The Department of Materials Science and Technology of Northeastern University was established in 1950, which is one of the earliest disciplines of metal materials in China. Postgraduate training began in 1962, and the first batch of master's degree authorized disciplines of metal materials specialty was approved in 198 1, and the doctoral degree authorized disciplines were approved in 1990. 1994 and 1995 were successively rated as key disciplines of the Ministry of Metallurgy and Liaoning Province. 1998 the first-class discipline of materials science and engineering was approved as the first-class authorized discipline of doctoral degree, and the postdoctoral mobile station was established in the same year.

In 2002, he was selected as a national key discipline.

This discipline covers two disciplines of Northeastern University: metal materials and heat treatment, powder metallurgy, metal corrosion and protection, and welding, as well as other disciplines such as inorganic non-metallic materials, composite materials, functional materials, and polymer materials. It has formed five main research fields: high-performance metal structural materials, advanced functional materials, high-tech ceramics and powder metallurgy materials, advanced preparation and treatment technologies of materials, and material characterization and design technologies.

This subject adheres to the combination of frontier exploration and national economic construction, and is based on the applied basic research and development of new material technology. He has undertaken dozens of major national scientific research projects such as the National 973 Plan, the National 863 Plan and the National Natural Science Foundation, and won 69 awards at or above the provincial and ministerial levels, including the first and second prizes for national scientific and technological progress.

The discipline attaches great importance to team building and personnel training, and has formed a scientific research and teaching team with young and middle-aged scientists as the backbone and international academic level. Two people won the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, two people were selected into the National Million Talents Project, and six people were selected into the trans-century or new century talents training plan of the Ministry of Education.

This subject pays attention to international cooperation and academic exchanges, and has established stable contacts with scientific research institutions and universities in France, the United States, Japan, Germany, Britain, Australia and other countries. Scientific research is gradually in line with international standards and develops simultaneously.

This discipline has relatively complete advanced materials research instruments and equipment, and has become a research center and talent training base for new materials and advanced preparation technologies in countries and regions.

Summary: College of Materials and Metallurgy, a national key discipline, is one of the strongest schools in Northeastern University. The future is great.