CORE COURSES
MSEN 5310
Thermodynamics of Materials (3 semester hours) Work, energy and the
first law of thermodynamics; the second law of thermodynamics, thermodynamic
potentials, the third law of thermodynamics,
thermodynamic identities and their uses, phase equilibria in one-component
systems, behavior and reactions of gases. Solutions, binary and multicomponent
systems: phase equilibria, materials separation and purification. Electrochemistry. Thermodynamics of modern
materials. (3-0) R
MSEN 5360 Materials Characterization (3 semester hours) Survey of atomic and
structural analysis techniques as applied to surface and bulk materials.
Physical processes involved in the interaction of ions, electrons and photons
with solids; characteristics of the emergent radiation in relation to the
structure and composition.� (3-0)
R
MSEN 6319 Quantum Mechanics for
Materials Scientists (3 semester
hours) Quantum-mechanical foundation for study of nanometer-scale materials.
Principles of quantum physics, stationary-states for one-dimensional
potentials, symmetry considerations, interaction with the electromagnetic
radiation, scattering, reaction rate theory, spectroscopy, chemical bonding and
molecular orbital theory, solids, perturbation theory, nuclear magnetic
resonance. Prerequisite: EE 5300 or equivalent. (3-0) Y
MSEN 6324 (EE 6324) Electronic, Optical
and Magnetic Materials (3 semester
hours) Foundations of materials properties for electronic, optical and
magnetic applications. Electrical and Thermal Conduction, Elementary Quantum Physics, Modern Theory of Solids, Semiconductors
and Devices, Dielectrics, Magnetic and Optical Materials properties.
Prerequisite: MSEN 5300 or PHYS 5376. (3-0) T
ADVANCED COURSE LIST
MSEN
5340 Advanced Polymer Science and Engineering (3 semester hours)
Polymer structure-property relations, Linear and nonlinear viscoelasticity.� Dynamic mechanical analysis, time-temperature superposition, creep and stress
relaxation.� Mechanical
models for prediction of polymer deformation, rubber elasticity, environmental
effects on polymer deformation, instrumentation for prediction of long term
properties.� (3-0) R.
MSEN 5370 Ceramics and Metals (3 semester hours) Emphasis on
structure-property relationships: chemical bonding, crystal structures, crystal
chemistry, electrical properties, thermal behavior, defect chemistry.� Chemical and physical
properties of metals and alloys. Topics include: powder preparation,
sol-gel synthesis, densification, toughening mechanisms, crystal structure,
thermodynamics, phase diagrams, phase transformations, oxidation, mechanical,
electrical and magnetic properties. (3-0) R
MSEN 5377 (PHYS 5377) Computational
Physics of Nanomaterials (3 semester
hours) This course introduces atomistic and
quantum simulation methods and their applications to modeling study
nanomaterials (nanoparticles, nanowires, and thin films). The course has three
main parts: basic theory of materials (thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and
solid state physics), computational methods to model materials systems, and
applications to practical problems. There are three main themes of the course:
structure-property relationship of nanomaterials; atomistic modeling for atomic
structure optimization; and quantum simulations for electronic structure study
and functional property analysis. (3-0) R
MSEN 6310 Mechanical Properties of
Materials (3 semester hours)
Stress, strain and the basics of concepts in deformation and fracture for
metals, polymers and ceramics. Analysis of important
mechanical properties such as plastic flow, creep, fatigue, fracture toughness
and rupture. Application of these principles to the
design of improved materials and engineering structures. (3-0) Y.
MSEN 6330 Phase Transformations� (3
semester hours) Thermodynamic, kinetic, and structural aspects of metallic
and ceramic phase transformations: mechanisms and rate-determining factors in
solid-phase reactions; diffusion processes, nucleation theory, precipitations
from solid solution, order-disorder phenomena, and applications of binary and
ternary phase diagrams. (3-0) R
MSEN 6350 Imperfections in Solids (3 semester hours) Point defects in
semiconductors, metals, ceramics, and nonideal defect structures;
nonequilibrium conditions produced by irradiation or quenching; effects of
defects on electrical and physical properties, effects of defects at interfaces
between differing materials. (3-0) R
MSEN 6377 (PHYS 6377) Physics of
Nanostructures: Carbon Nanotubes, Fullerenes, Quantum Wells, Dots and Wires (3 semester hours) Electronic bands in
low dimensions. 0-d systems: fullerenes and quantum dots. Optical properties, superconductivity and ferromagnetism of
fullerides.� 1-d systems:
nano-wires and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Energy bands of CNTs: chirality and
electronic spectrum. Metallic versus semiconducting CNT:� arm-chair, zigzag and chiral tubes. Electrical conductivity and superconductivity of CNTs, thermopower.
