录取要求

1.Bachelor's degree or equivalent undergraduate degree.

2.Grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent in another grading system 
If your university/college does not use the 4.0 grading system, please translate your GPA into the 4.0 scale if at all possible.

3.GRE general test scores taken within last three years.

There are no published required minimum scores. For information and test registration, visit the GRE home page at ets.org.

4.Recommendations from at least three people who know your academic achievements and potential.

5.TOEFL score if your native language is not English. The minimum score is 90 on Internet-based, 250 on computer-based, and 600 on paper-based test.

For information and test registration, visit ielts.org. IELTS (minimum score of 7) is acceptable in lieu of TOEFL. This TOEFL/IELTS requirement is waived for students who have received or will receive prior to entering our graduate program, a degree from a university where English is the official language of communication.

申请材料清单

1.Online application form: After you submit your online application, you cannot change any information provided in the form. Should you need to update your application, please contact the GR/UG Program Administrator by e-mail with the information that you wish to be in your application.

2.Application fee: The application fee ($85.00) can be paid online when you submit your online application form

We cannot accept cash, a check or money order and we do not grant fee waivers

3.Transcripts: One official transcript from all universities/colleges attended

A transcript must be enclosed in a sealed envelope with an official stamp or signature across the seal when the department receives it.

We do not need secondary school (high school) transcripts

If your transcripts and proof of degree are not in English, you must provide an official translation from a translation service. The document should be on the translator's letterhead or bear their official seal or stamp.

4.GRE scores: The department must receive the official score report from ETS. Use the institution code 6609 and department code 1402. The test must have been taken within the past three years.

Three letters of recommendation: We accept letters of recommendation through your online application.

To submit online recommendations, current email addresses and titles for all references must be included with your online application form

5.TOEFL score: The department must receive the official score report from IELTS. Use the institution code 6609 and department code 73. If you take an IELTS in lieu of TOEFL, please write to the GR/UG Program Administrator so the department will be able to obtain the score directly from the IELTS office.

专业介绍

Materials science at Rice University has a history of discovery and innovation, going back to the discovery of the spherical fullerene, or buckyball, in 1985. That discovery earned the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Rick Smalley, Bob Curl and Harold Kroto in 1996 and has spawned materials research in carbon nanotubes across the Schools of Engineering and Natural Sciences at Rice. As a result, the Max Planck Society of Germany named Rice University number one in materials science and chemistry in 2013. Faculty in the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering hold joint appointments in several other departments: mechanical engineering, bioengineering, chemistry, chemical and biomolecular engineering, electrical and computer engineering, civil and environmental engineering and physics and astronomy.

课程设置

• MECH PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
• THERMODYNAMICS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE
• MICROSTRUCTURE AND NANOSTRUCTURE EVOLUTION
• PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS
• PHYSICAL METALLURGY
• SCALING CONCEPTS IN 2D MATERIALS AND POLYMER PHYSICS
• STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS AND SOFT MATERIALS
• ELECTRONIC, OPTICAL AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS
• PROPERTIES, SYNTHESIS AND DESIGN OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
• COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS MODELING
• NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY I
• CRYSTALLOGRAPHY & DIFFRACTION
• CRYSTALLOGRAPHY & DIFFRAC LAB
• COMPUATIONAL NANOSCIENCE FOR GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
• MATERIALS IN NATURE AND BIO-MIMETIC STRATEGIES