About
Metallurgical is here to prepare you for development and application of new materials, which range from a new generation of superconductors to sophisticated high-temperature alloys.
Message from the Department Head
Welcome to the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at The University of Alabama. We are very glad you decided to explore our website and learn about the degree programs we offer.
It is our goal to prepare our graduates, through excellence in teaching and research, to be outstanding engineers well prepared to work in industry and able to attend top graduate schools in the nation and the world. Our graduates have distinguished themselves in many careers, holding a wide range of managerial, scientific and engineering positions in industry, government and education.
The MTE student professional organization, which provides students with membership to the American Society for Materials International, The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS), and the American Foundry Society, has received international recognition by winning the coveted Chapter of Excellence Award five times in the last few years.
If you have any questions, or would like more detail, please contact and I will gladly assist you.
Steve Daniewicz, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Head
Department Updates
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View the MTE Graduate Studies Brochure (pdf)
March 7, 2025
Open Foundry Days – Fall 2024
September 5, 2024
Open Foundry Days – Fall 2023
May 26, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Ramana Reddy on being named as a recipient of the Class of 2023 TMS Fellow Award.
October 25, 2022
UA Engineering Doctoral Student Places Third at Annual AISTech Conference
July 28, 2022
Mr. Greyson Harvill has been awarded a DOE University Nuclear Leadership Program graduate fellowship
April 13, 2022
Congratulations to Dr. Charles Monroe for winning the Distinguished Professor Award from FEF!
January 12, 2022
Mission
It is the mission of the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering to provide excellence in teaching, research and service to the state of Alabama, the United States and the world as follows:
TEACHING
The Department will provide an outstanding education that balances theoretical and practical instruction for the design, analysis and operation of materials systems. This will provide the state and the nation with outstanding engineers for scientific, technical, economic and societal development. Students will excel in an environment that challenges and nurtures their potential to become leaders in the global metallurgical and materials engineering community.
RESEARCH
The Department will conduct world class research in the field of metallurgical and materials engineering. The research will encompass both fundamental and applied knowledge in the areas of synthesis, processing, structure, properties and performance of materials.
SERVICE
The Department will engage and serve society, industry and the engineering profession through the promotion of and participation in activities that advance knowledge of metallurgy and materials for the benefit of society, the economy and the environment.
Vision
