Research of Polymer materials has been prompt developing rapidly in the world. It has been widely used in many fields, such as electro-communication, biomedicine, aviation and aerospace, auto industry, packing, architecture, and so on. The deep (solid) basis , broad field and better adaptability in the specialty has been set up for the development of materials science and engineering in 21st century. The specialty was founded in 1957, and was one of the earliest specialties in China. The PhD program in Polymer Material Science was one of the earliest such programs available in China. The discipline of Material Science has been accredited as a key discipline by Shanghai Municipality, and has also been placed on the “211” construction project. On the basis of the feature and developing trend of the discipline, there are some research programs in the fields of living/controlled polymerization, synthesis and development of new materials, polymer structure and property, reactive processing technology, advanced composites and application, ultrafine materials and nanomaterials, biomaterials, functional materials, chemical construction materials and chemical fibers in the specialty. There are two major researches in the specialty, polymer materials and polymer chemical engineering. The polymer materials focus on preparation, processing and modification, structure and properties of polymer materials, and the polymer chemical engineering focus on polymer synthesis techniques and engineering, polymer manufacture, development of polymerization process, polymerization design and control. After several years’ development, science research and engineering development have been integrated primely in this specialty, and the characteristic on teaching and research has also formed. In recent years, a favorable relationship with world renowned enterprises and companies on scientific research and cooperation has been built. Therefore, many teaching and research awards from national, provincial and ministerial level has been achieved in this specialty. To enhance the ability of the undergraduate student, the elaborate curriculum system has been set up to ensure the quality of teaching in the specialty. The cultivation project facing the 21st century was also constructed and applied in the teaching. With the winning of the Shanghai excellent teaching awards in recent years, the materials lab center and polymer materials processing center for undergraduate have been built up in pursuit of perfection of our teaching. On the other hand, the increase of the diathesis cultivation and comprehensive ability of the undergraduate are also emphasized. Some students were encouraged to study more knowledge in the second major. There are some scholarship from University, society, famous companies and personal as encouragement for excellent students in this specialty, such as “Chen Wenshi”, PPG, Dupont, Rohmhaas, BASF, GE, DOW, TaiWan Rubber, Sumitomo, ICI, Henkel, LG and so on. Meanwhile, students could also get other sustentations to accomplish their school work. The basic compulsory courses for all undergraduate students include Den Xiaoping theory, university English, higher mathematics, linear algebra, probability and statistics, university physics, basic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry and principles of chemical Engineering besides social science, economy, physical education and computer science. For undergraduate students majoring in Polymer Materials & Engineering, additional compulsory specialty courses include fundamentals of mechanical engineering, polymer chemistry, polymer physics, polymer material processing, principle of polymerization and specialty experiments. Furthermore, the polymer chemistry and polymer physics have been evaluated as the excellent course in Shanghai. There is also a series of platform courses for the material science and engineering, for instance, materials conspectus and experiment, materials surface and interface, materials research method. On the basis of the cultivation system, the students can obtain the well-knit basis for their continuing studying and progress. Meanwhile, the student can also get the practice in techniques design, practice in companies and dissertation for bachelor. The students are cultivated for the all-around progress in morality, mentality and physical education. The fundamental principle of the synthesis and processing of polymer materials, and the knowledge of the technology design and the integration of mechanics and electricity should be commanded to the students. On all accounts, the students will obtain the fundamental training for the engineers and be able to undertake the competitive works in research and exploitation of the synthesis, processing, quality control and teaching of the polymer materials in chemical engineering, building materials, medicine, light industry, petroleum chemistry, aeronautic industry, environmental protection, electronic and electrical appliance, automobile, packaging, mechanics and electricity, ship building and so on. Indeed, the students can also be competent for the position of polymer synthesis, composite |
