Ceramic Technology
PhD Ceramic Technology is an advanced research-focused program designed to cultivate expertise in the science and engineering of ceramic materials. Rooted in both indigenous and modern practices, the program addresses the abundant raw material resources and industrial needs of Ghana and the broader West African region. The program therefore emphasizes the development, processing, and characterization of traditional and advanced ceramics, including structural ceramics, functional ceramics, refractories, and ceramic composites.
Students may engage in interdisciplinary research spanning materials synthesis, thermomechanical analysis, phase characterization, and surface engineering of natural raw materials and oxides. Core areas of study may include ceramic composite materials and industrial furnace instrumentation and control.
The program prepares graduates for careers in academia, research institutions, industry and policy making roles, contributing to capacity-building in materials science and technological innovation in Ghana, the sub-region and globally.
The objectives of the programme are to:
- provide the needed opportunity for Master's degree holders with relevant qualifications in the field of ceramics to upgrade themselves;
- train manpower to have the requisite skills to take advantage of existing or foreseeable job opportunities in the ceramic sector;
- create job opportunities in research institutions and industrial production establishments, as well as encourage entrepreneurship in ceramic production.
Required (Core) Course(s)
First Year First Semester
CET 751: Industrial Furnace Instrumentation and Control
CET 753: Special Topics in Ceramics
CET 755: Research Methodology
First Year Second Semester
CET 752: Ceramic Composite Materials
CET 754: Sustainable Development in Ceramic Technology
CET 756: Technical Writing
XXX 000: Elective (Open)
Year 2 - Year 4
During this period the student will be engaged in Seminars and Thesis/Project reporting every semester until completion of the program