Graduate Studies - Courses

Advanced Topics in Materials Science 2 or 3 Chemical crystallography, microstructure, ultra-structure, theories of crystalline and non-crystalline solids, rheology and fracture mechanism of materials. May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (Met 544).

Advanced Topics in Materials Engineering V 1-3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours.

Advanced Materials Science 4 Same as MAT S 505.

Crystal Plasticity 3 Rec Math 440. Dislocation theory; slip; climb; mechanical properties of polycrystalline materials, and application to important deformation processes.

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Thermodynamics of Solids 3 Rec MSE 312. Thermodynamic properties of solid solutions; models for substitutional and interstitial solutions; configurational and non-configurational contributions; calculation of phase diagrams.

Electronic Properties of Materials 3 Electron energy bands in solids, electrical conduction in metals and semi-conductors, applications to semi-conduction devices based on silicon and III-V compounds.

Phase Transformations 3 Rec MSE 314, 416. Thermodynamics,nucleation, interface motion, mechanisms and kinetics of chemical reactions between solid metals and their environment.

Thin Films 3 Prereq graduate standing or senior in engineering or science. Materials science aspect of thin films, including growth, characterization, and properties for electrical, mechanical, corrosion, and optical behavior.

Corrosion and Oxidation of Metals 3 Prereq MSE 316. Basic corrosion and oxidation mechanisms for various metals with emphasis on those pertaining to stainless steels.

Seminar 1 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 3 hours. Reporting problems, research and research methods in materials science and engineering. S, F grading.

Statistics of Microstructures 3 Prereq Math 440, 540 or permission of instructor. Stereology, orientation and spatial distributions, percolation, measurement techniques application to modeling of microstructures.

Ceramics Processing 3 Prereq graduate standing. Fundamentals of ceramic processing science for thin films and bulk ceramics.

Fracture Mechanics and Mechanisms 3 Fracture mechanics and mechanisms and the microstructural origins of toughness in metals polymers, and composites.

Natural and Synthetic Polymeric Materials 3 Rec MSE 402. Glassy, crystalline, and rubbery states of synthetic and natural polymers

Parameters for Synthesis of Wood Composition Materials 3 Theory and practice of wood composite materials, manufacture and development. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (ForPr 537).

Basic Principles of Adhesion 3 Rec MSE 402. Principles of interfacial bonding applied in the engineering of polymers, wood and heterophase systems.

Reinforced Polymer and Wood-based Composites 3 Fundamentals of composite materials having polymers and wood as major components.

Nondestructive Testing of Wood-Based Materials 3 Same as CE 536.

Transmission Electron Microscopy 3 Development of the principles and applications of electron optics in microscopy.

Special Projects or Independent Study Variable credit. S, F grading.

Master's Research, Thesis, and/or Examination Variable credit. S, F grading.

Master's Special Problems, Directed Study, and/or Examination Variable credit. S, F grading.

Doctoral Research, Dissertation, and/or Examination Variable credit. S, F grading.

Continuum Mechanics 3 Prereq graduate standing. Unified presentation of principles common to all branches of solid and fluid mechanics; viscous fluids, elasticity, viscoelasticity, and plasticity.

MEMS Engineering 3 (2-3). Prereq graduate standing or permission of instructor. Introduction to the design, fabrication and application of microelectromechanical systems.

Advanced Heat Transfer 3 Rec M E 404, 521. Derivation of the energy conservation equation; laminar and turbulent forced convection heat transfer with internal and external flows; free convection. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (ME 546).

Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer 3 3 Prereq M E 404. Principles of conduction and radiation heat transfer with focus on solving conduction and radiation problems of engineering interest.

Fundamentals of Fluids 3 Prereq C E 315 or M E 303. Governing equations of fluid mechanics accompanied by applications of Navier-Stokes equation to simple flow situations, boundary layer analysis.

Fundamentals of Fluids II 3 Rec M E 521. Viscous shear layers including heat and mass transfer, compressibility effects, vortex dynamics, stability and transition, turbulence analysis and modeling.

Engineering Acoustics 3 Prereq graduate standing. Fundamentals of acoustics including wave theory; transmission through layers; generation and reception, low frequency models; application to sound measurement, transducers, loudspeaker cabinet design, and nondestructive testing; acoustic design project required. Cooperative course taught by UI (ME 513), open to WSU students.

