Chemistry of Materials

At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. explain the chemistry behind the following materials: metals, ceramics, and polymers; 2. describe historic and economic impacts of materials manufacture and use; 3. discuss the application of chemistry principles to Materials Engineering using flowsheet; 4. explain the use of chemistry in reactor design; and 5. discuss the applications of advanced materials in fields such as electronics, aviation, or art.

Basic Inorganic Chemistry of Materials. Topics will include chemical properties, structure and bonding of solids, energy, enthalpy, entropy, thermochemistry, kinetics and rate processes. Application of chemistry principles to Materials Engineering through flowsheeting, reactor design, materials/metals processing and the environment.