A fourth-year project in MSE, under the supervision of a faculty member, is designed to give undergraduate students an application of principles learned in the classroom. The work may be experimental or computational, and the student is expected to become proficient in techniques used to process, characterize, or model materials. The project should make use of design principles in the solution of a problem. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

This course introduces the fundamentals of magnetism and magnetic materials, covering theory, modeling, characterization, and applications. Topics include magnetization, key interactions such as exchange coupling and magnetic anisotropy, and magnetic excitations. Magnetic properties are explained from an electronic-structure perspective, providing insight at the atomic and electronic levels. Students will gain the foundational knowledge needed to understand and design magnetic materials.

Emphasis placed on the applications of advanced techniques of transmission and scanning electron microscopy to modern research problems in materials science and engineering. Microdiffraction and microanalysis, lattice imaging, and convergent beam diffraction in TEM and STEM are treated. In SEM, quantitative probe analysis techniques and back scattered electron imaging and channeling are covered. Prerequisite: MSE 6130 or instructor permission.

Broad topics and in-depth subject treatments are presented. The course is related to research areas in materials science and involves active student participation.

Detailed study of graduate course material on an independent basis under the guidance of a faculty member.

For master's students.

Formal record of student commitment to master's thesis research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. May be repeated as necessary.

For doctoral students.

Formal record of student commitment to doctoral research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. May be repeated as necessary.