Determinative Methods in Mineralogical and Inorganic Materials. Introduction to the principal quantitative methods of characterizing the chemistry and structure of inorganic phases, including X-ray diffraction, XRF, microprobe, SEM, wet chemical, optical, resonance, and Mossbauer spectroscopy.
Laboratory provides student with practical experience with principles covered in lectures.
Designed for geologists, chemists, physicists, metallurgists, and materials scientists. A laboratory exploration of methods for the measurement of physical and spectroscopic properties of substances and the application of these methods in instrumental analysis. Introduction to Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences. This course will discuss different forms of energy, the history of nuclear energy, the fundamentals of fission and fusion nuclear power, radiological health applications, and electromagnetic radiation in the environment. Current topics in the media such as radon, radioactive waste, and nuclear proliferation will also be covered.