The graduate concentration in Materials Science and Engineering has an associated interdisciplinary faculty group comprising faculty and researchers from multiple research centers and institutes as well as three academic colleges. This interdisciplinary offering provides IPh.D. students an opportunity to develop high-demand skills related to the design, fabrication, and utilization of materials across a variety of disciplines and industrial sectors.
The I-PhD Concentration in Materials Science & Engineering will prepare students for successful careers in a variety of industry sectors that require a workforce trained in Materials Science & Engineering. These include:
Chemical Processing,
Electronics, Metals,
Ceramics, Polymers,
Composites,
Manufacturing & Product Development,
Defense,
Infrastructure,
Health Care and Biomedical Technologies.
Success of many engineering applications depend on designing, fabricating and utilizing materials with specific sets of functional properties. A specialty in Materials Science & Engineering within the I-PhD program will prepare students to understand and utilize the correlations between structure, composition, processing and properties of materials, from nanometer to microscopic and macroscopic scales, for a wide variety of multi-disciplinary applications ranging from aerospace, transportation and infrastructure to energy, environment, and biotechnology. This materials-focused program would be an umbrella concentration within the current I-Ph.D. program and make it easier for potential employers to identify students with this training, from within a larger breadth of expertise across multiple departments and research centers.
September 2025
College of Engineering
5796 AMC Building, Room 200,
ORONO,
Maine,
04469, United States
Consideration for admission to the Graduate School will be given to applicants holding a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, or the equivalent. Applicants for admission must present evidence that they have had the necessary academic preparation to enable them to pursue the graduate program for which they are applying. The Graduate School has no fixed minimum grade point average requirement for admission; however, the applicant should have a strong undergraduate record. Students who have undertaken graduate work at another institution must be in good standing at that institution to be eligible for admission to The University of Maine.
The Graduate School requires a minimum score of 80 on the iBT TOEFL or equivalent.
IELTS: Minimum 6.5
PTE Academic Minimum Score: 60
DuoLingo: Minimum 105
Application deadline: April 1 / November 1
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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