Metals (ferrous and nonferrous), ceramics, polymers, composites, and semiconductors. Micro/nanostructure and its manipulation. Bonding, structure, mechanical, thermal, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties.

Different levels of structure including bonding. Pauling rules and atomic radii relationship to ionic crystal structure. Binary and complex crystal structures. Crystal structures, representative crystal structures in metals and ceramics, crystallographic computations, symmetry. Amorphous materials, crystalline and semi-crystalline state of polymers. Overview of point, line and surface defects in ordered and disordered materials. Correlating structures and defects with physical, mechanical and chemical properties of engineering materials.

Classical and irreversible thermodynamics, phase equilibria, theory of solutions, surface phenomena, thermodynamics and kinetics of chemical reactions, electrochemistry, gas-solid reactions. Calculation of Phase Diagrams using CALPHAD software.

Fundamentals, instrumentation and applications of characterization techniques commonly used to investigate material structure, surface topography, chemistry, and phase constitution: scanning and transmission electron microscopy, energy and wavelength dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, x-ray fluorescence, and x-ray diffraction. The course includes demo visits to the materials lab and an experimental term project or assignment.

Molecular understanding of materials properties: introductory quantum chemistry, basic reaction classes, solgel chemistry, surface chemistry, surface modification and functionalization, porous structure. Materials addressed include polymers, metal and metal oxide nanoparticles, carbons. Throughout the course examples from current literature are discussed to familiarize the student with the state-of-the-art in the field.

Atomistic theories of diffusion in metals, alloys, and non-metals, diffusion in the presence of driving forces, fast diffusion paths, interfaces and microstructure. Kinetics and thermodynamics of phase transformation, solidification, homogenous and heterogeneous nucleation, growth, and coarsening. Driving forces for transformation, phase stability. Diffusional and diffusion less transformations, spinodal decomposition, glass transition. Prerequisite: MSE 502 or consent of the instructor

Introduction to circular materials economy; Resource consumption and its drivers; The materials life-cycle, End of first life; Renewable materials; Natural materials; Criticality and supply-chain risk; Circular materials economics; Materials and sustainability; Circular economy business models; Circular economy standards; Waste management; Digital circular economy; and Implementation of circular materials economy: case studies.

Basic metallurgy of metallic materials used in LWR power systems including low-alloy steels, stainless steels, and nickel-based alloys; ceramic fuel stability and properties; reinforced concrete; radiation damage processes, defect generation, displacement cascades, point defects formation and diffusion, segregation and void formation, defect effects on materials performance including hardening, embrittlement, fracture and creep; corrosion in high temperature aqueous media and environmentally assisted cracking.

Principles of corrosion; forms of corrosion in oil and gas industries; corrosion in petroleum production and operations; corrosion in petrochemical industry. Corrosion detection and monitoring techniques. Corrosion inhibition fundamentals, quality control, selection and application of oil field water chemistry. Emulsion theory and selection. Control by coating offshore and onshore installations. Economics of corrosion control in oil and gas industry.

A basic understanding of principle of corrosion, failures by corrosion, principles and methods of corrosion protection. Basic theory and cathodic protection basics. Types of cathodic protection systems. Cathodic protection criteria. Cathodic protection survey and monitoring. Cathodic protection design. Stray current electrolysis.

Fundamental understanding of materials degradation of components in desalination plants and water treatment systems; corrosion and wear in thermal and reverse osmosis desalination processes; corrosion in water treatment systems; advanced corrosion and wear prevention approaches.

Material microstructure and properties; dislocations and their role in controlling mechanical properties; integration of materials microstructure and solid mechanics principles; mechanical behavior of metallic alloys, engineering polymers and composites. Fracture based on cntinuum fracture mechanics and microstnictural damage mechanisms and relationships between material toughness, design stress, and flaw size. Additional topics include fatigue loading, elevated temperature behavior, material embrittlement, time- dependency, experimental design, and damage-tolerant life prediction.

A review of deformation, ductile and brittle fracture, fracture toughness, failure modes, stress corrosion, hydrogen damage, wear, stress concentration, fracture mechanics, fatigue, techniques and procedures for failure analysis, case studies.

Classification of nanomaterials. Size effects. Bottom-up and top-down approaches for synthesis and processing of nanomaterials. Mechanical and physical properties of nanomaterials. Methods for characterizing the structure and properties of nanomaterials. Emerging applications for nanomaterials. Impact of nanomaterials on the environment and human health.

Bonding in ceramics, structure of ceramics, processing technologies, properties of ceramics, and applications of ceramics.

Pre-Requisites: MSE 501 Or MSE 501

Fundamental and applied aspects of thin films, thin films structure, solid/vapor interfaces in thin films, thin films defects, thermodynamics, reactivity, and mechanical properties, thin film fabrication techniques, thin film characterization techniques, surface modification, surface engineering and control of surface properties.