Electromechanics of SWCNT: artificial muscles. Quantum wells, FETs and organic
superlattices: confinement of electrons and excitons. Integer and fractional
quantum Hall effect (QHE). (3-0) R
SPECIALIZED COURSE LIST
MSEN 5300 (PHYS
5376) Introduction to Materials Science (3 semester hours) This course provides
an intensive overview of materials science and engineering and includes the
foundations required for further graduate study in the field. Topics
include atomic structure, crystalline solids, defects, failure mechanisms,
phase diagrams and transformations, metal alloys, ceramics, polymers as well as
their thermal, electrical, magnetic and optical properties. (3-0) R.
MSEN 5331 (CHEM 5331) Advanced Organic
Chemistry I (3 semester hours)
Modern concepts of bonding and structure in covalent compounds. Static and dynamic stereochemistry and methods for study. Relationships between structure and reactivity.
Prerequisite: CHEM 2325 or equivalent. (3-0) Y
MSEN 5333 (CHEM 5333) Advanced Organic
Chemistry II (3 semester hours) Application
of the principles introduced in CHEM 5331, emphasizing their use in correlating
the large body of synthetic/preparative organic chemistry. Prerequisite: MSEN
5331/CHEM 5331. (3-0) R
MSEN 5341 (CHEM 5341) Advanced Inorganic
Chemistry (3 semester hours) Physical inorganic chemistry addressing topics
in structure and bonding, symmetry, acids and bases, coordination chemistry and
spectroscopy. Prerequisite: CHEM 3341, or consent of instructor. (3-0) Y.
MSEN 5344 Thermal Analysis (3 semester hours) Differential scanning
calorimetry; thermogravimetric analysis; dynamic mechanical and
thermomechanical analysis; glass transition; melting transitions, relaxations
in the glassy state, liquid crystalline phase changes. (3-0) S
MSEN 5353 Integrated Circuit Packaging (3 semester hours) Basic packaging concepts,
materials, fabrication, testing, and reliability, as well as the basics of
electrical, thermal, and mechanical considerations as required for the design
and manufacturing of microelectronics packaging. Current requirements and
future trends will be presented.� General
review of analytical techniques used in the evaluation and failure analysis of
microelectronic packages.� (3-0) R
MSEN 5355 (CHEM 5355) Analytical
Techniques I (3 semester hours)
Study of fundamental analytical techniques, including optical spectroscopic
techniques and energetic particle and x-ray methods including SEM, EDS, STM,
AFM, AES, XPS, XRF, and SIMS. (3-0) Y
MSEN 5356 (CHEM 5356) Analytical
Techniques II (3 semester hours)
Study of statistical methods (standard tests, statistical process control,
ANOVA, experimental design, etc.) and problem solving techniques for dealing
with ill-defined analytical problems. Prerequisite: CHEM 5355 or MSEN 5355 or
consent of instructor. (3-0) Y
MSEN 5361 Fundamentals of Surface and
Thin Film Analysis (3 semester hours)
Survey of materials characterization techniques; optical microscopy; Rutherford
backscattering; secondary ion mass spectroscopy; ion channeling; scanning
tunneling and transmission microscopy; x-ray spectroscopy; surface properties.
(3-0) R
MSEN 5371 (PHYS 5371) Solid State
Physics (3 semester hours)
Symmetry description of crystals, bonding, properties of metals, electronic
band theory, thermal properties, lattice vibration, elementary properties of
semiconductors. Prerequisites: PHYS 5400 and 5421 or equivalent. (3-0) Y
MSEN 5375 (PHYS 5375) Electronic Devices
Based On Organic Solids (3 semester
hours) Solid state device physics based on organic condensed matter
structures, including: OLEDs (organic light emitting diodes), organic FETs,
organic lasers, plastic photocells, molecular electronic chips.� (3-0) R
MSEN 5383 (PHYS 5383 and EE 5383) Plasma
Technology (3 semester hours)
Hardware oriented study of useful laboratory plasmas.� Topics will include vacuum technology, gas
kinetic theory, basic plasma theory and an introduction to the uses of plasmas
in various industries. (3-0) Y
MSEN 5410 (BIOL 5410) Biochemistry of
Proteins and Nucleic Acids (4
semester hours) Chemistry and metabolism of amino acids and nucleotides;
biosynthesis of nucleic acids; analysis of the structure and function of
proteins and nucleic acids and of their interactions including chromatin
structure. Prerequisite: biochemistry or equivalent. (4-0) Y
MSEN 5440 (BIOL 5440) Cell Biology (4 semester hours) Molecular
architecture and function of cells and subcellular organelles; structure and
function of membranes; hormone and neurotransmitter action; growth regulation
and oncogenes; immune response; eukaryotic gene expression.
Prerequisites: BIOL 5410 and BIOL 5420, or the equivalent, or permission of the
instructor. (4-0) Y
MSEN 6313 (EE 6313) Semiconductor
Opto-Electronic Devices (3 semester
hours) Physical principles of semiconductor optoelectronic devices: optical
properties of semiconductors, optical gain and absorption, wave guiding, laser
oscillation in semiconductors, LEDs, physics of detectors, applications.
