Department of Materials Science and Engineering

About Materials Science and Engineering Academic Programs

The MSE department has been at the forefront of emerging materials technology by designing and discovering new materials and offering innovative curricula in nanotechnology, computational materials, and advanced functional material, including materials for energy, nano/micro electronics, bioapplications, aerospace applications and more. MSE at UTA is the oldest, largest and most diversified program in North Texas. The Materials Science and Engineering Department is a university-wide, interdisciplinary graduate program with nine core materials faculty and twenty affiliated faculty spanning from physics and chemistry to electrical, mechanical, aerospace, civil and bioengineering.

The department has one of the highest research expenditures to faculty ratios at UTA. The department’s growth is aided by high levels of research funding from NSF, DOE, ONR, NASA, DOD and other federal, industrial and state sources.

MSE graduates take advantage of the nationwide high demand for materials engineers with salaries among the highest from all engineering disciplines. Our graduates enjoy leadership positions in academia, national labs and at companies such as ALCON, Applied Materials, Intel Corp., Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, IBM, Owens Corning, and Texas Instruments, among others.

Research in Materials Science and Engineering

The MSE department has one of the highest Ph.D. student to faculty ratio and research expenditures to faculty ratio at UTA.

The department has one of the highest Ph.D. student and research expenditures to faculty ratios at UTA. The department has high levels of research funding from NSF, DOE, ONR, NASA, DOD and other federal, industrial and state sources in the areas of micro/nano electronic devices, high temperature coatings, self-assembled nanomaterials, multifunctional, nanocomposite thin films, biomimetic materials, bio/nanomagnets, materials for clean energy, advanced low friction thin films and lubricants and corrosion. Below are descriptions of some of our research labs.

While we are a graduate program, undergraduate students may choose a Materials Science and Engineering Minor or pursue an undergraduate Certificate in Nanotechnology.

How to Apply

For information on how to apply, visit: https://www.uta.edu/admissions/apply/graduate

All applicants are required to send three letters of recommendation with the following guidelines:

1. You must use the Recommendation Form.
2. Additional written letters of recommendation may be sent.
3. The form and letters should be sent directly to the MSE Department by either method:

Mail to:

The University of Texas at Arlington
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
501 W. 1st Street, ELB 231
Arlington, TX 76019, USA

(Letters that are mailed should be in sealed envelopes with recommender’s signature over the seal.)

Email to: mse@uta.edu

Emailed forms and letters must be received directly from the recommender.

Administration

Dr. Efstathios "Stathis" Meletis
Department Chair
817-272-2559
meletis@uta.edu

Graduate Applicants

• Request Information
• University Catalog
• Apply