Discipline code: 0805
I.General introducation of the discipline and the research fields
The discipline of Materials Science & Engineering at Jiangsu University (hereafter mentioned as "the discipline") is recognized as both at national and international perspective for its excellence in research and teaching programs. Beginning from 1972, the very specialty of majoring in Materials Science and Engineering, the discipline at Jiangsu University possesses the qualification to run PhD programs in the first-level discipline and to train postdoctoral-level researchers. The discipline is consecutively deemed the "advanced discipline of materials science & engineering" in the advanced discipline development program at Jiangsu Provincial universities (2010-2013, and 2014-2017). The discipline is currently ranked top 1% (the accurate number is 0.37% as ranked No. 40 in mainland of China) in the Essential Science Indicators (ESI), and worldwide No. 285 as well as nationally No. 58 in the US news. The quality of publication derived from the discipline is worldwide ranked No. 197 and nationally No. 37 in the National Taiwan University (NTU) Ranking. There are 101 national-level, 147 provincial-level projects including the state key development projects 973 and 863, as well as the National Science Foundation of China in Materials Science and Engineering discipline, in the past five years. The total research funding has been well over 100 million CNY since 2012. The output included 528 SCI-indexed publications (46 papers were published in the first-lever rank), 332 approved invention patents, and 16 provincial and ministerial level scientific prizes and awards.
Research Fields
The Master Degree Program in Materials Science & Engineering focuses on:
1.Materials physics and chemistry
·Laser micromachine and engineering application
·Photons and Photoelectric Information Functional Material
·Micro nano material and device fabrication
·Surface design and preparation of bionics function materials
2.Materials science
·Materials surface techniques and applications
·Design and Strength-Toughening technology of materials
·Functional materials and nano technology
·Advanced inorganic materials
·Advanced polymer materials
3.Materials processing engineering
·Preparation and processing technics of advanced composites
·Forming and processing technology of advanced materials
·Advanced interconnection techniques
·Laser processing, Tool and Die Technology
The School of Materials Science & Engineering offers graduate program to students pursuing master degree in materials science & engineering. The program aims at bringing about adequate practical training opportunities for engineering graduates and engineering students in sandwich courses to enable them to complete their training and to attain professional status. To realize the target, students must have basic knowledge and profound expertise on materials science & engineering, have the technical ability to the preparation, processing and characterization of advanced materials, have the ability to carry out research works independently and can obtain creative achievements in science or expertise. To begin the master program in materials science and engineering, a student must:
1. Have the academic qualification admitted by Jiangsu University.
2. Have obtained a Bachelor degree in Materials science or a related engineering major.
II. Goal and objectives
The Master’s program offered by the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) aims to help the students to gain knowledge and skills in a selected materials science and engineering field that matches their interest, and to build solid foundation for a successful career as professional material engineer or pursuing higher academic degree program. In this program, the students will develop their analyzing, designing and experimental abilities through courses, labs, project studies, and independent researches.
In order to pursue the master degree in materials science & engineering, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering encompasses programs in the practical and theoretical aspects of materials, their utilization, and their electronic, physical, mechanical, and chemical properties in relation to their structure.
Within this broad framework, students will focus research on one or more narrowly defined questions. This focus constitutes the major field. The students follow a program of study in the major field under the guidance of an appropriate major field advisor. The research interests of departmental faculty members continuously evolve in response to new developments in science as well as the changing needs of a technological society. The major field advisors for the current year are listed in the supplementary announcement issued to students each year. Incoming students will be assigned a major field advisor, who will serve in this capacity for the duration of the student's tenure.
III. Study duration and the way to cultivate
The graduate students for Materials Science & Engineering major are required to accomplish at least 30 course credits which should be earned from the courses you will take, and the credits for degree courses should be more than 18. The completion of 30 credits-courses is usually within one year, while the additional 1.5 to 2 years is used to complete the dissertation research and oral examination in thesis defense.
