Editor’s note: First-year students, prospective students (and some of their parents) wonder and worry how they will handle the academic transition from high school to college. In a series of stories, ...

Since its establishment as the world’s first materials science academic department, Northwestern Engineering has led and defined the frontier of material research, enabling transformative technologies ...

From creating lightweight yet durable prosthetics to designing new types of solar panels and batteries, materials engineers combine their expertise in physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering to ...

Since establishment as the world’s first materials science academic department, Northwestern Engineering has led and defined the frontier of material research, enabling transformative technologies ...

The undergraduate minor in materials science and engineering provides students with a foundation of engineering, science and mathematics to address challenges that impact public health, safety and ...

The Materials Science & Engineering minor is designed for students who want to expand their career opportunities and open new doors in the growing, interdisciplinary materials science field at the ...

Your second and third years have distinctive course requirements and electives. Here we can compare four related majors through select second and third year courses. MSE 2110 - Introduction to ...

Because you’ll be a part of a small cohort, you’ll form strong connections not only with your peers, but with faculty as well. In the classroom, you’ll cover a variety of topics such as the structure ...

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering offers either a a five-year (three six-month co-ops) or a four-year (one six-month co-op) bachelor of science (BS) degree, with the five-year degree ...

Provide an education which encompasses both the breadth and depth of the most recent knowledge base in the various Materials Science & Engineering fields in a format suitable for individuals seeking ...

Now is an exciting time to be a materials engineer—almost every technology we rely on in the modern world relies on materials, whether automotive, biomedical, electronic, or those related to energy ...