Department of Materials
Engineering II, Room 1355;
Telephone (805) 893-4362
Chair: David R. Clarke
Associate Chair: Carlos G. Levi
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David R. Clarke, Ph.D., University of Cambridge, Professor (electron microscopy, mechanical behavior and superconductivity)
§ Larry A. Coldren, Ph.D., Stanford University, Professor, Director of Optoelectronics Technology Center (semiconductor integrated optics, optoelectronics, molecular beam epitaxy, microfabrication)
*** Timothy Deming, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Assistant Professor (synthetic chemistry, polymerization catalysis, biopolymer synthesis, biocompatible materials)
§ Steven P. DenBaars, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Associate Professor (metalorganic chemical vapor deposition, optoelectronic materials and devices, epitaxial regrowth, atomic layer epitaxy)
§§ Anthony G. Evans, Ph.D., Imperial College (London), Professor, Co-Director of High Performance Composites Center (mechanical behavior, ceramics, composites, powder processing)
§ Arthur C. Gossard, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor (epitaxial growth, artificially synthesized semiconductor microstructures, semiconductor devices)
** Alan J. Heeger, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor, Director of Institute for Polymers and Organic Solids (condensed-matter physics, conducting polymers)
Nicola A. Hill, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Assistant Professor (theoretical chemistry, computational materials)
§ Evelyn Hu, Ph.D., Columbia University, Professor, Director of Center for Quantized Electronic Structures, Director of Nanofabrication User's Network (high-resolution fabrication techniques for semiconductor device structures, process-related materials damage, contact/interface studies, superconductivity)
* Jacob N. Israelachvili, Ph.D., University of Cambridge, Professor (adhesion, friction surface forces, colloids)
* Edward J. Kramer, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, Professor (microscopic fundamentals of fracture polymers, diffusion in polymers, and polymer surfaces and interfaces)
§ Herbert Kroemer, Dr. Rer. Nat., University of Göttingen, Professor (device physics, molecular beam epitaxy, heterojunctions, compound semiconductors)
* Frederick F. Lange, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, Professor (processing, ceramics, microstructure, mechanical properties)
** James S. Langer, Ph.D., University of Birmingham, England, Professor (kinetics of phase transformations, solidification patterns, fracture dynamics)
§§ Carlos G. Levi, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Professor (materials processing, composites, solidification, metastable structures, coatings)
§§ Robert M. McMeeking, Ph.D., Brown University, Professor (mechanics of materials, fracture mechanics, plasticity, computational mechanics, and process modeling)
§ James L. Merz, Ph.D., Harvard University, Professor Emeritus
§§ Frederick F. Milstein, Ph.D., UC Los Angeles, Professor (crystal mechanics, bonding, defects, mechanical properties)
§§ G. Robert Odette, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor (fundamental deformation and fracture mechanisms, mechanics in structural materials, microstructural evolution and property degradation in aggressive environments (aging), structural reliability, development of advanced high-performance composites)
§ Pierre M. Petroff, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor (semiconductor interfaces, defects physics, quantum structures, crystal growth)
** Philip A. Pincus, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor (polymers, colloids, surfactants, membranes)
* David J. Pine, Ph.D., Cornell University, Professor (rheology, colloids, polymers, polyelectrolytes and complex fluids)
Cyrus R. Safinya, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor (X-ray scattering from biomolecular materials, thermotropic and lyotropic liquid crystals, polymer liquid crystals, block copolymers)
James S. Speck, Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Associate Professor (transmission electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, thin films, materials science)
*** Galen Stucky, Ph.D., Iowa State University, Professor (nonlinear optic materials, synthesis and modification of quantum confined materials)
Francis W. Zok, Ph.D., McMaster University, Associate Professor (mechanical and thermal properties of composite materials)
§ Joint appointment with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
§§ Joint appointment with the Department of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering.
* Joint appointment with the Department of Chemical Engineering.
