DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE GENERAL INFORMATION AND STRUCTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT THE DEPARTMENT The Department was instituted in September 1999, following a proposal by the School of Natural Sciences that was approved by the University Senate and accepted by the Ministry of Education. The institution of a department of Materials Science in the School of Natural Sciences was proposed on the expectation that the new department would     enrich the scientific content of the School upgrade the cohesion among the other Departments in the School broaden and strengthen the interdisciplinary collaboration with other Departments in the School of Engineering and in the School of Health Sciences strengthen the University in a scientific field of crucial importance to development The Department of Materials Science accepted undergraduate students for the first time in September 2000. The number of first year students to be admitted, by entry examination, has been set by the Ministry of Education to 105 first-year students for the academic year 2002-2003. DEGREES OFFERED Undergraduate: Ptychio (four-year degree) Post-Graduate: M.Sc., Ph.D. CHAIRPERSON Professor Demetri J. Photinos Telephone: +30-2610-996380 Tel. & Fax: +30-2610-969368 E-Mail: chair@matersci.upatras.gr 1 SECRETARY Mr Assimakopoulos Spiros Telephone: +30-2610-969351 Fax: +30-610-969368 SECRETARIAT Mrs Chalkiopoulou Dimitra Mrs Kapsali-Economopoulou Penelope Mrs Karabali Eleni Mr Krokos Anastasios Telephone: +30-2610-969922 Fax: +30-610-969368 STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION The Department is presently run by an Academic Board (AB) of faculty members from other Departments of the University. The AB was designated by the University Senate and operates under the legal status of an Interim General Assembly of the Department. The members of the AB are: Demetris Photinos Constantine Politis Alexandros Vanakaras Nikolaos Vernardakis Constantine Galiotis Vasilis Yannopapas Sotirios Baskutas Nikolaos Bouropoulos Panagiotis Poulopoulos Emmanouil Paspalakis Georgios Psarras Professor, Department of Materials Science (Chairman) Professor, Department of Engineering Sciences (Deputy Chairman) Lecturer, Department of Materials Science Professor, Department of Economics Professor, Department of Materials Science Lecturer, Department of Materials Science Lecturer, Department of Materials Science Lecturer, Department of Materials Science Lecturer, Department of Materials Science Lecturer, Department of Materials Science Lecturer, Department of Materials Science 2 At full operation, the Department is planned to be staffed according to the following table: Positions Academic Special Administrative and Technical Staff teaching Staff staff HE TE SE 21 2 7 4 3 HE: Higher education TE: Technical Education SE: Secondary Education Currently, the Academic, Administrative and Technical Staff of the Department is as follows: Academic Staff Baskoutas Sotirios Bouropoulos Nikolaos Galiotis Constantinos Paspalakis Emmanouil Photinos Demetris Poulopoulos Panagiotis Psarras Georgios Vainos Nikolaos Vanakaras Alexandros Yannopapas Vasilis Adjunct Academic Staff Karantzalis Alexandros Kordas Georgios Lalioti Nikolia Mouzakis Dionysios Mourtas Sryridon Papaggelis Konstantinos Papalois Apostolos Papasotiriou Panagiotis Pappas Dimitrios Pavlou Ourania Simserides Constantinos Tangoulis Vasillios Tasis Dimitrios Tsaousidou Margarita Lecturer Professor Lecturer Lecturer Lecturer Lecturer Assistant Professor Lecturer Lecturer Lecturer Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Lecturer Assistant Professor Lecturer Lecturer Professor Lecturer Professor Lecturer Lecturer Associate Professor Lecturer Lecturer 3 Administrative Staff Asimakopoulos Spyros Chalkiopoulou Dimitra Kapsali-Economopoulou Penelope Karabali Eleni Krokos Anastasios Technical Staff Dr. Dionissopoulou Stavroula Mr Zogas Stavros Special Technical Laboratory Staff Dr. Serpi Elena Mrs Zacharopoulou Joanna 4 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES According to the instituting plan of the new Department, research priority is given to the fields of (i) (ii) biomaterials molecular materials and (iii) micro/nanophase materials. Among the factors that were taken into account for research development along the above lines are: o o the scientific and technological importance of the chosen fields, both locally and globally the research activities in the other Departments of the School of Natural Sciences, as well as related research in Departments of the School of Engineering and of the School of Health Sciences o o avoiding the duplication of research activities that are already established within the university or elsewhere in Greece the prospects of funding for research infrastructure in the near future PROGRAMME OF STUDY General information The education system in Greece is based on semesters. The academic year starts in 1 st September every year and ends in 31st August the next year. It is separated in two semesters. The first (autumn) semester begins in the end of September and ends in the mid February. Classes for the second (spring) semester, resume in the mid February and last until the end of June. The exact dates are set by the Senate of the University of Patras. The programme of undergraduate studies is four years long (8 semesters) and includes lectures, laboratory training and Degree Thesis. It is designed to cover the full breadth of materials science. 5 The courses offered are grouped in semesters (autumn and spring semesters). The way these courses appear in the Course Summary Table indicates the sequence of courses a student should follow according to prerequisite knowledge. The Department’s curriculum consists of a core of basic courses (compulsory courses), which are taken by all the students and of courses (elective courses) that can be chosen by the students according to their special interests. Elective courses appear in the programme of studies from the fifth semester. There is no student quota for the elective courses, although in some cases there is a minimum requirement of three registered students for the course to be taught. The assessment consists of a final exam at the end of the semester and in some cases mid term exams or other forms of assessment are implemented during the semester. In the laboratories, students are regularly examined, usually orally on theory and practice accompanying each experiment. Students are required to present a written account of their results at the end of each experiment. All these are taken into account in the final grade of the course associated with the particular laboratory, together with the results of the final written examination on the course. Courses are offered in the Greek language. Lecturers normally use Greek textbooks. When necessary, English textbooks can be proposed by the lecturer and can be loaned by the Departmental or the central library. The grading is done on a 0-10 scale. The minimum passing grade is 5. When a course is accompanying by laboratory training, successful completion of all the experiments is also required. The final grade is determined according to factors, which vary from laboratory to laboratory, based on the exam grade as well as on the laboratory performance. Exams are offered to the students at the end of each semester. Students who fail in these exams can take an additional exam before the beginning of the autumn semester of each year. During the final year of studies, students are optionally assigned a research project under the supervision of a member of the academic staff and are required to write a Degree Thesis on it. The duration of the Degree Thesis project is at least two semesters. The Thesis is successfully completed after been public presented and been graded by the supervisor and a panel of three members assigned by the Academic Board of the Department. 