Technical Electives Approval Form
Course Offerings:
MATE 101L, Introductory Materials Engineering Laboratory, 1 cr, 3 lab hrs
Hands-on laboratory experience with some fundamental concepts in materials engineering: classification of solids, gelation processes, particulate dispersions, nucleation and growth of crystals, phase diagrams, magnetic domains, (explosive) welding, and composite design. Course provides a glossary of terms and concepts used in the field of materials science and engineering.
MATE 202 and 202L, Materials Engineering I, 4 cr
Corequisite: CHEM 122
Application of the student's background in physical sciences, mathematics, and computer science to the solution of elementary problems in the materials sciences. Introduction to metallurgical techniques and the science of materials. Elementary design problems involving the optimum use of materials.
MATE 301, Introduction to Ceramic Engineering, 3 cr
Prerequisites: MATE 202, 235; or consent of instructor
Ceramic processing and benefication techniques, from raw materials to finished products. Chemistry and structure of ceramic raw materials. Microstructures of traditional (porcelain and glass) and advanced (modern structural and electrical) ceramics. Properties of ceramics, and their dependence on processing and microstructure.
MATE 310 Processing and Microstructure Methods and Analysis 3 cr, 2 cl hrs, 3 lab hrs
Prerequisites: MATE 202, MATE 235; or consent of instructor
Emphasis on the relationship between processing and microstructure. Processing techniques used to form metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites will be studied such as extrusion, pressing, forging, rolling, casting, and joining. Elementary analysis techniques such as optical and electron microscopy will be used to illustrate the effect of processing on microstructure.
METE 326, Introduction to Process Metallurgy, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisites: ES 111; MATH 132
Introduction to stoichiometric computations. Calculations of energy and material balance. Elementary process analysis and reactor design. Single-phase and multi-phase systems. (Same as ChE 326)
MATE 350, Materials Thermodynamics, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: MATH 231
The mathematical structure of thermodynamics is developed and elucidated from a transport-process-based perspective. Basic quantities such as heat and temperature are carefully defined. The conserved nature of the First-Law and the non-conserved nature of the Second Law are emphasized. The consequences of the ensuing stability-conditions are explored in the area of phase equilibrium in multicomponent mixtures.
MATE 410 Microstructural Characterization Methods and Analysis 3 cr, 2 cl hrs, 3 lab hrs
Prerequisite: Phys122, MATE 202, MATE 235 or consent of instructor
Crystalline and non-crystalline materials are characterized using various types of scattering, diffraction, absorption and microscopy techniques. Methodologies such as x-ray diffraction, electron diffraction and microscopy are introduced for analyzing crystallographic and other structural properties of metals
MATE 445, Introduction to Composite Materials, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisites: ES 302 or consent of instructor
Reinforcement materials, glass, Kevlar, polyethylene, carbon, boron, silicon carbide, alumina, metallic fibers. Interface between the matrix and fiber. Polymer matrix, metal matrix, and ceramic matrix composites. Mechanism of fiber strengthening. Micromechanics and macromechanics of composite materials, their strength and fracture behavior.
MATE (METE) 481, 481L, Engineering Design I, 3 cr
Prerequisite: Senior Standing
Student design teams begin a year-long capstone design project.
The teams will identify project needs, establish goals, determine design requirements, produce alternate solutions, and perform detailed planning. Project initiation, periodic design reports and design reviews. Students, faculty, and distinguished visitors discuss subjects of current and/or long-range interest in various fields of materials.
Undergraduate students majoring in Materials Engineering are required to take MATE 481 and MATE 481L concurrently. (Same as METE 481)
*MATE 452, Physics of Metals and Ceramics, 3 cr
Prerequisite: Senior standing or consent of instructor
Discussion of physical properties of metals, semiconductors, and dielectrics from the viewpoint of solid-state theories. Electron dynamics, electronic transport, electromagnetic wave interactions with solids, wave mechanics, quantum mechanics, free electron theory, band theory of solids. Application of semiconductor and quantum physics to modern electronic and opto-electronic devices.
MATE 560, Failure Analysis, 3 cr
Prerequisite: ES 302
Failure analysis is the science of unraveling why a product failed unexpectedly. The results of the failure analysis may be used to design a better product, or as evidence in litigation. This course will cover the proper methodology for investigating a failure, the common failure modes of structures and machines, fractography, the procedure for writing a failure analysis report, and the legal implications. Shares lecture with MATE 460, but is graded separately, and additional graduate-level work is required.
