Bachelor's in Materials Science and NanoEngineering (BA)

Rice University is a prestigious private research university located in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1912, Rice is known for its strong academic programs, cutting-edge research, and close-knit campus community. The university offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs across various disciplines, including sciences, engineering, humanities, social sciences, and business. With a focus on personalized education and small class sizes, Rice provides students with ample opportunities for hands-on learning, research collaborations, and interdisciplinary studies. The university's distinguished faculty, state-of-the-art facilities, and beautiful campus create an environment that fosters intellectual curiosity, innovation, and personal growth. Rice University is committed to shaping future leaders, advancing knowledge through research, and making a positive impact in the world.

Materials science and engineering is about the processing, structure, properties, and performance of materials, such as metals and their alloys, semiconductors, ceramics, glass, polymers, composites, biomaterials, and nanomaterials. Materials scientists and engineers apply principles of math, physics and chemistry to design, produce, characterize, and utilize materials in all hardware that are essential to modern society. Examples range in size and properties from the nanometer-thick atomic layers in CPU transistors for data center and smart phones, the single-crystal superalloy blades in turbine engines, to the coated steels used in transcontinental pipelines and power lines. The Materials Science and NanoEngineering curriculum provides students with the requisite skills and educational background to contribute to the solution of many materials and nanoengineering problems, allows graduates to work in a fascinating field, and makes it possible to become a leader in one of the most challenging areas of technology.