Question Details

Summary: 
The purpose is to become familiar with the behavior of materials in specific applications. The technical paper will build upon course material; its technical difficulty and content should be comparable to Callister/Rethwisch textbook.
 
Topics for the Technical Paper
1. Gallium nitride semiconductors
 
2. Silicon Nanowires
 
3. Manufacturing high quality Graphene
 
4. Improvements (or replacement materials for) to Li rechargeable batteries
 
5. Juno or Orion Spacecraft
 
6. Investment Casting
 
7. Sapphire materials
 
8. Carbon nitride in optics or electronics
 
9. MEMS, NEMS
 
10. Desalination Processes
 
11. Hydrogen Fuel Cells
 
SUBMIT PAPER (UPLOAD) using filename that includes TOPIC.
example: Bezos-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
 
Basic format and section headings
Abstract 1- short paragraph
Introduction (information about the subject matter)
Material properties
(Comparison with other materials; why are these properties significant?)
Processing Techniques
Applications
Discussion
References
 
Single spaced with 1-inch margins. 10-12 inch font.
8 page maximum; content is more important than length.
Include figures and tables. All figures and tables MUST have appropriate captions.
All references must be appropriately cited throughout the text and listed using reference numbers cited at end of paper in references.