Our outstanding faculty, students, and technical staff conduct research in a variety of areas. Many of the research topics are interdisciplinary, with participation from other engineering science and medical disciplines.
Areas of current research strength include biomaterials, biomimetics, ceramics, composites, durability, electronic and optical materials, materials characterization, magnetic materials, materials chemistry, metals and alloys, polymers, semiconductors and surface science. Several faculty members direct or contribute significantly to interdisciplinary centers with facilities at or near the UW.
The department has more than 25,000 square feet of research and lab space, including the Electron Microscopy Center and the Materials Characterization User Facility.
Research Areas
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Research Centers
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