B.S. in Quantum Materials Science |
Program Overview
The Bachelor of Science in Quantum Materials Science, offered by the Department of Physics, provides both a strong preparation for those wishing to attend graduate school in materials science, physics, or related disciplines and for those who intend to enter the scientific workforce upon completion of a bachelor's degree.
The Bachelor of Science in Quantum Materials Science stands at the interface between physics, chemistry, computer and information science, and applied mathematics, with innovation and technology applications bridging to applied sciences. Its foundational structure is embedded in multiple College of Science and Technology (CST) disciplines.
Quantum Materials Science is important as a research and education driver that reaches students in almost every discipline of science and technology. Graduates proficient in this area are more and more in demand. Indeed, the national initiative in Quantum Information Science makes it clear that Quantum Materials Science will be a focus for industry and academia.
The Bachelor of Science in Quantum Materials Science stands at the interface between physics, chemistry, computer and information science, and applied mathematics, with innovation and technology applications bridging to applied sciences. Its foundational structure is embedded in multiple College of Science and Technology (CST) disciplines.
Quantum Materials Science is important as a research and education driver that reaches students in almost every discipline of science and technology. Graduates proficient in this area are more and more in demand. Indeed, the national initiative in Quantum Information Science makes it clear that Quantum Materials Science will be a focus for industry and academia.
What is Quantum Materials Science?
As a discipline, Quantum Materials Science represents the confluence of quantum theory, computational design, synthesis and characterization, in a feedback loop to produce advanced materials for technology applications and subsequent processing by industry. Importantly, the theory and computational design component now harnesses artificial intelligence and machine learning to create heretofore unknown "designer" materials.
These ideas are prominent in Department of Energy (DOE) and National Science Foundation "big ideas" such as the "Quantum Leap" that establish an understanding of complex matter-energy relationships, leading to next-generation quantum materials and technologies for sensing and computing, modeling, and communicating, from the micro- or nano-structure of materials to their physical, mechanical and chemical properties.
These ideas are prominent in Department of Energy (DOE) and National Science Foundation "big ideas" such as the "Quantum Leap" that establish an understanding of complex matter-energy relationships, leading to next-generation quantum materials and technologies for sensing and computing, modeling, and communicating, from the micro- or nano-structure of materials to their physical, mechanical and chemical properties.
What is unique about this program?
Materials science is usually taught in engineering schools. It evolved historically from the metallurgy of naturally occurring elements and their alloys (and glass) to embrace not only an enormous variety of "hard" elemental (metallic and semiconducting) alloys and oxide-based materials (superconductors, catalysts, etc.) that underpin technology applications, but also a vast array of "soft" materials including synthetic and natural polymers, as well as more recently the two-dimensional graphene-like constructs, which will be needed for future advanced/strategic technologies. Temple University’s program, offered by the College of Science and Technology, focuses on the fundamental science that drives the development of quantum and energy materials, which largely represent future directions of materials research in both academia and industry.
Courses offered
Core courses (55 credits), including Elementary Classical Physics, Intro to Modern Physics, and 3 new quantum materials science courses.
Elective courses (15 credits), including Quantum Mechanics, Solid State Physics, and 1 new materials course.
Senior Research/Capstone (6 credits).
Three new Physics courses in quantum materials science that are offered in the program:
Elective courses (15 credits), including Quantum Mechanics, Solid State Physics, and 1 new materials course.
Senior Research/Capstone (6 credits).
Three new Physics courses in quantum materials science that are offered in the program:
- Optical and Electronic Properties of Materials: Thin Films, Nanomaterials, and Materials for Energy Production (4 credits)
- Quantum Materials: Properties, Characterization and Application (4 credits)
- Theoretical/Computational Materials Science (3 credits)
Course Requirements |
Academic Plan |
Research Opportunities
The program encourages all students to participate in interdisciplinary research within the College of Science and Technology and the College of Engineering.
Undergraduates have significant opportunities to conduct research under the guidance and supervision of our department faculty. Students can also look for research opportunities with faculty in Chemistry, Computer Science, and Engineering.
Undergraduates have significant opportunities to conduct research under the guidance and supervision of our department faculty. Students can also look for research opportunities with faculty in Chemistry, Computer Science, and Engineering.
Program Outcomes
The B.S. in Quantum Materials Science at Temple University is committed to educational excellence and seeks to graduate materials scientists who within five years of graduation will:
Additionally, students will have gained both conceptual knowledge and technical skills in materials science such that students will:
- Be accepted for or engaged in Ph.D. study at top-tier research institutions
- Be moving into leadership positions in private industry
- Have successfully transitioned into influential positions in related professional fields
Additionally, students will have gained both conceptual knowledge and technical skills in materials science such that students will:
- Have an understanding of materials based on physics, chemistry, mathematics, and computational science
- Be capable of developing new materials as part of a team
- Be able to contribute to the improvement of existing materials
- Be able to develop new approaches to materials or to develop new analytical tools
Student Outcomes
Students completing this program will have:
- An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics and science to materials issues
- An ability to design and conduct experiments and to critically analyze and interpret data
- An ability to contribute to team efforts to design materials for specific applications
- An ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, and to provide leadership to such teams
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve challenges in materials design
- An ability to communicate effectively
- A knowledge of contemporary issues in quantum science, materials science, applications, and society
- An ability to use modern techniques, skills, and experimental tools appropriate for materials research
- An integrated understanding of the structure, properties, and performance of materials systems
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