Free Post 9/15: Understanding Material Science
Hey again, this week I'm going to do a little research on what material science really is. I figure this would be a good topic for one of my beginning posts. This isn't a very popular degree so there are not many people who really know what material science is all about. Since I'm not educated enough about material science, I can't give people a good response about what it really is. I know it involves studying the properties of materials such a steel, plastic, ceramic, and other materials but that about it. However, I will be focusing on the metallurgic side of material science. I will search the web for information so I can present it to anyone who wants to more about material science. 
After doing some searching on the internet I found a very informative website devoted to chemistry, acs.org. One of the things I learned that I never thought about was that it can be an extremely frustrating field since 99% of the time the experiments do not actually work out, but when it does work out its a fortifying feeling. Let me explain this more. Since material science is the study of the micro structure of materials, it can be frustrating since the experiments involve messing with the chemical properties and things can often go south. Someone who want to pursue a career in this field needs to be very persistent, which luckily I am. Material Scientists mess with the micro structure of materials and therefore are able to mess with the central properties of them. This means new materials, or sub materials can be created in order to make more efficient products. This can be applied to mostly industry, such as manufacturing. Material Scientists will contribute to the creation of products and then helping their customer utilize the product to their maximum capability.
I would say that I did not exactly get an enormous amount of information about material science, but I got more information of the type on job I will have after college. Furthermore, I learned the struggles and successful parts of the job. I found all this information quite interesting and still have a thirst for more information. I will continue to do more research each week, and bring you guys more information every week. I will also be learning more as I do it, so I am extremely excited about it.
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Hi! This was really interesting considering I had no idea what material science is. After reading this, I can't believe how much patience that would require to deal with those experiments on a daily basis. It sounds like a cool career though!! Good luck with the rest of your research!
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