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Brown University's Materials Science program offers a structured approach for uncovering and utilizing novel materials that drive the groundbreaking technologies needed to address pressing global challenges in energy, infrastructure, and security. This interdisciplinary field focuses on creating materials with enhanced characteristics and superior functionality by examining the connections between production methods, atomic-level processes that shape microstructures, and how these engineered materials meet specific performance objectives. Essentially, materials science fuels technological progress. At Brown, the materials research initiative thrives, with faculty members actively involved in or spearheading projects spanning mechanical behavior of materials, electronic materials and processing, biomaterials, and other cutting-edge areas. Our program's strengths include advanced materials processing and analysis facilities, coupled with a culture of strong research collaboration within the materials science community.