Courses

This course will analyze and evaluate innovative and emerging building materials, including both traditional and progressive building envelope systems. Students will cultivate an understanding of various building envelope systems' impacts on building performance, aesthetics, moisture transfer, durability, and energy and material resources. Special regard will be paid to material and systems' impact on sustainable design and building resiliency.

This is an introduction to polymeric materials and nanotechnology. This course will cover the fundamentals of polymer science including synthesis, characterization, properties, and applications of polymers. The course will also cover the fundamentals of nanotechnology including nanomaterials, nanofabrication, and the bio-nano interface.

Structure-property relationship in engineering materials is discussed in this course. the macro scale. Besides, this course covers atomic structure and bonding; microstructure and strengthening mechanisms; mechanical, thermal, electrical, magnetic, and optical composite materials in terms of bonding and crystal structure.

Applies innovative tools and techniques for access and utilization of materials for children and young adults in the classroom as they relate to collaboration with teachers. E-books and other electronic media emphasized. Lesson plans that are technology-oriented will be developed as students explore the integration of a variety of materials as they relate to learning styles and enhancement of learning.

Classical and quantum mechanical model of atoms, bonding, magnetism, superconductivity, high strength low density materials, corrosion, biomedical materials.

Discussion of Additive Manufacturing (AM) and Advanced Materials for AM processes. The curriculum will encompass basic techniques for AM, including Liquid AM, Sheet AM, Wire AM, and Powder AM. Physical and mechanical properties of additively manufactured parts will be considered. A wide array of 3D-printing applications, such as biomedical, aerospace, army, and many custom products will be addressed.

Fundamentals of quantum mechanics, physics of solid state, and physical electronics and photonics for advanced materials will be discussed. Topics will include quantum basis for properties of solids, lattice vibration, free electron model for magnetism, semiconductors, nanostructures and mesoscopic phenomena, superconductivity, and recent advances in new types of materials.

This course will provide instruction regarding fetal echocardiography and sonographic applications used in fetal risk assessment and viability of high-risk pregnancies. A focus will be placed on fetal cardiac anatomy, pathophysiology, lab values, and biometric measurements. At completion, the student will be required to differentiate between normal and abnormal fetal echocardiographic studies.

Students study advanced mathematical problem-solving processes and strategies prepare them for their individualized end-of-program capstone research projects. a problem-solving project in a selected content area. Topics may include advanced including functions, graphs, complex numbers, and number systems.

This course will focus on analytical methods for a series of advanced topics with an emphasis on practical applications to space science, such as Vector and Fourier Analysis, ODEs/PDEs in space science, and Green's functions, Spherical Harmonics, Spectral Analysis, Wavelet Transforms, Fractals and Complexity, and Inverse Problems.