Contained here are records, 1924-2023, of the North Carolina State University's Department of Materials Science and Engineering and its predessecor departments. The collection includes correspondence, reports, reprints, and photographs pertaining to courses and curricula, equipment and travel expenses, the Department of Geology, ceramics, clay and bricks. Also included is material pertaining to organizations such as the Foundry educational Foundation, Geological Society of North America, the North Carolina Academy of Sciences, and Sigma Xi. Financial and grant records are also included.
The origins of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering lie in the Departments of Geology and Mineral Industries Engineering. Only in 1972 did the University create a discrete Materials Engineering Department, which became the Materials Science and Engineering Department in 1986.
Materials Science and Engineering comprise the design, development, selection, and processing of engineering materials. Typical of the industries served by materials engineers are: aerospace, electrical and electronics, construction, nuclear power, and transportation. Material Sciences and Engineering includes specialty areas such as ceramic engineering, metallurgical engineering, polymeric materials, and materials processing. In general, Materials Scientists develop materials that have certain properties, such as Gore-Tex, which is made of a polymer that keeps water out while allowing sweat to evaporate. Materials Science Engineers work, according to their website, "with every material imaginable in every setting imaginable, including the human body."
The origins of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering lie in the Departments of Geology and Mineral Industries Engineering. Only in 1972 did the University create a discrete Materials Engineering Department, which became the Materials Science and Engineering Department in 1986.
Additional information and resources on the history of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering can be found through the NC State University Historical State website.
Contained here are records, 1924-2023, of the North Carolina State University's Department of Materials Science and Engineering and its predessecor departments. The collection includes correspondence, reports, annual reports, reprints, and photographs pertaining to courses and curricula, equipment and travel expenses, the Department of Geology, ceramics, clay and bricks. Also included is material pertaining to organizations such as the Foundry educational Foundation, Geological Society of North America, the North Carolina Academy of Sciences, and Sigma Xi. Financial and grant records are also included. In 2008 1.5 linear feet of employee time sheets (1996-1997) were deaccessioned according to instructions for GU206 of the UNC-system retention and disposition schedule. A. F. Greaves-Walker's consulting files, formerly in this collection, have been transferred to the Greaves-Walker Ceramic Engineering Papers (MC 00675).
This collection is arranged into two series: 1. General Records, and 2. Web content. The materials in series 1 are arranged alphabetically. Alphabet ranges repeat to reflect processing of additional materials.
North Carolina State University owns copyright to this collection. Individuals obtaining materials from the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center are responsible for using the works in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.
[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Records, UA 105.014, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Greaves-Walker Ceramic Engineering Papers (MC 00675)
Transferred from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
Processed by: Russell S. Koonts; machine-readable finding aid created by: Katherine M. Wisser; finding aid updated by Gevorg Vardanyan, 2023 June; additional materials processed by: Haley Wilkerson, 2025 August.
The collection is organized into two principal series:
Contained here are documents that received some archival processing in 2000, arranged alphabetically. Alphabet range starts over to reflect processing of additional materials in 2025.
22 archival boxes, 1 carton, 1 archival cardbox
These are materials likely collected by Hans Stadelmaier about the program in Metallurgical Engineering. Folder includes faculty bios, a brief history of the program, list of courses, and bibliography.
Report titled: Precision Digital Dilatometry & Rate Controlled Sintering of Coors Spinel, MgA12O4
Report titled: Precision Digital Dilatometry & Rate Controlled Sintering of Coors Aluminum Nitride
Report titled: Precision Digital Dilatometry & Rate Controlled Sintering of CDB Alumina
Report titled: Plasma and Laser Enhanced Deposition of Cubic Boron Nitride
Some years missing
Project titled: Compact Power Supplies Based on Heterojunction Switching in Wide Band Gap Semiconductors
Project titled: Growth and Characterization of GaN & ALGaN Piezo-Electronic & Electron Emitting Structures & the Computation of Para & Pie
Project titled: Very Low Defect Density 4H-SiC(112-0) Thin Films & Their Application on High Power Devices
This series is comprised of web sites of North Carolina State University’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, captured by the NC State University Libraries since July 2016 using the Internet Archive’s Archive-It web archiving service, with prior captures by the Internet Archive dating back to March 2000, which may be less complete and was performed at undetermined intervals.
This is the official website of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at NC State University. The NC State University Libraries has scheduled this website to be captured quarterly since July 2016. Also included here are prior captures by the Internet Archive dating back to March 2000.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Records, UA 105.014, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
North Carolina State University owns copyright to this collection. Individuals obtaining materials from the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center are responsible for using the works in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.