Exploration of Everyday Materials

Catalog description

This course is developed for upper level undergraduate and master level students outside of the College of Engineering that wish to learn about materials by experientially exploring a material and or an application of a material. Each year the course will select a material that through its' application, presents and opportunity or a concern in service. It will engage the students with studio-based exploration of the material and application, the selection criteria applicable, and engineering principles that influence the performance. It will explore a wide range of influential topics constraining material selection including societal concerns about materials and global sustainability.