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Living in a material world: the importance of materials science and engineering

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This covers anything you make things out of and is true across a huge range of scales, from the atomic level through to civil engineering structures.”. A material’s chemical properties are equally important. PATHWAY FROM SCHOOL TO MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. • from the University of Birmingham, UK.

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How can engineering address human rights issues?

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The ability to travel to reach educational or employment opportunities is essential for ensuring social equality. Dr Davis Chacon-Hurtado, an engineer at the University of Connecticut, hopes to address these issues in his home country of Peru. FIELDS OF RESEARCH : Engineering for Human Rights, Transportation Engineering.