Graduate Courses for Engineering, Materials (ENMA)
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ENMA 420 Intermediate Ceramics (3 credits)
Prerequisites: ENMA300, ENMA470, and ENMA471 or permission of
department.
To introduce basic concepts such as crystal chemistry, defect chemistry
and ternary phase equilibria which can also be used to illustrate the
various types of advanced ceramics (superconductors; superionic
conductors; dielectrics including ferroelectrics; optical materials;
high temperature structural materials; etc.) and allow an understanding
of their behaviors.
ENMA 421 Design of Composites (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Credit will be granted for only
one of the following: ENMA421 or ENMA489A. Formerly ENMA 489A.
Fundamentals of design, processing and selection composite materials for
structural applications will be covered. The topics include a review of
all classes of materials, an in-depth analysis of micro and macro
mechanical behavior including interactions at the two-phase interfaces,
modeling of composite morphologies for optimal microstructures, material
aspects, cost considerations, processing methods including consideration
of chemical reactions and stability of the interfaces, and materials
selection considerations.
ENMA 422 Radiation Effects of Materials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENNU215, ENNU310, or ENMA300; or permission of department.
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENMA422 or
ENMA489E. Formerly ENMA 489E.
Ionizing radiation, radiation dosimetry and sensors, radiation
processing, radiation effects on: polymers, metals, semiconductors,
liquids, and gases. Radiation in advanced manufacturing,
radiation-physical technology.
ENMA 423 Manufacturing with Polymers (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENMA300 or permission of department. Credit will be
granted for only one of the following: ENMA423 and ENMA489R. Formerly
ENMA 489R.
Study of the process of engineering design and development of polymer
formulations. Knowledge of commodity polymers and their physical
properties, ability to design an extrusion process, develop the
economics of a polymer manufacturing process, develop a working
knowledge of characterization techniques for determination of physical
and mechanical properties of polymers.
ENMA 425 Introduction to Biomaterials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Recommended: ENMA300. Credit
will be granted for only one of the following: ENMA489W or ENMA425.
Formerly ENMA 489W.
Examination of materials used in humans and other biological systems in
terms of the relationships between structure, fundamental properties and
functional behavior. Replacement materials such as implants, assistive
devices such as insulin pumps and pacemakers, drug delivery systems,
biosensors, engineered materials such as artificial skin and bone growth
scaffolds, and biocompatibility will be covered.
ENMA 440 Nano Plasma Processing of Materials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Credit will be granted for only
one of the following: ENMA440, ENMA489P, ENMA640, or ENMA698P. Formerly
ENMA 489P.
Sustaining mechanisms of plasmas are covered, especially low-pressure
electrical gas discharges, fundamental plasma physics, sheath formation,
electric and magnetic field effects, plasma-surface interactions in
chemically reactive systems, plasma diagnostic techniques and selected
industrial applications of low pressure plasmas.
ENMA 441 Nanotechnology Characterization (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Senior standing. Credit will be
granted for only one of the following: ENMA489T or ENMA441. Formerly
ENMA 489T.
Techniques to characterize structure, forces, compostion and transport
at the nanoscale are covered. Underlying principles, instrumentation,
capabilities and limitations are discussed for scanning tunneling
microscopy and spectroscopy, force microscopies, electron optical
microscopies and scattering techniques. Examples from the recent
literature are discussed through in-class presentations and guest
lectures.
ENMA 443 Phontonic Materials, Devices and Reliability (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Junior standing. Credit will be
granted for only one of the following: ENMA443 or ENMA489Z. Formerly
ENMA 489Z.
The course focuses on the understanding of the basic optical processes
in semiconductors, dielectrics and organic materials. The application
of such materials in systems composed of waveguides, light emitting
diodes and lasers, as well as modulators is developed.
ENMA 460 Physics of Solid Materials (3 credits)
Prerequisites: MATH241 and (PHYS270 and 271 {Formerly PHYS263}). Junior
standing. For ENMA majors only. Also offered as PHYS431. Credit will be
granted for only one of the following: ENMA460 or PHYS431.
Classes of materials; introduction to basic ideal and real materials'
behavior including mechanical, electrical, thermal, magnetic and optical
responses of materials; importance of microstructure in behavior. One
application of each property will be discussed in detail.
ENMA 461 Thermodynamics of Materials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENMA300. Junior standing.
Thermodynamic aspects of materials; basic concepts and their
application in design and processing of materials and systems. Topics
include: energy, entropy, adiabatic and isothermal processes, internal
and free energy, heat capacity, phase equilibria and surfaces and
interfaces.
ENMA 463 Macroprocessing of Materials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENMA300. Junior standing.
Processing of modern, bulk engineering materials. Raw materials,
forming, firing, finishing and joining. More emphasis on metals and
ceramics than polymers.
ENMA 464 Environmental Effects on Engineering Materials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENMA300 or permission of both department and instructor.
Introduction to the phenomena associated with the resistance of
materials to damage under severe environmental conditions. Oxidation,
corrosion, stress corrosion, corrosion fatigue and radiation damage are
examined from the point of view of mechanism and influence on the
properties of materials. Methods of corrosion protection and criteria
for selection of materials for use in radiation environments.
ENMA 465 Microprocessing Materials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENMA300. Also offered as ENMA489B. Credit will be granted
for only one of the following: ENMA363, ENMA489B, or ENMA465. Formerly
ENMA 363.
Micro and nanoscale processing of materials. Emphasis on thin film
processing for advanced technologies.
ENMA 471 Kinetics, Diffusion and Phase Transformations (3 credits)
Pre- or corequisite: ENMA461. Junior standing or permission of
department.
Fundamentals of diffusion, the kinetics of reactions including
nucleation and growth and phase transformations in materials.
ENMA 472 Technology and Design of Engineering Materials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENMA300.
Relationship between properties of solids and their engineering
applications. Criteria for the choice of materials for electronic,
mechanical and chemical properties. Particular emphasis on the
relationships between the structure of solids and their potential
engineering applications.
ENMA 481 Introduction to Electronic and Optical Materials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENMA300 or equivalent.
Electronic, optical and magnetic properties of materials. Emphasis on
materials for advanced optoelectronic and magnetic devices and the
relationship between properties and the processing/fabrication
conditions.
ENMA 489 Selected Topics in Engineering Materials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 12 credits if
content differs.
To introduce basic concepts such as crystal chemistry, defect chemistry
and temary phase equilibria which can also be used to illustrate the
various types of advanced ceramics (superconductors; superionic
conductors; dielectrics including ferroeletrics; optical materials;
high temperature structural materials; etc.) and allow an understanding
of their behaviors.
ENMA 490 Materials Design (3 credits)
One hour of lecture and six hours of laboratory per week. Senior
standing.
Capstone design course. Students work in teams on projects evaluating a
society or industry based materials problem and then design and
evaluate a strategy to minimize or eliminate the problem; includes
written and oral presentations.
ENMA 495 Polymeric Engineering Materials I (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENMA300. Also offered as ENCH490. Credit will be granted
for only one of the following: ENCH490 or ENMA495.
Study of polymeric engineering materials and the relationship to
structural type. Elasticity, viscoelasticity, anelasticity and
plasticity of single and multiphase materials. Emphasis is on
polymetric materials.
ENMA 496 Processing and Engineering of Polymers (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENMA495. Also offered as ENCH496. Credit will be granted
for only one of the following: ENCH496 or ENMA496.
Processing and engineering techniques for the conversion of polymeric
materials into products are discussed. Processes considered include
forming, bonding and modification operations. The effect of processing
on the structure and properties of polymeric materials is emphasized.
ENMA 499 Senior Laboratory Project (1-3 credits)
Senior standing.
Students work with a faculty member on an individual laboratory project
in one or more of the areas of engineering materials. Students will
design and carry out experiments, interpret data and prepare a
comprehensive laboratory report.