*MATE 564 Nano-Optics, 3 cr
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor
Review of Nano-Optics- an emerging field, rapidly developing as a part of nanoscience and nanotechnology requiring tools and techniques for fabrication, manipulation and characterization at nanoscale. The class covers theoretical foundations on propagation and focusing of optical fields; methods of nanoscale optical microscopy: near-field optical probes and nanoscale distance control; features of optical interaction in nanoscale environments. Modern applications of nano-optics including quantum emitters, photonic crystals and resonators, surface plasmons structures and devices, will be discussed in the frames of this class.
MATE 599 , Fuel Cell Technology, 3 cr
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
The principles of fuel cell technology, including classification of fuel cells and operating mechanisms. Analysis of underlying thermodynamics and physical factors which govern fuel cell performance and efficiency. Cell components and integrative cell design.
MATE 599 , Complex Fluids, 3 cr
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor
Complex fluids are substances that are neither really liquid nor really solid in the classical sense. They include polymers, colloids, emulsions, forms, gels, liquid crystals, surfacants, and other materials that form flowable microstructures. These substances are important in industries producing polymers, such as plastic packaging, colloids, such as paint, foods, such as ketchup, and consumer products, such as toothpaste or shampoo, as well as countless other products in the petroleum, microelectronics, pharmaceutical, and other industries.
Summer 2011
*MATE 446, Computer Simulation in Materials Science, 3 cr
Prerequisite: MATH 231
Computer simulation techniques are introduced and applied to systems of interest to Materials Science. Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamics methods are used to explore properties at the atomic level.
Spring 2011
MATE 202 and 202L, Materials Engineering I, 4 cr
Corequisite: CHEM 122
Application of the student's background in physical sciences, mathematics, and computer science to the solution of elementary problems in the materials sciences. Introduction to metallurgical techniques and the science of materials. Elementary design problems involving the optimum use of materials.
MATE 235 and 235L Materials Engineering II, 4 cr
Prerequisites: CHEM 122 and 122L
Corequisite: Phys 122 & 122L
Survey of technologically important materials including ceramics, glasses, semiconductors, polymers and composites. The objective is to understand the chemical composition, structure, processing and property relationships in material systems. The student will obtain a basic understanding of the principles of electronic transport, dielectric, thermal, optical and mechanical properties of engineered solids. Undergraduate students majoring in Materials Engineering must take Mate 235L concurrently.
MATE 311 Thermal and Mechanical Methods and Analysis 3 cr
Prerequisites: MATE 202, MATE 235; or consent of instructor
Emphasis on the use of thermal and mechanical techniques to both influence and measure the properties of metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites. Thermal techniques such as DSC, DTA, TGA, TMA, and dilatometry will be described. Thermal processing and temperature measurement techniques will also be covered. Mechanical techniques such as viscometry, rheometry, strength/toughness testing, hardness testing, and fatigue will be covered. These thermal and mechanical techniques will be used to elucidate the relationship between properties and microstructure, relaxation mechanisms, lifetime predictions, phase transformations, chemical reactions, and synthesis.
MATE 314, Transport Processes, 3 cr
Prerequisites: MATH 131; PHYS 121
Introduction to the concepts of fluid dynamics and mass and heat transfer.
METE 327, Introduction to Physical Metallurgy, 3 cr
Prerequisites: MATE 202
Mechanisms of deformation and fracture in metals. Binary phase diagrams. Phase transformations, age hardening, heat treatment of steels, TTT diagrams, CT diagrams, martensitic transformation, shape‐memory effects. Common ferrous and non‐ferrous alloys.
MATE 351, Introduction to Polymeric Materials, 3 cr
Prerequisites: MATH 231
Basic concepts of polymer science; polymerization reactions and mechanisms, as well as kinetics involved; polymer solutions, molecular-weight determinations, analysis and testing of polymers; structural properties of polymers; properties of commercial polymers; processing of polymers.
MATE 441, 441L, X‐Ray Diffraction, 3 cr
Prerequisite: PHYS 122, MATE 202 or MATE 235
Properties and generation of X‐rays, X‐ray diffraction phenomena. Single‐crystal and powder techniques for study of structure of metals and alloys, imperfections, stress, and strain.