6 A student is considered to have completed his/her studies in the Department when he/she has passed successfully courses corresponding to a minimum of 240 ECTS credits, according to the Department’s curriculum. The number of Greek credits that are assigned to each course is dictated by a regulation of the Greek Law for Higher Education (1268/82) which states that one Greek credit corresponds to 1 hr lecture per week per semester whereas for the rest of educational work (e.g. seminars and laboratories) one credit corresponds to 1-3 hr per week per semester. The ECTS system is based on 30 credits for each semester. Certain courses are assigned additional ECTS credits in order to complete the minimum of 30 credits per week per semester. An ERASMUS student who has studied for at least one year in this Materials Science Department can be considered as candidate to obtain the Diploma (Ptychion) in Materials Science offered by the Department. The ERASMUS committee of the Department in charge of the recognition of studies carried out abroad, will consider the student’s transcript of records and his/her performance in the Department and will decide whether the courses successfully passed in the parent institution correspond to the ones in this Department or whether additional attendance and examination in some of the courses is required. After graduation a student can follow a graduate programme of studies leading to a Postgraduate Diploma of Specialization (PDS) or a Doctorate Degree (DD). The programme of graduate studies of the Department is to be developed over the next two years. PROGRAMME PLAN Undergraduate studies The first two digits of the course code number indicate the year and the semester respectively, in which the course is taught. The third digit represents the course number. The four numerals following each course code number indicate lecture hours, seminar hours, laboratory hours and number of ECTS credits respectively. Starting from the fifth semester students have to choose from a list of elective courses in order to complete 30 ECTS credit units per semester. Abbreviations used in the following table, are: L, lectures (h/w); S, seminars (h/w); L/Y, laboratory (h/w). 7 COURSE SUMMARY TABLE FIRST YEAR SEMESTER I L S L/Y ECTS Credits GEOL MATH I INFO I PHYS I LPHY I CHEM I 111 112 113 114 115 116 3 3 2 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 2 4 6 6 5 3 6 MATS I LMTS I MATH II INFO II PHYS II LPHY II CHEM II 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 3 0 3 2 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 2 SEMESTER II L S L/Y ECTS Credits 5 3 5 5 4 3 5 SECOND YEAR SEMESTER III L S L/Y ECTS Credits CBIO I MATS II LMTS II MATH III PHYS III LPHY III PHCH I 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 3 4 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 6 3 5 5 3 4 CBIO II LBIO MATS III LMTS III MATH IV PRST PHYS IV LPHY IV MCST SEMESTER IV L S L/Y ECTS Credits 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 3 0 4 0 2 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 6 3 3 3 4 2 4 8 THIRD YEAR SEMESTER V L S L/Y ECTS Credits MATS IV LMTS IV PHCH II LPCH QMEC CHEM III 351 352 353 354 355 356 4 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 6 3 4 3 3 4 7 Elective courses 14 MATS V LMTS V MCST MPQE 361 362 363 364 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 SEMESTER VI L S L/Y ECTS Credits 6 3 4 3 Elective courses FORTH YEAR SEMESTER VII L S L/Y ECTS Credits MATS VI LMTS VI DETH I 471 472 473 Elective courses 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 3 6 15 Elective courses 20 DETH II 482 SEMESTER VIII L S L/Y ECTS Credits 10 9 LIST OF ELECTIVE COURSES Special Courses in Materials Science: TITLE L L/Y ECTS CREDITS Amorphous Alloys and nanostructures materials Biomaterials for Special Applications Ceramics and Glasses Composites Materials Computational Materials Science I Computational Materials Science II Construction Materials Electronic Stages and circuits Introduction to Materials and Processes of Quantum Electronics Magnetic Materials Materials of Earth Materials and Environment Optical and Optoelectronics Materials Photonics I Photonics II Practical Training Science and Technology of Liquid Crystalline Materials Semiconductor Materials and Devices Smart Materials Study of Materials Structure with Scattering Techniques Superconductors Surface Science-Thin Films Topics of Industrial and Technological Applications of Materials I Topics of Industrial and Technological Applications of Materials II 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 10 General Courses TITLE Bioethics Cognitive Psychology Economy of Technology I Economy of Technology II Economics for non-economists Environmental Economics for noneconomists Introduction to Sociology in Education Philosophy of Science I 3 0 3 3 0 3 L L/Y ECTS CREDITS 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 DESCRIPTION OF UNDERGRADUATE COURSE UNITS The following courses are offered by the Department of Materials Science arranged as in the programme plan. The lecturer or lecturers names in the table below are followed by a parenthesis denoting the Department to which they belong. ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits GEOL 111 ΓΔΧΛ 111 Geology C. Katagas, Profs., J. Koukouvelas Assist. Prof. (Department of Geology) lectures (3 h/w), laboratories (2 h/w) autumn semester 4 Content: The Earth in the solar system. Internal structure and composition of the earth. Internal energy and geological processes. The formation of the primitive crust, the seas and the atmosphere of the earth. The geological cycle. Oceanic and continental crust, sea floor spreading, destruction of the oceanic crust, continental drift and plate movement. Geological time, stratigraphy and palaeoclimates. Geological processes: erosion, sedimentation, sedimentary rocks. Deformation, folds, faults and earthquakes. Magmatism, crystallization of the magma, formation of igneous rocks. Metamorphism, metamorphic phase diagrams and metamorphic rocks. Petrogenesis and tectonic evolution of the earth. 11 The rocks as natural materials. Fundamental aspects of planetary geology. Laboratory:  The solar system (Sun’s energy, planets, satellites, origin of the solar system).  Major characteristics of the Earth’s crust.  Earthquakes and the interior of the earth.  Density, Pressure and Temperature in the interior of the Earth.  