Graduate

Term Schedule

Fall 2023

Number	Title	Instructor	Time
MSC 423-1 Semiconductor Devices Roman Sobolewski TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM
Review of modern solid-state electronic devices, their principles of operation, and fabrication. Solid state physics fundamentals, free electrons, band structure, and transport properties of semiconductors. Nonequilibrium phenomena in semiconductors. P-N junctions, Schottky diodes, field-effect, and bipolar transistors. Modern,high-performance devices. Ultrafast devices. Location Computer Studies Room 601 (TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM)
MSC 433-4 Nanoscale Energy Transport and Conversion Andrea Pickel TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
Understanding energy transport and conversion at the nanoscale requires a detailed picture of interactions among molecules, electrons, phonons, and photons. This course draws on relevant concepts of statistical thermodynamics and solid-state physics to describe the physical mechanisms of energy transport and conversion in nanoscale systems. Topics covered include kinetic theory of gases, thermodynamic distribution functions, energy carrier dispersion relations, Boltzmann transport equation modeling of thermal and electrical properties, size effects (classical and quantum) on material properties, and thermoelectric and photovoltaic energy conversion. Location Meliora Room 224 (TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM)
MSC 437-1 Nanophotonic Devices Qiang Lin TR 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Various types of typical nanophotonic structures and nanomechanical structures, fundamental optical and mechanical properties: micro/nano-resonators, photonic crystals, plasmonic structures, metamaterials, nano-optomechanical structures. Cavity nonlinearoptics, cavity quantum optics, and cavity optomechanics. Fundamental physics and applications, state-of-art devices and current research trends. This class is designed primarily for graduate students. It may be suitable for senior undergraduates if they have required basic knowledge. Location Computer Studies Room 601 (TR 9:00AM - 10:15AM)
MSC 454-1 Interfacial Engineering Matthew Yates MW 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Lectures on the fundamentals of colloids and interfaces, systems with high interfacial area, and their role in modern processes and products. Topics include interfacial tension, contact angle, adsorption, surfactants, miscelles, microemulsions, and colloidal dispersions. Techniques for formation and characterization of interfaces and colloids will be reviewed. Location Bausch & Lomb Room 269 (MW 9:00AM - 10:15AM)
MSC 458-1 Electrochem&Engg & Fuel Cell Mark Mathias TR 6:15PM - 7:30PM
The course will concentrate on presenting the principles of electrochemistry and electrochemical engineering, and the design considerations for the development of fuel cells capable of satisfying the projected performance of an electric car. The course is expected to prepare you for the challenges of energy conversion and storage and the environment in the 21st century. Location Goergen Hall Room 108 (TR 6:15PM - 7:30PM)
MSC 463-2 NMR Spectroscopy William Jones TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
An introduction to NMR spectroscopy. Collection, processing, and interpretation of homonuclear and heteronuclear 1D and multidimensional spectra will be covered. Topics to be discussed include chemical shifts, relaxation, and exchange phenomena. Examples from organic, inorganic, and biological chemistry will be used. (Fall, 1st half of semester). Location Hylan Building Room 305 (TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM)
MSC 476-1 Polymer Chemistry Wyatt Tenhaeff TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM
See CHE 476-1 Location Hylan Building Room 203 (TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM)
MSC 478-1 Machine Learning Molecule & Matls Andrew White MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM
This is an advanced elective where students will learn and implement recent advances of machine learning in materials and chemistry. Students will learn to apply machine learning to a variety of problems in chemistry and materials science, especially deep learning with graphs and point clouds. This course assumes Python programming experience, probability theory, and basic chemistry knowledge. Topics covered are regression, classification, unsupervised learning, kernel methods, deep learning, graph convolutional neural networks, statistical learning theory, quantum machine learning, generative models, autoregressive models, active learning, Bayesian optimization, equivariance, and deep learning with point clouds. Potential special topics include natural language processing, Monte Carlo tree search for retrosynthesis, reinforcement learning, and meta-learning. Each of these topics are individually complex so only their application in chemistry and materials will emphasized. Co-located with CHE 478 Location Hylan Building Room 305 (MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM)
MSC 480-1 Intro to Materials Science Sobhit Kumar Singh TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM
Properties of engineering materials including metals, alloys, ceramics, polymers and composites. Relationship of properties to the materials microstructure including atomic bonding, atomic arrangement, crystal structure, co-existing phases, interfaces, defects and impurities. Processing techniques for altering the microstructure and properties. Location Gavett Hall Room 206 (TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM)
MSC 480-2 Intro to Materials Sci - Rec Sobhit Kumar Singh M 3:25PM - 4:40PM
Required recitation for MSC 480-1 Location Gavett Hall Room 301 (M 3:25PM - 4:40PM)
MSC 480-3 Intro to Materials Sci - Rec Sobhit Kumar Singh M 10:25AM - 11:40AM
