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

Chemistry, Earth and Environmental
Engineering, and Electrical Engineering.
MSAE E1001y Atomic-scale engineering of
new materials
3 pts. Lect: 3. Instructor to be announced.
An introduction to the nanoscale science and
engineering of new materials. The control and
manipulation of atomic structure can create new
solids with unprecedented properties. Computer
hard drives, compact disc players, and liquid
crystal displays (LCDs) are explored to understand
the role of new materials in enabling technologies.
Group problem-solving sessions are used to
develop understanding.
MSAE E3103x Elements of materials science
3 pts. Lect: 3. Professor Marianetti.
Prerequisites: CHEM C1404 and PHYS C1011.
Atomic and crystal structures, structural defects,
alloying and phase diagrams. The influence of
microstructure on the strength and physical properties
of metals and alloys, semiconductors, ceramics,
glasses, and polymers.
MSAE E3104y Laboratory in materials science
3 pts. Lect: 1. Lab: 4. Professor Marianetti.
Corequisite: MSAE E3103. Metallographic specimen
preparation, optical microscopy, quantitative
metallography, hardness and tensile testing, plastic
deformation, annealing, phase diagrams, brittle
fracture of glass, temperature and strain rate
dependent deformation of polymers, written and
oral reports.
MSAE E3111x Thermodynamics, kinetic
theory and statistical mechanics
3 pts. Lect: 3. Professor Bailey.
An introduction to the basic thermodynamics of
systems, including concepts of equilibrium, entropy,
thermodynamic functions, and phase changes.
Basic kinetic theory and statistical mechanics,
including diffusion processes, concept of phase
space, classical and quantum statistics, and applications
thereof.
MSAE E3141y Processing of metals and
semiconductors
3 pts. Lect: 3. Professor Duby.
Prerequisite: MSAE E3103 or the equivalent.
Synthesis and production of metals and semiconductors
with engineered microstructures for
desired properties. Includes high-temperature,
aqueous, and electrochemical processing;
thermal and mechanical processing of metals
and alloys; casting and solidification; diffusion,
microstructural evolution, and phase transformations;
modification and processing of surfaces
and interfaces; deposition and removal of thin
films. Processing of Si and other materials for
elemental and compound semiconductor-based
electronic, magnetic, and optical devices.
MSAE E3142y Processing of ceramics and
polymers
3 pts. Lect: 3. Instructor to be announced.
Prerequisite: MSAE E3103 or equivalent.
Established and novel methods involved in the
processing of polymers and ceramics. The fundamental
aspects of the structure and properties of
polymers and ceramic materials; strategy in the
preparatory, synthesis,, and processing methods
for obtaining them. Topics include polymer synthesis,
elastomers, thermoplastics, thermoset materials,
design and molding processes. Ceramics:
inorganic glasses and composites, materials
production and principle inorganic chemistry.
Processing methodology, conditioning, drying,
forming, sintering, and microstructure development.
Relevant aspects of transport phenomena,
colloid and sol-gel science, contemporary issues
in modern polymer and ceramic processing.
MSAE E3156x-E3157y Design project
3 pts. Members of the faculty.
Prerequisite: Senior standing. May be repeated with
the permission of the undergraduate adviser. E3156:
A design problem in materials science or metallurgical
engineering selected jointly by the student and
a professor in the department. The project requires
research by the student, directed reading, and regular
conferences with the professor in charge. E3157:
Completion of the research, directed reading, and
conferences, culminating in a written report and an
oral presentation to the department.
MSAE E3900x and y Undergraduate research
in materials science
0–4 pts. Members of the faculty.
This course may be repeated for credit, but no
more than 6 points of this course may be counted
toward the satisfaction of the B.S. degree requirements.
Candidates for the B.S. degree may conduct
an investigation in materials science or carry
out a special project under the supervision of the
staff. Credit for the course is contingent upon the
submission of an acceptable thesis or final report.
MSAE E4090x Nanotechnology
3 pts. Lect: 3. Instructor to be announced.
Prerequisites: APPH E3100 and MSAE E3103 or
their equivalents with instructor’s permission. The
science and engineering of creating materials,
functional structures and devices on the nanometer
scale. Carbon nanotubes, nanocrystals, quantum
dots, size dependent properties, self-assembly,
nanostructured materials. Devices and applications,
nanofabrication. Molecular engineering,
bionanotechnology. Imaging and manipulating at
the atomic scale. Nanotechnology in society and
industry. Offered in alternate years.
MSAE E4101x Structural analysis of materials
3 pts. Lect: 3. Professor Chan.
Prerequisites or corequisite: MSAE E3103 or the
instructor’s permission. Geometry of crystals, basic
diffraction theory. X-ray diffraction. Techniques and
theory of electron microscopy. Analysis of crystal
structures and orientations. Microstructure characterization
and analysis of crystalline defects.
MSAE E4132y Fundamentals of polymers and
ceramics
3 pts. Lect: 3. Not offered in 2011–2012.
Prerequisite: MSAE E3103 or instructor’s permission.
The science and engineering of polymer,
ceramic and composite inorganic materials.
Fundamental aspects of structure, processing and
properties. Polymers: classification, synthesis,
elastomers, thermoplastics, thermosets; ceramics:
Crystal structure, morphology, classification,
oxides, nitrides, carbides, silicates. Electrical,
mechanical, thermal and optical properties.
Common and advanced technological applications,
electrical/optical devices, catalytic and environmental
applications.
MSAE E4202y Thermodynamics and reactions
in solids
3 pts. Lect: 3. Professor Im.
Prerequisite: Instructor’s permission. Free energy
of phases, the relationship between phase diagrams
and metastability. Thermodynamics of
surfaces and interfaces, effect of particle size
on phase equilibria, Gibbs adsorption of solute
at interfaces, grain boundaries, surface energy.
Nucleation and growth, spinodal decomposition
of phases. Diffusion in metals, intermetallic
compounds and ionic crystals. Diffusion along
interfaces.
MSAE E4206x Electronic and magnetic
properties of solids
3 pts. Lect: 3. Professor Bailey.
Prerequisite: PHYS C1401-3 or equivalent. A
survey course on the electronic and magnetic
properties of materials, oriented towards materials
for solid state devices. Dielectric and magnetic
properties, ferroelectrics and ferromagnets.
Conductivity and superconductivity. Electronic
band theory of solids: classification of metals,
insulators, and semiconductors. Materials in
devices: examples from semiconductor lasers,
cellular telephones, integrated circuits, and magnetic
storage devices. Topics from physics are
introduced as necessary.
MSAE E4207y Lattice vibrations and crystal
defects
3 pts. Lect: 3. Professor Chan.
An introductory course in topics of solid state physics
other than electronics and magnetic properties.
Elastic waves in solids. Phonons and lattice vibrations.
Brillouin zones. Thermal properties of solids.
Defects, such as point defects in metals, ionic
crystals, semiconductors, and ceramics.
MSAE E4215y Mechanical behavior of
structural materials
3 pts. Lect: 3. Professor Lee.
Prerequisite: MSAE E3103. Recommended
preparation: A course in mechanics of materials.
Review of states of stress and strain and
their relations in elastic, plastic, and viscous
materials. Dislocation and elastic-plastic concepts
introduced to explain work hardening, various
materials-strengthening mechanisms, ductility,
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