Minerals formed from the cooling magma. Rock-forming minerals of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.  Physical properties and identification of minerals.  Identification and classification of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.  Interpretation of topographic maps and topographic sections.  Interpretation of geological maps (horizontal and inclined strata, faults and folds, igneous intrusions and extrusions). ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits MATH I 112 ΜΑΘM Ι 112 Applied Mathematics I S. Baskoutas Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w), seminars (1 h/w) autumn semester 6 Content: Functions of one variable: limit, continuity, inverse functions. Exponential, logarithmic and hyperbolic functions. Inverse trigonometric and hyperbolic functions. Differentiation of one variable functions: methods of differentiation and applications, differentials. Implicit differentiation. Functions of several variables: limit, continuity, partial derivatives, differentials. Integration of one variable functions: methods of integration and applications. Improper integrals. First order differential equations (separable equations). Infinite series-Convergence of an infinite series. Differentiation and integration of an infinite series. Taylor series, power series. Complex numbers. Vectors. Coordinate systems. Dot and cross products. Lines and planes. Conic sections. Crammer method for the solution of linear systems of equations. 12 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits INFO I 113 ΠΛΗΡ Ι 113 Informatics I A. Vanakaras, Lecturer and V. Giannopappas, Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (2 h/w), laboratories (4 h/w) autumn semester 6 Content: Introduction. Basic terminology. Historical overview of computing systems. The binary system. Basic concepts of Boolean algebra. Hardware and software. Computer architecture. Central Processing Unit. Main (RAM) and cache memory. Input/Output devices. Peripheral devices. Operating System and its role. CPU Control. Memory management. File management. Applications software. The Unix environment: Getting started, basic commands, file management, the vi editor. Communications and Networks. Media and ways of information transmission. Network types. Functioning and communication protocols of Internet. Finding information and distributing it (electronic mail, world wide web, file transfer protocol, talk and teleconference). Special topics. Telematics and its services. Neuronic networks. Artificial intelligence. Multimedia. Programming. Algorithms and logical diagrams. FORTRAN90. Syntax, input-output commands, decision structures, loop structures, handling of multidimensional variables, subprograms, basic programming techniques. Practice in designing and implementing simple algorithms. Laboratory:  Acquaintance with Microsoft Windows environment. Manipulation of files with the MS Windows Explorer, execution of simple programs, finding files or folders, controlling peripheral devices.  The MS Word processor. The spreadsheet MS Excel. MicroCal Origin for creating graphs.  Finding information and distributing it in the Internet. www, e-mail, telnet, ftp.  Acquaintance with Unix environment. File management, basic commands, the vi editor, the X-Windows environment.  The MS Fortran PowerStation environment. Development and execution of simple programs.  Flow control commands.  Using arrays and functions.  Writing and reading files. 13 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits PHYS Ι 114 ΦΤ΢Κ Ι 114 Physics Ι Ev. Vitoratos, Associate Prof. (Department of Physics) lectures (3 h/w) autumn semester 5 Content: Physics and measurement. Directed quantities: vectors. Kinetics in one, two and three dimensions. Newton’s Laws of motion and applications. Work and energy. Kinetic energy, potential energy and conservation of energy. Friction. Impulse and momentum. Motion of systems. Center of mass and moment of inertia. Rotational dynamics. Rotational momentum and energy. Rigid bodies at rest. Elasticity. The stress-strain curve. Hook’s law. Young’s modulus, bulk modulus, torsion modulus and Poisson’s constant. Universal Gravitation. Oscillatory motion. Wave theory and wave phenomena. Surface tension. Capillary phenomena. Hydrodynamics. Laminar and turbulent flow. Law of continuity and Bernoulli’s law. Internal friction. Poiseuille’s law. LPHY Ι 115 ΔΦΤ΢ Ι 115 Laboratory I of Physics S. Baskoutas, Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) laboratories (2 h/w) autumn semester 3 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits         Measurements – Error Analysis. Analysis of the experimental data – Graphics. Density of materials – Usage of Vernier caliper and Micrometer. Determination of torsion modulus of various metallic bars. Torsional vibrations and Moment of inertia. Viscosity measurement with the falling-ball viscometer. Determination of the surface tension of liquids. Elastic and plastic deformation – Determination of the elastic modulus. Mechanical conservation of energy – Maxwell disk. 14 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits CHEM Ι 116 ΥΗΜΔ Ι 116 Chemistry I S. Perlepes, Assoc. Prof. (Department Chemistry) lectures (3 h/w), laboratories (2 h/w) autumn semester 6 of Content: Atoms, molecules and ions: Atomic structure and the periodic table. Electron configuration of atoms. Periodicity and periodic properties of the elements. Ionic and covalent bonding. Molecular Geometry and molecular orbital theory. Solutions and solubility. Acid bases and salts and their reactions. pH. Chemical equilibrium. Le Chatelier principle. Fundamentals of electrochemistry. Mechanisms of chemical reactions and principles of catalysis. Oxidation-reduction reactions. Metallurgy and chemistry of the main group metals: Natural sources of the metallic elements. Metallurgy. Bonding in metals. The alkali metals (Lithium, Sodium and Potassium). The alkaline earth metals (Magnesium, Calcium). Group IIIA and IVA metals (Aluminium, Tin and Lead). Chemistry of nonmetals: The Carbon family, Nitrogen and the Phosphorous family, Oxygen and the Sulfur family. The Halogens. The Noble gases. The Transition elements. Description and properties of Transition Elements with increased technological interest: Titanium, Vanadium, Chromium, Iron, Nickel, Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Mercury. Laboratory      Preparation and dilution of solutions, Measuring pH: a) Preparation and dilution of solutions, b) Acid-Base solutions and pH measurements. Chemical Equilibrium: a) The concept of equilibrium, b) Effects of reactant or product concentration changes and c) Effect of temperature changes. Chemical Kinetics: α) The change of concentration with time, b) Catalysis and self-catalysis. Synthesis of Inorganic compounds by oxidation and reduction reactions. Isolation and purification of Metals from minerals or alloys MATS I 121 EΠΤΛ I 121 Materials Science I (Introduction to Materials Science, Crystal Structures, Diffusion, Mechanical Properties and Failure of Materials) Psarras G. Lecturer and Papaggelis K. Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) spring semester 5 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits 15 Content: Introduction. Historical perspective of materials. Why Study Materials Science. Importance of materials for economy, technology and society. Classification of materials. Crystalline, quasi-crystalline and amorphous materials. Atomic and Molecular Structure. Chemnical bonds. Structure of Crystalline Solids. Crystal structures. Crystal systems. Crystallographic lattices of Bravais. Crystallographic coordinates, directions and planes. Miller indices. Amorphous materials. Anisotropy. X-Ray Diffraction: Determination of Crystal structures. Imperfections in Solids. Point defects. Vacancies and Self-Interstitials. Impurities in Solids. Solid Solutions. Miscellaneous imperfections. Dislocations-Linear Defects. Interfacial Defects. Bulk or Volume defects. Grain boundaries. Twin boundaries. Optical and electron microscopy. Diffusion. Diffusion Mechanisms. Steady and Nonsteady-State diffusion. Factors that influence diffusion. Other diffusion paths. Mechanical Properties of Metals. Concepts of Stress and Strain. Elastic deformation. Stress-Strain Behavior. Elastic properties of materials. Anelasticity. Plastic deformation. Tensile Properties. Compressive, Shear, and Torsional deformation. Elastic recovery during plastic deformation. Hardness. Variability of Materials Properties. Design/Safety Factors. Dislocations and Strengthening Mechanisms. Dislocations and characteristics of dislocations. Slip systems. Plastic deformation of Polycrystalline materials. Deformation by Twinning. Mechanisms of strengthening in metals. Recovery, recrystallization and grain growth. Failure. Fracture. Ductile and Brittle fracture. Fatigue. Cyclic Stresses. The S-N Curve. Crack iniatiation and propagation. Enviromental effects. Creep. Stress and temperature effects. Data extrapolation Methods. Alloys for High-Temperature use. ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits         LMTS I 122 EΔΠΤ I 122 Laboratory I of Materials Science Departmental Academic Staff laboratories (2 h/w) spring semester 3 Scanning Electron Microscopy. Morphology of crystals-symmetry Synthesis and characterization of single-crystals. Use of optical microscopy for magnification purposes. Preparation of metallic samples for metallographic examination. X-Rays Diffraction. Hardness test. Tensile test of metals 16 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits MATH II 123 ΜΑΘM II 123 Applied Mathematics II Departmental Academic Staff lectures (3 h/w), seminars (1 h/w) spring semester 5 Content: Vector functions. Curves, curvature. Surfaces, surfaces of revolution. Scalar and vector fields. Directional derivative. Gradient, divergence, curl. Functions of several variables: Taylor expansion, mimima and maxima. Minima and maxima with side conditions, Lagrange multipliers. Line, surface, double and triple integrals. Jacobians; changing variables in multiple integration. Green’s, Stokes’ and Gauss’ theorems. Potential energy functions. Algebra of matrices. Determinants. Linear systems of equations. Methods for the solution of linear systems of equations. Vector spaces and subspaces. Linear independence, basis and dimension. Linear transformations. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Similarity transformations, diagonalization. Introduction to tensor analysis. Elasticity tensor. ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits INFO II 124 ΠΛΗΡ ΙI 124 Informatics II A. Vanakaras, Lecturer and V. Giannopappas, Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (2 h/w), laboratories (4 h/w) spring semester 5 Content: Introduction to numerical analysis. Number systems, errors, computational methods for error estimation. Solving linear sets of equations with direct (Gauss elimination) and recursive methods. Solving non-linear equations and non-linear sets of equations with the Newton-Raphson method. Numerical interpolation, differentiation and integration. Solving ordinary differential equations using finite difference schemes. The approximation of functions by the method of least squares. Elements of stochastic simulation. Laboratory:  Calculating functions, polynomials and roots of equations.  Interpolation. Approximation of functions.  Numerical integration and differentiation.  Matrix operations. Solving linear sets of equations. 17     Solving non-linear sets of equations. Solving ordinary differential equations. The molecular dynamic simulation. The Monte Carlo method and simulation; applications to multiple integration problems. PHYS II 125 ΦΤ΢Κ ΙΙ 125 Physics II S. Baskoutas, Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) spring semester 4 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits Content: THERMODYNAMICS. Temperature, ideal gas, heat, heat capacity and specific heat. Thermal expansion. First law of thermodynamics. Introduction to kinetic theory of gases. Laws of ideal gases-PVT variations. Equation of state. Second law of thermodynamics. Thermal machines. Entropy. Heat conduction. OSCILLATIONS. Fundamental concepts, energy considerations in the simple harmonic motion, equations of the simple harmonic motion. The simple pendulum, the physical pendulum. Damped oscillations, forced oscillations and resonance. Types of waves, traveling waves, one-dimensional waves, superposition and interference of waves. Velocity of waves in strings, reflection and transmission of waves. Harmonic waves, the energy of harmonic waves in strings. The linear equation of a wave. Velocity of the sound waves, harmonic sound waves, energy and intensity of the harmonic sound waves. Spherical and planar waves. The Doppler effect. Superposition and interference of harmonic waves. Standing waves, standing waves in strings fixed at both ends, resonance, standing waves in air columns, standing waves in rods and membranes. Beats, complex waves. Wave polarization. Characteristic parameters of a wave. Interference and diffraction of waves. Physical waves. ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits      LPHY II 126 EΦΤ΢ ΙΙ 126 Laboratory II of Physics Departmental Academic Staff laboratories (2 h/w) spring semester 3 Thermal expansion: Measurement of the linear expansion coefficient of various metals. Determination of the heat capacity of calorimeter and the latent heat of fusion of ice. Measurement of the latent heat of vaporization of water with the diagram T = f(t). The simple harmonic motion. Oscillation of the mass – spring system. Determination of g with the physical pendulum. 