Rockefeller Building (7079)
Phone 216-368-4017; Fax 216-368-4671
Kenneth D. Singer
e-mail kds4@po.cwru.edu

The engineering physics major allows students with strong interests in both physics and engineering to concentrate their studies in the common areas of these disciplines. The engineering physics major prepares students to pursue careers in industry, either directly after undergraduate studies, or following graduate study in engineering or physics. Many employers value the unique problem solving approach of physics, especially in industrial research and development.

Students majoring in engineering physics complete the Engineering Core as well as a rigorous course of study in physics. Students select a concentration area from an engineering discipline, and must complete a sequence of at least four courses in this discipline. In addition, a senior research project under the guidance of a faculty member in the concentration discipline is required. The project includes a written report and participation in the senior symposium.

Details of the engineering physics program can be found under the department of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences section.

314 Kent Smith Building (7202)
Phone 216-368-4172; Fax 216-368-4202
Alexander Jamieson, Chair
e-mail amj@po.cwru.edu
http://www.scl.cwru.edu/cse/emac

Macromolecular science and engineering is the study of the synthesis, structure, processing, and properties of polymers. These giant molecules are the basis of synthetic materials including plastics, fibers, rubber, films, paints, membranes, and adhesives. Research is constantly expanding these applications through the development of new high performance polymers, e.g. for engineering composites, electronic, optical, and biomedical uses. In addition, most biological systems are composed of macromolecules–proteins (e.g. silk, wool, tendon), carbohydrates (e.g. cellulose) and nucleic acids (RNA and DNA) can all be classified as polymers and are studied by the same methods that are applied to synthetic polymers.

Production of polymers and their components is central to the chemical industry, and statistics show that over 75 percent of all chemists and chemical engineers in industry are involved with some aspect of polymers. Despite this, formal education in this area is offered by only a few universities in this country, resulting in a continued strong demand for our graduates upon completion of their B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. degrees.

Alexander M. Jamieson, D. Phil. (Oxford University, England)
Professor and Chair
Laser light scattering; rheology and transport of macromolecules in solution and bulk; positron annihilation lifetime studies of free volume in polymers; structure-function relationships of biological macromolecules.

Eric Baer, D. Eng. (The Johns Hopkins University)
The Herbert Henry Dow Professor of Science and Engineering
Irreversible microdeformation mechanisms; pressure effects on morphology and mechanical properties; relationships between hierarchical structure and mechanical function; mechanical properties of soft connective tissue; polymer composites and blends; polymerization and crystallization on crystalline surfaces; viscoelastic properties of polymer melts; damage and fracture analysis of polymers and their composites. Structure-property relationships in biological systems

John Blackwell, Ph.D. (University of Leeds, England)
Leonard Case Jr. Professor
Determination of the solid state structure and morphology of polymers. X-ray analysis of the structure of thermotropic copolyesters, copolyimides, polyurethanes, polysaccharides; supramolecular assemblies, fluoropolymers; molecular modeling of semi-crystalline and liquid crystalline polymers; rheological properties of polysaccharides and glycoproteins.

Elena Dormidontova, Ph.D. (Moscow State University)
Assistant Professor
Statistical physics of macromolecules, phase behavior (phase stability and thermodynamic ordering) and properties of complex polymer and biopolymer systems: biocompatible and water-soluble polymers (their properties and applications for biomimetics and drug delivery), hydrogen bonded and associating polymers (reversibly associated living polymers), polymer/surfactant systems, polymer micelles (at thermodynamic equilibrium and micellization kinetics), polyelectrolytes and block copolymers.

Anne Hiltner, Ph.D. (Oregon State University)
Professor
Structure-property relationships; irreversible deformation, crack propagation and fracture of polymers, blends and composites; microlayer processing of polymers; structure-function relationships in collagenous tissues; biostability of biomaterials.

Hatsuo Ishida, Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve University)
Professor
Processing of polymers and composite materials; structural analysis of surfaces and interfaces; molecular spectroscopy of synthetic polymers.

Jack L. Koenig, Ph.D. (University of Nebraska, Lincoln)
The Donnell Institute Professor
Polymer structure-property relationships using infrared, Raman, NMR spectroscopy and spectroscopic imaging techniques

Jerome B. Lando, Ph.D. (Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn)
Professor
Solid state polymerization; X-ray crystallography of polymers; electrical properties of polymers; ultra-thin polymer films.

Morton Litt, Ph.D. (Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn)
Professor
Kinetics and mechanisms of free radical and ionic polymerization; mechanical properties of polymers; fluorocarbon chemistry; synthesis of novel monomers and polymers; polymer electrical properties; cross-linked liquid crystal polymers

Ica Manas-Zloczower, D.Sc. (Israel Institute of Technology)
Professor
Structure and micromechanics of fine particle clusters; interfacial engineering strategies for advanced materials processing; dispersive mixing mechanisms and modeling; design and mixing optimization studies for polymer processing equipment through flow simulations

Sergei Nazarenko, Ph.D. (Academy of Sciences, Moscow)
Assistant Professor
Diffusion and transport properties of polymeric materials; barrier structures; macromolecular interdiffusion; non-equilibrium behavior of polymer glasses.

Stuart Rowan, Ph.D. (University of Glasgow, UK)
Assistant Professor
Organic chemistry, synthesis, supramolecular chemistry, conducting polymers, interlocked macromolecules (polyrotaxanes and polycatenanes), peptide nucleic acids, supramolecular polymerization, reversible ‘dynamic’ chemistry and combinatorial libraries.

David Schiraldi, Ph.D. (University of Oregon)
Associate Professor
Monomer and polymer synthesis, structure-property relationships, nanocomposites, polymerization catalysis, combinatorial synthesis and testing of polymers, synthetic fibers, barrier packaging materials.

Christoph Weder, Ph.D. (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
Associate Professor
Design, synthesis, structure-property relationship and application of novel functional polymer systems; advanced optical applications of polymers; anisotropic polymer systems; novel polymers for thin film and fiber applications.

Charles E. Rogers, Ph.D. (Syracuse University and State University of New York)
Emeritus Professor
Transport and mechanical properties of polymers; synthesis and properties of multicomponent systems; environmental effect on polymers; adhesion, adhesives, and coatings.

Robert Simha, Ph.D. (University of Vienna)
Emeritus Professor
Hydrodynamics of colloidal suspensions. Viscosity and thermodynamics of polymer solutions. Chemical kinetics and statistics of synthetic and biological macromolecules. Statistical thermodynamics and the thermal and pressure properties of polymer melt, glass and crystal. Phase equilibria in polymer mixtures. The glassy state–steady state and relaxational properties.

James M. Anderson, Ph.D. (Oregon State University), M.D. (Case Western Reserve University)
Professor of Macromolecular Science, Pathology, and Biomedical Engineering
Development of polymers for medical and dental applications

Donald Feke, Ph.D. (Princeton University)
Professor of Chemical Engineering, and Macromolecular Science
Fine-particle processing; colloidal phenomena; dispersive mixing; acoustic separation methods

LeRoy Klein, Ph.D. (Boston University), M.D. (Case Western Reserve University)
Professor of Orthopaedics, Biochemistry
Collagen physiology

J. Adin Mann, Jr., Ph.D. (Iowa State University)
Professor of Chemical Engineering
Surface phenomena; interfacial dynamics; light scattering; stochastic processes of adsorption and molecular rearrangement at interfaces

Roger Marchant, Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve University)
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Biopolymers; polymer surface coatings; properties and characterization of polymer surfaces on implants and sensors

Syed Qutubuddin, Ph.D. (Carnegie-Mellon University)
Professor of Chemical Engineering
Colloids; polymers and interfacial phenomena; laser light scattering; enhanced oil recovery

Charles Rosenblatt, Ph.D., (Harvard University)
Professor of Physics
Experimental condensed matter physics; liquid crystal physics

Kenneth Singer, Ph.D., (University of Pennsylvania)
Professor of Physics
Nonlinear optical properties of polymers; contributions of molecular order to the nonlinear optical response in polymers; optical probes of polymer relaxation; formation of and propagation of light in polymer waveguides.

Masood Tabib-Azar (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Associate Professor of Electrical, Systems, Computer Engineering and Science
Electronic devices and sensors. Novel instrumentation methods, characterization and modeling of electronic defects in materials and devices. Sensing and light emitting polymers. Quantum computing and devices using self organized monolayers. Intelligent manufacturing using imbedded sensors

Philip Taylor, Ph.D. (Cambridge University, England)
Perkins Professor of Physics
Phase transitions and equations of state for crystalline polymers; piezoelectricity and pyroelectricity

Giancarlo Capaccio, Ph.D. (University of Rome)
Adjunct Professor
Structural and morphological characterization of polyolefins; structural origins and control of the mechanical and thermal properties of polymers

Edward A. Collins, Ph.D. (University of Manitoba, Canada)
Adjunct Professor
Colloid and surface science and rheology; characterization and morphology of polymers

Steven D. Hudson, Ph.D. (University of Massachusetts)
Adjunct Professor
Development of polymeric materials with novel structure and properties; electron microscopy; diffraction; coalescence, aggregation, phase inversion, nanocomposites, liquid crystals, and supramolecular assemblies.

