Curriculum
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- CERAMIC PROCESSING LABORATORY
- Basic experimental techniques in materials engineering will be covered first. Then, typical ceramics, such as alumina, ceramic magnets or superconductors, will be fabricated to conduct a series of processing experiment. Numbers of equipment for characterization of powders and microstructures and fabrication will be used.
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- ELECTROCHEMISTRY
- This course deals with the metal extraction processes using aqueous or organic liquid based on the fundamental theory of solution chemistry and reaction kinetics. These aspects include the leaching, solution purification and metal recovery processes.
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- INTRODUCTION TO POLYMER MATERIALS
- Introduction to polymeric materials including synthetic polymers and naturale polymers, commodity polymers, engineering plastics, functional polymers, polymer blends, alloys, composites, and so on, as well as methods of characterization of chemical and physical properties, structure and morphology, brief review of polymer processing and fabrications. will be learned. Application of polymeric materials on textile and hitech industries will be experienced
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- METAL SMELTING PROCESS
- This course deals with the metal extraction processes based on the fundamental theory of solution chemistry and reaction kinetics of various metals, such as iron, coper, aluminum, nickel, titanium, magnesium, zinc, etc., through either pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy or electrometallurgy. These aspects include the leaching, solution purification and metal recovery processes.
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- METALLURGY LABORATORY
- This course provides experiments on the heat treating of quench-hardenable and age-hardenable alloys. Also experiments on other metallurgical reactions and phenomena, such as recovery and recrystallization, an grain growth, will be provided
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- X-RAY DIFFRACTION AND PRACTICE
- The fundamentals of crystallography and diffraction physics and the applications of x-ray diffraction in materials analysis will be discussed with an emphasis on the powder method.
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- CERAMIC PROCESSING
- Ceramics processing includes powder synthesis, powder treatment, shaping,
sintering and machining. In this course, the fundamental ceramic processing
science including surface chemistry, powder synthesis and treatment, dispersion
and colloidal chemistry will be covered.
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- ELECTRONS IN MATERIALS
- The electrical, magnetic, and optical properties of materials are critically dependent on the electrons in materials. Thus, in this lecture, the physical principles to describe the behavior of electrons in the materials are introduced, including elementary quantum mechanics, structure of atoms, electron configuration in atoms, and band theory in solid. This lecture is required for further studies related to the electronic materials, which are open at 3rd year or 4th year, such as "Semiconductor and Electronic Materials" and "Semiconductor Devices“ and "Process Integrations for Semiconductor Devices"
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- MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF METALS AND MATERIALS
- The entire scope of mechanical behavior of metals and materials, from understandings of the continuum description and engineering concept of stress and strain through crystalline and defect mechanism of flow and fracture, and on to a consideration of the major mechanical property will be discussed.
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- PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS IN MATERIALS
- On the basis of solution thermodynamics, the kinetics of reactions, the diffusion and crystallography, various types of the phase transformations that occur in metal materials systems will be discussed.
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| 3-2 |
- COMPOSITE MATERIALS
- The course provides a basic understanding of the underlying science as well as the engineering applications of composites and biomaterials. First, it explains how composite materials, with their advantages of high strength with stiffness, together with low weight and other desirable properties are formed and discusses the nature of the different types of reinforcement and matrix ？ and their interaction. Methods of production, examples of typical applications and essential data are all included. Biomaterials (metals, ceramics, polymers) and medical devices for repair and replacement parts (tissue and organ) in the human body are introduced. Emphasis on the nature of the biomaterials, design and fabrication of medical devices, properties, applications and the problems of introducing foreign materials into the biosystem. The methods and procedure of biological and clinical assessments will be introduced for the development of medical devices.
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| 3-2 |
- ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LABORATORY
- This course offers hands-on practice for measurements of electronic properties of materials and tests for solid state devices.
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| 3-2 |
- FIELD TRAINING (ADVANCED MATERIALS 1)
- This course offers a hands-on experience on the production processing of
advanced materials at the local ceramic and semiconductor industries for two weeks.
