An interdisciplinary field of research combining Chemistry, Engineering, and Physics is described in a series of lectures on fundamental concepts with examples from current research. In Spring 2004, Materials Research Science and Engineering was presented using topics from Interdisciplinary Research Groups (IRGs) on Mechanics of Films and Interfaces, Engineering Materials, and New Techniques for Biological Studies, and Interface-mediated Assembly of Soft Materials. Course requirements include a paper and oral presentation on one of the topics.

The class meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. in Pierce 209.

AP298r Schedule

Date	Instructor	Topic
IRG 1: Multiscale Mechanics of Films and Interfaces
Feb. 4	Frans Spaepen	Introduction Intrinsic stresses in thin films
Feb. 9	David A. Weitz/ John W. Hutchinson	Introduction to soft condensed matter and elasticity (pdf)
Feb. 11	Joost J. Vlassak	Mechanical behavior of thin films and interfaces (pdf)
Feb. 16	No class	President's Day Holiday
Feb. 18	Zhigong Suo	Programmable assemby of molecules on a solid surface (pdf)
Feb. 23	David A. Weitz	Colloids – structure and rheology (pdf)
Feb. 25	John W. Hutchinson	Strength and fracture (pdf)
IRG 2: Engineering Materials and Techniques for Biological Studies at Cellular Scales
Mar. 1	Mara G. Prentiss	Single molecule studies at constant force (pdf)
Mar. 3	Eric Mazur	Femtosecond laser micromachining: A new tool for materials and life sciences (pdf)
Mar. 8	Donald E. Ingber	Engineering materials and techniques for biological studies
Mar. 10	Aravi Samuels	Biophysics and sensory perception (pdf)
Mar. 15	George M. Whitesides	Materials science for the study of the cell
Mar. 17	Xiaowei Zhuang	Visualizing cellular entry of single viruses (pdf)
Mar. 22	Kevin (Kit) Parker	TBA
Mar. 24	X. Sunney Xie	Imaging, spectroscopy and dynamics of single molecules in biological systems
IRG 3: Interface-Mediated Assembly of Soft Materials
Apr. 5	Howard A. Stone	Fluid dynamics:physical ideas, the Navier-Stokes equations and applications to lubrication flows and suspensions (pdf)
Apr. 7	L. (Maha) Mahadavan	Geometry and physics of wrinkling and crumpling: elasticity and hydrodynamics
Apr. 12	Erli Chen	Fabrication techniques I: Lithography † (pdf) Fabrication techniques II: Deposition † (pdf) Fabrication Techniques III: Etching † (pdf)
Apr. 14	Warren MoberlyChan	Transmission electron microscopy analysis † (pdf)
Apr. 19	David R. Nelson	Tetravalent colloids and photonic band gap materials (pdf)
Apr. 21	David R. Reichman	Dynamics of supercooled liquids and glasses
Apr. 26	David Bell	Scanning electron microscopy analysis † (pdf)
Apr. 28	Michael P. Brenner	Instabilities of colloidal aggregates from surface forces
Materials Fabrication and Analysis Techniques †
May 3	David Lange	Electron microprobe analysis
May 5	Richard Schalek	Environmental scanning electron microscopy analysis
†Fabrication and analysis lectures, given earlier in the term

Updated 3/15/13