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MSE 524 - MODELING IN MATERIALS SCIENCE
Introduces computer modeling in several primary areas of Materials Science and Engineering; atomistics, kinetics and diffusion, elasticity, and processing. Applications are made to the energy and configuration of defects in materials, solute segregation, phase transformations, stresses in multicomponent systems, and microstructural development during processing, for example. (Prerequisite: At least two 300-400 level MSE courses or instructor permission)
MSE 532 - DEFORMATION AND FRACTURE OF MATERIALS DURING PROCESSING AND SERVICE
Deformation and fracture are considered through integration of materials science microstructure and solid mechanics principles, emphasizing the mechanical behavior of metallic alloys and engineering polymers. Metal deformation is understood based on elasticity theory and dislocation concepts. Fracture is understood based on continuum fracture mechanics and microstructural damage mechanisms. Additional topics include fatigue loading, elevated temperature behavior, material embrittlement, time-dependency, experimental design, and damage-tolerant life prediction. (Prerequisite: Undergraduate physical metallurgy principles or instructor permission)
MSE 567 - ELECTRICAL, OPTICAL, AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
Explore the fundamental physical laws governing electrons in solids, and show how that knowledge can be applied to understanding electronic, optical and magnetic properties. Students will gain an understanding of how these properties vary between different types of materials, and thus why specific materials are optimal for important technological applications. It will also be shown how processing issues further define materials choices for specific applications. (Prerequisite: Instructor permission)
MSE 601 - MATERIALS STRUCTURE AND DEFECTS
Provides a fundamental understanding of the structure and properties of perfect and defective materials. Topics include: crystallography and crystal structures, point defects in materials, properties of dislocations in f.c.c. metals and other materials, surface structure and energy, structure and properties of interphase boundaries. (Prerequisite: Instructor permission)
MSE 602 - MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION
Develops a broad understanding of the means used to characterize the properties of solids coupled with a fundamental understanding of the underlying mechanisms in the context of materials science and engineering. The course is organized according to the type of physical property of interest. The methods used to assess properties are described through integration of the principles of materials science and physics. Methods more amenable to analysis of bulk properties are differentiated from those aimed at measurements of local/surface properties. Breadth is achieved at the expense of depth to provide a foundation for advanced courses. (Prerequisites: MSE 601 and MSE 623)
MSE 605 - STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS I
This is the first of a sequence of two basic courses for first-year graduate students or qualified undergraduate students. Topics include atomic bonding, crystal structure, and crystal defects in their relationship to properties and behavior of materials (polymers, metals, and ceramics); phase equilibria and non-equilibrium phase transformations; metastable structures; solidification,and recrystallization. (Prerequisite: Instructor permission)
MSE 606 - STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS II
This is the second of a two-course sequence for the first-year graduate and qualified undergraduate students. Topics include diffusion in solids; elastic, anelastic, and plastic deformation; and electronic and magnetic properties of materials. Emphasizes the relationships between microscopic mechanisms and macroscopic behavior of materials. (Prerequisite: MSE 605 or instructor permission)
MSE 608 - CHEMICAL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLID MATERIALS
Introduces the concepts of electrode potential, double layer theory, surface charge, and electrode kinetics. These concepts are applied to subjects that include corrosion and embrittlement, energy conversion, batteries and fuel cells, electrocatalysis, electroanalysis, electrochemical industrial processes, biolectrochemistry, and water treatment. (Prerequisite: Physical chemistry course or instructor permission)
MSE 610 - INTRODUCTION TO NANOMATERIALS
This course will introduce students to the relevant concepts governing the synthesis, science, and engineering of nanomaterials. Course modules will cover the fundamental scientific principles controlling assembly of nanostructured materials; the types of nanomaterials that are extent; synthesis, measurement and computational tools; new properties at the nanoscale, and existing and emerging applications of nanomaterials. Synthesizing this information, students should be equipped with understanding of the fundamental principles and tools that will prepare them for subsequent more specific advanced study and/or research into virtually any class of nanomaterials.
MSE614 - MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS
This is a fundamental course on the principles governing the behavior of modern
magnetic materials employed in technology from transformer materials to permanent
magnets and magnetic recording including such new areas as nanomagnetism. The
approach integrates the basic physics of magnetism with the materials science and the
subject matter is developed at a level to enable students to understand magnetism and
magnetic materials at the forefront of the field and to readily read the current research
and technological literature.
