Fundamentals of thermodynamics of materials, chemical kinetics, physical properties, and continuum mechanics. Topics will include electronic and atomic structure of solids, structure of crystalline materials, structural imperfections in crystalline materials, fundamental thermodynamic and kinetic principles and equations for closed and open systems, statistical models, phase equilibria and diagrams, diffusion, kinetics of phase transformations, conservation laws, constitutive relations, and kinematics for a continuum.
Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
Dr. Xinghang Zhang

This course is highly recommended for MSEN students lacking a background in modern physics or any engineering student who would like to progress to MSEN 602. Designed for graduate materials scientists with little or no quantum mechanics background, the following topic will be covered: origins of quantum theory, interpretation, Schroedinger equation and its applications, approximation methods and quantum statistics.
Prerequisite: Graduate Status
Dr. Donald G. Naugle

Fundamentals of quantum mechanics, physics of solid state, and physical electronics and photonics for advanced materials, Topics will include basic quantum mechanical problems, quantum basis for structural and physical properties of solids, lattice vibrational effects in solids, free electron model for magnetism in solids, semiconductor materials and devices, nanostrucutres and mesoscopic phenomena, superconductivity, recent advances in new types of materials. Prerequisite: Graduate classification. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
Dr. Amine Benzerga

This course introduces the students to the fundamentals of transmission electron microscopy based on theory and hands-on experience with operation and imaging. The goals of the course are to provide students with:
1. A detailed understanding of the theory and operational procedures for transmission
electron microscopes.
2. Hands-on experience with basic specimen preparation.
3. Sufficient practical experience to attain a proficiency level permitting independent
operation of at least one of the TEMs in the MIC.
Dr. Andreas Holzenburg

This course describes the properties of natural and man-made materials commonly encountered in biomedicine and biomedical engineering; it includes an integrated approach in the presentation of material structures, characteristics, and properties; the basics of material structures, including crystalline and chemical structure, and microstructure; and characteristics of the materials will be developed from the microscopic origins.
Prerequisites: BMEN 240, MATH 308, PHYS 208 and junior or senior classification.
Dr. Melissa Grunlan

This course presents Optical imaging techniques for detection of structures and functions of biological tissues; basic physics and engineering of each imaging technique.
Prerequisites: BMEN 601; MATH 308.
Dr. Kristen Maitland

Relevance of mechanical and physical properties to implant selection and design; effect of the body environment on metallic, ceramic, and plastic materials; tissue engineering; rejection mechanisms used by the body to maintain homeostasis regulatory requirements.
Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

Introduction to aspects of tissue engineering with an emphasis placed on tissue level topics including tissue organization and biological processes, with insights from recent literature (state-of-the-art).
Prerequisites: Admitted to major degree sequence (upper-level) in biomedical engineering.
Dr. Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez

Introduction to applications of nanotechnology to biomedicine; survey of current research and development of medical devices and novel nanomaterials for medical applications. Concepts of scale and unique properties at the nanoscale; nanofabrication techniques; characterization of nanoscale structures; nanomaterials as sensors, diagnostic tools, drug delivery systems, and therapeutic devices; biocompatibility of nanomaterials; interactions of cells and biological molecules with nanostructured surfaces; hybrid biomaterials.
Dr. Michael McShane

Modern analytical spectroscopic techniques; U.V., visible spectroscopy, atomic absorption, emission spectrometry, flame emission, fluorometry, x-ray methods and other new developments in analytical spectroscopy.   
Prerequisite: CHEM 602 or approval of instructor.

Fundamentals of chemical instrumentation. Modular approach to instrumental methods of chemical analysis; modules to be covered include digital electronics, modern optics, basic quantification and signal-to-noise enhancements. Prerequisite: Graduate classfication in chemistry or approval of instructor.

