Materials Engineering and Science (MES)

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MES 714 TRANSPORT PHENOMENA: MASS
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. An in-depth study of the fundamental laws of mass transfer. Emphasis is placed on the formulation and solution of Chemical and Biological Engineering processes and problems by analytical and numerical methods. This course is cross-listed with CHE/MES 714.

MES 601 FUNDAMENTALS OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING
(4-0) 4 credits. Prerequisite: Admission to M.S./MES or Ph.D./MES program or permission of instructor. The course is taught when the required seven student minimum is reached. The objective of this course is to provide students with the working knowledge required to understand principles governing engineering aspects of materials synthesis and manufacturing. Students are able to analyze the effect of transport phenomena, surface chemistry, solution thermodynamics and kinetics on design, control and process optimization of various materials processes.

MES 603 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
(4-0) 4 credits. Prerequisite: Admission to M.S./MES or MES Ph.D. program or permission of instructor. The objective of this course is to provide students with working knowledge required to understand the principles of condensed matter physics with application to materials science and engineering. The students will be able to analyze basic experiments related to electronic structure of atoms and chemical bonding in solids, diffraction of x-rays and electrons by crystal lattices, lattice dynamics, elastic and thermal properties of solids, electronic band structure, classification of solids, dynamics of electrons in crystals, optical properties of solids, doped semiconductors, p-n junctions and hetero-junctions, dielectric properties of insulators, piezoelectricity, electrostriction, ferroelectricity, and magnetic properties of solids (dia-, para-, and ferro-magnetism).

MES 604 CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
(4-0) 4 credits. Prerequisite: Admission to M.S./MES or MES Ph.D. program or permission of instructor. The object of this course is to provide students with the working knowledge required to understand the theoretical chemical basis for chemical and physical properties of crystalline, ceramic, polymeric and metallic materials. Students will be able to analyze macroscopic properties on the basis of underlying chemical concepts.

MES 691 INDEPENDENT STUDY
1 to 3 credits. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Directed independent study of a topic or field of special interest. This may involve readings, research, laboratory or fieldwork, and preparation of papers, as agreed to in advanced, by student and instructor.

MES 692 TOPICS
1 to 3 credits. Lecture course or seminar on a topic or field of special interest, as determined by the instructor. This course is cross-listed with MES 792.

MES 708/708L ADVANCED INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS
(3-1) 4 credits. Prerequisites: Admission to M.S./MES or Ph.D./MES program or permission of instructor. The objective of this course is to provide the students a working knowledge of the principles of modern analytical instrumentation. Specific topics of the course include how electromagnetic radiation interacts with matter, atomic and molecular spectroscopy and chromatography. The laboratory portion of this course will include experiments in atomic and molecular spectroscopy. In addition, chromatographic experiments are also covered.

MES 712 INTERFACIAL PHENOMENA
(3-0) 3 credits. A course in the surface properties of solids and liquids. Areas covered include the thermodynamics of surfaces, material transfer across interfaces, nucleation, surface energies of solids, three-phase contact, wetting phenomena, and adsorption.

MES 713 ADVANCED SOLID MECHANICS I
(3-0) 3 credits. Presented and discussed. Emphasis is placed on the mathematical description of phenomenological behavior, deformation and flow. Practical solutions from the classical theories of solid mechanics are discussed.

MES 721 THEORY OF MATERIALS BEHAVIOR I
(3-0) 3 credits. An advanced course covering the properties of crystalline, amorphous, and multiphase solids. Study of the mechanical, thermal, electrical, chemical, magnetic, and optical behavior of metals, semiconductors, ceramics, polymers, concretes, and composites, including time-dependent and environmental effects.

MES 728 HETEROGENEOUS KINETICS
(3-0) 3 credits. Principles of Absolute Rate Theory are combined with thermodynamics to study the mechanisms of homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions in metallurgical systems. This course is cross-listed with CBE 728.

MES 737 SOLID STATE PHYSICS I
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisite: PHYS 431 or equivalent. The structure of solids, lattice vibrations, free electron and energy band theory. Applications to the thermal, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties of solids.

MES 770 CONTINUUM MECHANICS
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Introduction to tensor algebra and calculus. Derivation of kinematic, stress, strain, and thermodynamic field equations governing continuous media. Development of constitutive relations for real materials. Applications to problems in fluid and solid mechanics.

MES 788 MASTER'S RESEARCH PROB/PROJECTS
Credit to be arranged; not to exceed 5 credit hours toward fulfillment of the master of science in materials engineering and science (M.S./MES). Prerequisite: approval of advisor. Directed research investigation of a selected problem culminating in an acceptable written report. Oral defense of the report and research findings are required.

MES 790/890 SEMINAR
(1-0) 1 credit. May not be repeated for degree credit. Open only to candidates for the Ph.D. in Materials Engineering and Science. Preparation, oral presentation, and group discussion of a research problem. Students enrolled in MES 890 will be held to a higher standard than those enrolled in MES 790.

MES 792 TOPICS
1 to 3 credits. Lecture course or seminar on a topic or field of special interest, as determined by the instructor. This course is cross-listed with MES 692.

MES 798 MASTER'S THESIS
Credit to be arranged; not to exceed 6 credit hours toward fulfillment of the master of science in materials engineering and science (M.S./MES). Prerequisite: approval of advisor. An original investigation of a materials engineering or materials science subject normally presented as a thesis for the M.S./MES degree.

MES 898 DISSERTATION
Credit to be arranged; not to exceed 30 credits toward fulfillment of Ph.D. degree requirements. Open only to doctoral candidates. Supervised original research investigation of a selected problem, with emphasis on independent work, culminating in an acceptable dissertation. Oral defense of dissertation and research findings are required.

MES 890 Seminar

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