Joint Degree (Ph.D.) Materials Science and Engineering
Bachelor's degree
In Princeton (USA)
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Princeton (USA)
Through our courses and research opportunities, PRISM strives to give students a deep understanding of fundamental science and a great appreciation for technology development. Both undergraduate and graduate students alike are well-prepared for a wide variety of future career opportunities.
Students must apply to and be admitted to a specific academic department (not PRISM) and must fulfill all departmental and joint degree requirements, including a doctoral thesis related to materials.
PRISM does not directly admit graduate students and award degrees at this time. Students wishing to pursue the joint degree in materials science should speak to the program director.
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Subjects
- GCSE Physics
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Media
- X-ray
- Joint
- Engineering
- Technology
- Systems
- Appreciation
- Imaging
- Glass
- Materials
- Simulation
- Thermodynamics
- Mechanics
Course programme
CBE 503 Advanced Thermodynamics (also
MSE 521
CBE 526 Surface Science: Processes and Probes (also
CHM 527
MSE 526
) An introduction to processes at surfaces and interfaces. Experimental methods of surface science. Electron spectroscopy, ion scattering, and scanning probe microscopy. Atomic structure of surfaces and adsorbed layers. Thermodynamics of surface processes. Adsorption and molecular dynamics of gas-surface reactions. Kinetics of adsorption, desorption, diffusion, and reactions. Liquid interfaces. Heterogeneous catalysts. Etching. Film growth and epitaxy. Applications to energy and environmental science and technology.
CBE 541 Polymer Synthesis (also
MSE 534
CBE 542 Polymer Viscoelasticity (also
MSE 524
CBE 544 Solid-State Properties of Polymers (also
MSE 522
CEE 530 Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics (also
MSE 530
MAE 560
) The course covers the fundamentals of the mechanics and thermodynamics of continua. It reviews concepts of tensor analysis on manifolds and tensor calculus. It then proceeds by developing the fundamental concepts of the kinematics of a deforming continuum. The notion of stress is then introduced and measures of stresses are discussed. Conservation of mass, balance of momentum and moment of momentum, conservation of energy in thermodynamic are discussed. Constitutive theories and the restriction of the second law are presented. The Euler-Lagrange equations are re-connected with balance laws.
CHM 503 Introduction to Statistical Mechanics (also
CBE 524
MSE 514
) Statistical mechanics provides the basis for understanding the equilibrium and nonequilibrium properties of matter in terms of the microscopic details of molecular interactions and structure. The course aims to provide students with working knowledge of the fundamentals and applications of statistical mechanics.
CHM 522 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (also
MSE 592
ELE 543 Electronic Materials (also
MSE 551
ELE 547B Selected Topics in Solid-State Electronics (also
MSE 557
ELE 554 Nonlinear Optics (also
MSE 553
ELE 557 Solar Cells: Physics, Materials, and Technology (also
ENE 557
MSE 558
) Photovoltaic materials and devices are discussed. Topics covered: solar flux distribution & spectra, photovoltaic parameters, loss mechanisms, Shockley-Queisser detailed balance approach, stability, light management, module design & various solar cell technologies, drawing distinctions between heterojunction & homojunction devices including crystalline Si and III-V, & thin film cells such as CIGS, CdTe, dye sensitized, & organic. In-depth treatment of organic solar cells including lab to fabricate & analyze an organic solar cell. We present methods to go beyond classical limits, such as intermediate band solar cells & multijunction devices.
ENE 506 Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques for Energy Materials (also
MSE 586
MAE 536
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CEE 506
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CBE 566
) Topics include an introduction to radiation generation at synchrotron and neutron facilities, elastic scattering techniques, inelastic scattering techniques, imaging and spectroscopy. Specific techniques include X-ray and neutron diffraction, small-angle scattering, inelastic neutron scattering, reflectometry, tomography, microscopy, fluorescence and infrared imaging, and photoemission spectroscopy. Emphasis is placed on application of the techniques for uncovering the material structure-property relationship, including energy storage devices, sustainable concrete, CO2 storage, magnetic materials, mesostructured materials and nanoparticles.
GEO 501 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals (also
MSE 541
GEO 507 Topics in Mineralogy and Mineral Physics (also
MSE 547
MAE 521 Optics and Lasers (also
MSE 561
MAE 562 Fracture Mechanics (also
MSE 540
MAE 564 Structural Materials (also
MSE 564
MSE 501 Introduction to Materials (also
MAE 561
CEE 561
) Emphasizes the connection between microstructural features of materials (e.g., grain size, boundary regions between grains, defects) and their properties, and how processing conditions control structure. Topics include thermodynamics and phase equilibria, microstructure, diffusion, kinetics of phase transitions, nucleation and crystal growth, phase separation, spinodal decomposition, glass formation, and the glass transition.
MSE 502 Phase Transformations in Materials Thermodynamics and kinetics applicable to phase changes and processing in materials. Phase equilibrium, nucleation and growth, phase separation, coarsening, and diffusion in solids.
MSE 504 Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamics Simulation in Statistical Physics & Materials Science (also
CHM 560
PHY 512
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CBE 520
) This course examines methods for simulating matter at the molecular and electronic scale. Molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo and electronic structure methods will be covered with emphasis on hands-on experience in writing and/or exercising simulation codes for atomistic and electronic structure simulation.
MSE 505 Characterization of Materials A multidisciplinary course offering a practical introduction to techniques of imaging and compositional analysis of advanced materials. Focus on principles and applications of various characterization methods. Covered topics include AFM, SEM, TEM, EDX/WDX, EELS, Confocal Microscopy, sample preparation and image processing, etc. Hands-on experience is emphasized.
MSE 513 Introduction to Nanotechnology (also
CHM 511
MAE 516
) The first part of the course contains fundamental chemical concepts and basic ideas needed to calculate the difference between the bulk properties of matter and the properties of aggregates. The second part describes the tools needed to probe matter at the nanoscale level. The third part discusses examples of nanoscale materials (clusters, monolayers, fullerenes, biomolecules) and their applications.
MSE 515 Random Heterogeneous Materials (also
APC 515
CHM 559
) Foams, composites, porous media, and biological media are all examples of random heterogeneous materials. The relationship between the macroscopic (transport, mechanical, electromagnetic and chemical) properties and microstructure of random media is formulated. Topics include correlation functions; percolation theory; fractal concepts; sphere packings; Monte Carlo techniques; and image analysis; homogenization theory; effective-medium theories; cluster and perturbation expansions; variational bounding techniques; topology optimization methods; and cross-property relations. Biological and cosmological applications will be discussed.
PHY 506 Advanced Quantum Mechanics (also
MSE 576
PHY 536 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics II (also
MSE 577
Joint Degree (Ph.D.) Materials Science and Engineering