About This Major
A program that focuses on the general application of mathematical and scientific principles to the analysis and evaluation of the characteristics and behavior of solids, including internal structure, chemical properties, transport and energy flow properties, thermodynamics of solids, stress and failure factors, chemical transformation states and processes, compound materials, and research on industrial applications of specific materials.
Program Examples
- Mechanical Properties of Materials
- Structural Materials
- Electronic and Optical Materials
- Biomaterials
- Materials Theory
- Surface Technology
Related CIP Codes
- 14.1801
- Materials Engineering., 40.1002
- Materials Chemistry
At a Glance
- CIP Code
- 40.1001
- CIP Family
- 40
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