The Department of Materials Science & Engineering (DMSE) was established in 2021 with a vision to Skill Pakistan. Materials are the foundation for social progress, for state security and for a strong national economy, therefore, materials-oriented research together with its educational level reflects the comprehensive strength of a country. Materials are the foundation of a wide range of industries and have been the driving force for technological development. To become a world class university in the 21st century, PAF-IAST has started materials research and materials education to a world-class level.
The department is concerned not only in designing, making, and characterizing new materials but also in improving the existing materials to have a societal impact. The department offers a blend of teaching techniques, with a high proportion of lectures given by faculty members who gained one of the highest materials research ratings. PAF-IAST has its collaboration with top-notch Austrian and Chinese universities; thus, the program is designed according to the international standards so that the students are equipped with fundamental and applied knowledge of materials.
Faculty members provide students with an understanding of the structures, processes and mechanisms that affect material properties. They challenge students to become innovators. By the end of degree students are ready to prepare materials required for unimpeded progress of technology.
To provide quality education with practical experience as per international standards and bridge academia-industry linkages.
The Department of Materials Science & Engineering is committed to providing quality education through fundamental engineering knowledge and project-based learning. The department aims to prepare graduates who have entrepreneurial acumen and professional skills to provide engineering solutions, by working closely with the relevant industries such extractive metallurgical, mineral processing etc. and research institutes.
Equipment Name |
Benchtop precision cutter |
Hot mounting press |
Vacuum impregnation unit for cold mounting |
Single wheel grinder/polisher |
Double wheel grinder/polisher |
Fume hood |
Laboratory oven |
Equipment Name |
Metallurgical Microscopes Basic |
Metallurgical Polarizer Microscopes |
Trinocular stereo zoom Microscopes |
Equipment Name |
Rock well hardness Tester |
Brinell hardness Tester |
Vickers hardness Tester |
UTM 30 KN |
Fatigue testing machine |
Creep testing machine |
Torsion testing machine |
Impact tester for Polymers |
Impact tester for Metals |
Equipment Name |
Muffle furnaces 1700OC |
Muffle furnaces 1200OC |
Tube furnaces 1200OC |
Tube furnaces 1700OC |
Top loading furnace 1200 OC |
Computer and Engineering Drawing lab consists of following equipment
Equipment Name |
Desktop Computers |
Wide Screen LED TVs |
Organic and inorganic Chemistry lab |
1) UV visible |
2) Oil bath |
3) Hot plate with magnetic stirrer |
4) weight balance analytical |
5) evaporator with vacuum pump |
6) Dessicator with vacuum pump |
7) bomb calorimeter |
8) mechanical shaker |
9) UV lamp |
10) furnace |
Workshop practice and Welding Equipment |
Milling machine |
CNC Milling machine |
Lathe Machine |
Shaper Machine |
Piller drill machine |
TIG Welding |
MIG Welding |
Arc Welding |