About MSE

• Consistently ranks in the top 30 of MSE departments nationally
• Receives $9.5 M in research funding per year, enabling student-centered research across the spectrum of materials for structural and electronic functions
• Is home to 5 major research centers of excellence.
• Awards 3-4 MS and 10-15 PhD degrees annually in Materials Science and Engineering plus Engineering Physics
• Is led by 24 nationally renowned professors, including 8 endowed chair-holders, one member of the National Academy of Engineering, and recipients of 35 fellow-of-technical-society awards.
• Supports about 85 graduate students each year, involved in research, journal publication, and international technical conferences
• Operates sophisticated laboratory instrumentation and computer modeling facilities in two attached state-of-the-art buildings, Wilsdorf Hall and the Materials Science Building

Highly collaborative in nature, the department offers several degrees:

Concentration in Materials Science, via a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science (ES/MSE)

Master of Materials Science and Engineering (ME) in Materials Science and Engineering

Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering (MS-MSE)

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering The department also offers a minor in materials science, available to all University undergraduate students and concentration in materials science within the engineering science program.

POSTAL ADDRESS:

Wilsdorf Hall 395 McCormick Road
P.O. BOX 400745
Charlottesville, VA 22904
Phone: (434) 982 - 5641
Fax: (434) 982 - 5660 mat-sci@virginia.edu

FACULY, STAFF, and STUDENTS:

• Faculty
• Faculty Emeritus
• Graduate Students
• Research Professionals
• Staff
• Openings

The department has two visitor parking spots near Scott Stadium in the T-4 parking lot. Reservations can be made through the MSE office.

This printable map has directions and the walking route to the building from our visitor parking spots.

Additional parking is available nearby in metered lots and through P&T.