MATERIALS SCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Current research in nanoscience and nanotechnology requires an advanced knowledge in materials science and involves design and fabrication of novel and functional nanostructures. The graduate program in Materials Science and Nanotechnology is an interdisciplinary study and aims to develop researchers who can pursue outstanding and creative research in the diverse fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology, such as nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine; atomic scale imaging; nanoelectronics; nanophotonics and spintronics; advanced materials design and manufacturing of nanofibers; nanotribology and hydrogen energy economy, etc. The graduate programs provides an in depth understanding of materials in nanometer scale and present an excellent training starting from the quantum theory of matter and quantum statistical thermodynamics.
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COURSES OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAM
MUST COURSES
MSN 500 Concepts in Materials Science

Fundamental concepts in materials science will be covered. Some of these topics are plastic deformation of crystalline solids and dislocations theory, defects in solids, diffusion phenomena, interfaces and kinetics of phase transformations. Also will be covered are nucleation and growth in solids. Case study examples will be undertaken using examples from various metallic, ceramic or polymeric systems.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6
MSN 512 Biomedical Materials

Types of biomedical materials and the material selection criteria. Chemical and physical properties of metals and polymers for use in biomedical applications. Material - Biological entity interaction; biocompatibility, biodegradation. Special biomedical products, biomaterials, tissue engineering, applications and issues; heart valves, artificial bones, implants, blood vessel grafts.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6
MSN 517 Fundamentals of Nanoscience

Introduction to nanoscience and nanotechnology; societal implications of nanoscience: ethical, legal and environmental implications; nanotools: characterization methods; nanotools: fabrication methods; physical properties and phenomena: materials, structure, and the nanosurface; energy at the nanoscale; the material continuum: basic quantum mechanics and the solid state, quantum size effects; nanothermodynamics; synthesis and modification: carbon – based nanomaterials, chemical ınteractions at the nanoscale, supramolecular chemistry; chemical synthesis and modification of nanomaterials; bionanoscience: natural nanomaterials; biomolecular nanoscience: DNA, RNA and protein synthesis.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6
MSN 518 Fundamentals of Nanotechnology

Perspectives of nanotechnology; nanometrology : standart and nanomanufacturing; nanoscale electronics; nanooptics, nanophotonics; nanomagnetism; nanomechanics; nanostructure and nanocomposite thin films, applications of thin films; nanocatalysis; nanocomposites and fibers; biological and environmental nanoengineering: nonobiotechnology, biomimetics; medical nanotechnology; environmental nanotechnology.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6

CORE COURSES

MSN 501 Atomic Structure, Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Materials

Modern materials science and current trends; classification of materials; atomic structure; lattice; crystal; 1D, 2D and 3D selected crystal structures; point and space groups; reciprocal lattice and k-space; x-ray diffraction; short and long range order; noncrystalline materials; imperfections: surfaces and interfaces, dislocations, vacancies and interstitials; binding and bonding; elastic and plastic properties; dynamics of atoms; dynamical matric and its symmetries; normal modes and phonons; Planck’s distribution; thermal properties; free electron system; quantum size effect and confinement; free electron screening.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6
MSN 502 Nanoscale Materials and Nanotechnology

General survey of nanoscience and nanotechnology, mechanical and electronic properties of nanostructures; atomic scale characterization and processes; scanning tunneling probe microscopic and atomic manipulation; selected nanostructures; usage and energy transfer through nanostructures, nanophotonics, nanoelectronics, nanomagnetism and spintronics.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6
MSN 503 Quantum Mechanics for Material Science - I

The physical basis of quantum mechanics; operators; Schroedinger wave equation; wave packet; statistic interpretation and expectation value; energy and momentum eigenstates and eigenvalues; Hilbert space; uncertainty principles; Heisenberg representation; Poisson’s brackets; matrix formulation; symmetry; unitary transformations; square well problems; linear harmonic oscillator and ladder operators; phonons; rotational invariance and angular momentum operators; spherically symmetric potentials and hydrogen atom.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6
MSN 504 Phase Transformations and Diffusion in Materials

Surfaces and interfaces; thermodynamics of phase transformations; nucleation; growth of precipitates; coarsening and spinodal decomposition; defects and diffusion in solids; interdiffusion; short circuit diffusion; defects and transport in ionic solids.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6
MSN 505 Fundamentals of Thin Film Materials

