Composite Materials is one kind of the essential substances and precursors in the development of science and technology. Composites as a key material which can not be replaced by traditional substance have been applied in lots of high technical fields from aerospace to electronic computer etc. Composites has been accredited as the most important discipline by “863” poject, national defendant strategy and “2010” development scheme of national construction materials. The output of composites has increased 4.5 folds from the beginning of 1980'and annual average growth is 28%. With rapid development of composites, a lot of technical talents with high quality are urgently required by society.
The specialty was established in 1972, and was one of the earliest specialties in China. More than one thousand of students including undergraduate and graduates have been cultivated during 30 years. After graduation, they have gradually been technical pillars and wined highly evaluation because of solid theory basis, all-round knowledge, widely idea and creative and exploitive mentality.
The specialty has gradually come into being its own teaching features and research directions during the 30 years of development. The specialty scopes have been expanded from resin matrix composites to ceramic matrix composites and metal matrix composites and remained advantages and characterizations of resin matrix composites. The research directions are mainly focused on the following areas: high temperature composites, high strength composites, corrosive resistant composites and functional composites etc.
The specialty is attached to School of materials science & engineering which offers one PhD program in material science and engineering and 4 Master degree programs in materials science, materials processing, polymer chemistry & physics, and materials physics & chemistry, respectively. The discipline of materials synthesis and processing technology has been accredited as the key discipline by both Shanghai Municipality and “211” project. Moreover, there is the Education Ministry’s base for the Manufacture and Research of Military Composites, the State Engineering Research Center for Superfine Materials, China-Russia joint research center and the Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Non Metallic Materials for Automobile.
Among the course settlement, combinations of foundation theory and engineering, nature science and culture education, theory and practice have already been emphasized in order to expand learning and cultivate ability of operation and innovation. Specialty courses have been divided to public, material and specialty platform. The main compulsory courses for all undergraduate students include Den Xiaoping theory, higher mathematics, linear algebra, probability and statistics, university physics, basic chemistry, engineering mechanics, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, chemical engineering principle, materials generality, materials surface and interface, materials research method, fundamental of polymer science and resin matrix composites etc. Meanwhile, the student can also get the practice in technique design, practice in companies and dissertation for bachelor.
The targets of the specialty are to cultivate qualified compound engineers and technicians with good morality, intelligence and physical fitness who master the basic knowledge and experimental skill in composites preparation and engineering research, project design and application. The undergraduates should have the ability of design for composite materials, structure, processing and the ability of developing advanced composites and products. Furthermore they should grasp the front-line disciple information and well know processing technology and equipment principle so that they can adapt to socialist modernization construction of 21st century.
The graduation students from this specialty are qualified for advanced college, academy and (other establishments) high technology to engage in researching, developing and producing composites, and can be able to undertake exploitation composites in building materials, generator, electronic, aviation and aerospace, national defence, communication, light industry, chemicals and so on.
