College of Materials and Chemistry

The college currently has two primary disciplines: "Materials Science and Engineering" and "Chemistry", both of which are ranked in the top 1% globally according to ESI. The Materials Science and Engineering discipline has a master's degree authorization at the first-level and is a key development area for doctoral programs at the university. It was designated as a B-class provincial first-rate discipline in 2016 and is a key discipline in Zhejiang Province.

The college currently offers two undergraduate programs: Materials Science and Engineering and Applied Chemistry. The Materials Science and Engineering program is designated as a "National First-Class Program", has engineering education accreditation, and is recognized as a key and advantageous program in Zhejiang Province. The Applied Chemistry program is designed to cultivate professionals with expertise in chemical metrology and is offered in collaboration with Aalen University of Applied Sciences in Germany. Students in this program can earn both domestic and international degrees by completing the agreed-upon coursework. The Applied Chemistry program started its inaugural enrollment in 2020.

The college boasts a faculty team of 103 staff members, including 83 full-time teachers. Among these, 20 hold senior professional titles, and 24 have associate senior titles. All full-time teachers hold doctoral degrees. The college hosts the Zhejiang Provincial Key Technology Innovation Team for Magnetic/Optoelectronic Materials Preparation and Testing, the Zhejiang Provincial Key Technology Innovation Team for Nanomaterials and Devices (involved), and the Zhejiang Provincial New Materials Preparation and Testing University Innovation Team. The faculty includes over 40 high-level talents, such as members of the National Technical Committee for Standardization, experts receiving the State Council Special Allowance, committee members of the Ministry of Education’s Material Teaching Advisory Board, Zhejiang Outstanding Youth, Zhejiang Provincial 151 Talent Project members, experts with significant provincial and ministerial contributions, outstanding provincial teachers, young and middle-aged discipline leaders, leading talents in provincial higher education, and national key R&D project young scientists. The college currently has over 700 undergraduate students and more than 270 graduate students. In recent years, the college has implemented a dual-supervisor system for undergraduates. Students have won over 80 national and provincial awards in extracurricular academic and technological competitions, including the "Challenge Cup" National College Student Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition first prize. They have also published over 40 SCI papers as first authors and achieved an average graduate school admission rate of over 50% in the past three years. Graduate students have published over 200 high-level academic papers (SCI-indexed) as first authors in the past three years, obtained more than 40 patents, and received three awards, including the National Gold Award in the China International College Students Innovation Competition and the Second Prize in the China Graduate Innovation Practice Series Competition.

The college has established several key national and provincial research facilities, including: National Magnetic Materials and Products Quality Inspection and Testing Center (Zhejiang); Key Laboratory of the National Market Regulatory Administration (Critical Functional Materials Testing and Service Evaluation); National Functional Materials Metrology and Testing Standards Demonstration International Technology Cooperation Base; Zhejiang 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials; Zhejiang Provincial Rare Earth Magnetic/Optoelectronic Functional Materials Engineering Laboratory. These facilities are equipped with various types of instruments and equipment valued at over 60 million RMB.