Materials research involves the creation, characterization, and manipulation of substances and structures for applications. Because physical substances are involved in all devices, engineers must understand how materials behave, how they can be controlled, and how they can be enhanced for specific purposes. Consequently, Materials research is a critical area that appears in many groups in IEPE. Efforts often involve the complete development chain from creating a new material, revealing its fundamental properties, inducing useful structures, and exploiting the obtained knowledge in a device.
Within IEPE, Materials research is currently targeting the following areas:
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Materials for catalysis
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Materials for solar energy
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Materials for energy storage and batteries
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Materials for photonic devices
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Materials for sensing
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Nanomaterials
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Nanofabrication
IEPE also offers courses related to Materials, from fundamentals to more specialized topics:
Electrochemical Energy Systems
Energy Systems and Power Engineering
Combustion and Reactive Processes in Energy and Materials Technology
Experimental Methods for Engineers
Introduction to Modeling and Optimization of Sustainable Energy Systems
Introduction to Photonics
Introduction to Process Engineering
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
Macromolecular Engineering: Networks and Gels
Micro- and Nanoparticle Technology
Molecular Health Sensors and Devices
Nanophotonics: From Fundamentals to Applications
Nuclear Energy Conversion
Rate Controlled Separations in Fine Chemistry
Separation Process Technology
Technology and Safety of Nuclear Power Plants