Frank N. Kelley, Ph.D. (University of Akron)
Adjunct Professor (University of Akron)
Polymer structure-property relationships; rheology; material characterization; fracture; life prediction

Scott E. Rickert, Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve University)
Adjunct Professor
Conducting polymers; microdevices; polymer electrodes; polymer adsorption

John C. Weaver, Ph.D. (University of Cincinnati)
Internal Adjunct Professor
Coatings science and technology

James L. White, Ph.D. (University of Delaware)
Adjunct Professor (University of Akron)
Polymer melt-solution rheology and fluid mechanics; elastomers; polymer liquid crystals and aromatic polyamides

Theodore Williams, Ph.D. (University of Connecticut)
Adjunct Professor (College of Wooster)
Bioanalytical chemistry with special interest in human eye tissues and teeth

In 1970, the department introduced a program leading to the Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree with a major in polymer science, which is designed to prepare the student both for employment in polymer-based industry and for graduate education in polymer science. The Case School of Engineering is proud that this was the first such undergraduate program in the country to receive accreditation from the Engineering Council for Professional Development. The curriculum combines courses dealing with all aspects of polymer science and engineering with basic courses in chemistry, physics, mathematics, and biology, depending on the needs and interests of the student. The student chooses a sequence of technical electives, in consultation with a faculty advisor, allowing a degree of specialization in one particular area of interest, e.g., polymer materials, chemical engineering, biopolymers, biochemistry, or physics. In addition to required formal laboratory courses, students are encouraged to participate in the research activities of the department, both through part-time employment as student laboratory technicians and through the senior project requirement-a one-or two-semester project that involves the planning and performance of a research project.

Polymer science undergraduates are also strongly encouraged to seek summer employment in industrial laboratories during at least one of their three years with the department. In addition to the general undergraduate curriculum in macromolecular science, the department offers three specialized programs which lead to the B.S. with a macromolecular science major. The cooperative program contains all the course work required for full-time resident students plus one or two six-month cooperative sessions in polymer-based industry. The company is selected by the student in consultation with his or her advisor, depending on the available opportunities. The dual-degree program allows students to work simultaneously on two baccalaureate level degrees within the University. It generally takes five years to complete the course requirements for each department for the degree. The B.S./M.S. program leads to the simultaneous completion of requirements for both the master’s and bachelor’s degrees. Students with a minimum GPA of 3.0 may apply for admission to this program in their junior year.

To educate students who will excel and lead in the development of polymeric materials and the application of structure-property relationships. The department seeks to prepare students for either professional employment or advanced education, primarily in this or related science or engineering disciplines, but also in professional schools of business, law or medicine. Undergraduate students are offered opportunities for significant research experience, capitalizing on the strength of our graduate program.

Specifically, the undergraduate program provides the following educational objectives:

Courses leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in macromolecular science are offered within the Case School of Engineering. They are designed to increase the student’s knowledge of macromolecular science and of his own basic area of scientific interest, with application to specific polymer research problems. Research programs derive particular benefit from close cooperation with graduate programs in chemistry, physics, materials science, chemical engineering, biological sciences, and other engineering areas. The interdisciplinary academic structure allows the faculty to fit the individual program to the student’s background and career plans. Basic and advanced courses are offered in polymer synthesis, physical chemistry, physics, biopolymers, and applied polymer science and engineering. A laboratory course in polymer characterization instructs students in the use of modern experimental techniques and equipment. Graduate students are also encouraged to take advanced course work in polymer solid state physics, physical chemistry, synthesis, rheology, and polymer processing. The department also offers, in conjunction with the School of Medicine, a six- to seven-year M.D./Ph.D. program for students interested in the application of polymers and plastics to medicine, as well as for students interested in a molecular structural basis of medicine, particularly related to connective tissues, biomechanics, aging, pharmaceuticals, and blood behavior. Initiated in 1977, it is the only program of its kind in the nation.

The Kent Hale Smith Science and Engineering Building houses the Department of Macromolecular Science. The building was built in 1993, and specifically designed to meet the specific needs of polymer research. The facility consists of five floors, plus a basement. The laboratories for chemical synthesis are located principally on the top floor, the molecular and materials characterization laboratories on the middle floors, and the major engineering equipment on the ground floor, while the electron microscopes are located in the basement. Electronic classrooms are being installed on the ground floor. Laboratories and instrumentation include the X-ray Laboratory, with diffraction and fluorescence equipment; the Electron Microscopy Laboratory, with transmission and scanning electron microscopes; the Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, with a complete range of spectroscopic equipment including FTIR, high resolution solution and solid-state NMR (including imaging, computerized laser Raman spectrophotometers, and a high speed/high sensitivity polymer analysis system; and the Biological Materials Laboratory, with facilities for characterization of certain aspects of structure, size, and shape of biological materials. The Polymer Microdevice Laboratory operates in an ultra-clean environment and uses the Langmuir-Blodgett technique of film deposition. There are also facilities for polymer characterization, optical microscopy, scanning calorimetry, and for testing and evaluating the mechanical properties of materials. The C. Richard Newpher polymer composite processing laboratory includes a high temperature Rheometrics RMS-800 dynamic mechanical spectrometer, a Bomem DA-3 FTIR with FT-Raman capabilities, a pultrusion machine, several RIM machines, a compression molding machine, a Brabender plasticorder, a high speed Instron testing machine, and a vibrating sample magnetometer. The Charles E. Reed ’34 Laboratory is concerned with the mechanical analysis of polymeric materials. The major testing is done by Instron Universal testing instruments including an Instron model 1123 with numerous accessories such as an environmental chamber for high or low temperature experiments. The laboratory also has an Atomic Force Microscope which probes the morphological and mechanical properties of materials at the nanoscale. The EPIC Molecular Modeling Center contains high-end and low-end Silicon Graphics Computers and various software packages for molecular modeling of polymers.

The research activities of the department span the entire scope of macromolecular science and polymer technology.

Synthesis
New types of macromolecules are being made in the department’s synthesis laboratories. The emphasis is on creating polymers with novel functional properties such as photoconductivity, selective permeation, and biocompatibility.

Physical Characterization
This is the broad area of polymer analysis, which seeks to relate the structure of the polymer at the molecular level to the bulk properties that determine its actual or potential applications. This includes characterization of polymers by infrared, Raman, and NMR spectroscopy, thermal and rheological analysis, determination of structure and morphology by x-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy, and investigation of molecular weights and conformation by light scattering.

Mechanical Behavior and Analysis
Polymeric materials are known for their unusual mechanical capabilities, usually exploited as components of structural systems. Analysis includes the study of viscoelastic behavior, yielding and fracture phenomena and a variety of novel irreversible deformation processes.

Processing
A major concern of industry is the efficient and large scale production of polymer materials for commercial applications. Research in this area is focusing on reactive processing, multi-layer processing and polymer mixing, i.e., compounding and blends.

Materials Development and Design
Often, newly conceived products require the development of polymeric materials with certain specific properties or design characteristics. Materials can be tailor-made by designing synthesis and processing conditions to yield the best performance under specified conditions. Examples might be the design of permselective membranes for use in kidney dialysis, polymers that are stable at high temperatures for fire-retardant construction materials, high temperature polymer electrolytes for use in advanced fuel cells, and high-strength nonreactive polymers for use as biological implants.

Biopolymers
Living systems are composed primarily of macromolecules, and research is in progress on several projects of medical relevance. The department has a long-standing interest in the hierarchical structure and properties of the components of connective tissues(e.g., skin, cartilage, and bone). The department is also engaged in the development of new biocompatible polymers for application as biomaterials.

EMAC C100. Co-op Seminar I for Macromolecular Science and Engineering (1)
Professional development activities for students returning from cooperative education assignments. Prereq: COOP 001.

EMAC C200. Co-op Seminar II for Macromolecular Science and Engineering (2)
Professional development activities for students returning from cooperative education assignments. Prereq: COOP 002 and EMAC C100.

EMAC 270. Introduction to Polymer Science and Engineering (3)
Science and engineering of large molecules. Correlation of molecular structure and properties of polymers in solution and in bulk. Control of significant structural variables in polymer synthesis. Analysis of physical methods for characterization of molecular weight, morphology, rheology, and mechanical behavior. Prereq: ENGR 145.

EMAC 276. Polymer Properties and Design (3)
Engineering properties of polymers and their evaluation in terms of selection and design procedures. Relation of properties to the chemical and physical structures of polymers and application conditions. Prereq: ENGR 145.

EMAC 303. Structure of Biological Materials (3)
This course on the structure of biological materials is designed to provide students with: (i) a fundamental understanding of the structure of biologic materials including globular and structural proteins, connective tissue and bone, from the molecular to the microscopic levels of structure (approx. 65% of course); (ii) an introduction to the basic principles and applications of instruments for imaging, identification and measurement of biologic materials (approx. 25% of course) and (iii) an introduction to methods of bioengineering, biological materials, and novel biomaterials (approx. 10% of course). Prereq: EBME 201 and EBME 202. Cross-listed as EBME 303.

EMAC 351. Physical Chemistry for Engineering I (3)
Principles of physical chemistry and their application to systems involving physical and chemical transformations. Gases, liquids, solids and solutions; first, second and third laws of thermodynamics; thermochemistry; physical and chemical equilibria. Prereq: ENGR 145 or MATH 223 or PHYS 122 or consent of instructor.

EMAC 352. Physical Chemistry for Engineering II (3)
Continuation of EMAC 351. Phase rule, electrochemistry, kinetics of chemical reactions, surface phenomena, contact catalysis, and colloids. Prereq: EMAC 351.

