Offered by: College of Engineering
Vilupanur A. Ravi, Coordinator of the Minor
Chemical and Materials Engineering Department
College of Engineering
vravi@csupomona.edu
Materials Engineering is a field that studies the interrelationships among the properties, processing, structure, and performance of materials. The minor in Materials Engineering is available to students who satisfactorily complete the 24-unit requirement. The minor is appropriate for all engineering and science majors.
The goal of the materials engineer is to understand the structure of materials (at the micro or the nano level) to improve their properties and ultimately their performance. Materials engineers apply this knowledge in the production, selection and utilization of materials. Since engineers and scientists are called upon to work with new ideas and materials, the engineering or science graduate with a minor in materials engineering is very well prepared to respond to such a challenge and thus have a career advantage.
Students pursuing this minor are particularly encouraged to become active in the student section of NACE International and the Material Advantage Chapter. Outstanding students in the minor are recognized by induction into Alpha Sigma Mu, the International Professional Honor Society for Materials Science and Engineering.
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