THE PROJECT IS CO-FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION FROM RESOURCES OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND
A brief description of Ph.D. Studies
The PhD program in the Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, is organized into four main areas, i.e.:- Environmental-friendly materials and technologies
- Lead-free solders
- Multicrystalline silicon solar cells
- Biocompatibile coating in blood contacting materials
- Gradient materials produced using different methods
- Light alloys of new generation with improved mechanical properties
- Production and optimization of intermetallics properties
- Bulk metallic glasses
- Mechanical alloying and hot-pressing of intermetallics
- Severe plastic deformation and fabrication of ultra-fine grain materials
- Development of advanced scanning electron microscopy technics
- Crystallographic orientation mapping in respect to diagnosis and prognosis of mechanical properties of metallic, ceramic and composite materials basing on the scanning and transmission electron microscopy examinations of local grain orientations
- Complex characteristics of advanced materials using new transmission electron microscopy techniques.
Students are expected to learn fundamentals of their chosen field and to develop a deep understanding of one their significant aspects. Students are required to take further subjects designated by their academic advisor. A full range of advanced-level subjects is offered in each field, and arrangements can be made for individually planned study of any topic. Oral examinations in the academic programs for the doctoral degree are designed accordingly. Participation in all Institute seminars is obligatory.
Presently, a large research program on the structure and properties, preparation, and processing of materials, with emphasis on ceramics, metals and biomaterials, is conducted in the Institute. Students choose research projects from several possibilities that exist within the Institute and work closely with its scientific supervisor. The results of the thesis must be of sufficient significance to warrant publication in the scientific periodicals.
The Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science has a number of well-equipped research laboratories. There is a close interaction between them including the sharing of experimental facilities and equipment. Most of experimental facilities are extensively used in the frame of Testing Laboratories authorized by Polish Centre for Testing and Certification in accordance with ISO standards. The certificate of conformance with Polish and European standards PN-ISO/IEC 17025:2001 for testing methods in the range of mechanical and structural properties of metals and alloys is valid till the next audit in 2012.