COURSE OBJECTIVES
This short course will introduce the main classes of engineering materials making materials, as well as their fabrication processing, properties, functions and applications in industries. These materials include metals and alloys, ceramics, polymers and composites. It will cover iron and steels and their applications, ionic and covalent ceramic materials and their applications, various polymer structures and their applications, composites materials and their applications, interaction between materials and environment and materials fabrication. The selection of materials for particular industry applications will also be introduced.
By joining this course, participants will be able to:
- understand the properties of various steel materials and their applications.
- explain the properties of ceramics based on their structures.
- interpret various polymer structures and their properties.
- select suitable materials for their engineering designs in different environments.
- have basic knowledge of materials fabrication.
Who Should Attend
Undergraduate students with STEM backgrounds.
Pre-Requisites
Participants are expected to be able to read, write and communicate in English, as the programme will be conducted in English.
Mode of Delivery
On campus.
Mode of Assessment
- Individual Quiz
- Group Presentation
Associate Professor Xue Junmin
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
NUS College of Design and Engineering
Xue Junmin is an Associate Professor at MSE of NUS, Singapore. He has been focusing his research on designing and fabricating novel functional nanostructured materials for energy applications with two particular concentrations:
- developing new generation catalysts for water splitting and;
- design of highly efficient energy storage and generation devices.
He has published more than 200 papers in the area of materials development already.
Certificate of Completion
Successful participants who fulfill all program requirements, including meeting the minimum attendance and passing the assessment, will be awarded an e-Certificate of Completion and Assessment Report issued by NUS SCALE.