<p>I'm interested in both Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering.
I have search the information for both major but I can't decide which major.</p>
<p>Can someone tell me the detailed differences between the two?
Should I major in both? Also, will double major in these subjects allow me for breadth, but limit me for depth in each of these majors? Will double major allow me for more options or greater chances when I apply for grad school later?</p>
<p>ChemE and matsci are both very, very broad fields. Why don’t you start by saying what exactly interests you about them?</p>
<p>I take a look at the courses required for both major, and I think I’m interested in both
I can’t decide which one should I pick
I’m interested in designing process for producing chemicals, new materials, energy solution, environmental solution, nanotech, may be a little biotech also, perhaps bio materials</p>
<p>I’m confused…</p>
<p>What about you, csquare?
Which major are you in? What do you like about it?</p>
<p>Also, taking the oil spill as example, how would Chemical Engineer, Materials Scientist and Engineer, and Chemist contribute to the solution?</p>
<p>Can someone answer my questions?</p>
<p>I took a look at the books for both major and I find that, I don’t like the metallurgy thing in MSE, especially corrosion, fatigue, crack… but I do like the geometry shape of the atoms, crystal thing.
If I have the metals crack thing, should I major in MSE?</p>
<p>For Chem E, a lot of physics and maths, fluids, transport process, reactor design…I’m OK with it, but I prefer the geometry of atoms in MSE
I’m just confused. Do I have the chance to do research at atomic level if I major in Chem E?
What’s the difference between the two in terms of Materials because Chem E also has this section?</p>
<p>If I want to do research later in polymer, should I do MSE or Chem E?
What about Nanotech?</p>
<p>I really don’t know which major should I pick…
I hope someone from these majors can try to clear my doubts</p>
<p>I would love to observe the atoms through microscope. I think MSE is more concrete than Chem E, which I think is more abstract and I prefer the stuff that I can see, not something abstract</p>
<p>How can Chemical Engineer synthesize new materials because they mainly deal with process optimization?</p>
<p>Another thing I observed is that, it seems like research at Chem E do not have anything to do with stuff in Chemical Engineering subjects, for example design of chemical plant
How can Chemical Engineer synthesize new products or molecules? I really don’t understand how the Chem E subjects can do this because most of them are physics thing
Isn’t it the job of a Chemist to synthesize new products or molecules?
I like liquid more than solid, should I consider Chemistry also instead of MSE?</p>
<p>I’m panic</p>
<p>physical chemistry will probably cover what you want to learn.</p>
<p>it has the structure part of materials science without the low tech boring stuff like fatigue.
it has the materials design and nanotech part of chemical engineering without the unnecessary transport phenomenon and reactor design that you apparently don’t like.</p>
<p>and it has exactly what you want to learn: with the correct advisor you will literally see atoms with a microscope (AFM to be exact). there’s alot of analytical and visualization methods that you’ll learn in a physical chemistry program.</p>
<p>be warned, you need to know quantum mechanics.</p>
<p>I like the transport phenomenon in Chemical Engineering
I also like the atomic micrograph of Materials Science
I just don’t like to see the cracked metal, fatigue stuff, corrosion…
Basically, I like them both, except the things mentioned</p>
<p>Which one is better for polymer?</p>
<p>What’s your undergrad major?</p>
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<p>Hey now, you can get into some pretty exciting stuff when trying to extend fatigue life. :(</p>