2011-2012 Bulletin – PDF - SEAS Bulletin - Columbia University

materials science and engineering: third and fourth Years
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Semester V Semester VI Semester VII Semester VIII
MSAE E3103 (3)
Elements of mat. sci.
MSAE E3104 (3)
Laboratory in mat. sci.
MSAE E3156 (3)
Design project
MSAE E3157 (3)
Design project
Required
Courses
MSAE E 3111 (3)
Thermodynamics,
kinetic theory, and
statistical mechanics
ENME E3113 (3) 1
Mechanics of solids
MSAE E3141 (3)
Processing of metals
and semiconductors
MSAE E3142 (3) 3
Processing of ceramics
and polymers
MSAE E4101 (3)
Structural analysis
of materials
MSAE E4206 (3)
Electronic and magnetic
properties of solids
MSAE E4202 (3)
Thermodynamics and
reactions in solids
MSAE E4215 (3)
Mechanical behavior
of materials
Electives 6 points 2 6 points 2 6 points 2 6 points 2
total points 15 15 15 15
1 Students wishing to have advance preparation for ENME E3113 may take ENME-MECE E3105: Mechanics as an elective in Semester IV.
2 At least 6 of the 24 points of electives must be Type A. Another 6 points must be from the Type A and Type B elective lists.
3 Juniors substitute E4132 for E3142 when offered.
• Type II Electives:
BMEN E4300: Solid biomechanics
BMEN E4301: Structure, mechanics, and
adaptation of bone
BMEN E4501: Tissue engineering, I
APPH E4100: Quantum physics of matter
APPH E4110: Modern optics
APPH E4130: Physics of solar energy
APPH E6081: Solid state physics, I
APPH E6082: Solid state physics, II
ELEN E4301: Intro to semiconductor devices
ELEN E4411: Fundamentals of photonics
ELEN E4944: Principles of device microfabrication
EAEE E4001: Industrial ecology of earth resources
EAEE E4160: Solid and hazardous waste
management
ENME E4113: Advanced mechanics of solids
ENME E4114: Mechanics of fracture and fatigue
ENME E4608: Manufacturing processes
CHEE E4252: Intro to surface and colloid
chemistry
CHEE E4530: Corrosion of metals
APMA E4101: Intro to dynamical systems
APMA E4200: Partial differential equations
APMA E4300: Intro to numerical methods
APMA E4400: Intro to biophysical modeling
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completed within five years. A candidate
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Doctoral Program
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study in the doctoral program,
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comprehensive written qualifying
examination, which is designed to test
the ability of the candidate to apply
course work in problem solving and
creative thinking. The standard is firstyear
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take an oral examination within one year
of taking the qualifying examination.
Within two years of taking the qualifying
examination, candidates must submit
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before a Thesis Proposal Defense
Committee consisting of three
members of the faculty, including the
adviser. Doctoral candidates must
submit a thesis to be defended before
a Dissertation Defense Committee
consisting of five faculty members,
including two professors from outside
the doctoral program. Requirements
for the Eng.Sc.D. (administered by the
School of Engineering and Applied
Science) and the Ph.D. (administered
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Areas of Research
Materials science and engineering is
concerned with synthesis, processing,
structure, and properties of metals,
ceramics, polymers, and other materials,
with emphasis on understanding
and exploiting relationships among
structure, properties, and applications
requirements. Our graduate research
programs encompass projects in areas
as diverse as polycrystalline silicon,
electronic ceramics grain boundaries
and interfaces, microstructure and
stresses in microelectronics thin films,
oxide thin films for novel sensors
and fuel cells, wide-band-gap
semiconductors, optical diagnostics
of thin-film processing, ceramic
nanocomposites, electro-deposition
and corrosion processes, structure,
properties, and transmission electron
microscopy of metal films, magnetic
thin films for giant and colossal
magnetoresistance, chemical synthesis
of nanoscale materials, nanocrystals,
carbon nanotubes, nanostructure
analysis using X-ray and neutron
diffraction techniques, and electronic
structure calculation of materials using
density functional and dynamical
mean-field theories. Application targets
for polycrystalline silicon are thin film
transistors for active matrix displays
and silicon-on-insulator structures for
ULSI devices. Novel applications are
engineering 2011–2012