Fundamental information on the deposition properties; reaction and evaluation of thin films; vapor-phase film deposition techniques; adsorption; nucleation mechanisms; selective deposition; surface energies; stress in thin films; structure-zone diagrams; epitaxy and composition; electrical, optical, mechanical, and magnetic properties of thin film devices.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6

MSN 506 Experimental Methods in Applied Physics

Introduction to experimental methods; spectroscopy of semiconductors, photoluminescense, Raman scattering. Schottky diode fabrication, current and voltage measurements; computer-based instrument control and data acquisition; atomic physics, dye lasers and optogalvanic spectroscopy.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6
MSN 507 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials

Single electron approximation, Hartree and Hartree-Fock approximations; exchange potential and local density approximation; translational symmetry and Bloch theorem; band theory-metals, semiconductors, insulators, semimetals and half-metals; molecular orbital theory; Density Functional Theory; Hellman-Feynman theorem; electron-electron interaction; first-principles total energy and phonon calculations; optical properties: excitons, polarons and polaritons; photonics and photonic crystals (electron-phonon coupling and superconductivity); diamagnetism; paramagnetism; ferromagnetism; antiferromagnetism; spin-orbit coupling; spin-waves.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6
MSN 508 Quantum Mechanics for Materials Science - II

Approximate methods in quantum mechanics: nondegenerate and degenerate perturbation theories; variation theory; WKB approximation; time dependent perturbation theory; absorption and induced emission; identical particles, Pauli exclusion principle; Fermion and Bosons; spin angular momentum; many body wave function; single particle approximation; Fock operator; density operator and density matrix; many electron atoms; molecules and chemical bonds; tunneling theories; quantization of conductance; radiation theory; basic scattering theory.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6
MSN 509 Statistical Thermodynamics

Basic methods of statistical mechanics and their application to thermodynamic systems; ensembles; statistical formulation of thermodynamic functions; ideal monatomic gas; energy and chemical potential calculation in dense media.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6.
MSN 510 Imaging Techniques in Materials Science and Nanotechnology

Introduction to advanced imaging techniques including Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6

MSN 511 Surface Science and Spectroscopy

Spectroscopic methods of chemical analysis; optical, magnetic resonance, laser and electron spectroscopic methods; spectroscopic characterization of compounds and mixtures by combination techniques.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6
MSN 513 Micro and Nanostructured Sensors

Introductory and fundamental concepts in sensors and transducers. Optical sensors including plasmonic sensors, fiber and waveguide based sensing. Coupling of physical and chemical effects to optical domain. Electronic sensors including thin films, semiconductor device based sensors and novel electronic sensors using nanostructures. Magnetic and Thermal sensors. Sensing based on mechanical effects, including acoustic sensors, microbalance, MEMS and NEMS structures and SAW resonators. Basic thermodynamics for biochemical sensors: Adsorption, absorption, diffusion and premeation. Chemical sensing, including gas and ionselective sensors. Biochemical sensing based on affinity and biocatalysis. Aspects of functionalization. Luminescence based sensing using labels. Integration of multiple component systems microfluidics. Overview of fabrication technologies.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: None
MSN 515 Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Food

This course highlights current researches in agriculture and food industries and anticipated applications of nanotechnology in these fields. Previous knowledge in food engineering and biology is required. Subjects are precision farming, smart delivery systems and other developments in the agricultural sector due to nanotechnology. Packacing, food safety, food processing.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6
MSN 521 Biotechnology

Current developments in biotechnology. Drug discovery and development processes. Novel drugs, new platforms of drug discovery. Use of living organisms for environmental management. Genetically engineered organisms to produce commercial products. Techniques of the biotechnology industry, recombinant DNA technology, mammalian cell culture and protein purification and expression. Genetically modified crops. Bioreactors.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6
MSN 532 Selected Topics in Materials Science and Nanotechnology

Phase-change materials and applications. Aerogels and applications. Hydrogen storage in nanoscale materials. Carbon nanotubes and electronic applications. Nanoscale materials (Quantum dots) in biology. Nanoscale imaging. Virus-based toolkits for nanodevices. Amorphous glasses and applications. Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS). Nanofibers and applications. Tools for manuscript preparation: Literature survey, Latex, Xfig, Matlab, Origin. “How to write a scientific manuscript?”.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6
MSN 534 Characterization of Polymeric Materials

Characterization of polymeric materials, structural analysis, surface and surface analysis (nuclear magnetic resonance, RAMAN, infrared, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, electron and optical microscopy), thermal analysis (thermogrovimetric differential scanning calorimetry), mechanical testing (tensile, dynamic mechanical analysis, rheological), molecular weight analysis (intrinsic viscosity, gel permeation chromatography).

