MS 78 abc. Senior Thesis. 9 units;
first, second, third terms. Prerequisite: instructor’s permission.
Supervised research experience, open only to senior-class materials
science majors. Requirements will be set by the faculty supervisor,
but will include written and oral reports based upon actual
research results. Only the first term may be taken pass/fail.
Instructor: Staff.
MS 90. Materials Science Laboratory. 9
units (1-6-2); third term. An introductory laboratory in
relationships between the structure and properties of materials.
Experiments involve materials processing and characterization
by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and optical
microscopy. Students will learn techniques for measuring
mechanical and electrical properties of materials, as well
as how to optimize these properties through microstructural
and chemical control. Independent projects may be performed
depending on the student’s interests and abilities. Instructor:
Ravi.
MS 100. Advanced Work in Materials Science. The
staff in materials science will arrange special courses or
problems to meet the needs of students working toward the M.S.
degree or of qualified undergraduate students. Graded pass/fail
for research and reading. Instructor: Staff.
MS 105. Phase Transformations. 9 units (3-0-6);
third term. Prerequisites: APh 105 b or ChE/Ch 164, or instructor’s
permission. Thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformations.
Phase diagrams for decomposition and ordering. Nucleation,
spinodal decomposition, microstructural morphologies. Role
of strain energy in solid-solid phase transformations. Thermomechanical
processing of selected materials. Instructor: Haile.
MS 110 abc. Materials Research Lectures. 1
unit (1-0-0); first, second, third terms. A seminar course
designed to introduce advanced undergraduates and graduate
students to modern research in materials science. Instructor:
Snyder.
MS
115 ab. Fundamentals of Materials Science. 9
units (3-0-6); first, second terms. Prerequisite: Ph 2.
An introduction to the structure and properties of materials
and the processing routes utilized to optimize properties.
All major classes of materials are covered, including metals,
ceramics, electronic materials, composites, and polymers.
In the first term, emphasis is on the relationships between
chemical bonding, crystal structure, thermodynamics, phase
equilibria, microstructure, and properties. In the second
term, generic processing and manufacturing methods are
presented for each class of materials with particular focus
on the influence of these processes on mechanical properties.
Emphasis is placed on the basic materials science behind
each processing method, covering such topics as thermodynamics,
diffusion, kinetics of phase transformations, and microstructure
development. Instructors: Haile, Ravi.
MS 125. Advanced Transmission Electron Microscopy. 9
units (1-6-2); third term. Prerequisite: MS 132. Diffraction
contrast analysis of crystalline defects. Phase contrast imaging.
Physical optics approach to dynamical electron diffraction
and imaging. Microbeam methods for diffraction and imaging.
Chemical analysis by energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry and
electron energy loss spectrometry. Instructor: Ahn.
MS 130. Diffraction and Structure. 9 units
(3-0-6); second term. Prerequisite: graduate standing or instructor’s
permission. Content is identical to MS 132 but without the
laboratory exercises. Instructor: Fultz.
MS 131. Structure and Bonding in Materials. 9
units (3-0-6); second term. Prerequisite: graduate standing
or introductory quantum mechanics. Atomic structure, hybridization,
molecular orbital theory, dependence of chemical bonding on
atom configurations. Covalency, ionicity, electronegativity.
Madelung energy. Effects of translational periodicity on electron
states in solids. Band structures of group IV semiconductors;
transition metals and ferromagnetism. Structural features of
materials such as point defects, dislocations, disclinations,
and surfaces. Structures of defects calculated with the embedded
atom method. Instructor: van de Walle.
MS 132. Diffraction and Structure of Materials. 12
units (3-3-6); second term. Prerequisite: MS 131 or instructor’s
permission. Principles of electron and X-ray diffraction, with
applications for characterizing materials. Topics include scattering
and absorption of electrons and X rays by atoms. The transmission
electron microscope (TEM) and the X-ray diffractometer. Kinematical
theory of diffraction: effects of strain, size, disorder, and
temperature. Crystal defects and their characterization. A
weekly laboratory will complement the lectures. Instructors:
Fultz and Ahn.
