{"id":2372,"date":"2024-12-16T11:49:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T16:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/first\/?page_id=2372"},"modified":"2025-01-16T12:02:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T17:02:22","slug":"materials-science-and-engineering-phd-rev-gtnbrg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/first\/materials-science-and-engineering-phd-rev-gtnbrg\/","title":{"rendered":"Materials Science And Engineering PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>INTERDISCIPLINARY Ph.D IN MATERIALS SCIENCE &amp; ENGINEERING<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns2372_cb2e90-98{padding-left:0px;gap:25px;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns2372_cb2e90-98 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns2372_cb2e90-98, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns2372_cb2e90-98, 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interdisciplinary Ph.D concentration, open to all STEM majors.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2372_1beed4-27 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2372_1beed4-27 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2372_1beed4-27 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2372_1beed4-27 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2372_1beed4-27 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2372_1beed4-27 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2372_1beed4-27 alignnone 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