From 1 September 1997 to 31 August 2009, Prof. Marek Hetmańczyk, an alumnus of Prof. Adolf Maciejny and, at the same time, one of his closest associates, was Head of the Department. As of 1 September 2009, his duties were taken over by Assoc. Prof. Grzegorz Niewielski, initially as Head of the Department and later, following the transformation of the Department into the Institute of Materials Science, as its Director. He performed these functions until 31 August 2017. On that day, the Institute returned to its previous name: the Institute of Materials Engineering. On 1 September 2017, Assoc. Prof. Dariusz Kuc became Director of the Institute. On 1 November 2019, the Institute of Materials Engineering was transformed into the Department of Advanced Materials and Technologies. On 1 July 2021, the Department changed its name to the Department of Material Technologies, with Assoc. Prof Bogusław Mendala as its Head until 9 March 2023. From 1 March 2023 to 30 September 2024, Prof. Kinga Rodak was Acting Head of the Department.
Since 1 October 2024, Assoc. Prof. Mateusz Kozioł has been serving as the Head of the Department.