Materials Science and Engineering Interdisciplinary Minor

Does the development of materials such as carbon fiber composites, superconductors, batteries, 3D printing, tissue engineering, drug delivery systems, solar cells, nanotubes/nanotechnology, and superalloys interest you? If so, the Materials Science and Engineering Interdisciplinary Minor may be just what you need to help distinguish yourself in the field.

This minor adds easily to the following majors with typically 1 - 3 additional courses:

Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Chemistry
Biology
Physics
Geology

Companies that often hire materials scientists include: 3M, Medtronic, Intel, Honeywell, Boston Scientific, Seagate, Polar Semiconductor, St. Jude, Hitachi, IBM, AK Steel, Dow Chemical, Applied Materials, DuPont, Goodyear and more.

View complete description and requirements of the Materials Science and Engineering Interdisciplinary Minor (MSE Minor).

Materials Science and Engineering Minor flyer (PDF file).

Proposed Plans of Study:

MSE Minor with the B.S. in Chemistry (PDF file).
MSE Minor with the B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (PDF file).

Questions? Please contact: Program Director, Dr. Brittany Nelson-Cheeseman (bbnelsonchee@stthomas.edu).

Materials Faculty

‌‌	Dr. Brittany Nelson-Cheeseman, MSE Minor Program Director Associate Professor - Mechanical Engineering Materials Courses: ENGR 361 - Engineering Materials Email: bbnelsonchee@stthomas.edu View Dr. Nelson-Cheeseman's faculty web page.
‌	Dr. Surya Iyer Adjunct Professor - Mechanical Engineering Materials Courses: ETLS 699 - Technology of Thin Films Email: iyer6568@stthomas.edu View Dr. Iyer's faculty web page.
	Dr. Lisa Prevette Associate Professor - Biophysical Chemistry Materials Courses: CHEM 331 - Chemical Thermodynamics and Reaction Dynamics Email: lisa.prevette@stthomas.edu View Dr. Prevette's faculty web page.
	Dr. Jennifer McGuire Professor - Biology Materials Courses: BIOL 361- Medical Geology BIOL 328 Environmental Toxicology & Human Health Email: mcgu8071@stthomas.edu View Dr. McGuire's faculty web page
	Dr. Marites Guino-o Associate Professor - Chemistry Materials Courses: CHEM 400 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Email: guin3862@stthomas.edu View Dr. Guino-o's faculty web page
	Dr. Chris Haas Adjunct Professor - Mechanical Engineering Materials Courses: ETLS 775 - Polymers in Design, ENGR 489 - Advanced Polymers Systems Email: haas5473@stthomas.edu View Dr. Haas' faculty web page

Materials Organizations (Local and National):

Materials Research Society (MRS) (visit www.mrs.org)
ASM International - The Materials Information Society (visit www.asminternational.org)
ASM MN - MN Chapter of ASM (visit www.mnasm.org)
- ASM MN Scholarships Available! at http://chapter.mnasm.org/index.php/college-scholarship
TMS - The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (visit http://www.tms.org)
The American Ceramic Society (visit www.ceramics.org)

Materials News: Check out all the great materials being discovered and studied!

MaterialsToday (visit http://www.materialstoday.com) & News (visit http://www.materialstoday.com/news/)
ScienceDaily (visit https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/matter_energy/materials_science/)
Materials360Online (visit http://www.materials360online.com) & MRS News (visit http://www.mrs.org/publications-news)
Ceramic TechToday (visit http://ceramics.org/publications-and-resources/ceramic-tech-today-2)
Phys.org News (visit http://phys.org/chemistry-news/materials-science/)