Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering - Systems Engineering

Systems research encompasses the analysis and optimization of system-wide behavior of (i) chemical and biological systems, (ii) chemical, materials and energy processes, and (iii) supply chains of fuels and chemicals. It is synthetic and integrative in nature and relies on fundamental advances in the underlying science and mathematical and computational methods to decipher complex interactions and design for desired performance. CEMS faculty lead pioneering research efforts in mathematical modeling and simulation, process design, synthesis, optimization and control, and systems biology.
Graduate courses offered by the Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (CEMS) Department cover core areas of materials science and engineering (structure and symmetry of materials, thermodynamics and kinetics, electronic, optical, and magnetic properties of materials, and mechanical properties of materials). In addition, several specialized topics are offered, including rheology, coating process fundamentals, process control, finite element methods of computer-aided analysis, ceramics, polymers, materials design and performance, materials processing, corrosion, contact and fracture properties of materials, electron microscopy, thin films and interfaces, composites, electrochemical engineering, solid state reaction kinetics, electronic structure of materials, organic semiconductors, electronic ceramics, dislocations and interfaces, epitaxial thin film growth, and the science of porous media.