POLYMER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

ME 310

Introduction to all important aspects of polymer processing and engineering including polymeric materials, material properties, design and manufacturing considerations, processing methods, part performance, post-consumer recycling and upcycling, societal responsibilities and ethics, and various techniques for modeling in materials processing like dimensional analysis, design of experiments, analytical solutions, and computer simulation.

CHEM 654

Polymer classification, synthesis, and molecular architecture; solid state structure and characterization; glassy state and glass transition; polymer rheology in solids and gels; transport, dielectric and optical properties.

EPD 636

Introduction to the chemistry and physics of polymeric materials. Concepts of polymer synthesis as well as physical properties are introduced, including molecular weight, chain conformation, step growth and chain growth kinetics, basic rheology and viscoelasticity as well as glass transition and crystallinity.

MS&E 521

This course is directed at graduate and advanced undergraduates with focused interest in polymeric materials. Basic principles of compatibility between macromolecules and small molecules, physical chemistry of blends and concepts in phase separation, and selected topics on materials design using self-assembly concepts.

CBE 648

Introduction to topics relevant to the design, synthesis, fabrication, engineering, and characterization of organic materials currently used in or being designed for use in medical and biotechnological applications.