The MSE program encourages our students to select an area of focus in one or more of the following areas: Biomaterials, Nanomaterials, Energy Conversion and Storage, Polymers, Electronic and Optical Materials, Packaging Materials, or in an area designed specifically to meet an individual student’s educational and career goals. This specialization is accomplished via the selection of technical electives in the targeted area. Speak to your faculty advisor or stop by the Department Office!
Concentration
Acceptable Courses (Choose 3)
Biomaterials – Faculty coordinators: Professors Mann & Fabris
Note: One course from each of the two groups marked with ** and v is required.
01:119:101 General Biology I(3)**
01:119:102 General Biology II(3)
01:160:307 Organic Chemistry I (4)**
01:694:214 Introduction to Molecular Biology Research(3)
14:125:404 Introduction to Biomaterials (3)v
14:635:410 Biological Applications of Nanomaterials(3) v
Electronic and Optical -- Faculty coordinator: Professor Safari
14:635:316 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials (3)
14:635:405 Solar Cell Design and Processing (3)
14:635:413 Solar Technology Venture Analysis (3)
14:635:505 Advanced Optical Materials (3)
14:332:466 Opto-Electronic Devices (3)
12:750:305 Modern Optics (3)
12:750:406 Introductory Solid State Physics (3)
Energy Conversion and Storage – Faculty coordinators: Professors Klein and Amatucci
11:375:322 (F) Energy Technology and its Environmental Impact (3)
14:635:405 (F) Solar Cell Design and Processing (3)
14:332:402 (S) Sustainable Energy: Choosing Among Options (3)
14:635:440 (S) Electrochemical Devices (3)
14:332:361 (S) Electronic Devices (pre-requisite is Principles of Electrical Engineering 14:332:222) (3)
14:332:460 (S) Power Electronics (pre-requisite is Electronic Devices 14:332:361) (3)
Metals - Faculty coordinators: Professors Akdoğan and Sills
Note: For this concentration, a student must take all 4 of the listed courses
14:635:206 Thermodynamics of Materials (3)
14:635:307 Kinetics of Materials Processing (3)
14:635:314 Strength of Materials (3)
14:635:363 Physical Metallurgy (3)
Nanomaterials – Faculty coordinator: Professor O’Carroll
14:635:320 Introduction to Nanomaterials (3)
14:635:410 Biological Applications of Nanomaterials (3)
16:635:604 Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (3)
16:635:321 Structural, Mechanical, and Chemical Properties of Nanomaterials. (3)
Polymers – Faculty coordinators: Professors Lehman and Wenzel
01:160:307 Organic Chemistry I (4)
14:635:361 Materials Science and Engineering of Polymers
16:155:551 Polymer Science and Engineering
14:440:301 Introduction to Packaging
Polymer Engineering or Science Elective (TBD)
Packaging Materials – Faculty coordinator: Professor Lehman
14:635:312 Glass Engineering
14:635:361 Materials Science and Engineering of Polymers