EMAC 355. Polymer Analysis Laboratory (3)
Experimental techniques in polymer synthesis and characterization. Synthesis by a variety of polymerization mechanisms. Quantitative investigation of polymer structure by spectroscopy, diffraction and microscopy. Molecular weight determination. Physical properties. Prereq: EMAC 270 or MATH 224 or MATH 234.

EMAC 372. Polymer Processing and Testing Laboratory (3)
Basic techniques for the rheological characterization of thermoplastic and thermoset resins; "hands-on" experience with the equipment used in polymer processing methods such as extrusion, injection molding, compression molding; techniques for mechanical characterization and basic principles of statistical quality control. Prereq: EMAC 377.

EMAC 375. Introduction to Fundamentals and Practice of Rheology (3)
Elementary coverage of principles and concepts pertaining to a basic description of rheological (flow) behavior of polymeric and colloidal systems. Rheometry and rheological measurements of viscoelastic fluids. Modern theories of polymer dynamics and suspension rheology. Molecular theories of polymer processing behavior. Prereq: ENGR 225.

EMAC 376. Polymer Engineering (3)
Mechanical properties of polymer materials as related to polymer structure and composition. Visco-elastic behavior, yielding and fracture behavior including irreversible deformation processes. Prereq: EMAC 276 and ENGR 200.

EMAC 377. Polymer Processing (4)
Application of the principles of fluid mechanics, heat transfer and mass transfer to problems in polymer processing; elementary steps in polymer processing (handling of particulate solids, melting, pressurization and pumping, mixing); principles and procedures for extrusion, injection molding, reaction injection molding, secondary shaping. Prereq: ENGR 225.

EMAC 378. Polymer Production and Technology (3)
Engineering operations for industrial polymerization procedures. Finishing and fabrication of polymers. Production and technology of plastics, elastomers, fibers, and coatings. Prereq: EMAC 276.

EMAC 396. Special Topics (1-18)
(Credit as arranged.)

EMAC 397. Special Topics (1-18)
(Credit as arranged.)

EMAC 398. Polymer Science and Engineering Project I (1-9)
(Senior project.) Research under the guidance of staff, culminating in thesis.

EMAC 399. Polymer Science and Engineering Project II (1-9)
(Senior project.) Research under the guidance of staff, culminating in thesis.

EMAC 400T. Graduate Teaching I (0)
This course will engage the Ph.D. students in teaching experiences that will include non-contact (such as preparation and grading of homeworks and tests) and direct contact (leading recitations and monitoring laboratory works, lectures and office hours) activities. The teaching experience will be conducted under the supervision of the faculty. All Ph.D. students will be expected to perform direct contact teaching during the course sequence. The proposed teaching experiences for EMAC Ph.D. students are outlined below in association with undergraduate classes. The individual assignments will depend on the specialization of the students. The activities include grading, recitation, lab supervision and guest lecturing. Prereq: Ph.D. student in Macromolecular Science.

EMAC 470. Macromolecular Synthesis (3)
Organic chemistry of macromolecules; mechanism of polyreactions; preparation of addition, condensation, and biopolymers; the chemical reactions of polymers. Prereq: EMAC 270. Cross-listed as CHEM 470.

EMAC 471. Polymers in Medicine (3)
Distribution of plastic implants in the body, including history and statistics; chemical and physical characteristics of biomedical polymers, including general implant requirements, reactions of the host to implants, reactions of implants to physiological conditions, physiological and biomechanical basis for soft-tissue implants; plastic materials used in medicine and surgery; frontiers in biomedical polymers (current topics directed to the design and development of new biomedical polymers). Prereq: Consent of instructor. Cross-listed as EBME 406.

EMAC 472. Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules (3)
Major areas of physical chemistry of macromolecules; theories and experimental methods of polymer solutions, physical methods for determination of chemical structure, configuration. Prereq: EMAC 270.

EMAC 473. Biopolymers (3)
Application of physical techniques (X-ray, electron microscopy, infrared and Raman spectroscopy, circular dichroism, etc.) to the characterization of biopolymers, including polypeptides, polysaccharides, and polynucleotides. Prereq: EMAC 270.

EMAC 474. Macromolecular Physics (3)
Physics of amorphous and crystalline polymers. Equilibrium elastic properties of rubbery materials. Viscoelasticity. Liquid-glass and glass-glass transitions. Macromolecular phase transition, including crystallization and phase separation. Prereq: EMAC 270.

EMAC 475. Introduction to Fundamentals and Practice of Rheology (3)
Elementary coverage of principles and concepts pertaining to a basic description of rheological (flow) behavior of polymeric and colloidal systems. Rheometry and rheological measurements of viscoelastic fluids. Modern theories of polymer dynamics and suspension rheology. Molecular theories of polymer processing behavior. Prereq: ENGR 225.

EMAC 476. Polymer Engineering (3)
Mechanical properties of polymer materials as related to polymer structure and composition. Visco-elastic behavior, yielding and fracture behavior including irreversible deformation processes. A term paper is required. Prereq: EMAC 276 and ECIV 110.

EMAC 477. Polymer Processing (3)
Rheological, molecular, structural, engineering, and compounding factors affecting processibility and properties of polymers; principles and procedures for mixing, extrusion, melting, calendering, injection molding, and other primary processing methods. Pertinent mechanisms and theories; the application of theory to practice. Prereq: EMAC 376.

EMAC 479. X-ray Crystallography (3)
Scattering of X-rays by crystalline and semi-crystalline solids, including polymers. Techniques of structure analysis.

EMAC 480. Polymer Morphology (3)
The morphology of semicrystalline and amorphous polymers, fibers, blends, liquid-crystalline polymers, and composites; and the physical and chemical mechanisms that control morphology. Practical knowledge of optical and electron microscopy: lab experiments and a project are included. Prereq: EMAC 474.

EMAC 482. Fundamentals of Adhesives, Sealants, and Coatings (3)
Film formation, application methods, and related fabrication factors and procedures. Relevant adhesion theories and practices, aspect of rheological treatments, and factors which affect these applications. Properties of constituent polymer materials, pigments, solvents, and other additives.

EMAC 500T. Graduate Teaching II (0)
This course will engage the Ph.D. students in teaching experiences that will include non-contact (such as preparation and grading of homework and tests) and direct contact (leading recitations and monitoring laboratory works, lectures and office hours) activities. The teaching experience will be conducted under the supervision of the faculty. All Ph.D. students will be expected to perform direct contact teaching during the course sequence. The proposed teaching experiences for EMAC Ph.D. students are outlined below in association with graduate classes. The individual assignments will depend on the specialization of the students. The activities include grading, recitation, lab supervision and guest lecturing. Prereq: Ph.D. student in Macromolecular Science.

EMAC 570. Functional and Reactive Polymers: Synthesis and Properties (3)
The design, synthesis, and properties of a number of new and growing areas of polymer science and chemistry. Topics will include (1) Functional polymers e.g., conducting, light emitting, and liquid crystalline polymers. (2) Reactions with polymers e.g., solid-phase synthesis (peptide and DNA synthesis and combinatorial chemistry), polymers reagents. (3) Supramolecular chemistry in polymeric systems e.g., molecular imprinting, main chain supramolecular polymers, effect on miscibility, etc. (4) Synthesis and properties of different polymeric architectures: dendrimers, ladder polymers, polyrotaxanes, etc. and (5) New developments in polymer catalysts.

EMAC 600T. Graduate Teaching III (0)
This course will engage the Ph.D. students in teaching experiences that will include non-contact and direct contact activities. The teaching experience will be conducted under the supervision of the faculty. The proposed teaching experiences for EMAC Ph.D. student in this course involve instruction in the operation of major instrumentation and equipment used in the daily research activities. The individual assignments will depend on the specialization of the students. Prereq: Ph.D. student in Macromolecular Science.

EMAC 601. Independent Study (1-18)
(Credit as arranged.)

EMAC 651. Thesis M.S. (1-18)
(Credit as arranged.)

EMAC 673. Selected Topics in Polymer Engineering (2-3)
Timely issues in polymer engineering are presented at the advanced graduate level. Content varies, but may include: mechanisms of irreversible deformation: failure, fatigue and fracture of polymers and their composites; processing structure-property relationships; and hierarchical design of polymeric systems. Prereq: EMAC 376 or EMAC 476.

EMAC 677. Colloquium in Macromolecular Science (0)
Lectures by invited speakers on subjects of current interest in polymer science.

EMAC 678. Characterization of Macromolecules (3)
Laboratory experience through synthesis and characterization of polymers. Methods include light scattering, viscosity, infrared, and NMR spectroscopy. Solid samples characterized by x-ray diffraction, electron and optical microscopy, thermal analysis, and physical properties. Prereq: EMAC 470 and EMAC 472.

EMAC 701. Dissertation Ph.D. (1-18)
(Credit as arranged.)

500 White Building (7204)
Phone 216-368-4230; Fax 216-368-3209
Gary Michal, Chair
e-mail gmm3@po.cwru.edu
http://case.cwru.edu/departments/

Materials science and engineering is a discipline that extends from the basic science of materials structure and properties to the design and evaluation of materials in engineering systems. Most engineers–mechanical, civil, chemical, and electrical–work with materials on the job, and many become well acquainted with the properties of the materials they use most often. The role of a materials engineer is to understand why materials behave as they do under various conditions; to recognize the limits of performance that particular materials can attain; and to know what can be done during the manufacture of materials to meet the demands of a given application.

