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| Prerequisites: PHYS 111 and PHYS 121, CHEM 125 and CHEM 126, MATH 111 and MATH 112 or equivalent. Examines the interrelationships among structure, properties, and performance of engineering materials. Topics to be covered include atomic structure, crystallography, solid state imperfections and diffusion. The properties of metals, semiconductors, polymers, ceramics, and composites as well as their behavioral response to mechanical, chemical, optical, electrical, and magnetic stimuli are examined in light of their performance in service. |
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| Offered by Material Science. |
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| Offered by Material Science. |
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| Prerequisite: undergraduate thermodynamics. Review of first, second, and third laws of thermodynamics and their applications to materials. Stability criteria, simultaneous chemical reactions, binary and multicomponent solutions, phase diagrams, surfaces, adsorption phenomena, thermochemistry of homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions are covered. |
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| Prerequisite: graduate standing. Elements of elasticity and plasticity theory, deformation and fracture behavior of materials, the concept of dislocations and their interaction with other lattice defects, strengthening mechanisms in solids, and principles of failure analysis. Materials to be studied include metals, polymers, ceramics, glasses, and composites. |
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| Prerequisites: sufficient experience and/or graduate courses to work on the project and approval of project advisor. An extensive report involving an experimental, theoretical, or literature investigation is required. The literature investigation should result in a critical review of a specific area. Students may extend the master's project into a master's thesis. |
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| Prerequisites: sufficient experience and/or graduate courses to work on the thesis and approval of thesis advisor. Research involving experimental or theoretical investigations or collaborative projects with industry or governmental agencies may be accepted. Completed work in the form of a written thesis should merit publication in a technical journal and must be approved by a committee consisting of three faculty members. A student must register for 3 credits per semester. Only the 6 credits indicated for the thesis will be applied to the degree. |
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| Prerequisite: MTSE 619/ME 619, Nano-scale characterization of materials. Basic science behind solid state characterization. Elements of modern physics. Optical microscope. Neutron scattering. Infrared and Raman spectroscopy. Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy. NMR. X-ray diffraction. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Auger Electron Spectroscopy. SEM, TEM, STEM and STM. |
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| Prerequisite: graduate standing. The atomic arrangement of crystalline materials including treatment of crystalline defects and diffraction phenomena. Lattices, crystal systems, symmetry operations are covered as well as the fundamentals of electron and X-ray diffraction. |
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| Prerequisites: As specified by the program for the semester's offering. The role of advanced materials in energy development has become increasingly critical as more sophisticated technologies are looked to it as the key in reducing the cost and environmental impact of the energy sector. This course gives an overview of design of advanced traditional and nano- materials and its impact in the use for low carbon energy and renewable energy—fuel cells, solid state lighting, displays, solar (thermal and photovoltaic), hydroelectric, wind, geothermal, ocean thermal, wave, tidal and geothermal energy, as well as energy from biomass. Issues relevant to the design using Design for Six Sigma and cost analysis, the impact of Learning Curves and Lean Six Sigma on cost reduction, the role of materials on energy efficiency and energy storage are discussed. Strategies for enhancing the future use of low carbon energy and renewable energy resources are presented. |
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| Required of all candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. A minimum of 36 credits is required. Students must register for 6 credits each semester until 36 credits are reached. If the dissertation is not yet complete, registration for an additional 3 credits is required each semester thereafter. |
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| Required of all students enrolled in the M.S. or Ph.D. Program in Materials Science and Engineering. Faculty, students, and invited speakers will present and discuss current topics of research in materials science and engineering. |
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| Prerequisite: permission of the program director. For students enrolled in the Ph.D. program before passing the Ph.D. qualifying examinations. Research is carried out under the supervision of a faculty member of the student's choice. A maximum of 6 credits may be applied to MTSE 790 |
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| Prerequisites: CHE 342, CHE 349, CHE 363, CHE 364, CHE 367, CHE 471. This course covers the science, technology, engineering analysis and design of membrane separation processes, membrane reactors, membrane-based equilibrium separation processes and hybrid membrane processes. |
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| Offered by Physics. |
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| Offered by Physics. |
