Tiny Technologies @ MIT

MIT’s Advanced Science, Engineering & Arts Electives

(Most have fundamental pre-requisites and high core expectations not shown here)

 

Joost Bonsen * jpbonsen@alum.mit.edu * Draft v011221

 

 

6.781 Submicrometer and Nanometer Technology
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G(Spring) H-Level Grad Credit
Prereq.: Permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-9
[Select] Lecture: TR9:30-11 (38-166)
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Surveys techniques to fabricate and analyze submicron and nanometer structures, with applications. Reviews optical and electron microscopy. Surface characterization, preparation, and measurement techniques. Resist technology. Optical projection, interferometric, X-ray, ion, and electron lithography. Aqueous, ion, and plasma etching techniques. Lift-off and electroplating. Ion implantation. Applications in microelectronics, microphotonics, information storage, and nanotechnology. Undergraduates with permission of instructor.
H. I. Smith

 

2.373J Materials and Processes for Microelectromechanical Devices and Systems (New)
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G(Spring) H-Level Grad Credit
(Same subject as 3.48J, 6.778J, 10.584J, 16.288J)
Prereq.: 6.152J/3.155J or equivalent; permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-9
[Select] Lecture: MW8:30-10 (3-370) +final
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Presents a unified treatment of the key principles in materials and processing for the design and manufacture of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Emphasis on materials and processes commonly used for fabrication for MEMS and not microelectronic systems. Includes discussion of the processing and properties of both thin and thick polycrystalline and amorphous films, wafer and thin film bonding, bulk micromachining techniques, and the relationships between processing and properties of active materials such as piezoelectrics, ferroelectrics and phase-transition materials. Key material properties and parameters and their relationships with microfabrication processes and applications are discussed, including elastic and inelastic deformation, fracture, residual stress, fatigue, creep, adhesion, stiction, and coupled-field constitutive behavior. Materials and process selection and case studies of applications provide a unifying theme.
L. Anand, K. F. Jensen, M. A. Schmidt, S. M. Spearing, C. V. Thompson

 

6.152J Microelectronics Processing Technology
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U(Fall, Spring)
(Same subject as 3.155J)
Prereq.: Permission of instructor
Units: 3-4-5
[Select] Lab: TBA Lecture: MW2:30-4 (2-105)
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Introduces the theory and technology of integrated-circuit fabrication. Lectures and laboratory sessions on basic processing techniques such as diffusion, oxidation, epitaxy, photolithography, chemical vapor deposition, and plasma etching. Emphasis on the interrelationships between material properties, device structure, and the electrical behavior of devices. Provides background for thesis work in microelectronics or for 6.151. 6 Engineering Design Points.
M. A. Schmidt, L. A. Kolodziejski, L. C. Kimerling

 

6.777 Design and Fabrication of Microelectromechanical Devices
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G(Spring) H-Level Grad Credit
Prereq.: 6.003, 8.02, 6.152J or permission of instructor
Units: 4-0-8
URL: http://web.mit.edu/6.777/www/
[Select] Lecture: WF11-12:30 (35-225)
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Introduction to microelectromechanical devices (MEMS). Material properties, microfabrication technologies, structural behavior, piezoresistive and capacitive sensing, electrostatic actuation, fluid damping, noise, amplifiers, and feedback systems. Student teams design microsystems (sensors, electronics, and feedback) to meet a set of specifications (sensitivity, frequency response, linearity) using a realistic microfabrication process. Emphasis on modeling and simulation in the design process. 4 Engineering Design Points.
S. D. Senturia, M. A. Schmidt

 

2.095 Mechanics of Materials: Molecular Theory and Simulation
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Not offered THIS year G(Spring) H-Level Grad Credit
Prereq.: 2.002, 2.006, or permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-9
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Molecular theory and simulation of the mechanics of materials with emphasis on fluids. Equal emphasis on theory and simulation. Dilute gases and the Boltzmann equation. Kinetic theory of gases and the direct simulation Monte Carlo. Hard sphere molecular dynamics. Molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo methods for dense fluids and solids. Survey of state-of-the-art applications, including flows at the microscale (MEMS), highly non-equilibrium flows, polymeric fluids, phase transitions, and crack propagation.
N. Hadjiconstantinou

 

2.131 Advanced Instrumentation and Measurement
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G(Fall)
Prereq.: Permission of instructor; restricted to 10 students
Units: 3-6-3
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Laboratory/computer-based subject intended to provide training in system-level design, fabrication, and evaluation, with a particular emphasis on systems involving concepts and technology from mechanics, optics, electronics, chemistry, and biology. Extensive use of simulation, modeling, and design software. Students learn the use of the various design, analysis, modeling, fabrication, and test and measurement tools in the context of building a force reflecting teleoperated nano-robot system having atomic resolution positioning capabilities. Subject is self-paced and makes extensive use of notebook computers which are provided to each student. No final exam.
I. W. Hunter

 

5.76 Modern Topics in Physical Chemistry
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Not offered THIS year G(Spring) H-Level Grad Credit
Prereq.: 5.61 or 5.73 or 8.05
Units: 3-0-9
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Surveys modern research topics in physical chemistry. Introduction to four or five research areas of current interest. Topics vary from year to year and may include the following: advanced statistical and quantum mechanics, molecular dynamics, nanostructures and mesoscopic materials, high resolution and ultra fast laser spectroscopy, atmospheric, environmental and surface science, and magnetic resonance.
R. G. Griffin, Staff