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| 3-2 |
- HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS
- Energy sources of the future will have to be cleaner and more efficient than current sources fuel cells fulfill these requirements. Several challenges remain before we will see wide-spread commercialization, mainly because of restrictions with size, cost, reliability and safety but an environmentally-friendly source of power is definitely on its way. This course focuses on the basic knowledge of hydrogen fuel cells system, including thermodynamic principles of fuel cells, fuel cell components, fuel cell support systems and current research issues. Students need to be active in speaking and writing in English. Some experiment, demonstration and a field trip will be a part of the course depending on the lab preparation and academic schedule.
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| 3-2 |
- MATERIALS & COMPONENTS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
- Electronic device technology and its related industry has now been fast growing. This class helps materials engineer understand basic functions of various electronic components, principles of the functions, and their manufacturing processes. Specifically, this course covers the fabrication process and properties of polycrystalline semiconductor, dielectric materials, piezoelectric materials, and magnetic materials, being used as parts or devices in electronic industries.
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| 3-2 |
- PHYSICAL METALLURGY
- This course deals with their classification, properties and use of non-ferrous metals and their alloys, such as aluminum, copper, titanium, nickel, cobalt, magnesium and zinc. Also, recent progress in the development of novel materials and advanced materials processing will be discussed.
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- SEMINAR OF ADVANCED MATERIALS
- This course is a third-year course in the Department of New Material Engineering. Based on the introduction of new materials for the first grade, we want to identify t echnology and industry trends related to the new material industry and help with career design through the process of major advancement.
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| 3-2 |
- SINTERING PROCESS
- As a continuation of Ceramic Processing I, forming, sintering and machining
will be studied. Fundamental principles of forming, various forming technology
will be covered, and sintering theories and their typical examples are studied
with an emphasis on microstructures and their control.
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| 3-2 |
- SIX-SIGMA
- 6-Sigma has been extensively spreaded for many companies such as GE, TI, motorola, Sony, Samsung, LG, POSCO and Hyundai since 1990s. 6-Sigma methodology is composed of 5 steps: Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control, which requires approximately 100 hours of lecture. Therefore, 6-Sigma(1) covers Define-Measure-Analyze stages, and Improve-Control stages will be covered in 6-Sigma(2) during the Fall semester. 6-Sigma(1) deals with the statistical data processing, how to choose the most important factor, and many other tools, which can be very useful for the student's future career. Moreover, a statistical software, MINITAB, will be utilized for data processing. This professor expects that all of the students are very interested in this course which gives the guidelines for students how to efficiently work at company.
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| 3-2 |
- SURFACE AND THIN FILM PROCESSING
- This course covers the fundamental principles and apparatus of vacuum technology which is essential for thin film processing. Specifics of thin film processing technology such as sputtering, evaporation, PLD, CVD, Sol-Gel method, and MOD process are also included in this subject. Finally it deals with various characterization techniques and application of thin film technology to the semiconductor industry.
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- TEACHING MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION
- Selected formulations of instruction and teaching-learning process applicable to technical high school and general high school based on curriculum for the subject of technical education. Also this lecture provides opportunity for the student to make teaching plan, teaching materials and evaluation, teaching method, and skills in the field to improve attainments as a teacher of high school.
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- FERROUS MATERIALS
- The phase diagram and basic theory of phase transformation of Fe-C alloy system are introduced. The classification, changes of structure and properties by heat treatment and plastic deformation and the categories of them such as carbon, alloy, stainless and tool steels are studied.
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- SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
- The purpose of this lecture is to introduce the electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of materials to the students. This course also introduces various semiconductor materials, including their physical properties and utilization. The lecture includes (1) the overview of quantum mechanics and band structures (2) conductivities in materials: metal, semiconductor, isolator and ionic conductors (3) electrical conductivity in metals: resistivity of metals and alloys, Matthiessen’s rule, Sommerfeld’s model (4) semiconductors: intrinsic, extrinsic, doping effect, p-n junction and metal-semicondcutor contact (5) optical properties of materials: light emitting, fluorescence, luminescence and phosphorescence (6) magnetic properties of materials: superconductivity, ferro-,para-,diamagnetism etc. The class of "Introduction to Modern Physics for Materials" is prerequisite to understand this lecture.
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