2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (with addenda) 
    
    Dec 22, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (with addenda)

ME-GY 6253 Mechanics of Nanomaterials

3 Credits
The course introduces nanosized and nanoscale materials: nanoparticles, nanotubes, nanowires, nanorods. Topics: Classical molecular dynamics, lattice mechanics, methods of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, introduction to multiple scale modeling and introduction to bridging scale. Characterization techniques for nanomaterials. Applications in nanosystems such as nanocars, nanobots and nanoelectronics.

Prerequisite(s): Adviser approval.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0