Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program
Sometimes finding your own course of study and research within a university's existing programs can be difficult.
Vanderbilt University's Interdisciplinary Materials Science program offers a unique multidisciplinary experience where students design their own curriculum, and collaborate or interact with faculty and students from engineering, chemistry, physics, and medicine.
With 35 participating faculty members from 7 departments in the College of Arts and Science and the School of Engineering, the program is highly interdisciplinary. Nearly all IMS students work with a VINSE faculty member and/or use the VINSE facilities.
The interdisciplinary curriculum and hands-on research experience of the IMS program gave me the broad foundation required to work on, and eventually lead, research teams that encompass a broad range of skillsets and expertise.
Meet Our IMS Graduates
IMS graduates are well-prepared to make impactful contributions and lead teams in fundamental and applied research, technology development, and science policy. Here's a look at what some of them have gone on to accomplish.
Meet Our Graduates: Anna Douglas
While at Vanderbilt, Anna began her studies developing nanostructured materials that can improve the performance of energy storage devices including lithium and sodium ion batteries.
Meet Our Graduates: Jun Li
Jun Li earned his Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Materials Science at Vanderbilt University in 2016 under the supervision of Professor Charles Manning.
Meet Our Graduates: Kate (Moyer) Vanderburgh
Under the direction of Dr. Cary Pint, Kate (Moyer) Vanderburgh worked on sustainably engineering electrode materials and additives for energy storage systems.
Contact Us
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Sarah Ross
Senior Program Manager
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Josh Caldwell
Director, Interdisciplinary Materials Science