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering of the Case School of Engineering offers programs leading to the Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The department conducts academic and research activities with metals, ceramics, composites, and electronic materials. Increasingly, the demands for new materials, and for improved materials in existing applications, transcend the traditional categories. The technological challenges that materials engineers face will continue to demand a breadth of knowledge across the spectrum of engineering materials.

Materials science draws on chemistry in its concern for bonding, synthesis, and composition of engineering materials and their chemical interactions with the environment. Physics provides a basis for understanding the mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of materials, as well as the tools needed to ascertain the structure and properties of materials. Mathematics is used throughout materials manufacture and analysis. Ultimately, however, materials is an engineering discipline, bringing basic science tools to bear on the technological challenges related to materials products and their manufacture.

Gary M. Michal, Ph.D. (Stanford University)
LTV Steel Professor and Chair
Physical metallurgy; rapid solidification technology; application of rapid annealing to nonequilibrium precipitation reactions; transmission electron microscopy; surface science; composite materials; interfacial phenomena

James D. Cawley, Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve University)
Great Lakes Professor of Ceramic Processing and Associate Dean of Engineering
Powder processing of ceramics; aggregation phenomena; oxidation, diffusion, and solid state reactions; silicate and active metal brazing of ceramics; ceramic matrix composites

Mark R. DeGuire, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Associate Professor
Low-temperature synthesis of ceramic thin films. Synthesis and properties of electrical ceramics in bulk and thin-film form, including dielectrics, ferroelectrics, semiconductors, and ferrites. High-temperature phase equilibria. Defect chemistry

Frank Ernst, Ph.D. (University of Göttingen)
Professor
Microstructure and microcharacterization of materials; defects in crystalline materials; interface and stress-related phenomena; semiconductor heterostructures, plated metallization layers; photovoltaic materials; surface hardening of alloys, quantitative methods of transmission electron microscopy.

Arthur H. Heuer, Ph.D., D.Sc. (University of Leeds, England)
University Professor and Kyocera Professor of Ceramics
Transformation toughening and plastic deformation of ceramics; phase transformations in ceramics; biological ceramics; interphase interfaces in advanced structural composites; high resolution and analytical electron microscopy Matterials Science of MEMS, thermal barrier coatings, solid oxide fuel cells

Harold Kahn (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Research Associate Professor
Microelectromechanical systems involving design, fabrication, fatigue and fracture mechanics testing of surface-micromachined polysilicon and SiC devices and bulk-micromachined microfluidic devices using TiNi shape memory actuators.

Peter Lagerlof, Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve University)
Associate Professor
Electron microscopy; high temperature mechanical properties of single crystal and polycrystal oxide and nitride ceramics; oxygen diffusion in oxide ceramics

John J. Lewandowski, Ph.D. (Carnegie-Mellon University)
Leonard Case Jr. Professor and Director -Mechanical Characterization Facility
Mechanical behavior of materials; fracture and fatigue; micromechanisms of deformation and fracture; composite materials; bulk metallic glasses and composites; refractory metals; toughening of brittle materials; high-pressure deformation and fracture studies; hydrostatic extrusion; deformation processing

David H. Matthiesen, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Associate Professor
Crystal growth; electronic materials; materials processing in microgravity; effect of growth conditions on the microstructures and electrical properties of semiconductors; fluid dynamics and heat, mass, and momentum transport

Joe H. Payer, Ph.D. (Ohio State University)
Professor
Electrochemistry and corrosion; reliability and life prediction; hydrogen storage, fuel cells, corrosion monitoring and sensors; polymer/metal adhesion

P. Pirouz, Ph.D. (Imperial College of Science and Technology, England)
Professor
Defects in semiconductors; heteroepitaxial growth of electronic materials; diffraction theory; transmission electron microscopy and its applications in materials science; fiber-reinforced composites; synthetic growth of diamond

David Schwam, Ph.D. (The Technion University)
Research Associate Professor
Gating of advanced aluminum and magnesium alloys, development of die and permanent mold materials, thermal fatigue testing, recycling.

James W. Wagner, Ph.D. (The Johns Hopkins University)
Professor
Provost and University Vice President
Coherent optical metrology for nondestructive characterization of materials properties, holographic, interferometric, laser-ultrasonic and related methods, measurement systems, electro-optics, biomedical implants

Gerhard E. Welsch, Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve University)
Professor
Metals and oxides; high temperature properties, electrical and mechanical properties. Materials for energy storage; metal sponges; metal-cell composites. Design and synthesis of structure of materials in the nanometer to mm range. Titanium, tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, iron, nickel alloys

John Wallace (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Professor
Metallurgical processing, casting processes, effect of processing and material properties, die steels

John Angus, Ph.D. (University of Michigan)
Professor of Chemical Engineering

Roberto Ballarini, Ph.D. (Northwestern University)
Professor of Civil Engineering

Russell Wang, D.D.S. (University of Toronto)
Associate Professor of Dentistry
Adjunct Faculty

Arnon Chait
Professor
NASA Glenn Research, Brookpark, Ohio

Marc Constantino
Professor
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Livermore, CA

George Fischer
Professor
IVAC Technologies, Cleveland

Peter M. Hazzledine
Professor
UES, Inc., Dayton, Ohio

N. J. Henry Holroyd
Professor
Luxfer, USA, Riverside, California

Warren H. Hunt, Jr.
Professor
Aluminum Consultants Group, Inc., Murrysville, PA

Jennie S. Hwang
Professor
H-Technologies Group, Cleveland

Terence Mitchell
Professor
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

Gary Ruff
Professor
Intermet Corp., Troy, Michigan

Rolf Steinbrech
Professor
University of Dortmund, Germany

Urs Häfeli
Associate Professor
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

Wendell S. Williams (Retired)
Professor

The goal of the undergraduate program is to prepare our graduates for challenging and productive careers related to the science and engineering of materials, especially metals, ceramics, electronic materials, and composites. The primary means of accomplishing this mission is our undergraduate curriculum and associated activities, through their emphasis on

The undergraduate curriculum leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in materials science and engineering consists of the "Engineering Core"–basic courses in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and engineering, with electives in social sciences and humanities–plus materials courses, technical electives, and open electives. A total of 128 credit hours is required. Please see the table for the recommended semester-by-semester listing of courses.

The educational objectives of the undergraduate program are as follows

The undergraduate experience in Materials Science and Engineering at Case Western Reserve is marked by a high degree of hands-on experience and many opportunities for professional development before graduation. Lab courses, senior projects, and plant tours ensure that every student sees the field first-hand in current research and industrial settings.

In addition, many of our undergraduate students participate in co-operative education, summer jobs, and professional societies that expose them to the larger world of materials science beyond the classroom

In addition to the Bachelor of Science degree program in materials science and engineering, the department also offers a minor in materials science and engineering. This sequence is intended primarily for students majoring in science or engineering, but it is open to any student with a sound background in introductory calculus, chemistry, and physics. This program requires the completion of 5 courses with a minimum of 15 credit hours, of which a maximum of 6 hours can be counted toward the student’s major. All students will be required to take EMSE 201 (3) and four of the following courses

Prof. Mark DeGuire (506 White; x-4221) is the academic advisor for this program and will assist students with their course selection.

The Cooperative Education program at Case Western Reserve began in the Materials Science and Engineering Department and the department’s faculty continue to strongly support student participation. Over the past ten years approximately three-quarters of the department’s undergraduates have completed at least one cooperative education assignment. Most students complete the recommended two assignments. A wide range of opportunities exist for materials majors including heavy industry, mid-size and small firms, and government and corporate research centers. Many opportunities are local to Northern Ohio, but a wide range of possibilities around the country, and, occasionally, international opportunities arise.

The cooperative education experience is monitored to ensure that students progress in job responsibilities during the course of an assignment. It is common for students to assume positions of responsibility, including employee supervision or decision-making on behalf of the company.

The department offers two academic courses, EMSE C100 and EMSE C200, that may be taken for credit upon return from the first and second experience respectively.

This program offers outstanding undergraduate students the opportunity to obtain an M.S. degree, with a thesis, in one additional year of study beyond the B.S. degree. (Normally, it takes 2 years beyond the B.S. to earn an M.S. degree.) In this program, an undergraduate student can take up to nine credit hours that simultaneously satisfy undergraduate and graduate requirements. Typically, students in this program start their research leading to the M.S. thesis in the fall semester of the senior year. The department endeavors to support such students through the following summer and academic year at the normal stipend for entering graduate students. The B.S. degree is awarded at the completion of the senior year.

Application for admission to the five year B.S./M.S. program is made after completion of five semesters of course work. Minimum requirements are a 3.2 grade point average and the recommendation of the department. Interested students should contact Professor Cawley.

The department offers programs leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees with research specialties in metallurgy, ceramics, electronic materials, composite materials, and materials science. A broad range of studies of the theory, properties, and engineering behavior of materials is encompassed in the academic courses and research within the department, with primary areas of specialization in materials processing, mechanical properties, surface and microstructural characterization, environmental effects, and electronic materials.

The M.S. degree in materials science and engineering is awarded through either Plan A (Master’s Thesis) or Plan B (Master’s Comprehensive). Plan A involves a thesis based on individual research and a final oral thesis defense; this plan is appropriate for full-time graduate students. Plan B involves a major project and a comprehensive oral exam; it is typically pursued by part-time graduate students.

