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MaterialsScienceandEngineering—TrendsandIssuesRezaAbbaschianNMABOctober21,2002Outline•EducationalTrendsandIssues•StructuralTrendsandIssues•SplinteredProfessionalCertification•IncoherentprofessionalRepresentation•ReducedCoreFunding(e.g.DOE)•BlurredBoundariesCoreelementsofMaterialsScienceandEngineeringSource:MaterialsScienceandEngineeringforthe1990s,NRC,1989Source:Materialsscienceandengineering—forgingstrongerlinkstousers,NRC1999MaterialsScienceandEngineeringCore,includingtheend-userBasicSciencesandengineeringMaterialsScienceandEngineeringEmpiricalknowledgeandSocietalNeedsBROADENINGOFMATERIALFIELDEducationalChallengesIntegratedEducationBalancedScienceandEngineeringEducationUndergraduateCurriculaBasedon11departments•Sciencetopics:28-37credits,average33•Humanities:31-37,average24•Engineering:13-19,average16•Materials:27-53,average37•TechElectives:8-24,average11•FreeElectives:0-15•Specialization:yesandnoCoreTopicsforMSECurriculum•IntroductiontoMaterials•ExperimentalTechniques•Thermodynamics•TransportProperties•PhaseEquilibria•PhaseTransformation•Kinetics•Structure•Characterization•MechanicalBehavior•Electronic,Magnetic,andOpticalBehavior•Synthesis,Processing,andManufacturing•MaterialsSelectionandDesign•FailureAnalysisUNDERGRADUATEEDUCATIONBasicSciencesBasicEngineeringMaterialsCore(Processing-Properties-Structure-ApplicationsofAllMaterials)MaterialsScienceandEngineeringCeramicsElectronicsMetalsPolymersProcessing*PropertiesStructureApplications*Synthesis-Processing-ManufacturingcontinuumMaterialsScienceandEngineeringVerticalIntegrationHorizontalIntegrationSpecializationMATRIXCOVERAGEOFMATERIALSSCIENCEANDENGINEERING(UFModel)Energetics/KineticsTransformationsIntroMaterialsCharacterizationStabilitySelection/Failure2coursesResearch/DesignMatsLabMechanicalBehaviorMetalsEngineeringCeramicsEngineeringPolymersScienceElectronicBehavior6-9HoursElectives15-18semesterhoursinonespecializationMetalsSpecializationCeramicsSpecializationPolymerSpecializationElectronicspecializationCurriculahavebecomeshorterasuniversitieshavebeenforcedtoreduceB.S.degreestoamaximumof128credits.Atthesametime,thetopicmatterhasbroadenedwiththeintroductionofcourseworkonallclassesofmaterials.Thus,subjectscommoninthe1960’sareoftenmissingfromMSEandMetallurgicalcurriculatoday.AnalyticalChemistryPhysicalChemistryStatisticsStaticStrengthofMaterialsMassandEnergyBalancesDeformationProcessingJoiningMeltingandRefiningThermalProcessingThelargerdepartmentscanaffordtooffermanycoursesaselectivesandhaveenoughstudentstojustifythem.Smallerdepartmentscannot.Source:ASEEEngineeringStatistics2001Source:ASEEEngineeringStatistics2001Source:ASEEEngineeringStatistics2001Source:ASEEEngineeringStatistics2001Source:ASEEEngineeringStatistics2001Source:ASEEEngineeringStatistics2001Materialsdegreesperyear01002003004005006007008009001000199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001YearNumberofDegreesB.S.DegreesM.S.DegreesPh.D.DegreesB.S.DegreesgrantedinMetals/Materials/CeramicsFields02004006008001000120014001990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002YearNumberofDegreesMet./MaterialsCeramicCombinedCeramicEngr.Trend050100150200250300350400199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001NumberofdegreesperyearB.S.M.S.Ph.D.MaterialsProgramsofferingUndergraduateEducationTotalPrograms=69Degreetitles:MetallurgicalEngineering11MetallurgicalandMaterialsEngr.5MaterialsEngineering12MaterialsScience4MaterialsScienceandMineralEngr.1MaterialsScienceandEngineering25MaterialsOptionunderChemicalEngr.4MaterialsOptionunderMechanicalEngr.5CeramicEngineering7PolymerScience&Engr.4AverageFacultyFTE15.1for28represnetativedepartments0510152025303513579111315171921232527DepartmentnumberEquivalentFullTimeAverageFacultysizeSource:UMCFacultyHeadCountAverageof107Departments:16.4in1993vs18.3in2000Source:ASMEducationyearbook,1993and2000Source:ASEEEngineeringStatistics2001Source:ASEEEngineeringStatistics2001ConsolidationofDepartments•Between1993and2000,fifteendepartmentsoutof107inNorthAmericaweremergedorconsumedbyotherdepartments.Examples:–MatSciandEngChemical&MaterialsEng–InterdisciplinaryProgram–Chemical&BiochemEng–MatEngineeringMech&MatEng–Met&MatEngMech,Mat&AeroEngSource:ASMEducationYearbook,1993and200002468101214CeramicandMaterialsEngineeringCeramicEngineeringCeramicEngineeringScienceCeramicScienceandEngineeringCeramicOptioninMSEGlassEngineeringScienceTotal20021989TrendsinABETAccreditationCeramicPrograms010203040506070CompositesElectricalEng/MSEExtractiveMetEngMaterialsEngineeringMaterials&MetEngMaterialsScienceandEngineeringMatSciandEn(ceramicsOption)MatSciandEn(ElectronicsOption)MatSciandEn(MetalsOption)MSEoptioninMetEngMetallurgicalEngineeringMetEng&MatSciMetalsScience&EngMieneralsEngineeringMineralProcessingEngMineralProcessEngoptioninMSEPlasticsEngineeringTotal20021989DiversityandTrendsinABETAccreditationMetallurgy&MaterialsPrograms((Incomparison,over99%ofaround230MEdepartmentsareaccreditedinMechEng.))StructureSynthesis&ProcessingApplicationsPropertiesChemicalEngineering,DentalAEMES,Civil,Electri