Advance Your Composites Career
Utah’s advanced manufacturing industries are booming! Our state is home to more than 200 companies across the aerospace, biomedical, renewable energy, bioproducts, outdoor recreation, and defense industries. Class starts August 28.
MAE 5050: Advanced Composite Materials*
Course Content:
- Polymer Matrix Materials
- Fiber Reinforcement Materials
- Fiber/Matrix Adhesion
- Polymer Matrix Composite Manufacturing Methods
- Testing of Polymers, Fibers, and Composites
- Designing with Composite Materials
* Prerequisite: Material Science
Start Your Advanced Training This Fall
MAE 5050 will help you obtain a fundamental understanding of the main materials and processes involved in fabricating composite materials. The course covers topics like joining composites, testing composites, and various principles and guidelines for designing with composite materials. Learn more about our composite materials master's program here.
MAE 5050: Advanced Composite Materials*
- 3 credit course
- Offered in Clearfield, Utah
- * Prerequisite: Material Science
633 Falcon Hills Drive Clearfield, Utah Near Hill Air Force Base off I-15 exit 338
August 28 – December 6
Mondays and Wednesdays 4:00pm–5:15pm
$2,008 Course Tuition (Based on in-state, graduate tuition)
Meet Your Professor

Greg Anderson will be your MAE 5050 instructor.
Dr. Anderson is an industry veteran and a former chief scientist at Northrop Grumman.
Dr. Greg Anderson
Director, USU Center for the Design & Manufacturing of Advanced Materials
Have Questions?
We’re here to help! Email, call, or text us.
Dr. Greg Anderson (Instructor)
greg.anderson@usu.edu
435-799-1230 (cell)
435-797-8246 (office)
Register Today
*MAE 5050 an in-person course with 100 percent face-to-face delivery. No online, broadcast, or asynchronous options available. Textbook required. Prerequisite course of Material Science required. Class starts Monday, August 28