Overview

The University of Wollongong is a dynamic modern university in New South Wales, Australia, and home to one of the oldest Materials Engineering programs in Australia. UOW offers internationally recognised undergraduate degrees in degrees in Materials Engineering and Materials Science, and highly regarded graduate qualifications at Masters and PhD level. Materials innovation forms a central part of new product development in engineering, and graduates in Materials Engineering will be prepared for careers related to the application of advanced materials in the power generation, transportation, energy storage and biomedical industries, in the manufacturing and fabrication industries, as well as careers in the primary materials processing and mining industries. At the University of Wollongong, students and researchers can specialise in: - ADVANCED MATERIALS (energy storage materials, computational modeling of materials, smart materials, nanostructured materials, biomaterials and electronic materials). - ENGINEERING MATERIALS (the design, selection, optimisation and processing of metals and alloys, polymers, ceramics and advanced composites for applications in engineering, with a strong focus on surface engineering, welding and joining technology, advanced polymers, functional ceramics, corrosion and fracture behaviour). - PRIMARY MATERIALS (developing and optimising the sustainable extraction of high-value metals or minerals from low-value ores, and refining extracted raw materials into purer form). DID YOU KNOW? University of Wollongong ranks in the top 100 universities globally in Materials Science. Materials Engineering @ UOW earned the highest rank (Well above world average) in the 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) ranking. Our undergraduate degrees are accredited with Engineers Australia and recognised internationally through the Washington Accord.