Plan A requires successful completion of 6 courses (18 credit hours) and at least 9 credit hours of M.S. research project (EMSE 651). Plan B requires the successful completion of eight courses (24 credit hours) as well as 3 credit hours of a Special Projects course (EMSE 649). The six courses for Plan A and the 8 courses for Plan B may include a maximum of 2 courses from an engineering or science curriculum outside the department. No more than 2 courses at the 3xx level can be included; all other courses must be at a higher level. Transfer of credit from another university is limited to six credit hours of graduate level courses (with grade B or better) taken in excess of degree requirements at the other university. A Program of Study must be submitted by the end of the first semester for Plan A students, and by the end of 2 courses for Plan B students. A cumulative G.P.A. of 2.75 or higher is required.

Plan A students must prepare a written thesis and successfully defend the thesis in a final oral exam. Plan B students must prepare a written report on his/her special project and satisfactorily pass a comprehensive oral exam. The thesis exam for Plan A and the oral exam for Plan B must be conducted by an examining committee consisting of 3 faculty members of the department.

Immediately upon entering the Materials Science and Engineering Department, the Ph.D. candidate must fill out and submit the first part of the "Ph.D. Student Permanent Record" form; register for 2 or 3 classes during the first semester. If only 2 classes are taken, register for EMSE 701 Dissertation Research (3 credit hours) during the first semester. Note that registration for EMSE 701 is not permitted before the form is turned in.

Candidates for a Ph.D. degree in materials science and engineering must meet the following requirements to prove their competency for doctoral study and to be accepted into the doctoral program:

(1) Submit an approved Program of Study form and a Supplementary Information form specifying the Breadth and Basic Science Requirements.

(2) Pass a comprehensive written General Exam within 6 months following their being awarded an M.S. degree (12 months for students with an M.S. degree from a different science or engineering discipline).

(3) Pass a Thesis Proposal Exam (written and oral) during the semester immediately following the successful completion of the written General Exam. These requirements are explained in detail below. At the completion of these requirements, the student must fill out the second part of the Ph.D. Student Permanent Record" form.

Upon successful completion of all requirements and research, the Ph.D. candidate must submit a written dissertation as evidence for his/her ability to conduct independent research at an advanced level. The Ph.D. candidate must pass a final oral exam in defense of the dissertation. The Dissertation Committee must consist of three faculty members of the department and one non-departmental member. The candidate must provide each committee member with a copy of the completed dissertation at least 10 days before the exam, so that the committee members may have an opportunity to read and discuss it in advance.

The student must provide two (2) unbound copies of the final approved version of the thesis for the University, and two (2) bound copies of the thesis, one for the department and one for the student’s faculty advisor.

(1) Ph.D. Program of Study (Course Requirements)
A Ph.D. student must take a minimum of 18 credit hours of EMSE 701 and must continue registration each succeeding regular semester (fall and spring) until the dissertation is complete, unless granted a leave of absence. The time limit for the Ph.D. program is 5 years, starting with the first semester of EMSE 701 registration.

The minimum course requirement for a Ph.D. degree is 12 courses (36 credit hours) beyond the B.S. level, out of which at least six courses (18 credit hours) must be taken at Case Western Reserve University. Of these 12 courses, six courses must satisfy the Breadth Requirement and 2 courses must satisfy the Basic Science Requirement for the department as outlined below. In the case of a student entering with an M.S. degree from another discipline, additional courses may be required as decided by the department. A G.P.A. of 3.0 is required for Graduate Assistants.

Breadth Requirement.
A broad knowledge of the field of materials science and engineering includes a minimum level of understanding of the following six areas

The Breadth Requirement for the Ph.D. can be fulfilled by taking a total of 6 courses (18 credit hours) ; these 6 courses must include at least one course from areas a, b, c, and d and 2 courses from areas e and f combined. The department maintains a list of approved courses for each of these areas.

Basic Science Requirements.
A minimum depth in basic science of two courses (6 credit hours) is required for a Ph.D. degree. This requirement can be fulfilled by taking 2 courses selected from physics, chemistry, mathematics and/or statistics, and/or certain engineering curricula. The department maintains a current list of approved courses for the Basic Science Requirements.

The Program of Study, a list of the courses the student will take to fulfill the Ph.D. requirements, will be discussed and approved at the time of the Thesis Proposal Exam. This form and the associated Supplementary Information form must be approved by the student’s Dissertation Committee (excluding the non-departmental member) and the chair of the department and submitted to the dean of graduate studies within one semester of passing the General Exam.

(2) Ph.D. General Exam
The written General Exam is offered twice a year, typically in January and in June, provided at least three students are registered to take the exam. The Exam is comprehensive and consists of two parts:

The emphasis in both parts of this General Exam will be on inorganic materials: metals, ceramics, semiconductors, and composites.

Each part of the exam will last for three hours; the morning session is devoted to part 1 and the afternoon session covers part 2. Each part of the Exam is divided into two sections

Part 1 (morning)
Section 1 Thermodynamics and Kinetics

Section 2 Processing

Part 2 (afternoon)
Section 3 Structure

Section 4 Properties, Performance, and Reliability

The exam is closed book. Each section of the exam will contain a minimum of 4 questions. Students must answer 5 questions from part 1 and 5 questions from part 2, with at least 2 questions being answered from each section.

In order to pass the written General Exam, the criteria are as follows–6 out of ten questions in the exam require a 70% passing grade as well as a 75% average for the whole exam. Students who fail the exam (or the Thesis Proposal Exam described below) may try that exam a second time.

(3) Thesis Proposal Exam
The Thesis Proposal Exam tests the more specific knowledge of the Ph.D. candidate concerning the science underlying the proposed research and to his or her intellectual maturity. It is composed of a written and an oral part, both dealing with the candidate’s proposed research project. The written document should be given to each member of the student’s Dissertation Advisory Committee (excluding the non-departmental member) during the semester immediately following the successful completion of the General Exam. It should include a literature search, analysis of the research problem, suggested research procedures, and the general results to be expected. The document should be written by the student and not his/her thesis advisor, and will be examined by the student’s Dissertation Advisory Committee for this purpose.

The oral part of the Thesis Proposal Exam should last approximately two hours and must be given before the student’s Dissertation Advisory Committee within one week of submitting the above written document to the Committee. Both parts of the Thesis Proposal Exam will be graded Pass/Fail.

At the time of this Exam, the student will also have his/her Program of Study examined and approved by the Dissertation Advisory Committee.

Deformation and Fracture
Determination of the relationships between structure and mechanical behavior of traditional and advanced materials–metals, ceramics, intermetallics, composites, and biological materials. State-of-the art facilities are available for testing over a range of strain rates, test temperatures, stress states, and size scales for both monotonic and cyclic conditions.

Materials Processing
Ceramic and metal powder synthesis and processing, computer-aided manufacturing of laminated materials, metals casting, crystal growth, thin film deposition, deformation processing of metals.

Environmental Effects
Corrosion, oxidation, adhesion and wear. Electro-deposited coatings on steel, epoxy/metal adhesion, dis-bonding of coatings, reliability of electronics, corrosion sensors.

Surfaces and Interfaces
Free surfaces, grain boundaries, metal/ceramic, polymer/metal composite interfaces. Major facilities for transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microcopy, and surface spectroscopies.

Electronic, Magnetic and Optical Materials
Electronic materials–silicon, germanium, gallium arsenide, silicon carbide; gallium nitride; thin film dielectric, optical, and magnetic ceramics; synthesis and characterization of multi-component electromagnetic filters, transparent semiconductors, ceramics, such as materials for sensors, catalysts, and fuel cells.

Materials Processing
The department’s processing laboratories include facilities which permit materials processing from the liquid state (casting) as well as in the solid state (powder processing). The department has its own foundry that houses mold making capabilities (green and bonded sand, permanent mold, and investment casting), induction melting furnaces of various capabilities for air melting of up to 1500 pounds of steel, electrical resistance furnances for melting and casting up to 800 pounds of aluminum, and 500 pounds of magnesium under protective atmosphere,a dual chamber vacuum induction melting unit with a capacity of up to 30 pounds of superalloys, a 350 ton squeeze casting press, and state-of-the-art thermal fatigue testing and characterization equipment. The Crystal Growth Laboratory has facilities for production of high purity electronic single crystals using a variety of furnaces with the additional capability of solidifying under large magnetic fields. In addition, a CVD and MOCVD reactor has been set up to do research on the growth of SiC and GaN on Si, sapphire, and other substrates. Secondary processing and working can be accomplished using a high-speed hot and cold rolling mill, swaging units, and a state-of-the art hydrostatic extrusion press. The department has heat treatment capabilities including numerous box, tube, and vacuum furnaces. For the processing of powder metals or ceramics the department possesses a 300,000 pound press, a vacuum hot press (with capabilities of up to 7 ksi and 2300 C), a hot isostatic press (2000 C and 30 ksi), a 60 ksi wet base isostatic press, and glove boxes. Sintering can be performed in a variety of controlled atmospheres while a microcomputer-controlled precision dilatometer is available for sintering studies. Several ball mills, shaker mills, and a laboratory model attritor are also available for powder processing.In addition, facilities are available for sol-gel processing, glass melting, diamond machining; a spray dryer is available for powder granulation.

