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Materials Science and Engineering
Chair: Nidal Abu-Zahra (414) 229-5181, nidal@uwm.edu Please note: Additional tuition, applied regardless of the credit plateau, is charged for all undergraduate and graduate courses offered through the UWM College of Engineering and Applied Science. The differential tuition rate will be set at $21.63 per credit during this academic year. The additional tuition will enhance the quality of education in engineering and computer science.

STUDENTS WHO ARE ABSENT DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF A CEAS CLASS WITHOUT PERMISSION MAY BE DROPPED FROM THE CLASS. (See Registration portion of this Schedule for information about fees for students dropped by department).

Due to space limitations, some courses may be restricted to students admitted to the College of Engineering & Applied Science.
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MATLENG-201: Engineering Materials (4 units; U ; FEE)

Basic behavior and processing of engineering materials emphasizing metals and alloys and including ceramics and plastics. Laboratory work is included.

Notes:
Prereq: Chem 105(P) or 102(P) or 117(P).
Enroll in LEC 401 or 402 and any LAB 801-811. LEC 401 will be taught partially online.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 4 LEC 401 34758 9:00 AM-9:50 AM MW 01/22-05/09 Church, Benjamin EMS E190  
Course taught partially on-line. Internet access required. Additional Tuition $83.20.
  (FEE) 4 LEC 402 34759 5:30 PM-6:45 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Chang, Hong EMS E190  
Additional Tuition $83.20.
  (FEE)   LAB 801 34760 12:30 PM-2:20 PM M 01/22-05/09 Li, Shengyi EMS W320  
  (FEE)   LAB 802 34761 2:30 PM-4:20 PM M 01/22-05/09 Li, Shengyi EMS W320  
  (FEE)   LAB 803 34762 5:30 PM-7:20 PM M 01/22-05/09 Nezafati, Marjan EMS W320  
  (FEE)   LAB 804 34763 12:30 PM-2:20 PM W 01/22-05/09 Salami, Negin EMS W320  
  (FEE)   LAB 805 34854 2:30 PM-4:20 PM W 01/22-05/09 Gunashekar, Subhashini EMS W320  
  (FEE)   LAB 806 34764 5:30 PM-7:20 PM W 01/22-05/09 Nezafati, Marjan EMS W320  
  (FEE)   LAB 807 34855 12:00 PM-1:50 PM T 01/22-05/09 Tabandeh Khorshid, Meysam EMS W320  
  (FEE)   LAB 808 34856 2:00 PM-3:50 PM T 01/22-05/09 Vega Valer, Vladimir EMS W320  
  (FEE)   LAB 809 34960 12:00 PM-1:50 PM R 01/22-05/09 Salami, Negin EMS W320  
  (FEE)   LAB 810 35152 5:30 PM-7:20 PM T 01/22-05/09 Vega Valer, Vladimir EMS W320  
  (FEE)   LAB 811 47368 2:00 PM-3:50 PM R 01/22-05/09 Tabandeh Khorshid, Meysam EMS W320  

MATLENG-330: Materials and Processes in Manufacturing (3 units; U ; FEE)

Principles and practice of manufacturing processes for engineering materials. Processes include casting, forging, rolling, extrusion, sintering and machining. Laboratory work is included.

Notes:
Prereq: MatlEng 201(P).

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 3 LEC 401 34765 8:00 AM-9:15 AM MW 01/22-05/09 Abu-Zahra, Nidal EMS E145  
Course taught partially on-line. Internet access required. Additional Tuition $64.89.
  (FEE)   LAB 801 34766 9:30 AM-11:20 AM M 01/22-05/09 Gunashekar, Subhashini EMS W320  
  (FEE)   LAB 802 34925 9:30 AM-11:20 AM F 01/22-05/09 Dorri Moghadam, Afsaneh EMS W320  
  (FEE)   LAB 803 34940 11:30 AM-1:20 PM F 01/22-05/09 Dorri Moghadam, Afsaneh EMS W320  
  (FEE)   LAB 804 35195 1:30 PM-3:20 PM F 01/22-05/09 Ren, Ren EMS W320  

MATLENG-402: Physical Metallurgy (3 units; U/G ; FEE)

Crystal binding and electron theory of solids, phase diagrams, diffusion, nucleation and growth, recrystallization, precipitation hardening, solidification, austenite decomposition.

Notes:
Prereq: jr st; MatlEng 201(P).