ENMA 620 Polymer Physics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENMA 470 and ENMA 471 or permission of instructor.
The thermodynamics, structure, morphology and properties of polymers.
Developing an understanding of the relationships between theory and
observed behavior in polymeric materials.
ENMA 624 Radiation Engineering (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Credit will be granted for only
one of the following: ENMA624 or ENMA698E. Formerly ENMA 698E.
Ionizing radiation, radiation dosimetry and sensors, radiation
processing, radiation effects on ; polymers, metals, semiconductors,
liquid, and gas, radiation in advance manufacturing, radiation-physical
technology.
ENMA 625 Biomaterials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Also offered as ENMA425. Credit
will be granted for only one of the following: ENMA425, ENMA698I,
BIOE698I, or ENBE453. Formerly ENMA 698I.
Examination of materials used in humans and other biological systems in
terms of the relationships between structure, fundamental properties and
functional behavior. Replacement materials such as implants, assistive
devices such as insulin pumps and pacemakers, drug delivery systems,
biosensors, engineered materials such as artificial skin and bone growth
scaffolds, and biocompatibility will be covered.
ENMA 627 Nanotechnology Characterization (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENMA627 or
ENME698T. Formerly ENMA 698T.
Techniques to characterize the properties of materials whose
characteristic dimensions are a few to a few hundred nanometers,
including "conventional" nanocrystalline materials, but concentrating
on "novel" nanomaterials: carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, quantum wires,
and quantum wells will be covered. The emphasis is on recent results
from the scientific literature concerning those properties that make
nanostructures interesting: quantum effects, novel transport phenomena,
enhanced mechanical properties associated with localization and with
small crystalline size.
ENMA 640 Advanced Nano Processing of Materials with Plasma (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Credit will be granted for only
one of the following: ENMA440, ENMA489P, ENMA698P or ENMA640. Formerly
ENMA 698P.
Plasmas are used to control the micro-and Nanoscale level structure of
materials including patterning at the micro-and nanoscale level using
plasma etching techniques. The course establishes the scientific
understanding required for the efficient production of nano-structure
using plasma techniques.
ENMA 641 Nanotechnology Characterization (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Credit will be granted for only
one of the following: ENMA698T or ENMA641. Formerly ENMA 698T.
Techniques to characterize the properties of materials whose
characteristic dimensions are a few to a few hundred nanometers,
including conventional nanocrystalline materials, but concentrating on
novel nanomaterials: carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, quantum wires, and
quantum wells are covered. The emphasis is on recent results from the
scientific literature concerning those properties that make
nanostructures interesting: quantum effects, novel transport phenomena,
enhanced mechanical properties associated with localization and with
small crystallite size.
ENMA 643 Advanced Photonic Materials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Also offered as ENRE648Z. Credit
will be granted for only one of the following: ENMA698Z, ENRE648Z, or
ENMA643. Formerly ENMA 698Z.
The understanding of the basic optical processes in photonic devices and
systems compsed of waveguides, light emitting diodes and lasers, as well
as modulators is developed. Lectures on basic degradation mechanisms of
such systems will be presented. The area of organic based LED
reliability will be covered from the point of view of the stability of
the organic-inorganic interface.
ENMA 646 Ceramic Materials Processing (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENMA 420 and permission of department.
Ceramic powder processing: design of experiments; modern and
traditional methods of preparing powders and devices; characterization
of powders and products; sintering theory and practice. Emphasis on
current literature and its application.
ENMA 650 Nanometer Structure of Materials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENMA 470 or equivalent.
The basic concepts required for understanding nanostructured materials
and their behavior will be covered. Topics covered include the
structural aspects of crystalline and amorphous solids and relationships
to bonding types, point and space groups. Summary of diffraction theory
and practice. The reciprocal lattice. Relationships of the
microscopically measured properties to crystal symmetry. Structural
aspects of defects in crystalline solids.
ENMA 651 Electronic Structure of Engineering Materials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENMA 650.