A Deformation Processing Laboratory has recently been commissioned that contains two dual hydraulic MTS presses. The first press is designed to evaluate the stretching and drawing properties of materials in sheet form. Its maximum punch and hold down forces are 150,000 each. Its maximum punch velocity is 11.8 inch/sec. The second press is designed to evaluate the plastic flow behavior of materials in an environment that simulates modern manufacturing processing. The press can deliver up to five consecutive impacts to a material in less than five seconds with a punch velocity as high as 110 inch/sec. The maximum punch force is 110,000 pounds.

A Computational Materials Processing Laboratory has recently been established. The core of the facilities is a Silicon Graphics Origin 2000 which has high speed networking with an array of Octane workstations. A host of software packages are available as tools for the simulation and design of materials processing activities that range from crystal growth to powder consolidation to plastic deformation and also maintains a computer lab expressly for student use, including IBM-compatible and Macintosh computers, laser printers, DEC-net terminals, and a VAX-station 2000 with a large screen high resolution display.

Mechanical Testing Facility
The Mechanical Testing Facility permits the determination of mechanical behavior of materials over loading rates ranging from static to impact, with the capability of testing under a variety of stress states under either monotonic or cyclic conditions. A variety of furnaces and environmental chambers are available to enable testing at temperatures ranging from -196 C to 1800 C. The facility is operated under the direction of a faculty member and under the guidance of a full-time engineer. The facility contains one of the few laboratories in the world for high-pressure deformation and processing, enabling experimentation under a variety of stress states and temperatures. The equipment in this state-of-the-art facility includes:

High Pressure Deformation Apparatus: These units enable tension or compression testing to be conducted under conditions of high hydrostatic pressure. Each apparatus consists of a pressure vessel and diagnostics for measurement of load and strain on deforming specimens, as well as instantaneous pressure in the vessel. Pressures up to 1.0 GPa, loads up to 10kN, and displacements of up to 25 mm are possible. The oil based apparatus is operated at room temperature while a gas (i.e. Ar) based apparatus can be used with an internal furnace.

Hydrostatic Extrusion Apparatus: Hydrostatic extrusion (e.g. pressure-to-air, pressure-to-pressure) can be conducted at temperatures up to 300 C on manually operated equipment interfaced with a computer data acquisition package. Pressures up to 2.0 GPa are possible, with reduction ratios up to 6 to 1, while various diagnostics provide real time monitoring of extrusion pressure and ram displacement.

Advanced Forging Simulation Rig: A multi-actuator..MTS machine based on a 330 kip, four post frame, enables sub-scale forging simulations over industrially relevant strain rates. A 110 kip forging actuator is powered by five nitrogen accumulators enabling loading rates up to 120 inches/sec on large specimens. A 220 kip indexing actuator provides precise deformation sequences for either single, or multiple, deformation sequences. Date acquisition at rates sufficient for analysis is available. Testing with heated dies is possible.

Advanced Metal Forming Rig: A four post frame with separate control of punch actuator speed and blank hold down pressure enables determination of forming limit diagrams. Dynamic control of blank hold down pressure is possible, with maximum punch actuator speeds of 11.8 inches/sec. A variety of die sets are available

The remainder of the equipment in the Mechanical Testing Facility is summarized below:

Servo-hydraulic Machines: Four MTS Model 810 computer-controlled machines with load capacities of 3 kip, 20 kip, 50 kip, and 50 kip, permit tension, compression, and fatigue studies to be conducted under load-, strain-, or stroke control. Fatigue crack growth may be monitored via a dc potential drop technique as well as via KRAK gages applied to the specimen surfaces. Fatigue studies may be conducted at frequencies up to 30 Hz.

Universal Testing Machines: Three INSTRON screw-driven machines, including two INSTRON Model 1125 units permit tension, compression and torsion testing.

Electromechanical Testing Machine: A computer-controlled INSTRON Model 1361 can be operated under load-, strain-, or stroke control. Stroke rates as slow as 1 micrometer/hour are possible.

Fatigue Testing Machines: Three Sonntag fatigue machines and two R. R. Moore rotating-bending fatigue machines are available for producing fatigue-life (S-N) data. The Sonntag machines may be operated at frequencies up to 60 Hz.

Creep Testing Machines: Three constant load frames with temperature capabilities up to 800 C permit creep testing, while recently modified creep frames permit thermal cycling experiments as well as slow cyclic creep experiments.

Impact Testing Machines: Two Charpy impact machines with capacities ranging from 20 ft-lbs to 240 ft-lbs are available. Accessories include a Dynatup instrumentation package interfaced with an IBM PC, which enables recording of load vs. time traces on bend specimens as well as on tension specimens tested under impact conditions.

Instrumented Microhardness Testing: A Nikon Model QM High-Temperature Microhardness Tester permits indentation studies on specimens tested at temperatures ranging from -196 C to 1600 C under vacuum and inert gas atmospheres. This unit is complemented by a Zwick Model 3212 Microhardness Tester as well as a variety of Rockwell Hardness and Brinell Hardness Testing Machines.

Environmental Stress Laboratories
These facilities include equipment for corrosion, oxidation, and adhesion and wear studies. A wide range of environments can be simulated and controlled a) Aqueous corrosion: atmospheric, immersion and high pressure/high temperature in autoclaves and b) Oxidation: single and mixed gases over a range of temperatures and pressures. Special items include: electrochemical test equipment, environmental cracking test equipment, vacuum equipment for permeation studies, high sensitivity Cahn electrobalances for thermogravimetric studies and polymer/metal adhesion test fixtures.

Transmission Electron Microscope Laboratory
Two transmission electron microscopes are available that provide virtually all conventional and advanced microscopy techniques required for state-of-the-art materials research and involve an installed capacity worth $3,000,000. The microscopes available are (i) an FEI Tecnai F30 300kV field-emission gun energy-filtering high-resolution analytical scanning transmission electron microscope with an information resolution limit better than 0.14nm, equipped with an EDAX system with a high-energy resolution Si-Li detector for X-ray energy-dispersive spectroscopy (XEDS), a Gatan GIF2002 imaging energy filter including a 2k by 2k slow-scan CCD camera, and a high-angle annular dark-field detector for scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), and (ii) a Philips CM20 200kV analytical transmission electron microscope equipped with a Tracor Northern high-purity Ge X-ray energy-dispersive spectroscopy detector, a Gatan parallel electron energy-loss spectrometer (PEELS), and a STEM unit.

Conventional TEM techniques, such as bright-field and dark-field imaging, electron diffraction, or weak-beam dark-field imaging (WBDF) are used routinely to analyze line defects (dislocations) and planar defects (interfaces, grain boundaries, stacking faults) in crystalline materials. Advanced TEM techniques include (i) high-resolution TEM, which enables assessing the atomistic structure of crystal defects such as heterophase interfaces, grain boundaries, or dislocations, (ii) convergent-beam electron diffraction, which can be used, for example, to obtain crystallographic information (space group) and to determine orientation relationships between small (even nanoscopic) crystallites, and (iii) energy-filtering TEM, which includes zero-loss filtering for improved image contrast and resolution in conventional imaging and diffraction as well as electron spectroscopic imaging (ESI), a technique that enables rapid elemental mapping with high spatial resolution based on element-characteristic energy losses of the primary electrons in the specimen. Specimen preparation facilities for transmission electron microscopy consist of two dimple-grinders, two electropolishing units, three ultra-microtomes, and two conventional ion-beam mills, and two state-of-the-art precision ion polishing systems (PIPS, by Gatan).

Scanning Electron Microscopy Laboratory
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and spectrochemical analysis provide valuable specimen investigation with great depth of field and realistic three-dimensional imaging at resolutions up to 500,000X. Determination of the topography of nearly any solid surface is possible. Spectrochemical studies are possible with the use of energy dispersive systems capable of detecting elements from boron to uranium. The laboratory houses two instruments. The first is an Hitachi S-4500, a field emission electron microscope with two secondary electron detectors, a backscattered electron detector, and an infrared chamber scope. In addition, it has a Noran energy dispersive x-ray detection system. The microscope is capable of operating at a spatial resolution of less than 1.5 nm at 15 kV. It also performs well at reduced beam energies (1 kV), facilitating the observation of highly insulating materials. The second instrument is a Philips XL-30 ESEM with a large chamber that can be used as a conventional SEM, or in the environmental mode, can be used to examine wet, oily, gassy or non-conducting samples. It has a camera for crystallographic orientation imaging, a deformation stage capable of 1000 lbs force, hot stages capable of temperatures up to 1500 C, and a cooling stage that goes down to -20 C. An attached Noran X-ray system permits qualitative and quantitative EDX spectroscopy, X-ray mapping and line scans.

Surface Science Laboratories
The Center for Surface Analysis of Materials (CSAM) enjoys state-of-the-art characterization of metal, alloy, ceramic, and polymer surfaces. These tools include a PHI 660 Scanning Auger Microprobe (SAM) for elemental analysis of surfaces and mapping, and PHI 3600 Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS), which provides surface sensitivities for species in the part per billion range. A PHI model 5400 instrument provides X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS or ESCA) capability, which produces information concerning chemical states. The latter two instruments are particularly useful for ceramic and polymer surfaces. With specimen heating, cooling, and depth profiling capabilities directly incorporated in these devices, subsurface regions and interfaces in composite structures, as well as at thin film substrate interfacial regions, can be examined and fully characterized. The ion beam facility for the analysis of materials consists of a NEC 5SDH 1.7 MV tandem pelletron accelerator for the production of 3.4 MeV protons, 5.1 MeV alpha particles, and N ions with energies in excess of 7.0 MeV. Sample analysis takes place in a turbo-molecular pumped high vacuum chamber. The chamber is equipped with a computer-controlled 5 axis manipulator and has provisions for maintaining sample temperatures from 77 K to 1000 K. A Si surface barrier detector, NaI(Tl) scintillator, and a liquid nitrogen-cooled Si(Li) detector are used to detect scattered ions, characteristic gamma rays and characteristic X-rays, respectively. This instrumentation can non-destructively provide composition and structure information in the near-surface region of materials using techniques such as Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS), ion channeling, particle-induced X-ray analysis (PIXE), and nuclear reaction analysis (NRA). As with other analytic techniques, sensitivity, sampling depth, and depth resolution are sample dependent. However, sensitivities of 1 atomic percent, accuracies of 5%, and a depth resolution of 20 nm are usually easily achieved.

