MATSE 400
Crystal Chemistry (3) Principles of crystal chemistry applied to structures, structural defects and properties of organic, inorganic, intermetallic, and metallic crystals.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite:
CHEM 112, CHEM 113, MATH 231, MATH 251, PHYS 214
MATSE 401
Thermodynamics of Materials (3) Review of equilibrium thermodynamics and applications to metallurgical and material systems.
Effective: Fall 2012
Prerequisite:
CHEM 112
MATSE 402
Materials Process Kinetics (3) A treatment of process kinetics including chemical reaction kinetics and momentum, energy and mass transport.
Effective: Fall 2012
Prerequisite:
MATH 251
MATSE 403
(BIOE 443)
Biomedical Materials (3) Describe properties of materials and composites and their in vivo interactions.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
MATSE 201
MATSE 404
(IL)
(BIOE 444)
Surfaces and the Biological Response to Materials (3) Focus is on the special properties of surfaces as an important causative and mediating agent in the biological response to materials.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite:
CHEM 111, CHEM 113
MATSE 409
(NUC E 409)
Nuclear Materials (3) Nuclear reactor materials: relationship between changes in material properties and microstructural evolution of nuclear cladding and fuel under irradiation.
Effective: Summer 2002
Prerequisite:
PHYS 214
MATSE 410
Phase Relations in Materials Systems (3) Phase rule; construction and interpretations of equilibrium diagrams; importance of nonequilibrium in materials.
Effective: Fall 2006
Prerequisite:
MATSE 201, MATSE 401
Concurrent:
MATSE 201
MATSE 400
MATSE 430
MATSE 411
Processing of Ceramics (3) Principles of ceramic processing, including powder preparation and characterization, forming operations, and the basic phenomena underlying these operations.
Effective: Fall 2005
Prerequisite:
MATSE 400, MATSE 402
MATSE 412
Thermal Properties of Materials (3) Generation of high temperatures, measurement of temperature, heat transfer and furnace design, thermal stability of ceramic materials, applied thermodynamics.
Effective: Fall 2005
Prerequisite:
MATSE 259 orMATSE 201
Concurrent:
MATSE 401
MATSE 413
Solid-State Materials (3) Structures of metallic, ionic, and covalent solids, amorphous materials, and surfaces; electronic structure; electronic properties of solids and their manipulation.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
or concurrent:MATSE 201
MATSE 415
Introduction to Glass Science (3) Composition, melting, fabrication, properties, and uses of glass; combinations of glass with metals and other materials.
Effective: Summer 2002
Prerequisite:
MATSE 400, MATSE 401, MATSE 402, MATSE 462
MATSE 417
(E SC 417)
Electrical and Magnetic Properties (3) Electrical conductivity, dielectric properties, piezoelectric and ferroelectric phenomena; magnetic properties of ceramics.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
MATSE 400, MATSE 402, PHYS 214
MATSE 419
Computational Materials Science and Engineering (3) Introduction to computational material science and engineering. Overview of the computational methods for materials, from atomistic to the continuum scale.
Effective: Spring 2012
Prerequisite:
CMPSC 200
MATSE 421
Corrosion Engineering (3) Industrial forms of corrosion and preventive methods, and their description in terms of basic thermodynamic and kinetic considerations.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite:
CHEM 112, PHYS 212
MATSE 422
Thermochemical Processing (3) Physico-chemical aspects of high temperature extraction and processing of metals and alloys. Design and evaluation of processes and process options.
Effective: Summer 2002
Prerequisite:
MATSE 401, MATSE 402
MATSE 424
Materials Selection and Design (1) Introduction to the selection and design of materials for structural applications.
Effective: Summer 2002
Prerequisite:
MATSE 201 orMATSE 259
MATSE 425
Processing of Metals (3) Modern methods of shaping metals in liquid and solid states: casting, joining, powder and deformation processing. Design of new technology.
Effective: Fall 2006
Prerequisite:
MATSE 402, MATSE 410
MATSE 426
(MN PR 426)
Aqueous Processing (3) A study of the chemical and engineering principles pertinent to metal processing in aqueous systems: hydrometallurgical extraction, plating, materials preparation.