*MATE 472 Advanced Transport Phenomena, 3 cr
Prerequisite: ES 216 and 350 or MATE 314 or consent of instructor
Advanced topics in momentum, heat, and mass transfer. Newtonian and non‐Newtonian fluid behavior and laminar flow problems, elementary turbulent flow concepts, energy balance applications in incompressible fluid flow, flow and vacuum production. Fourier’s law and thermal conductivity of materials, steady state and time dependent heat conduction, application in
solidification, elementary convective heat transfer. Diffusivity of materials, diffusion in gases, liquids and solids and through porous media, time dependent diffusion, and interphase mass transfer.
MATE 482, 482L, Engineering Design II, 3 cr
Prerequisite: MATE 481
Continuation of the design projects initiated in MATE 481. The student design teams bring the projects to a successful conclusion. Economic analysis and detailed cost evaluation, use of engineering statistics in data analysis and design of experiments, preparation and presentation of final project report. Undergraduate students majoring in Materials Engineering are required to take MATE 482 and MATE 482L concurrently. (Same as METE 482)
METE 489 Welding Metallurgy, 3 cr
Prerequisite: METE 327
Review of basic welding techniques for ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
Effects of process parameters, chemistry, heat and mass transfer, and
microstructure on weld properties and performance.
*MATE 509, Statistical Mechanics of Simple Materials, 3 cr
Prerequisite: MATE 350 or consent of instructor
Materials that can be “fooled” into looking like ideal gases are used to introduce the concepts and methods of statistical mechanics. Topics covered include: gas adsorption, blackbody radiation, superfluidity and superconductivity, blackhole formation, electrical conductivity, the Curie temperature, and the calculation of pi.
MATE 592, Materials Engineering Graduate Seminar, 1 cr
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor
Seminar presentations by students, faculty and outside speakers. Discussion of topics of technical interest, and of global, societal, and ethical issues related to materials engineering.
Fall 2010 (Electives)
METE 326, Introduction to Process Metallurgy, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisites: ES 111; MATH 132
Introduction to stoichiometric computations. Calculations of energy and material balance. Elementary process analysis and reactor design. Single-phase and multi-phase systems. (Same as ChE 326)
MATE 435, Mechanical Behavior of Materials, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: MATE 202 or consent of instructor
Elasticity and plasticity; flow criteria. Strengthening mechanisms. Deformation processes. Mechanical testing of materials: tensile, hardness, fatigue, fracture, formability.
* MATE 447, Optical Materials, 3 cr
Prerequisite: MATE 235 or consent of instructor
Review of optical phenomena: reflection, transmission, absorption, color, polarization, refraction and birefringence, and their origin in materials. Structure-processing-property relationships in optical materials including crystals, glasses, and thin films. Applications including mirrors, filters, lenses, lasers, electro-optics, detectors and fiber optics.
MATE 483, 483L, Scanning Electron Microscopy, 3 cr
Prerequisite: PHYS 122 or consent of instructor
Fundamental theory and experimental techniques in scanning electron microscopy. Electron optics, electron beam interactions with solids, signal detection and processing. Chemical X-ray microanalysis. Undergraduate students majoring in Materials Engineering are required to take MATE 483 and MATE 483L concurrently.
MATE 565: Catalyst Characterization Techniques 3 cr
Prerequisites: CHE349/MATE350 or CHEM 331/332 or instructor’s consent
Overview of techniques used to characterize catalytic materials including data analysis and linking physical and chemical properties to catalytic activity at the laboratory and process level. Topics include x-ray methods, neutron scattering methods, physical adsorption, chemical adsorption, temperature programmed techniques, photoelectron spectroscopy, vibrational spectroscopy, and electron microscopy.
MATE 570, Corrosion Phenomena, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: CHEM 122 and graduate standing
Theory of aqueous corrosion (thermodynamics and kinetics); forms of corrosion; corrosion testing and evaluation; designing to minimize corrosion; methods of corrosion prevention; corrosion in specific systems; case studies. Shares lecture with MATE 470, but is graded separately and additional graduate-level work is required.
*MATE 575, Introduction to Nano Materials, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor
An introduction to physical basics of nanosystems, physics and chemistry of nanostructure synthesis and fabrication. Other topics include: semiconductor nanostructures, magnetic nanostructures and spintronics, molecular nanostructures, electron transport in nanosystems, optical effects in nanosystems, nanomachines, nanoscale biological assemblies, nanocomposite materials.
