What is Ceramic Engineering?

The Science of creating products or useable objects from inorganic, and non-metallic materials. This field of engineering is closely related to a Materials Engineering. This term includes: purification of raw materials the study and creation of chemical compounds/their formation into useable materials/the study of their structure composition and properties

Areas of Specialization
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Brick, sewer pipe, roofing tile, clay floor and wall tile Dinnerware, floor and wall tile, electrical porcelain, decorative ceramics Brick and monolithic products used in iron and steel, non-ferrous metals, glass, cements, ceramics, energy conversion, petroleum, and chemicals industries, kiln furniture Flat glass (windows), container glass (bottles), pressed and blown glass (dinnerware), glass fibers (home insulation) Concrete roads, bridges, buildings, dams, sidewalks, bricks/blocks Natural and Synthetic abrasives cam rollers, fuel pump rollers, brakes, clutches, spark plugs, sensors, filters, windows, thermal insulation, emissions control, heaters, igniters, glass fiber composites for door chassis Thermal insulation, space shuttle tiles, wear components, combustor liners, turbine blades/rotors, fire detection feedthrus, thermocouple housings, aircraft instrumentation and control systems, satellite positioning equipment, ignition systems, instrument displays and engine monitoring equipment, nose caps, nozzle jet vanes, engine flaps Thermocouple protection tubes, tube sheet boiler ferrules, catalysts, catalyst supports, pumping components, rotary seals

Structural Clay Products whitewares Refractories Glasses Cements Abrasives Automotive Aerospace

Chemical

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Coatings Electrical/ Electronic Environmental

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Engine components, cutting tools, industrial wear parts, biomedical implants, antireflection, optical, self-cleaning coatings for building materials

Capacitors, insulators, substrates, integrated circuit packages, piezoelectric, transistor dielectrics, magnets, cathodes, superconductors, high voltage bushings, antennas, sensors, accelerator tubes for electronic microscopes, substrates for hard disk drives Solid oxide fuel cells, gas turbine components, measuring wheels/balls for check valves (oilfields), nuclear fuel storage, hot gas filters (coal plants), solar cells, heat exchangers, isolator flanges for nuclear fusion energy research, solar-hydrogen technology, glass fiber reinforcement

Employment and Job Prospects

Job Prospects:
Materials engineers, including those in the ceramic, are expected to have a 4% incline in employment growth over the next decade. This is somewhat below the average job growth, but the growth will be especially good for engineers working in

National Average Salary:

$67,110 per year

Experienced Workers have a salary range from $63,600 to $93,500

Where do Ceramic Engineers Work?

Ceramic Engineers work all through out the country at small and large businesses. Many work for the federal or local government to conduct research and design weapons for the military. These are just some examples of the thousands of companies that hire ceramic engineers each year:
-General Motors -Motorola -Caterpillar -Kohler -Alcoa -NASA -3M -Dentistry -Military Bases (locally Aberdeen Proving Grounds) -Prosthetics -Ford Motor -W. L. Gore & Associates -Biomedical Research Facilities -Fuel Containment Companies

Duties and Responsibilities

Ceramic Engineers might be expected to carry out the following.. Responsibilities:
Duties:
Supervise or test chemical , physical, or electrical properties on ceramic substances Analyze test results Seek information on firing, processing, and forming new ceramic products out of inorganic and raw materials Figuring out different uses for the ceramic materials Controlling or directing other workers activities Rating information Taking accurate and precise measurements Think logically Comparing different characteristics of useable materials Demonstrate a variety of high level mathematical skills

Preparation for College

What can you do in high school to ensure a successful career?

Consider a local School of Technology If a high school student is sure that ceramic engineering is for them, a school for technology will give specialized instruction on this desired educational pathway.

