Computational Labs in Kinetics of Materials and Process Design (California Polytechnic State University)

By Mohsen B Kivy1; Crystal Ipong1

1. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA

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Abstract

Kinetics of Materials and Process Design (MATE 370) is a 4-unit major course for junior-year undergraduate students of the Materials Engineering Department, Cal Poly State University. The Materials Engineering Department endorses the applications of theory to practice through its "learn-by-doing" philosophy. In this project, we have created three practical labs, by exploring and using various simulation tools, available on nanoHUB. These labs cover (a) Diffusion in Solids, (b) Nucleation, Crystallization, and Growth, and (c) Phase Transformation.

Bio

Crystal Ipong: Undergraduate Student, Materials Engineering, Cal Poly State University

Mohsen B Kivy, PhD: Assistant Professor, Materials Engineering, Cal Poly State University

 

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This project was sponsored by Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN) as an Undergraduate Summer Computational Education Experience.

References

  1. Shuqing (Victor) Cao, Yang Liu, Peter Griffin (2019), "Process Lab: Defect-coupled diffusion," https://nanohub.org/resources/prolabdcd. (DOI: 10.21981/4TB9-S464)
  2. Shuqing (Victor) Cao, Yang Liu, Peter Griffin (2019), "Process Lab: Concentration-Dependent Diffusion," https://nanohub.org/resources/prolabcdd. (DOI: 10.21981/DJ6J-7953)
  3. Michael Waters, R. Edwin García, Alex Bartol (2015), "Virtual Kinetics of Materials Laboratory : Polycrystalline Growth and Coarsening," https://nanohub.org/resources/vkmlpsgg. (DOI: 10.4231/D3028PF0Z)
  4. Michael Waters, R. Edwin García, Alex Bartol (2015), "Virtual Kinetics of Materials Laboratory: Dendritic Growth," https://nanohub.org/resources/vkmlggs. (DOI: 10.4231/D33R0PV23)
  5. Michael Waters, R. Edwin García, Alex Bartol (2015), "Virtual Kinetics of Materials Laboratory: Spinodal Decomposition 3D," https://nanohub.org/resources/vkmlsd3d. (DOI: 10.4231/D3C824F9W)
  6. Sam Reeve, Christopher Chow, Michael N Sakano, shuhui tang, Alexis Belessiotis, Mitchell Anthony Wood, Kiettipong Banlusan, Saaketh Desai, Alejandro Strachan (2019), "Nanomaterial Mechanics Explorer," https://nanohub.org/resources/nanomatmech. (DOI: 10.21981/0M7D-1Y55)

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  • Mohsen B Kivy, Crystal Ipong (2020), "Computational Labs in Kinetics of Materials and Process Design (California Polytechnic State University)," https://nanohub.org/resources/34118.

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  1. crystals
  2. diffusion
  3. hands on
  4. junior level
  5. kinetics of materials
  6. materials science
  7. NCN Group - Materials Science
  8. phase transformation
  9. teaching and learning
  10. teaching materials
  11. undergraduate level

In This Series

  1. MATE 370 Virtual Lab: Exploring Phase Transformations Through nanoHUB Nanomaterial Mechanics Explorer Tool

    Teaching Materials | 24 Sep 2020 | Contributor(s): Mohsen B Kivy, Crystal Ipong | 143 users

    This lab explores the kinetics of phase transformation using nanoHUB tools.

  2. MATE 370 Virtual Lab: Exploring Nucleation, Crystallization, and Growth through nanoHUB Virtual Kinetics Tools

    Teaching Materials | 24 Sep 2020 | Contributor(s): Mohsen B Kivy, Crystal Ipong | 186 users

    This lab explores the kinetics of nucleation, crystallization, and growth processes using nanoHUB tools.

  3. MATE 370 Virtual Lab: Exploring Diffusion through nanoHUB Defect- coupled and Concentration-dependent Diffusion Tools

    Teaching Materials | 24 Sep 2020 | Contributor(s): Mohsen B Kivy, Crystal Ipong | 126 users

    This lab explores the kinetics of solid-state diffusion using nanoHUB tools.