# Materials Engineering

**Source**: https://www.brown.edu/undergraduate-programs/materials-engineering-scb
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Materials engineers design, create, and manufacture materials, which include semiconductors, polymers, ceramics, metal alloys, and composites. Their contributions have led to breakthroughs in many fields, including computing, communications, automobiles, energy, aerospace, buildings/infrastructure, and biomedical devices.

Degree Type

Sc.B.

school

[School of Engineering](https://engineering.brown.edu/undergraduate/concentrations/materials-science-and-engineering)

[More information](https://engineering.brown.edu/undergraduate/concentrations/materials-science-and-engineering)

[All Programs](https://www.brown.edu/undergraduate-programs)

CIP Code

14.1801ℹ

The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) was developed by the U.S. Department of Education to categorize educational programs in the U.S. for a variety of reporting purposes. Each program at Brown is assigned a CIP code that best matches its academic curriculum.

[Current STEM Eligible CIP Codes](https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/stem-opt-hub/additional-resources/eligible-cip-codes-for-the-stem-opt-extension)

- [Advanced Materials Research](https://imni.brown.edu/)
- [Physics](https://physics.brown.edu)

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# Materials Engineering

Materials engineers design, create, and manufacture materials, which include semiconductors, polymers, ceramics, metal alloys, and composites. Their contributions have led to breakthroughs in many fields, including computing, communications, automobiles, energy, aerospace, buildings/infrastructure, and biomedical devices.

The Materials Engineering curriculum at Brown provides graduates with both the expertise necessary to practice their profession, as well as the interdisciplinary foundation necessary to collaborate with the engineers who will use the materials that they develop. A substantial fraction of Materials Engineering students at Brown participate in research, which allows them to make use of Brown's state-of-the-art facilities in microscopy, materials characterization, materials processing, and fabrication.

- [List of requirements](https://bulletin.brown.edu/the-college/concentrations/maeg)
- [Honors website](https://engineering.brown.edu/undergraduate/concentrations/concentration-options/honors)

## Student Goals

Students in this concentration will:

- Learn the fundamental structure-property relationships and mechanisms underlying materials design and optimization
- Acquire a depth of knowledge in various specialized areas of Materials Engineering
- Complete a substantial project integrating concepts from the Materials Engineering concentration.

## Tracks

- Professional Track

## Graduating Class

| Class Year | Total Students | Honors Graduates |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |

Alumni from the Materials Engineering track are pursuing multidisciplinary scientific and technical careers by joining engineering positions in industry, from start-ups to established multinational corporations, or by undertaking graduate study in materials science and engineering-related fields. They contribute to diverse areas such as power generation and storage, aerospace, transportation, computing, electronics, business, or medical fields, in both industry and academia.

What are Materials Engineering concentrators doing…

The Director of Undergraduate Studies is typically the first point of contact for prospective concentrators. Once students have declared, they may be assigned a specific concentration advisor from within the department or program.

- [Indrek Kulaots](mailto:Indrek_Kulaots@brown.edu)

- [Axel Van De Walle](mailto:Axel_van_de_Walle@brown.edu)