StudyQA — PhD: Materials Science and Engineering — Pohang University of Science and Technology

Description Contents Requirements Funding

The Graduate School of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering(MSE) at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) offers Masters and Doctor of Philosophy degree programs.

MSE will continue to focus research on materials deemed critical in the 21st century. Specific research areas, utilizing metals, ceramics, polymers, and electronic materials, include the following:

1. Electronic Materials for Information Technologies.
2. Materials for Energy and Environmental Technologies.
3. Advanced Structural Materials.
4. Clean & Green Ferrous Technologies.
5. Biomaterials.

Major requirement

Advanced Thermodynamics of Materials
Phase Transformation
Interface Science
Non-crystalline Inorganic Materials
Instruments for Materials Characterization
Research Method in Materials Science and Engineering
Atomistic Simulation
Dislocations & Strengthening Mechanisms
Solid State Reactions and Sintering
Solid State Physics
Statistical Mechanics of Materials
Electron Diffraction & Microscopy
Advanced Electron Microscopy
Experiments for Transmission Electron Microscopy
X-Ray Diffraction and Imaging
Applied Quantum Mechanics
Special Topics in Materials Science A/Z

Major electives (metals)

Alloy Design
Deformation Processing of Structural Materials
Theory of Elasticity and Plasticity
Fracture Phenomena and Mechanisms
Fatigue Mechanisms
High Temperature Deformation Behavior of Materials
Corrosion Science
High Temp Oxidation & coating
Structural Materials
Special Topics in Metallurgical Engineering

Major electives (ceramics semiconductor)

Organic Electronics for Information and Energy Technologies
Inorganic Materials for Optoelectronics and Applications
Conducting Ceramics
Magnetic Properties of Materials
Optical Properties of Materials
Structure of Thin Films
Photonics Glasses
Piezoelectric/Ferroelectric Materials
Solid-state Electrochemistry and Fuel Cells
Properties of Semiconducting Materials
Surface Analysis and Nano-scale Characterizations
Light Emitting Diodes
Nanoscale Semiconductor Devices
Electrical Properties of Low Dimensional Materials
Special Topics in Ceramics
Special Topics in Electronic Materials

Major electives (polymer)

Polymer Engineering
Advanced Polymer Synthesis
Advanced Polymer Physics
Molecular Design of Functional Polymers
Instrument Techniques in Polymer Science
Nano-Biomaterials

Research

Doctoral Dissertation Research

Requirements

Applicants must fill out the online application.
Personal Statement and Research Plan - Download format from the website: http://admission.postech.ac.kr/linkUsen.do?f=sub3-2
Curriculum Vitae (Free style personal resume)
Copy of Passport
Signed Consent Form - Download format from the website: http://admission.postech.ac.kr/linkUsen.do?f=sub3-2
List of Honors and Awards (optional) - Applicants who have received any honors, awards, or fellowships during their undergraduate or graduate studies may list them in the order of importance.
Application fee: 80 USD or 80,000 KRW
Official Transcript(s)
Degree Certificate(s)
Recommendation Letters - From two recommenders (academic faculty) - Must be e-mailed or sent by post directly by each recommender, enclosed in a sealed envelope.
Score Report of English Proficiency Test - The official TOEFL/IELTS Score Report issued by ETS/British Council can be sent to POSTECH Graduate Admissions and Student Affairs directly by requesting it at the ETS/ British Council website. Applicants must enter POSTECH’s institution code (0329) in order for ETS to send the official score report to our office. - TOEFL ITP organized only by POSTECH is accepted
Degree Theses (option