VI.Requirement for the course credits
| Course Category |
Course Name |
Credit |
Term |
Courses Fro
mthe School |
Remark |
| Degree Courses |
Compulsory Subjects for All Students |
Overview of China |
3 |
1 |
Overseas Education College |
Compulsory |
| Chinese I |
2 |
1 |
Overseas Education College |
| Chinese II |
2 |
1 |
Overseas Education College |
| Fundamental Theories |
Numerical Analysis |
2 |
1 |
School of Science |
Two of them |
| Mathematic Statistics |
2 |
1 |
School of Finance |
| Advanced Inorganic Material Chemistry |
2 |
1 |
School of Science |
| Professional Foundation or Specialized Courses |
Materials physics and chemistry |
3 |
1 |
School of MSE |
Compulsory |
| Specialized Elective Course |
Structure and characteristic of materials |
2 |
2 |
School of MSE |
At least two |
The characterization in Bionanomaterials |
2 |
2 |
School of MSE |
Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology |
2 |
2 |
School of MSE |
Introduction to Energy Materials |
2 |
2 |
School of MSE |
Advanced Ceramics |
2 |
2 |
School of MSE |
Functional Materials and Devices |
2 |
2 |
School of MSE |
Synthesis of Inorganic Materials |
2 |
2 |
School of MSE |
Physical and Mechanical Behavior of Ceramics |
2 |
2 |
School of MSE |
Computational Materials Science |
2 |
2 |
School of MSE |
Advance in Polymer Materials |
2 |
2 |
School of MSE |
Advanced Composite Materials and Technology |
2 |
2 |
School of MSE |
Fundamentals of Solidification |
2 |
2 |
School of MSE |
Polymer Chemistry and Physics |
2 |
2 |
School of MSE |
| Polymer Chemistry |
3 |
2 |
School of MSE |
| Elective Courses for Public |
All the Courses in Graduate School |
Selective |
Type of the courses: English-taught course or experimental platform courses
V.Credits requirement for the practice
Graduate students are required to participate in the professional teaching practice, including the guidance of undergraduate experiment, marking the lab reports and homework to complete at least 60-70 hours of work. The practice process will be reviewed by the teachers in charge of teaching. The graduate students are also required to attend related seminars and experts forum, and if possible, to participate in social investigation and research or technology promotion. See also <Training Program of Jiangsu University for Graduate Students (general)>, <Jiangsu University graduate training process Introduction>.
VI. ADVISORY COMIMITEE AND SUPERVISORY
The master postgraduate students should be directed by a qualified major supervisor (Ph.D. graduate faculty), as well as a committee panel containing several qualified co-advisors/committee members. The Advisory Committee initially consists of at least 4 members of the Graduate Faculty, including the Major Advisor, who acts as the chair. At least 2 members must be from the School of Materials Science and Engineering, with at least 1 of these being a full member of the Graduate Faculty. The remaining 2 members may be from School of Materials Science & Engineering or another college, with 1 being a full member of the Graduate Faculty. If the student declares a minor, 1 committee member must be from the minor department. The committee should be established by the end of the second semester of the student’s graduate career.
VII. OTHER ISSUES AND REQUIREMENTS
Graduate students are required to initiate their thesis study projects prior to the end of the second semester. The medium-term examination for thesis study is scheduled in the fourth semester. Other following important schedules relevant to your graduate study could be found from the Overseas Education College (OEC) at Jiangsu University. In general, a Master’s student is required to have a research proposal and a plan of study accepted by his or her Graduate Advisory Committee by the end of the second semester of study. A list of completed courses and those proposed to meet school requirements should also be prepared. A meeting of the Advisory Committee should be convened by the student to discuss his/her proposal and course work.
Every graduate student is required to publish at least one research paper in a relevant INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL prior to being eligible to apply a dissertation defense. The thesis must demonstrate a mastery of research techniques, ability to perform original and independent research, and skill in formulating conclusions that enlarge upon or modify accepted ideas.
The above achievements are required to be with the first unit of Jiangsu University.
