical Engineering is currently undergoing fundamental transformations initiated by scientific breakthroughs and newly emerging technologies. Graduate students are prepared to actively shape these transformations and to build on the opportunities they create. The curricula for each of the major areas emphasize a broad education in the fundamental principles, with subsequent training in the area of specialization. Programs of study and research are highly flexible, and can be individually tailored to accommodate the interests and needs of the students. Interdisciplinary approaches are emphasized, and students are encouraged to cross over traditional boundaries into other departments within the College of Engineering (Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, and Materials) and other science disciplines at UCSB.