** Joint appointment with the Department of Physics.
*** Joint appointment with the Department of Chemistry.
Glenn E. Lucas, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering, Mechanical and Environmental Engineering)
Joseph A. N. Zasadzinski, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering)
The Department of Materials was conceptualized and built under two basic guidelines: to educate graduate students in advanced materials and to introduce them to novel ways of doing research in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. Advancing materials technology today-either by creating new materials or improving the properties of existing ones-requires a synthesis of expertise from the classic materials fields of metallurgy, ceramics, and polymer science, and such fundamental disciplines as applied mechanics, chemistry, and solid-state physics. Since no individual has the necessary breadth and depth of knowledge in all these areas, solving the advanced materials problems demands the integrated efforts of scientists and engineers with different backgrounds and skills in a research team. The department has effectively transferred the research team concept, which is the operating mode of the high technology industry, into an academic environment.
The department has major research groups working on a wide range of advanced inorganic and organic materials, including high performance composites, high temperature coatings and multilayers, advanced structural alloys, intermetallics, ceramics and polymers, compound semiconductors, high Tc superconductors, electronic polymers and organic solids, optical, optoelectronic, piezoelectric, ferroelectric and magnetostrictive materials, liquid crystals, surface-active materials, catalysts, colloids, surfactants, biopolymers and gels. The groups are typically multidisciplinary involving faculty, postdoctoral researchers and graduate students working on the synthesis and processing, structural characterization, property evaluation, microstructure-property relationships and mathematical models relating micromechanisms to macroscopic behavior. The department has close collaborations with, and a number of faculty have joint appointments in, the Departments of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering (mechanics and design), Chemical Engineering (fluids and environmental effects), Electrical and Computer Engineering (electronic devices), Physics, and Chemistry.
1. mathematics-24 units in advanced calculus, ordinary
differential equations, special functions and complex variable theory,
2. engineering thermodynamics-9 units,
3. solid state physics-9 units,
4. physical chemistry-12 units,
5. materials science-12 units in mechanical properties,
electronic properties, structure, processing,
6. electronics-12 units,
7. mechanics-9 units in advanced strength of materials,
elasticity, and structures.
Incoming students are not expected to meet all upper-division requirements, but must satisfy the requirements in mathematics and at least two other areas representing about one full year of undergraduate study. The areas that should be covered will depend on the student's chosen graduate field of study within materials. Some deficiencies can be satisfied during the first year of graduate study by taking upper-division undergraduate courses in the new area of specialization.
Students with a B.S. degree (having a 3.2 minimum grade-point average) are eligible to be admitted to M.S./Ph.D. status and those with an M.S. degree (having a 3.5 minimum grade-point average) are eligible to be admitted to Ph.D. status. The department gives priority for admission to students who are interested in academics and high quality research. Admission is available for all quarters, with no departmental deadlines beyond those of the Graduate Division. Satisfactory performance in the verbal, quantitative, and analytical sections of the Graduate Record Examination is required. Applicants whose native language is not English must receive a score of at least 600 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) prior to admission to UCSB. Applicants who have received a bachelor's or master's degree from a U.S. college or university are exempt from this requirement.
Plan 1. Students in this plan are required to (1) complete 42 units, of which 24 units would be approved 200-level courses, 6 units of seminars, and 12 units of thesis research, and (2) submit an acceptable thesis based on original research. The expected time for completion is two years.
Plan 2. Students in this plan must be participants in the five-year B.S./M.S. program and are required to (1) complete 42 units approved by the department, including no fewer than 24 units of coursework numbered 200-299, no fewer than 3 and no more than 9 units of independent studies (Materials 596), and (2) submit an acceptable engineering report based on their independent studies. Further details are available from the Department of Materials Graduate Affairs Office or the Graduate Advisor.
Students admitted with a bachelor's degree are required to complete a minimum of 66 units of academic work distributed as follows: 36 units of 200-level courses, 15 units of seminars and/or independent studies, and 15 units of thesis research.
Students are required to serve as teaching assistants for at least one quarter while in residence at UCSB, either within materials courses offered to undergraduate students or within those departments providing courses consistent with the student's undergraduate background.
Students entering with an M.S. degree may petition to waive certain unit requirements for the Ph.D. (up to 15 units of 200-level courses) deemed to have been fulfilled by Master's studies elsewhere. There is no foreign language requirement in either the M.S. or Ph.D. program. Doctoral students, however, are encouraged to become proficient in one or more foreign languages relevant to the technical literature in their field. Students have the opportunity to take upper-division undergraduate courses, for which they have the necessary prerequisite qualifications, as preparation for the graduate program. Up to 8 units of such courses can be taken for credit toward the 200-level course requirements.
