Experimental demonstrations of important structure-property relationships for metals, ceramics and polymers (Undergraduate).

• Past.

Methodology for materials selection in mechanical design processes. Includes: (i) design process and consideration, (ii) criteria for materials and their shape selection, and (iii) design case study. Mechanical components have mass; they carry loads; they conduct heat and electricity; they are exposed to wear and to corrosive environments; they are made of one or more materials; they have shape; and they must be manufactured. This course provides knowledge on how these activities are related (Undergraduate).

• Current.

Continuum mechanics concepts; elastic, plastic, and viscous deformation; strength in metals, ceramics, and polymers. Application of concepts to details of material tests (e.g., Tension, torsion, compression, hardness tests); metallurgical phenomena (e.g., Precipitate strain fields, dislocations, transformations, residual stresses, anistropy); failure (by brittle fracture, ductile fracture, creep, fatigue, wear, hydrogen effects); design of components for industrial use or research equipment (Graduate).

• Current.

This class is targeted toward students who want to learn more about additive manufacturing in general, different additive manufacturing techniques, and how they can be used to produce parts out of a large variety of materials. We will cover the general difference between subtractive and additive manufacturing, introduce and detail the advantages and disadvantages of energy beam based and non-beam based additive manufacturing methods, and discuss which materials can be additive manufactured. We will also describe as-printed microstructures and properties and their improvement through post-processing. Furthermore, elements of characterization, testing and qualification will be introduced. If circumstances permit, students will be able to tour the Additive Manufacturing Research Laboratory at the Swanson School of Engineering and potentially compare different AM methods in hands-on demonstrations (Graduate and Undergraduate).

• Current
• With Dr. Kuhn

This course offers a survey of micro-analytical, microscopy and diffraction methods that are widely used for the analysis of composition, chemistry, structure, scale and morphology of advanced materials. It introduces the most basic concepts required to understand experimental data obtained with these modern techniques. The main objectives of the course are to enable students to interpret and evaluate relevant data sets presented in the research literature and to identify experimental tools to solve a given Nano-research characterization problem. Some prerequisite basic knowledge of the structure of solid matter (e.g. Crystals and amorphous materials), diffraction methods (e.g. X-ray diffraction) and processing-property-structure relationships in materials is expected (Graduate).

• Past.