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From the Desk of the Vice Chancellor

Greetings!

As the Vice Chancellor of this premier university, I am extremely pleased to share this space to converse with all of you. The University of Madras is a post- sesquicentennial institution which has forged a glorious path for itself and has been the site for significant scientific discoveries as well as the beacon for national and regional societal transformation. It has successfully managed to hold aloft its tradition even while keeping up with the emerging trends. One reason for this is the way in which the university has kept alive its interactions with all the stakeholders.

The COVID 19 pandemic has introduced a ‘new normal’ and its impact is felt in the workings of the university as well. The students have been attending the lectures online. While online learning has the advantage of being anytime and anywhere, it has taken away the peer group interaction and peer learning which are integral aspects of the university experience. We look forward to welcoming you to the campus very soon. Meanwhile, our faculty and administration will continue to bring the best to the virtual classrooms. As students, you need to view the restrictions posed by the pandemic as a temporary deterrent. Your focus should be to gain the competencies to conduct application oriented research in order to evolve as useful citizens of our society.

Our university boasts of faculty with a high degree of knowledge and commitment to offer the best in teaching and research. Given the context of the pandemic, we need to redefine our teaching-learning processes to offer the best pedagogic experience to our students. Similarly, the post-pandemic era demands that we hone the employment potential and entrepreneurial capacity of our learners. This necessitates that we focus on sponsored research in cutting edge areas.

Our administrative staff have been the backbone of the university. While we move towards a transparent and complete e-governance model, we need more support from you. When the teaching-learning process at our university – from admission to certification -- is moving into the digital era, your skills and competencies need to keep pace.

At our university, we are gearing up for the final round of NAAC re-accreditation. This has offered us an opportunity to assess our Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges. Further, it has made us more determined to reiterate our quality benchmarks in teaching, research and extension activities. We are aware of this responsibility and fully prepared for it because, our university has always encouraged individual thinking within the established frameworks. This is echoed in the words of Tim Burners Lee, who initiated the World Wide Web: “We are forming cells within a global brain and we are excited that we might start to think collectively. What becomes of us still hangs crucially on how we think individually.” Let us unite to make the educational experience at the University of Madras a synergy of the best minds and best thoughts.

Prof.Dr.S.Gowri

Vice-Chancellor
University of Madras

Department of Materials Science

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About the Department

The Department of Materials Science of University of Madras was incorporated by the academics in 2014 as an independent department catering to the need of materials science and its advancement. The establishment was on the basis of research work conducted by many science departments since 1970 and awarded doctoral degrees.  Whereas, subject teaching with a vision was realised for a PG course in Materials Science formulation in 2018, designed with a focus on all materials science aspects. The focus was emphasised to have a combined interdisciplinary course of Physics and chemistry with a proper weight on the subject of interest. The connection between the synthesis, preparation, structure, performance and application of materials science is interdisciplinary applied sciences of physics and chemistry. The development of the department will take into account cutting-edge science, national discipline strategic development planning, and industrial focusing on the development of materials for many applications. Research fields, preparation and characterization, and strive to build an internationally renowned material science research will be developed. Experiments for fundamentals of Materials Science are a major mandatory course and public elective course for all students. This course is started with atom structures composed of metals, ceramics and polymers and describe the connection between composition, structure, process and properties of materials. The course is a major experimental course based on theoretic and experimental aspects. Faculty with a renowned experience in theoretical aspects, experimental, modelling and simulation from the school will be the key expertises for the department. First batch M.Sc Materials Science students admitted in 2019-20 who are awarded degree in 2021. The PG teaching course will be handled by the inter-departmental members and research development will use all the common experimental facilities in presence within the campus. 

Objective

ü  To make the students in mastering in the field of materials science and prepare them for research.

   To provide students with a solid foundation in mathematical, scientific and fundamentals of Materials Science and to impart knowledge on preparation, processing, characterization and applications of various kinds of Materials.

   To train students with good scientific and sound knowledge of Materials Science so as to comprehend, analyze, design, and provide solutions for the real life problems.

  To inculcate the students in professional and ethical attitude, effective communication skills, teamwork skills, multidisciplinary approach, and an ability to relate Materials Science aspects to broader social context.

  To provide students an academic environment to develop excellence in leadership qualities, practice ethical codes and guidelines, and achieve life-long learning needed for a successful professional career.

Mission

Department of materials science at University of Madras shall strive towards the centre by producing students with higher technological knowledge, professional skills and other values. The Department shall provide an outstanding experience in teaching, research and consultancy. The Department shall perform frontier research and create knowledge base in pure and applied physics, materials science, and areas of technological importance.

Vision

Department of Materials Science, University  of Madras shall provide high quality physics education, producing well prepared students who are intellectually and technically equipped in their abilities and understanding of physics and in particular materials science. The Department of Materials science promotes high quality academic and research programmes and providing extension services in cutting edge technologies in materials science. The Department of Materials Science ensures the supportive campus climate in academic and research activities by meeting the need of the students, faculty and staff.

Our Faculties

Professor and Head i/c

Dr. Stephen A.

M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D

      

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Assistant Professor

Dr. M. Balaji

M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.,

  drbalajimaran@gmail.com    8883084666

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Course Offered

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Materials Science

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P.G Degree
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Timetable

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M.Phil Scholars

Name Guide Topic Year Joined Year Completed Email Id
No M.Phil Scholars

Ph.D Scholars

Name Guide Topic Year Joined Year Completed Email Id
Sivasankaran B R Dr. M. Balaji Semiconductor Heterostructures 2019-2024 sivabr27@gmail.com
Surya S Dr. M. Balaji III-Nitrides based Gas Sensors 2021-2026 suryaskpec6@gmail.com
Samreen Fathima Dr. M. Balaji Photocatalysis 2021-2026 samreenfathima277@gmail.com

Awarded Scholars

Ph.D Nil
M.Phil Nil

Present Scholars

Ph.D Nil
M.Phil Nil
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