Spring 2027

Radiation Damage in Metals

Survey of point defects in metals: production, migration, clustering, and effects on physical and mechanical properties.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Yongfeng Zhang

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.46 GPA, 61.5% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.50 GPA, 69.2% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.43 GPA, 82.1% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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M S & E 350 or 351, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

    • MS&E 350
    • MS&E 351
    • graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students
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NE 541

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    • MS&E 350
    • MS&E 351
    • graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.35 GPA, 61.5% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.50 GPA, 69.2% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

YONGFENG ZHANG is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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LAB 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.46 GPA, 61.5% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.50 GPA, 69.2% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.43 GPA, 82.1% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Nature of point defects
  • Production of defects
  • Defect migration and clustering
  • Effects on physical and mechanical properties of metals

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NE 541 · Spring 2027

Radiation Damage in Metals

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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