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To maintain U.S. competitiveness in a global technology market and continue the innovative spirit of making new products and new technology available from research and development to commercialization, education in materials science and engineering is indispensable. In 1998, UCF responded to this challenge by creating the Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center (AMPAC) to promote interdisciplinary research, education and economic growth of the central Florida region. Today, AMPAC has created a well-educated workforce through masters and doctoral degree programs in materials, formed synergistic partnerships with industries and government organizations and built a reputation in research excellence through its creative and outstanding faculty members and research facilities. AMPAC has received formal recognition as a Research Center by the State of Florida.
AMPAC is home to two university-wide user facilities that are dedicated to helping researchers perform cutting edge research and to train and educate students in the use of state-of-the-art equipment. Collaborations with other universities, government agencies and private industries are encouraged. The Materials Characterization Facility (MCF), located in the Central Florida Research Park adjacent to UCF, is a $10 million dollar facility with state-of-the-art surface and materials characterization equipment. The MCF occupies about 7,000 square feet of space and is supported by three full-time research engineers and a full-time facilities coordinator. The Advanced Microfabrication and Clean Room Facility (AMF) supports research activities including miniaturization, nano-materials fabrication and applied acoustoelectronics technology. The AMF occupies over 3,500 square feet of space and is housed in the Engineering Building. The class 100 and 1000 clean rooms contain assorted lithography and device fabrication equipment.
Other accomplishments include:
Three NSF CAREER Awards and one ONR Young Investigator Award plus significant federal funding in various research areas.
Affiliations with all materials professional societies including student chapters of ASM International, NACE International, MRS, AVS and ECS.
Student fellowships from PNNL, DOE, NASA-NRC, Zonta International Amelia Earhart, UCF Board of Trustees and UCF Provost's Office.
Faculty professional service as editors or editorial board members of major materials research publications.
Home to the NSF REU-RET Site in NanoMaterials Processing and Characterization (NANOPAC).
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The University of Central Florida offers Master of Science and Ph.D. programs in Materials Science and Engineering through the Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering Department. AMPAC strengthens the program by encouraging in-depth research and education in the interdisciplinary field of materials science and engineering, particularly in applications for energy, microelectronics, MEMS, nanotechnology and bioengineering. |
DEGREE PROGRAM IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
The Materials Science and Engineering Program is intended primarily for students with a bachelor's degree in materials engineering or a closely related discipline from a recognized institution. The program is offered through the effort of 13 full-time faculty members and four full-time research engineers. It has a current enrollment of over 65 graduate students and has conferred 13 Ph.D. and 45 M.S. degrees since its inception in 1999-2000.
Current research projects in materials science and engineering include high temperature oxidation, hot corrosion, thermal barrier coatings, MEMS, microfabrication, nanostructured materials, nanotubes, surface science, shape memory alloys, nanoindentation, high resolution microscopy, diffusion, microstructure of electrodeposits, laser materials processing and modeling, solar cells, single crystal applications, and glass, ceramic and chemomechanical polishing.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Complete program information can be found
in the UCF Graduate Catalog by clicking here.
Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center
Engineering Building 1, Room 381
Box 162455 Orlando, FL 32816-2455
(407) 882-1455 Fax: (407) 882-1462
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