Pre-Requisites: MSE 502 Or MSE 502

Properties, manufacture, forms of composites; micromechanics; orthotropic lamina properties; laminate analysis; theories; failure analysis; thermal, environmental effects. Prerequisite Graduate standing

Biomaterials for medical applications. Basic material types and properties, functional uses of materials in medical applications, and tissue response mechanisms. Integrated design issues of multicomponent material design in prosthetic devices for hard and soft tissues. Materials for orthopedic, cardiovascular, and drug delivery applications

Nanotechnology are being globally in the limelight as a new dream material in the 21st century and broadening their applications to almost all the scientific areas, such as aerospace science, bioengineering, environmental energy, materials industry, medical and medicine science, electronic computer, security and safety, and science education. Now they are known to be superior to any other existing material in mechanical, electrical, and hydrogen storage characteristics.

Fundamental understanding of semiconductor materials and manufacturing technologies; Electrical, optical, magnetic, and other physical and chemical properties of an elemental, binary, and ternary organic and inorganic semiconductor materials and their solid solutions; Mechanism of semiconductor, such as p-n junction, junction capacitors, charge transfer and metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor, defects in semiconductors, 2D semiconductor materials, semiconductor in equilibrium, non-equilibrium excess carriers in semiconductor materials, metal-semiconductor, semiconductor heterojunction, and semi-conductor devices

Free Electron Theory, Review of quantum mechanics, Fermi-Dirac statistics, Fermi energy, Fermi surface, Fermi distribution, density of states, effective mass. Electrons in periodic solids, Bloch wavefunctions, electronic band structure-materials classification, Electrical conduction in polymers, ceramics, and amorphous materials, Optical properties of materials, Quantum mechanical treatment of the optical properties, Magnetic phenomena and their classical interpretation, Quantum mechanical considerations of the properties of materials, phonons, thermal properties

Melt treatment, solidification aspects; nucleation and growth, working mechanism of chemical refiners, solid solutions and eutectic solidification, thermal analysis of solidification, micro and macro segregation, unconventional refinement mechanism, conventional and advanced casting processes, mold design, heat-treatment of casting, types of defects, quality control.

This course introduces the basic concepts used in welding and joining. It examines the significance of joining, the process options, and process fundamentals, welding metallurgy and weld ability of materials, design, economics, and inspection and quality control of joining. Specific topics covered in the course will be the physical principles of fusion welding; heat flow; thermal cycles; HAZ and physical metallurgy and mechanical properties of welded joints; applications of welding to large structures; testing of welds; nondestructive testing; design, economics and weld specifications. Welding Metallurgy: weldability of mild steel, stainless steel , aluminum alloys, and cast iron. Weld Defects: weld cracking, weld defects, welding codes, contractions and residual stresses. Nondestructive testing; radiographic and ultrasonic testing methods, quality control and assurance Prerequisite Graduate standing

Steel Phases, phase transformation diagrams, micro structure-mechanical properties relations, steel heat treatment processes, tool steel heat treatments, processes equipment, nonferrous alloys treatments.

Physical and chemical principles involved in the extraction of non-ferrous metals. Principles of hydro-metallurgical processes; extraction of aluminum, copper, nickel, silver and gold. Refining processes of non-ferrous metals.

Pre-Requisites: MSE 502 Or MSE 502

Basic knowledge of material selection; available structural materials; sources of information; material selection criteria; systematic methods of material selection; Use of computer aided material selection program; Cambridge Engineering Selector (CES).

Introduction to Finite Element Analysis; Finite Element Formulation; Linear and Non-linear FEA; Modeling of Materials (Metal and Non-Metals) for Structural, Thermal including phase change, Fluids, and Electromagnetic analysis; Practical applications in component design and materials processing; Future developments.

Classical and quantum mechanics techniques for atomistic simulations, Essentials of statistical thermodynamics and quantum mechanics concepts, Classical molecular dynamics, Density functional theory. Materials properties: Band structure, elastic constant, thermal conductivity, Phonons and vibrational spectroscopies, free-energy calculations, diffusion coefficients, viscosity, surface chemistry, Transition State Theory.

An introduction to the chemistry, structure, and formation of polymers with emphasis on Thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers, physical and mechanical properties of polymer solids and their engineering applications. Polymer Composites. Polymer fabrication processes and design.

Electrochemical engineering role in various industrial processes, such as energy storage (e.g., batteries), energy conversion (e.g., fuel cells), and corrosion protection (e.g., electrodeposition); Introduction to the fundamentals of electrochemical cells, including thermodynamics, kinetics, species, and mass and heat transport; Explore examples of electroanalytical techniques and electrochemical technologies; Apply fundamental principles of electrochemical engineering and utilize characterization techniques to analyze electrochemical systems and evaluate their performance effectively.