 

10.520 Molecular Aspects of Chemical Engineering
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G(Fall) H-Level Grad Credit
(Subject meets with 10.420)
Prereq.: 5.13, 10.213, or equivalent
Units: 3-0-6
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Molecular-level engineering and analysis of chemical processes. Use of chemical bonding, reactivity, and other key concepts in the design and tailoring of organic systems. Application and development of structure-property relationships. Descriptions of the chemical forces and structural factors that govern supramolecular and interfacial phenomena for molecular and polymeric systems.
P. E. Laibinis, P. T. Hammond

 

10.522 Nanostructured Catalysts Design and Organic Synthesis (New)
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G(IAP, Spring) H-Level Grad Credit
Prereq.: Permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-6
[Select] Lecture: MW EVE (6:30-8:30 PM) (8-404)
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Catalytic processes are critical to the synthesis of chemicals, materials, and pharmaceuticals. Subject describes the tailoring of materials with unique pore structures and nanocrystallinity to provide for designed functionalities in catalytic applications. Strategies for surface modifications and compositional design targeted towards enhancing catalytic activity, selectivity, and stability are discussed. The charaterization and use of nanostructured catalysts in organic synthesis are presented; the synthetic transformations and catalytic chemistry underlying oxidation/reduction, hydrogenation, acid catalysis, polymerization, and asymmetric synthesis of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
J. Y. Ying

 

10.920 Indepartmental Seminar in Nanostructured Materials
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Not offered this year G(Spring) (can be repeated for credit)
Prereq.: Permission of instructor
Units: 2-0-4 [P/D/F]
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Research seminars on the synthesis, structural characterization, and application of nanostructured materials. Presentations by faculty and students from Departments of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Materials Science and Engineering engaging in studies of nanocrystallites, clusters, thin films, and quantum dots. Open to students interested in an interdisciplinary approach to ultrafine materials processing.
J. Y. Ying

 

2.75 Precision Machine Design
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Not offered NEXT year G(Fall) H-Level Grad Credit
Prereq.: 2.72 or permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-9
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Intensive coverage of precision engineering theory, heuristics, and applications pertaining to the design of systems ranging from consumer products to machine tools. Topics covered include: economics, project management, and design philosophy; principles of accuracy, repeatability, and resolution; error budgeting; sensors; sensor mounting; systems design; bearings; actuators and transmissions; system integration driven by functional requirements and operating physics. Emphasis on developing creative designs which are optimized by analytical techniques applied via spreadsheets. Many real-world examples are given, and classwork and tests are based on mini-design problems.
A. Slocum, S. Nayfeh

 

MAS.962 Silicon Biology
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Not offered this year G
Prereq.: Permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-6 [P/D/F]

http://courses.media.mit.edu/mas962/
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This course explores recent developments at the interface of nanotechnology, surface chemistry, and biology. The course begins with introductory lectures on silicon fabrication, chemistry, and molecular biology and continues with a series of in-depth lectures on field-effect devices, solid-liquid interfaces, techniques for surface analysis and modification, nanopore characterization of biopolymers, and protein microarrays. The final section of the class will focus on using biology to build molecular machines, molecular assemblers, and computers.
Scott Manalis, Joseph Jacobson, and Shuguang Zhang

 

3.11 Mechanics of Materials
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U(Fall)
Prereq.: 8.01, 18.03
Units: 4-0-8
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Overview of mechanical properties of ceramics, metals, and polymers, emphasizing the role of processing and microstructure in controlling these properties. Basic topics in mechanics of materials including: continuum stress and strain, truss forces, torsion of a circular shaft and beam bending. Design of engineering structures from a materials point of view.
C. Ortiz, L. J. Gibson

 

3.052 Nanomechanics of Materials and Biomaterials
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U(Spring)
Prereq.: 3.11 or permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-9
[Select] Lecture: TR12 (2-131) Recitation: F2 (2-131) +final
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Subject focuses on the latest scientific developments and discoveries in the field of nanomechanics, i.e. the deformation of extremely tiny (10-9 meters) areas of synthetic and biological materials. Lectures include a description of normal and lateral forces at the atomic scale, atomistic aspects of adhesion, nanoindentation, molecular details of fracture, chemical force microscopy, elasticity of individual macromolecular chains, intermolecular interactions in polymers, dynamic force spectroscopy, biomolecular bond strength measurements, and molecular motors.
C. Ortiz

 

6.892/7.90 Computational Functional Genomics

Preq: 7.28 or permission of instructor

G(Spring)

David Gifford, Richard Young

TR 2:30-4:00 in 37-212

 

Study and discussion of computational approaches and algorithms for

contemporary problems in functional genomics.  Topics include DNA chip

design, experimental data normalization, expression data representation

standards, proteomics, gene clustering, self-organizing maps, Booolean

networks, statistical graph models, Bayesian network models, continuous

dynamic models, statistical metrics for model validation, model

elaboration, experiment planning, and the computational complexity of

functional genomics problems.