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Materials Engineering Graduate Courses
Course Code / Title
Class Day / Time
Instructor
Capacity
Course Description
Course Code/Title:
MATL 8890-5
Ceramic Materials
Class Day/Time:
Monday/Wednesday
11:30am - 12:50pm
Instructor:
Dr. Nie
Capacity:
10 seats
Course Description:
This course is designed to provide an overview of the structure, properties, and fabrication methods of ceramic materials. The structures of ionic, covalent ceramics, silicates, amorphous structures of glass will be introduced. Their properties with an emphasis on mechanical and optical properties will be studied. Ceramic materials production technologies including slip casting, sintering, hot pressing will be addressed. In this course, the microstructure evolution behaviour of multicomponent systems, emphasizing on three-component, will be graphically described with the help of phase diagrams. While it is assumed that students are somewhat familiar with one- and two- component phase diagrams, we discuss these first to ease the transition into multicomponent systems. A major shortcoming of all ceramic materials is their brittleness, i.e., low fracture toughness. Thus, the course will also deal with the linear elastic fracture mechanics method, and the statistical aspects of brittle fracture (Weibull analysis) will be studied. Optical properties of ceramics such as glass and fibre-optic network will be studied. Functional piezoelectric ceramics will also be discussed in terms of their manufacturing and applications, for instance, using sensors, transducers, and actuators.
Course Code/Title:
MATL 8890-6 (cross-listed with MECH 8290-6)
Failure Analysis
Class Day/Time:
Wednesday 2:30pm - 5:20pm
Instructor:
Dr. Alpas
Capacity:
10 seats
Course Description:
The course is primarily aimed at M.Eng. graduate students in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Materials, but research students will also benefit from the course. The course will make students familiar with linear elastic fracture mechanics methods and explain energy and stress intensity-based fracture theories. Stress corrosion cracking and fatigue will be studied. Sub-critical crack growth will be examined and application of fracture mechanics to slow crack growth will be described. Lifetime estimations and damage tolerant design concepts will be covered. Students will also learn how to undertake basic fractographic investigations and analyze failure prevention methods.
Course Code/Title:
MATL 8890-22
Corrosion Principles and Prevention
Class Day/Time:
Thursday
10:00am - 12:50pm
Instructor:
Dr. Nie
Capacity:
10 seats
Course Description:
The course is to provide graduate students in the Faculty of Engineering with a comprehensive understanding of corrosion principles and prevention in general and automobiles as an example. The course firstly covers introduction to corrosion principles, forms of corrosion, corrosion properties of materials and corrosion prevention. Special emphasis is also placed on topics about build-up of the corrosive environment, corrosion of special areas in motor vehicles, and corrosion prevention through engineering design and coating processes. Students will be able to appreciate automotive corrosion mechanism, evaluate corrosion properties of materials and coatings, and particularly conduct a 'good' structure design for automotive corrosion prevention. Coating technologies (printing and plating) will be presented for the purpose of battling the corrosion for automobile.
Industrial Engineering Graduate Courses
Course Code / Title
Class Day / Time
Instructor
Capacity
Course Description
Course Code/Title:
INDE-8420-1
Supply Chain Management and Logistics
Class Day/Time:
Tuesday
10:00 am - 12:50 pm
Instructor:
Dr. Zhang
Capacity:
20 seats
Course Description:
This course covers the major issues associated with the management of Supply Chain and Logistics, covering both technical and managerial issues with emphasis on the analytical decision support methods and tools. Topics include supply chain network design, inventory models and theories, transportation, and logistics planning, outsourcing and pricing, and case study.
Course Code/Title:
INDE 8900-22 (cross-listed with MECH 8290-17)
Additive Manufacturing
Class Day/Time:
Thursday
1:00 pm - 3:50 pm
Instructor:
TBA
Capacity:
10 seats
Course Description:
3D Printing, or additive manufacturing (AM), has captured the world’s imagination. Complex component designs in the aerospace and medical industries, jewelry designs, fashion, archeological artifact reconstructions have all shown to be exciting growth areas for AM solutions. However, it is perceived that intricate designs can be ‘done in one’ using a one-button fabrication process, but the reality is not so optimistic. This course will introduce you to the AM process family, the workflow, materials, and system infrastructure requirements. Design for Additive Manufacturing and process planning elements will be covered. This course is designed to introduce several AM processes, providing a basic scientific understanding of the possibilities and limitations. Students will be exposed to several slicer software tools. Students should have CAD skills.
Mechanical Engineering Graduate Courses
Course Code / Title
Class Day / Time
Instructor
Capacity
Course Description
Course Code/Title:
MECH 8240-1
Applied Finite Element Analysis
Class Day/Time:
Monday
10:00am - 12:50pm
Instructor:
Dr. Adhikari
Capacity:
50 seats
Course Description:
Course Code/Title:
MECH 8290-6 (cross-listed with MATL 8890-6)
Failure Analysis
Class Day/Time:
Wednesday
2:30pm - 5:20pm
Instructor:
Dr. Alpas
Capacity:
25 seats
Course Description:
Course Code/Title:
MECH 8290-17 (cross-listed with INDE 8900-22)
Additive Manufacturing
Class Day/Time:
Thursday
1:00pm - 3:50pm
Instructor:
TBA
Capacity:
25 seats
Course Description:
3D Printing, or additive manufacturing (AM), has captured the world’s imagination. Complex component designs in the aerospace and medical industries, jewelry designs, fashion, archeological artifact reconstructions have all shown to be exciting growth areas for AM solutions. However, it is perceived that intricate designs can be ‘done in one’ using a one-button fabrication process, but the reality is not so optimistic. This course will introduce you to the AM process family, the workflow, materials, and system infrastructure requirements. Design for Additive Manufacturing and process planning elements will be covered. This course is designed to introduce several AM processes, providing a basic scientific understanding of the possibilities and limitations. Students will be exposed to several slicer software tools. Students should have CAD skills.
Course Code/Title:
MECH 8290-26
Introduction to Nano Engineering
Class Day/Time:
Tuesday
11:30am - 2:20pm
Instructor:
Dr. Ahamed
Capacity:
40 seats
Course Description:
The course covers backgrounds, principles, manufacturing, implementation, and applications of nanoengineering. The students will review the fundamentals of micro/nano-electromechanical devices, micro/nano-fabrication, nanoelectronics, nanomaterials, nanostructures, nanofluidics, and emerging applications of nanoengineering.
Course Code/Title:
MECH 8290-28
Advanced Thermodynamics
Class Day/Time:
Wednesday
8:30am - 11:20am
Instructor:
Dr.Eaves
Capacity:
30 seats
Course Description: