The Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering of Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil, Master and Doctorate levels, was created, in 2011. It aims to prepare specialists with strong technical skills for the processes innovation and applications of new materials, to train qualified human resources for industrial sector and Researches and Development Institutions. Students are also involved in the search for new products, understanding the fundamental aspects related to the processing, microstructure and properties of the materials.

The fields of research are:
I. Clays: Processing and Applications.
II. Characterization and Properties of Materials.
III. Catalysts Environmental Applications.
IV. Fuel Cells.

V. Advanced Ceramics.
VI. Development of Polymeric Materials and their Composites.
VII. Durability and Recycling of Materials and Waste.
VIII. Alloys with Shape Memory Effect.
IX. High Entropy Alloys.
X. High Strength Aluminum Alloys.
XI. Nanostructured, Quasicrystalline and Amorphous alloys.
XII. Cement and Geopolymeric Materials.
XIII. Non-Conventional Materials in Engineering.
XIV. Materials for Energy Conversion.
XV. Semiconductor and Magnetic Materials.
XVI. Cellulose Nanowhiskers and their use in Nanocomposites.
XVII. Polymers Derived from Glycerol from Biodiesel.
XVIII. Production of Polymer Micro and Nanofibers.
XIX. Rheology and Processing of Polymeric Materials.
XX. Conductive Polymer Sensors.
XXI. Numerical Simulation in Materials Engineering.
XXII. Solidification