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1. MSE 498: Computational Materials Science and Engineering

   Courses | 30 Mar 2015 | Contributor(s):: Andrew Ferguson

         This new course will give students hands-on experience with popular computational materials science and engineering software through a series of projects in: electronic structure calculation (e.g., VASP), molecular simulation (e.g., GROMACS), phase diagram modeling (e.g.,...

2. Tensile Testing of Nanoscale and Macroscale Metal Samples

   Teaching Materials | 25 Mar 2015 | Contributor(s):: Aisling Coughlan, Kendra A. Erk, David Ray Johnson, Tanya Faltens, Alejandro Strachan, Heidi A Diefes-Dux

   This document is a sophomore materials science and engineering tensile testing laboratory handout (Fall 2014) that introduces students to the atomic-level processes that are responsible for plastic deformation. By performing standard tensile tests on a ductile metal in conjunction with...