Ceramic Engineering deals with the creation and promotion of different objects with organic and inorganic materials. The candidates those who are involved in this stream of study raises the standard of the ceramics with different kinds of production. As we all know ceramics is concerned with the creation of arts since ancient days, the modernization of this art has been taking place currently. The development that has occurred in the area of ceramics has led to the formation of a separate discipline named Ceramic Engineering which offered at the graduate level.

The changes happening in the ceramic engineering field not only cover a particular area but it acts as a back bone for the technological world as a whole. The course for the study of ceramics offers the intensive study of ceramics and its utilization in different technological areas.

Role of a Ceramic Engineer

A Ceramic Engineer deals with the creation of materials which helps the other engineering branches as well. They create objects with materials like glass fibers that help the telecommunication networks to work efficiently. The creation of electronic ceramics makes mobile handsets possible. For the jet engines to work properly also application of ceramic engineering will be there. The diseased cells of the human body can be replaced effectively with biocompatible materials and for this also ceramic is used. Ceramic engineers work with the principles which have applications of both Physics and Chemistry. Some the subjects that are included in the curriculum of Ceramic engineering is as follows

Thermal Properties of Ceramics

Thermal Processes in Ceramics

Mechanics of Materials

Materials Characterization

Ceramics in the Modern World

Ceramic Processing

Atomic Structure of Crystals

Specializations

Ceramic Engineers can specialize in any of the products like porcelain and china dinnerware, high voltage electrical insulators. Specializations are also offered in structural materials like brick, tile, turbine blades etc. If one has real interest in electronic ceramics then they can do specializations in optimization of Magnetic and electric applications. The new fields of study that has emerged in the field of Ceramics include single crystal or glass fibers and Polycrystalline materials.

Career prospects

As the ceramic fuel materials permits nuclear power generation, many of the Ceramic engineers can look for a career in the fields where application of nuclear energy is there. The Ceramic technology has innumerable applications in electronics industry as well. So this field also needs Ceramic engineers. Refining of iron and aluminum in refractory ceramics offers an excellent career for Ceramic engineers. Ceramic engineer plays a vital role in telecommunication technology where the use of fiber optics and optical devices comes into play. Ceramic engineers with adequate experience can also have career in administration field and supervisory field.