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Department Of Materials Science & Engineering

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Professor Derek Sinclair Deputy Head of Department

Dr Russell Goodall Undergraduate Admissions Tutor

Dr Ihtesham Rehman Director of Postgraduate Teaching


Sheffield has a long history in Materials,

and the Department goes back to 1882

Steel is especially closely linked, due to the

local geography:

• Available ore

• Available coal

• Hills and water for power

Materials in Sheffield


Many innovations in Steel came from Sheffield:

• 1740 - the Huntsman process for crucible steel

• 1855 - the Bessemer converter

• 1912 - Stainless Steel discovered by Harry Brearley

Sheffield has been a centre of cutlery production since 1600 – now local manufacturing focus is high tech (medical, nuclear, aerospace, etc)


Our research

Latest headlines • Trials of new cornea transplant

• Manufacturing process used to 3D

print aerofoils for Rolls-Royce largest

ever jet engine

• Deep borehole disposal research

• Sir Henry Royce Materials Institute

• Global reputation for research in many disciplines

• Research covers: biomaterials, functional materials,

polymers, metallurgy, nuclear engineering, nanomaterials

• Staff: 36, Researchers: 62, PhD: 137, MSc: 98, Undergrad: 221


Our community • Friendly, supportive environment

• International department with staff and students from over 50 countries #WeAreInternational

• Student-staff socials

• MATSOC – materials society organised trips and events

• Alumni support – speed networking and e-mentoring

• Materials students take part in the International Cultural Evening - now in its 44th year

http://su.sheffield.ac.uk/events/international-cultural-evening-e9f7




Get to know us Take a look at our departmental blog. A platform for both staff and students, it provides insight into university life, courses, extra-curricular activity and much more!

https://materialsatsheffield.wordpress.com/


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Don’t take our word for it. Let our students, staff and alumni tell you more.

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Undergraduate Courses

Dr Russell Goodall Undergraduate Admissions Tutor

E: [email protected] T: +44 114 222 5577

mailto:[email protected]


1) A friendly Department with global reach

2) Flexible and unique Courses

3) State of the art teaching facilities

4) Highest level of industry interaction

5) Superb employability prospects

5 reasons to do a Sheffield Materials Degree


1) A friendly Department with global

reach •Around 65 undergrad

students per year

•36 members of academic

staff

• Great staff-student ratio

• Personal support

• e.g. everyone has a personal

tutor and tutor group


All courses are accredited by the IOM3 (Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining)

Starts the path to Chartered Engineer status (CEng)

Materials

Science &

Engineering

Aerospace

Materials

Materials

Science &

Engineering

(Biomaterials)

Several Specialisms within this course



BEng

...(Year in

Industry)

MEng

BEng

…(Modern

Language)

MEng

BEng

…(Industrial

Management)

Metallurgy

MEng

...(Nuclear

Engineering)

MEng

Flexibility to change between courses up to the end of Year 2

MEng

BEng

Materials

Science &

Engineering

…(Research)

MEng



• Unique new degree:

Materials Science &

Engineering (Research)

• Preparing for research

career (PhD or Masters)

• Flexible approach -

allows transfer at the

end of year 2

• Students on this course do extensive project work in

years 3 and 4



Unparalleled teaching facilities, including brand new:

• Teaching Spaces: Lecture

theatres, computer rooms

and flexible workrooms

• Student-led Study Spaces: 24/7 student t

group and individual

study rooms, media recording

and editing, 24/7 access

• Engineering Library:

10,000+ reference books

• Social spaces and Café

• Practical Labs: Materials

lab, biomaterials labs, structures lab, clean room, electronics lab,

project workshop

3) State of the art teaching facilities


• History means industrial links at Sheffield are excellent

• MEng courses have a 5 month paid industrial placement

• This is part of the course – it is guaranteed for MEng

• Can be taken in the UK or abroad

• BEng students can go on a year in industry placement


This year placements included:

Jaguar Land Rover

National Nuclear Labs

Oak Ridge National Labs (USA)

Rolls Royce

EDF Energy

Nolato (China)

Phillips (Netherlands)


Industrial Training Program:

Innovative teaching developed

with our industry partners

Semester-long interactions with major companies, including:

• Multiple site visits and talks

• Focused academic sessions

• Seminars from industrialists on business skills

• Technical challenge (a real problem), 8-10 week projects



Gloria Taiwo (Nigeria)

BEng Aerospace Materials 2014 graduate

Now Project Engineer at Exova Group

Divya Matthews (Kuwait)

BEng Materials Science & Engineering

(Industrial Management) 2014 graduate.

