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Materials Science & Engineering (MSE)
MSE 5063 Biomedical Materials Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. Description: The course will discuss about structure, composition, properties, and performance of materials with applications in medical and
MSE 5113 Diffraction in Materials Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Description: Introduction to crystallography and diffraction with an emphasis on X-ray diffraction, some exposure to Neutron diffraction, radiography, and tomography. Applications will focus on mechanical properties measurements. New methods will be surveyed with an emphasis on current research. Same course as MAE 5113. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Materials Sci. & Eng MSE 5123 Advanced Composites Manufacturing: Materials, Methods and Applications Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. Description: Covers important topics such as basic concepts and definitions of composite materials, fabrication, structure, properties, and applications of fibrous materials, structure and properties of polymer matrix, metal matrix and ceramic matrix materials, constituent materials, fabrication and repair methods, properties and applications of polymer matrix composites, metal matrix composites, ceramic matrix composites and carbon/carbon composites and markets. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Materials Sci. & Eng MSE 5133 Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. Description: The objective of this course is to introduce fundamental concepts for energy production using solid oxide fuel cells. The course will include fundamentals of solid oxide fuel cells. Efficiency based on thermodynamics will be described. In addition, roles of important materials as electrolyte for oxygen transport, anode and cathodes as electronic conductors, and high temperature seals required for solid oxide fuel cells will be covered. The role of fuel cells in the current and future energy systems will also be described. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Materials Sci. & Eng MSE 5143 Batteries and Supercapacitors for Energy Storage Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. Description: The objective of this course is to introduce fundamental concepts for energy storage using batteries and supercapacitors. The course will include fundamentals of electrochemical systems/batteries and supercapacitors. Efficiency of storage based on thermodynamics will be described. In addition, role of important materials required in selected battery systems and capacitors will be included. The role of batteries and supercapacitors in the current and future energy storage devices will be described. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Materials Sci. & Eng
health science. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Materials Sci. & Eng MSE 5073 Tissue Engineering Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Description: Tissue engineering (TE) and the material strategy for different tissue constructs in bone TE, liver TE, neural TE, intestine TE, etc. will be discussed in this course. Same course as CHE 5073. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Materials Sci. & Eng MSE 5083 Advanced Ceramics Processing Prerequisites: ENSC 2213 and ENSC 3233 and MATH 2153 or permission of instructor. Description: An introduction to processing techniques to transform ceramics from raw materials to finished products. This includes powder synthesis and beneficiation, colloidal processing, forming techniques, sintering and finishing operations and an introduction to chemical processing routes. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Materials Sci. & Eng MSE 5093 Fundamentals of Materials Science Prerequisites: Instructor approval. Description: MSE 5093 is a first-year graduate course that covers basic concepts in materials science. The course is designed for both materials science and engineering graduates and graduates with other engineering or science backgrounds (physics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, etc.). Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Materials Sci. & Eng MSE 5103 Electrical and Optical Properties of Ceramics Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. Description: Inorganic ceramic materials are useful in many applications because of their electrical, optical, dielectric, and magnetic properties. These 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 understanding of principles of electrical and optical behaviors of ceramic materials including atomic structure, conduction mechanisms, processing and electrical-optical properties. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Materials Sci. & Eng
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