On 2/2/2018 Campaign of Cleanup and Maintenance was done under the direct supervision of Head of Materials Engineering Department and Administrative Assistant. so that A comprehensive cleaning operation was carried out for all the buildings of the department with the maintenance, repairing and development of lighting  in order to provide good and healthy conditions for students and staff with a suitable appearance for the visitors and guests in starting days of second course for the academic year 2017-2018. 

• On 22/2/2018 Dr. Amin Daway Thamir, President of the University of Technology, presented a thankful and appreciation letter No. 1769 on 15/2/2018 to Assist. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Hassan Al-Ghabban, Head of Department of Materials Engineering for the exerting distinct efforts to develop the Journal of Engineering and Technology in the university and complete the Scopus requirements in 2017.
• On 13/2/2018, the Dean of College of Sciences for Women / University of Baghdad presented a thankful and appreciation letter No. 22/941 on 14/2/2018 for Assist. Prof. Dr. Fadhil Abbas Hashim, a scientific assistant of the head of Department of Materials Engineering head / University of Technology, due to his outstanding efforts in the discussion of master thesis of a student (Iman Shoaib Shaya) / Department of Chemistry. Wishing to him the best of luck and scientific contribution to serve our country.

On 27/2/2018, Dr. Mohammed Abdul-Hussain Mohammmed / Department of Materials Engineering - University of Technology was promoted from lecturer to assistant professor in implementation of the sixth session of the scientific promotion committee of the university  which held on 21/1/2018 for the academic year 2017-2018 and associated with the approval of the President of the University on 1/2/2018.

Lec. Dr. Mohammed Kashkoul Alwan, academic staff in Department of Materials Engineering / University of Technology, published a scientific research in Clarivet Journal by Elsevier publisher entitled

)Effect of perlite particles on the durability of the separation of layers of epoxy composites reinforced with glass fiber(

The study examined the mechanical properties such as the tensile strength and the strength of the fracture of layers and focuses on the use of perlite particles as a slanted and reinforcing material for the matrix. The results of the tests showed an improvement in the mechanical properties of the layered material compared with the results obtained for the matrix material.