Microscopic Thermodynamics 3 Microscopic development of equilibrium; classical and quantum particle statistics; statistical description of real and ideal gases, solids, and liquids. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (ME 526).

Macroscopic Thermodynamics 3 Advanced thermodynamics from macroscopic viewpoint; basic postulates, equilibrium, stability, property relations; application to thermal-fluid and solid mechanics; irreversible thermodynamics. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (ME 527).

Elasticity 3 Prereq graduate standing. Theory of kinematics of solid deformable bodies; conservation laws applied to an elastic continuum; generalized linear stress-strain behavior with applications.

Theory of Plasticity 3 Rec M E 501. The fundamentals of the theory of plasticity; the classical theory of plasticity; the classical theory and modern continuum theories of large elasto-plastic deformations.

Finite Elements 3 Same as C E 532. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (CE 546).

Mechanics of Composite Materials 3 Prereq ME 414. Analysis of micromechanical and macromechanical behavior of composite materials with emphasis of fiber-reinforced composite; prediction of properties; stiffness and strength theories; laminated beams and plates; dynamic behavior; environmental effects. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (ME 534).

Fracture Mechanics and Mechanisms 4 Same as MSE 537.

Advanced Dynamics of Physical Systems 3 Newtonian dynamics, rotating coordinate systems; Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics; gyroscopic mechanics, other applications. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (M E 504).

Advanced Mechanical Vibrations 2 or 3 Rec M E 449. Response of single and multi degree of freedom systems; finite element formulation; matrix methods, random vibrations. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (ME 572).

Optimal Control of Dynamic Systems 3 Introduction to optimal control theory, differential games, and multiple criteria systems. Applications in engineering, biology, economics, agriculture, and medicine. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (ME 542).

Optimal Systems Design 3 Parameter design optimization techniques for nonlinear systems; theory, numerical methods, and applications; multiple criteria optimal trade-off analysis and game theory.

Nonlinear Dynamics 3 Rec ME 540 or 541. Fundamentals of nonlinear oscillations, stability theory, perturbation methods, and chaotic behavior in nonlinear dynamical systems.

Turbulent Flow 3 Rec C E 521 or M E 521. Turbulent flow; dimensional analysis, statistical models and descriptions of organized structures.

Experimental Methods in Thermal-Fluid Science 3 (2-3) Theory and practice in the use of instrumentation for measuring temperature, velocity, pressure and concentration; measurement of classical flow fields.

Two-Phase Flow V 1-3 May be repeated for credit, cumulative maximum 3 hours. Rec M E 521. Fundamentals of the flow of fluids with two phases and applications. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (ME 553).

Numerical Modeling in Fluid Mechanics Prereq C E 315. Same as C E 556.

Combustion 3 Rec M E 521. General combustion phenomena, chemical reactions, combustor modeling, laminar and turbulent flame theory, emissions. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (ME 561).

Nuclear Reactor Theory 3 Prereq ME 461; Differential equations. Basic reactor neutronic theory including the transport equation; multi-group, multi-region diffusion theory; kinetics; and perturbation theory.

Nuclear Reactor Engineering 3 Prereq ME 461. Reactor power distribution; thermal and exposure limits; critical heat flux and pressure design; neutronic/thermal hydraulic relationships; transient/accident analysis.

Advanced Topics in Thermal and Fluid Sciences V 1-3 Advanced topics in thermodynamics, heat transfer or fluid mechanics; analytical and experimental methods. May be repeated for credit.

Foundations of CAD 3 Topics fundamental to the creation of CAD, engineering visualization, and virtual reality based engineering software. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI student (M E 574).

Geometric Modeling 3 Study of the mathematics behind the crea-tion of complex shapes for CAD using curves, surfaces, and solids.

Advanced Topics in Design and Manufacturing V 1-3 May be repeated for credit.

Seminar 1 Current research interests. May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.

Special Projects or Independent Study Variable credit. S, F grading.

Master's Research, Thesis, and/or Examination Variable credit. S, F grading.

Master's Special Problems, Directed Study, and/or Examination Variable credit. S, F grading.

Doctoral Research, Dissertation, and/or Examination Variable credit. S, F grading.