Biomaterials

Biomaterials are essential in engineering devices to solve today’s healthcare challenges.
Materials Engineers design and develop new biomaterials for applications in implants, tissue engineering, drug-delivery and biosensing.
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- Develop innovative solutions to the most critical challenges facing global health care.
- Find materials solutions to propel the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Careers in Biomaterials:
- Material processing and surface modification
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Sensor development
Where you’ll go: health care, medical, manufacturing and pharmaceutical sectors.
Courses
Bonding, crystallagraphy, mixing of materials and equilibrium (MATLS 2A04, 2B03, 2D03)
Manufacturing Engineering of Multifunctional & Biomedical Materials (MATLS 3B03)
Polymers (MATLS 4P03)
Biomaterials lab (MATLS (4LB2)
Sensors (MATLS 4Q03)
Tissue and Implant Engineering (MATLS 4B03, 4Y03)
“Biomaterials Engineering has allowed me to combine my interest in the human body with classical Materials Engineering to develop a new generation of multi-functional materials.”
Amanda Clifford, Materials Engineering
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CHEM ENG 724 Graduate | Materials Characterization by Electron/Ion Microscopy [FALL 2022] |
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CHEM ENG 724 Graduate | Materials Characterization by Electron/Ion Microscopy [FALL 2022] |
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GENTECH 3DM3 Undergraduate | Creativity, Innovation and Technology |
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MATLS 4LB2 Undergraduate | Synthesis and Characterization of Biomedical Coatings |
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MECH ENG 4BB3 (Fall 2023) Undergraduate | Biomechanics |
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MECH ENG 4CC3 (Winter 2024) Undergraduate | Experimental and Computational Biomechanics |
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SFWRTECH 4AI3 Undergraduate | Artificial Intelligence |
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Data Analytics & Computational Materials

Materials Engineers use data analytics and advanced modelling to better understand the use, selection, manufacturing and discovery of materials.
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- Use the power of data analytics to speed up the design cycle and improve materials.
- Be a part of an emerging field with the potential to revolutionize the healthcare, manufacturing and energy sectors.
Careers in Data Analytics & Computational Materials Engineering:
- Process simulation and optimizatio
- Accelerated material discovery/design
- Image/data processing
Where you”ll go: petrochemical, manufacturing, energy and healthcare sectors.
Courses
Bonding, crystallagraphy, mixing of materials and equilibrium (MATLS 2A04, 2B03, 2D03)
Statistics for Materials Engineers (MATLS 3J03)
Big Data Analysis (CHEM ENG 4B03)
Machine Learning (MATLS 4ML3)
Microstructure Modelling (MATLS 4NN3)
Process Modelling (MATLS 4NP3)
Finite Element Modelling (MECH ENG 4T03)
“I am fascinated by how everything is interconnected in Materials Engineering and excited about how intelligent data analysis can be used to transform the way we develop new materials.”
Magdalena Laurien, Materials Engineering
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Materials for Manufacturing & Infrastructure

Materials Engineers design processes and materials for the automotive, aerospace, energy and infrastructure industries.
- Be a part of exciting changes such as 3D printing and Industry 4.0.
- Tackle the clean energy challenge by identifying sustainable approaches for producing and recycling material.
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Careers in Materials for Manufacturing & Infrastructure:
- Material Production, Processing and Heat-treating
- Manufacturing
- Corrosion & Failure Analysis
Where you’ll go: automotive, aerospace, energy and infrastructure sectors.
Courses
Bonding, crystallagraphy, mixing of materials and equilibrium (MATLS 2A04, 2B03, 2D03)
Low temperature processing of functional and biomaterials (MATLS 3B03)
High temperature processing (MATLS 3F03, 4C03)
Sustainable Materials Production (MATLS 4I03)
Strength, Deformation & forming of Materials (MATLS 3M03, 3MF3)
Alloy Design and Microstructure manipulation (MATLS 3C03, 3T04)
Aerospace and Automotive alloys (MATLS 4LA2, 4LS2, 4T03)
Corrosion (MATLS 4D03)
“The Manufacturing stream of Materials Engineering allows me to have an impact on the industry and society by making cars safer, more fuel efficient and more corrosion resistant.”
Chris Thomsen, Materials Engineering
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CHEM ENG 724 Graduate | Materials Characterization by Electron/Ion Microscopy [FALL 2022] |
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CHEM ENG 724 Graduate | Materials Characterization by Electron/Ion Microscopy [FALL 2022] |
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CIV ENG 716 Graduate | Seismic Behaviour and Design of Reinforced Concrete Systems |
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MATLS 2A04 Undergraduate | Introduction to Materials Engineering |
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SFWRTECH 4AI3 Undergraduate | Artificial Intelligence |
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Smart Materials & Devices

Materials Engineers discover new materials and modify existing ones in order to achieve desired electronic, magnetic and optical properties.
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- Learn about nanomaterials, thin-films, coatings and microfabrication.
- Tackle the world’s pressing challenges by developing new materials for solar cells and batteries.
Careers in Smart Materials & Devices:
- Sensors and microdevices
- Reverse Engineering and Failure Analysis
- Material Processing
Where you’ll go: telecommunications, energy and microelectronic sectors.
Courses
Bonding, crystallagraphy, mixing of materials and equilibrium (MATLS 2A04, 2B03, 2D03)
Semiconductors (MATLS 2Q03, 3Q03)
Polymers (MATLS 4P03)
Thin-Film Laboratory (MATLS 4LF2)
Sensors (MATLS 4Q03)
Nanomaterials (MATLS 4G03, 4FF3)
“Materials Engineering has given me the opportunity to access state-of-the-art facilities for the development of advanced functional materials for electronics and energy storage devices.”
Ryan Poon, Materials Engineering
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CHEM ENG 724 Graduate | Materials Characterization by Electron/Ion Microscopy [FALL 2022] |
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CHEM ENG 724 Graduate | Materials Characterization by Electron/Ion Microscopy [FALL 2022] |
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MATLS 2A04 Undergraduate | Introduction to Materials Engineering |
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SFWRTECH 4AI3 Undergraduate | Artificial Intelligence |
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