Topics in Materials Engineering and Application. (2-3) 3 Credit Hours

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Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor. Topic 1: Advanced technology in materials/devices fabrication and property evaluation Topic 2: Micro- and nano-structure imaging and characterization Topic 3: Thermodynamic phenomenological modeling of crystalline system, computational materials simulation and finite element Multiphysics analysis Topic 4: Critical analysis of current development and literature in relevant materials research subject. Concentration I aims at sensor, actuator, energy conversion and storage applications, while Concentration II aims at biocompatible materials and biomedical applications. Instructor may specify which concentration a given topic serves in a given semester or the course serves both concentrations. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. This course has Differential Tuition.