Overview

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering / Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering is located in Tuscaloosa, AL, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Managerial Logistics (MML)	Metallurgical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Materials science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Materials metallurgical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
Doctoral Degrees	3
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

87

Applied

66

Accepted

5

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

80

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships

Student Body

51

Total Graduate Students

50%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.92%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	43%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	1.96%

Gender

Male (80%)

Female (19%)

Faculty

13

Total faculty

Full-time - 13

Part-time - 0

Male (11)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Materials characterization, metal powders, metal casting, forging, solar energy, welding, intermetallic compounds, additive manufacturing, metal fatigue, fracture mechanics, biomedical alloys, corrosion science, structural alloys, friction stir welding, high temperature deformation behavior, stress corrosion cracking, computational materials science, grain boundary engineering, materials informatics, solidification, multiscale modeling in materials processing, thermodynamics, analytical microsco

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

3,900,000

Location & Contact

Address The University of Alabama
Box 870202
Tuscaloosa, AL  35487-0202
United States

Contact Dr. Steven Daniewicz
Department Head and Professor
Email: srdaniewicz@eng.ua.edu
Phone: 205-348-2704
Fax: 205-348-2164

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