CHEM 6009 Applications of Materials

Materials science is an inter-disciplinary field spanning many areas of the natural sciences and engineering. In particular, materials science draws heavily on chemistry, physics, and biology to develop a conceptual framework that can be applied to produce substances with novel and desirable properties. This framework is concerned specifically with the relationship between the structure and properties of materials, and how the properties of materials enable new applications that can advance science and technology. Materials chemistry also brings understanding of material properties by correlating the design of a material with the synthesis, characterization, and ultimately, the potential applications of that material. Modern materials produced within this paradigm have improved human life multifold, with important applications in the field of catalysis, gas storage, biomaterials, semiconductors, orthodontics, biomedicine, and many more. This course will cover the applications of modern materials to these important fields. The objective of this course is to expose students to the many application of modern materials. This course will also provide students with the ability to interlink various applications of materials in diverse fields, and the ability to design
material for future applications. Finally, this course will build critical competencies, including the ability to create new materials and optimize existing materials,that will
prepare them for a number of opportunities, both industrial and academic, in the field of materials science.

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 6001 and CHEM 6002 , or CHEM 6004 or CHEM 6010
Credits: 3.0