MSE 404

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Laboratory Studies in Materials Science and Engineering

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Credit: 1.5 hours.

Experiments include direct hands-on investigations or are performed through computational approaches. Laboratory experiences include both fundamental studies as well as investigations on more applied topics.

1.5 undergraduate hours. 1.5 graduate hours. May be repeated if topics vary. Prerequisite: MSE 307 and MSE 308 or permission of instructor. Senior standing.

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MSE 404 class schedule data for spring 2025
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
65491	Laboratory	BA1	2:00PM -4:50PM	MW	218 Ceramics Kiln House	Gabrielson, N	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/25-05/07/25 Section Title: Biomaterials Applications Section Info: Subjects covered in lab: mammalian cell culture; in vitro toxicity testing of biomaterials; synthetic skin scaffold fabrication, culture and characterization via histology. Desired background: chemistry/biochemistry, molecular/cellular biology. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Materials Science & Engineerng department.
65492	Laboratory	BA2	2:00PM -4:50PM	TR	218 Ceramics Kiln House	Gabrielson, N	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/25-05/07/25 Section Title: Biomaterials Applications Section Info: Subjects covered in lab: mammalian cell culture; in vitro toxicity testing of biomaterials; synthetic skin scaffold fabrication, culture and characterization via histology. Desired background: chemistry/biochemistry, molecular/cellular biology. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Materials Science & Engineerng department.
65537	Laboratory	BA3	8:00AM -10:50AM	TR	218 Ceramics Kiln House	Gabrielson, N	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/25-05/07/25 Section Title: Biomaterials Applications Section Info: Subjects covered in lab: mammalian cell culture; in vitro toxicity testing of biomaterials; synthetic skin scaffold fabrication, culture and characterization via histology. Desired background: chemistry/biochemistry, molecular/cellular biology. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Materials Science & Engineerng department.
65482	Laboratory	BS1	2:00PM -4:50PM	MW	218 Ceramics Kiln House	Gabrielson, N	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/25-03/14/25 Section Title: Biomaterials Synthesis & Prop Section Info: Subjects covered in lab: PLGA microsphere formulation; controlled release drug delivery; collagen extraction and purification from bovine skin; collagen sponge scaffold fabrication and characterization; hydroxyapatite/fluorapatite scaffold fabrication and characterization. Desired background: chemistry/biochemistry. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Materials Science & Engineerng department.
65483	Laboratory	BS2	2:00PM -4:50PM	TR	218 Ceramics Kiln House	Gabrielson, N	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/25-03/14/25 Section Title: Biomaterials Synthesis & Prop Section Info: Subjects covered in lab: PLGA microsphere formulation; controlled release drug delivery; collagen extraction and purification from bovine skin; collagen sponge scaffold fabrication and characterization; hydroxyapatite/fluorapatite scaffold fabrication and characterization. Desired background: chemistry/biochemistry. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Materials Science & Engineerng department.
65484	Laboratory	BS3	8:00AM -10:50AM	TR	218 Ceramics Kiln House	Gabrielson, N	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/25-03/14/25 Section Title: Biomaterials Synthesis & Prop Section Info: Subjects covered in lab: PLGA microsphere formulation; controlled release drug delivery; collagen extraction and purification from bovine skin; collagen sponge scaffold fabrication and characterization; hydroxyapatite/fluorapatite scaffold fabrication and characterization. Desired background: chemistry/biochemistry. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Materials Science & Engineerng department.
65485	Laboratory	ELA	2:00PM -4:50PM	TR	L440 Digital Computer Laboratory	Trinkle, D	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/25-03/14/25 Section Title: Modeling Elasticity Section Info: Predicting elastic behavior from atomic bonding in crystal, and microstructure in composites. Hands-on experience with popular microscopic computational materials science and engineering software through project-based learning in electronic structure calculation (Quantum Espresso) and finite element modeling (OOF2). Students will also develop proficiency in the command line interface and bash shell scripting. The course will prioritize the physical principles underlying the software to confer an understanding of their applicability and limitations, and hands-on immersive praxis to give students the confidence and expertise to independently use these tools. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Materials Science & Engineerng department.
71507	Laboratory	LD1	2:00PM -4:50PM	MW	204 Ceramics Kiln House	Ferral, E Shim, M	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/25-03/14/25 Section Title: Low Dimensional Electronics Section Info: Exploration of emerging materials of reduced dimensionality through hands-on experiments. Students learn to handle/process atomically thin materials such as graphene, fabricate field-effect transistors from these materials, and carry out various means of characterization including electrical, Raman, and optical measurements. In addition, effects of external stimuli (e.g., mechanical and chemical) on electrical characteristics are also examined. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Materials Science & Engineerng department.
71508	Laboratory	LD2	2:00PM -4:50PM	TR	204 Ceramics Kiln House	Ferral, E Shim, M	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/25-03/14/25 Section Title: Low Dimensional Electronics Section Info: Exploration of emerging materials of reduced dimensionality through hands-on experiments. Students learn to handle/process atomically thin materials such as graphene, fabricate field-effect transistors from these materials, and carry out various means of characterization including electrical, Raman, and optical measurements. In addition, effects of external stimuli (e.g., mechanical and chemical) on electrical characteristics are also examined. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Materials Science & Engineerng department.