Prerequisite: EE 3310 or equivalent. (3-0) T
MSEN 6320 (EE 6320) Fundamentals of
Semiconductor Devices (3 semester
hours) Semiconductor material properties, band structure, equilibrium
carrier distributions, non-equilibrium current-transport processes, and
recombination-generation processes..� Prerequisite: EE 6319 or equivalent. (3-0) Y
MSEN 6321 (EE 6321) Active Semiconductor
Devices (3 semester hours) The physics of operation of active devices will be examined,
including p-n junctions, bipolar junction transistors and field-effect
transistors: MOSFETs, JFETS, and MESFETS. Active two-terminal devices and
optoelectronic devices will be presented. �Recommended co-requisite: EE
6320. (3-0) Y
MSEN 6322 (EE 6322, MECH 6322)
Semiconductor Processing Technology (3
semester hours) Modern techniques for the manufacture of semiconductor
devices and circuits. Techniques for both silicon and compound
semiconductor processing are studied as well as an introduction to the design
of experiments. Topics include: wafer growth, oxidation, diffusion, ion
implantation, lithography, etch and deposition. (3-0) T
MSEN 6340 Advanced Electron Microscopy �(3 semester
hours) Theory and applications of scanning and transmission electron
microscopy; sample preparation, ion beam and analytical techniques.� (3-0) Y
MSEN 6341 Advanced Electron Microscopy
Laboratory (3 semester hours) Lab
support for MSEN 6340.� (0-3) Y
MSEN 6358 (BIOL 6358) Bionanotechnology� (3 semester hours) Protein, nucleic acid and lipid structures.� Macromolecules as
structural and functional units of the intact cell.� Parallels between biology
and nanotechnology.� Applications of nanotechnology to biological systems. (3-0)
Y
MSEN 6361 Deformation Mechanisms in
Solid Materials (3 semester hours)
Linear elastic fracture mechanics, elastic-plastic fracture mechanics, time
dependent failure, creep and fatigue, experimental analysis of fracture,
fracture and failure of metals, ceramics, polymers and composites Failure
analysis related to material, product design, manufacturing and product
application. (3-0) S
MSEN 6362 Diffraction Science (3 semester hours) Diffraction theory;
scattering and diffraction experiments; kinematic theory; dynamical theory;
x-ray topography; crystal structure analysis; disordered crystals;
quasi-crystals. (3-0) S
MSEN 6371 (PHYS 6371) Advanced Solid
State Physics (3 semester hours) Continuation
of MSEN 5371/PHYS 5371, transport properties of semiconductors,
ferroelectricity and structural phase transitions, magnetism,
superconductivity, quantum devices, surfaces. Prerequisite: MSEN 5371/PHYS 5371
or equivalent. (3-0) R
MSEN 6374 (PHYS 6374) Optical Properties
of Solids (3 semester hours)
Optical response in solids and its applications. Lorentz, Drude and
quantum mechanical models for dielectric response function. Kramers-Kronig
transformation and sum rules considered. Basic properties related to band
structure effects, excitons and other excitations. Experimental
techniques including reflectance, absorption, modulated reflectance, Raman
scattering. Prerequisite: MSEN 5371/PHYS 5371 or equivalent. (3-0) T
MSEN 7320 (EE 7320) Advanced
Semiconductor Device Theory (3
semester hours) Quantum mechanical description of fundamental semiconductor
devices; carrier transport on the submicron scale; heterostructure devices;
quantum-effect devices.� Prerequisites:
EE 6320 and EE 6321. (3-0) R
MSEN 7382 Introduction to MEMS (3 semester hours) Study of fabrication
techniques for micro-electro-mechanical and micro-opto-mechanical devices and
systems and their applications.�
Techniques for both silicon, non-silicon processing
and emerging new micromachining processes are studied as well as their
process physics.� Topics to include:� bulk and surface micromachining,
electroplating-based micromachining and micro devices packaging.�� (3-0) Y
MSEN 7V80 Special Topics in Materials
Science and Engineering (1-6 semester hours) For
letter grade credit only. (May be repeated to a maximum of 9
hours.) ([1-6]-0) S
MSEN 8V40 Individual Instruction in Materials Science and Engineering (1-6
semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) For pass/fail
credit only. ([1-6]-0) R
MSEN 8V70 Research In
Materials Science and Engineering (3-9 semester hours) (May be repeated for
credit.) For pass/fail credit only. ([3-9]-0) R
MSEN 8V98 Thesis (3-9 semester
hours) (May be repeated for credit.) For pass/fail credit
only. ([3-9]-0) S
MSEN 8V99 Dissertation (1-9 semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) For pass/fail credit only. ([1-9]-0) S