History
1982
The Institute of Materials Science was established.
1986
The Department of Materials Science was formally founded.
1987
The “Materials Science (electronic materials)” program was organized.
1989
The “Materials Science (electronic materials)” program began to recruit undergraduates.
1990
The research office of Physical Electronics was merged into the Department of Materials Science.
1991
The National Analysis Center for Microelectronic Materials and Components was founded
1992
The Materials Science BuildingⅡwas completed.
1993
The “Materials Chemistry” program began to recruit undergraduates.
1996
The discipline of “Physical Electronics” was selected as one of the key disciplines of Shanghai Municipality.
1997
The department was granted the right to confer the doctor's degree in “Material Physics and Chemistry”.
2000
The postdoctoral program of “Materials Science and Engineering” was founded.
2001
The Advanced Coatings Research Center of Ministry of Education of China was founded; The department was granted the right to confer the master’s degree in “Materials Science”.
2002
The department began to recruit professional graduates in “Materials Engineering”.
2003
The Optical Fibers Research Center of Fudan University was founded.
2006
The discipline of “Materials Physics and Chemistry” was selected as one of the national key disciplines; The discipline of “Physical Electronics” was incorporated into the first-level key discipline construction of “Electronic Science and Technology”.
2009
A part of laboratories were moved into Advanced Materials Building in Handan campus.
2010
The first-level discipline of “Materials Science and Engineering” doctoral program was added.
2012
The “Material Science and Engineering” was selected as one of the priority disciplines within the municipality's development plan; The second-level discipline of “Materials Science” doctoral program was added.
2014
The Engineering Research Center for Electronic and Optoelectronic Materials and Device Analysis Technology was selected into the construction plan within Shanghai universities.
2017
“Materials Science and Engineering” was listed among the national “Double First-Rate" construction disciplines.
2019
The “Materials and Chemistry” professional doctoral program was added.
2020
The whole department were moved to Jiangwan Campus.
2021
“Materials Science and Engineering” was listed among the new national “Double First-Rate" construction disciplines; The “Materials Physics” program was listed among the national First-Rate undergraduate construction program.