Required recitation for MSC 480-1 Location Genesee Hall Room 309 (M 10:25AM - 11:40AM)
MSC 480-4 Intro to Materials Sci - Rec Sobhit Kumar Singh F 12:30PM - 1:45PM
Required recitation for MSC 480-1 Location Hylan Building Room 105 (F 12:30PM - 1:45PM)
MSC 495-1 Master Research Danielle Benoit –
Master student research
MSC 495-2 Master Research Wyatt Tenhaeff –
Master student research
MSC 495-4 Masters Research Xin Li –
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MSC 495-6 Masters Research Judith Pipher –
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MSC 495-7 Masters Research Alice Quillen –
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MSC 496-1 MSC Graduate Seminar Bradley Nilsson –
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MSC 595-1 Research in Materials Science Danielle Benoit –
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MSC 595-10 Research in Materials Science Wyatt Tenhaeff –
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MSC 595-11 Research in Materials Science Roman Sobolewski –
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MSC 595-12 Research in Materials Science David McCamant –
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MSC 595-14 Research in Materials Science Benjamin Miller –
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MSC 595-15 Research in Materials Science Danielle Benoit –
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MSC 595-16 Research in Materials Science James McGrath –
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MSC 595-2 Research in Materials Sciences Kathryn Knowles –
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MSC 595-3 Research in Materials Science Todd Krauss –
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MSC 595-4 Research in Materials Science Douglas Kelley –
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MSC 595-5 Research in Materials Science Astrid Mueller –
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MSC 595-6 Research in Materials Science Anne Meyer –
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MSC 595-8 Research in Materials Science Andrea Pickel –
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MSC 595-9 Research in Materials Science Lewis Rothberg –
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MSC 595-MSC 5 Research in Materials Science – –
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MSC 895-1 Cont of Master's Enrollment – –
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MSC 897-2 Master's Dissertation Danielle Benoit –
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MSC 897-3 Master's Dissertation Wyatt Tenhaeff –
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MSC 897-4 Master's Dissertation Lewis Rothberg –
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MSC 897-5 Master's Dissertation Andrea Pickel –
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MSC 897-6 Master's Dissertation Marc Porosoff –
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MSC 897-8 Master's Dissertation Alice Quillen –
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MSC 899-1 Master's Dissertation Danielle Benoit –
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MSC 899-2 Master's Dissertation Wyatt Tenhaeff –
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MSC 899-3 Master's Dissertation Andrea Pickel –
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MSC 899-4 Master's Dissertation Mark Buckley –
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MSC 995-1 Cont of Doctoral Enrollment – –
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MSC 995-2 Cont of Doctoral Enrollment Lewis Rothberg –
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MSC 997-1 Doctoral Dissertation Todd Krauss –
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MSC 997-2 Doctoral Dissertation Yongli Gao –
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MSC 997-3 Doctoral Dissertation David McCamant –
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MSC 997-7 Doctoral Dissertation Anne Meyer –
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MSC 999-10 Doctoral Dissertation Andrea Pickel –
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MSC 999-11 Doctoral Dissertation Wyatt Tenhaeff –
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MSC 999-12 Doctoral Dissertation Lewis Rothberg –
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MSC 999-13 Doctoral Dissertation Astrid Mueller –
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MSC 999-14 Doctoral Dissertation Niaz Abdolrahim –
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MSC 999-15 Doctoral Dissertation David McCamant –
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MSC 999-2 Doctoral Dissertation Roman Sobolewski –
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MSC 999-4 Doctoral Dissertation Ignacio Franco –
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MSC 999-6 Doctoral Dissertation Douglas Kelley –
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MSC 999-7 Doctoral Dissertation Todd Krauss –
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MSC 999-8 Doctoral Dissertation Yongli Gao –
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MSC 999-9 Doctoral Dissertation Kathryn Knowles –
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Number	Title	Instructor	Time
Monday
MSC 480-3 Intro to Materials Sci - Rec Sobhit Kumar Singh
Required recitation for MSC 480-1
MSC 480-2 Intro to Materials Sci - Rec Sobhit Kumar Singh
Required recitation for MSC 480-1
Monday and Wednesday
MSC 454-1 Interfacial Engineering Matthew Yates
Lectures on the fundamentals of colloids and interfaces, systems with high interfacial area, and their role in modern processes and products. Topics include interfacial tension, contact angle, adsorption, surfactants, miscelles, microemulsions, and colloidal dispersions. Techniques for formation and characterization of interfaces and colloids will be reviewed.
