材料科学与工程系的任务是为毕业生准备材料科学与工程领域的各种职业。希望扩大学历的本科生可以在各个领域进行专门研究。这些研究包括陶瓷，聚合物，复合材料，纳米结构材料，高温合金，固化，腐蚀，变形处理，焊接，高强度高模量材料，生物材料，电子材料，表面和分子动力学，玻璃科学以及玻璃的研究。许多不同类型的材料的机械和物理特性的起源。通过应用工程，科学和数学原理来识别，制定和解决复杂的工程问题的能力。具有应用工程设计来产生满足特定需求的解决方案的能力，并且要考虑公共卫生，安全和福利以及全球，文化，社会，环境和经济因素
It is the mission of the Materials Science and Engineering department to prepare graduates for diverse careers in the fields of materials science and engineering.Undergraduate students wishing to extend their education can undertake specialized study in a range of fields. These include research in ceramics, polymers, composites, nanostructured materials, high-temperature alloys, solidification, corrosion, deformation processing, welding, high-strength high-modulus materials, biomaterials, electronic materials, surface and molecular kinetics, glass science, and the origin of mechanical and physical properties in many different types of materials. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors, an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences, an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts, an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives, an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions, an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.