A preliminary examination is required for continuation in the Ph.D. program. It is to be taken in the third quarter of residence for those entering with an M.S. degree and in the fifth quarter for those entering with a B.S. degree. The subject matter to be examined includes a body of undergraduate knowledge in materials and a special topic. To be eligible to take this examination, students must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5.
Students must pass an oral qualifying examination covering a dissertation proposal based on original research. The examination committee consists of five faculty with at least three from within the Department of Materials and one with a majority appointment outside the program. Upon passing this examination, students advance to candidacy for the Ph.D. The examination committee typically becomes the dissertation committee.
Students conduct original research under the supervision of their research advisor(s) and prepare a dissertation. Students submit their final draft to the dissertation committee and to the department chair. The committee ascertains the suitability of the draft. Candidates are then responsible for amendments to the dissertation based on the committee recommendations. When the dissertation is approved by the committee, candidates present a formal defense of the dissertation in a public seminar. Students are expected to complete a Ph.D. within five years after entry at the B.S. level and three years after M.S. level entry.
100B. Structure and Properties II
(3) Staff
Prerequisite: junior standing or consent of instructor.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Chemical Engineering
185 or ME 180. Lecture, 3 hours.
Mechanical and thermal properties of engineering materials
and their relationship to bonding and structure. Elastic, flow, and fracture
behavior; time dependent deformation and failure; friction, wear and lubrication;
thermal stresses and related failure modes. Stiffening, strengthening,
and toughening mechanisms.
100C. Fundamentals of Structural Evolution
(3) Staff
Prerequisites: Materials 100A or ECE 132, and Materials
100B or Chemical Engineering 185 or ME 180 or consent of instructor. Lecture,
3 hours.
An introduction to the thermodynamic and kinetic principles
governing structural evolution in materials. Phase equilibria, diffusion
and structural transformations. Metastable structures in materials. Self-assembling
systems. Structural control through processing and/or imposed fields. Environmental
effects on structure and properties.
185. Materials in Engineering
(3) Levi
Prerequisite: ME 180 or Chemical Engineering 185 or
Materials 100B or consent of instructor. Same course as ME 185. Lecture,
3 hours.
Introduction to the main families of materials and the
principles behind their development, selection, and behavior. Discussion
of the generic properties of metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites
more relevant to structural applications. Emphasis on the relationship
of properties to structure and processing.
186. Manufacturing and Materials
(3) Levi, Leckie, Evans
Prerequisites: ME 151A-C, 165, ME 180 or Chemical
Engineering 185 or Materials 100B or consent of instructor. Same course
as ME 186. Lecture, 3 hours.
Introduction to the fundamentals of common manufacturing
processes and their interplay with the structure and properties of materials
as they are transformed into products. Emphasis on process understanding
and the key physical concepts and basic mathematical relationships involved
in each of the processes discussed.
202. Kinetic Processes in Materials
(3) Odette
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Lecture, 3 hours.
Kinetics of transformations of materials with emphasis
on first order phase transformations.
203. Transition Metal Oxides
(3) Cheetham
Lecture, 3 hours.
Introduction to transition metal oxides. Ligand field
theory. Structural basis of magnetism.
205. Wide Band Gap Materials
(3) DenBaars
Lecture, 3 hours.
Review of the emerging field of wide band-gap semiconductor
materials. Electronic and optical properties of GaN, SiC, diamond and related
materials. Emphasis on key technologies for epitaxial growth and fabrication.
Applications in advanced high temperature electronic devices and blue light
emitters.
206A. Fundamentals of Electronic Solids I
(4) Kroemer, Petroff
Prerequisite: ECE 162A, 162B, or consent of instructor.
Same course as ECE 215A.
Introduction into the physics of semiconductors for beginning
engineering graduate students. Crystal structure. Reciprocal lattice and
crystal diffraction. Electrons in periodic structures. Energy and bands.
Semiconductor electrons and probes, Fermi statistics.
206B. Fundamentals of Electronic Solids II
(4) Gossard
Prerequisite: ECE 162A, 162B, or consent of instructor.
Same course as ECE 215B.
Phonons, electron scattering, electronic transport, selected
optical properties, heterostructures, effective mass, quantum wells, two-dimensional
electron gas, quantum wires, deep levels, and crystal binding.
