Core and Lab
    MSE 201 Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering
    •  Materials classification, properties and applications; principles of processing: raw materials for the Philippine industry. Prereq: COI. 3h. 3u.
    • X-ray methods for the characterization of crystal structure and determination of chemical composition. Prereq: COI. 3h. 3u.
    • Theory of thermodynamics: applications to phase equilibria. Prereq: COI. 3h. 3u.
    • Reaction rates, mechanisms, and transport phenomena in materials. Prereq: COI. 3h. 3u.
    • Band theory of solids and lattice vibrations; electrical, magnetic and optical properties. Prereq: COI. 3h. 3u.
    • Mechanisms of deformation and fracture mechanics; failure of materials and strengthening mechanism; plastic deformation, processing, tools and equipment. Prereq: COI. 3h. 3u.
    • Prereq: COI. 3 h. (lab) 1 u.
    • Prereq: COI. 3 h. (lab) 1 u.
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    • Prereq: COI. 6h. (lab) 2 u
    • Prereq: COI 3h. (lab) 1u.
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    Electives
    MSE 243 Epitaxial Growth
    • Processing and preparation of semiconducting materials & related compounds, microstructures, and devices with emphasis on the principles of epitaxial growth fronts. Prereq: 241. 3h. 3u.
    • Prereq: MSE 243. 6h. (lab) 2u.
    • Advanced Methods of evaluating semiconductor materials, microstructures and devices including electronic analysis, spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction and surface analysis. Prereq: MSE 241. 3h. 3u.
    • Prereq: MSE 245. 6h. (lab) 2u.
    • Types of ferrous alloys; interrelationships among compositions, microstructure, service requirements and mechanical properties of ferrous alloys; industrial heat treatment practices; special alloys.Prereq: COI. 3h 3u.
    •  Metallurgy of cast metals; unit foundry operations, sand testing and control, melting and casting practices; manufacture of special cast metals and alloys.  Prereq: COI. 3h. 3u
    • Structure and properties: synthesis and processing of ceramics; high technology and engineering applications. Prereq: MSE 241. 3h. 3u.
    • Structure, properties, and synthesis of polymers; processing and conversion to plastics; applications and performance of polymers. Prereq: COI. 3h. 3u.
    • Surface and interfaces; thermodynamics and electrical aspects of surfaces and interfaces; adsorption; chemisorption; catalysis; colloidal systems; applications to processing and manufacturing. Prereq: MSE 231. 3h. 3u.
    • Degradation of materials, and effects of the environment on, metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites. Prereq: MSE 231. 3h. 3u
    •  Study of anisotropic fluids: main types and properties; long and short order in nematics; principles of the main field (Maier-Sanpe) and the continuum theories, static and dynamic properties of nematics, cholesterics and smectics; applications of liquid crystals. Prereq: COI. 3h. 3u
    •  Characterization of LCs: optical microscopy; refractometry; uv-vis-ir spectrophotometry; FTIR; differential scanning calorimetry. Prereq: MSE 271. 6 h. (lab) 2u
    • Synthesis of LCs; fabrication of polymer dispersed liquid crystals (PDLC) fabrication; characterization and applications in simple LC devices. Prereq: MSE 271.1. 6 h. (lab) 2 u
    • Fundamental principles of the physics of solids: periodic structure, lattice waves, electron states; static properties of solids; electron-electron interaction; dynamics of electrons in solids. Prereq: MSE 241. 3h. 3u
    • Transport and optical properties of solids, Fermi surface, magnetism, superconductivity, amorphous and disordered systems. Prereq: MSE 275. 3h. 3u
    • Foundations of dislocation theory; dislocation movements, forces, interactions; role of dislocations in strengthening mechanisms in solids. Prereq: MSE 241. 3h. 3 u.
    • Units: 3
    • Prereq: COI
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    • MSE 201 Syllabus (PDF)
    •  Substrate materials preparation; physics of semiconductors; device fabrication technologies; packaging and encapsulation. Prereq: MSE 241. 3h. 3u
    • Prereq: MSE 283. 6h. (lab) 2 u.
    • Techniques for transmission and scanning electron microscopy; secondary and back-scattered electron imaging; microchemical and microstructural analysis. Prereq: COI. 3h. 3u.
    • Problems associated with forming powders into shapes; powder characterization; processes of sintering and vitrification; operations of grinding, finishing and coating. Prereq: MSE 241. 3 u.
    •  Application of thermodynamics and phase diagrams to crystal growth; segregation; nucleation; techniques and choice of method for a specific material. Prereq: MSE 231. 3 u.
    • Prereq: MSE 287. 6 h. (lab) 2 u.
    • Prereq: COI. 3u. May be taken more than once provided topics are different.
    Other
    MSE 296 Graduate Seminar
    • Prereq: COI. 1 u.
    • Prereq: Consent of Adviser. 6 u
    • Prereq: Passing of the Candidacy Examination. 12 u