Electronic and magnetic materials in relationship to their
applications. Metallic conductors, resistive alloys, superconducting
materials, semiconductors, hard and soft magnetic materials,
piezo-electric and piezo-magnetic materials, optical materials.
Emphasis on relationships between electronic configuration, crystal
structure, defect structure and physical properties.
ENMA 659 Special Topics in Electronic Materials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if
content differs.
Topics of current interest in the design and manufacture of electronic
materials.
ENMA 660 Thermodynamics in Materials Science (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Corequisite: ENMA 650.
Thermodynamics of engineering solids. Thermal, diffusional and
mechanical interactions in macroscopic systems. Systems in thermal
contact, systems in thermal and diffusive contact, systems in thermal
and mechanical contact.
ENMA 661 Kinetics of Reactions in Materials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENMA 660.
The theory of thermally activated processes in solids as applied to
diffusion, nucleation and interface motion. Cooperative and
diffusionless transformations. Applications selected from processes
such as allotropic transformations, precipitation, martensite
formation, solidification, ordering, and corrosion.
ENMA 669 Special Topics in the Chemical Physics of Materials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of both department and instructor.
ENMA 671 Defects in Materials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Fundamental aspects of point (electronic and atomic) defects,
dislocations, and surfaces and interfaces in materials. Defect
interactions, defect models, and effects of zero, one and two
dimensional defects on material behavior.
ENMA 679 Special Topics in the Mechanical Behavior of Materials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Topics of current interest in the mechanical behavior of materials.
ENMA 680 Experimental Methods in Materials Science (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENMA 650.
Methods of measuring the structural aspects of materials. Optical and
electron microscopy. Resonance methods. Electrical, optical and magnetic
measurement techniques. Thermodynamic methods.
ENMA 681 Diffraction Techniques in Materials Science (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENCH 620.
Theory of diffraction of electrons, neutrons and X-rays. Strong
emphasis on diffraction methods as applied to the study of defects in
solids. Short range order, thermal vibrations, stacking faults,
microstrain.
ENMA 682 Diagnostic Techniques and Instrumentation for Nanosstructured Materials and Devices (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENMA 682 or ENMA
698T. Formerly ENMA 698T.
The characterization of structure, electronic, magnetic, optical and
other material properties with nanometer resolution will be covered.
It will also address advances in the instrumentation devices and
techniques that expand the frontiers in nanoscale research.
ENMA 683 Structural Determination Laboratory (1 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Credit will be granted for only
one of the following: ENMA698L or ENMA683. Formerly ENMA 698L.
The operation of an electron microscope is covered. TEM techniques that
are used to characterize the structure, defects and composition of a
sample are presented and used to study a variety of materials. These
techniques are: electron diffraction patterns, bright/dark field
imaging, high resolution lattic imaging and energy dispersive x-ray
spectroscopy. Also covers different sample preparation techniques for
TEM. The goal is that the students become independent users of the TEM.
ENMA 687 Nanoscale Photonics and Applications (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENMA 687 or ENMA
698Z. Formerly ENMA 698Z.
Advanced topics in photonics including optical ray propogation, LEDS and
the interaction of light in nanostructured materials for optoelectronic
applications will be covered.
ENMA 688 Seminar in Materials Science and Engineering (1 credits)
For ENMA majors only. Repeatable to 04 credits if content differs.
Formerly ENMA 697.
Current research in materials science and engineering and related
fields.
ENMA 689 Special Topics in Engineering Materials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of both department and instructor. Repeatable
to 6 credits if content differs. Formerly ENMA 691.
ENMA 697 Seminar in Materials Science and Engineering (1 credits)
Individual, supervised study in materials science and engineering.
ENMA 698 Special Problems in Materials Science and Engineering (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if
content differs.
Individual, supervised study in materials science and engineering.
ENMA 799 Master's Thesis Research (1-6 credits)
ENMA 808 Advanced Topics in Engineering Materials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if
content differs.
ENMA 898 Pre-Candidacy Research (1-8 credits)
ENMA 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-8 credits)
