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The UC San Diego Materials Science and Engineering Program operates as an interdisciplinary initiative, involving faculty from multiple departments. Participating departments include Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), Physics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), Structural Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), NanoEngineering, Chemistry, and Bioengineering. Program governance is managed by the Director in collaboration with an executive committee. This committee oversees all program aspects, such as student admissions, curriculum standards, graduate-level materials science courses offered by participating departments, instructional lab maintenance, seminar organization, specialized courses, adjunct faculty appointments, and other related administrative functions.