Metallurgian
Metallurgian is the discipline concerned with metals and their properties, including the extraction of metal from ores, refining, alloying, and the processing and performance of metallic materials. Practitioners may be called metallurgians or metallurgists, and the term is used in some regions and historical contexts as an umbrella for both the science and engineering aspects of metallurgy.
Scope of metallurgian encompasses extractive metallurgy (mining, smelting, refining), physical metallurgy (structure, phase transformations, heat treatment,
History and development: Metallurgy emerged in ancient civilizations and evolved into formal scientific disciplines in the
Industry and education: Metallurgians work in mining, refining, manufacturing, and research laboratories; common educational paths include