Polymer Specific Courses
| Chemistry | Physics | Engineering | General | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate | MSE 6603 | |||
| Undergraduate | MSE 4140 | MSE 3230 |
Courses Including Polymers
| Chemistry | Physics | Engineering | General | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate | CHBE 8803 SVB | |||
| Undergraduate | CHEM 2380 | CHBE 4803 SVB |
* = cross-listed courses
** = 1-hour credit hour course
POLYMER SPECIFIC COURSES
Graduate
Classical and statistical thermodynamics of systems that are important in chemical, biochemical, and polymer processing.
Polymer thermodynamics focusing polymer-polymer blends. Classical approaches (including Flory-Huggins) description of phase behavior and kinetics of phases separation, and comparison to statistical thermodynamics. This is a one hour class scheduled in the final third of the semester (following initial 2 hour MSE 6401 Thermodynamics class).
Review of fundamentals and principles of polymers used in electronics and photonics; relationships between the advances of semiconductor technology and the importance of polymers and their applications.
Strength, behavior, and design of polymeric composites, structural members, and connections for civil engineering applications.
Polymerization processes are analyzed with regard to reaction mechanism, kinetics, and reactor design. Control of polymer structure during polymerization is emphasized.
Common polymer processing techniques and recent advancement; Modeling of polymer processing focusing on how to build a sound model; Computer aided engineering for polymer processing.
The structures and properties of natural products are presented. Production of cellulose and proteins in discussed. Credit not allowed for both MSE 6603 and PTFE 6301.
Use of polymers in microelectronics applications such as photolithography, interlevel dielectrics, encapsulation, packaging, magnetic media, and optical storage.
A detailed treatment of the reactions involved in the synthesis of both human-made and natural polymers, including preparation and degradative reactions of polymer systems.
Study of polymer solutions, polymer miscibility, adsorption, sorption, plasticization, molecular weights, molecular weight distributions, and interfacial phenomena using thermodynamics and statistical mechanics.
This course introduces the student to surface, near-surface and structural methods of polymer characterization. Specialized techniques critical to physical structure are emphasized.
Thermodynamics and microscopic dynamics of polymers. Fundamental concepts, including scaling concepts, governing anisotropy of polarizability, phase transitions, morphology, time-dependent correlations, etc. are discussed.
Formulations and analysis of molecular and phenomenological models of elastic and viscoelastic behavior, development and description of structure, and fundamental aspects of structure-property relations.
Continuum mechanics of solids and fluids; mechanics of deformation of anisotropic polymers; yield, breaking, and fatigue; non-Newtonian viscous and viscoelastic behavior of polymer fluids.
Topics from the polymer chemistry research literature.
​Undergraduate
Discussion of the principles of fiber formation from polymers including rheology, mechanics, energetics, phase transition, and polymer structure. High-performing fiber processing, and plastics processing. Credit not allowed for both MSE 3230 and PTFE 3230.
Physical chemistry of polymer solutions, polymer miscibility, adsorptions, sorptions, plasticization, molecular weights, molecular weight distributions. Study of polymer surfaces. Credit not allowed for both MSE 4140 and PTFE 4140.
An introduction to the chemistry, structure, and formation of polymers, physical states and transitions, physical and mechanical properties to polymer fluids and solids.
Polymer fabrication processes and methods of characterization and identification of polymers are presented. Experiments in polymerization, processing and property evaluation of polymers. Crosslisted with CHEM, ME, MSE, and PTFE 4776.
An introduction to the structure and formation of polymers, physical states and transitions, physical and mechanical properties of polymer fluids and solids, and processing of polymers.
NON-SPECIFIC COURSES (includes significant polymer content)
Graduate
Introduction to Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems: Microfabrication techniques including: photolithography, etching, physical and chemical vapor deposition, electroplating, bonding and polymer processing. Application to sensors and actuators.
Wet end colloidal and polymer science of papermaking processes. Processing with fiber, mineral fillers, brighteners, and polymer additives.
Major manufacturing techniques of metal-ceramic and polymer-matrix composites. Modeling of processes with emphasis on fundamental mechanisms and effects.
Introduction to solutions and surface behavior, including solutes and solvents, Brownian motion, surfaces and adsorbed monolayers, amphiphilic self-assembly, intermolecular forces, electrokinetic forces in colloidal systems, polymers in colloidal systems, colloidal stability, emulsions and foams.
Undergraduate
Methods for preparation, isolation, and characterization of complex organic molecules, natural products, and polymers.
Multiaxial stress states, inelasticity in metals and polymers, yield criteria, metal fatigue, fracture, stress intensity factors, fracture toughness, fatigue crack growth, metal creep, and polymer viscoelasticity.
Introduction to different classes of biomaterials (polymers, metals, ceramics) and physiological responses to biomaterial implantation. Topics include material properties, host response, and biomaterial characterization techniques. Crosslisted with MSE 4751.
Stress-strain behavior of composites, properties of matrix and reinforcing materials, mechanics of fiber-reinforced composites, lamina and laminate analysis, and mechanical performance. Crosslisted with AE, CEE, CHE, MSE, and PTFE 4791.
Basic principles of selection and design of composite materials and their manufacturing and testing. Cost factors. Laboratory exercises on manufacturing and tests. Crosslisted with AE, CEE, CHE, ME, MSE, and PTFE 4793.
Introduction to solutions and surface behavior, including solutes and solvents, Brownian motion, surfaces and adsorbed monolayers, amphiphilic self-assembly, intermolecular forces, electrokinetic forces in colloidal systems, polymers in colloidal systems, colloidal stability, emulsions and foams.