Summer 2010
ChE 470, Fuel Cell Technology, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
(Offered through distance instruction)
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
The principles of fuel cell technology, including classification of fuel cells and operating mechanisms. Analysis of underlying thermodynamics and physical factors which govern fuel cell performance and efficiency. Cell components and integrative cell design.
*MATE 509, Statistical Mechanics of Simple Materials, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: MATE 350 or consent of instructor
Materials that can be “fooled” into looking like ideal gases are used to introduce the concepts and methods of statistical mechanics. Topics covered include: gas adsorption, blackbody radiation, superfluidity and superconductivity, blackhole formation, electrical conductivity, the Curie temperature, and the calculation of pi.
Spring 2010 (Electives)
MATE 431, Fundamentals in Manufacturing Processes of Materials I, 3 cr
Prerequisites: MATE 202; ES 302; and senior standing or consent of instructor
Introduction to materials design; flow theories and work of deformation; microstructure-property relationships for different materials; fracture; casting and heat-flow/mass-transfer issues; bulk deformation processing with applications to rolling and extrusion; powder metallurgy and sintering of metal and ceramic powders.
*MATE 446, Computer Simulation in Materials Science, 3 cr
Prerequisite: MATH 231
Computer simulation techniques are introduced and applied to systems of interest to Materials Science. Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamics methods are used to explore properties at the atomic level.
MATE 483, 483L, Scanning Electron Microscopy, 3 cr
Prerequisite: PHYS 122 or consent of instructor
Fundamental theory and experimental techniques in scanning electron microscopy. Electron optics, electron beam interactions with solids, signal detection and processing. Chemical X-ray microanalysis. Undergraduate students majoring in Materials Engineering are required to take MATE 483 and MATE 483L concurrently.
MATE 530, Design and Analysis of Experiments, 3 cr
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor
Methods of statistics and modeling important to many problems in materials science and engineering including Six Sigma. Examples are chosen from a number of actual experiences. Safety considerations and experiment design including analysis of risk, how risks may be integrated, and how formal procedures should be established. The use of information sources, such as materials safety data sheets (MSDS). Shares lectures with MATE 430, but is graded separately, and additional work is required at the graduate level.
MATE 560, Failure Analysis, 3 cr
Prerequisite: ES 302
Failure analysis is the science of unraveling why a product failed unexpectedly. The results of the failure analysis may be used to design a better product, or as evidence in litigation. This course will cover the proper methodology for investigating a failure, the common failure modes of structures and machines, fractography, the procedure for writing a failure analysis report, and the legal implications. Shares lecture with MATE 460, but is graded separately, and additional graduate-level work is required.
*MATE 599 Nano-Optics, 3 cr
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor
Review of Nano-Optics- an emerging field, rapidly developing as a part of nanoscience and nanotechnology requiring tools and techniques for fabrication, manipulation and characterization at nanoscale. The class covers theoretical foundations on propagation and focusing of optical fields; methods of nanoscale optical microscopy: near-field optical probes and nanoscale distance control; features of optical interaction in nanoscale environments. Modern applications of nano-optics including quantum emitters, photonic crystals and resonators, surface plasmons structures and devices, will be discussed in the frames of this class.
MATE 599 Biomaterials: Drug Delivery Methods, 3 cr
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor
This course will focus on drug delivery techniques that are currently being developed in research laboratories, with only a brief discussion on the techniques that are already implemented in the clinic. The first portion of the class lectures will focus various delivery mechanisms and the tools needed to validate successful targeted drug delivery (both in vitro, in vivo and diagnostic tools). After gaining a basic understanding of the current delivery mechanisms and research tools, the second part of the course focuses on research literature. Each student will be able to read, digest, and critically analyze the scientific work of others in the form of published research articles. Students will also gain valuable communication tools, as each student will present an article of interest including any background material that is needed for the classroom audience to understand.
Combination of lectures, trips to other labs for instrumentation demos, papers. Students taking this at the 500 level will be responsible for an in depth study on one bio-material characterization technique in addition to journal article presentations.
Fall 2009 (Electives)
*MATE 452, Physics of Metals and Ceramics, 3 cr
Prerequisite: Senior standing or consent of instructor
Discussion of physical properties of metals, semiconductors, and dielectrics from the viewpoint of solid-state theories. Electron dynamics, electronic transport, electromagnetic wave interactions with solids, wave mechanics, quantum mechanics, free electron theory, band theory of solids. Application of semiconductor and quantum physics to modern electronic and opto-electronic devices.