18    Determination of the resonance frequency, study of the forced oscillation and beats. Diffraction and interference of waves. Determination of wavelengths and frequencies with the Quinke tube. CHEM II 127 ΥΗΜΔ ΙΙ 127 Chemistry II S. P. Perlepes Prof. and Th. Tselios Assist. Prof. (Department of Chemistry) lectures (3 h/w), laboratories (2 h/w) spring semester 5 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits Content: Introduction in Organic Chemistry. Organic chemistry nomenclature and isomers. Hydrocarbons: Alkanes, cycloalkanes alkenes and alkynes. aromatic hydrocarbons, reactions of hydrocarbons. Polarity of organic compounds and inductive effect. Derivatives of hydrocarbons: organic compounds containing Oxygen, reactions of oxygen-containing organic compounds, organic compounds containing Nitrogen, organic polymers. Nucleophilic substitution reactions. Biological molecules, proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, lipids. Laboratory      Synthesis and characterization of transition metals coordination compounds Synthesis of Organic compounds: a) synthesis of acetanilide, b) synthesis of πnitro-acetanilide and c) synthesis of a liquid crystal. Extraction of caffeine from coffee Thin film liquid chromatography Synthesis of a liquid crystal CBIO I 231 ΒΙΟΚ Ι 231 Cellular Biology I G. Kapetanaki Assoc. Prof (Department of Biology) lectures (3 h/w) autumn semester 4 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits Content: Principles of cell organization: structure and function of cellular organelles. Principles of molecular organization: structure and function of macromolecules. The cell surface and its interactions with the extracellular matrix. Structure of the extracellular matrix macromolecules; collagen, laminin, fibronectins, integrins, proteoglycans. The cytoplasmic membrane system: synthesis, maturation, and circulation of proteins. Cytoskeleton. Membrane transport. Cell communication and signalling. Cell interactions. Cell recognition, adhesion, and movement. Microscopy. Observation of cells and tissues. 19 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits MATS II 232 ΔΠΤΛ ΙΙ 232 Materials Science II (Processing of Materials, Ceramics, Corrosion and Degradation of Materials) P. Poulopoulos, Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (4 h/w) autumn semester 6 Content: Phase Diagrams. Solubility limit, Phases, Microstructures. Phase Equilibria. Equilibrium Phase Diagrams. Binary isomorphous and eutectic systems. Eutectoid and Peritectic reactions. The Gibbs Phase rule. The Iron-Carbon system. The IronIron Carbide (Fe-Fe3C) phase diagram. Development of Microstructures in IronCarbon alloys. The influence of other alloying elements. Phase Transformation in Metals and Development of Microstructure. Phase transformations. Microstructural and property changes in iron-carbon alloys. Isothermal transformation diagrams. Continuous cooling transformation diagrams. Mechanical behavior of iron-carbon alloys. Tempered martensite. Thermal Processing of Metal Alloys. Annealing processes. Heat treatment of steels. Hardenability and Influence of quenching medium, specimen size and geometry. Precipitation hardening. Heat treatments and mechanism of hardening. Metal Alloys. Fabrication of metals. Ferrous alloys. Nonferrous alloys. Copper, Aluminum, Magnisium, Titanium alloys. Refractory alloys. Superalloys. Noble metals. Ceramic Materials. Crystal structure and properties of ceramics. Silicate ceramics. Carbon(diamond, graphite, fullerenes). Imperfections in ceramics. Ceramic phase diagrams. Mechanical properties. Brittle fracture of ceramics. Stress-Strain behavior. Mechanisms of plastic deformation. Applications and processing of Ceramics. Glasses. Properties, forming and heat treatiment of glasses. Glass-ceramics. Clay products. The characteristics, compositions and fabrication techniques of clay products. Drying and firing. Refractories. Fireclay and silica refractories. Special refractories. Other applications and Processing methods. Abrasives. Powder pressing. Tape casting. Cements. Advanced ceramics. Corrosion and Degradation of Materials. Corrosion of metals. Electrochemical considerations. Corrosion rates and prediction of them. Passivity. Environmental effects. Forms of corrosion and corrosion environments. Corrosion prevention. Oxidation. Corrosion of ceramic materials. Swelling and dissolution. Bond rapture. Weathering. 20 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits        LMTS II 233 ΔΔΠΤ ΙΙ 233 Laboratory II of Materials Science P. Poulopoulos, Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) laboratories (2 h/w) autumn semester 3 Determination of the Young’s modulus of metals via the bending test. Determination of elastic moduli of metals and ceramics via the ultrasonic method. Thermal Processing of materials. Phase diagrams of metals and alloys. Jominy test. Corrosion of materials. Preparation of titania ceramic via the sol-gel method. ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits MATH IIΙ 234 ΜΑΘΜ ΙΙΙ 234 Applied Mathematics III V. Giannopappas Lecturer (Department Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w), seminars (1 h/w) autumn semester 5 of Content: Functions of a complex variable. Differentiation and integration of functions of a complex variable. Cauchy’s integral theorem. Laurent expansion. Calculus of residues. Homogeneous and nonhomogeneous ordinary differential equations. First order ordinary differential equations and methods of solution. N-th order ordinary differential equations with constant coefficients and methods of solution. Laplace transform and its application to the solution of ordinary differential equations. Methods of solution of systems of differential equations. Series solutions of ordinary differential equations-Frobenius’ method. Bessel functions. Legendre polynomials, orthogonality and expansion of functions in series of Legendre polynomials. Periodic functions, Fourier series, sine Fourier series, cosine Fourier series, complex representation of Fourier series, Parseval’s identity. Orthogonal and orthonormal functions-Kronecker delta. Applications of Fourier series. 21 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits PHYS IIΙ 235 ΦΤ΢Κ ΙΙΙ 235 Physics III Ch. Krontiras, Assist. Prof. (Department of Physics) lectures (3 h/w) autumn semester 5 Content: Electric charge and electric field. Coulomb’s law and Gauss’ Law. Electric potential. Capacity and dielectrics. Direct current, resistor and electromotive force. Ohm’s law. DC circuits. Kirchoff’s laws. Magnetic field and magnetic forces. Magnetic field sources. Magnetic flux. BiotSavart’s law. Ampere’s law. Electromagnetic induction. Self-induction and mutual inductance. Alternating current. Transformers. Electromagnetic oscillations. Thomson’s circuits. Maxwell’s equations. Electromagnetic waves. Nature and propagation of light. Geometric optics. Reflection and refraction of light. Mirrors and lenses. Dispersion of white light by prisms. The wave nature of light. Interference, diffraction by narrow slits and gratings, polarization of light. ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits        LPHY III 236 EΦΤ΢ ΙΙΙ 236 Laboratory III of Physics Departmental Academic Staff laboratories (2 h/w) autumn semester 3 Electrostatic fields and equal-potential surfaces. Ohm’s Law – determination of metals resistivity. The Wheatstone bridge. RL circuit - operating principles of oscilloscope. RC circuit Determination of the dielectric constant of materials. Biot-Savart’s law- magnetic field of circular coil. PHCH I 237 ΦΤ΢X I 237 Physical Chemistry I C. Galiotis, Prof. (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) spring semester 4 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits 22 Content: Thermodynamic Equilibrium. First and second Law of Thermodynamics. Thermodynamic equations of state. Theory and applications of thermochemistry. Reaction enthalpy, Hess’s Law, Calorimetry. Third Law of Thermodynamics. Physical transformation of pure materials and mixtures. Phase diagrams, partial moral quantities, thermodynamic mixing functions, real solutions and activity coefficients. Properties of ideal solutions. Phase rule. Two-component and three-component systems. Changes of state. Chemical reactions Laboratory:  Conductivity titration.  