Georgia Institute of Technology

The School of Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Tech is one of the strongest in the world with 55 thesis sponsoring faculty. Our undergraduate and graduate programs are routinely ranked among the nations leading programs by U.S. News and World Report. We offer degrees in Materials Science and Engineering at the bachelor's, master's and Ph.D. levels. Our undergraduate students have research experience before graduating with most receiving a scholarship. Graduate students receive financial assistance in the form of graduate fellowships and assistantships. Our students are active in professional organizations such as the Georgia Tech Chapters of the American Ceramic Society, ASM International, TMS, MRS, Society of Plastics Engineers, Phi Psi, Keromos and several other honor societies. View program statistics and highlights.

Our distinguished group of faculty scholars have authored over 60 books, they publish over 700 scientific papers each year, and hold hundreds of patents on fundamental advances in materials engineering collectively. They present 500 conference talks per year, attract over $26 million in annual research funding and lead 13 major interdisciplinary research centers including centers devoted to Nanotechnology, Bioengineering, Molecular Design, Electronic Packaging and Photonics.

Materials research at Georgia Tech is comprehensive, addressing all major technologies that will improve our lives in the coming years. In addition to fundamental research, emerging technologies are routinely explored at Tech. Numerous new industries have been founded based on research originating in MSE. Research in our School today is at the leading edge of defining tomorrow's world.

In all probability the most important technological event to occur in our lifetimes is the cracking of the genetic code of our entire biosphere. This effort, now underway, is creating a tidal wave of information that will transform our technology to the core.

The School of MSE at Georgia Tech continues to evolve and act in a leadership role blazing the trail into this new technological world by focusing on 9 strategic areas: 

• Polymers and Macromolecules
• Biologically Enabled and Bioinspired Materials
• Nanomaterials and Nanoengineered Devices
• Computational Design, Modeling, and Simulations
• Functional Electronic and Optical Materials
• Fibers and Composites
• Energy Storage and Harvesting
• Advanced Structural Materials
• Multi-scale Structural & Chemical Characterization

To obtain further information about the Materials Science and Engineering Program at Georgia Tech, please call 404.894.2888 or request information below.