DevelopmentHistory of the College

In September 1935, theDepartment ofMining&MetallurgyEngineering was established in theCollegeof Technologyof Chongqing University

Department of Mining Engineering was renamed Department of Mining&Metallurgy Engineering in 1941

During the period of Anti-JapaneseWar,the following famous professorssuccessivelycame to teach in the Department of Mining Engineering:Wang Shuhai, KuangYingJie, Lin Sicheng,Cai Chengyun, Luo Guanying, Liu Changjing,Xiong Tianzhi, Dai Lizhi,Zhou ZhihongZhouZiding, QiuYuChi, Zeng Zhang,Wei Shoukun,Ma Zhaizhi, Zhao Yuzhang, Yang Shutang, Liu Gang, Wang Shaoying, greatly promoting therapid developmentof the Department of Mining & MetallurgyEngineering,andenjoyingahigh reputation inChina.In 1952, theDepartment of Metallurgy&Non-ferrousMetals was transferred to Kunming and became a part of Kunming Institute of Technology (now Kunming University of Science&Technology). The Department ofMining &Metallurgy Chongqing Universitywas alsofurtherdivided intotwo departments ofmetallurgy and mining engineering.

In 1954, the former College of Architectural Engineering set up the teaching and researchgroup of building materials, and enrolled undergraduates in 1959

In 1959, the major of steel rolling was added, and in 1960, the major of metal materials was added.Then, theDepartment of Metallurgy become a teaching unit with three majors, namely steel metallurgy, steel rolling and metal materials, with 1500 students in the school.

In 1960, the major of casting and forging was established and undergraduate students were enrolled.

The first graduate students of iron and steel metallurgy were enrolled in 1961.

In 1978welding majorwas set upand enrolled undergraduate students.

In1979theDepartment of Building Materials Engineering was established in the former Chongqing Institute of Architecture&Engineering.

In1980the Department of Metallurgy was renamed the Department of Metallurgy&Material Engineering.

In 1981, the major of iron and steel metallurgy, metal materials and heat treatment became one of the first authorized units for master degree.

In 1982, it was granted the right to confer master's degree in building materials.

Obtained master's-conferring rightin casting, forging andwelding from 1986 to 1990

Obtainedthe right to confer the doctor's degree in iron andsteel metallurgy in 1990

In 1995, it was granted the right to confer thedoctor's degree in materials science.

In 1998it was renamed into theCollegeof Materials Science&Engineering.

In 2000, the former Chongqing University and the former Chongqing Jianzhu University were merged to form the new Chongqing University, and theformer Department ofMaterials Science&Engineering and the former Department of Building Materials Engineering were merged to form the newCollegeof Materials Science and Engineering

Materialsscience andengineering and metallurgicalengineeringwereawarded a doctoral program of first-class discipline in 2000

In 2001postdoctoral research station in materialsscience andengineeringwas authorized.

In 2003postdoctoral research station in metallurgicalengineeringwas authorized.

In 2007, material science was rated as a state key discipline, and iron and steel metallurgy as a state key (cultivation) discipline.

In 2008, material forming (former Second Department of Mechanical Engineering) was integrated from TheCollegeof Mechanical Engineering into theCollegeof Materials Science&Engineering