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The Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSE) was built on a tradition of excellence dating back to the founding of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1867, when the University was required to have a mining program as part of its mission as a land-grant institution. In 1987 the Department of Metallurgy and Mining Engineering and the Department of Ceramic Engineering merged to form a new Department of Materials Science and Engineering. 

MatSE combines principles from chemistry, physics and engineering to create and manipulate materials, improving their performance, cost-efficiency and environmental impact in a wide range of industries including aerospace, electronics, energy and health care.

MatSE at Illinois is one of the largest materials departments in the nation. The quality of the department is recognized by peer institutions, with both the undergraduate and graduate programs consistently ranked in the top two in the United States.

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