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6
MSN 535 Textile Materials

Fibrous materials; natural and synthetic fibers; characteristics and properties of fibers. Structure-property relationships, chemical structural analysis, physical properties, thermal properties and mechanical properties of fibers. Fiber forming processes; fiber modifications by chemical and physical methods. High performance fibers and nanofibers and their applications in functional textiles and nanotextiles.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: None
MSN 541 Nanobiotechnology

Nanotechnology is the study of materials at nanoscale - generally with a size of 100nm or less. Nanobiotechnology is the application of nanotechnology in solution of problems of life sciences, which includes biology and medicine. The aim of this course is to help equip graduate level students from various disciplines with basic knowledge on nanotechnology and its applications. The course will cover basic imaging techniques, biosensors, targeted drug delivery methods, biofilms, etc.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6
MSN 543 Protein and Gene Engineering

This course aims to educate graduate students in the techniques for studying biological processes in an advanced level by concentrating on genetic techniques used for modification of proteins, single aminoacid substitutions, site-directed mutagenesis, random mutagenesis, multiple deletions, protein structure, gene engineering using knock-out technology, using bacterial artificial chromosomes for gene engineering, etc.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6
MSN 551 Introduction to Micro and Nanofabrication

This course intends to introduce conventional methods in macro and nanofabrication. The topics will include basics of film deposition techniques, optical and electron beam lithography, wet and dry etching methods, implantation and diffusion. Topics will be covered with detail when necessary and practical tips will be included for processes when available. There will be sections on applications of microfabrication to specialized topics such as CMOS fabrication and micro and nanoelectromechanical systems. Certain non-conventional methods of micro and nanostructure fabrication will be surveyed briefly.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6
MSN 555 Nanomaterials Processing by Intense Laser Beam

Fundamentals of laser materials interactions, laser ablation and thin film deposition, processing with ultrashort laser pulses, creating nanostructures with lasers, laser micro- and nano-machining, laboratory training and hand-on experiments (femtosecond fiber and bulk laser characterization, nanoparticles generation by pulsed laser ablation, characterization of nano fluids).

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6
MSN 591 Nanotechnology and Its Impacts on Socio-Economic Structures

This course involves lectures, which are combined with weekly workshops and a research paper that covers the whole semester. The scope of the program will be focused on implications of nanotechnology on socio-economic structures. It concentrates on investigating possible future scenarios, nanotechnology world economic trends, investments of various countries, nanotechnology, industry, business interactions, ethics, legal aspects, patent and intellectual property. National nanotechnology initiatives, world dynamics and decision systems, impacts on human life and society are also presented.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6
MSN 601 Advanced Computational Nanoscience

Advanced methods in nanomaterials modelling using quantum mechanics: A review of first-principles ground state calculations based on DFT using pseudopotential theory; geometry and reaction-path optimizations; density-functional perturbation theory; forces, response functions; phonons; electron-phonon interaction and phonon-phonon interactions; Car-Parinello MD; excited states (TDDFT and GW) calculations and hybrid functions; LSDA, collinear and noncollinear magnetism; spin-orbit coupling; DFT+U; first-principles vibrational and magnetic spectroscopies; quantum transport; current applications.

Credit units: 3 - ECTS Credit units: 6 ( S.Çıracı)

MSN 590 Seminars in Materials Science and Nanotechnology: Technology Development
Credit units: None - ECTS Credit units: None
MSN 598 Seminar I
Credit units: None - ECTS Credit units: None
MSN 698 Seminar II
Credit units: None - ECTS Credit units: None
MSN 599 Master's Thesis
Credit units: None - ECTS Credit units: None
MSN 699 Ph.D. Thesis
Credit units: None - ECTS Credit units: None

ELECTIVE COURSES
Any PHYS-, CHEM-, MATH-, MBG-, EEE-, ME-, CS-, IE-5XX - 6XX courses. Caution will be exercised to minimize the overlap of the contents of courses.