-Pathway courses in the Business and Technology cluster -Honors/A.P. classes -Get involved in the high schools engineering program -have all required credits (high school diploma)

Ceramic Science and Engineering Curriculum

SEMESTER 1

15-17 Credits CHEM 110 3 CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES CHEM 111 1 EXPERIMENTAL CHEMISTRY MATH 140 4 CALCULUS WITH ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY I EM SC 100S 3 FRESHMAN SEMINAR IN EMS SHA-1 3 SHA ELECTIVE GHA 1 1-3 HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ELECTIVE SEMESTER 2 16-18 Credits CHEM 112 3 CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES CHEM 113 1 EXPERIMENTAL CHEMISTRY MATH 141 4 CALCULUS WITH ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY II PHYS 211 4 MECHANICS ENGL 15 3 RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION GHA-2 1-3 HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ELECTIVE SEMESTER 3 17 Credits MATH 220 2 MATRICES MATH 231 2 CALCULUS OF SEVERAL VARIABLES PHYS 212 4 ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM MATSE 201 3 INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS SCIENCE # COMPSC 201 3 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FOR ENGINEERS (CerSE, EPM, and MetSE option) SHA-2 3 SHA ELECTIVE CHEM 210 3 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (PlmSE option only) SEMESTER 4 15-17 Credits EMCH 11 3 STATICS (required for CerSE) E MCH 210 5 STATICS AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALS (MetSE option) * MATH 251 4 ORDINARY AND PARTIAL DIFERENTIAL EQUATIONS PHYS 214 2 WAVES & THERMODYNAMICS COMPSC 201 3 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FOR ENGINEERS (PlmSE option) CHEM 213 2 LABORATORY IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (PlmSE option) CHEM 212 3 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (PlmSE option) ENGL 202C 3 TECHNICAL WRITING (CerSE and EPM options only) SHA-3 3 SHA ELECTIVE SHA-4 3 SHA ELECTIVE (EPM and MetSE options only)

Course Outline Continued.

SEMESTER 5 16 Credits MATSE 400 3 MATSE 401 3 MATSE 430 3 MATSE 460 1 IE 424 3 SHA-4 3 CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY THERMODYNAMICS OF MATERIALS # MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION # INTRODUCTORY LABORATORY IN MATERIALS PROCESS QUALITY ENGINEERING ** SHA ELECTIVE

SEMESTER 6 16 Credits MATSE 492W 3 MATERIALS ENGINEERING METHODOLOGY AND DESIGN # MATSE 402 3 MATERIALS PROCESS KINETICS # MATSE 410 3 PHASE RELATIONS IN MATERIAL SYSTEMS MATSE 413 3 SOLID STATE MATERIALS MATSE 436 3 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS MATSE 462 1 GENERAL PROPERTIES LABORATORY IN MATERIALS SEMESTER 7 14-16 Credits MATSE 411 3 PROCESSING OF CERAMICS MATSE 412 3 THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS MATSE 4XX 3 MATSE ELECTIVE (Choose any MatSE course) MATSE 468 1 CERAMICS LABORATORY MATSE 494W 1-3 RESEARCH AND DESIGN SENIOR PROJECT (at advisor's discretion; must total 3 credits for graduation) TECH EL 1-3 TECH ELECTIVE SEMESTER 8 16-18 Credits MATSE 417 3 ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES MATSE 435 3 OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS MATSE 494W 1-3 RESEARCH AND DESIGN SENIOR PROJECT (at advisor's discretion; must total 3 credits for graduation) TECH EL-2 3 TECHNICAL ELECTIVE SHA -5 3 SHA ELECTIVE SHA-6 3 SHA ELECTIVE
TOTAL CREDITS 127 * EMCH 211(3) and EMCH 213(3) may be taken in place of EMCH 210 Commonwealth Campuses students should schedule MATSC 201 for Semester 5 Students on the Commonwealth Campuses should schedule CAS100A instead. Math 230 may be substituted for Math 220 and 231 # Students must obtain grade C or better in these courses. ** Students on the Commonwealth Campuses will need to schedule MATSE 201 this semester and move IE 424 to a later semester. MatSE 112 may be substituted for CHEM 112 Course can be scheduled any other semester. A total of 3 credits are needed in GHA, 18 credits in SHA, and 6 credits in technical elective categories. Scheduling of SHA and GHA courses can be shifted as needed in order to permit registering for the particular course or section desired by the student.