207. Continuum Mechanics
(3) McMeeking
Prerequisite: Mechanical Engineering 152A-B or equivalent.
Consent of instructor. Same course as Mechanical Engineering 219. Lecture,
3 hours.
Matrices and tensors, stress deformation and flow, compatibility
conditions, constitutive equations, field equations and boundary conditions
in fluids and solids, applications in solid and fluid mechanics.
208. Crystallography and Structure Determination
(4) Cheetham
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Not open for
credit to students who have completed Materials 209B. Lecture, 4 hours.
Topics in structure determination: structure factors,
integrated intensities, data collection, the phase problem, Patterson synthesis,
direct methods, structure refinement, Debye-Waller factors, thermal diffuse
scattering and extinction. Rietveld analysis of powder diffraction data.
Synchrotron X-rays, neutron diffraction, electron diffraction, non-crystalline
materials.
209C. Electron Microscopy
(3) Speck
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Lecture, 3 hours.
Electron microscopy to study defect structures, elastic
and inelastic scattering, kinematic theory of image contrast, bright and
dark field imaging, two-beam conditions, contrast from imperfections, dynamical
theory of diffraction and image contrast. Howie Whellan equations, dispersion
surface.
210. Mechanical Properties of Polymers
(3) Staff
Lecture, 3 hours.
Elasticity and viscoelasticity. Glass transitions. Polymer
toughening, plasticization, fracture behavior. Interfacial fracture.
211A. Engineering Quantum Mechanics I
(4) Kroemer
Prerequisites: ECE 105 and 162A-B, or equivalents;
or consent of instructor. Same course as ECE 211A. Lecture, 4 hours.
Wave-particle duality; bound states; uncertainty relations;
expectation values and operators; variational principle; eigenfunction
expansions; perturbation theory I. Treatment matches needs and background
of ECE and materials students emphasizing solid state or quantum electronics.
211B Engineering Quantum Mechanics II
(4) Kroemer
Prerequisites: Materials 211A, 206A, or equivalent;
or consent of instructor. Same course as ECE 211B. Lecture, 4 hours.
Continuation of Materials 211A; symmetry and degeneracy;
electrons in crystals, angular momentum; perturbation theory II; transition
probabilities; quantized fields and radiative transitions; magnetic fields;
electron spin; indistinguishable particles.
213. Crystal Growth and Thin Film Epitaxy
(3) Petroff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Same course as
ECE 213. Lecture, 3 hours.
Nucleation and epitaxy: homogeneous and heterogeneous
epitaxy. Growth mechanism, defect creation. Kinetics and thermodynamics
of crystal growth for: liquid phase epitaxy, vapor phase epitaxy, and molecular
beam epitaxy of metals and semiconductors.
215A. Semiconductor Device Processing
(4) Staff
Prerequisites: ECE 124B-C, or consent of instructor.
Same course as ECE 220A. Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour.
Intensive theoretical and laboratory instruction in solid-state
device and integrated circuit fabrication. Topics include (1) semiconductor
material properties and characterization; (2) phase diagrams; (3) diffusion;
(4) thermal oxidation; (5) vacuum processes; (6) thin-film deposition;
(7) scanning electron microscopy. Both gallium arsenide and silicon technologies
are presented.
215B-C. Semiconductor Device Processing
(4-4) Gossard, Hu
Prerequisite: Materials 215A or consent of instructor.
Same course as ECE 220B-C. Lecture, 3 hours, discussion, 1 hour.
Continued theoretical and laboratory instruction in the
fundamentals, the design, the fabrication, and the characterization of
junction and field-effect devices. Topics will include bipolar characterization,
design, fabrication, and testing. The laboratory effort initiated in Materials
215A will be continued in these two quarters.
216A. Defects in Materials
(3) Petroff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Same course as
ECE 216A. Lecture, 3 hours.
The nature of point, line, and planar defects in crystalline
solids. Dislocation basis for deformation behavior. Effect of different
defects on electrical and optical properties of solids. Common defects
in metals, semiconductors, and ceramics.
216B. Defects in Semiconductors
(3) Petroff
Prerequisites: ECE 162A-B, or consent of instructor.
