Both mechanics and materials science and their overlapping interests are expanding at Rutgers. The recent establishment of the Laboratories for Nanophase Materials Research and the Advanced Technology Center for Surface Engineered Materials reflect this growth. Packaging Engineering Packaging engineering at Rutgers is an option in the Applied Science in Engineering curriculum but is administered by the Department of Ceramics. The program has been developed to meet the broad based technical requirements of the challenging field of packaging. The multi-disciplinary program educates individuals in all aspects of packaging from structural design and material science to manufacturing methods and education.
Students begin to specialize during the sophomore year.
Required courses include Packaging Materials and Mechanical Properties, Package Design and Development, Package Evaluation Methods and Packaging Machinery. Laboratory work and internships with local companies allow the students to have exciting informative hands-on experience. Currently, graduates of the program, the only packaging program in the country with an engineering emphasis, are in high demand. A five-year dual degree is also available in Bioresource Engineering in cooperation with Cook College. A special joint program between the College of Engineering and the Graduate School of Management is available for qualified engineering students.