Dear Students,
From the oldest engineering discipline that has given its name to eras, Metallurgical Engineering, to the future-embracing, boundless science encompassing Materials Science, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering is a magical engineering field that transforms the gifts of nature into technology. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, which is the common denominator of all other engineering disciplines, is an interdisciplinary engineering field that provides materials for all engineering applications.
Metallurgical and Materials Engineers determine the most suitable type of material by identifying the requirements of technology, produce, shape, develop, and market these materials. Unlike other engineering fields, the development in Materials Science is of a never-ending nature. With dozens of metals whose properties have not yet been discovered, even metals whose properties are thought to be well-known are being discovered with new characteristics every day, and unique metals are being produced for each application through innovative and creative approaches. Moreover, not only metals but also classical and advanced technological ceramic materials, plastic materials, composite materials that carry the properties of different materials together, under the main headings of nanotechnological applications, semiconductors, smart materials, and biomaterials, will always make Metallurgical and Materials Engineering valuable.
From the construction sector to the biomedical sector, from the Aerospace Industry to the Defense Industry, from Electrical and Electronic applications to Mechanical Systems, from the Energy Sector to Robotic Applications, from the Automotive Industry to Automation Systems; Metallurgical and Materials Engineering is present in every imaginable application area. In these sectors, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering can work in managerial positions such as Production Engineer, Quality Control Engineer, Research and Development (R&D) Engineer, Project Engineer, Sales Engineer, Product Development Engineer, etc.
With love and respect,
Prof. Dr. Haslet Ekşi KOÇAK
Head of the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering