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Graduate Degrees and Certificates offered:
M.S., M.Eng. and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering

Graduate students in Materials Science and Engineering (MS&E) are held to the highest academic standards and offered close interaction with faculty. 

Features of the graduate program include:

  •  Research thrusts in microstructural characterization, processing and properties of nanomaterials, ceramics, electronic materials and packaging, and metal processing and performance;
  • Interdisciplinary research projects in photonics, polymers, composites, solid free-form and nano-scale fabrication, and materials for bioapplications;
  • Active collaborations with researchers from Europe, South America, Australia, Asia and the Middle East.

Graduate students work closely with faculty and conduct research on state-of-the-art research facilities, especially those in electron microscopy. The department for three decades has hosted an annual Microscopy School that offers the most comprehensive electron microscopy short courses anywhere.

Materials Science and Engineering faculty enjoy close ties with, and support from industry and government. A recent grant of $4.5 million from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is enabling Lehigh, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh to offer the nation's premier web-based graduate and professional courses in Materials Science and Engineering, and to expand and enhance the three schools' characterization and microscopy facilities.

Sponsors of Research Projects

Research in the Materials Science and Engineering department is sponsored by NSF, NASA, the Office of Naval Research, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, and many industrial partners.

Affiliated Lehigh Research Centers, Laboratories and Institutes
Center for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology
Center for Optical Technologies
Center for Polymer Science and Engineering
Energy Research Center
Institute for Metal Forming
International Materials Institute
Sherman Fairchild Center for Solid State Studies


For more information or to obtain an application, contact:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Lehigh University
5 East Packer Avenue
Bethlehem, PA 18015-3195

Anne Marie Lobley
Phone: (610) 758-4222
E-mail: amme@lehigh.edu