One of the greatest achievements in modern day engineering can be attributed to the selection of materials to make building something faster, stronger and lighter. If you have a knack for building things better, then Materials Engineering may just be for you!

Materials Engineering is an interdisciplinary field applying the properties of matter to various areas of science and engineering. It lets you understand the relationship between the properties of a material, its composition, its microscopic structures, and how it was processed. This knowledge is put to use to develop and improve products and manufacturing processes.

The study of Materials Engineering will teach you to examine the properties of materials that are used for Engineering. Understanding the properties of these materials defines their value in the building process, thus a material may be chosen for its strength, its electrical properties, resistance to heat or corrosion, or a host of other reasons; but they all relate to properties.

As a Materials Engineers you may develop, process, and test materials used to create a range of products, from computer chips and aircraft wings to golf clubs and snow skis. You may also help to select materials and develop new ways to use them. Materials Engineers are the elite branch of Engineering that have helped mankind unlocked new technologies related to the diverse fields of civil, chemical, construction, nuclear, aeronautical, agricultural, mechanical, biomedical or electrical engineering.

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