Effective: Fall 2009
Prerequisite:
EME 301 orMATSE 401
MATSE 430
Materials Characterization (3) Elements of crystallography and the characterization of crystalline and non- crystalline materials using x-ray diffraction, electron microscopic, and other instrumental techniques.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
PHYS 214
MATSE 435
Optical Properties of Materials (3) Electromagnetic spectrum, interaction of light with materials, color, thin film optical coatings, electro-, integrated and nonlinear optics.
Effective: Spring 1996
Prerequisite:
MATSE 400
MATSE 436
Mechanical Properties of Materials (3) Fundamental relationships between structure and mechanical behavior of materials.
Effective: Fall 2012
Prerequisite:
MATH 231, MATH 250 orMATH 251, MATSE 201 orMATSE 259, PHYS 211 orE SC 314
MATSE 440
(E MCH 440)
Nondestructive Evaluation of Flaws (3) Methods and limitations of nondestructive evaluation of mechanical flaws; optical, acoustical, electromagnetic, x-ray, radiography, thermography, and dye techniques.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
E MCH 213 orE MCH 210H orE MCH 210
MATSE 441
Polymeric Materials I (3) Manufacture of industrially significant polymers together with discussion of their major chemical, physical, and mechanical properties.
Effective: Fall 2012
Prerequisite:
CHEM 210, MATH 231
MATSE 443
Introduction to the Materials Science of Polymers (3) Introduction to the nature and structure of high polymers. Characteristics of polymers and polymer systems.
Effective: Fall 2012
Prerequisite:
CHEM 210, MATH 231
MATSE 444
Solid State Properties of Polymeric Materials (3) Structure/property relationships in the bulk solid state of polymers. Characterization of bulk properties and structure.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
MATSE 443
MATSE 445
Thermodynamics, Microstructure, and Characterization of Polymers (3) The properties of individual polymer chains. Theoretical and experimental techniques pertaining to the characterization of polymeric microstructure.
Effective: Fall 2002
Prerequisite:
MATSE 443
MATSE 446
Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Polymers and Composities (3) The mechanical (viscoelastic) and electric properties of polymers and poly-based composites.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
MATSE 443
MATSE 447
Rheology and Processing of Polymers (3) This course deals with the fluid mechanics, rheology, and processing of polymeric materials.
Effective: Fall 2002
Prerequisite:
MATSE 443
MATSE 448
(CH E 442)
Polymer Processing Technology (3) Basic principles of polymer melt processing are reviewed and subsequently applied to the most important industrial processing operations.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
MATSE 447 orCH E 302A
MATSE 450
(E SC 450)
Synthesis and Processing of Electronic and Photonic Materials (3) The materials science of applying thin film coatings, etching, and bulk crystal growth; includes materials transport, accumulation, epitaxy, and defects.
Effective: Fall 2005
Prerequisite:
MATSE 201 orE SC 414H sixth semester standing
MATSE 455
Properties and Characterization of Electronic and Photonic Materials (3) Materials characterization in general; electrical properties of crystals, contacts, films; optical properties of single phase materials, waveguide, and multilayer stacks.
Effective: Fall 2005
Prerequisite:
MATSE 201 orE SC 414M, E SC 314
MATSE 460
Introductory Laboratory in Materials (1) An introduction to comparative physical properties and characteristics of various materials including mechanical, electrical thermal, and structure/ morphology.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
or concurrent:MATSE 201
MATSE 462
General Properties Laboratory in Materials (1) An introduction to comparative physical properties of various materials including mechanical, thermal electrical properties and the measurement of said properties.
Effective: Spring 2005
Prerequisite:
MATSE 460
MATSE 463
Characterization and Processing of Electronic and Photonic Materials Laboratory (1) Provides experience with key processing methods for EPM materials and advanced characterization methods for EPM materials and simple device structures.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite:
MATSE 400, MATSE 430, MATSE 450, MATSE 455, MATSE 460
Concurrent:
MATSE 450
MATSE 455
MATSE 468
Ceramics Laboratory III (1) Cermaic processing and powder characteristics.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite:
MATSE 462
MATSE 471
Metallurgy Laboratory I (1) A laboratory integrating experimental aspects of material contained in MATSE 402, 413, and 410, e.g. phase diagram determination, solidification micro- structures, etc.
Effective: Fall 2005
Prerequisite:
MATSE 430
MATSE 472
Metallurgy Laboratory II (1) Application of principles of mechanical metallurgy, pyroprocessing, corrosion and metal processing.
