Microstructural Evolution of Materials: Phase Transformations
Learn how the kinetics of phase transformations influence the microstructure of materials.
Microstructural Evolution of Materials: Phase Transformations
Learn how the kinetics of phase transformations influence the microstructure of materials.
A four-part series of online modules, Microstructural Evolution of Materials introduces various phenomena in various classes of materials. In this course, you will learn how materials develop different microstructures based on the processing technique used, and how these microstructures relate to the properties of the material.
What you'll learn
At the end of this fourth module of the course, you will:
- Learn why crystal nuclei form
- Discover how nanowires are formed using vapor-liquid-solid growth
- Understand the kinetics of precipitate growth from a binary solution
- Learn the conditions that trigger dendritic growth from a melt.
Prerequisites
- University-level Calculus
- Parts 1-3 of Microstructural Evolution of Materials
- Structure of Materials or other similar course
- Thermodynamics; ideally, 3.012Tx: Thermodynamics of Materials
Meet your instructors
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John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Science and Engineering -
Principal Lecturer and Digital Learning Scientist
Juejun Hu
Juejun Hu
John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Professor Hu earned a BS in materials science and engineering at Tsinghua University in 2004 and a PhD in the same discipline at MIT in 2009. Before joining MIT, he was an assistant professor at the University of Delaware from 2010 to 2014. Professor Hu is a fellow of professional societies the American Ceramics Society, Optica, and SPIE.
Jessica Sandland
Jessica Sandland
Principal Lecturer and Digital Learning Scientist
Jessica Sandland is a principal lecturer in MIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE), where she leads online learning initiatives-- developing massive open online courses (MOOCs), collaborating with faculty, researching best practices in online learning, and designing blended learning experiences for the MIT community. She has overseen the development of a wide variety of DMSE’s online courses, including 3.086x (Innovation and Commercialization), 3.032x (Mechanical Behavior of Materials), 3.024x (Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Materials), 3.15x (Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Devices), and 3.054x (Cellular Solids).
Jessica is one of the co-founders and leads of the MICRO program, whose mission is to provide a remote research and education experience for engineering undergraduates from disadvantaged backgrounds. She also serves as a senior member of Open Learning’s Digital Learning Laboratory. Her current research interests include the utility of peer review in open online courses and the use of humor in MOOCs, and she’s received awards for Best Paper in ‘20 and ‘22 for her contributions to the IEEE LWMOOCs Conference. Jessica also received the 2019 MITx Prize for Teaching and Learning in MOOCs and was a finalist for the 2019 edX prize. Jessica holds a Ph.D. in electronic materials from MIT.