PhD

Materials Science and Engineering

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Foreign:$ 6.52 k / Year(s) Deadline: Oct 17, 2024
151 place StudyQA ranking:2197 Duration:4 years

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

Scholarships

  • Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP)
  • Global Education
  • POSCO Asia Fellowship
  • SK hynix Fellowship
  • POSTECH Teaching or Research Assistantship
  • POSTECH Fellowship for Excellent International Students(PFES)
  • POSTECH Settlement Allowance for New International Students
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