PhD in Materials Science and Engineering in Virginia Beach United States | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering offers three degree programs: the thesis-based M.S., the non-thesis M.Eng., and the Ph.D. in materials science and engineering. Applicants should possess or be working toward a degree in engineering, physics, chemistry, geological sciences, or mathematics.
Students can specialize in various areas including: 1) crystalline and amorphous material structures and properties, 2) synthesis, processing, and fabrication techniques, 3) computational modeling of materials and processes, 4) phase transformation studies, 5) thermodynamic systems and phase equilibria, 6) solid-state reaction kinetics and diffusion, 7) characterization of mechanical, thermal, electrical, optical, and magnetic properties across material classes, and 8) microelectronic and optoelectronic materials research.