MS 133. Kinetic Processes in Materials. 9
units (3-0-6); third term. Prerequisites: APh 105 b or ChE/Ch
164, or instructor’s permission. Kinetic master equation, uncorrelated
and correlated random walk, diffusion. Mechanisms of diffusion
and atom transport in solids, liquids, and gases. Coarsening
of microstructures. Nonequilibrium processing of materials.
Instructors: Fultz and Kornfield.
MS 142. Application of Diffraction Techniques in Materials
Science. 9 units (2-3-4); third term. Prerequisites:
MS 132 or instructor’s permission. Applications of X-ray
and neutron diffraction methods to the structural characterization
of materials. Emphasis is on the analysis of polycrystalline
materials but some discussion of single crystal methods is
also presented. Techniques include quantitative phase analysis,
crystalline size measurement, lattice parameter refinement,
internal stress measurement, quantification of preferred
orientation (texture) in materials, Rietveld refinement,
and determination of structural features from small angle
scattering. Homework assignments will focus on analysis of
diffraction data. Samples of interest to students for their
thesis research may be examined where appropriate.
MS 143. Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion. 9
units (3-0-6); first term. Electrochemical thermodynamics and
kinetics, with emphasis on processes in electrode materials
and electrolytes used in batteries, fuel cells, and supercapacitors.
Electroanalytical characterization techniques. Electrode materials
for energy storage: mixed (ion and electron) conductors, intercalation
materials. Theoretical and practical energy density, rate capability
and energy vs. power characteristics. Factors affecting electrode
performance, diagnostic techniques, and failure mechanisms.
Applications include batteries (primary, secondary, and advanced),
fuel cells (ceramic, molten salts, and polymer electrolytes
systems), supercapacitors (aqueous, organic, and solid-state
systems). Safety and environmental issues.
MS 200. Advanced Work in Materials Science. The
staff in materials science will arrange special courses or
problems to meet the needs of advanced graduate students.
Ae/AM/MS/ME 213. Mechanics and Materials Aspects of
Fracture. 9 units (3-0-6); third term. Prerequisites:
Ae/AM/CE/ME 102 abc (concurrently) or equivalent and instructor’s
permission. Analytical and experimental techniques in the
study of fracture in metallic and nonmetallic solids. Mechanics
of brittle and ductile fracture; connections between the
continuum descriptions of fracture and micromechanisms. Discussion
of elastic-plastic fracture analysis and fracture criteria.
Special topics include fracture by cleavage, void growth,
rate sensitivity, crack deflection and toughening mechanisms,
as well as fracture of nontraditional materials. Fatigue
crack growth and life prediction techniques will also be
discussed. In addition, "dynamic" stress wave dominated,
failure initiation growth and arrest phenomena will be covered.
This will include traditional dynamic fracture considerations
as well as discussions of failure by adiabatic shear localization.
Instructor: Rittel.
ME/MS 260 abc. Micromechanics. 15 units (3-0-12). Prerequisites:
ACM 95/100 or equivalent, and Ae/AM/CE/ME 102 abc or Ae 160
abc or instructor’s permission. The course gives a broad overview
of micromechanics, emphasizing the microstructure of materials,
its connection to molecular structure, and its consequences
on macroscopic properties. Topics include phase transformations
in crystalline solids, including martensitic, ferroelectric,
and diffusional phase transformations, twinning and domain
patterns, active materials; effective properties of composites
and polycrystals, linear and nonlinear homogenization; defects,
including dislocations, surface steps, and domain walls; thin
films, asymptotic methods, morphological instabilities, self-organization;
selected applications to microactuation, thin-film processing,
composite materials, mechanical properties, and materials design.
Open to undergraduates with instructor’s permission. Instructor:
Bhattacharya.
MS 300. Thesis Research.
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