27-759 Molecular Engineering
12 units, Carnegie Mellon University
Unprecedented control over molecular architecture has led to nextgeneration materials for a broad range of applications. The goal will be to provide students with an understanding of how to design and synthesize organic materials for specific technologies using an approach that integrates content from fundamental polymer science in the context of engineering. Emphasis will be placed on understanding compositionstructurefunction relationships and how molecular parameters and processing strategies can be tuned to optimize performance. The course will utilize a combination of textbook material as well as articles from the recent scientific and patent literature. Feedstocks, materials, processes, and products will be viewed through of life cycle assessments with an emphasis on sustainability. Learning Objectives At the end of this course students will 1 gain experience in applying their knowledge of polymer chemistry in preparing materials via radical and condensation reactions in technological applications 2 learn engineering paradigms related to surface tension, adsorption, film formation, viscoelastic properties of complex fluids, thermodynamics, transport phenomena, and electronic materials used to design advanced materials systems 3 gain handson experience in the preparation, characterization, and testing of advanced materials.
Prerequisites: none listed
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