CE 540LEC - Materials Principles

This course covers the fundamental principles of material science and engineering for graduate level students as they apply to basic chemical and biological engineering systems. Four topics will be discussed in-depth, including materials structure, thermodynamics, kinetics and properties. Materials structure includes chemical bonding, crystals and imperfections; materials thermodynamics include phase diagram and transformation; kinetics includes diffusion and solid-state chemical reactions. Electrical, optical and magnetic properties will be discussed in conjunction with applications that rely on these properties and corresponding characterization techniques. This course will cover major material systems (metals, ceramics, polymers and composites) and provides example of structure/property relationship. The use of computational simulation for materials research will be introduced.

Credits: 3

Term Typically Offered: Fall