Same course as ECE 216B. Lecture, 3 hours
Structural and electronic properties of elementary defects
in semiconductors. Point defects and impurity complexes. Deep levels. Dislocations
and grain boundary electronic properties. Measurement techniques for radiative
and nonradiative defect centers. (normally offered alternate years)
217. Molecular Beam Epitaxy and Band Gap Engineering
(3) Gossard
Prerequisites: ECE 162A-B, and 213, or consent of
instructor. Same course as ECE 217. Lecture, 3 hours.
Fundamentals and recent research developments in the
growth and properties of thin crystalline films of electronic and optical
materials by the process of molecular beam epitaxy. Artificially structured
materials with quantized electron confinement and artificially engineered
electronic band structure properties. (normally offered alternate years)
218. Introduction to Inorganic Materials
(3) Cheetham
Prerequisite: Chemistry 274 or consent of instructor.
Same course as Chemistry 277.
Structures of inorganic materials: close-packing, linking
of simple polyhedra. Factors that control structure: ionic radii, covalency,
ligand field effects, metal-metal bonding, electron/atom ratios. Structure-property
relationships in e.g. spinels, garnets, perovskites, rutiles, fluorites,
zeolites, B-aluminas, graphites, common inorganic glasses.
219. Phase Transformations
(3) Clarke
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Introduction to the unifying concepts underlying phase
transformations in metals, ceramics, polymers, and electronic materials.
Includes the thermodynamics, kinetics, crystallography and microstructural
characteristics of displacive and diffusional transformations. Role of
elastic, compositional, configurational, electrical, magnetic and gradient
energy contributions. (normally offered alternate years)
220. Mechanical Behavior of Materials
(3) Zok, Evans, Odette
Concepts of stress and strain. Deformation of metals,
polymers, and ceramics. Elasticity, viscoelasticity, plastic flow, and
creep. Linear elastic fracture mechanics. Mechanisms of ductile and brittle
fracture.
222A. Colloids and Interfaces I
(3) Israelachvili
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Same course as
Chemical Engineering 222A. Lecture, 3 hours.
Introduction to the various intermolecular interactions
in solutions and colloidal systems: Van der Waals, electrostatic, hydrophobic,
solvation, H-bonding. Introduction to colloidal systems: particles, micelles,
polymers, etc. Surfaces: wetting, contact angles, surface tension, etc.
222B. Colloids and Interfaces II
(3) Zasadzinski
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Materials 222A
or Chemical Engineering 222A recommended. Same course as Chemical Engineering
222B. Lecture, 3 hours.
Continuation of 222A. Interparticle interactions, coagulation,
flocculation, DLVO theory, steric interactions, polymer-coated surfaces,
polymers in solution, viscosity in thin liquid films. Surfactant self-assembly:
micelles, micro-emulsions, lamellar phases, etc. Surfactants on surfaces:
Langmuir-Blodgett films, adsorption, adhesion.
222C. Colloids and Interfaces III
(3) Israelachvili
Prerequisites: Materials 222B or Chemical Engineering
222B. Consent of instructor. Same course as Chemical Engineering 222C.
Lecture, 3 hours.
The course builds on 222A and 222B focusing on the self-assembly
of surfactants and polymers into aggregated structures and the interactions
between these structures. The shear and rheological properties in films
of molecular dimensions will also be covered.
226. Electrical and Optical Properties of Oxides
(3) Clarke
Lecture, 3 hours.
Physical basis for ferroelasticity, ferroelectricity
and piezoelectricity in ceramics. Point defects and doping effects on conductivity.
Role of grain boundaries and variations in defect chemistry on electrical
properties. Optical, nonlinear and electro-optical effects and figures
of merit.
227. Vapor Phase Epitaxy of Electronic Materials
(3) DenBaars
Lecture, 3 hours.
Electronic and optical properties of thin films grown
by vapor phase transport techniques. Growth mechanisms, kinetics and thermodynamics
of vapor phase epitaxy. Special emphasis on the process of metalorganic
vapor phase epitaxy for optoelectronic materials and devices. (normally
offered alternate years)
228. Computational Materials
(3) Clarke
Lecture, 3 hours.
Basic computational techniques and their application
to simulating the behavior of materials. Techniques include: finite difference
methods, Monte Carlo, molecular dynamics, cellular automata, and simulated
annealing. (normally offered alternate years)
230. Elasticity
(3) McMeeking
Prerequisites: ME 219. Consent of instructor. Same
course as ME 230. Lecture, 3 hours.
