History

1994

• August Departments of Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Engineering, and Polymer Engineering merged into the School of Advanced Materials; Selected for National Engineering Support Project (Automotive New Technology Field)

1979

• October Metallurgical Engineering Department split into Materials and Processing/Smelting Majors

1974

• March Metallurgical Engineering Department designated as a specialized department by the Ministry of Education

1963

• December Metallurgical Engineering Department separated from Mining Engineering Department

1951

• October Established as Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, College of Engineering