The typical specimen is a solid, vacuum-compatible material with lateral dimensions between 0.5 cm x 0.5 cm and 5 cm x 5 cm. However, PIXE and NRA can also be performed on non-vacuum compatible specimens such as liquids and irreplaceable artifacts of interest to museum curators and archeologists.

Crystal Growth and Analysis Laboratory
The Crystal Growth and Analysis Laboratory is equipped for research studies and characterization of bulk semiconductor and photonic materials. The growth facilities include a high pressure Czochralski system, low pressure Czochralski system, and a Vertical Bridgman system with magnetic field stabilization. The characterization facilities include capabilities for sample preparation, a Hall effect system, Infra-red microscope, and an Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS).

X-Ray Laboratory
The X-ray laboratory contains diffraction equipment for study of the structures of ceramics, metals, polymers, minerals, and single crystals of organic and inorganic compounds. A new Scintag diffractometer system includes a theta/theta wide angle goniometer, a 4.0 kW x-ray generator with copper tube, a third axis stress attachment, a thermoelectrically cooled Peltier germanium detector, a thin film analysis system, a dedicated PC for data acquisition, and a turbomolecular-pumped furnace attachment permitting sample temperatures up to 2000 degrees C.

EMSE C100. Co-Op Seminar I for Materials Science and Engineering (1)
Professional development activities for students returning from cooperative education assignments. Prereq: COOP 001.

EMSE C200. Co-Op Seminar II for Materials Science and Engineering (2)
Professional development activities for students returning from cooperative education assignments. Prereq: COOP 002 and EMSE C100.

EMSE 102. Materials Seminar (1)
Topical lectures by faculty on current areas of materials research serving to complement the concepts introduced in EMSE 201. General discussion of overall curriculum and educational objectives. Prereq or Coreq: EMSE 201.

EMSE 103. Materials in Sports (3)
The relationships between optimizing sports activities and the performance requirements of sports equipment are developed. The inherent properties of materials are shown to be the controlling factors in the design of almost all types of sports equipment. Properties of the major classes of materials used to manufacture sports equipment are examined. Materials discussed include advanced composites, foams, metals, ceramics, and natural composites, e.g., wood and leather. The absorption, storage, and release of energy by equipment during sports activities are shown to relate to the basic structure of the materials from which it is made. Demonstration experiments are conducted periodically throughout the course.

EMSE 201. Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering (3)
Introductory treatment of crystallography, phase equilibria, and materials kinetics. Application of these principles to examples in metals, ceramics, semiconductors, and polymers, illustrating the control of structure through processing to obtain desired mechanical and physical properties. Design content includes examples and problems in materials selection and of design of materials for particular performance requirements. Prereq: ENGR 145 and PHYS 121 and MATH 121.

EMSE 202. Phase Diagrams and Transformations (3)
Diffusion processes, equilibrium diagrams of alloys: solid solutions, phase mixtures, ordering, intermediate phases, binary and ternary diagrams. Thermodynamic, kinetic, and structural aspects of transformation and reactions in condensed systems. Transformations in alloys: phase transformations near equilibrium, precipitation hardening, martensite reactions. Prereq: EMSE 201.

EMSE 203. Applied Thermodynamics (3)
Basic thermodynamics principles as applied to materials. Application of thermodynamics to material processing and performance including condensed phase and gaseous equilibria, stability diagrams, corrosion and oxidation, electrochemical and vapor phase reactions. Prereq: CHEM 301.

EMSE 270. Materials Laboratory I (2)
Introduction to processing, microstructure and property relationships of metal alloys, ceramics and glass. Solidification of a binary alloy and metallography by optical and scanning electron microscopy. Synthesis of ceramics powders, thermal analysis using TGA and DTA, powder consolidation, sintering and grain growth kinetics. Processing and coloring of glass and glass-ceramics.

EMSE 280. Materials Laboratory II (2)
Synthesis and processing. Experiments designed to demonstrate and evaluate different ways to process different types of materials. Solidification of melts. Crystallization kinetics, processing using electrochemistry, oxidation and oxidized microstructures. Laboratory teams are selected for all experiments.

EMSE 290. Materials Laboratory III (2)
Experiments designed to characterize and evaluate different microstructural designs produced by variations in processing. Fracture of brittle materials, fractography, thermal shock resistance, hardenability of steels, TTT and CT diagrams, composites, solidification of metals, solution annealing of alloys. Prereq: EMSE 201.

EMSE 301. Fundamentals of Materials Processing (3)
Introduction to materials processing technology with an emphasis on the relation of basic concepts to the processes by which materials are made into engineering components. Includes casting, welding, forging, cold-forming, powder processing of metals and ceramics, and polymer and composite processing. Prereq: EMSE 201 and EMSE 202 and EMSE 203.

EMSE 302. Fundamentals of Materials Processing Laboratory (1)
Demonstration of basic processes of materials fabrication. Includes visits to commercial materials processing plants for tours and demonstrations. Graded pass/fail.

EMSE 303. Mechanical Behavior of Materials (3)
Review of elasticity and plasticity. Basic stress strain relationships of single crystal and poly-crystalline materials. Yield criteria. Microstructural factors controlling deformation and fracture of polycrystalline materials. Strengthening mechanisms. Fracture toughness and fatigue behavior of engineering materials. Prereq: EMSE 201 and ENGR 200.

EMSE 307. Foundry Metallurgy (3)
Introduction to solid-liquid phase transformations and their application to foundry and metal casting processes. Includes application of nucleation and growth to microstructural development, application of thermodynamics to molten metal reactions, application of the principles of fluid flow and heat transfer to gating and risering techniques, and introduction to basic foundry and metal casting technology. Prereq: EMSE 202 and EMSE 203 and ENGR 225.

EMSE 310. Applications of Diffraction Principles (1)
A lab sequence in conjunction with EMSE 312, Diffraction Principles, involving experiments on crystallography, optical diffraction, Laue backscattering on single crystals, powder diffraction of unknown compounds, electron diffraction and imaging, and chemical analysis using energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. Prereq: EMSE 312 or consent of instructor.

EMSE 312. Diffraction Principles (3)
Use of x-rays, lasers, and electrons for diffraction studies and chemical analysis of materials. Fourier transforms and optical diffraction. Fundamentals of crystallography. Crystal structures of simple metals, semiconductors and ceramics. Reciprocal lattice and diffraction. Stereographic projections. Powder diffraction patterns and analysis of unknown structures. Laue backscattering and orientation of single crystals. Electron microscopy and electron diffraction. Chemical analysis using energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. Prereq: EMSE 201 and MATH 224.

EMSE 313. Engineering Applications of Materials (3)
Optimum use of materials taking into account not only the basic engineering characteristics and properties of the materials, but also necessary constraints of component design, manufacture (including machining), abuse allowance (safety factors), and cost. Interrelations among parameters based on total system design concepts. Case history studies. Systems of failure analysis. Prereq: EMSE 202 and ENGR 200.

EMSE 314. Electrical, Magnetic, and Optical Properties of Materials (3)
Materials science of electronic materials and their applications. Topics include: Crystallography of semiconductor materials. Classical and modern theories of electrons in metals. Quantum-mechanical behavior of electrons in solids. Band theory of solids. Boltzmann and Fermi-Dirac statistics. Electronic transport in intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors. Ohmic and rectifying junctions; diodes, solar cells, and thermoelectric devices. Types of magnetism; magnetic Curie temperature, domains, and hysteresis. Hard and soft magnetic materials and applications. Dielectric polarization of materials and its frequency dependence. Optical absorption. Optical fibers. Luminescence; phosphors. Prereq: PHYS 122 or PHYS 124.

EMSE 316. Applications of Ceramic Materials (3)
Engineering applications of ceramics. Survey of processing techniques. Thermal and mechanical properties; strength, thermal conductivity, thermal expansion, stress corrosion. Electrical properties: electrical conductivity, dielectric properties, piezo- and ferro-electricity. Glass manufacture and structure-property relationships. Prereq: EMSE 201.

EMSE 360. Transport Phenomena in Materials Science (3)
Review of momentum, mass, and heat transport from a unified point of view. Application of these principles to various phenomena in materials science and engineering with an emphasis on materials processing. Both analytical and numerical methodologies applied in the solution of problems. Prereq: ENGR 225 and MATH 224 or equivalent.

EMSE 396. Special Project or Thesis (1-18)
Special research projects or undergraduate thesis in selected material areas.

EMSE 397. Special Project or Thesis (1-18)
Special research projects or undergraduate thesis in selected material areas.

EMSE 398. Senior Project in Materials I (1)
Independent research project. Projects selected from those suggested by faculty; usually entail original research.

