金属所

What 金属所 does

金属所 (Institute of Metal Research, IMR) is a state-owned research institution directly administered by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, headquartered at No. 72 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. It is one of China's oldest and most prominent materials science research institutions, hosting multiple CAS academicians (including Li Yiyi, Ke Wei, Cheng Huiming, and Li Dianzhong) and a senior research leadership headed by Director Liu Gang, who also serves as Dean of the jointly operated School of Materials Science and Engineering.

Since 2015, IMR's graduate education has been fully integrated into the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), forming the jointly established School of Materials Science and Engineering as a science-education integration institution hosted on IMR's Wenhua Road campus in Shenyang. The institution offers master's and doctoral degree programs, joint training initiatives, summer camps, and undergraduate research practice projects. It provides academic management, teaching management, degree management, scholarship administration, and student employment services, with student union governance institutionalized through a Graduate Representative Conference.

IMR operates as a non-commercial state entity funded through government research budgets rather than market revenue. Its primary "customer" base consists of graduate students enrolled in materials science and engineering programs, and its strategic counterparties are CAS, USTC, and the broader national materials science research community. Recent strategic activity includes deepened USTC collaboration (May 2024 leadership visit), the August 2025 co-hosted USTC Science-Education Integration Forum and 2nd Shi Changxu Materials Science and Technology Forum, expansion of graduate student infrastructure via the new Graduate Apartment Building B, and an active spring 2026 recruitment cycle serving over 200 graduates through 20 employer units.

Name

金属所

Legal name

中国科学院金属研究所

Website

https://gs.imr.ac.cn

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

金属所 (Institute of Metal Research, CAS) is a state-owned materials science research institution in Shenyang that jointly operates the USTC School of Materials Science and Engineering, training graduate students and conducting national-priority materials research under government funding.

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Product category

Higher Education — Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Programs

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SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

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Technical Universities with Strong Industry Partnerships

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Keywords

• Materials science research
• Graduate engineering education
• Doctoral training programs
• Joint academic programs
• Materials engineering studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Shenyang

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences jointly operates the School of Materials Science and Engineering with the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), offering graduate-level academic programs including master's and doctoral degree admissions, joint training, summer camps, and undergraduate research practice projects. It provides student services spanning enrollment, academic management, teaching, degree administration, scholarships, and employment support, all within a science-education integration framework anchored at IMR's campus in Shenyang.

Product overview

This is the website of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Science and Technology of China, jointly established with the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The institution offers educational programs including doctoral and master's degree programs, joint training initiatives, summer camps, and research practice projects for undergraduates. The school provides academic management, teaching management, degree management, and student employment services. This is an educational/academic institution, not a commercial product company.

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Products and services

• Master's Degree Program (硕士招生) Master's-level graduate admissions and degree program in materials science and engineering, offered jointly by IMR and USTC, targeting prospective master's students seeking research training at the IMR campus in Shenyang.
• Doctoral Degree Program (博士招生) Doctoral-level graduate admissions and degree program in materials science and engineering, offered jointly by IMR and USTC, providing PhD research training at the IMR campus in Shenyang.
• Joint Training Program (联合培养) Joint training initiative allowing collaborative graduate research training between IMR and partner universities/programs, integrating the science-education framework.
• Summer Camp (夏令营) Summer camp program for prospective graduate students to experience materials science research and IMR/USTC research environment prior to formal enrollment.
• Undergraduate Research Practice Project (大学生科研实践项目) Research practice project for undergraduate students, providing hands-on materials science research experience at IMR laboratories as a pathway to graduate study.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered 核心 and 重要.

• 中国科学院金属研究所核心Strategic or Co-development Partner中国科学院金属研究所是中国科学技术大学材料科学与工程学院的共建单位，学院设在金属所园区内，研究生培养工作由金属所负责
• 中国科学技术大学核心Strategic or Co-development Partner中国科学技术大学材料科学与工程学院是由金属所与中国科大共同建设的科教融合学院，2015年以来研究生教育融入中国科大
• 中国科学院沈阳分院重要Strategic or Co-development Partner中国科学院沈阳分院与金属所保持紧密合作，分院领导出席学院各项重要活动
• 中国科学院核心Strategic or Co-development Partner中国科学院是金属所的上级主管单位，为学院提供政策支持和资源保障

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences: CAS chemistry research institute that similarly runs joint graduate programs with USTC. Comparable as a CAS research institute co-administering graduate education in a physical science domain alongside IMR.
• Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences: CAS institute in Northeast China that also co-operates graduate programs with USTC and conducts applied physical/chemical research. Geographic and structural match to IMR's Shenyang-based research-and-education mission.
• Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences: Fellow CAS research institute in Beijing focused on condensed matter and materials physics. Operates a graduate school jointly with USTC using the same science-education integration model, making it the closest structural peer to IMR.
• University of Science and Technology Beijing (School of Materials Science and Engineering): Beijing-based technical university with one of China's longest-standing materials science programs. Strongly comparable curriculum and research scope (metals, ceramics, materials processing) to IMR's program.

Broad incumbents

• University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS): Central graduate university of CAS that historically co-administers graduate programs across CAS institutes including IMR. Provides the broader institutional framework within which IMR-USTC's joint school operates.
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Materials Science and Engineering: Major Chinese university materials school with strong industry ties. Comparable in offering graduate materials science education and competing for the same national applicant pool.
• Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Materials Science and Engineering: Major Chinese university's materials school with established doctoral programs and metallurgy heritage. Comparable in graduate education scale and national standing to IMR-USTC.
• Tsinghua University School of Materials Science and Engineering: Top-tier Chinese university's materials school offering master's and doctoral programs comparable to IMR's joint USTC school. Functions as both a peer and a competitor for graduate applicants and faculty.

Regional players

• Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences: Another CAS institute headquartered in Shenyang with similar Northeastern China operating geography and CAS governance structure. Comparable institutional context, though different scientific domain.
• Harbin Institute of Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering: Another Northeast-China C9-tier university's materials school. Geographic and disciplinary peer competing for similar applicants in the region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

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