Dr. Donald U. Gubser
Superintendent

The Materials Science and Technology Division provides expertise and facilities to foster materials innovation and to facilitate application of these innovations  to Department of the Navy (DON) systems.  The Division conducts basic and applied research and engages in exploratory and advanced development of materials.  The approach is to form multidisciplinary teams of material scientists, metallurgists, ceramists, physicists, chemists, and engineers to conduct research using the most advanced characterization tools, testing facilities and diagnostic techniques.  Research and development programs encompass the intrinsic behavior of metals, alloys, ceramics, glasses, and composites and their performance and reliability in Naval structures and devices.  Program objectives include achieving fundamental understanding of the mechanical, physical, electrical, magnetic, superconducting, and electrochemical properties of materials; identifying composition, processing, and microstructural parameters to produce improved materials; and developing guidelines for the selection, design, and certification of materials for life-cycle management of Naval structures and systems.  Our ultimate goal is to provide materials and materials knowledge that enable new and/or improved military performance at affordable prices that lead to transformational war fighting capabilities.

To aid the navigation of this site a jump menu is included at the top of each page and navigation buttons are included at the bottom. In addition, some pages serve as collection points for items of interest elsewhere on this or other Division web sites. Links to highlights of some of the the research conducted in this Division are collected on the Highlights page.  The major experimental and computational facilities of the Division are linked together on the Facilities page. A search page is provided to allow you to focus on the items of interest to you. For more detailed information about the research groups of the Division, continue on to the Division Organization section below and follow the links.

Division Organization:

The Division is organized into seven research groups as listed below. Sections within the individual branches are shown also. Follow the links to learn more about each group.

 Special Projects Group

 Multifunctional Materials Branch

 Materials & Sensors Branch

 Center for Computational Materials Science