VIII. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Applicants from a foreign country can apply a variety of Chinese government scholarship that may fully or partially support your degree study at JU. For further information regarding these scholarships provided by Chinese government, you can surf on the website of Overseas Education College (OEC), JU, at http://oec.ujs.edu.cn/pub/eng/Scholarship/GS/. In addition to apply these funding supports, you can also apply a financial assistance provided by school of Materials Science & Engineering of JU during your degree study, which depends on your performance in academic research.
Attachments
(I). Guide for thesis and dissertation research proposal and plan of study
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Jiangsu University Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province
(Date)
TITLE: A brief, clear, specific designation of the subject of the research. The title, used by itself, should give a good indication of the project.
OBJECTIVES: A clear, complete, and logically arranged statement of specific objectives of the project. If several objectives are proposed, they must be closely related. List them as 1, 2, 3, etc.
JUSTIFICATION: Should present the motivation and importance of the research.
PREVIOUS WORK AND PRESENT OUTLOOK: A brief summary covering pertinent previous research on the problem, citing important and recent publications, the status of current research, and additional information needed, to which the project is expected to contribute. This review will help to determine work already accomplished.
PROCEDURE: A statement of essential work plans and methods to be used to attain each of the stated objectives. The procedure should correspond with objectives, and follow the same order. Phases of the work to be undertaken should be designated.
RESEACH METHOD: should specify the research method of the project, if the theoretical analysis is conducted, the basic model description should be given, if the empirical study is conducted, the possible source of data should be indicated.
PROBABLE DURATION: An estimate of the maximum time likely to be required to complete research and publish results.
LITERATURE CITED: List important and recent publications involving this field of work.
(II).The directory of mainly classic books needed to be read.
1. Principles of Polymer Chemistry.Paul J. Flory，Cornell University Press, 1953-12.
2. Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering.Smith, William F.; Hashemi, Javad McGraw-Hill Higher Education2009-07.
3. Science and Design of Engineering Materials E-text. Schaffer, James P.; Saxena, Ashok; Sanders Jr., Thomas H.; Antolovich, Stephen D.; Warner, Steven B.
McGraw Hill Education Europe2001-01.
4. Manufacturing Technology. Lindbeck, John R.; Williams, Molly W.; Wygant, Robert M.Prentice Hall1995-01.
5. Fundamentals of solidification (Fourth revised edition). Kurz & Fisher. Tans Tech Publications Ltd., 1998.
6. Fundamentals of materials science and engineering. William D. Callister, David G. Rethwisch.John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2007-12.
7. Nanoscale Science and Technology. Robert W. Kelsall.John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2005
8. Polymer Chemistry (2nd Ed). Paul C. Hiemenz and Timothy P. Lodge.CRC Press，2007-2
9.Principles of Polymer Chemistry. A. Ravve.Springer-Verlag New York，2012
10. The Structure of Materials. Allen S.M and Thoms E. New York:John ＆Sons. Inc.,1998
11. Ceramic Materials - Science and Engineering C，arter C. Barry,Norton M. Grant, Spring, 2007
12. PHYSICAL METALLURGY，Robert W. Cahn and Peter Haasen
13. Dislocations and plastic flow in crystals, A.H. cottrell
14. The coming of Materials Science, Robert W. Cahn
(III). The directory of mainly professional academic journals needed to be read.
1.Macromolecules, ACS
2.Polymer Chemistry, RSC
3.Polymer, Elsevier
4.Materials characterization,
5.Journal of Materials Processing Technology
6.Materials Science and Engineering A
7.Journal of Alloys and Compounds
8.Journal of Materials Science Letters
9.Journal of Materials Science
10.Journal of the American Ceramic Society
11.Journal of the European Ceramic Society
12.Scripta Materialia
13.Nanotechnology
14.Journal of composite Materials
15.Journal of Mechanical Working Technology
16.Ceramics International
17.Advanced Materials
18.Acta Materialia
19.Small
20.Carbon
21.Journal of American Society Chemistry
22.Corrosion Science
(IV) COURSE CONTENT
Course name: Advanced Materials Inorganic Chemistry
Overall goal:
The overall goal of this course "advanced structural material chemistry" is to endow PhD-level students with knowledge in materials' structural chemistry, serving their future research in the development of novel materials.
