休斯顿大学的材料科学与工程计划是一个跨学科计划，由机械，化学和电气工程系的教职员工组成。此外，与自然科学和数学学院的材料学院进行了重大合作。材料科学和工程计划的主要目标可以概括如下：研究在所有工程应用中使用的工程和工程材料的机械，光学，电气和电子性能。该计划涉及的具体领域包括用于高级机械/航空工程应用的金属合金，聚合物，陶瓷和复合材料，以及用于能源相关应用的电子和超导陶瓷的薄膜和涂层。除了继续研究广泛的工程基础知识之外，博士学位的候选人还可以深入接触特定的工程研究领域。个体研究是这些学生的主要重点，他们有
The Materials Science and Engineering Program at the University of Houston is an interdisciplinary program with faculty from Mechanical, Chemical and Electrical Engineering Departments. In addition, significant collaboration occurs with the materials faculty in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The principal objectives of the materials science and engineering program may be summarized as follows: to study the mechanical, optical, electrical and electronic behavior of engineering and engineered materials used in all engineering applications. The specific areas covered by this program range from metallic alloys, polymers, ceramics and composites for advanced mechanical/aerospace engineering applications to thin films and coatings for electronics and superconducting ceramics for energy-related applications.