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MS 830 - Mechanical Behavior Materials
Credits:
4.00
Elastic and inelastic behavior of materials in terms of
micro and macromechanics. Stress, strain and constitutive
relations related to recent developments in dislocation
theory and other phenomena on the atomic scale and to the
continuum mechanics on the macroscopic scale. Elasticity,
plasticity, viscoelasticity, creep, fracture, and damping.
Anisotropic and heterogeneous materials. Prereq: Mechanics
II, Introduction to Materials Science; or permission. Lab.
MS 831 - Fracture and Fatigue Engineering Materials
Credits:
4.00
Review of fundamentals of linear elastic fracture
mechanics and strain energy release rate analysis.
Discusses basic methods of design for prevention of failure
by fast fracture and fatigue for metals, ceramics, and
polymers with attention to the effect of material
properties and subsequent property modification on each
design approach. Prereq: Mechanics II, Introduction to
Materials Science; or permission. Lab.
MS 844 - Corrosion
Credits:
4.00
The course is split into three parts. The first part
reviews and develops the basic concepts of
electrochemistry, kinetics, and measurement methods. The
second part covers the details of specific corrosion
mechanisms and phenomena including passivity, galvanic
corrosion, concentration cell corrosion, pitting and
crevice corrosion, and environmentally induced cracking.
The third part focuses on the effects of metallurgical
structure on corrosion, corrosion in selected environments,
corrosion prevention methods, and materials selection and
design. Prereq: General Chemistry (CHEM 403-404 or 405),
Introduction to Materials Science; or permission. Lab. Lab.
(Also offered as OE 844.)
MS 860 - Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials I
Credits:
3.00
Classical and statistical thermodynamics are used to
establish the conditions of equilibrium for simple and
multi-component, heterogeneous materials. Additionally, the
thermodynamics of phase diagrams, miscibility, interfaces,
and defects are explored. Examples and problems apply these
concepts to various types of materials, including metals,
ceramics, and polymers. Permission of instructor required.
MS 861 - Diffraction and Imaging Methods in Materials Science
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to x-ray diffraction and electron microscopy.
Basic crystallography; reciprocal lattice; x-ray and
electron diffraction, x-ray methods; transmission and
scanning electron microscopy. Prereq: General Chemistry,
General Physics II, or permission. Lab.
MS 862 - Electronic Materials Science
Credits:
4.00
This course provides engineering and science students with
a foundation in the materials science of modern electronic
devices. Topics include bonding and structure of solids,
electrical and thermal conduction, elements of quantum
mechanics, band theory of electrons in solids,
semiconductors, magnetism, dielectrics and superconductors.
Examples of applications are taken primarly from the fields
of semiconductor electronics and nanotechnology, and
illustrate how the electrical and optical properties of
devices are obtained from their compositions, crystal
structures and microstructures. Permission of instructor
required.
MS 863 - Thin Film Science and Technology
Credits:
4.00
The processing, structure and properties of solid thin
films. Vacuum technology, deposition methods, film
formation mechanisms, characterization of thin films, and
thin-film reactions. Mechanical, electrical and optical
properties of thin films. Lab. Prereq: Introduction to
Materials Science, or permission.
MS 895 - Special Topics
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
New or specialized courses and/or independent study. May
be repeated for credit.
MS 898 - Master's Project
Credits:
3.00 to 4.00
The student works with a faculty member during one or two
semesters on a well-defined research and/or original
design problem. A written report and seminar are presented.
IA (continuous grading) Cr/F.
MS 899 - Master's Thesis
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
Cr/F.
MS 900 - Seminar
Credits:
1.00
Topics of interest to graduate students and faculty;
reports of research ideas, progress, and results; lectures
by outside speakers. Continuing course: instructor may
assign IA (continuous grading) grade at the end of one
semester.
MS 905 - Macromolecular Synthesis
Credits:
3.00
Fundamentals of polymerization reaction mechanisms,
kinetics, and chain structures as they are developed from
the different chemistries available. Detailed discussions
of the chemical mechanisms of step, free radical, ionic,
and ring opening polymerizations. Treatment of the reaction
parameters that control the rate of polymerization,
molecular weight and chemical composition of the polymer
chains. Introduction to stereochemical and catalytic
polymerizations. Considerations of bulk, solution, and
dispersion polymerization systems. Permission of instructor
required.
MS 910 - Macromolecular Characterization
Credits:
3.00
Molecular characterization of synthetic and natural
macromolecules in solution and in the solid state.
Emphasis on the principles of various analytical techniques
designed to provide information on the chemical
composition, polymer chain size and structure in solution
and in the dry state. Extension to methods that measure the
interaction and association between polymer molecules.
Interpretations of data from important characterization
techniques including liquid chromatography (GPC),
spectroscopy (FTIR, NMR, MS), microscopy (TEM, AFM,
Confocal Raman), thermal analysis (DSC), light scattering,
sedimentation, and x-ray diffraction. Permission of
instructor required. (Also listed as BCHM 950).
MS 915 - Processing and Properties of Polymer Fluids and Solids
Credits:
3.00
Fundamentals of rheology of highly viscous, non-Newtonian
polymer fluids with application to industrial forming
operations. Multiphase (including particulate fillers)
polymers and suspensions are treated in detail with an
emphasis on the effect of the discontinuous phase on the
flow field. Extension to reactive processing (RIM).
Treatments of the physical properties of simple and
composite polymer solids are developed with an emphasis on
the interdependencies of polymer glass transition
temperature, polymer chain structure, and filler
characteristics. Analysis of research articles and the
completion of two major case studies. Permission of
instructor required.
MS 961 - Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials II
Credits:
3.00
Introduction to diffusion and phase transformations in
materials, and detailed descriptions of interfacial
regions. Mechanisms of phase separation by spinodal
decomposition and homogeneous nucleation. Kinetic processes
leading to changes in phase structure driven by chemical
reaction, temperature and diffusive processes (e.g. Ostwald
ripening) are treated quantitatively. Applications to
metals, ceramics and polymers. Prereq: Thermodynamics and
Kinetics of Materials I.
MS 965 - Advanced Surface and Thin Film Characterization
Credits:
4.00
Fundamentals of modern analytical techniques used to
analyze the surface region of materials. Prereq:
Introduction to Materials, or permission.
MS 995 - Graduate Special Topics
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
Investigation of graduate-level problems or topics in
Materials Science.
MS 999 - Doctoral Research
Credits:
Cr/F.