<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>My school allows us to get BS/MS degree with chem e as a BS and Mat sci as MS, look into a similar program at your school</p>
<p>any chance that school is ucsb? if so, can you send me a pm? I am considering transferring in to that program.</p>
<p>ChemE tends to do a lot more stuff with fluids, reactions, and industrial-related stuff. MSE is mostly solids and how to engineer your material to get it to have certain properties. I think there’s also a bit more sciency stuff in MSE than ChemE, though I imagine that could change from one program to the next.</p>
<p>If I were you, I’d look at course names/descriptions and maybe an introductory text for each major to help you decide on which field you’d be more interested in. I’d recommend Calister’s Materials Science and Engineering An Introduction for MSE.</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 hate 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 to have the opportunity to work on atomic level also, like the geometry of atoms as in MSE
I’m confused. Do I have the chance to do research at atomic level if I major in Chem E?
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
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?
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, so should I consider Chemistry also instead of MSE?</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>
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Definitely yes.
Physical chemistry - you do macro and micro (atomic).
I just knew some of the ChemE professors do “patching” research. Deep in engineering, atomic scale is always there.</p>
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I hate the research in school. They are never interesting. But I am forced to find one. LOL</p>
<p>Well ChemE major requirements include classes such as Gen. Chem, Organic Chem and Physical Chem so you should know some decent amount of Chemistry as a Chemical Engineer.</p>
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<p>You’re right about that. Chemical Engineering and Chemistry tend to become similar as you go from college level to Ph.D. Personally I would suggest that you major in Chemical Engineering</p>
<p>Hi.
Can you tell me what you ended up deciding on and how you like it? I’m in the same boat. The college I plan to attend offers a double major in these two but I’m not sure if that’s really necessary in engineering, I feel like a bs/ms option would be much better. I also love the idea of studying materials at the atomic level in mse but fear its more difficult to land a job with that degree than it is with chemE degree.</p>
<p>At certain Universities you sometimes are allowed to major in Chemical Engineering and concentrate in Materials Science</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/cbe/undergrad/Undergrad_Handbook.pdf[/url]”>http://www.princeton.edu/cbe/undergrad/Undergrad_Handbook.pdf</a></p>
<p>take a look at this Chemical Engineering department at Princeton where you can obtain a Certificate in Materials and Product Engineering. These are the type of concentration courses that you can take and your Senior Thesis research assigment will be in the Materials Science field:</p>
<p>Materials and Product Engineering</p>
<p>CEE 364
Materials in Civil Engineering
CBE 410
Molecular Structure and Property: Product Engineering
CHM 201, CHM 202, CHM 301
CBE 415 /CHM 415
Polymers
CHM 301/303
CBE 423
Biologically Inspired Materials
Not open to Freshmen
CHM 403
Advanced Organic Chemistry
CHM 301/302 or 304 or 303
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ELE 441
Solid-State Physics I
ELE 342 or PHY 208 and 305 or equiv.
ELE 442
Solid-State Physics II
ELE 441
ELE 449
Materials and Solid-State Device Laboratory
ELE 208, 342
MAE 324
Structure and Properties of Materials
MAE 221, CEE 205
MAE 334
Materials Selection and Design
CEE 205
MSE 301
Materials Science and Engineering
MSE 302
Laboratory Techniques in Materials Science and Engineering
MSE 301
MSE 531/ELE 531
Introduction to Nano/Microfabrication</p>