School of Industrial and Information Engineering

Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology

Master degreecourse in

The World of Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology

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Why to choose Materials Engineeringand Nanotechnology?

The world of Advanced Materials represents one of the frontiers of the moderntechnological challenge towards a truly sustainable development. There are manyinnovations that are enabled by the development of materials with controlledproperties both at a structural (mechanical behavior) and functional (optical, electricaland electronic properties) level.Just think, for example, of smart materials capable of repairing themselves,superconductors, superlight metal alloys, renewable and biodegradable plastics,nanoparticles for theranostics in the biomedical field, composites for sports andaerospace, all topics covered by the course of study of Materials Engineering andNanotechnology.Particular attention is paid to the student's approach to the world of nanosciences andnanotechnologies, which allow obtaining materials with controlled structures on theatomic scale and characterized by innovative properties.Understanding the complex relationships between microstructure and properties inmaterials, and consequently the ability to develop their applications, requires a highlymultidisciplinary training of industrial engineers experienced in the entire life cycle ofmaterials, from their design to industrial-scale production, processing technologies forthe transformation into a product, and eventually to end of life management.

The Materials and Nanotechnology engineer’seducation and job skills

The master level graduate in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology findsemployment mostly as• researcher (both in industry and academy)• process engineer with duties related to production• product engineer for design, materials selection and technicalassistance.As for the master degree in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology of thePolitecnico di Milano (2 years, 120 CFU), there is also the possibility to access DoubleDegree courses with Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and CivilEngineering (3 years, 180 CFU).There are many opportunities to make experience abroad, like Erasmus exchangeprograms, double degrees with foreign universities, possibility to do the thesis ininternational companies and academies.It is also possible after the master's degree to continue the studies with the PhD inMaterials Engineering.The master graduate in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology has excellentemployment reputation and performance overall, with a placement of more than 95%within 12 months after graduation.

Course content

The master degree in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology is structured in 2 years and requires the obtainment of 120 CFU for the achievement of the title.The credits can divided into different learning areas:

• Advanced basic scientific matters (advanced calculus, solid state physics and chemistry)

• Industrial applications (mechanical properties, surface engineering, production technologies)

• Nanoscience and nanotechnology (advanced functional materials, nanomaterials, characterization techniques)

Alongside a traditional teaching activity with frontal, ex-cathedra lessons, a certainnumber of credits is provided in an innovative form (flipped classroom), making easierthe development of autonomous learning and problem-solving skills on the part of the student.A particular care is given to training and education in experimental activity, includingthe thesis’ work (20 credits).

What’s peculiar in the Materials Engineeringand Nanotechnology master degree?

• A modern and multidisciplinary education

• A unique knowledge on how to transform matter and understand phenomena on the scale of no less than 14 orders of magnitude (from the atom to large infrastructuresand industrial plants)

• Studying in a research-focused environment with plenty of internationalizationopportunities

• The only Italian Nobel Prize in chemistry: the discovery of a polymeric material, isotactic polypropylene, invented by Giulio Natta in the laboratories of the Politecnico di Milano