History
The Metallurgical Engineering Study Program was officially opened at ITB in June 2006 under the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Mineral Technology (FIKTM). Previously, since the mid-1960s, metallurgical education had been taught in the Department of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Engineering, ITB, as an option or sub-department together with the Exploration Mining Option and the General Mining Option. When the Faculty of Mineral Technology was established and later changed its name to the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Mineral Technology, the Metallurgical Option was still under the Mining Engineering Department/Department, with a curriculum that had been different from the other options since the second year or third semester.
The plan to establish this study program had actually been initiated quite a long time ago, namely since the early 70s by senior metallurgy lecturers in the Department of Mining Engineering ITB at that time, such as Prof. Waryono Soemodinoto, Prof. Waspodo Martojo, Prof. Djamhur Sule, Ir. Alwi Ibrahim, Ir. Durban L. Ardjo, M.Sc., Dr. Rozik B. Soetjipto and Prof.. Faraz Umar. The rationale at that time was the need for a study program that provided graduates with “complete” competency in the field of metallurgy. That is why since the 70s, the curriculum prepared at Option Metallurgy, ITB Department/Department/Mining Engineering Study Program has accommodated a complete understanding of metallurgy, so that graduates have proven that they can work well in various industries ranging from the mineral processing industry, coal washing. and metal extraction in mining companies to the metal smelting industry, steel industry and manufacturing.
Intensive plans to establish a Metallurgical Engineering Study Program began in 1998. Since then discussions at the Department or Department level (Department Council or Department Council), Faculty (Faculty Senate) and ITB (Academic Senate and Board of Trustees) have been very intense, especially because there is a Materials Engineering Study Program at the Faculty of Industrial Technology. However, from various discussions it has been agreed that the overlapping field of study between these two study programs is physical metallurgy.
Some important notes regarding the journey to open the Metallurgical Engineering Study Program from the Department of Mining Engineering FIKTM-ITB include receiving support from two study programs recommended by the ITB Academic Senate, namely the Physics Study Program on June 16 2004 and the Materials Engineering Study Program on 26 July 2004. Subsequently, it received approval from the ITB Academic Senate through Decree No. 69/SK/K01.SA/2004, on December 31, 2004. Approval from the ITB Board of Trustees was obtained on May 22, 2006, and then finally the official opening was based on ITB Chancellor’s Decree, No. 123/SK/K01/OT/2006 , dated June 9, 2006.
Profile
Metallurgical Engineering is a field of science that uses the scientific principles of physics, mathematics and chemistry as well as engineering processes to explain in detail and in depth the phenomena of mineral processing processes (including coal processing), metal extraction and alloy manufacturing processes, the relationship between the behavior of metal mechanical properties and structure, metal strengthening process phenomena as well as metal failure and degradation phenomena. The three basic sciences are used in developing three basic sectors in the Metallurgical Body Knowledge which include Chemical Metallurgy, Physical Metallurgy and Process Engineering.
The scope of the field of metallurgy is very broad, starting from the processing of minerals, metal extraction and purification, metal formation and heat treatment, design technology and operation of metallurgical systems to the phenomenon of failure of metal structures due to mechanical loads and metal degradation due to interaction with the environment including its control, as well as recycling technology. Therefore, in its development at the Bandung Institute of Technology, the scientific field of metallurgy was developed by involving the basic topics mentioned above in an integrated manner in the curriculum description.
The Metallurgical Engineering Study Program curriculum is designed to provide metallurgical graduates with the following competencies:
1. Understanding and involvement in professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.
2.Aware of the need and involvement for learning independently and throughout life.
3. Able to apply knowledge of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering.
4.Knowledge and ability to process minerals, process and improve the quality of coal, extract and purify metals, recycle metals, combine metals, shape metals, carry out heat treatment, and control corrosion.
5. Able to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems within certain limits.
6. Able to design mineral processing plants, coal washing and processing plants, metallurgical extraction plants, and metal alloy design.
7. Able to plan and carry out experiments and use the latest techniques to solve engineering and expertise-related problems.
8.Know and understand the role of engineering in the global, economic, ecological and social scope.
9. Able to communicate including presentations, writing reports and debating.
10. Able to work in a team.