MSC 478-1 Machine Learning Molecule & Matls Andrew White
This is an advanced elective where students will learn and implement recent advances of machine learning in materials and chemistry. Students will learn to apply machine learning to a variety of problems in chemistry and materials science, especially deep learning with graphs and point clouds. This course assumes Python programming experience, probability theory, and basic chemistry knowledge. Topics covered are regression, classification, unsupervised learning, kernel methods, deep learning, graph convolutional neural networks, statistical learning theory, quantum machine learning, generative models, autoregressive models, active learning, Bayesian optimization, equivariance, and deep learning with point clouds. Potential special topics include natural language processing, Monte Carlo tree search for retrosynthesis, reinforcement learning, and meta-learning. Each of these topics are individually complex so only their application in chemistry and materials will emphasized. Co-located with CHE 478
Tuesday and Thursday
MSC 437-1 Nanophotonic Devices Qiang Lin
Various types of typical nanophotonic structures and nanomechanical structures, fundamental optical and mechanical properties: micro/nano-resonators, photonic crystals, plasmonic structures, metamaterials, nano-optomechanical structures. Cavity nonlinearoptics, cavity quantum optics, and cavity optomechanics. Fundamental physics and applications, state-of-art devices and current research trends. This class is designed primarily for graduate students. It may be suitable for senior undergraduates if they have required basic knowledge.
MSC 476-1 Polymer Chemistry Wyatt Tenhaeff
See CHE 476-1
MSC 480-1 Intro to Materials Science Sobhit Kumar Singh
Properties of engineering materials including metals, alloys, ceramics, polymers and composites. Relationship of properties to the materials microstructure including atomic bonding, atomic arrangement, crystal structure, co-existing phases, interfaces, defects and impurities. Processing techniques for altering the microstructure and properties.
MSC 433-4 Nanoscale Energy Transport and Conversion Andrea Pickel
Understanding energy transport and conversion at the nanoscale requires a detailed picture of interactions among molecules, electrons, phonons, and photons. This course draws on relevant concepts of statistical thermodynamics and solid-state physics to describe the physical mechanisms of energy transport and conversion in nanoscale systems. Topics covered include kinetic theory of gases, thermodynamic distribution functions, energy carrier dispersion relations, Boltzmann transport equation modeling of thermal and electrical properties, size effects (classical and quantum) on material properties, and thermoelectric and photovoltaic energy conversion.
MSC 463-2 NMR Spectroscopy William Jones
An introduction to NMR spectroscopy. Collection, processing, and interpretation of homonuclear and heteronuclear 1D and multidimensional spectra will be covered. Topics to be discussed include chemical shifts, relaxation, and exchange phenomena. Examples from organic, inorganic, and biological chemistry will be used. (Fall, 1st half of semester).
MSC 423-1 Semiconductor Devices Roman Sobolewski
Review of modern solid-state electronic devices, their principles of operation, and fabrication. Solid state physics fundamentals, free electrons, band structure, and transport properties of semiconductors. Nonequilibrium phenomena in semiconductors. P-N junctions, Schottky diodes, field-effect, and bipolar transistors. Modern,high-performance devices. Ultrafast devices.
MSC 458-1 Electrochem&Engg & Fuel Cell Mark Mathias
The course will concentrate on presenting the principles of electrochemistry and electrochemical engineering, and the design considerations for the development of fuel cells capable of satisfying the projected performance of an electric car. The course is expected to prepare you for the challenges of energy conversion and storage and the environment in the 21st century.
Friday
MSC 480-4 Intro to Materials Sci - Rec Sobhit Kumar Singh
Required recitation for MSC 480-1