Matherials science in machine-building
Qualification given: Researcher in the field of Engineering sciences
Academic degree: PhD in Engineering sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Mechanics and Technology
Department: Department of Automobiles
Forms of study: full-time – 3 years / part-time – 4 years / independent degree seekers – 5 years
Material science is a field of science and engineering that studies the regularities of forming the operational properties of materials of various purposes depending on the composition, structure, production technology, and operating conditions of these materials. It also involves optimizing the operational reliability of materials in intensive and energy-saving technologies, under the use of new types of raw materials.
Areas of study
- The regularities of forming materials with specified characteristics.
- Changes in material properties during use and their relationship with composition.
- Mechanisms of transformations in materials during production, processing, and operation.
- Development of processes for creating new materials with unique properties.
- Methods for improving the properties of materials and products made from them.
- Assessment of structural failure and investigation of material characteristics.
- Mathematical models of transformations in material production and operation.
- Prediction and evaluation of residual material resources.
Professional competencies
- Independent scientific research in materials science and materials processing technologies.
- Development and study of new structural and functional materials for mechanical engineering.
- Proficiency in modern methods of material property research.
- Optimization of technological processes for material production and processing.
- Analysis, modeling, and prediction of material behavior using computational methods.
- Evaluation of reliability, durability, and resource of products made from new materials.
- Implementation of research results in production and development of regulatory and technical documentation.
- Organization and management of research and experimental design work.
Graduate destinations
- Scientific research activities.
- Teaching at higher education institutions.
- Researcher in institutes and universities involved in the development of new materials and technologies for mechanical engineering.
- Expert-analyst in the field of materials science and analysis of material properties in mechanical engineering.
- Leading specialist/chief expert in materials science in manufacturing companies in mechanical engineering.
- Certified auditor assessing the compliance of material quality with requirements and standards in mechanical engineering.
- Technical consultant for the selection, application, and processing of materials in mechanical engineering.
- Senior engineer-technologist or chief materials scientist in mechanical engineering enterprises.
- Specialist in the development and optimization of technological processes for processing and manufacturing parts from various materials.
