Materials Science & Engineering is the study of materials and how we use them to create useful things for everyday life. Materials is one of the most useful engineering disciplines because everything has to be made out of something! If you were to ask our professors, "What exactly is Materials Engineering?" you'd get a different answer from each person.

ASM Radio Contest Entry — What Is Materials Engineering?

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Web Resources

• Strange Matter: What is Materials Science?
  This award winning Web site offers fun games and teaching resources designed to illuminate the field of Materials to students trying to decide if Materials Science & Engineering is the right choice for them
• Wikipedia: Materials Science
  A broad overview, with links to various topics and underlying concepts

Fun Stuff

	Structure You might not think of materials engineering every time you open a soda can, but after experiencing Zoom! you'll discover that, to a materials scientist, there's always more than meets the eye!
	Properties Why are certain materials better suited for a specific use than others? Materials Smackdown lets you discover how material properties compare among various materials, and how some materials crush the competition!
	Processing When you pick up a spoon or call someone on your cell phone, do you ever wonder how the objects around you came to be? The Transformer lets you experiment with a variety of processing techniques to discover how common materials are made!
	Performance So, now that you know a little more about the field of Materials Science and Engineering, how can you put that knowledge to use? Take the Change-the-World Challenge to see if you have what it takes to be a Materials Engineer!