Fundamentals of Catalysis: Catalytic principles and mechanisms; types of catalysts: heterogeneous, homogeneous, and enzymatic; catalyst support materials; catalyst characterization techniques, Environmental Catalysis: Catalytic removal of air pollutants (e.g., NOx, VOCs); catalytic converters in automotive applications; catalytic processes for greenhouse gas reduction; catalysis for water treatment and purification, Renewable Energy Catalysis: Catalysts for hydrogen production; fuel cell catalysis; photocatalysis for water splitting; catalytic biomass conversion, Sustainable Chemical Processes: Catalysis in green chemistry; catalytic reactions in sustainable synthesis; biocatalysis and enzyme engineering; catalytic routes to reduce waste and energy consumption. Advanced Catalytic Materials: Nano catalysts and catalytic nanoparticles; bimetallic and alloy catalysts; catalyst design for selectivity and stability; catalyst poisoning and deactivation. Emerging Trends and Challenges: Single-atom catalysis; electrocatalysis for energy conversion; catalytic materials for C02 utilization; environmental and regulatory considerations in catalysis

Introduction to Al and ML: Fundamentals of Al and ML; data preprocessing and feature engineering; supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning; Python programming for Al. Materials Data and Databases: Collection and curation of materials data; materials databases and repositories; data mining and knowledge extraction; handling structured and unstructured data. Machine Learning Models for Materials: Regression and classification models; neural networks and deep learning; model selection and hyperparameter tuning; transfer learning in materials science. Al-Driven Materials Design: High-throughput screening and virtual experimentation; predictive modeling of material properties; materials informatics and design principles; case studies in Al-driven materials discovery. Materials Synthesis and Process Optimization: Al for materials synthesis planning; autonomous experimentation and robotics; process optimization and control; realtime data analytics in materials processing. Ethical and Societal Implications: Ethical considerations in Al research; bias and fairness in Al algorithms; intellectual property and data sharing; future directions and challenges in Al-driven materials science.

Introduction of Computational Thermodynamics; Formulation, optimization, and application of thermodynamic and kinetic models. The structure and content of thermodynamic and kinetic databases, Theoretical models and simulation techniques for specific materials and applications. Understanding of thermodynamic and numerical software, phase diagrams, thermodynamic properties, and simulate phase transformations and microstructure evolution.

Introduction to Hydrogen Energy, Hydrogen Storage Methods, Material Selection and Properties, Hydrides Materials, Ammonia Cracking Materials, Materials for Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHCs), Advanced Materials for Hydrogen Transportation, Materials Characterization and Testing, Future Trends and Challenges.

This course examines advanced and emerging topics in Materials Science and Engineering, focusing on cuttingedge developments such as modern computational tools, nanomaterials, 2D materials, biomaterials, and materials for energy and sustainability. Through lectures, case studies, and research projects, students will explore innovative material design, advanced characterization techniques, and real-world applications.

This course examines advanced and emerging topics in Materials Science and Engineering, focusing on cuttingedge developments such as modern computational tools, membrane materials, nanomaterials, 2D materials, biomaterials, and materials for energy and sustainability. Through lectures, case studies, and research projects, students will explore innovative material design, advanced characterization techniques, and real-world applications.

Graduate students working towards M.S. degree, are required to attend the seminars given by faculty, visiting scholars, and fellow graduate students. Additionally each student must present at least one seminar on a timely research topic. Among other things, this course is designed to give the student an overview of research in the department, and a familiarity with the research methodology, journals and professional societies in his discipline. Graded on a Pass or Fail basis.

This course is intended to allow the student to conduct research in advanced problems in his MS research area. The faculty offering the course should submit a research plan to be approved by the graduate program committee at the academic department. The student is expected to deliver a public seminar and a report on his research outcomes at the end of the course. Prerequisite: prior arrangement with an instructor

The course is offered on a student-to-faculty basis. For a student to register in such a course with a specific faculty member, a clear Research Plan of the intended research work during the course is required to be approved by the Graduate Committee of the department and reported to the Deanship of Graduate Studies. At the end of the course, the student should submit a final report. Prerequisite: Prior arrangement with course instructor. Only offered for MMSE students.

Attendance of all departmental seminars delivered by faculty, visiting scholars and graduate students. Additionally, each Ph.D. student should present at least one seminar on a timely research topic. This course gives the student an overview of recent research topics, familiarity with the research methodology, journals and professional societies, Presentation of current research done by students, faculty, and guest speakers.

This course is intended to allow the student to conduct research in advanced problems in his Ph. D. research area. The faculty offering the course should submit a research plan to be approved by the Graduate Program Committee of the MSE Department. The student is expected to deliver a public seminar and a report of his research outcomes at the end of the course. Prerequisite: Prior arrangement with an instructor

This course is intended to allow the student to conduct research in advanced problems in his Ph. D. research area. The faculty offering the course should submit a research plan to be approved by the Graduate Program Committee of the MSE Department. The student is expected to deliver a public seminar and a report of his research outcomes at the end of the course. Prerequisite: Prior arrangement with an instructor

This course enables the student to submit his Ph. D. Dissertation proposal and defend it in public. The student passes the course if the Ph. D. dissertation committee accepts the submitted dissertation proposal report and upon successfully passing the Dissertation Proposal Public defense. The course grade can be NP, NF or IC. Prerequisite: Ph.D. Candidacy

This course enables the students to work on their Ph.D. Dissertation as per the submitted dissertation proposal, submit its final report, and defends it in public. The student passes this course if the Ph.D. Dissertation Committee accepts the submitted dissertation report and upon successfully passing the dissertation Public Defense. The course grade can be NP, NF, or P.