Review of the field equations of elasticity. Energy principles
and uniqueness theorems. Elementary problems in one and two dimensions.
Stress functions, complex variable methods, and three-dimensional potential
functions. Fundamental solutions in two and three dimensions. Approximate
methods.
232. Plasticity
(3) McMeeking
Prerequisites: Materials 230. Consent of instructor.
Same course as ME 232. Lecture, 3 hours.
Plastic, creep, and relaxation behavior of solids. Mechanics
of inelastically strained bodies; plastic stress-strain laws; flow potentials.
Torsion and bending of prismatic bars, expansion of thick shells, plane
plastic flow, slip line theory. Variational formulations, approximate methods.
(normally offered alternate years)
234. Fracture Mechanics
(3) Staff
Prerequisites: Materials 230. Consent of instructor.
Same course as ME 275. Lecture, 3 hours.
Analytic solutions of a stationary crack under static
loading. Elastic and elastoplastic analysis. The J integral. Energy balance
and crack growth. Criteria for crack initiation and growth. Dynamic crack
propagation. Fatigue. The micromechanics of fracture.
237. Advanced Deformation and Fracture
(3) Zok
Prerequisite: Materials 220 or equivalent or consent
of instructor. Lecture, 3 hours.
Plastic flow in crystalline solids; strengthening mechanisms;
creep deformation; creep maps; fracture modes; toughening mechanisms; subcritical
cracking; fatigue; cavitation and rupture.
238A-B. Rheology of Polymeric Liquids
(3-3) Leal, Pine
Same course as Chemical Engineering 238A-B. Lecture,
3 hours.
A fundamentally-based course focusing on: the microstructural
and molecular basis of viscoelastic flow for complex fluids, with a particular
focus on polymeric liquids, liquid crystals and colloidal suspensions;
experimental techniques and the analysis of viscoelastic flow phenomena.
239. Light Scattering in Complex Fluids
(3) Pine
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Same course as
Chemical Engineering 239. Lecture, 3 hours.
Principles of static and dynamic light scattering applied
to complex fluids. Scattering of electromagnetic waves, the static and
dynamic structure factors, and the analysis of multiple scattering.
240. Finite Element Structural Analysis
(3) Staff
Prerequisites: ME 167 or equivalent; Materials 207
or equivalent. Same course as ME 271. Lecture, 3 hours.
Definitions and basic element operations. Displacement
approach in linear elasticity. Element formulation: direct methods and
variational methods. Global analysis procedures: assemblage and solution.
Plane stress and plane strain. Solids of revolution and general solids.
Isoparametric representation and numerical integration. Computer implementation.
251A. Ceramic Processing
(3) Lange
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Same course as
Chemical Engineering 219A. Not open for credit to students who have completed
Nuclear Engineering 219A. Lecture, 3 hours.
Processing of ceramics: glass-ceramics, gelation, and
powder methods. Powder methods will be emphasized from powder manufacture
through consolidation of shape, with introduction to densification. Colloidal
routes to powder preparation and consolidation.
251B. Densification and Microstructural Control
(3) Lange
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Same course as
Chemical Engineering 219B. Not open for credit to students who have completed
Nuclear Engineering 219B. Lecture, 3 hours.
Mass transport and kinetic sintering theories. Thermodynamics
of pore phase disappearance. Grain growth during densification. Effects
of a liquid phase (liquid phase sintering). Effects of inert phases on
densification. Effects of applied pressure. Control of grain growth after
densification.
253. Liquid Crystal Materials
(4) Safinya
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Lecture, 3 hours;
laboratory, 2 hours.
Thermotropic and lyotropic liquid crystals (LC's). Classification
and phase transitions. LC's in display technology. Laboratory experimentation
using X-ray diffraction and polarized optical microscopy to characterize
LC phases.
261. Composite Materials
(3) Zok
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Same course as
ME 265. Lecture, 3 hours.
Stress/strain relations in composites. Residual stresses.
Fracture resistance of organic and inorganic matrix composites. Statistical
aspects of fiber failure. Composite laminates and delamination cracks.
