Classes The lab is used for undergrad research as well as several MS&E course teaching labs. Here is a list of courses that use the lab and some of their respective experiments. MS&E 403/404 - Senior Materials Laboratory (Professor David Grubb) Differential Scanning Calorimetry (Grubb) Fabrication of Inverse Opal Photonic Crystals (Liddell) Crystallization Kinetics by Depolarization of Light and DSC Organic Photovoltaics (Malliaras) Oxidation Kinetics of Copper (Dieckmann) Preparation of thin metallic films (.pdf) (Blakely) Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystal Displays (.pdf) (Ober) Crystallization of bacterial polyester (Grubb) Single crystal and powder diffraction (Ruoff) TEM of thin films (Sass) (De)plasticization of PVC (Grubb) Explosive Crystallization of Germanium (Thompson) Oxidation and salicidation kinetics of Nickel (Thompson) Plastic Deformation of Al-Cu Alloy (Baker) Fabrication of a Si Solar Cell (Ast) Ionic Conductivity of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications (Giannelis) Yield Strength of Metallic Glasses (Ast) MS&E 311/312 - Junior Materials Laboratory (Professor Dieter Ast) Differential Scanning Calorimetry Polymers Vapor Pressure of Water Solutions Nanoparticle Growth Diffusion Optical Properties of Materials Semiconductors Carrier Dynamics Thin Film Growth Magnetism MS&E/ENGRD 261 - Introduction to the Mechanical Properties of Materials (Professor Stephen Sass) Mechanical Testing Microstructural Examination of Alloys Materials Design MS&E/ENGRD 262 - Electronic Materials for the Information Age (Professor George Malliaras) Thermal Depostion of Thin Films Measurement of Resistivity Characterization of Light-Emitting Diodes and Transistors MS&E 291, 292, 391, 392, 491, 492 - Undergraduate Research Involvement Each student participates in a research project and performs independent work in conjunction with a faculty member. Listing of MS&E classes
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