The study is focused on deepening knowledge of the physical and physical-metallurgical nature of the properties and limit states of metallic and non-metallic materials, including composites with a metallic and non-metallic matrix. The study develops the ability to creatively apply these findings to new technological processes, such as plasma technologies, special processes of thermal-mechanical and chemical-thermal processing, etc. Special attention is paid to the theory of degradation processes and their synergistic effects on properties and the achievement of limit states.
Dissertations are mainly focused on current problems in the research of the properties and behavior of progressive materials (metallic and non-metallic) and their processing technology, which are solved at the faculty within the framework of grant projects or based on requirements from industrial practice.

Conditions of admission to study

The doctoral study program requires knowledge of mathematics and physics at the master's level, obtained by graduating from the Faculty of Science or the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

Employment options

The doctoral study of material engineering (and material sciences) is organized and structured in such a way that its graduates are equipped at a very good level both with knowledge of the most modern knowledge in the field of material sciences and engineering (including, for example, experimental methods of studying the structure and properties of materials), as well as with knowledge necessary for fulfilling the role of "bridge" between designers and technologists. Graduates are therefore well prepared both for scientific research activities within materials science teams (e.g. at the institutes of the Academy of Sciences), for pedagogical work at technical universities, and also, for example, for working in teams that work within the modern trend of concurrent engineering in production plants during the development of new products.

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