Materials Science – Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

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Vivian Hall of Engineering 604
(213) 740-4339
Email: chemsmas@vsoe.usc.edu
chems.usc.edu
Chair: Richard Roberts, PhD

Director: Andrea Hodge, PhD

Faculty

Choong Hoon Cho Chair in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering: Michael E. Kassner, PhD (Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering)

Dean’s Chair in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science: Priya Vashishta, PhD (Computer Science, Physics)

Fluor Early Career Chair in Engineering: Andrea M. Armani, PhD (Chemistry, Electrical Engineering)

M.C. Gill Chair in Composite Materials: Steven R. Nutt, PhD (Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering)

Kenneth T. Norris Professor of Engineering: Anupam Madhukar, PhD (Physics, Biomedical Engineering)

Professors: P. Daniel Dapkus, PhD (Electrical Engineering); Andrea Hodge, PhD (Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering); Rajiv K. Kalia, PhD (Physics, Computer Science); Michael E. Kassner, PhD (Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering); Anupam Madhukar, PhD (Physics); Steven R. Nutt, PhD (Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering); Priya Vashishta, PhD (Physics, Computer Science)

Associate Professors: Andrea Armani, PhD (Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering); Edward Goo, PhD

Assistant Professors: Paulo Branicio, PhD; Jayakanth Ravichandran, PhD; Jongseung Yoon, PhD

Lecturer: Lessa Grunenfelder, PhD

Joint Appointments: Edward Crandall, PhD, MD (Medicine); P. Daniel Dapkus, PhD (Electrical Engineering); Stacey Finley, PhD (Biomedical Engineering); Martin Gundersen, PhD (Electrical Engineering); Aiichiro Nakano, PhD (Computer Science, Physics, Biomedical Engineering); Grace Lu, PhD (Physics and Electrical Engineering); George Olah, PhD (Chemistry); Charles G. Sammis, PhD (Geological Sciences); Raymond Stevens, PhD (Biological Sciences and Chemistry); Armand R. Tanguay Jr., PhD (Electrical and Biomedical Engineering); Mark E. Thompson, PhD (Chemistry); Arieh Warshel, PhD (Chemistry); Chongwu Zhou, PhD (Electrical Engineering)

Emeritus Professors: Elmer L. Dougherty, PhD; Murray Gershenzon, PhD (Electrical Engineering); Florian Mansfeld, PhD; Ronald Salovey, PhD*; Peter Will, PhD (Astronautical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering)

*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

Engineer in Materials Science

Requirements for the Engineer in materials science degree are the same as set forth in the general requirements  for graduate degrees.

Master of Science in Materials Engineering

Students with an interest in the characterization, selection and processing of engineering materials, and in materials problems related to engineering design may work toward a Master of Science in materials engineering. This degree is awarded in conformity with the general requirements of the Viterbi School of Engineering. Students may elect to work for this degree in either the Materials Science or Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering departments. The specific courses that constitute an acceptable program must be approved in advance by the administering department.

Programs

Master’s Degree

• •  Materials Science (MS)

Doctoral Degree

• •  Materials Science (PhD)

Courses

Materials Science

• •  MASC 110 L Materials Science
• •  MASC 310 Materials Behavior and Processing
• •  MASC 334 L Mechanical Behavior of Materials
• •  MASC 350 L Nanostructured Materials: Design, Synthesis, and Processing
• •  MASC 438 L Processing for Microelectronics
• •  MASC 439 Principles of Semiconductor Processing
• •  MASC 440 Materials and the Environment
• •  MASC 471 Applied Quantum Mechanics for Engineers
• •  MASC 472 Polymer Science and Engineering
• •  MASC 475 Physical Properties of Polymers
• •  MASC 476 Chemical Engineering Materials
• •  MASC 499 Special Topics
• •  MASC 501 Solid State
• •  MASC 502 Advanced Solid State
• •  MASC 503 Thermodynamics of Materials
• •  MASC 504 Diffusion and Phase Equilibria
• •  MASC 505 Crystals and Anisotropy
• •  MASC 506 Semiconductor Physics
• •  MASC 511 Materials Preparation
• •  MASC 514 L Processing of Advanced Semiconductor Devices
• •  MASC 523 Principles of Electrochemical Engineering
• •  MASC 524 Techniques and Mechanisms in Electrochemistry
• •  MASC 534 Materials Characterization
• •  MASC 535L Transmission Electron Microscopy
• •  MASC 539 Engineering Quantum Mechanics
• •  MASC 548 Rheology of Liquids and Solids
• •  MASC 551 Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials
• •  MASC 559 Creep
• •  MASC 560 Fatigue and Fracture
• •  MASC 561 Dislocation Theory and Applications
• •  MASC 570 Introduction to Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion
• •  MASC 575 Basics of Atomistic Simulation of Materials
• •  MASC 576 Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Materials and Processes
• •  MASC 583 Materials Selection
• •  MASC 584 Fracture Mechanics and Mechanisms
• •  MASC 590 Directed Research
• •  MASC 594a Master’s Thesis
• •  MASC 594b Master’s Thesis
• •  MASC 594z Master’s Thesis
• •  MASC 598 Materials Science Seminar
• •  MASC 599 Special Topics
• •  MASC 601 Advanced Semiconductor Device Physics
• •  MASC 606 Nonequilibrium Processes in Semiconductors
• •  MASC 610 Molecular Beam Epitaxy
• •  MASC 690 Directed Research
• •  MASC 790 Research
• •  MASC 794a Doctoral Dissertation
• •  MASC 794b Doctoral Dissertation
• •  MASC 794c Doctoral Dissertation
• •  MASC 794d Doctoral Dissertation
• •  MASC 794z Doctoral Dissertation