Materials Science Program

<HEAD> <BASE TARGET="_top"> <STYLE TYPE="text/css">  </STYLE> </HEAD> <MAP NAME="corner"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="0,0,124,119" HREF="" ALT="Annual Report Contents"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="125,0,169,84" HREF="" ALT="Annual Report Contents"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="170,0,199,59" HREF="" ALT="Annual Report Contents"> </MAP> <BODY BACKGROUND="pics/background.jpg" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" LINK="#996666" VLINK="#666633"> <TABLE CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0 BORDER=0 WIDTH="100%"> <TR VALIGN="top"><TD><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif"><IMG SRC="pics/corner.jpg" WIDTH=225 HEIGHT=150 BORDER=0 VSPACE=0 HSPACE=0 ALT="IMAGINE - Annual Report 1999" ISMAP USEMAP="#corner"></FONT></TD> <TD ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif"><FONT COLOR="#996633" FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <H5>College of Engineering -- University of Wisconsin-Madison</H5><BR><H2><BIG>M</BIG>ATERIALS <BIG>S</BIG>CIENCE <BIG>P</BIG>ROGRAM</H2></FONT></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0 BORDER=0> <TR VALIGN="top"> <TD WIDTH=80><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif"><IMG SRC="/graphics/icons/blank.gif" WIDTH=80 HEIGHT=1 BORDER=0></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="100%"><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif"> <P><FONT COLOR="#996633" FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><BIG><B><I>Advanced materials and devices</I></B></BIG></FONT><P CLASS="underhead"> The Materials Science Program (MSP) is a nationally recognized interdisciplinary graduate program in a burgeoning field that applies principles from traditional scientific and engineering disciplines to the preparation of advanced materials and devices. Progress in these areas hinges upon controlling the preparation of compounds and interfaces at the atomic level. In this manner, chemical and physical properties of materials and devices may be tailored to specific objectives. <P><FONT COLOR="#996633" FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><BIG><B><I>The cutting edge of research</I></B></BIG></FONT><P CLASS="underhead"> MSP personnel are at the cutting edge of research in such areas as advanced metals and polymers, atomic imaging and surface science. Recent research results that have had national impact include the preparation of the first micron-sized metal gears, major advances in X-ray lithography that can be exploited in the design of microelectronic devices, and experiments revealing the nature of so-called "weak links" in high-temperature superconductors. <P><FONT COLOR="#996633" FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><BIG><B><I>Individually designed curriculum</I></B></BIG></FONT><P CLASS="underhead"> <P> Students entering the MSP generally have undergraduate degrees in physics, chemistry or nonmaterials engineering disciplines. They design a curriculum from cross-campus offerings with input from their research advisors, and select thesis research topics based on materials and interfaces that involve polymers, superconductors, advanced metals and alloys, semiconductors, ceramics, composites and biomaterials. <P><FONT COLOR="#996633" FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><BIG><B><I>Committed to providing leadership </I></B></BIG></FONT><P CLASS="underhead"> The MSP is committed to providing leadership in research, education and outreach. It provides excellent opportunities for interdisciplinary research through its faculty advisory committee, with members throughout campus, including most engineering departments, the Departments of <A HREF="http://www.chem.wisc.edu/">Chemistry</A>, <A HREF="http://www.physics.wisc.edu/">Physics</A>, <A HREF="http://www.geology.wisc.edu/">Geology and Geophysics</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.soils.wisc.edu/">Soil Science</A>, and the <A HREF="http://www.pharmacy.wisc.edu/">School of Pharmacy</A>. <P> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <TABLE> <TR><TD><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif"><B> <A HREF="/mse/faculty/hellstrom_eric.html">Eric E. Hellstrom</A> (Chair) <BR>264 Materials Science and Engineering Building <BR> 1509 University Avenue <BR> Madison, WI 53706-1595 <P> Tel: 608/263-1795 <BR> Fax: 608/262-8353 <BR> E-mail: <A HREF="mailto:rhoads@engr.wisc.edu">rhoads@engr.wisc.edu</A> <BR> <A HREF="/interd/msp/">www.engr.wisc.edu/interd/msp</A> <BR> </B></FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE> </DIV> <BR CLEAR="all"> <P> <HR SIZE=2 NOSHADE> <SMALL> <B>Copyright © 1999 University System Board of Regents</B> <P>Content by <A HREF="mailto:perspective@engr.wisc.edu">perspective@engr.wisc.edu</A> <BR>Markup by <A HREF="/cgi/bin/mailto?webmaster@engr.wisc.edu">webmaster@engr.wisc.edu</A> <BR>Date last modified: Monday, 27-Sep-1999 16:00:00 CDT <BR>Date created: 27-Sep-1999 <P><B><A HREF="">Annual Report 1999 Contents</A></B> </SMALL> </FONT></TD> <TD><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif"> </FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY>