The speech of the head of the department:
The College of Engineering is one of the prestigious colleges at the University of Basra, which was established with the beginning of the establishment of the University of Basra in 1964 and at that time contained only four departments. In order to, keep pace with the technological development taking place in the world of industry and the need for specialized engineering, who can deal with engineering materials - which include metallic and non-metallic materials - and computer-controlled manufacturing machines, and given the concentration of production and oil laboratories (production and refining), especially in the southern region and the enjoyment of the University of Basra. From its prestigious position, the necessity of opening a new department in the College of Engineering to teach materials science and engineering and gain experience in this specialty emerged. Therefore, the department was opened in 1999-2000 with simple capabilities, as the first generation of the department’s professors did not exceed 4 teachers only and with a limited number of laboratories and classes that are in The original belongs to the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Materials engineers represent the cornerstone of industries and advanced technological applications for their specialization in the development and manufacture of materials for use in industrial and technological applications, as materials engineering combines various sciences and technology to manufacture materials with characteristics and shapes that suit the required shapes. These materials include metals, ceramics, porcelain, plastics, semiconductors, composite materials, and others. Also, materials science is related to most other engineering departments such as civil, chemical, electrical, mechanical and petroleum engineering.
The student graduates after completing his studies over four years to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Materials Engineering after passing all the prescribed methodological lessons, which correspond to the curriculum of the Materials Engineering departments in some British universities such as the University of Liverpool and Sheffield. As the knowledge of the basics of mechanical engineering, production engineering and metallurgy enables the graduate to work in the relevant institutions.
The Department Vision:
The vision of the Department of Materials Engineering lies in being one of the departments concerned with developing the engineering reality in Iraq by creating renewable and distinguished programs that are recognized locally and globally. Also, the department's vision is to provide a high-quality engineering and educational environment and scientific research that enriches this specialization engineer that contributes to building and serving the country.
Department goals:
The department aims to prepare an engineer to work and participate in the following fields:
1- Preparing an engineer who can deal with metallic and non-metallic materials successfully, and has knowledge of the sciences and techniques of their manufacture and uses.
2- Leading the production processes at the initial and final operations in factories, especially:
• Factories for extracting aluminum, sulfur, and phosphate.
• Steel manufacturing plants.
• Steel Pipe industry and plastic pipe manufacturing plants.
• Oil industries, including production and refining.
• Cement industry.
• Manufacture of glass, ceramics, plastics, and polymers.
• General periodic maintenance and engineering inspection.
3- Standardization and quality control of the product of various industrial processes that include water, various liquids, and solids, and calibrating them according to scientific standardization systems through conducting destructive and non-destructive tests for different materials in laboratories or at work sites.
4- Supervising on casting works for metallic and non-metallic materials and metal cutting operations.
5- Supervising the implementation of heat treatment programs for different metals.
6- Designing of cathodic protection systems.
7- Study the problems of mechanical and chemical corrosion of different equipment.
8- Studying cases of mechanical failure of various industrial equipment, such as: -
• Heat exchangers and pumps.
• Boilers and turbines.
• RO reverse osmosis units.
• Ion exchange units (salt removers).
9- Providing engineering advice in the design and selection of appropriate metallic and non-metallic materials for engineering applications.
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