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Over the past fifty years, the growth of polymer science and engineering has been extremely fast. New application has been found daily. With their ease of process and high performance, polymers have become the material of choice of modern life from food packaging, clothing, housing, transportation, communication to electronic and aerospace equipment, etc. Polymers are man-made materials that can be designed, synthesized and processed into various shapes for applications. The field of polymer is interdisciplinary in nature. Thus, within the National Taiwan University, many departments including chemical engineering, materials science and engineering, chemistry, mechanical engineering, applied mechanics, engineering science and ocean engineering, dental science, and condensed matter science center have been carried out extensive teaching and research programs for more than thirty years.
To found a graduate institute that is devoted in polymer science and engineering has been proposed since 1994. Finally, with long term efforts from the College of Engineering and the Department of Chemical Engineering, an approval was obtained from the Education of Ministry to set-up an Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering in 2001 for training Ph.D. and M.S. The Institute currently enrolls 69 M.S. students and 60 Ph.D. students. At present, we have 4 full-time faculties, 20 adjunct faculty, and 1 part-time faculties. The institute will continue to search and hire distinguished experts in the field of polymer science and engineering.
To found a graduate institute that is devoted in polymer science and engineering has been proposed since 1994. Finally, with long term efforts from the College of Engineering and the Department of Chemical Engineering, an approval was obtained from the Education of Ministry to set-up an Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering in 2001 for training Ph.D. and M.S. The Institute currently enrolls 69 M.S. students and 60 Ph.D. students. At present, we have 4 full-time faculties, 20 adjunct faculty, and 1 part-time faculties. The institute will continue to search and hire distinguished experts in the field of polymer science and engineering.