EMSE 399. Senior Project in Materials II (2)
Independent research project. Projects selected from those suggested by faculty; usually entail original research.

EMSE 400T. Graduate Teaching I (0)
To provide teaching experience for all Ph.D.-bound graduate students. This will include preparing exams/quizzes, homework, leading recitation sessions, tutoring, providing laboratory assistance, and developing teaching aids that include both web-based and classroom materials. Graduate students will meet with supervising faculty member throughout the semester. Grading is pass/fail. Students must receive three passing grades and up to two assignments may be taken concurrently. Prereq: Ph.D. student in Materials Science and Engineering.

EMSE 401. Transformations in Materials (3)
Review of solution thermodynamics, surfaces and interfaces, recrystallization, austenite decomposition, the martensite transformation and heat treatment of metals. Prereq: EMSE 202.

EMSE 403. Modern Ceramic Processing (3)
Fundamental science and technology of modern ceramic powder processing and fabrication techniques. Powder synthesis techniques. Physical chemistry of aqueous and nonaqueous colloidal suspensions of solids. Shape forming techniques: extrusion; injection molding; slip and tape casting; dry, isostatic, and hot isostatic pressing. Prereq: EMSE 316 (or concur).

EMSE 404. Diffusion Processes in Solids and Melts (3)
Development of the laws of diffusion and their applications. Carburization and decarburization, oxidation processes. Computer modeling of diffusion processing. Prereq: Consent of instructor.

EMSE 405. Dielectric, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials (3)
Electrical properties of nonmetals: ionic conductors, dielectrics, ferroelectrics, and piezo-electrics. Magnetic phenomena and properties of metals and oxides, including superconductors. Mechanisms of optical absorption in dielectrics. Optoelectronics. Applications in devices such as oxygen sensors, multilayer capacitors, soft and hard magnets, optical fibers, and lasers. Prereq: Consent of instructor.

EMSE 407. Solidification of Materials (3)
Fundamental science of solid-liquid phase transformations and the application of these basics to the solidification processing of materials. Includes nucleation and growth, heat and solute transport, rapid solidification, and an overview of solidification processing techniques. Emphasis is on the effect of solidification and solidification processing on resulting microstructure. Prereq: EMSE 301.

EMSE 409. Deformation Processing (3)
Flow stress as a function of material and processing parameters; yielding criteria; stress states in elastic-plastic deformation; forming methods: forging, rolling, extrusion, drawing, stretch forming, composite forming. Prereq: EMSE 303.

EMSE 411. Environmental Effects on Materials Behavior (3)
Aqueous corrosion; principles and fundamental concepts; recognition of modes; monitoring and testing; methods to control and prediction. Applications of engineering problems: design, and economics. Mixed potential theory, principles of protection, hydrogen effects, and behavior in metal systems.

EMSE 413. Fundamentals of Materials Engineering and Science (3)
Provides a background in materials for graduate students with undergraduate majors in other branches of engineering and science: reviews basic bonding relations, structure, and defects in crystals. Lattice dynamics; thermodynamic relations in multi-component systems; microstructural control in metals and ceramics; mechanical and chemical properties of materials as affected by structure; control of properties by techniques involving structure property relations; basic electrical, magnetic and optical properties.

EMSE 417. Properties of Materials at High Temperatures (3)
Thermo physical properties: specific heat, thermal expansion, electrical and thermal conductivity. Temperature dependence of elastic constants. Thermodynamic principles for the stability of microstructures at high temperatures. Strengthening mechanisms. Stress relaxation and damping. Creep deformation. Thermal fatigue and thermal shock. Fracture mechanisms. Refractory metals, superalloys, intermetallic compounds, carbon, ceramic materials. Protective coatings.

EMSE 418. Oxidation of Materials (3)
Experimental techniques; thermodynamics of oxidation reactions; defects and diffusion in oxides; oxidation rate laws. Effects of alloying, surface treatment and stress on oxidation. High-temperature corrosion.

EMSE 419. Phase Equilibria and Microstructures of Materials (3)
The multi-component nature of most material systems require understanding of phase equilibria and descriptions of microstructure. Attention will be given to phase equilibria in multi-component (ternary and higher) systems, and the stereological description of the microstructure of multiphase systems.

EMSE 420. Powder Processing (3)
Fundamental science and technology of modern metal powder processing and fabrication techniques. Includes powder synthesis, characterization, consolidation mechanisms and practices, effects of atmosphere, diffusional homogenization processing, and applications of powder metallurgy.

EMSE 421. Fracture of Materials (3)
Micromechanisms of deformation and fracture of engineering materials. Brittle fracture and ductile fracture mechanisms in relation to microstructure. Strength, toughness, and test techniques. Review of predictive models. Prereq: ENGR 200 and EMSE 303 or EMSE 427; or consent.

EMSE 426. Semiconductor Thin Film Science and Technology (3)
Fundamental science and technology of modern semiconductors. Thin film technologies for electronic materials. Crystal growth techniques. Introduction to device technology. Defect characterization and generation during processing properties of important electronic materials for device applications. Prereq: EMSE 314.

EMSE 427. Dislocations in Solids (3)
Elasticity and dislocation theory; dislocation slip systems; links and dislocation motion; jogs and dislocation interactions, dislocation dissociation and stacking faults; dislocation multiplication, applications to yield phenomena, work hardening and other mechanical properties. Prereq: Consent of instructor.

EMSE 429. Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry (3)
Crystal symmetries, point groups, translocation symmetries, space lattices, crystal classes, space groups, crystal chemistry, crystal structures and physical properties. Prereq: Consent of instructor.

EMSE 500T. Graduate Teaching II (0)
To provide teaching experience for all Ph.D.-bound graduate students. This will include preparing exams/quizzes/homework, leading recitation sessions, tutoring, providing laboratory assistance, and developing teaching aids that include both web-based and classroom materials. Graduate student will meet with supervising faculty member throughout the semester. Grading is pass/fail. Students must receive three passing grades and up to two assignments may be taken concurrently. Prereq: Ph.D. student in Materials Science and Engineering.

EMSE 502. Mechanical Properties of Metals and Composites (3)
Microstructural effects on strength and toughness of advanced metals and composites. Review of dispersion hardening and composite strengthening mechanisms. Toughening of brittle materials via composite approaches such as fiber reinforcement, ductile phases, and combinations of approaches. Prereq: ENGR 200 and EMSE 303 or EMSE 421; or consent.

EMSE 504. Thermodynamics of Solids (3)
Review of the first, second, and third laws of thermodynamics and their consequences. Stability criteria, simultaneous chemical reactions, binary and multi-component solutions, phase diagrams, surfaces, adsorption phenomena.

EMSE 511. Failure Analysis (3)
Methods and procedures for determining the basic causes of failures in structures and components. Recognition of fractures and excessive deformations in terms of their nature and origin. Development and full characterization of fractures. Legal, ethical, and professional aspects of failures from service. Prereq: EMSE 201 and EMSE 303 and ENGR 200; or consent.

EMSE 512. Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques (3)
Theory and laboratory experiments to learn advanced techniques in transmission electron microscopy; high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HREM), convergent-beam electron microscopy (CBED), and chemical analysis using energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDXS) and electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS). Prereq: EMSE 515 and EMSE 516.

EMSE 514. Defects in Semiconductors (3)
Presentation of the main crystallographic defects in semiconductors; point defects (e.g., vacancies, interstitials, substitutional and interstitial impurities, line defects (e.g., dislocation), and planar defects (grain boundaries, stacking faults, heteroepitacial interfaces). Structural, electrical and optical properties of various defects. Interpretation of the properties from the perspective of semiconductor physics and materials science and correlation of these defects to physical properties of the material. Experimental methods including TEM, EBIC, CL, DLTS, etc. Prereq: EMSE 426.

EMSE 515. Analytical Methods in Materials Science: Lecture (3)
The common advanced analytical methods used in materials science are TEM, SEM, SAM, SIMS, and ESCA. These acronyms will be defined and the theory and application of each will be explained.

EMSE 516. Analytical Methods in Materials Science/Laboratory (3)
A laboratory course designed to achieve proficiency in TEM, SEM, SIMS, SAM, ESCA, and AFM.

EMSE 600T. Graduate Teaching III (0)
To provide teaching experience for all Ph.D.-bound graduate students. This will include preparing exam/quizzes/homework, leading recitation sessions, tutoring, providing laboratory assistance, and developing teaching aids that include both web-based and classroom materials. Graduate students will meet with supervising faculty member throughout the semester. Grading is pass/fail. Students must receive three passing grades and up to two assignments may be taken concurrently. Prereq: Ph.D. student in Materials Science and Engineering.

EMSE 651. Thesis M.S. (1-18)
Required for Master’s degree. A research problem in metallurgy, ceramics, electronic materials, biomaterials or archeological and art historical materials, culminating in the writing of a thesis.

EMSE 701. Dissertation Ph.D. (1-18)
Required for Ph.D. degree. A research problem in metallurgy, ceramics, electronic materials, biomaterials or archeological and art historical materials, culminating in the writing of a thesis.

The following courses are approved technical electives in Materials Science and Engineering. A student is encouraged to discuss with their class advisor a sequence of technical elective courses, which takes into account the biannual nature of some offerings. Students may request approval of other elective courses by submitting a written petition justifying their choices to the department’s Undergraduate Studies Committee.