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What is polymer science?
Polymer Science is chemistry applied toward designing and understanding materials. This interdisciplinary field encompasses organic chemistry, materials science and engineering, combines organic chemistry and engineering fundamentals towards applications-based science.
For the fifth year in a row, the UO has conferred the most master’s degrees in physics in the country.
Thermo Fisher Scientific, a long-term partner of the Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program, has committed $20,000/year over the next 5 years to support Inclusion & Diversity scholarships.
Master’s students in the materials science tracks interviewed for 9-month paid internships, a cornerstone of the program. Within 2 weeks of interviews, 98% of participating students received competitive employment offers, with an average annual compensation of $66,200.