Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Hereinafter called IMR, CAS) is one of the first key institutes authorized to confer doctoral and master’s degree in China. It is engaged mainly in research and development of high performance metallic materials, new types of inorganic nonmetallic materials and advanced composite materials, covering their structures, properties, performances, corrosion and protection as well as relationship with each other. It pays equal attention to materials engineering such as synthesis, fabrication and application. It's goal is to play a key roll in some of pioneer research fields of material science, especially in the fields of nano-materials, metallic functioning materials etc. in the world today.
IMR is a high-level institute and well equipped with advanced scientific research facilities, excellent working environment and enough research funds. In addition, It has a strong tutoring team for Ph.D. and MS students supported by as large as 70 members of tutors, including 7 Academician both of CAS and Chinese Academy of Engineering(CAE). It has made wide variety of academic exchanges with universities, institutions, companies and entrepreneurs etc. from more than 30 countries and regions. It has also done and is doing world-wide joint research programs and co-operations in some pioneer fields under the bilateral agreement with universities and research institutes from the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Germany, Japan, Italy etc.. It is worth mentioning that there are 13 research scientists holding different kinds of posts in international academic organizations and associations. It is more attractive that overseas graduate students have chance to apply for scholarships offered by IMR or other related scholarship offered by CAS.
As for studying and working environment, there is a beautiful and quiet campus full of trees and trimmed grassland in IMR. It is a pleasant place for students to study and to do research. In addition, the living conditions and working facilities are very supportive too. Ph.D. enrollment test takes place twice a year and MS’ once a year in IMR. As for the registration and test schedule is set up by CAS.
IMR is located in Shenyang city which is the center of politics, economics, business, culture and communications in the Northeast China. It was also the capital city of Qing Dynasty where the first emperors Nuhachi and his son Huang Taichi were in power. The Shenyang Palace Museum (Forbidden City) second to Beijing one is still in good shape. Finally they buried themselves in the two tombs (called North Tomb and East Tomb) in a quiet place with pine trees around in the north and east suburb of Shenyang. Both Palace Museum and tombs as precious historical relics are attractive to tourists from both at home and abroad.
The weather is pretty nice in clear four seasons all year. It is not too hot summer(around 30 degrees centigrade for two weeks in July, 20 degrees for rest of summer) and not too cold in winter(minus 20 degrees centigrade for two or three weeks in Jan, minus 10 degrees for rest of winter).