Now studying MSc Management at Imperial College Business

School

Blagoy Angelov (Bulgaria)

BEng Materials Science and Engineering 2013 graduate

Now Product Developer at Megaport Ltd



Abdulelah Hakami (Saudi Arabia)


Now an Engineer, SABIC Technology Centre

Shi Yunsong (China)


Now Materials Engineer at Silver Age

Sum Sum Chan (China)


Now studying MSc Nuclear Science and Technology



For further details about our courses, and careers and employability

within materials science, download our brochures.

Courses, Careers and Employability

http://www.shef.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.537828.1452000562!/file/MaterialsCareersandEmployability.pdf

https://www.shef.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.328075.1457089358!/file/MaterialsUndergraduateCourses.pdf


Postgraduate Courses

Dr Ihtesham ur Rehman Director of Postgraduate Teaching




Postgraduate Taught (PGT) Why Sheffield?

• Our MSc courses combine the best academic practice in science and engineering with unique insights into the translational nature of research embedded in a world class Engineering faculty.

• We offer a wide range of PGT courses (many with optional modules) that provide students with the understanding, skills, and techniques to equip them to be the best in their chosen career path.

• PGT students experience unrivalled education and training in using and developing tomorrow’s technologies.


We offer 11 MSc Courses

• MSc Materials Science & Engineering (*)

• MSc Biomaterials & Regenerative Medicine

• MSc(Eng) Polymers & Polymer Composite Science & Engineering

• MMet Advanced Metallurgy (*)

• MSc(Eng) Aerospace Materials (*)

• MSc(Eng) Advanced Materials Manufacturing (*)

• MSc(Eng) Advanced Solid State Chemistry & its Applications (*)

• MSc(Eng) Ceramic Science & Engineering (*)

• MSc(Eng) Nuclear Materials Engineering & Science (*)

• MSc Nuclear Science and Technology

• MSc Nanomaterials and Materials Science (*)

(*) ≡ common core modules in semester one


2. Research (60 credits) – individual research project initiated at the start of the course, completed in the summer. Dissertation submission in August and research presentation and viva in September.

Course structure?

1. Taught modules (120 credits) covered over two semesters (i) Option choice modules within many courses. (ii) Core modules in many courses: Science of Materials; Materials Processing and Characterisation; Applications of Materials

• 12 month Programme (a total of 180 credits) • A strong practical emphasis • Both individual and group assignments to provide students with

opportunities to gain knowledge, skills, and understanding about MSE in its various aspects


Dr Gwen Reilly and student Dan can tell you more about our course structure.

https://videolibrary.sheffield.ac.uk/player?autostart=n&fullscreen=y&width=640&height=520&videoId=9021&quality=hi&captions=n&chapterId=0


The course delivery? Lectures – the principal formal means of imparting knowledge.

Practical sessions – structured laboratory sessions to develop understanding of experimental design, methods & data interpretation.

Coursework assignments – provide students with opportunities to develop and demonstrate their understanding of the academic content of a module.

Research project – bespoke project of your choice in collaboration with an academic staff member who is an expert in the field.

Group discussion – small group up to class sized sessions, usually led by an academic staff member.

Departmental Seminars – provide the opportunity to learn from relevant current research.

Independent study – Students are expected to develop this essential skill from course work and class presentations.


Our alumni Nathan Kucko (USA)

MSc Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine 2014 graduate

Now PhD Researcher at CAM Bioceramics

Yasmin Wong (Singapore)

MSc(Eng) Polymers and Polymer Composite Science and

Engineering 2014 graduate.

Now Project Engineer at Plazology Limited

Yvegeni Brif (Israel)

MMet Advanced Metallurgy 2014 graduate

Now Materials Development Engineer at Heraeus Electro-Nite


Keeping in touch

Dr Russell Goodall Undergraduate Admission Tutor


Dr Ihtesham ur Rehman Director of Postgraduate Teaching


Search ‘MSE Sheffield’

www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials www.materialsatsheffield.wordpress.com



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