NUCLEAR MATERIALS LABORATORY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: M S & E 350 or 351 , graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Conduct metallographic sample preparation and follow it up with optical and scanning electron microscopy for microstructural characterization and analysis Audience: Undergraduate 2. Perform hardness and tensile and impact toughness testing of materials to assess their mechanical behavior Audience: Undergraduate 3. Use the x-ray diffraction technique to determine the crystal structure of materials, identify the phases present, and measure residual stresses Audience: Undergraduate 4. Perform simulations of ion-material interaction to determine the penetration depth of ions as a function of ion energy, type, and substrate material Audience: Undergraduate 5. Comprehend the various components and work of the ion beam accelerator Audience: Undergraduate 6. Describe the operational issues of a nuclear reactor and some of its inner workings Audience: Undergraduate 7. Identify and address the challenges of radioactive sample handling and characterization Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Conduct metallographic sample preparation and follow it up with optical and scanning electron microscopy for microstructural characterization and analysis Audience: Undergraduate 2. Perform hardness and tensile and impact toughness testing of materials to assess their mechanical behavior Audience: Undergraduate 3. Use the x-ray diffraction technique to determine the crystal structure of materials, identify the phases present, and measure residual stresses Audience: Undergraduate 4. Perform simulations of ion-material interaction to determine the penetration depth of ions as a function of ion energy, type, and substrate material Audience: Undergraduate 5. Comprehend the various components and work of the ion beam accelerator Audience: Undergraduate 6. Describe the operational issues of a nuclear reactor and some of its inner workings Audience: Undergraduate 7. Identify and address the challenges of radioactive sample handling and characterization Audience: Undergraduate