Courses Taught at RPI
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ENGR 1600. Materials Science for Engineers.
Introduction to the fundamentals of materials science and engineering, including thermodynamics and kinetics, structure and properties of metals, ceramics and polymers. "Materials Science and Engineering - An Introduction" 8th ed. - Callister and Reithwisch (2010). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Spring 2015 (54 students) Rating: 4.24 / 5.00 Spring 2019 (41 students) Rating: 4.57 / 5.00 Spring 2020 (60 students) Rating: |
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MTLE 4050/6963. Introduction to Polymers.
Introduction to polymer materials structure, characterization, and properties. Topics include microstructure and molecular weight determination, chain conformation, thermodynamics of solutions and blends, and mechanical/rheological properties. Cross-listed UG/grad. "Essentials of Polymer Science and Engineering" - Painter and Coleman (2009). DEStech publications Fall 2015 (49 students) Rating 4050: 4.21 / 5.00, 6963: 4.70 / 5.00 Fall 2016 (41 students) Rating 4050: 4.57 / 5.00 Fall 2017 (67 students) Ratings 4050: 4.64 / 5.00, 6963: 5.00 / 5.00 Fall 2018 (49 students) Ratings 4050: 4.59 / 5.00, 6963: 4.70 / 5.00 |
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MTLE 4960/6960. Biology in Materials Science.
Exploration of materials structure and function in naturally-occurring biological materials, from the molecular level to the nano- and micro-scales. Application of the principles of biology to development of biomimetic materials and biomedical materials. Cross-listed UG/grad. "Biological Materials Science" - Meyers and Chen (2014). Cambridge. Spring 2017 (30 students) Rating 4960: 4.79 / 5.00, 6960: 4.83 / 5.00 Spring 2018 (21 students) Rating 4960: 4.89 / 5.00 |
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Courses Taught at Nanjing University
Introduction to Polymers II. Polymer Physics and Mechanical Properties.
This is a 2-week short course, taught in English, to senior undergrad students at NJU and some visiting students from U Michigan and Ontario Tech (Canada), in the Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Department. We touch upon the basics of polymer microstructure, MW distributions, unperturbed chain dimensions, crystallization and melting, Flory-Huggins theory, and rubber elasticity and viscoelasticity. The course is taught in conjunction with Polymer Synthesis, by Prof. John Henssler of NYU.
No textbook is used. Custom course notes provided.
Summer 2017 (22 students)
Summer 2018 (23 students)
Summer 2019 (43 students)
This is a 2-week short course, taught in English, to senior undergrad students at NJU and some visiting students from U Michigan and Ontario Tech (Canada), in the Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Department. We touch upon the basics of polymer microstructure, MW distributions, unperturbed chain dimensions, crystallization and melting, Flory-Huggins theory, and rubber elasticity and viscoelasticity. The course is taught in conjunction with Polymer Synthesis, by Prof. John Henssler of NYU.
No textbook is used. Custom course notes provided.
Summer 2017 (22 students)
Summer 2018 (23 students)
Summer 2019 (43 students)
