Synthesis, properties, and applications of mesoscopic (micro- and nanomaterials, metallic glasses) and multiphase metallic systems (light metals and high-performance alloys).

Introduction to ceramic processing

Introduction to ceramic processing.

Introduction to the basics, terms and concepts of general chemistry, their application to questions in material science and their connection to laboratory experiments and projects.

Introduction to organic chemistry

Introduction to commonly used wet chemistry methods for the synthesis of inorganic and polymeric particles of defined sizes and shapes, and concepts for assembling these building blocks into larger structures of varying complexity over multiple length scales.

The course teaches the fundamentals and concepts of coordination chemistry and introduces the various preparative methods for ceramic powders. Crystal field and molecular orbital theory, the concept of hard and soft acids and bases, and inorganic structural chemistry form further focal points. Cross-topic project works completes the course.