College of Engineering
GRADUATE FACULTY 1994-95
Chairman: R. Abbaschian. Assistant Chairman: R. G. Connell, Jr. Graduate Coordinator: R. Park. Graduate Research Professor: L. L. Hench. Distinguished Service Professor: E. D. Verink, Jr. Professors: G. J. Abbaschian; C. R. Abernathy; C. D. Batich; C. L. Beatty; D. E. Clark; R. T. DeHoff; E. P. Goldberg; R. W. Gould (Emeritus); P. H. Holloway; R. E. Hummel; J. J. Mecholsky, Jr.; B. M. Moudgil; R. Park; S. J. Pearton; R. E. Reed-Hill (Emeritus); M. D. Sacks; J. H. Simmons; E. D. Whitney. Associate Professors: J. H. Adair; J. R. Ambrose; R. G. Connell, Jr.; F. Ebrahimi; K. S. Jones; M. J. Kaufman. Associate Engineer: S. R. Bates. Assistant Professors: A. B. Brennan; J. R. Childress; R. K. Singh.
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering offers the Master of Science, Master of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, and the Engineer degrees. Degrees may be obtained with specialization in metal, ceramic, polymeric or electronic materials.
Specific areas of concentration within the Department include biomaterials, ceramics, corrosion, diffusion, glasses, mechanical behavior, quantitative microscopy, mineral processing, reaction kinetics in the solid state, structural analysis, composites, compound semiconductors, opto-electronic materials, integrated circuit materials, and high temperature superconductors.
The minimum requirement for admission to the program is a bachelor's degree in materials science and engineering or in a related field. Graduate students who can present the prerequisites for graduate courses without having to take more than 12 credits in advanced undergraduate courses will be considered to have fulfilled this requirement.
EMA 5108 - Vacuum Science and Techonology (3) Prereq: CHM 2045, PHY 3042, MAP 3302, or consent of instructor. Introduction to the generation and use of vacuum for scientific research and industrial production. Kinetic theory of gases discussed as necessary to understand vacuum phenomena. Description of components and materials, vacuum systems design and uses in metallurgy, electronics, physics, and chemistry.
EMA 5110 - Electron Theory of Solids for Materials Scientists I (3) Wave equation and its application to free electrons, bound electrons, and electrons in crystals. Electron-band theory and its applications. Electrical properties of metals, alloys, and semiconductors, heat capacity and thermal properties.
EMA 6005 - Deposition and Properties of Thin and Thick Films (3) Prereq: EMA 3010, CHM 2046, PHY 3040. Techniques for depositing thin metallic semiconductor and dielectric films. The relationships between deposition technique and thin film properties. Properties unique to thin films.
EMA 6105 - Fundamentals and Applications of Surface Science (3) Prereq: CHM 2045, PHY 3042, MAP 3302, or consent of instructor. Fundamental and experimental description of phenomena occurring at the surface of solids, including structure, composition, atomic and molecular processes, and electronic properties. Experimental approaches and data used to support theoretical models.
EMA 6106 - Advanced Phase Diagrams (3) Phase diagrams considering systems with as many as four components; emphasis on pressure-temperature-composition diagrams.
EMA 6111 - Electron Theory of Solids for Materials Scientists II (3) Atomistic (classical) and electron theory of optical properties of metals, alloys, and dielectrics. Nonlinear optics, lasers. Raman-spectra.
EMA 6126 - Advanced Physical Metallurgy I (4) Prereq: EMA 4125. Energetics of phase transformations; spinodal decomposition, heterogeneous and homogeneous nucleation in solid state reactions.
EMA 6127 - Advanced Physical Metallurgy II (4) Prereq: EMA 6126. Growth and dissolution of particles in solids; cellular growth; coarsening, martensite transformations; sintering and other solid state processes.
EMA 6129 - Rapid Solidification Processing (2) Prereq: EMA 4125 or equivalent. Theories of rapid solidification, micro- and macrosegregation, metastable phase diagrams and metallic glasses. Rapid solidification technology, including powder techniques, melt spinning, laser and electron processing of materials.
EMA 6136 - Diffusion in Solids (3) Prereq: EMA 4125. Physical basis, equation, and theories of diffusion, tracer, chemical, multicomponent, and multiphase diffusion in general force fields.
EMA 6141 - Emerging Technologies in Ceramic Engineering (3) Ceramic composites, coatings, joining fabrication, chemical synthesis, and other emerging technologies.
EMA 6146 - Atomic Processes in Crystalline Ceramics (3) Processes leading to the control of thermal and mechanical properties of ceramics through microstructure. High temperature reactions involving solids, diffusion, grain growth, and phase transformations in ceramic systems. Sintering phenomena.
EMA 6147 - Structure and Properties of Glasses I (3) Theory of glass structure, phase separation, nucleation, crystallization, glass-ceramics. Influence of composition, structure, and environment on physical and surface properties.
EMA 6148 - Structure and Properties of Glasses II (3) Chemical, electrical, magnetic, and mechanical properties of glasses.
EMA 6165 - Polymer Physical Science (3) Prereq: EMA 3066. Solid-state properties of amorphous and semi-crystalline polymers.
EMA 6166 - Polymer Composites (3) Physical and mechanical properties of polymers and polymer composites as related to preparation and microstructure.