*MATE 503, Crystal Chemistry and Crystal Physics, 3 cr
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor
Classification of elements and ions. Bonding and rules for building of structures in solids. Systematic review of the basic crystal structures of inorganic solids and their relationship with observed macroscopic properties. Introduction to crystal physics, relating measurable quantities to crystal symmetry.
*MATE 599, Materials at Low Temperature, 3 cr
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor
Review of low temperature phenomena in modern materials. Cooling techniques. Electro and magnetotransport low temperature phenomena: quantum Hall effects, Coulomb blockade, Aharonov-Bohm effect, superconductivity and Josephson effect. Dirac fermions and graphene. Optical low-temperature effects: excitonic effects , bi- and multi-excitons, trions, electron-hole liquid. Bose- Einstein condensation in gases and solids.
MATE 599: Catalyst Characterization Techniques 3 cr
Prerequisites: CHE349/MATE350 or CHEM 331/332 or instructor’s consent
Overview of techniques used to characterize catalytic materials including data analysis and linking physical and chemical properties to catalytic activity at the laboratory and process level. Topics include x-ray methods, neutron scattering methods, physical adsorption, chemical adsorption, temperature programmed techniques, photoelectron spectroscopy, vibrational spectroscopy, and electron microscopy.
ChE 470, Fuel Cell Technology, 3 cr
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
The principles of fuel cell technology, including classification of fuel cells and operating mechanisms. Analysis of underlying thermodynamics and physical factors which govern fuel cell performance and efficiency. Cell components and integrative cell design.
Summer 2009 (Electives)
*MATE 446, Computer Simulation in Materials Science, 3 cr
Prerequisite: MATH 231
Computer simulation techniques are introduced and applied to systems of interest to Materials Science. Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamics methods are used to explore properties at the atomic level.
*MATE 599, Nano-Materials, 3 cr
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor
Physical basics of nanosystems, physics and chemistry of nanostructure synthesis and fabrication, semiconductor nanostructures, magnetic nanostructures and spintronics, molecular nanostructures, electron transport in nanosystems, optical effects in nanosystems, nanomachines, nanoscale biological assemblies, nanocomposite materials.
Spring 2009 (Electives)
MATE 483, 483L, Scanning Electron Microscopy, 3 cr
Prereq: PHYS 122 or consent of instructor
Fundamental theory and experimental techniques in scanning electron microscopy. Electron optics, electron beam interactions with solids, signal detection and processing. Chemical X-ray microanalysis. Undergraduate students majoring in Materials
Engineering are required to take MATE 483 and MATE 483 concurrently
*MATE 489/ChE472: Advanced Transport Phenomena, 3 cr
Prereq: ES 216 and 350 or MATE 314 or consent of instructor
Advanced topics in momentum, heat, and mass transfer. Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid behavior and laminar flow problems, elementary turbulent flow concepts, energy balance applications in incompressible fluid flow, flow and vacuum production. Fourier's law and thermal conductivity of materials, steady state and time dependent heat conduction, application in solidification, elementary convective heat transfer. Diffusivity of materials, diffusion in gases, liquids and solids and through porous media, time dependent diffusion, and interphase mass transfer.
*MATE 509, Statistical Mechanics of Simple Materials, 3 cr
Prerequisite: MATE 350 or consent of instructor
Materials that can be “fooled” into looking like ideal gases are used to introduce the concepts and methods of statistical mechanics. Topics covered include: gas adsorption, blackbody radiation, superfluidity and superconductivity, blackhole formation, electrical conductivity, the Curie temperature, and the calculation of pi.
MATE 570, Corrosion Phenomena, 3 cr
Prerequisite: CHEM 122 or consent of instructor
Theory of aqueous corrosion (thermodynamics and kinetics); forms of corrosion; corrosion testing and evaluation; designing to minimize corrosion; methods of corrosion prevention; corrosion in specific systems; case studies. Shares lecture with MATE 470, but is graded separately and additional graduate-level work is required.
MATE 599 Phase Equilibria 3 cr
Prerequisites: MATE 350 or CHEM 331 and Graduate standing or consent of instructor
The theoretical and practical aspects of phase equilibria of multicomponent systems will be examined in detail. The thermodynamics of these systems will be studied along with the experimental methods of determining phase equilibrium. Particular emphasis will be placed on interpretation of binary and ternary systems for metals and ceramics.
*Advanced Basic Science