Effective: Fall 2006
Prerequisite:
MATSE 410, MATSE 471
MATSE 473
Polymeric Materials Laboratory--Synthesis (1) Principles and practices of polymerization, including condensation, free radical (bulk, solution, suspension, emulsion), ionic, and Zeigler-Natta procedures.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
MATSE 443
MATSE 474
Polymeric Materials Laboratory--Characterization (1) Principles and practices involved in determination of properties, structure and morphology, employing thermal, mechanical, spectroscopic, viscometric and computer techniques.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
MATSE 443
MATSE 475
(E SC 475)
Particulate Materials Processing (3) Fundamentals of processing particulate materials including production, characterization, handling, compaction, and sintering of metal, carbide, intermetallic, and composite powders.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
E MCH 315, E SC 414 orMATSE 259
MATSE 483
(E SC 483)
Simulation and Design of Nanostructures (3) Introduction to computer simulation techniques and their applications at the physical/life sciences interface.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
PHYS 214 orE SC 312, MATH 230
MATSE 484W
(IL)
International Internship in Materials: Research Definition and Methodology (3) A course focused on international research, specific design and methodology, facilitated through the International Internship in Materials and Program.
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite:
Sixth-semester standing in Materials Science and Engineering;MATSE 201, MATSE 460, MATSE 492W satisfactory completion of cultural class from Office of Education Abroad
MATSE 485W
(IL)
International Internship in Materials: Experimentation and Documentation (3) A course focused on international research, specifically experimentation and documentation, facilitated through the International Internship in Materials Program.
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite:
Seventh-semester standing in Materials Science and Engineering;MATSE 484W ; satisfactory completion of cultural class from Office of Education Abroad
MATSE 492W
Materials Engineering Methodology and Design (3) Designed to familiarize students with the literature and technology developments in the use of, and design with, materials in industrial applications.
Effective: Fall 2005
Prerequisite:
sixth semester standing in Materials Science and Engineering
MATSE 493W
Materials Science and Engineering Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Project (3) This course focuses on multidisciplinary industry-sponsored and community service-based design projects offered in conjunction with the College of Engineering's Learning Factory.
Effective: Summer 2012
Prerequisite:
MATSE 492W
MATSE 494M
Research and Design Senior Project (1-3) Continuation of a research problem in materials culminating in a bound thesis describing the work.
Effective: Fall 2007
MATSE 494W
Research and Design Senior Project (1-3) Continuation of a research problem in materials culminating in a bound thesis describing the work.
Effective: Spring 2006
MATSE 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Summer 1994
MATSE 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Summer 1994
MATSE 497B
Materials Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment (3) Materials sustainability as measured by life cycle assessment and practiced by designers, engineers and scientists.
Effective: Spring 2014 Ending: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
MATSE 497C
Microstructure Design of Structural Materials (3) The focus of this course is on understanding the microstructure development and design of structural materials including steel, titanium, aluminum, nickel-based alloys, zirconia, and silicon nitrides. The cfourse will begin with understanding the basic physial metalurgy concepts of the ferrous and nonferrous metals and applying these principles to understanding their processing/structure/property relatioships. Specifically, the alloying principles, phase transformation behavior, and transformation kinetics for each metal system will be considered in detail. Heat treatment practices (annealing, normalizing, tempering, aging, and precipitation hardening) and their affets on the microstructure and mechanical properties of each of these metals will also be studied. The course will also examine the microstructure development of the ceramic materials zirconia and silicon nitride, and how manipulation of these microstructures controls mechanical properties.
Effective: Spring 2014 Ending: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
MATSE 501
Thermodynamics of Materials (3) Application of thermodynamics to materials equilibria and processes, including solution theory, electrochemical processes, capillarity, and the effect of stresses.
Effective: Spring 2004
Prerequisite:
MATSE 401 or equivalent
MATSE 503
Kinetics of Materials Processes (3) Introduction to application of transition state theory and mass transfer to the kinetics of materials and mineral processes.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite:
MATH 250, CHEM 450;GEOSC 521 orMATSC 501
MATSE 505
Irreversible and Statistical Thermodynamics of Materials (3) Introduction to statistical and irreversible thermodynamics as applied to chemical and materials systems.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
MATSE 401, MATSE 501 or instructor's permission
MATSE 506
Interfacial Electrochemical Processes (3) Survey of thermodynamic and kinetic fundamentals of electrochemical processes at interfaces.
