Dr Lee's electrochemical energy laboratory is set up to design and develop high performance materials for sustainable energy applications (mainly electrochemical systems such as batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, electrochromic winodws, and photoelectrochemical devices). In this respect, our research covers a broad range of activities: new materials design and development, chemical synthesis, materials characterization, property measurements, fabrication of prototype devices and their evaluation, and a fundamental understanding of structure-property-performance relationships of materials. Nanostructured materials including metal oxides and metal chalcogenides are being investigated.
MCEN 2024 - Materials Science
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021
Provides an overview of the structure, properties and processing of metallic, polymeric and ceramic materials. Specific topics include perfect and imperfect solids, phase equilibria, transformation kinetics, mechanical behavior and material degradation. Approach incorporates both materials science and materials engineering components. Degree credit not granted for this course and GEEN 3024.
MCEN 4194 - Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage
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Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022
Presents the fundamentals, principles and experimental techniques of electrochemistry, the background of ionic or electronic conduction of metal, semiconductor, inorganic and polymer materials and applications in the areas of batteries, fuel cells, electrochemical double layer capacitors, electrochemical photonics, sensors and semiconductor electrochemistry. Same as MCEN 5194.
MCEN 5024 - Materials Chemistry and Structures
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Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Provides graduate level students with a comprehensive overview of the chemistry and structure of material systems, with a focus on chemical bonding., the resulting material structures and their properties. This course is intended to become one of the four core courses offered in the new Materials Science curriculum. Course topics include: bonding in solids, crystalline and amorphous states, basic group theory, diffraction, metals and alloys, ceramics, and an intro to mat. characterization.
MCEN 5194 - Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage
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Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022
Presents the fundamentals, principles and experimental techniques of electrochemistry, the background of ionic or electronic conduction of metal, semiconductor, inorganic and polymer materials and applications in the areas of batteries, fuel cells, electrochemical double layer capacitors, electrochemical photonics, sensors and semiconductor electrochemistry. Recommended prerequisites: MCEN 2024 and MCEN 3032. Same as MCEN 4194.
MCEN 5930 - Professional Internship
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Summer 2023
This class provides a structure for Mechanical Engineering graduate students to receive academic credit for internships with industry partners that have an academic component to them suitable for graduate-level work. Participation in the program will consist of an internship agreement between a student and an industry partner who will employ the student in a role that supports the academic goals of the internship. Instructor participation will include facilitation of mid-term and final assessments of student performance as well as support for any academic-related issues that may arise during the internship period. May be taken during any term following initial enrollment and participation in ME graduate programs. Department permission required to enroll. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
MSEN 5370 - Materials Thermodynamics and Kinetics
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Spring 2023
Reviews fundamentals of thermodynamics and kinetics and applies them to understand the chemical, thermal, and mechanical behavior of materials. Examines equations of state, solution theory, equilibrium diagrams, and phase changes. Examines kinetics of phase transformations including theories of diffusion, nucleation and growth, and solidification.
