Materials Chemistry
The interdisciplinary field of materials science, also commonly termed materials science and engineering is the design and discovery of new materials, particularly solids. The intellectual origins of materials science stem from the Enlightenment, when researchers began to use analytical thinking from chemistry, physics, and engineering to understand ancient, phenomenological observations in metallurgy and mineralogy. Materials science still incorporates elements of physics, chemistry, and engineering. As such, the field was long considered by academic institutions as a sub-field of these related fields. Beginning in the 1940s, materials science began to be more widely recognized as a specific and distinct field of science and engineering, and major technical universities around the world created dedicated schools of the study, within either the Science or Engineering schools, hence the naming.
Many of the most pressing scientific problems humans currently face are due to the limits of the materials that are available and how they are used. Thus, breakthroughs in materials science are likely to affect the future of technology significantly.
Materials scientists emphasize understanding how the history of a material (its processing) influences its structure, and thus the material's properties and performance. The understanding of processing-structure-properties relationships is called the § materials paradigm. This paradigm is used to advance understanding in a variety of research areas, including nanotechnology, biomaterials, and metallurgy. Materials science is also an important part of forensic engineering and failure analysis – investigating materials, products, structures or components which fail or do not function as intended, causing personal injury or damage to property. Such investigations are key to understanding, for example, the causes of various aviation accidents and incidents.
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Matching Materials Chemistry Colleges
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Four or more years; Public; $22,514 average out-state tuition; $13,776 average in-state tuition |
University of Arkansas
Four or more years; Public; $24,482 average out-state tuition; $7,666 average in-state tuition |
United States Air Force Academy
Four or more years; Public |
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Four or more years; Public; $20,111 average out-state tuition; $7,703 average in-state tuition |
Illinois Institute of Technology
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $48,555 average out-state tuition; $48,555 average in-state tuition |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Four or more years; Public; $14,880 average out-state tuition; $6,930 average in-state tuition |
Scholarships for Materials Chemistry Majors
EPP Undergraduate Scholarship ProgramNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
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award Up to $45,000 |
deadline January 31, 2024 |
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Edith Nourse Rogers STEM ScholarshipU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
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award Up to $30,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Jewel Scholars Program - Mount Mary CollegeMount Mary College |
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award $27,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Lumpkins Family Merit Scholarship in the College of ScienceUniversity of Notre Dame |
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award $25,000 |
deadline January 01, 2024 |
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Quantitative Biology Research Community (QBReC) FellowshipBrandeis University |
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award Up to $20,500 |
deadline January 01, 2024 |
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McKnight Doctoral FellowshipFlorida Education Fund |
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award Up to $18,000 |
deadline January 15, 2024 |
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Alice P. Gast STEM ScholarshipLehigh University |
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award $12,500 |
deadline January 15, 2024 |
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SOLV Energy Women in Solar ScholarshipSolar Energy International (SEI) |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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NSF S-STEM ScholarshipUniversity of Massachusetts at Dartmouth |
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award Up to $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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EAGLES Scholarship - PSUPortland State University |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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