This program helps the students to study the ways in which atoms and molecules can be built into solid materials and how the structural arrangement of the atoms in a material governs its properties. The department's research and academic programs address all classes of materials, used in every domain of human endeavor, including energy, susutainability, nanotechnology, healthcare, and all types of manufacturing. Graduate students may seek two Master of Science degrees simultaneously or in sequence, one awarded by the student's home department and the other by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.