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 3 LEC 001 34789 5:30 PM-6:45 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Church, Benjamin EMS W129 PDF
Additional Tuition $62.40.

MATLENG-443: Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing (3 units; U/G ; FEE)

A study of phenomena related to transport of mass, energy, and momentum with applications to materials processing.

Notes:
Prereq: jr st, MatlEng 442(P), & ElecEng 234 (P); or grad st.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 3 LEC 001 35024 2:00 PM-3:15 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Venugopalan, Devarajan EMS W110 PDF
Additional Tuition $64.89.
Consent required to audit.

MATLENG-461: Environmental Degradation of Materials (3 units; U/G ; FEE)

Technical and economic aspects of material degradation including corrosion and corrosion control. Forms of corrosion, other degradation mechanisms, thermodynamics, kinetics, materials, design, protection strategies.

Notes:
Prereq: jr st; MatlEng 201(P).

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 3 LEC 001 45920 4:00 PM-5:15 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Genthe, Christopher EMS E295  
Additional Tuition $62.40.

MATLENG-471: Heat Treatment of Materials (3 units; U/G ; FEE)

Study of the heat treatment processes and their effect on the microstructure and properties of metals. Emphasis is on steels, but all alloy systems of importance are covered.

Notes:
Prereq: jr st; MatlEng 201(P).

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 3 LEC 001 45921 4:00 PM-5:15 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Lopez, Hugo EMS W110  
Additional Tuition $62.40.

MATLENG-485: Introduction to Biomaterials (3 units; U/G ; FEE)

Introduction to the fundamentals of biomaterials including ceramics, metals, and polymers. Important issues in the selection, design, manufacturing, and evaluation of biomaterials. Current applications, and emerging technologies.

Notes:
Prereq: jr st, MatlEng 201(P).

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 3 LEC 001 45922 11:00 AM-12:15 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Kim, Chang Soo EMS E150  
Additional Tuition $62.40.
Consent required to audit.

MATLENG 490(390): Senior Design Projects (4 units; U ; FEE)

Independent and team design projects under the direction of a faculty member. Written engineering reports must be submitted on each design project undertakenPrereq: sr st; MatlEng 201(P); a 400-level Materials course except MatlEng 411..

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 4 LEC 001 35256 11:00 AM-12:15 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Lopez, Hugo EMS E145  
Additional Tuition $62.40.
Consent required to audit.

MATLENG-511: Advanced Materials Characterization (3 units; U/G ; FEE)

Theory and operation of advanced materials characterization instrumentation including thermal analysis, XRD, FT-IR, Raman, AFM, and nanoindenter.

Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 3 LEC 001 45923 2:00 PM-3:15 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Hardcastle, Steven EMS E237  
Additional Tuition $62.40.

MATLENG-690: Topics in Materials: (3 units; U/G ; FEE)

Lectures on special topics in materials engineering and science.

Notes:
May be repeated with change in topic to max of 9 cr. Prereq: jr st; cons instr.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Product Realization
  (FEE) 3 LEC 001 46481 5:00 PM-7:40 PM T 01/22-05/09 Avdeev, Ilya EMS E173  
Additional Tuition $62.40.
Innovation and Commercialization
  (FEE) 3 LEC 002 46482 5:00 PM-7:40 PM W 01/22-05/09 Thompson, Brian EMS E173  

MATLENG-699: Independent Study (1 - 3 units; U/G ; FEE)

Notes:
Retakeable to max of 6 cr applied toward undergraduate degree. Prereq: jr st; cons instr.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 1 - 3 IND 001 34649 - 01/22-05/09 Abu-Zahra, Nidal TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 3 IND 002 47474 - 01/22-05/09 El Hajjar, Rani TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 3 IND 003 34650 - 01/22-05/09 Lopez, Hugo TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 3 IND 004 34651 -   TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 3 IND 005 34652 - 01/22-05/09 Rohatgi, Pradeep TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 3 IND 006 34878 - 01/22-05/09 Venugopalan, Devarajan TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 3 IND 007 35163 - 01/22-05/09 Church, Benjamin TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 3 IND 008 35224 - 01/22-05/09 Kim, Chang Soo TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.

MATLENG-702: Advanced Materials Thermodynamics (3 units; G ; FEE)

Thermodynamics of materials including solutions, mixtures, and interfaces. Topics including statistical interpretation of entropy, chemical reactions, Ellingham diagrams, phase diagrams, and intermediate phases.

