PhD in Materials Science and Engineering (PhD MSE) program

Thank you for your interest in Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) program

The Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) is designed to equip and motivate future researchers and academics of engineering and sustainable materials with the advanced knowledge and skills they require to address society’s infrastructure needs for today and tomorrow.

The program is delivered by the College of Arts and Sciences in collaboration with the College of Engineering and the College of Architecture, Art and Design, and focuses on four multidisciplinary research areas, including advanced materials, materials for energy and environment, structures, and analytical and computational modeling and simulation.

PhD-MSE students work with AUS faculty who are at the forefront of their fields of science, engineering, and design, bringing knowledge and experience from some of the world’s best universities and institutions. Our faculty’s commitment to research, in cooperation with other academic institutions and major industrial and government organizations, creates an ideal environment for candidates to acquire cutting-edge knowledge and cultivate their research interests.

The program admits both part-time and full-time students. Competitive assistantships are available for qualified full-time students.

For full admission to the PhD-MSE degree program at AUS, an applicant must:  

• have a master of science degree with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 or a bachelor of science degree with a minimum CGPA of 3.5 in any of the following fields: materials science, materials engineering, physics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering or civil engineering. Applicants with a relevant master’s or bachelor’s degree but not in materials science or materials engineering could be required to complete bridging courses unless they provide evidence that they have covered the equivalent of the bridging courses.

Bridging Courses:

Applicants with a relevant master’s or bachelor’s degree but not in materials science or materials engineering could be required to complete the following bridging courses:

• MSE 500 Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering
• MSE 510 Thermodynamics in Materials Science and Engineering

Students admitted with a bachelor’s degree are required to complete the following bridging courses:

• NGN 500 Advanced Engineering Mathematics or its equivalent
• NGN 509 Computational Methods for Engineering or its equivalent

The bridging courses do not generate credit hours towards completion of the degree program graduation.

The following supplemental items (documents) must be uploaded to complete the online application:

• official master’s and bachelor’s university transcripts and official graduation certificates
• Internet-based TOEFL (iBT)score of 80 or Institutional Paper-based TOEFL score of 550 or IELTS Academic version score of 6.5 overall or EmSat Achieve English score of 1550 (if available at the time of applying)
• three reference letters using the following instructions: refer to the supplemental items section under My Account tab / find the supplemental items titled Reference letters/ request Reference letters adding chosen referees by clicking on Start and filling up the required information (provide your referees’ official email accounts). The Reference letter request will be sent and then received on the system once completed by the referee.

At least two of the reference letters must be from an academic advisor/faculty familiar with the applicant’s background

• a Statement of Purpose (about 1500 words) describing experiences, research interests, and reasons for applying for admission to the doctorate program
• a valid colored passport scan (including residence visa scan for UAE residents)
• colored UAE national ID ( for UAE nationals and residents)
• pay a non-refundable application fee of AED 450 plus 5% VAT

For information on the program visit https://www.aus.edu/cas/multidisciplinary-programs/phd-in-materials-science-and-engineering-phd-mse

Applicants who earned their graduate and/or undergraduate degrees from universities outside the UAE must present Certificate Equivalency. For more information, please visit www.aus.edu/uae-certificate-of-equivalency

For application deadlines and other important dates, please visit www.aus.edu/deadlines-for-doctoral-admissions

To apply, please visit apply.aus.edu

For easy access to useful information please visit https://www.aus.edu/prospective-students

For more information about the program, please contact:

Ms Noor Ahmad Abdulmaati

+97165152538

nabdulmaati@aus.edu

Dr. Ali Sami Alnaser – Program Director

+97165152340

aalnaser@aus.edu

Ph.D. Doctoral Material MSE