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The Department of Metallurgical
Engineering was founded in 1966 in order to instruct metallurgical engineers
and to perform research works in all aspects of manufacturing and processing
of metallic materials. In 2000, the department was renamed the Department of
Materials Science and Engineering due to the extensive researches carried
out on metallic as well as on non-metallic materials. In the same year, the
department was assigned as the center of excellence in "New Processes on
Production and Forming of Advanced Materials" by the Ministry of Science,
Technology and Research. At present, 30 full-time teaching members including
12 full professors, 14 associate professors and 4 assistant professors are
involved in teaching and research affairs and more that 30 administrators
and supportive staffs are serving in 16 research laboratories.
The department of materials
science and engineering offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. In
undergraduate level, two different programs are offered consisting of
industrial metallurgy and extractive metallurgy. For the graduate level a
two-year course leading to M.Sc. in several fields including welding
metallurgy, extractive metallurgy, metal forming and deformation, ceramics
materials, materials selection and processing, corrosion and protection of
materials and metal casting is available. PhD research programs are also
available in powder metallurgy, polymer engineering in addition to the
above-mentioned areas.
The laboratories in the department of materials science and engineering have
been equipped to conduct scientific research activities as well as to
perform industrial-oriented projects and experiments. |
