Materials Engineering

Do you want to know how materials are made, and how they are selected for practical use in products? Would you like to develop materials at a molecular level? Are you curious about why things break and how to fix them? If yes, your interests qualify you to be a 21st century materials engineer who develops materials that: produce the next generation of computers, reduce mechanical failure and corrosion of industrial products and process equipment, manage heat flow in systems used in space, support a healthy society by improving the biocompatibility of artificial organs, are recyclable and have a positive environmental impact, save lives by making transportation systems safer. The very stuff of which everything is made - this is the domain of the materials engineer.

As our manufactured products become more and more complex the constraints that are placed on materials are ever increasing. Everything we work with is getting smaller or faster or stronger, thanks to the creation of new materials. Understanding the characteristics and properties of materials and how to manipulate them by applying the laws of physics and chemistry is what you need to know. As a materials engineer, you are a problem solver, creating innovative solutions in system design and materials selection for industry that foster the development of new technologies and new products.

Program available at:

• McMaster
• Toronto
• Western