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MSE at Ohio State
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Choosing a university and a technical specialty are two of the most important decisions of your professional career. To succeed as one of the engineers of tomorrow, you will need the specialized knowledge and experience only a comprehensive research university like Ohio State can offer.
The MSE department at Ohio State
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University enjoys the respect of industry leaders and academicians world-wide. The international reputation of the faculty, extensive research facilities, and the impressive capabilities of its graduates continue the tradition of excellence. By selecting Ohio State, you will learn from some of the most eminent researchers in the nation, in facilities equipped with over ten million dollars of the most advanced research technology available.
The department has as its roots two departments: the Department of Geology, Mining, and Metallurgy which was founded in 1873 and the Department of Clayworking and Ceramics founded in 1894.
These two departments evolved and expanded over the decades to modernize their instruction, research, and laboratory facilities to address the growing needs of technology. Professor Mars Fontana was Chairman of Metallurgical Engineering for 25 years wherein the Department grew from 5 to 13 faculty. Further growth and improvements were realized under Chairmen Paul Shewmon and George St. Pierre. For the Ceramic Engineering Department, Chairmen William Shook and Dennis Readey guided the growth and changes which brought the department into the modern era.
By the 1980's, it became apparent that the boundary between the traditional materials disciplines of metallurgy and ceramics was unnecessary and that other such curricula in the world had changed their emphasis, names, and degrees. In response to this need to encompass the broader spectrum of "materials", the Departments of Metallurgical Engineering and Ceramic Engineering merged in 1988 to form the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. This new department, which offers several BS, MS, and PhD degree titles, allows students a greater breadth of study and research.
Today the teaching and research span the processing and degradation of materials, and examine the engineering of the chemical, physical, and mechanical properties of ceramics and metals, while including studies of electronic and other special materials (biomaterials, superconductors, sensors, intermetallics, advanced composites, coatings, and microlaminates). The use of sophisticated, expensive equipment is often involved in the high-resolution examination of the compositions, structures, and defects of these materials.
Professors George St. Pierre, Robert Wagoner, Robert Snyder, John Morral, and Rudy Buchheit have chaired the Department of Materials Science and Engineering which today comprises 25 faculty, over 150 undergraduates, nearly 100 graduate students, numerous post-doctoral researchers, 70,000+ square feet of office and laboratory space, and a multi-million dollar annual research budget. Annually, members of the department publish many archeival papers and patents. Both faculty and students have received important national and international awards and recognitions.
