Materials Physics and Chemistry: Physical properties of a wide range of materials, including crystalline and organic materials, from the electronic and atomic point of view. The bonding and structure of materials will be placed in context of quantum mechanics and band theory; and the electrical, optical, thermal, mechanical, and magnetic properties will be emphasized.
Development of global perspective of interdisciplinary issues involved in functional polymers. Learn how to design, synthesize, evaluate, and analyze functional polymers.
Molecular Simulation of Materials Practical and theoretical considerations in the simulation of materials on the molecular level. Molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo techniques. Empirical interaction potentials for metals, ceramics, and polymers. Statistical mechanics and thermodynamics of simulated systems.
Explores the structure, synthesis, properties, and processing of polymers and their composites. Covers molecular architecture, mechanical and thermal behavior, and design considerations for advanced composite materials.
Focuses on engineering aspects of polymers including processing methods, rheology, fabrication, and characterization. Emphasizes industrial applications and performance optimization for materials in real-world environments.
Introduces the atomic and molecular structures of materials, including metals, ceramics, polymers, and semiconductors. Covers crystallography, bonding, defects, and structure-property relationships fundamental to materials science.
A practical and theoretical introduction to electron microscopy for the study of materials. Covers scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), including sample preparation, imaging techniques, and analysis.
An in-depth, graduate-level course on TEM techniques applied to materials science. Focuses on advanced imaging, diffraction, spectroscopy, and analysis methods for nanoscale characterization of materials.
Basic principles of modern physics and quantum mechanics as pertain to solid state physics and the physical behavior or materials on the nanometer scale. Applications to solid state and nano-structured materials will be emphasized including band structure, bonding and magnetic, optical and electronic response.
Introductory course to engineering materials. Properties (mechanical, thermal and electrical) of metals, polymers, ceramics and electronic materials. Correlation of these properties with (1) their internal structures (atomic, molecular, crystalline, micro- and macro-), (2) service conditions (mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, magnetic and radiation), and (3) processing.