Materials Science and Engineering Course Descriptions
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 equilibrium
in one-component systems, behavior and reactions of gases. Solutions, binary
and multicomponent systems: phase equilibrium, materials separation and
purification. Electrochemistry. Thermodynamics of modern materials. (3-0) S
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) S
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. (3-0) S
MSEN 6324 (EEMF 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, properties of magnetic and optical materials. Prerequisite: MSEN
5300 or PHYS 5376 or equivalent. (3-0) S
ADVANCED COURSE LIST
MSEN 5340 (CHEM 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 5361 Fundamentals of Surface and
Thin Film Analysis (3 semester
hours) Survey of materials characterization techniques; Rutherford backscattering;
secondary ion mass spectroscopy; ion channeling; scanning tunneling and
transmission microscopy; x-ray photoelectron and Auger electron spectroscopy;
x-ray and electron diffraction. Prerequisite: MSEN 5360 or equivalent.(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) Phenomenology of mechanical behavior of
materials at the macroscopic level and the relationship of mechanical behavior
to material structure and mechanisms of deformation and failure. Topics
covered include elasticity, viscoelasticity, plasticity, creep, fracture, and
fatigue. Prerequisite: MECH 3301 or MSEN 5300 or equivalent. (3-0) R
MSEN 6320 (EEMF 6320) Fundamentals of
Semiconductor Devices (3 semester
hours) semiconductor material properties, band structure, equilibrium
carrier distribution, non-equilibrium carrier distribution, non-equilibrium
current-transport processes, and recombination-generation processes.
Prerequisite: EEMF 6319 or equivalent.
(3-0) R
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 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 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 CNTs: 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 5320 Materials Science for Sustainable Energy (3 semester hours) Sustainable energy
solutions requires examining current fossil fuel supplies, climate change, and
the development of renewable energy sources. Fossil fuel supplies and climate
change are seemingly intimately related. On the other hand the global community
is actively developing renewable energy sources for replacing fossil fuels and
minimizing the impact on climate change. Materials science can be a key
enabler for developing diverse renewable energy sources such as solar cell,
biofuel, wind, geothermal etc. and for practical energy utilization and
management such as energy storage, fuel cell, electrical vehicle, etc.. This course will examine energy and climate issues, and
also address sustainable energy solutions that emphasize the role of materials
science. (3-0) T
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. (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) R
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 consent of instructor. (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 5301 and 5320 or equivalent. (3-0) R
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 (EEMF 5383, MECH 5383, PHYS
5383 and) Plasma Processing (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) T
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: BIOL 3361 (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) R
MSEN 6313 (EEOP 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) R
MSEN 6321 (EEMF 6321) Active
Semiconductor Devices (3 semester hours) The
physics of operation of active devices will be examined, including bipolar
junction transistors and field-effect transistors: MOSFETs, JFETs, and MESFETs.
Special-purpose MOS devices including memories and imagers will be presented. Prerequisite:
EEMF 6320. (3-0) R
MSEN 6322 (EEMF 6322 and MECH 6348)
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)
R
MSEN 6348 (EEMF 6348) Lithography and
Nanofabrication (3 semester hours) Study of the principles, practical
considerations, and instrumentation of major lithography technologies for
nanofabrication of devices and materials. Advanced photolithography, electron beam
lithography, nanoimprint lithography, x-ray
lithography, ion beam lithography, soft lithography, and scanning probe
lithography, basic resist and polymer science, applications in nanoelectronic
and biomaterials. (3-0) 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) T
MSEN 6361 (MECH 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. Prerequisite: MSEN 5300 or MECH
6301/MSEN 6310 or equivalent. (3-0) R
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) R
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’s Raman scattering. Prerequisite: MSEN
5371/PHYS 5371 or equivalent. (3-0) R
MSEN 6382 (EEMF 6382, MECH 6347)
Introduction to MEMS (3 semester hours) Study of micro-electro-mechanical
devices and systems and their applications. Microfabrication
techniques and other emerging fabrication processes for MEMS are studied along
with their process physics. Principles of operations of various MEMS devices
such as mechanical, optical, thermal, magnetic, chemical/biological
sensors/actuators are studied. Topics include: bulk/surface micromachining,
LIGA, microsensors and microactuators
in multiphysics domain. (3-0) R
MSEN 7320 (EEMF 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. Prerequisite: EEMF 6320 and EEMF 6321. (3-0) R
MSEN 7V80 Special Topics in Materials
Science and Engineering (1-6 semester hours) For
letter grade credit only. (May be repeated for 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) S
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) S
MSEN 8V98 Thesis (3-9 semester
hours) (May be repeated for credit.) For pass/fail credit
only.
MSEN 8V99 Dissertation (3-9 semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) For pass/fail credit only. ([3-9]-0) S