2013-2014 Graduate Catalog Downloadable PDF (10.71MB)

Course Descriptions/Materials Science and Engineering 491670. Computational Materials Science and Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. Modern methods of computationalmodeling and simulation of materials properties and phenomena, including synthesis, characterization,and processing of materials, structures and devices; quantum, classical, and statistical mechanicalmethods, including semi-empirical atomic and molecular-scale simulations, and other modelingtechniques using macroscopic input. Prerequisites: Approval of instructor approval; graduate classification.Cross-listed with CHEN 670 and MEMA 670.681. Seminar. (1-0). Credit 1. Selected research topics in materials science and engineering presented byfaculty, students, and outside speakers. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.684. Professional Internship. Credit 1 to 9. Directed internship in an industrial or laboratory setting underthe supervision of successful, experienced personnel; work related to the student’s career aspirationsand areas of specialization. May be taken 2 times for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.685. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 12 each semester. Special topics not within the scope of thesis researchand not covered by other formal courses. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.689. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4. Selected topics in an identified area of materials science and engineering.Potential topics include: advanced phase transformations, advanced materials and processing,nanomaterials and nanotechnologies, computational modeling of materials, advanced techniques ofspectroscopy, surface and interface phenomena, thin film processing, ceramic engineering, organic materialsfor electronic and photonic devices, biomedical microdevices, materials fabrication, processingand fabrication of semiconductors, and materials and processing for MEMS. May be repeated for credit.Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.691. Research. Credit 1 or more each semester. Research toward thesis or dissertation.The following courses are described in the Biology (BIOL) section on page 357 and are a part ofthe Materials Science and Engineering curriculum.602. Fundamentals of Transmission Electron Microscopy. (3-6). Credit 5.604. Fundamentalss of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Environmental Scanning ElectronMicroscopy (ESEM). (1-3). Credit 2.The following courses are described in the Biomedical Engineering (BMEN) section on page 360and are a part of the Materials Science and Engineering curriculum.601. Foundations of Biomedical Engineering Analysis. (3-0) Credit 3.620. Bio-optical Imaging. (3-0). Credit 3.635. Biomaterials Compatibility. (3-0). Credit 3.660. Vascular Mechanics. (3-0). Credit 3.661. Cardiac Mechanics. (3-0). Credit 3.682. Polymeric Biomaterials. (3-0). Credit 3.The following courses are described in the Chemistry (CHEM) section on page 371 and are a partof the Materials Science and Engineering curriculum.601. Analytical Chemistry I. (3-0). Credit 3.602. Analytical Chemistry II. (3-0). Credit 3.619. Analytical Spectroscopy. (3-0). Credit 3.621. Chemical Kinetics. (3-0). Credit 3.623. Surface Chemistry. (3-0). Credit 3.626. Thermodynamics. (3-0). Credit 3.631. Statistical Thermodynamics. (3-0). Credit 3.634. Physical Methods in Inorganic Chemistry. (3-0). Credit 3.635. Introduction to X-ray Diffraction Methods. (3-0) Credit 3.647. Spectra of Organic Compounds. (3-0). Credit 3.671. Macromolecular Folding and Design. (1-0). Credit 1.