Effective: Spring 2006
MATSE 507
(BIOE 517)
Biomaterials Surface Science (3) Special properties of surfaces as an important causative and mediating agent in the biological response to materials.
Effective: Fall 2003
MATSE 508
(BIOE 508)
Biomedical Materials (3) Properties and methods of producing metallic, ceramic, and polymeric materials used for biomedical applications.
Effective: Spring 2003
MATSE 510
(CH E 510)
Surface Characterization of Materials (3) Physical and chemical principles of characterization techniques widely used in materials science, chemistry and engineering.
Effective: Spring 2013
MATSE 511A
Powder X-Ray Diffraction (1) Compound identification, lattice parameter measurement, and other applications of the powder diffraction method.
Effective: Spring 2012
MATSE 511B
(GEOSC 511B)
Transmission Electron Microscopy (1) Principles and practice of transmission electron microscope operation. Students undertake individual projects.
Effective: Spring 2005
MATSE 511E
Scanning Electron Microscopy (1) Principles and practice of scanning electron microscope operation. Students undertake individual projects.
Effective: Spring 2012
MATSE 511G
Analytical Electron Microscopy (1) Modern analytical electron microscope techniques: scanning transmission electron microscopy; electron energy loss spectroscopy; energy dispersive analysis of x-rays.
Effective: Spring 2012
Prerequisite:
MATSE 511B
MATSE 512
(GEOSC 512)
Principles of Crystal Chemistry (3) Relation of structure to ionic size and nature; influence of pressure and temperature on structure; chemical-structural defects, crystalline solutions, phase-transitions.
Effective: Spring 2004
MATSE 514
Characterization of Materials (3) Classical and new (microprobe, scanning microscope, magnetic resonance, and Mossbauer) techniques for the characterization of composition, structure, defects, and surfaces.
Effective: Fall 2003
MATSE 518
Wetting Properties of Materials: Theory and Practice (3) Fundamentals of water wetting phenomenon are developed with special emphasis on thermodynamics of absorption and adhesion.
Effective: Summer 2004
MATSE 523
(NUC E 523)
Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Plants (3) Degradation of materials performance when exposed to the combination of high temperature, neutron irradiation, and aggressive electrochemistry found in nuclear reactors.
Effective: Spring 2011
Prerequisite:
MATSE 409
MATSE 530
X-Ray Crystallography and Diffraction (3) Reciprocal lattices and the Ewald sphere construction; crystal structure determination by powder and single crystal techniques; space groups.
Effective: Fall 2003
Prerequisite:
MATSE 430
MATSE 531
Transmission Electron Microscopy (3) Diffraction pattern analysis and simple contrast theory applied to the structures of materials; analytical techniques in the microscope.
Effective: Fall 2003
MATSE 535
Geometrical Crystallography (3) Derivation of lattices, types, point groups, and space groups; and group theory applied to crystallography and spectroscopy.
Effective: Spring 2003
MATSE 540
Crystal Anisotropy (3) Symmetry aspects of crystals and physical properties. Matrix and tensor methods.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
PHYS 412
MATSE 542
Polymeric Materials: The Solid State (3) Introduction to the fundamental concepts necessary to understand solid state structure and properties of polymer materials.
Effective: Summer 2004
Prerequisite:
MATSE 443 andMATSE 445 or equivalent
MATSE 543
(CHEM 543)
Polymer Chemistry (3) This graduate course discusses recent advances in polymer chemistry that leads to new polymeric materials with interesting structures and properties.
Effective: Spring 2005
Prerequisite:
MATSE 441 or approval of program
MATSE 544
Computational Materials Science of Soft Materials (3) Pursue applications of computational modeling methods to soft materials; explore use of these methods to different research areas.
Effective: Summer 2009
MATSE 547
Thermophysical Properties of Ceramics (3) Heat capacity, heat of fusion, thermal conductivity, and thermal expansion in relation to macroscopic measurements and basic atomic concepts applied to ceramic materials.
Effective: Spring 2003
MATSE 548
Dielectric and Other Electroceramics (3) Preparation and properties of ceramic semiconductors, dielectrics, and magnetic materials.
