2022-2023 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 17, 2026  
2022-2023 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MATS 650 - Materials Science Capstone


Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 6

This capstone course provides comprehensive training in ethics education, literature survey, research planning, hands-on research practicing, lab reports, and oral/written presentations. Students are required to use several instrumentations depending on research needs, such as atomic force microscope (AFM), electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), etc., and gain knowledge on how to use these techniques and interpret the data. The students conduct research mentored by a faculty member. The course enables students to recollect the information they learned in their earlier years and select the most appropriate methods and analytical techniques to complete the project. Students write a research paper and present their research findings to audience in a professional manner.
Prerequisite: MATS 510