Master’s Opportunities in Materials Science in United States

Mahdi Vaezi at Northern Illinois University is recruiting a fully funded Graduate Research Assistant for the NIU Bioplastics Lab , starting in Spring 2027 . The selected student will enroll in the M.S. in Industrial Management and Engineering Technology in NIU’s Department of Engineering Technology while conducting research in a lab focused on bioplastics , biocomposites , polymers , and sustainable materials . This opportunity is especially relevant for applicants with backgrounds in materials ...

Fully funded MS/PhD opportunities are available in Food Science at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa for Fall 2027 . The position is in the lab of Zhi Yang , Assistant Professor in Food Chemistry, and the research themes include food rheology , food gels and soft materials , and machine learning for food structure–function relationships . Students with relevant research experience or a strong interest in these areas are encouraged to apply. Funding: The post states that the MS/PhD opportunities...

University of Maryland, College Park is recruiting for Fall 2027 for PhD, MS, and postdoctoral research opportunities in the Industrial Artificial Intelligence Center . The center, led by Jay Lee , focuses on Industrial Artificial Intelligence and the broader intersection of Computer Science , Industrial Engineering , Mechanical Engineering , Electrical Engineering , and related applied AI fields. Research themes highlighted in the post include Industrial Physical AI , Domain Foundation Models ,...

Funded PhD and Master's positions are available in Electrochemical Energy Storage and Next-Generation Batteries at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Binghamton University, State University of New York in the United States . The research will be conducted with Dr. Pallavi Thakur and focuses on lithium-metal batteries , solid-state batteries , electrochemical interfaces , interfacial phenomena , battery degradation and failure mechanisms , and safe, sustainable, scalable energ...

The URA-Sandia Graduate Student Summer Fellowship Program at Sandia National Laboratories offers a 12-week summer research experience for graduate students interested in Radiation Science , Electrical Engineering , and High Energy Density Science . The fellowship is administered through ORISE/Zintellect and is designed to give students hands-on exposure to national laboratory R&D, mentoring by SNL technical staff, and professional development through meetings, events, tours, and research present...

Pallavi Thakur, Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Binghamton University (State University of New York), is inviting applications from motivated PhD and Master's students. The research area is electrochemical energy storage and next-generation batteries , with emphasis on lithium-metal batteries , solid-state batteries , electrochemical interfaces , battery degradation , and safe, sustainable, scalable energy-storage technologies. Students with backgr...

Sambandh Dhal, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, is looking for motivated PhD and Master's students to join the SAGE Lab (Sensing, AI & Green Systems Engineering). The lab works at the intersection of artificial intelligence, data science, sensing, and sustainable systems. Research interests include machine learning and deep learning, uncertainty-aware AI and uncertainty quantification, compute...

Murat Barisik, Director of the Center for Nanoengineering at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, is recruiting motivated postdoctoral research fellows , PhD students , and MS students for several funded projects supported by NSF , DOE , and DoD . The research group works in computational nanoengineering with topics including hypersonic ablation and thermal protection systems , high-entropy alloys and refractory materials , and reactive transport in porous materials for advanced manufactu...

Fully funded PhD positions are available in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University in the United States. The opening is in the Waves and Intelligent Metamaterials Lab with Prof. Patrick Dorin. The research focuses on architected mechanical structures that control waves and vibrations, process information, and exhibit intelligent functionality. Potential research directions include mechanical computation in elastic metamaterials, neuro-inspired information processing, nonl...