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Tuskegee University Debuts New Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Tuskegee University recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the establishment of a department of materials  science and engineering. Tuskegee is the only historically black college or university with a department of materials science and engineering. The new department will offer master’s and Ph.D. degrees.

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