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| Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering |
¡@¡@The Department
of Chemical and Materials Engineering takes pride in being a world-class
teaching and research institution. The department offers a broad program
of instruction and research not only in traditional chemical engineering
disciplines but also in emerging areas.
¡@¡@The department is generally considered to be in the top three or
four chemical and materials engineering departments in the nation
in terms of student preference, and it ranks even higher in terms
of research quality and research output per research dollar.
¡@¡@There are 20 faculty members, approximately 200 undergraduate students,
and 120 graduate students working toward their M.S. or Ph.D. degrees.
Eight dedicated staffs assist the faculty and students in the department.
¡@¡@The department places considerable emphasis on establishing research
teams or group research, as well as traditional research activity
by individual faculty members and their students. |
| Interface is not a boundary |
| ¡@¡@Interface
science concerning solid-liquid and solid-vapor interfaces is applied
to catalysis research, a traditionally strong field in this department.
Reactions occurred at solid-solid interfaces is an important consideration
for developing electronic materials. Colloid research and electrochemistry
also lean heavily on interface science relating to liquid-liquid and
liquid-solid interfaces. |
| Our future is as clear as ABC |
| ¡@¡@Advanced
materials, Biotechnology, and Catalysis are the three major areas
this department is focusing its major thrust of efforts on. The department
directs a substantial portion of its resource to these three areas. |
| Individuality has its advantage |
| ¡@¡@The individual
interests of every faculty member and graduate student are respected.
In fact, faculty and students are encouraged to develop their own
novel research ideals, and are free to explore their own areas of
interests. The research interests of the faculty include: biochemical
engineering, biomedical engineering, catalysis, chemical kinetics,
chemical thermodynamics, colloid science, electrochemistry, electronic
materials, environmental engineering, fluid mechanics, mass transport,
materials science, polymer science and engineering, solid-state thermodynamics
and phase equilibrium, surface science, transport phenomena. |
| scholarship |
| ¡@¡@Many outstanding
undergraduates will receive the fellowships ranging from 10 to 20
thousands NT dollars from different chemical companies annually. All
students in the MS program obtain financial support from Ministry
of Education NT$6,000/ M. All Ph.D. students are supported at least
NT$8,000 per month. One third of them may be awarded through the research
proposal from Ministry of Education with a stipend of NT$20,000/ M. |
| Student Activities and Alumni Association |
¡@¡@The university
encourages its students to take part in extra-curricular activities.
Currently, there are more than fifty student clubs and groups on campus,
with focuses ranging from drama, Chinese music, and philanthropy,
to journalism and Chinese herbal medicine. Campus film societies offer
a wide selection of films each semester, ranging from classics and
foreign films to recent release. Frequent lectures and symposiums
sponsored by academic departments also are offered.
¡@¡@Many alumni from the department are recruited by and accept employment
with a wide variety of industrial and governmental organizations.
Examples of these organizations are chemical industry, plastic plants,
petroleum industry, mechanical industry, pharmaceutical companies,
and electronic industries. Many MS and Ph.D. graduates are recruited
by educational, industrial and governmental organizations. Examples
of these organizations are National Tsing Hua University, National
Central University, and Union Chemical Laboratories of Industrial
Technology Research Institute.
¡@¡@Statistical results indicate that half of the graduates went aboard
in pursuit of advanced education and research training in the last
few decades. Recently, more graduates stay and serve in the country. |
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