Graduate Certificate in Materials Science and Engineering
Program Overview
The interdisciplinary Certificate Program in Materials Science and Engineering is designed to provide both current LSU graduate students and new graduate students in the College of Engineering and College of Science an opportunity to enhance their career opportunities in industry, government laboratories, academia, and entrepreneurship. The program emphasizes the multidisciplinary nature of the study of materials and the engineering application of their properties. View the program brochure.
Curriculum
The Graduate Certificate in Materials Science and Engineering requires 15 credit hours of coursework in five core studies from eight different departments in two colleges providing the student exposure to:
- current topics in materials science and engineering
- thermodynamics of materials
- synthesis of materials
- analysis of materials
- simulations of materials
| Topic | Credit Hours | LSU Course Title | LSU Course Designation |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Modern Materials Science & Engineering |
3 |
Overview of Modern Materials Low Dimensional Systems Materials Deformation and Fracture of Engineering Materials Semiconductor Materials Advanced Mechanics of Materials Solid State Physics Condensed Matter Physics l |
PHYS 7895* CHE 7700* ME 4733* EE 7260* CE 4440 PHYS 4261 PHYS 7363 |
|
Thermodynamics of Materials |
3 |
Thermodynamics of Solid Materials Statistical Mechanics Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics Kinetics in Materials Processes Chemical Thermodynamics Defects, Diffusion, and Transformation in Solids |
ME 7735 PHYS 7225 CHEM 4597 ME 4743 CHEM 4596 ME 7743 |
|
Synthesis of Materials |
3 |
Integrated Circuit Engineering Solid State Materials Chemistry Composite Materials: Manufacturing Properties & Design Thin Films Science and Technology Processing of Advanced Materials Macromolecular System l Macromolecular System ll Industrial Organic Chemistry Metal Catalysis Advanced Lithography and Metrology |
EE 7240 CHEM 7770 ME 4783 ME 7953 CHE 4270 CHEM 4010 CHEM 4011 CHEM 4160 CHEM 7760 EE 7244 |
|
Materials Analysis |
3 |
Materials Characterization Using Electron Beam Methods Surface Physics and Materials Analysis Spectroscopy - Surface Science X-ray and Synchrotron Analysis Advanced Materials Analysis Damage Characterization and Mechanics Solid Mechanics Stress Analysis Neutron and X-ray Scattering |
ME 7723 PHYS 7360 CHEM 7750 GEOL 7090* ME 4723 CE 7490 CE7475 ME 4273 CHEM 7780*
|
|
Modeling & Simulation in Materials Science |
3 |
Finite Element Methods in Engineering Computational Chemistry Simulation of Materials Computational Physics Finite Element Methods Plasticity and Viscoplasticity Mechanics of Composite Materials Topics in the Mathematics of Material Science Atomistic Modeling in Earth Materials and Geochemistry |
CE 7455 CHEM 7292 ME 7953* PHYS 7411 CE 4450 CE 7480 CE 7485 MATH 7384 GEOL 7900* |
*Offered as a special topics course, check with the offering department to verify matching course title.
Note: Students may petition for credit of other LSU graduate level courses that are related to materials science but not included in this list. The petition should be addressed to the committee chair and include a copy of the syllabus, course description, and general topic area.
Contact
Prof. Ying Wang
LSU Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Phone: (225) 578-8577
E-mail: ywang@lsu.edu
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