Development and analysis of chemical process models that involve systems of algebraic equations, ordinary differential equations and partial differential equations. Prerequisite: MATH 308 or approval of instructor.
Dr. Tahir Cagin

Application of thermodynamics to chemical engineering operations and processes. Prerequisite: CHEN 354 or approval of instructor.
Dr. James Silas

Principles and practice of polymer structure, synthesis, reaction mechanisms and kinetics; polymer characterization, chemical and physical properties degradation and recycling, melt and solid mechanical and rheological properties. Technology of production and processing operations. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
Dr. Victor Ugaz

Integration of principles of engineering, biochemistry and microbiology; application to the design, development and improvement of industrial processes that employ biological materials. Engineering discipline directed toward creative application of interdisciplinary information to the economic processing of biological and related materials. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

State-of-art process engineering principles on microelectronics, especially for the fabrication of very large scale integrated circuits (VLSICs); fundamental unit processes, such as thin film deposition, thermal growth, lithography, etching and doping, material structures and properties, and basic device operation principles. Prerequisites: CHEN 623 and 624 or approval of instructor.
Dr. Yue Kuo

Theory of mechanical and chemical stabilization of soils and soil-aggregate systems.

Materials, properties and behavior of concrete; cement, cement types, aggregate characteristics; properties of fresh concrete; structure of portland cement paste; mechanical properties of hardened concrete; durability and repair of concrete structures. Prerequisites: CVEN 342.

Production, specifications and tests of bituminous materials; design and evaluation of asphaltic concrete for construction and maintenance; inspection control of street, parking and highway paving surfaces. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

This course introduces students to the applications of smart structures such as semi-passive concepts, energy harvesting, semi-active concepts, active vibration control, active noise control, shape adaption, and structural health monitoring. Great emphasis is placed on fundamentals in smart structures such as structural dyanmics, damping description, sensors, control concepts, smart materials, modeling of smart structures, and signal processing. For students, this course provides a strong background for pursuing more advanced courses in control, signal processing, or identification, such as CVEN 689 Advanced Dynamics & Control and CVEN 689 Identification of Civil Engineering Systems.

The course focuses on the thin film technology in semiconductor industry. Topics include the basic growth mechanisms for thin films (growth models, lattice matching epitaxy and domain matching epitaxy), the instrumental aspects of different growth techniques and advanced topics related to various applications. Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
Dr. Haiyan Wang

Cutting edge nanostructure fabrication techniques for both top-down and bottom up approaches. Prerequisite: Instructor approval.
Dr. Jun Kamoeka

Development of mathematical analysis and systematic modeling of solid state devices; relationships of measurable electrical characteristics to morphology and material properties of solid state devices, p-n junction, bipolar and unipolar transistors. Prerequisite: ECEN 656 or approval of instructor.

Light propagation and interactions in anisotropic media; electrooptic and acoustooptic effects; passive and active guided-wave devices; fabrication and characterization. Prerequisite: ELEN 464 or equivalent.

Fundamentals of flow and fracture in metals, emphasizing safe design by anticipating response of materials to complex stress and environmental service conditions; micromechanisms of flow, fatigue, creep and fracture; fracture mechanics approach to design. Special emphasis given to microstructure-mechanical property relationship and damage tolerant design. Prerequisite: MEEN 360.
Dr. Ibrahim Karaman

The heuristics of synthesis of material properties, configuration and processing in the optimization of material selection in the design process; product design and development overview, failure mode effects analysis, design margin establishment; role of the generic failure modes and codes and standards; fundamental characteristics of process methods. Prerequisites: MEEN 360; CVEN 305.
Dr. Charles Bollfrass

Macromolecular concepts; molecular weight characterization; solubility parameters; phase diagrams; viscoelasticity; rheology; thermal behavior; damage phenomena, morphology; crystallization; liquid crystallinity; nanocomposites. Prerequisite: MEEN 222 (or other intro to materials science course.) Cross-listed with MSEN 607.

Theories of thermodynamics and their application to more involved problems in engineering practice and design; equilibrium, Gibbs’ function, nonideal gases and various equations of state; second law analysis and statistical theory. Prerequisite: MEEN 421 or equivalent.

Atomic, quantum, relativity and solid state physics. Prerequisites: PHYS 208 or 219; MATH 308 or registration therein. Recommended for engineering majors who need more background in quantum mechancs in preparation for MSEN 602.
Dr. Yongmei Jin

Fundamentals of quantum mechanics, physics of solid state, and physical electronics and photonics for advanced materials, Topics will include basic quantum mechanical problems, quantum basis for structural and physical properties of solids, lattice vibrational effects in solids, free electron model for magnetism in solids, semiconductor materials and devices, nanostrucutres and mesoscopic phenomena, superconductivity, recent advances in new types of materials. Prerequisite: Graduate classification. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
Dr. Amine Benzerga

