Ph.D Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   

Minimum of three years. Candidate must have M.Sc (Metallurgical or Materials or Production Engineering) with relevant disciplines in Metallurgy. The average score of B in his/her M.Sc. Programme.

(A)       FIRST YEAR

FIRST AND SECOND SEMESTER
Course Work: the courses are offered so that PhD candidate would earn 45 total PG credit units as required by NUC.
MMEN 901 – Advanced Research Method
-  Survey research, research theory and methodology
- Wining research proposal
- Literature review and thesis writing
- Grant sourcing and patenting
- Research interest and innovation
- Metallurgical and materials research publishing
- Conferencing and journal publication
- Research ethics and policy

MMEN 902 – Advanced Experimental Technique

-      Material characterization: equipment and procedures; review of some characterization facilities such as XRF, XRD, SEM, TEM, AFM, OM, FTIR, DSC, TRIBOXIDATION, CREEP, wear machine, fatigue machine, laser machine, Potentiostat, etc includind the operational, functional and limitations
-      Charge calculation for cast iron and other materials
-      Properties enhancement techniques; physical, mechanical and chemical combinations
-        Materials production techniques for composites, alloys, nano-composite and other    advanced materials
-        Microstructural interpretation and mapping
-        Equipment maintenance and calibration 

MMEN 904 – Advanced Engineering Materials and their Applications

-      BioMaterials and Biostructures: include ice templated biomacromolecular scaffolds, peptide control of cellular response, bioactive ceramics, bioactive implants, resorbale polymers and composites, biocompatible metallic glasses, pharmaceutics and drug delivery.
-      Biomimetica materials, types and applications are to be discussed 
-      Nanomaterials: their production and uses; Nuclear engineering materials 
-      Aeronautics and space shuttle engineering materials
-      High temperature superconductivity
-      Memory sensor, shape memory materials SMMs  (SM alloys, SM polymers, SM composite, SM hybrids) smart materials
-      Advance composite materials 
-      Sport materials 
-      New emerging materials

(B)       SECOND YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER

1.    Courses for the Master degree programme or its Equivalent must have been covered with a minimum grade of ‘C’.
2. Confirmation of Registration
3. Supervisory Committee formed
4. Research Literature Review
5. Research  Topic Approval
6. Problems to be  Addressed Given
7. First Seminar Defence

SECOND SEMESTER

1. Confirmation of Research Proposal
2. Research Data Collection
3. Update Data Collection
4. Progress of Data Collection
5. Laboratory Work Commencement
6. Seminar ICompletion of Data Collection
7. Completion of Laboratory Work
8. Seminar II

THIRD YEAR
FIRST SEMESTER

1. Literature Review
2. Writing of Disseration begins
3. Title and Approval of Dissertation
4. Appointment of Internal and External Examiners

SECOND SEMESTER

1. Completion of Writing of Dissertation
2. Seminar III which is of two forms
3. Final Internal Defence
4. External Defence of Dissertation