Specified objectives:
The overall goal can be accomplished through three-phase' learning, that is, the basic knowledge gained in the first phase in materials' structure (such as metallic, nonmetallic and organic polymer materials), followed by the hot issues of materials' structures discussed in the second phase (including molecular self-assembly, phase-transition of smart materials, and shape-memory materials etc.), and finally the discussion in the materials structure performance and how it can be improved using modification.
Content covered:
"Advanced structural material chemistry" is a discipline atop materials science, addressing the relationship between materials' microstructures and macroscopic performance. Researchers can achieve opportunities to improve and adjust materials' performance by resorting for the basic knowledge gained in materials' structure and the hot issues captured in materials' structures. The major content involved in this course covers basic knowledge in materials themselves and their structures, including metallic, nonmetallic and organic polymer materials. The course also covers current hot issues in the materials, such as molecular self-assembly, phase-transition of smart materials, and shape-memory materials. The objective of this course is to serve in innovative researches and particularly in the development of novel materials.
Evaluation: Close-book examination.
Course Name: Materials Chemistry
Goal
The emphasis in this course is on materials structure, from atomic level to macro-scale and its relationship to properties, and fabrication methods, to develop advanced materials with good performance.
Essential Objectives
The course relates to the chemistries of materials on synthesis, process, application, etc. By the studying of the course, the students should well understand the relationship of the structures and properties of materials, get solid mastery on the chemical synthesis method and preparation technology of materials, have basic knowledge on novel metallic materials, inorganic materials, nano-materials, polymer materials and high performance composite and their applications.
Content Coverage
The course begins in Part I with an overview of the elementary chemistry that underlies much of modern materials science. Chapter 1 is a general introduction to the subject, Chapter 2 deals with descriptive ideas of chemical bonding, and Chapter 3 summarizes the background synthesis and reaction chemistry that play a crucial part in many aspects of materials science. Part II focuses on the core of materials chemistry-on different classes of materials, with five chapters dealing with polymers glasses, oxide and non-oxide ceramics, metals, alloys, and composites. The emphasis in this section is on materials diversity, chemical synthesis, solid-state structure and its relationship to properties, and fabrication methods. Part III builds on the foregoing chapters and continues with an emphasis on materials that are important in electronics, energy-related applications, membranes, optics and photonics, biomedical materials, and an introduction to nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Evaluation：Open-book examination
Course Name: Structure and characteristic of materials
Goal
XRD is a tool for the investigation of the crystal structures of materials. It is an extremely important analytical tool for researchers in materials related disciplines. This class is intended to provide the students with the knowledge of X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and its applications.
Essential Objectives
1. This course will provide fundamentals and applications of powder x-ray diffraction, which is an extremely important analytical tool for research. This course is useful for the students from Materials Science and Chemistry.
2. As a result of attending this course, you will
1) Learn the fundamentals of crystallography and diffraction
2) Be able to use Rietveld refinement of powder X-ray diffraction data by Fullprof program
3) Understand the properties of Synchrotron radiation and use for structural investigation of complex novel materials or fast data acquisition for in situ investigation of phase transition or chemical reactions under a variety of physical conditions.
4) Gain hands-on experience with techniques and programmes for data analysis.
Content Coverage
This course covers the fundamentals of crystallography and diffraction. 24 crystal structure types of importance to various branches of materials science and engineering will be introduced. The intense X-ray radiation from a synchrotron can provide high quality powder X-ray diffraction data which will also introduced. The technique can provide high resolution data for structural investigation of complex novel materials or fast data acquisition for in situ investigation of phase transition or chemical reactions under a variety of physical conditions. Methods for data analysis of Rietveld refinement will be discussed using Fullprof program. The teaching will be a number of lectures and workshops where the participants will gain hands-on experience with techniques and programmes for data analysis..
