材料科学与工程学院成立于1994年，源于1954年钱宝钧、方柏容教授创建的新中国第一个化学纤维专业。学院下设“三系一所二中心”：高分子科学与工程系、复合材料系、无机非金属材料系、化学纤维研究所、先进纤维材料全国重点实验室青年科学中心、国家眼镜玻璃搪瓷制品质量监督检验中心，并牵头建设全国首批国家级新材料现代产业学院和“新一代高分子材料研究”长江教育创新带人才培养与科技创新合作体。

学院设有高分子材料与工程、复合材料与工程、无机非金属材料工程、功能材料四个国家级一流本科专业。拥有“材料科学与工程”、“纳米科学与工程”、“化学”3个一级学科博士点以及“材料与化工”、“能源动力”2个专业博士点。其中，材料科学与工程一级学科是国家双一流建设学科、ESI全球前千分之一学科。建有先进纤维材料全国重点实验室、国家眼镜玻璃搪瓷制品质量监督检验中心等21个国家、省部级科研基地。学院是国务院材料学科评议组历届成员、教育部材料类专业教指委副主任、中国材料研究学会副理事长单位，设有郁铭芳基金、蒋士成基金、爱博奖教金等助力文化传承和产科教融合。先后获全国教育系统先进集体、全国工人先锋号、全国样板党支部、全国“黄大年式”教师团队等30余项国家级荣誉，并入选教育部战略性新兴领域“十四五”高等教育教材体系建设团队。

学院师资力量雄厚，现有教职工215名，含正高87名、副高55名，含院士3名、国家级人才50余名（国家重点研发计划首席科学家16名）。在校生3895人，包括本科生1481人，研究生2414人（硕士1514，博士900）。迄今培养了美国工程院院士程正迪，中国两院院士季国标、何鸣元、朱美芳、彭慧胜等优秀毕业生1.6万余名。

学院坚持“四个面向”，率先实现了黏胶基碳纤维、芳纶等战略物资国产化；参与研发的先进玻璃材料在***上获得成功应用；大量开展了功能聚酯纤维等通用纤维研究，为占世界产量70%的中国化纤产业转型升级做出突出贡献；作为主要发起单位之一，创建了国家先进功能纤维创新中心与民航复材协同创新中心，服务大飞机、长三角一体化及“一带一路”等国家战略；建设成集设计、合成、组装、检测和评价等为一体的无机非金属功能材料研发基地，主导制定玻璃搪瓷领域国际、国家和行业标准；作为第一起草单位制修订的国家、行业标准累计200余项次；学院先后获国家教学成果4项，国家科技三大奖20项，成果和专利转化效益惠及年产值达万亿的纤维材料等行业。新时代下，学院以世界一流学科建设为统领，瞄准国际前沿和国家重大需求，结合长三角材料产业发展特色，聚焦高性能纤维与复合材料、功能纤维与智能材料、生物纤维与健康材料、先进玻璃与陶瓷材料、低碳技术与能源材料五大重点建设领域，汇聚一流师资队伍，培养一流人才，开展一流研究，目标是建成具有中国特色的世界一流材料科学与工程学院。

（统计数据截止到2026年9月）

The College of Materials Science and Engineering (CMSE) of Donghua University was founded in 1994, originating from the first program of chemical fibers in P.R. China initiated by Prof. Baojun Qian and Prof. Borong Fang back in 1954. The college comprises three departments, one institute, and two centers: the Department of Polymer Materials and Engineering, the Department of Composite Materials, the Department of Inorganic Non-metallic Materials Engineering, the Chemical Fiber Research Institute, the Youth Science Center of the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber Materials, and China National Inspection & Testing Center for Ophthalmic Optics Glass and Enamel Products (OGE). It also hosts the National College of Modern Industry on Advanced Materials and The Yangtze River Education Innovation Belt Talent Development and Scientific-Technological Innovation Consortium for Research on New-Generation Polymer Materials.

CMSE currently offers four National First-Class Undergraduate Majors: Polymer Materials and Engineering, Composite Materials and Engineering, Inorganic Non-metallic Materials Engineering and Functional Materials. The college has three first-level discipline Ph.D. programs (Materials Science and Engineering, Nano Science and Engineering, Chemistry), as well as two Doctor of Engineering programs (Materials and Chemical Engineering, Energy and Power). The discipline of Materials Science and Engineering is selected in China’s “Double World-Class Project” and ranked Top 1‰ disciplines in the world by Essential Science Indicators (ESI). CMSE is home to the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber Materials (SKLAFM), China National Inspection & Testing Center for Ophthalmic Optics Glass and Enamel Products (OGE), 21 national, provincial, and ministerial scientific research bases. As a member of the previous State Council's Materials Discipline Assessment Group and the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Education's Teaching Guidance Committee for Materials, the school promotes cultural heritage and industry-education integration through various funds such as the Yu Mingfang Fund, Jiang Shicheng Fund, and Aibo Teaching Fund. It has received over 30 national honors, including the National Advanced Collective in Education and the National Model Party Branch, National Huang Danian-Style Teacher Teams. It has also been selected for the Ministry of Education's strategic emerging fields 14th Five-Year Plan higher education textbook system construction team.

CMSE is proud of its strong and dynamic faculty team of 215members (including 87professors and 55associate professors), including 3 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, over 50 national talents (among whom there are 16 Chief Scientists of the China National Key R&D Programs). Currently, there are 3895students enrolled, including 1481undergraduates, 1514graduates, and 900doctoral candidates. To date, the school has educated over 15000 outstanding alumni, including member of the United States National Academy of Engineering, such as Prof. Stephen Z. D. Cheng, as well as academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, including Prof. Guobiao Ji, Prof. Mingyuan He, Prof. Meifang Zhu, and Prof. Huisheng Peng.

CMSE adheres to the principle of Four Orientations and has taken the lead in achieving the localization of strategic materials such as viscose-based carbon fibers and aramid fiber. The advanced glass materials developed by the school have successfully been applied in significant projects. Our research on functional polyester fibers and other commodity fibers has made great contributions to the transformation and upgrading of China's chemical fiber industry, which accounts for 70% of the world's total output. As one of the main initiating units, CMSE establishes the National Advanced Functional Fiber Innovation Center and the Civil Aviation Composite Materials Collaborative Innovation Center, supporting national strategies such as the development of large aircraft, the integration of the Yangtze River Delta, and the Belt and Road Initiative. Build an inorganic non-metallic functional material research and development base integrating design, synthesis, assembly, testing, and evaluation. Lead the formulation of international, national, and industry standards in the glass and enamel field. As first drafting organization, OGE has established and revised more than 200 national and industry standards. So far, the college has won the 4 national teaching awards and 20national science and technology awards, whose achievements and patent conversion benefit fiber materials-related industries with an annual output value of trillions of RMB. In the new era, with a long-standing commitment to high-quality education and cutting-edge scientific research, CMSE aims to become a distinctive, embracive, and high-level research-oriented college. Faced with the world’s latest challenges, major national needs, and the unique development characteristics of the local materials industry in the Yangtze River Delta, CMSE is dedicated to active engagement and significant advance in the following five core fields: (i) high-performance fibers and composite materials; (ii) functional fibers and smart materials; (iii) biological fibers and health materials; (iv) advanced glass and ceramic materials; (v) low-carbon technology and energy materials. CMSE will strive to support top faculty, talents, research and innovation, with the goal of building a world-class materials science and engineering college with Chinese characteristics.