Notes:
Prereq: grad st; MatlEng 442(P)

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 3 LEC 001 34976 5:30 PM-6:46 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Kim, Chang Soo CHM 193  
Additional Tuition $62.40.

MATLENG-732: Solidification Processing (3 units; G ; FEE)

Solidification phenomena and its engineering application to metals, semiconductors, ceramics, properties of cast products. Foundry processes.

Notes:
MatlEng 732 and MechEng 732 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of each other. Prereq: grad st; Matleng 330(P).

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 3 LEC 001 45924 9:30 AM-10:45 AM TR 01/22-05/09 Lopez, Hugo PHY 232  
Additional Tuition $62.40.

MATLENG-880: Bioengineering Seminar (1 units; G )

Presentations by bioengineering affiliated faculty, invited speakers, and graduate students.

Notes:
MechEng 880, ElecEng 880, CompSci 880, MatlEng 880, Ind Eng 880 & Civ Eng 880 are jointly offered and count as repeats of one another. May be repeated to 3 cr. max. Prereq: grad st

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    1 SEM 001 47083 12:00 PM-12:50 PM F 01/22-05/09 Beschorner, Kurt EMS E237  
Additional Tuition $20.80.
Audit never allowed.

MATLENG-888: Candidate for Degree (0 units; G ; FEE)

Available for graduate students who must meet minimum credit load requirements.

Notes:
Fee assessed for 1 cr. Prereq: grad st.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 0 IND 001 34653 - 01/22-05/09 Abu-Zahra, Nidal TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80.
  (FEE) 0 IND 002 47475 - 01/22-05/09 El Hajjar, Rani TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80.
  (FEE) 0 IND 003 34654 - 01/22-05/09 Lopez, Hugo TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80.
  (FEE) 0 IND 005 34655 - 01/22-05/09 Rohatgi, Pradeep TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80.
  (FEE) 0 IND 006 34879 - 01/22-05/09 Venugopalan, Devarajan TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80.
  (FEE) 0 IND 007 35162 - 01/22-05/09 Church, Benjamin TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80.
  (FEE) 0 IND 008 35225 - 01/22-05/09 Kim, Chang Soo TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80.

MATLENG-990: Masters Thesis (1 - 9 units; G ; FEE)

Notes:
Prereq: grad st; cons instr.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 1 - 9 IND 001 34656 - 01/22-05/09 Abu-Zahra, Nidal TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 9 IND 002 47476 - 01/22-05/09 El Hajjar, Rani TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 9 IND 003 34657 - 01/22-05/09 Lopez, Hugo TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 9 IND 004 34658 - 01/22-05/09 Neumann, Joachim TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 9 IND 005 34659 - 01/22-05/09 Rohatgi, Pradeep TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 9 IND 006 34880 - 01/22-05/09 Venugopalan, Devarajan TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 9 IND 007 35161 - 01/22-05/09 Church, Benjamin TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 9 IND 008 35226 - 01/22-05/09 Kim, Chang Soo TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.

MATLENG-998: Doctoral Thesis (1 - 12 units; G ; FEE)

Notes:
Prereq: grad st; cons instr.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 1 - 12 IND 001 34660 - 01/22-05/09 Abu-Zahra, Nidal TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 12 IND 002 47477 - 01/22-05/09 El Hajjar, Rani TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 12 IND 003 34661 - 01/22-05/09 Lopez, Hugo TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 12 IND 005 34662 - 01/22-05/09 Rohatgi, Pradeep TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 12 IND 006 34881 - 01/22-05/09 Venugopalan, Devarajan TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 12 IND 007 35160 - 01/22-05/09 Church, Benjamin TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 12 IND 008 35227 - 01/22-05/09 Kim, Chang Soo TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.

MATLENG-999: Advanced Independent Study (1 - 3 units; G ; FEE)

Notes:
Prereq: grad st; cons instr & grad prog committee.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 1 - 3 IND 001 34663 - 01/22-05/09 Abu-Zahra, Nidal TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 3 IND 002 47478 - 01/22-05/09 El Hajjar, Rani TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 3 IND 003 34664 - 01/22-05/09 Lopez, Hugo TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 3 IND 005 34665 - 01/22-05/09 Rohatgi, Pradeep TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 3 IND 006 34882 - 01/22-05/09 Venugopalan, Devarajan TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 3 IND 007 35159 - 01/22-05/09 Church, Benjamin TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.
  (FEE) 1 - 3 IND 008 35228 - 01/22-05/09 Kim, Chang Soo TBA  
Additional Tuition $20.80/cr.