Evaluation：Essay Report
Course Name: Science of Composite Materials
Goal
Selective course for material graduates
Essential Objectives
From the course, people will understand the basic effects of material compositing, and the composite principles of the structure and properties of composite materials. People will also have a brief understanding about the characteristics of main construction composite materials and functional composite materials, which will benefit the development and application of composite materials.
Content Coverage
Starting from the definition and classification of composite materials, the composite effects, the interfacial bonding characteristics, the compositing of mechanical properties, the compositing of physical and chemical properties are introduced in the present course. Brief introduction is also given to the main construction composite materials and functional composite materials, respectively.
Evaluation: Essay Report
Course Name: Literature Searching and Paper Writing
Goal
To improve the postgraduates’ abilities of collection, organization, processing and utilization of the literatures information, helping complete their scientific papers and thesis; Or by learning the system of the course, students can master the methods in searching of scientific literature and in writing scientific papers, building a firm foundation for their research in the future.
Essential Objectives
To improve the postgraduates’ abilities of collection, organization, processing and utilization of the literatures information, helping complete their scientific papers and thesis; To promote the formation and development of students’ information literacy concepts about information awareness, information worth, information morality, information security and so on, improving their study, research and innovation capabilities.
Content Coverage
Literature Searching and Paper Writing is the course combined with theories, methods and practice, which inspires and develops postgraduates’ creativity. Its goal is to improve the postgraduates’ abilities of collection, organization, processing and utilization of the literatures information, helping complete their scientific papers and thesis. In the mean while, the course promotes the formation and development of students’ information literacy concepts about information awareness, information worth, information morality, information security and so on, improving their study, research and innovation capabilities. The course begins with a new angle, where the searching tools and modern searching methods are tied with each other. It specifically covers characteristics and distribution of different kinds of papers, arrangement and usage of traditional searching tools, electronic document retrieval technology, features about famous domestic and foreign titles, documentary index database, full-text database and their usage, appropriate use of literature, standards and skills of scientific papers writing, submission and so on.
Evaluation：Essays Report
Course Name: Energy Materials
Goal：
Enable the students to have a relatively comprehensive understanding of today's energy situation, energy technology and materials.
Essential Objectives
(1) Recognize the energy situation, (2) Understand the importance of energy material and technology, particularly for the new energy material and technology, in solving our energy crisis.
Content Coverage
The course will be divided into five chapters. The first chapter is a general introduction to today's energy situation, structure, as well as the technologies and materials. Chapter 2 is about the advanced secondary battery technology and materials, mainly including Ni-MH secondary battery and lithium ion secondary battery. Chapter 3 is a comprehensive introduction to the fuel cell technologies and corresponding materials. Chapter 4 is about the solar cell technology, in which the history, basic principles and four kinds of solar cells are included. Chapter 5 is reports and discussion part, in this part, students are encourage to give a report about energy materials, and a discussion focus on this kind of materials may taken.
Evaluation: Essay Report
Course Name: Functional Materials
Goal
The purpose of this course is to give participants in-depth knowledge of some functional materials that were developed for specific purposes, their properties and their function in technical applications. Practical projects give the student the opportunity to become familiar with preparation of materials and structures, along with evaluation of their properties and function. Special attention is paid to materials and structures in the nanometer or micrometer scale in at least one dimension. Students are trained in poster presentation techniques.
Essential Objectives
·The participants must be familiar with the kinds, preparation and application of functional materials, understand the theory and characterization of special properties, and know the state of art of the functional materials.
Content Coverage
·Chapter 1 Introduction （2 credits）
·Chapter 2 Negative Thermal Expansion Materials （4 credits）
·Chapter 3 Nanocrystalline and Disordered Carbon Materials （4 credits）
·Chapter 4 Fundamentals and Applications of the Photocatalytic Water Splitting Reaction （4 credits）
·Chapter 5 Graphene based functional materials (Seminar) （4 credits）
·Chapter 6 Functional Superconducting Materials （4 credits）
·Chapter 7 Hydrogen Storage Materials （4 credits）
·Chapter 8 Optical Materials: Fundamentals and Applications （4 credits）
·Chapter 9 New Photocatalytic Materials (Seminar) （2 credits）
Evaluation：Essay Report
Course Name: Nanomaterials
Goal:
The overall goal of this course "Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology" is to endow PhD-level students with knowledge of applications, synthesis, microstructure, properties, and characterization involved in nanomaterials and nanotechnology, serving their future research in the development of novel materials.
