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WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
AND ENGINEERING AT THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE
UNIVERSITY
Dr. Gary L. MessingDepartment Head
Jenneth LayaouProgram Coordinator124 Steidle
BuildingUniversity Park, PA 16802 layaou_at_matse.ps
u.edu 1-814-865-5765
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Materials Science and Engineering

• R. Allen Kimel
• Associate Head for Undergraduate Studies
• Counselors
• David Green Ceramics
• Suzanne Mohney EPM
• Paul Howell Metals
• Paul Painter- Polymers

Steidle Building
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Penn State Facts
1 out of 50 engineers is a Penn State graduate
Penn State has more than 460,000 living alumni
The student body represents 50 states and 132
countries 3,574 international student
population Founded in 1855 Average student to
faculty ratio 161
View of Mount Nittany (a local landmark)
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Research Foci

• Computational materials
• Electronic photonic materials
• Nanomaterials
• Soft materials
• Biomedical materials
• Ferroelectric materials
• Materials Processing
• Structural/Engineering materials
• Glass
• Particulate materials

Penn State Nanofabrication Facility
Materials Research Laboratory