Materials Science and Engineering or permission of instructor. Advanced experimental methods in transmission electron microscopy. Includes, microanalytical, chemical, microbeam, diffraction and lattice imaging techniques. Spring of even-numbered years. A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Topics vary each semester.
Topics such as Microcracking in brittle mateirals or High temperature deformation and processing. Spring of even-numbered years. Microcracking mechanisms and the effect of microcracks on mechanical, thermal and electrical properties. Experimental investigations of microcracks. Spring of even-numbered years.