The course offers an in-depth exploration of advanced topics in Materials Science & Engineering for mechanical engineering undergraduates, focusing on the relationship between structure, processing, properties, and performance of nanomaterials and smart materials. Students will receive foundational knowledge about metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites, including bulk properties and diverse applications. The course will delve into smart and nanomaterials, emphasizing their engineering and bioengineering applications through detailed study of their processing, synthesis, and characterization. Topics also include viscoelastic, rheological, and mechanical properties of advanced materials. Further, the course introduces cutting-edge developments in smart materials, covering carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene nanocomposites, nanodielectrics, shape memory alloys, piezoelectric materials, smart hydrogels, magnetorheological fluids, smart textiles, bulk metallic glasses, nanostructures, auxetic materials, and battery materials, offering a comprehensive overview of their applications and technological potential.