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MATSCI 11SC: Energy Technologies for a Sustainable Future

Introduction to the scope of global energy issues, and investigation of sustainable energy solutions. Focus is on the scientific basis of sustainable, cutting-edge technologies, including solar cells, fuel cells, and biofuels, with emphasis on the fundamental science behind the technologies. Laboratory work and field trips to alternative energy companies.
Terms: Aut | Units: 2
Instructors: Clemens, B. (PI)

MATSCI 100: Undergraduate Independent Study

Independent study in materials science under supervision of a faculty member.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-3 | Repeatable for credit

MATSCI 10SC: Diamonds from Peanut Butter: Material Technologies and Human History

Technological importance of materials in history is captured in names: the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, and now the Information Age or the Silicon Age. How materials have played, and continue to play, pivotal roles in the development of new technologies.

MATSCI 150: Undergraduate Research

Participation in a research project.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 3-6 | Repeatable for credit

MATSCI 151: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties (MATSCI 251)

Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-SMA

MATSCI 152: Electronic Materials Engineering

Materials science and engineering for electronic device applications. Kinetic molecular theory and thermally activated processes; band structure and electrical conductivity of metals and semiconductors; intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors; diffusion; elementary p-n junction theory; operating principles of metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors. Semiconductor processing including crystal growth, oxidation kinetics, ion implantation, thin film deposition, etching, and photolithography. Prerequisite: ENGR 50 or equivalent.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors: Dionne, J. (PI)

MATSCI 153: Nanostructure and Characterization

The structure of materials at the nanoscale is in most cases the same crystalline form as the natural phase. Structures of materials such as semiconductors, ceramics, metals, and nanotubes; classification of these materials according to the principles of crystallography. Primary methods of structural characterization, X-ray diffraction, and electron microscopy; their applications to study such nanostructures.
Terms: Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors: Sinclair, R. (PI)

MATSCI 154: Solid State Thermodynamics

The principles of thermodynamics and relationships between thermodynamic variables. Equilibrium in thermodynamic systems. Thermodynamics of multicomponent systems.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors: Barnett, D. (PI)

MATSCI 155: Nanomaterials Synthesis

The science of synthesis of nanometer scale materials. Examples including solution phase synthesis of nanoparticles, the vapor-liquid-solid approach to growing nanowires, formation of mesoporous materials from block-copolymer solutions, and formation of photonic crystals. Relationship of the synthesis phenomena to the materials science driving forces and kinetic mechanisms. Materials science concepts including capillarity, Gibbs free energy, phase diagrams, and driving forces.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
Instructors: Clemens, B. (PI)

MATSCI 156: Solar Cells, Fuel Cells, and Batteries: Materials for the Energy Solution (MATSCI 256)

Operating principles and applications of emerging technological solutions to the energy demands of the world. The scale of global energy usage and requirements for possible solutions. Basic physics and chemistry of solar cells, fuel cells, and batteries. Performance issues, including economics, from the ideal device to the installed system. The promise of materials research for providing next generation solutions.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
Instructors: Clemens, B. (PI)
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