A Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Program
Materials Science Engineering studies the use, properties, functions, and characterization of materials to address complex issues of efficiency, sustainability, cost and equity. Material scientists combine physics, chemistry, math, engineering, merchandising, and many other fields to create novel materials.
45+
state-of-the-art instruments available to students and faculty
1 of 6
universities in the U.S. to be designated as an Innovation & Economic Prosperity University
8
collaborating departments
25+
core faculty
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School of Materials Science & Engineering News
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Physics faculty member Sam Brewer named Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator for 2026
October 1, 2026Colorado State University Associate Professor Samuel Brewer has been selected as part of the 2026 Experimental Physics Investigators cohort organized and funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
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Q&A with Biology Chair Meena Balgopal
September 30, 2026Meet Professor Meena Balgopal, the newly appointed chair of the Department of Biology at Colorado State University.
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Early-career CSU statisticians receive $6M in NIH grants for Alzheimer’s and microbiome research
September 23, 2026The NIH has awarded two separate grants to researchers in the Department of Statistics to study complex biological systems related to human health.
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Math Students Curate Art Exhibit in CO/LAB Space at Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
September 15, 2026“When many of us hear the word ‘mathematics,’ we think of numbers, formulas, or equations. But in this exhibition, we ask you to consider something broader. Mathematics is also a way of seeing,” Kristina Moen, PhD Student in Mathematics at CSU, introduces the collection, “Symmetry, Structure, Space: Mathematical Visions in Art,” in the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art.
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Three faculty members receive awards from American Chemical Society
September 15, 2026Many of the recipients will be honored at the ACS spring meeting on March 23, 2027, in New Orleans.
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Professor Jamie Neilson’s Project Selected for the MAGNITO Program
September 12, 2026Department of Chemistry’s Professor Jamie Neilson’s project that is supported and led by the University of Houston has been recognized as a selectee for the Magnetic Acceleration Generating New Innovations and Tactical Outcomes (MAGNITO) program by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).