71509	Laboratory	NP1	2:00PM -4:50PM	MW	204 Ceramics Kiln House	Duan, Y Shim, M	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/25-05/07/25 Section Title: Novel Photovoltaics Section Info: Students are introduced to emerging photovoltaic materials through hands-on experiments. Students fabricate and characterize solar cells made of materials such as organometal halide perovskites. Different methods to synthesize/deposit these materials and device architectures are examined. Students then critically examine advantages and challenges associated with integrating new materials into photovoltaics. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Materials Science & Engineerng department.
71510	Laboratory	NP2	2:00PM -4:50PM	TR	204 Ceramics Kiln House	Duan, Y Shim, M	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/25-05/07/25 Section Title: Novel Photovoltaics Section Info: Students are introduced to emerging photovoltaic materials through hands-on experiments. Students fabricate and characterize solar cells made of materials such as organometal halide perovskites. Different methods to synthesize/deposit these materials and device architectures are examined. Students then critically examine advantages and challenges associated with integrating new materials into photovoltaics. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Materials Science & Engineerng department.
65493	Laboratory	PLA	2:00PM -4:50PM	TR	L440 Digital Computer Laboratory	Trinkle, D	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/25-05/07/25 Section Title: Modeling Plasticity Section Info: Predicting plastic behavior from dislocation behavior and interaction in metals. Hands-on experience with popular macroscopic computational materials science and engineering software through project-based learning in molecular simulation (LAMMPS) and discrete dislocation dynamics (ParaDiS). Students will also develop proficiency in data analysis and visualization in MATLAB. The course will prioritize the physical principles underlying the software to confer an understanding of their applicability and limitations, and hands-on immersive praxis to give students the confidence and expertise to independently use these tools. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Materials Science & Engineerng department.
75838	Laboratory	QM1	2:00PM -4:50PM	MW	215N Ceramics Building	Cahill, D Surawar, S	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/25-03/14/25 Section Title: Quantum Materials Section Info: Module 1: Optically detected magnetic resonance for magnetic field sensing. In this lab module, students will study the optical properties of the negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV-) color center in diamond and use continuous-wave and pulsed optically detected magnetic resonance to sense magnetic fields. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Materials Science & Engineerng department.
75839	Laboratory	QM2	2:00PM -4:50PM	TR	215N Ceramics Building	Cahill, D Surawar, S	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/25-03/14/25 Section Title: Quantum Materials Section Info: Module 1: Optically detected magnetic resonance for magnetic field sensing. In this lab module, students will study the optical properties of the negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV-) color center in diamond and use continuous-wave and pulsed optically detected magnetic resonance to sense magnetic fields. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Materials Science & Engineerng department.
75840	Laboratory	QM3	8:00AM -10:50AM	TR	215N Ceramics Building	Cahill, D	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/25-03/14/25 Section Title: Quantum Materials Section Info: Module 1: Optically detected magnetic resonance for magnetic field sensing. In this lab module, students will study the optical properties of the negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV-) color center in diamond and use continuous-wave and pulsed optically detected magnetic resonance to sense magnetic fields. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Materials Science & Engineerng department.
75841	Laboratory	QS1	2:00PM -4:50PM	MW	215N Ceramics Building	Cahill, D	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/25-05/07/25 Section Title: Quantum States Section Info: Module 2: Coherent control of quantum states of the NV- defect in diamond. In this lab module, students will study the control of the quantum states of an ensemble of NV- defects in diamond, use pulsed sequences to determine the longitudinal and transverse relaxation times of the defect, and design pulse sequences to control the sensitivity of the NV- defect to temperature and magnetic field. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Materials Science & Engineerng department.
75842	Laboratory	QS2	2:00PM -4:50PM	TR	215N Ceramics Building	Cahill, D	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/25-05/07/25 Section Title: Quantum States Section Info: Module 2: Coherent control of quantum states of the NV- defect in diamond. In this lab module, students will study the control of the quantum states of an ensemble of NV- defects in diamond, use pulsed sequences to determine the longitudinal and transverse relaxation times of the defect, and design pulse sequences to control the sensitivity of the NV- defect to temperature and magnetic field. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Materials Science & Engineerng department.
75843	Laboratory	QS3	8:00AM -10:50AM	TR	215N Ceramics Building	Cahill, D	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/25-05/07/25 Section Title: Quantum States Section Info: Module 2: Coherent control of quantum states of the NV- defect in diamond. In this lab module, students will study the control of the quantum states of an ensemble of NV- defects in diamond, use pulsed sequences to determine the longitudinal and transverse relaxation times of the defect, and design pulse sequences to control the sensitivity of the NV- defect to temperature and magnetic field. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Materials Science & Engineerng department.