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From water bottles to rocket engines, everything we use is made of materials. For that reason, materials engineering serves as the foundation for technological advances across many different industries. Materials engineers design, develop, and fabricate materials for use in applications including aerospace, transportation, electronics, energy conversion, biomedical systems, and sustainability.
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Auburn Engineering graduate programs No. 31 among public institutions
Auburn Engineering graduate programs No. 31 among public institutions
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