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Materials scientists seek to understand the connections between the structure of materials and their properties, how particular properties can be achieved by suitable processing, and the applications of materials to modern technologies. The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins is highly interdisciplinary, bringing together students and faculty with diverse interests to address urgent technological needs. Particular areas of strength include biomaterials, nanomaterials, organic semiconductors, metallic glasses, materials characterization, and thin films. The department currently has twelve tenured (or tenure track) faculty and approximately 60 graduate students and post-doctoral scholars, with annual research expenditures of about three million dollars annually.

We also have a dynamic and growing undergraduate program, currently with about 70 students, graduating about 15 students annually. Many undergraduates choose to focus their studies by enrolling in one of two tracks, emphasizing either biomaterials or nanomaterials - two areas of emerging importance in our discipline. In addition, most undergradates participate directly in research projects in the department, working in small collaborative research groups with the faculty, graduate students, and post-docs.

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