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Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) MSE 5000 Master's Thesis Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. Description: Students will be performing thesis research under the guidance of a thesis advisor. This will involve performing literature search, writing proposal for the research and conducting research in the laboratories. At the end of the course students will present the findings of research to the committee and prepare a thesis for approval by the thesis committee. Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-6 Contact hours: Lab: 2 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lab Department/School: Materials Sci. & Eng MSE 5010 Materials Science and Engineering Seminar for Masters Students Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor. Description: Advanced Research and Development Topics. Maximum 3 credit hours. Graded on pass/fail basis. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 3 credit hours. Credit hours: 0 Contact hours: Other: 0 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Discussion Department/School: Materials Sci. & Eng MSE 5013 Advanced Thermodynamics of Materials Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. Description: Thermodynamics of materials is important for materials synthesis, stability and performance. The course will cover basic laws of thermodynamics, solution theory, phase equilibrium diagrams and thermodynamics of electrochemical systems. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Materials Sci. & Eng MSE 5023 Diffusion and Kinetics Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. Description: Diffusion and kinetics are important for materials processing, stability, microstructure evolution and performance. The course will cover basic concepts underlying diffusion and kinetics as they relate to materials behavior. Topics on diffusion, nucleation and growth, spinodal decomposition, reactions involving solid with solids, gases and liquids, and phase transformation will be covered. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Materials Sci. & Eng

MSE 5030 Independent Study in Materials Science and Engineering Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. Description: Currently, there is no course number specifically related to the creative component (2 hour credit) that needs to be registered for by an M.S. creative component. Further, independent study courses could be offered by individual faculty in specific areas related to a student's graduate study. Credit hours: 1-3 Contact hours: Lecture: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Materials Sci. & Eng MSE 5033 Composite Materials Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. Description: Composites are important for advancing performance and reliability of existing and new products for aerospace, electronics, and medical systems. This course is to introduce fundamental concepts for the design, fabrication and mechanical property evaluation of composites. This includes methods of fabricating fibers, matrices and composites, toughening mechanisms in composites, mechanical properties, and role of interfaces. The focus will be for composites useful at high temperatures. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Materials Sci. & Eng MSE 5043 Advanced Materials Characterization Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. Description: Advances in materials require availability, training, and proficiency in advanced instrumentation to characterize materials at length scales from macro- to nanometer-scale. This course is to introduce fundamental concepts forming the basis of different equipments, their operation and capability for developing advanced materials. This includes instruments such as SES, TEM, x-ray diffraction, FTIR, AFM, and Nanoindentation. The lectures will be complemented with hands-on experience to students in labs housing these equipments. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Materials Sci. & Eng MSE 5053 Smart Materials Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. Description: Advances in new technologies rely on the availability of "smart" materials that adapt to environment. Examples include sun- sensor glasses that become dark in sunlight and clear-out when indoors, and shape-memory materials used as stents in human body. In this course, the definition of a smart material and to understand principles of using electrical and other functional properties of materials to create smart systems is covered. Students are also taught to search literature on a suitable topic and work as a group to write a term paper and make a presentation to the class. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Materials Sci. & Eng