ProgramCIP 40.1001

Materials Science

A program that focuses on the general application of mathematical and scientific principles to the analysis and evaluation of the characteristics and behavior of solids, including internal structure, chemical properties, transport and energy flow properties, thermodynamics of solids, stress and failure factors, chemical transformation states and processes, compound materials, and research on industrial applications of specific materials.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).

Also called Mechanical Properties of Materials, Structural Materials, Electronic and Optical Materials, Biomaterials, Materials Theory, Surface Technology.