EMA 6226 - Advanced Mechanical Metallurgy I (3) Prereq: EMA 4223. Dislocation theory, microstructural effects in mechanical properties, strengthening mechanisms, fracture, and other current topics.
EMA 6227 - Advanced Mechanical Metallurgy II (3) Continuation of EMA 6226.
EMA 6265 - Mechanical Properties of Polymers (3) Prereq: EMA 3066. Linear and nonlinear viscoelastic behavior of polymers with emphasis on molecular and microstructure aspects.
EMA 6265L - Polymer Mechanical Properties Laboratory (2) Prereq: EMA 3066. Coreq: EMA 6265. Mechanical property testing in linear and nonlinear viscoelastic regimes of polymeric materials.
EMA 6316 - Materials Thermodynamics (3) Prereq: EMA 4314. Thermodynamics of materials systems; surfaces in solids, irreversible processes.
EMA 6326 - Advanced Topics in Corrosion (2) Prereq: EMA 4324. Theories and mechanisms of corrosion. Current literature on oxidation and corrosion.
EMA 6411 - Quantum Well Materials (3) Fabrication and characterization of quantum well heterostructure materials; optical and electronic properties of carriers confined in quantum wells.
EMA 6446 - Electronic Processes in Crystalline Ceramics (3) Prereq: EMA 4145 or consent of instructor. The defect solid state and its relation to electrical properties of ceramic materials. Ionic conductivity in ceramics. Solid electrolytes. Theory of electron transport in metallic, semiconducting, and insulating ceramics.
EMA 6448 - Ceramic Processing (3) Introduction to the science of ceramic processing, with emphasis on theoretical fundamentals. Examples of state-of-the-art industrial processes discussed.
EMA 6461 - Polymer Characterization (3) Prereq: EMA 3066. Use of broad variety of spectroscopic and other scattering phenomena in polymer research.
EMA 6507C - Scanning Electron Microscopy and Electron Probe Microanalysis (3) Prereq: EMA 3513. Fundamentals of scanning electron microscopy and electron probe microanalysis. Laboratory.
EMA 6518 - Transmission Electron Microscopy (3) Prereq: EMA 3513. Instrumentation associated with transmission electron microscopy. Kinematical and dynamical theories of diffraction contrast and their application. Diffraction analysis in TEM for structural determination. Analytical techniques for obtaining structural and compositional information at high spatial resolution. Phase contrast and high resolution electron microscopy.
EMA 6518L - Transmission Electron Microscopy Laboratory (1) Specimen preparation for analysis in TEM. Demonstration of principles of contrast theories. Specialized methods for characterizing structure and composition of materials at high spatial resolution.
EMA 6519L - Specialized Research Techniques in Materials Science (1-2; max: 10) Prereq: EMA 6507C. Utilizing primarily STEM, TEM, SEM, EMP, FIM, and optical metallography.
EMA 6580 - Science of Biomaterials I (3) Prereq: undergraduate chemistry. Introduction to variables that control compatibility and performance of biomaterials, including physical and chemical properties, corrosion, fatigue, and interfacial histochemical changes.
EMA 6581 - Science of Biomaterials II (3) Prereq: undergraduate chemistry. Anatomical variables, stresses, materials selection, and selected literature readings.
EMA 6625 - Advanced Metals Processing (3) Prereq: EMA 4125. Advanced treatment of solidification phenomena during metals processing. Topics to include nucleation, kinetics, solidification
structure, segregation, and effects of processing variables on structure and properties.
EMA 6667 - Polymer Processing (2-3; max: 3) Prereq: EMA 3066; coreq: EMA 6667L. Major processing methods for polymers and polymeric composites as related to the rheological behavior of these systems. Synthesis of polymers via industrial processes.
EMA 6667L - Polymer Processing Laboratory (2) Prereq: EMA 3066; coreq: EMA 6667. Use of polymer processing equipment; industrial methods for synthesizing polymers.
EMA 6715 - Fracture of Brittle Materials (3) Prereq: EMA 4223, EGM 3520, or equivalent. Latest concepts in deformation, fracture, and toughening of brittle materials. Application of fracture mechanics and fractals to failure of brittle materials. Development of an approach to failure analysis for brittle materials.
EMA 6805 - Mathematical Methods in Materials Science I (2) Review of mathematical methods with emphasis upon applications in materials science and engineering.
EMA 6806 - Mathematical Methods in Materials Science II (2) Prereq: EMA 6805 or equivalent. Applications of advanced differential equations, transform methods, and computational analysis.
EMA 6905 - Individual Work in Materials Science and Engineering (1-4; max: 8)
EMA 6910 - Supervised Research (1-5; max: 5) S/U.
EMA 6936 - Seminar in Materials Science and Engineering (1; max: 14) Offered in fall and spring. Required of all students. S/U.
EMA 6937 - Seminar in Metallurgy and Ceramic Science (1-2; max: 18) S/U.
EMA 6938 - Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering (1-4; max: 6)
EMA 6940 - Supervised Teaching (1-5; max: 5) S/U.
EMA 6971 - Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U.
EMA 6972 - Research for Engineer's Thesis (1-15) S/U.
EMA 7979 - Advanced Research (1-9) Research for doctoral students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have been accepted for a doctoral program. Not open to students who have been admitted to candidacy. S/U.
EMA 7980 - Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15) S/U.
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