ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE: PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS

MS&E 465

Principles of phase transformations, heat transfer and mechanical properties as applied to heat treatment practice. The design, modeling and analysis of heat treatment processes.

MS&E 352

The basic factors that determine phase equilibria, structural and transformation characteristics of solids. Principles governing the thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformations and microstructure evolution. Nucleation and growth processes in precipitation, recrystallization, solidification, oxidation, martensitic, ordering and spinodal reactions. Transformation behavior in polymers, biomaterials and nanomaterials.

MS&E 463

The design, properties, processing and selection of high temperature materials for structural applications. The fundamentals of diffusion, phase transformations, dislocation motion and oxidation governing the high temperature mechanical properties and structural performance of metallic and ceramic materials.

MS&E 660

Classical theories, analytical and numerical modeling of various kinetic processes in materials. Including but not limited to transport, grain growth, phase separation, solidification, precipitation, chemical reactions, and multiphysics problems involving electrical, optical, mechanical, and magnetic properties of materials.

MS&E 530

Thermodynamics of condensed matters as applied to materials science and engineering.