Introduction to the College of Materials Science and Engineering

The predecessor of the College of Materials Science and Engineering can be traced back to the Forest Utilization Department in the early days of its independent establishment in 1952. With the development of the school's disciplines and majors, the department settings have been optimized several times, and it has undergone four name changes (Forestry Engineering Department, Wood Industry Department, Wood Industry College). In 2013, it was renamed the School of Materials Science and Engineering. The college has a long history, profound cultural accumulation, and outstanding disciplinary advantages. The forestry engineering discipline led by the college is a national first level key discipline, an A+discipline in the fourth round of national discipline evaluation, and a national "Double First Class" construction discipline.

The college currently has 142 faculty members (114 full-time teachers), including 40 professors and 69 associate professors. We have one national team of Huang Danian style teachers, one national B-class talent, four national high-level young talents, two national outstanding teachers, two academicians of the International Academy of Wood Sciences, one academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, one new century outstanding talent of the Ministry of Education, one national forestry teacher, one recipient of one hundred excellent doctoral dissertations, nine specially appointed professors in Jiangsu Province, and more than 20 other provincial-level talents.

The college has six departments, including the Department of Wood Science and Engineering, the Department of Timber Architecture and Materials, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, the Department of Energy and Power Engineering, the Department of Packaging Engineering, and the Department of Intelligent Manufacturing of Wood and Bamboo Products. There are more than 10 teaching and research platforms, including the Key Open Laboratory of "Wood Processing and Artificial Board" of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, the Bamboo Engineering Center of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, the Biomass Multi generation Engineering Technology Research Center of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, the Quality Inspection and Testing Center of Artificial Board and Its Products (Nanjing) of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, the Key Laboratory of "Wood Processing and Artificial Board" of Jiangsu Province, the Engineering Research Center of Fast growing Wood and Crop Straw Materials of Jiangsu Province, the Engineering Research Center of Biomass Gasification Multi generation of Jiangsu Province, the National College Student Engineering Practice Education Center of "Nanjing Forestry University Daya Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd.", and the Poplar Processing and Utilization Research Institute of Nanjing Forestry University (Siyang). The International Society of Wood Anatomy China Branch, the Ministry of Science and Technology Rapid Wood Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance, the Wood Industry Branch of the Chinese Forestry Society (East China), the Secretariat of the Plywood Professional Committee of the China Forestry Industry Association, and the Secretariat of the Forestry Tools and Cutting Tools Professional Committee of the China Forestry Machinery Association are affiliated with our institute.

The college recruits undergraduate students nationwide and offers five undergraduate majors, including Wood Science and Engineering, Wooden Architecture and Materials, Materials Science and Engineering, Energy and Power Engineering, and Packaging Engineering. Among them, the Wood Science and Engineering major is a national first-class major, a Jiangsu Province industry education integration brand major, and a Jiangsu Province university international talent training brand major. It is the first major in China to be certified by the Society for Wood Science and Technology (SWST). There are currently academic doctoral degree authorization points in forestry engineering (wood science and technology), doctoral degree authorization points in materials and chemical engineering, and postdoctoral mobile stations in forestry engineering. Master's degree authorization points in two first level disciplines, Materials Science and Engineering, Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics, as well as the professional degree authorization field of "Materials and Chemical Engineering". Among them, Wood Science and Technology is a national key discipline, and Materials Science and Engineering is a key discipline in Jiangsu Province. Since its establishment 70 years ago, the teaching scale and talent cultivation quality of the college have made significant progress. The employment rate of graduates has remained above 98% for many years, and it has trained more than 10000 undergraduate and junior college students and over 1000 master's and doctoral students for the country, making positive contributions to the development of China's timber industry and related industries. Received 2 second prizes for national teaching achievements and 1 first prize for teaching achievements in Jiangsu Province. Won two gold medals of the "Internet plus" national championship, one first prize of the "Challenge Cup" national championship, and one national hundred excellent doctoral dissertation.

Since the beginning of the new century, I have led over 300 national and provincial-level important scientific research projects, including the National 863 Program, National Science and Technology Support Program, National Key R&D Program, and National Natural Science Foundation, with research project funding exceeding 200 million yuan. Won 1 first prize and 7 second prizes for national scientific and technological progress, as well as 3 first prizes and 17 second prizes at the provincial and ministerial levels. Published over 3000 academic papers, including more than 1500 SCI papers, published over 20 academic monographs, and authorized over 600 invention patents. A large number of scientific research achievements have been transformed into productivity, achieving significant economic and social benefits. Research results in fields such as wood bamboo composite materials and biomass energy have reached the international leading level.

The college has established good academic exchanges and cooperation relationships with renowned universities and research institutions in more than 10 countries including the United States, Japan, Canada, France, Germany, and Belgium. It has also established joint training mechanisms for college students with internationally renowned universities such as UBC University in Canada, UNB University, University of Tennessee, and University of North Texas.

Since its establishment, the college has cultivated a large number of outstanding talents for society and has become a talent training and scientific research base with important influence and good reputation in the field of forestry engineering at home and abroad. The college will continue to promote tradition, explore innovation, and move towards the goals of research and internationalization!