MSE 623 - THERMODYNAMICS OF MATERIALS
Emphasizes the understanding of thermal properties such as heat capacity, thermal expansion, and transitions in terms of the entropy and the other thermodynamic functions. Develops the relationships of the Gibbs and Helmholtz functions to equilibrium systems, reactions, and phase diagrams. Atomistic and statistical mechanical interpretations of crystalline and non-crystalline solids are linked to the general thermodynamical laws by the partition function. Nonequilibrium and irreversible processes in solids are discussed. (Prerequisite: Instructor permission)
MSE 624 - KINETICS OF SOLID-STATE REACTIONS
Serves as an introduction to basic kinetic processes in materials, develops basic numerical and computer programming skills. Students will learn to formulate the partial differential equations and boundary conditions used to describe basic materials phenomena in the solid state including mass and heat diffusion in single- and two-phase systems, the motion of planar phase boundaries, and interfacial reactions. Students will develop analytical and numerical techniques for solving these equations and will apply them to understanding microstructural evolution during growth and coarsening in one, two, and three dimensions. (Prerequisite: MSE 623)
MSE 635 - PHYSICAL METALLURGY OF LIGHT ALLOYS
Develops the student's literacy in aluminum and titanium alloys used in the aerospace and automotive industries. Considers performance criteria and property requirements from design perspectives. Emphasizes processing-microstructure development, and structure- property relationships. (Prerequisite: Instructor permission)
MSE 647 - PHYSICAL METALLURGY OF TRANSITION-ELEMENT ALLOYS
Reinforces fundamental concepts, introduces advance topics, and develops literacy in the major alloy systems. Emphasizes microstructural evolution by composition and thermomechanical process control. Topics include phase diagrams, transformation kinetics, martensitic transformation, precipitation, diffusion, recrystallization, and solidification. Considers both experimental and model-simulation approaches. (Prerequisite: MSE 606 or instructor permission)
MSE 662 - MATHEMATICS OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
Representative problems in materials science are studied in depth with the emphasis on understanding the relationship between physical phenomena and their mathematical description. Topics include rate processes, anelasticity, eigenvalue problems, tensor calculus, and elasticity theory. (Prerequisite: Instructor permission)
MSE 722 - SURFACE SCIENCE
Analyzes the structure and thermodynamics of surfaces, with particular emphasis on the factors controlling chemical reactivity of surfaces; adsorption, catalysis, oxidation, and corrosion are considered from both theoretical and experimental viewpoints. Modern surface analytical techniques, such as Auger, ESCA, and SIMS are considered. (Prerequisite: Instructor permission)
MSE 731 - MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF MATERIALS
Studies the deformation of solids under stress, emphasizing the role of imperfections, state of stress, temperature and strain-rate; description of stress, strain, strain rate and elastic properties of materials comprise the opening topic. Then considers the fundamental aspects of crystal plasticity, along with the methods for strengthening crystals at low temperatures. Covers deformation at elevated temperatures and deformation maps. Emphasizes the relationships between microscopic mechanisms and macroscopic behavior of materials. (Prerequisite: MSE 605 and 606 or instructor permission)
MSE 732 - FATIGUE & FRACTURE OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS
Develops the tools necessary for fatigue and fracture control in structural materials. Presents continuum fracture mechanics principles and discusses fracture modes from the interdisciplinary perspectives of continuum mechanics and microscopic plastic deformation/fracture mechanisms. Includes cleavage, ductile fracture, fatigue, and environmental cracking, emphasizing micromechanical modeling. (Prerequisite: MSE 731 or instructor permission)
MSE 734 - PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
Includes the fundamental theory of diffusional phase transformations in solid metals and alloys; applications of thermodynamics to calculation of phase boundaries and driving forces for transformations; theory of solid-solid nucleation, theory of diffusional growth, comparison of both theories with experiment; applications of thermodynamics and of nucleation and growth theory to the principal experimental systematics of precipitation from solid solution, the massive transformations, the cellular and the pearlite reactions, martensitic transformations, and the questions of the role of shear in diffusional phase transformations. (Prerequisite: MSE 623 or comparable thermodynamics)
MSE 741 - CRYSTAL DEFECT THEORY
Studies the nature and major effects of crystal defects on the properties of materials, emphasizing metals. The elasticity theory of dislocations is treated in depth. (Prerequisite: MSE 662 or instructor permission)
MSE 751 - POLYMER SCIENCE
Emphasizes the nature and types of polymers and methods for studying them. Surveys chemical structures and methods of synthesis, and develops the physics of the special properties of polymers (e.g., rubber elasticity, tacticity, glass transitions, crystallization, dielectric and mechanical relaxation, and permselectivity). Discusses morphology of polymer systems and its influence on properties. (Prerequisite: Instructor permission)
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