Essential Objectives:
The course can be accomplished through three-phase learning, that is, the knowledge of the basic science, nanotech's applications and synthesis addressed in the first phase, followed by the hot issues of nanostructured materials in the second phase including the microstructure, properties, deformation mechanism and structure–property relationships etc., and finally the introduction of the advanced characterization techniques applied in nanomaterials.
Content Coverage:
"Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology" course will first offer a quick recap of some of the basic science involved, do a grand tour of nanotech's applications and synthesis, and then look in more depth at the hot issues in nanostructured materials. The major content covers the applications of nanotechnology, the most important synthesis methods, and the microstructure, properties, deformation mechanism of nanostructured materials, and the advanced characterization techniques applied in nanomaterials such as high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM), scanning tunneling microscope (STM), atomic force microscope (AFM) and three dimensional atom probe (3DAP). Special emphasis is laid on the structural features such as grain boundary structure, stacking faults and deformation twins, their effects on the deformation mechanism, as well as the structure–property relationships in nanostructured materials.
Evaluation: Assignments (a essay report, a proposal and/or a literature review, etc.)
Course Name: Chemical synthesis of inorganic materials
Goal
This course will focus on the chemical synthesis of inorganic functional materials, so that students can understand the cutting-edge technology of inorganic materials and make preparations for their future career.
Essential Objectives
·Master the principles and techniques of hydrothermal synthesis of inorganic materials
·Master the principles and techniques of atmospheric solution growth of inorganic materials
·Master the principles and techniques of sol-gel preparation of inorganic materials
Content Coverage
Inorganic synthesis techniques: hydrothermal synthesis; atmospheric solution growth; sol-gel preparation.
Evaluation：Presentation Essay Report
Course Name: New Polymer Materials
Goal：Introduce the basic concepts and the knowledge of new polymers and their preparation and characterization method, structure and performance relationship. Establish a solid theoretical foundation for the development, molecular design and application of new polymer materials.
Essential Objectives: Design and preparation of new polymer materials with specific properties
Content Coverage: Introduce the basic concepts, preparation and characterization methods, and the relationship between structure and performance of the new polymers, including photic functional polymeric materials, electrical functional polymer materials, magnetic polymeric materials, reactive functional polymers, functional polymer materials for adsorption and separation, biomedical functional polymer materials, liquid crystal polymer materials, polymer composites, hyperbranched polymers.
Evaluation：Essay Report
Course Name: Bionanomaterial
Goal
The students could get to know about the basic knowledge of the biomaterials and the characterization techniques applied in nanomaterials. Some frontier research of bionanomaterials will be introduced. The students could learn it well and design some possible projects based their background and the characterization technique they learned in this course. Finally, the students will be familiar with these techniques and make full use of them in their future projects.
Essential Objectives
·Get to know the basic knowledge about the characterization techniques
·To further understanding these techniques in the section of experiments
·To design some possible project based every one’s background and the kinds of characterization techniques.
Content Coverage
The course includes the variety of characterizations such as the SEM, TEM, STM and AFM which were applied in the topography characterization of nanostructures, the molecular assembled structure by STM and the mechanical properties of nanomaterials by advanced AFM; QCM-D and SPR as surface sensitive techniques were applied in protein adsorption, and the interaction between the biomolecule with nanomaterials; CD and FTIR and Fluorescence spectra were applied in characterizing the secondary structure of protein and DNA, and the chirality and optical activity of nanomaterials. Finally, some examples from frontier research recently will be introduced in the course and the students will learn it well and design some possible projects based these technique and their background.
Evaluation
Open exam: summary report and design the project and presentation.
(V). Information of Professors
The detailed information of professors in School of Materials Science and Engineering can be obtained from the following website:http://material.ujs.edu.cn/
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