Master of Philosophy Materials Modelling

www.msm.cam.ac.uk/phase-trans/2000/mres.html

Materials Science & MetallurgyPhysics

Engineering (Mathematics)

(Earth Sciences)

Interdisciplinary Course

Student Intake

• Materials Science

• Physics• Astrophysics• Mathematics• Statistics

• Chemistry• Chemical

Engineering• Mechanical

Engineering• Paper

Science

Major Components

Written Examination

Research Project

Other Components

Literature Survey

Team-work project

Taught Subjects

• Electron theory• Molecular

dynamics• Monte Carlo• Mesoscale• Thermodynamics

• Kinetics• Finite

Element • Selection• Business

Electron distribution around GaN containing a carbon atom (Bristowe)

1991 Sumio Iijima studied soot, found nanotubes, nested like Russian dolls.

Grow efficiently from gas with iron as catalyst.

(Yates, Jerath)

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Pearlite

Martensite

Bainite

RailWheel

Rolling Contact Wear Rate (mg/m of slip)

Capdevila & Bhadeshia, 2000

Helical grains

Teaching materials freely available:

www.msm.cam.ac.uk/Teaching/online.html

Lecture notes, questions and answers

Slides, Presentations, Seminars

Images, Movies

Examination papers & answers

Theses