Cumulative damage concepts. Interface properties. Design criteria. (normally
offered alternate years)
262. Structural Ceramics
(3) Lange
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Not open for
credit to students who have completed Nuclear Engineering 262. Same course
as Chemical Engineering 262. Lecture, 3 hours.
Ceramic processing methods. Flaws in ceramics. Fracture
resistance and microstructure. Probabilistic design concepts. Nondestructive
evaluation approaches. Reinforced ceramics. High temperature properties.
Impact damage.
263. Alloy Design
(3) Lucas
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Lecture, 3 hours.
Matching material performance with the needs of particular
engineering applications through control of alloy chemistry, processing,
and component fabrication history. Processing-microstructure-property relations.
Case histories: energy, aerospace, transportation. (normally offered alternate
years)
264. Reliability and Degradation of Materials
(3) Lucas
Prerequisites: Materials 201 and 202 or consent of
instructor. Lecture, 3 hours.
Effects of service environment on properties of materials
including oxidation, corrosion, thermal aging, radiation damage. Effects
of property degradation on service life. (normally offered alternate years)
266. Advanced Solid Mechanics
(3) McMeeking
Prerequisite: Materials 207 or equivalent. Same course
as ME 266.
Concepts with current significance in materials engineering
will be covered. Examples include microstructural evolution, materials
processing, properties of heterogeneous materials, microscopic modelling
and manufacturing. Basic phenomena, analytical aspects, and the link between
scientific ideas and engineering practice will be emphasized. (normally
offered alternate years)
273A. Thermodynamics and Energetics of Macromolecules
(3) Pines, Pincus
Lecture, 3 hours.
Thermodynamics/statistical mechanics/kinetics of macromolecular
assemblies. Phase transitions. Application of these principles to polymers,
liquids, complex fluids, mixtures, and chemical reactions.
273B. Synthesis and Properties of Macromolecules
(3) Deming
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Lecture, 3 hours.
Basics of preparation of polymers and macromolecular
assemblies, and characterization of large molecules and assemblies. Discussion
of quantum mechanics of chemical structure, bonding, and reactivity. Elements
of elasticity and viscoelasticity.
273C. Experiments in Macromolecular Materials
(3) Staff
Lecture, 1 hour; laboratory, 4 hours.
Experiments using X-ray and light scattering, optical
and electron microscopy. Crystalline, quasi-crystalline and amorphous materials.
Solid, solution, and colloidal samples.
274. Solid State Inorganic Materials
(3) Staff
Prerequisites: Chemistry 173A-B or equivalent, or
consent of instructor. Same course as Chemistry 274. Lecture, 3 hours.
An introductory course describing the synthesis, physical
characterization, structure, electronic properties, and uses of solid state
materials. (normally offered alternate years)
275. Polymer Physics
(3) Staff
Prerequisite: Materials 273A. Lecture, 3 hours.
Polymer dynamics of solutions and melts. Spinodal decomposition,
gels, copolymers, and blends. Non-equilibrium behavior. (normally offered
alternate years)
276A. Biomolecular Materials I: Structure and Function
(3) Safinya
Prerequisite: Physics 135 or consent of instructor.
Lecture, 3 hours.
Survey of classes of biomolecules (lipids, carbohydrates,
proteins, nucleic acids). Structure and function of molecular machines
(enzymes for biosynthesis, motors, pumps). (normally offered alternate
years)
276B. Biomolecular Materials II: Applications
(3) Safinya
Prerequisite: Physics 135 or Materials 276A, or consent
of instructor. Lecture, 3 hours.
Interactions and self assembly in biomolecular materials.
Chemical and drug delivery systems. Tissue engineering. Protein synthesis
using recombinant nucleic acid methods: advanced materials development.
Nonviral gene therapy. (normally offered alternate years)
277. Synthesis of Biomolecular Materials
(3) Deming
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Lecture, 3 hours.
Methods of preparation of biopolymers and biomolecular
assemblies. Uses of biological techniques to engineer biomaterials. Uses
of chemical techniques to prepare biological molecules as well as artificial
biomimetic materials. Comparison of biological, chemical, and mixed synthesis
for different applications. (normally offered alternate years)
278. Interactions in Biomolecular Complexes
(3) Pincus
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Lecture, 3 hours.