Effective: Spring 2003
MATSE 552
Sintering of Ceramics (3) Design and interpretation of ceramic microstructures through an understanding of the physics and chemistry of sintering and grain growth.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
MATSE 411
MATSE 555
(PHYS 555)
Polymer Physics I (3) Introduction to the fundamental concepts needed to understand the physics applicable to polymer melts, solutions and gels.
Effective: Spring 2006
MATSE 560
(MN PR 507)
Hydrometallurgical Processing (3) Fundamental physico-chemical factors underlying the aqueous extraction and recovery of metals and nonmetals from ores, minerals, and scrap metal.
Effective: Fall 2003
Prerequisite:
MATSE 426
MATSE 561
Metal Electrode Reactions (2-3) Evaluation of electrode reaction mechanisms and kinetics at metal/electrolyte interfaces relevant to corrosion and industrial electrolyte processes.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
MATSE 421
MATSE 562
Solid to Solid Phase Transformations (3) Mechanisms and rate-determining factors in solid-phase reactions in metals; diffusion processes, nucleation theory, precipitations from solid solution, eutectoid decomposition and order-disorder phenomena.
Effective: Spring 2003
MATSE 563
(E MCH 534)
Micromechanisms of Fracture (3) Mechanisms of fracture and their relationship to loading conditions, environment, flow behavior, processing history, and microstructure.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
E SC 414M, MATSE 424
MATSE 564
(E MCH 535)
Deformation Mechanisms in Materials (3) Deformation of crystalline/amorphous solids and relationship to structure; elastic, viscoelastic and plastic response over a range of temperatures and strain rates.
Effective: Fall 2004
Prerequisite:
E SC 414M orMATSE 436
MATSE 565
Metals in Electronics (3) Processing and performance of metals in electronics, covering electrical resistivity, metal film deposition, metal/semiconductor contacts, interconnects, and electronic packaging.
Effective: Summer 2002
MATSE 570
(EME 570)
Catalytic Materials (3) Preparation and characterization of solid catalytic materials and the relationships between their surface, defect, and electronic properties and catalytic activity.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite:
CHEM 452 or similar course in chemical materials or energy sciences and engineering
MATSE 575
Functional Polymeric Materials (3) In-depth discussions of structure/property relationships in functional polymers and modern concepts of polymerization methods.
Effective: Spring 2006
MATSE 580
Computational Thermodynamics (3) The integration of fundamental principles and advanced computational approaches in the thermodynamics of materials, including hands-on computation, theory and application.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite:
MATSE 501 or equivalent
MATSE 581
Computational Materials Science II: Continuum, Mesocale Simulations (3) This course will focus on computational techniques and fundamentals of phase transformation simulations on the continuum, mesocale level.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
MATSE 501 andMATSE 503
MATSE 582
Materials Science and Engineering Professional Development (1) This course covers ethical conduct of research, pathways of professional development and strategies and tools for research.
Effective: Fall 2012
MATSE 590
Colloquium (1-3) Continuing seminars which consist of a series of individual lectures by faculty, students, or outside speakers.
Effective: Spring 2004
MATSE 596
Individual Studies (1-9) Creative projects, including nonthesis research, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Spring 2004
MATSE 597
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently.
Effective: Spring 2003
MATSE 597A
Quantum Mechanics for Material Scientists and Engineers (3) Introduction to the concepts of quantum mechanics and application to problems in materials science with emphasis on solid state materials.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
MATSE 597A
Polymers in Energy Research (3) This course focuses on current research involving how polymers are used in energy applications such as batteries and solar cells.
Effective: Spring 2014 Ending: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
MATSE 597C
(EGEE 597C)
Nanoscale Energy and Environmental Engineering (3) The course will cover the synthesis, characterization and applications of nanomaterials to energy generation, storage, conversion, conservation, control and environmental engineering. Selected topics in nanmaterial toxicity and production/process/product economics will be included.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
MATSE 598
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently.
Effective: Spring 2003
MATSE 600
Thesis Research (1-15) No description.
Effective: Spring 2004
MATSE 601
Ph.D. Dissertation Full-Time (0) No description.
Effective: Spring 2004
MATSE 602
Supervised experience in college teaching (1-3 per semester/maximum of 6) Supervised assistance with the teaching program in metallurgy.
Effective: Spring 2004
MATSE 611
Ph.D. Dissertation Part-Time (0) No description.
Effective: Spring 2007
MATSE 897
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently.
Effective: Summer 2008
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