MSE - Materials Science and Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering: MSE
Lower-Division Courses
MSE X97R. Research.
Upper-Division Courses
MSE X60M. Experiments in Materials Science and Engineering.
Hands-on lab-based course designed to teach practical techniques in the synthesis and characterization of materials and their properties, and to use experiments to explore fundamental and potentially abstract materials concepts.
MSE X97R. Research.
Graduate Courses
MSE X86P. Topics in Materials Science: Fundamentals.
MSE X86P.1. Introduction to Phase Transformations.
Basics of crystal structures and phase diagrams; diffusion; solidification; solid-state phase transformations.
MSE X86P.2. Mechanical Behavior of Materials.
Elastic deformation; viscoelasticity; yielding, plastic flow, plastic instability; strengthening mechanisms; fracture, fatigue, creep; significance of mechanical properties tests. Microstructural mechanisms and macroscopic behavior of metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites.
MSE X86P.3. Introduction to Thermodynamics of Materials.
Thermodynamic properties; reactions and chemical equilibrium in gases; solutions, phase equilibria, phase diagrams, reaction equilibria; surfaces and interfaces; point defects in crystals.
MSE X86P.4. Introduction to Solid-State Properties of Materials.
Introduction to the electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of materials. Solid-state properties of metals, semiconductors, and ceramics; fundamental concepts needed for the description of these properties, using an introductory-level description of the electronic structure of solids.
MSE X86P.5. Structure of Materials.
Essential crystallography of lattices and structures; symmetry; elements of diffraction and reciprocal lattices; point, line, and surface defects in crystals; crystalline interfaces; noncrystalline materials; polymers; glasses.
MSE X89. Topics in Materials Science and Engineering.
MSE X97. Graduate Seminar.
Presentation of research topics by invited speakers, faculty, and students.
MSE X97R. Research.
MSE X98. Thesis.
MSE X98R. Master's Report.
Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option.
MSE X99W. Dissertation.
Research leading to the Doctor of Philosophy in materials science and engineering.