Theory of Coulombic interactions of biopolymers, lipid
membranes, and their complexes. Mean field theories, fluctuation and correlation
effects. (normally offered alternate years)
279. X-Ray, Electron, Neutron, and Light Scattering
(3) Staff
Lecture, 3 hours.
The use of diffraction and scattering techniques for
elucidating the structure, microstructure and defects in materials at different
length scales. Both the formal basis and the underlying concepts that span
the application to different classes of materials are described.
280. Structure & Characterization of Complex Fluids
(3) Safinya
Structure, phase behavior, and phase transitions in complex
fluids. Characterization techniques including x-ray and neutron scattering,
and light and electron microscopy methods. Systems include colloidal and
surfactant dispersions (e.g., polyballs, microemulsions, and micelles),
and biomolecular materials (e.g., lyotropic liquid crystals).
282. Transitions Metal Catalyzed Polymerization
(3) Deming
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Same course as
Chemistry 221. Lecture, 3 hours.
Examination of strategies for controlling molecular weight,
chain distribution, sequence, endgroups, and stereochemistry. Discussion
of the influence of these variables over structure and properties. Tacticity,
control, Ziegler-Natta catalysis, living polymerizations, stereoselective
and enantioselective polymerizations, secondary and tertiary structures,
polymer assemblies and biological polymerizations. (normally offered alternate
years)
284. Synthetic Chemistry of Macromolecules
(3) Deming
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Same course as
Chemistry 285. Lecture, 3 hours.
Molecular architecture and classification of macromolecules.
Different methods of the preparation of polymers: free radical polymerization,
ionic polymerization, condensation polymerization and coordination polymerization.
Bulk, solution, and emulsion polymerization. Principles of copolymerization,
block copolymerization, grafting, network formation, chemical reactions
on polymers.
285. Structure and Properties of Interfaces
(3) Speck
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Lecture, 3 hours.
Homophase and heterophase interfaces. Dichromatic pattern
of interfaces (group theoretical description). Geometrical models of interfaces.
Relaxations at interfaces and atomic structure, energies of interfaces.
Bonding across interfaces. Thermodynamics and wetting of interfaces. Properties
of interfaces such as diffusion, segregation and fracture resistance. (normally
offered alternate years)
286AA-ZZ. Special Topics in Inorganic Materials
(3) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Lecture, 3 hours.
This course will be offered on an irregular basis and
will include in-depth discussions of advanced topics in inorganic materials.
287AA-ZZ. Special Topics in Macromolecular Materials
(3) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Lecture, 3 hours.
This course will be offered on an irregular basis and
will concern in-depth discussions of advanced topics in macromolecular
materials.
288AA-ZZ. Special Topics in Electronic Materials.
(3) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Lecture, 3 hours.
This course will be offered on an irregular basis and
will concern in-depth discussions of advanced topics in electronic materials.
289AA-ZZ. Special Topics in Structural Materials
(3) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Lecture, 3 hours.
This course will be offered on an irregular basis and
will concern in-depth discussions of advanced topics in structural materials.
290. Research Group Studies
(1-3) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Seminar, 1-3
hours.
In this course students or instructors present recently
published papers and/or results relevant to their own research.
299. Seminar in Materials Science and Engineering
(3) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Seminar, 2 hours.
A seminar course recommended at least once per year for
all materials students. Internal and external speakers will present mini-courses
on advanced topics which should be of general interest to materials scientists.
Students will prepare status reports.
501. Teaching Assistant Practicum
(1-4) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of graduate advisor. This course
is required for new teaching assistants. No unit credit allowed toward
advanced degree. Preparation, 1 hour; other, 2 hours.
Practical experience in the various activities associated
with teaching including: lecturing, supervision of laboratories and discussion
sections, preparation, and grading of homework and exams.
596. Directed Reading and Research
(2-4) Staff
Tutorial, 1-3 hours.
Individual tutorial. Instructor usually student's major
professor. A written proposal for each tutorial must be approved by the
department chair.
598. Master's Thesis Research and Preparation
(1-12) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of graduate advisor. S/U grading
only. Preparation, variable hours; tutorial, 1-3 hours.
For research underlying the thesis and writing of the
thesis.
599. Ph.D. Dissertation Research and Preparation
(1-12) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of chair of student's doctoral
committee. S/U grading only. Preparation, variable hours; tutorial, 1-3
hours.
Research and preparation of the dissertation.