This course is designed to teach the fundamentals of materials behaviours under extreme conditions. The extreme conditions include radiation, stress, corrosion, and high temperature environments in reactors. Materials covered include fuel, cladding, moderator, reflector, coolant, conrol, shielding, piping and safety systems. Materials degradation phenomena include defect clustering, void formation, swelling, fission gas release, radiation hardening, fracture, creep, alloy decay and phase segregation. The course will also equip students with the basic knowledge for modeling and characterization of degraded materials. The instructor will engage with students through a variety of experimental methodologies. Examples of student training include academic practice with literature searches and oral presentations, obtaining hands-on experience through lab components.
Prerequisites: Graduate engineering enrollment or senior level undergraduate with instructor approval
Dr. Lin Shao

Electrostatics; dielectrics; electrical current and circuits; magnetic fields and materials; induction; Maxwell's equations. Prerequisites: PHYS 221; MATH 311; registration in MATH 412.

Statistical method, macroscopic thermodynamics, kinetic theory, black body radiation, Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein, and Fermi-Dirac Statistics. Prerequisites: PHYS 412; MATH 311 or equivalent.

Atomic, quantum, relativity and solid state physics. Prerequisites: PHYS 208 or 219; MATH 308 or registration therein. Recommended for engineering majors who need more background in quantum mechancs in preparation for MSEN 602

Schrodinger wave equation, bound states of simple systems, collision theory, representation and expansion theory, matrix formulation, perturbation theory. Prerequisites: PHYS 412 or equivalent; MATH 311 and 412 or equivalents; concurrent registration in PHYS 615.

Continuation of PHYS 603. Propagation, reflection and refraction of electromagnetic waves; wave guides and cavities; interference and diffraction; simple radiating systems; dynamics of relativistic particles and fields; radiation by moving charges. Prerequisite: PHYS 603.

Crystalline structure and symmetry operations; electronic properties in the free electron model with band effects included; lattice vibrations and phonons; thermal properties; additional topics selected by the instructor from: scattering of X-rays, electrons, and neutrons, electrical and thermal transport, magnetism, superconductivity, defects, semiconductor devices, dielectrics, optical properties.
Prerequisites: PHYS 606 and 607.
Dr. Joseph H. Ross, Jr.

Continuation of PHYS 631. Recent topics in condensed matter theory. Peierl’s Instability, Metal-Insulator transition in one-dimensional conductors, solitons, fractionally charged excitations, topological excitations, Normal and Anomalous Quantum Hall Effect, Fractional Statistics, Anyons, Theory of High Temperature Superconductors, Deterministic Chaos. Prerequisites: PHYS 601, 617 and 624.

Many-body theory; second quantization; Fermi systems; Bose systems; interaction of radiation with matter; quantum theory of radiation; spontaneous emission; relativistic quantum mechanics; Dirac equation; Klein-Gordon equation; covariant perturbation theory. Prerequisite: PHYS 624.

Theory and techniques for designing and constructing advanced scientific instruments such as spectrometers, cryostats, vacuum systems, etc.; mechanical and electronic shop procedures utilizing the lathe and mill; welding and soldering; drafting and print reading; circuit design.
Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

Applications of conservation principles and stress/deformation relationships for continuous media to structural members, axially loaded members, thin-walled pressure vessels, torsional and flexural members, shear, moment, deflection of members, combined loadings, stability of columns, nonsymmetrical bending, shear center, indeterminate members, elastic foundations.
Prerequisite: CVEN 221.
Dr. Beason

Theory and techniques for designing and constructing advanced scientific instruments such as spectrometers, cryostats, vacuum systems, etc.; mechanical and electronic shop procedures utilizing the lathe and mill; welding and soldering; drafting and print reading; circuit design.
Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
Dr. White

Theory and application of energy methods in engineering; conservation of mass and energy; energy transfer by heat, work and mass; thermodynamic properties; analysis of open and closed systems; the second law of thermodynamics and entropy; gas, vapor and refrigeration cycles.
Prerequisites: MEEN 221; MATH 251 or 253.

Provides students with advanced TEM methodologies including specimen preparation and TEM imaging/analysis techniques as applicable to both biological and material samples; theory designed to support a strong hands-on component comprising specimen preparation, different imaging/diffraction/spectroscopic techniques and data interpretation. Prerequisites: BIOL 602; graduate classification.