ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS SCIENCE - USEFUL WEBSITES

A range of high-quality resources for Engineering and Materials Science are available on the web. Start exploring the general websites below.

For more subject specific websites please click on ones of these guides:

• Aerospace
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Design, Innovation and Creative Engineering
• Materials
• Mechanical Engineering and Sustainable Energy
• Robotics

General journal directories

• Journals TOC: Service which provides access to table of contents of many journals.
• TechExpo DIRECTORY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC TRADE TECHNICAL MAGAZINES: A (if some what dated) listing of a range of trade publications, many of them freely available online.

Online lectures

• Coursera: Online courses some are free and some cost money (especially if you want a diploma/certificate)
• EdX: Free online courses from the top universities in the world (for a diploma/certificate it costs money.)

Engineering and Material

• American Society for Engineering Education: The American Society for Engineering Education is committed to furthering education in engineering and engineering technology. This mission is accomplished by promoting excellence in instruction, research, public service and practice.
• eFunda: Full-text free online resources about Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Mechanics of Material, Beam Mechanics, Plate Mechanics, Column Buckling, Failure Criteria, Fracture Mechanics, Vibrations and Finance.
• ERCOFTAC: European Research Community On Flow, Turbulence And Combustion.
• Euromech: An international non-governmental non-profit scientific organization that promotes the development of mechanics as a branch of science and engineering.
• Engineering Statistics Handbook: Promotes the use of statistic models within Engineering.
• Engineering Toolbox: Tools and basic information for design, engineering and construction of technical applications.
• EngineersEdge: Full-text free online resources about applications and design, engineering analysis, products and services, engineering calculators, engineering materials and more.
• Online Ethics for Engineering and Science: Full-text repository which aims to help scientists, engineers and people within Academia to understand and address ethical issues within the field of Engineering and Science. Contains a range of resources, such as case studies, multimedia and assessments tools.
• TechXtra: Helps you find articles, key websites, books, the latest industry news, job announcements, ejournals, eprints, technical reports, the latest research, thesis & dissertations.

Professional Organisations

On this page professional organisations within the field of Engineering and Material Science is listed:

UK based organisations

• Engineering Council: The Engineering Council grants licenses to professional engineering institutions. On their website you can find links to many British professional organisations

Some UK organisations of special interest:

• Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
• Institution of Civil Engineers
• Institution of Engineering and Technology
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers
• Royal Aeronautical Society
• Women's Engineering Society

International organisations

• American Society for Mechanical Engineers (USA)
• Australian Society for Biomaterials (Australia)
• Clinical Engineering Society of Ontario (Canada)
• Society for Biomaterials (USA)