Determination of diffusion potential.  Vapour pressure of mixtures of ideal fluids.  Determination of the heat of formation for water.  Determination of the heat of formation for CO2 and CO. ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits CBIO II 241 BIOK ΙΙ 241 Cellular Biology IΙ Department of Biology lectures (3 h/w) autumn semester 4 Content: Nucleus. Chromosomal organization. Molecular genetics: transcription, translation. Recombinant DNA technology, genetic engineering. Cell division. Regulation of cell cycle. Cell death. Cancer. Differentiated cells and tissue organization. The cellular and molecular basis of immune response. Immune response to tissue injury and implants. Inflammation, and autoimmunity. Introduction to applications: biomaterials, tissue engineering, biotechnology. ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits    LBIO 242 EBIO 242 Biology Laboratory Departmental Academic Staff laboratories (2 h/w) autumn semester 1 Introduction to Microscopy. Mitosis. Blood: cell types and cell counting. 23    Histology. Histochemistry. Isolation of genomic DNA. MATS IIΙ 243 ΔΠΤΛ ΙΙΙ 243 Materials Science III (Polymers and Composite Materials – Properties of Materials) C. Galiotis, Prof. (Department of Materials Science) lectures (4 h/w) spring semester 6 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits Content: Macromolecular configurations. Statistics of random “walk”. Free rotation. Crystallization. Thermodynamics of crystallization. Crystallization models. Glass transition. Generalized Hooke’s law for polymers. Elastomeric state. Thermodynamics of elasto-elasticity. Viscoelasticity. Creep and stress relaxation. Viscoelastic models. Boltzmann’s superposition principle. Time and temperature equivalency. Mechanical failure. Plastic yielding and crazing yielding. Molecular phenomena. Fracture mechanics of polymers. Fatigue of polymers. Impact strength. Introduction to Processing of polymers. Advanced polymers: Fibres, films, liquid crystal polymers, photonic polymers etc. ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits LMTS IIΙ 244 EΔΠΤ ΙΙΙ 244 Laboratory III of Materials Science III Departmental Academic Staff laboratories (2 h/w) spring semester 3 Laboratory  Free radicals polymerization.  Polymers morphology – microscopy.  Tensile test of polymers.  Compression test of polymers.  Mechanical properties of composite materials.  Optical properties of semiconducting materials.  Electrical conductivity of materials.  Magnetic properties of materials. ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits MATH IV 245 MΑΘΜ ΙV 245 Applied Mathematics IV Departmental Academic Staff lectures (2 h/w), seminars (1 h/w) spring semester 3 24 Content: Fourier integral-Fourier transform. Sine and cosine Fourier transform. Inverse Fourier transform. Parseval’s identities. Convolution theorem. Dirac delta function. Generalized orthogonality condition. Applications of Fourier transform. Partial differential equations. Homogeneous and nonhomogeneous partial differential equations. Wave equation, Laplace equation and heat conduction equation. Initial and boundary conditions. Solution of partial differential equations with the method of separation of variables. Eigenvalue problems-Sturm-Liouville theory. Examples of solution of wave equation, Laplace equation and heat conduction equation. Integral equations-Green’s functions. Solution of ordinary differential equations using Green’s functions. Solution of partial differential equations using Green’s functions. ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits PRST 246 ΢ΣΠΘ 246 Probability Theory and Stochastic Methods A. Vanakaras, Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (2 h/w), seminars (1 h/w) spring semester 3 Content: Probability and Relative frequency. Basic concepts and definitions. The Axioms of Probability. Conditional Probability. Statistical Independence. Discrete and Continuous Random Variables. Probability and Probability Distribution Functions. Coefficients of Distributions. Generating and Characteristic Functions. Important Probability Distributions. Discrete: Bernoulli, Binomial, Poisson, Geometrical. Continuous: Uniform, Normal, Gamma, Exponential, X2, t, F. Some Limit Theorems. The Central Limit Theorem. Statistics. Sampling distributions. Random sample and sampling. The Basic theorem of Statistics. Estimators. Estimation methods. Point Estimation. Criteria for selecting an estimator. Testing Hypothesis. Confidence testing with X2 criterion. Correlation and Regression Analysis. Simple and multiple linear regression. Analysis of Variance. ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits PHYS IV 247 ΦΤ΢Κ ΙV 247 Physics IV (Atomic and Nuclear Physics) N. Vainos Assoc. Prof. (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) spring semester 4 Content: Classical theory of light. Huygens principle. Electromagnetic theory. Refractive index and dispersion-classical model. Snell’s law. The concept of geometrical optics. The perfect lens and image formation. Gauss and Lens-maker’s formulas. Compound 25 optical systems. Interference and diffraction of light. Michelson’s and Young’s interferometers. Multiple-beam interference-Fabry Perot etalon. Diffraction grating. Analyis of light using dispersion and diffraction elements. Black-body radiation. Planck’s hypothesis and energy quantisation. The quantum atomic model of Bohr. Energy levels. Photons. Photoelectric effect. Atomic spectrum. Wave nature of particles. Principle De Broglie. Electron diffraction. Heisenberg’s principle. Wavefunction of a particle and Schrödinger’s equation. Particle in potential well of infinite depth. Tunneling effect. Hydrogen atom. Quantum numbers. Pauli principle and periodic system of elements. Transitions and selection rules. Structure of the molecule. Quantum numbers and molecular transitions. The structure of the solid. Formation of the energy bands. Conductors-insulators-semiconductors. Electric carriers and conductivity. Atomic transitions. Emission of light and spectral broadening. Coherence of light. Spontaneous and stimulated emission of light. Einstein’s coefficients. Population inversion and the laser amplifier. Laser oscillator, threshold and production of Gaussian beam. Properties of laser radiation. Fluorescence and luminescence. Special topics: Introduction to the special relativity. Elements of nuclear physics. Structure of the nucleus. Binding energy. Radioactivity. Nuclear reactions. Chain reaction and nuclear explosion. Electric power generation in fission and fusion reactors. Accelerators. Elementary particles. ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits         LPHY IV 248 EΦΤ΢ ΙV 248 Laboratory IV of Physics Departmental Academic Staff laboratories (2 h/w) spring semester 2 Light sources-Black body and atomic emission Laser radiation-Laws of reflection and refraction Photoelectric effect Optical interference and diffraction Electron diffraction Scattering and fluorescence Semiconductor devices Nuclear radiation MCST 249 ΔΘΜΥ 249 Special Topics in Mechanics E. Paspalakis, Lecturer lectures (3 h/w) autumn semester 4 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits 26 Content:  Mechanics of a particle and of a system of particles  D’Alembert priciple and Lagrange’s equations.  Hamilton’s principle (calculus of variations ).  Hamilton equations. The principle of Least Action.  Constraints. Lagrange multipliers.  Conservation theorems and symmetry properties.  The virial theorem.  Scattering in a central force field.  The kinematics of rigid body motion. The Euler angles. The moment of inertia. The principal axis transformation.  Small oscillations.  Continuum Mechanics  Coordinate systems and coordinate transformations.  Theory of tensors  Theory of elasticity.  Kinematics and dynamics of continuum media.  Fluid Mechanics. ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits MATS IV 351 ΔΠΤΛ IV 351 Materials Science IV N. Bouropoulos, Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (4 h/w) autumn semester 6 Content: Introductory concepts, historical overview. Structure, physiology and properties of biological materials: tooth, bones, skin, and collagen. Structure, properties and applications of synthetic biomaterials: metals, polymers, hydrogels, resorable and erodible materials, ceramics, glasses, composites, thin films, fabrics. Host interactions to biomaterials: Protein adsorption to surfaces, cell interactions with materials, inflammation, toxicity, thrombosis, haemostasis, thrombolisis, tumorigenesis, and pathological calcification. Degradation and corrosion of biomaterials: Degradation of biomaterials in controlled drug delivery systems. Degradation of metals and ceramics in the biological environment. Effects of degradation and corrosion on the host. Perspectives and possibilities in biomaterials science: biomimetic materials, grafts and tissue engineering, biomedical sensors. 27 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits         LMTS IV 352 ΔΔΠΤ IV 352 Laboratory IV of Materials Science Departmental Academic Staff laboratories(2 h/w) autumn semester 3 Microscopic techniques in the study of tooth microstructure. Macroscopic and microscopic study of bones. Characterization of pathological encrustations from urinary biomaterials and cardiac valves by spectroscopic and structural analytical methods. Surface characterization of biocompatible materials using AFM microscopy Preparation and characterization of calcium phosphate salts with interest to biomaterials. Adsorption of proteins to surfaces. Preparation of biodegradable nanoparticles. Preparation and properties of hydrogels. PHCH II 353 ΦΤ΢Υ II 353 Physical Chemistry IΙ K. Vagenas Prof. (Department of Chemical Engineering) lectures (3 h/w) autumn semester 4 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits Content: Atoms and atomic spectra. Hydrogen atom, many-electrons atoms, term symbols of atomic states, spectra and selection rules. Molecules and molecular spectra. Hydrogen molecule. Term symbols of molecular states, molecular spectra and selection rules. Structure of polyatomic molecules. Symmetry: description and consequences. Symmetry groups. Determination of molecular structure. Rotational and Vibrational spectra. Electronic spectroscopy. Fluorescence and Phosphorescence. Resonance techniques (ESR, NMR, MOESSBAUER, LASER). ECTS Course Code LPCH 354 Local Course Code ΔΦΤΥ 354 Title Laboratory II of Physical Chemistry Lecturer Departmental Academic Staff Type laboratories (4 h/w) Period autumn semester ECTS Credits 3  Coordination ion formation equilibrium/Coordination ion formation constant  Determination of the enthalpy of neutralization  Liquid-vapor phase diagram of a binary mixture 28         Determination of phase diagram of a ternary system Vapor pressure of an ideal fluid Cryoscopic determination of molecular mass Detremination of standard oxidation potential of a redox system Conductivity of electrolytes-Conductivity titration Electrical equivalent of heat Experimental determination of ratio CP/CV Partial molar quantities ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits QMEC 355 ΚΒKM 355 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics D. Photinos, Prof. and E. Paspalakis, Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) autumn semester 3 Content:  General Principles and Postulates: Waves and particles. The Schrödinger equation. Statistical meaning of the wavefunction. Operators, observables and expectation values. Eigenfunctions and spectra of eigenvalues. Uncertainty relations.  Applications: Particle in a box of one, two and three dimensions. Scattering from one-dimensional potential barriers, tunneling. Harmonic oscillator. Rotation in two and three dimensions, spherical harmonics. Rigid rotor. Central potential in three dimensions, hydrogen atom.  Completing Basic Theory: Spin. Spin matrices, Pauli spin matrices. Spin in a magnetic field. Addition of angular momenta. ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits CHEM IIΙ 356 XHME ΙΙΙ 356 Chemistry III N. Bouropoulos, Lecturer (Department Materials Science) lectures (2 h/w), laboratories (2 h/w) autumn semester 4 of Introduction to instrumental chemical analysis techniques used in materials science. Basic properties of materials used for their characterization. Elementary analysis of materials: atomic absorption spectroscopy, X-Ray Fluoresence spectroscopy, Electroanalytical techniques. Structural characterization of materials by spectroscopic techniques: Infrared/Raman spectroscopy, UV-Visible, nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectroscopy. Applications of X-Ray diffraction to the structural characterization of materials. Chromatographic techniques. Thermal methods of analysis. 29 Laboratory Materials characterization by Infrared spectrometry and UV/Visible spectroscopy. Application of Atomic absorption spectroscopy for characterization of materials. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Analysis of materials by ICP/MS. Application of high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) on materials characterization. ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits Content: MATS V 361 ΔΠΤΛ V 361 Materials Science V (Structure, Properties and Processing of Polymers. Advanced Polymers) C. Galiotis, Prof. (Department of Materials Science) lectures (4 h/w) spring semester 6 Electronic and crystal structure of solids. Lattice vibrations. Phonons. Fermi statistics. Free electron gas. Energy bands. Electrical and thermal conductivity. Heat capacity. Resistivity. Hall effect. Energy bands. Bloch functions. Kroning-Penney model. Conductors. Semiconductors. Imperfections, mechanical behavior and dislocations, formation and crystal growth, crystal melting. Order-disorder transformations. Electronic band structures of semiconductors. Energy bands. Direct and indirect energy gap. Electrons and holes. Effective mass. Intrinsic semiconductors and doping. Carrier mobility and concentration. Extrinsic semiconductors. Majority and minority carriers. P-N junction. Schottky barrier. Negative resistance and Gunn effect. Amorphous semiconductors. Semiconductor devices: FET transistor, Zener diode, MOS and CMOS technology, integrated circuits. Microelectronics. Nanoelectronics. Dielectric materials. Polarization, polarizability. Electric susceptibility and permeability. Local Field. Lorentz theory. Permeability’s frequency dependence. Refractive index and dispersion. Propagation and absorption of electromagnetic wave. Crystal lattices and dielectric compounds. Ferroelectic and paraelectric compounds. Piezoelectic and pyroelectric effect. Electromagnetic absorption devices. Magnetic materials. Diamagnetism. Langevin theory of diamagnetism. Paramagnetism. Quantum theory of Paramagnetism. Paramagnetism of conduction electrons. Ferromagnetism. Curie temperature. Curie-Weiss law. Temperature dependence of the saturation magnetization. Ferrimagnetism. Curie temperature and susceptibility of ferrimagnetic compounds. Ferromagnetic domains. Magnetic thin films. Magnetic information storage. 30 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits            LMTS V 362 EΔΠΤ V 362 Laboratory V of Materials Science Departmental Academic Staff laboratories (2 h/w) spring semester 3 Thermal analysis of polymers. Determination of the melting point, of the temperature of vitreous transition and of crystallinity. Mechanical properties of polymers. Stress-strain experiments. Infrared spectroscopy (Characteristic absorption frequencies at infrared, characterization of polymers via infrared spectroscopy). Dynamic mechanical analysis. Spectroscopic characterization of polymers. Mechanical properties of polymers. Fracture mechanics in polymers. Determination of molecular weights (viscosity measurement) and distribution of molecular weights. Characterization of polymers with NMR. Characterization of polymers with DSC. Impact test in polymers. MCST 363 ΢ΣΜΥ 363 Statistical Mechanics A. Vanakaras, Lecturer and Photinos D. Prof. (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) spring semester 4 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits Content: Microscopic and Macroscopic states of a thermodymanic system. Thermodynamic Equilibrium. Phase space. Partition Function. The connection between Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics. Statistical ensembles : microcanonical, canonical and grand-canonical. Calculation of the translational, rotational and vibrational contributions to the internal energy, entropy and heat capacity of gases. Boltmann, Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein distributions. Quantum Gases. The specific heat of a perfect crystal. Conducting and insulating solids. Phase transitions. Coexistence of phases. Order parameters. Phenomenological Landau theory of second order phase transitions. Study of interacting systems: One dimensional hard-sphere gas. The Ising model and isomorphous systems. Ferromagnets. Superconductivity. The mean-field method. Molecular Simulations. 31 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title MPQE 364 ΢ΜΦΚ 364 Elements of Molecular Physics and Quantum Chemistry Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits E. Paspalakis, Lecturer and D. Photinos Prof. (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) spring semester 3 Content: Approximation Methods: First order time-independent perturbation theory. Variational method. Time-dependent perturbation theory, two-level system. Atomic Structure: Indistinguishable and identical particles. Pauli exclusion and generalized principles. The Helium atom. Many-electron atoms. The building-up principle. Periodic table. Molecular Structure: Born-Oppenheimer approximation. Hydrogen molecular ion. Molecular orbital theory, LCAO-MO. Diatomic and polyatomic molecules. The Huckel approximation. Tight-binding model and the band theory of solids. Molecular Symmetry: Operation and symmetry elements. Symmetry classification of molecules. Immediate consequences of symmetry. Molecular Spectroscopy: General features. Populations, intensity, selection rules and linewidth. Vibration and Rotation Spectra of diatomic and polyatomic molecules. The Raman effect. Electronic transitions. Electric and Magnetic Properties of Molecules: Electric properties. Permanent and induced electric dipole moments. Polarization. Magnetic properties. Magnetic susceptibility. Permanent and induced magnetic dipole moments. ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Type Period ECTS Credits MATS VI 471 ΔΠΤΛ VI 471 Materials Science VI (Advanced Materials: Growth, Processing, Structure and Properties) Psarras G. Lecturer and Papaggelis K. Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (4 h/w) autumn semester 6 Content: Special subjects on ceramics. Refractory ceramic oxides. Prediction of the environmental stability and the role of the ionic bond. Analytic presentation of Alumina and Zirconia. Ceramics with electrical properties. Conduction in mixed conductors. Applications of ceramics with novel electrical properties. Fuel cells, solid oxide fuel cells - electro catalysts. Sensors, sensors of oxygen detection. Oxygen pumps. Structure of oxides with ionic/electronic conduction. Ceramic superconductors. Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) theory. Coupling mechanisms. Structure of ceramic superconductors. Applications and perspectives. 32 Glasses. Introduction. Models of structure for glasses. Prediction for glass formation. Mechanical properties. Joint between glass/metal and glass/ceramic. Resistance of glasses. Ceramic glasses Introduction. Technical processes. Nucleation of crystals. Separation of the liquid phase in systems of glass formation. Crystal growth. Ceramic glasses as an outcome of the control of process variables. The role of the remaining glassy phase. Semiconductors. Introduction. Electrons inside a periodic potential-band structure. Metals, semiconductors, isolators. Properties of valence and conductivity bands. Density of states. Holes inside semiconductors. Band structure of some semiconductors (Si, GaAs, AlAs, GaN, HgTe etc.). Modification of the band structure via alloy formation. Modification of the band structure via heterostructures. Intrinsic carrier concentration. Defect levels in semiconductors. Impurities, donors and acceptors. Special subjects on metals. Amorphous alloys. Preparation methods. Applications and perspectives of novel metallic alloys and intermetallic compounds. Quasicrystals. Pentagonal symmetry. Aluminum alloys. Phase transformations and stability. ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits         LMTS VI 472 ΔΔΠΤ VI 472 Laboratory VI of Materials Science Departmental Academic Staff laboratories(1 h/w) autumn semester 3 Preparation of ceramics via the Sol-Gel method. Simple glasses, supramax, quartz, processing, thermal and optical properties measurements. Identification and characteristic properties (density, morphology, colour, thermal conductivity, hardness) of simple and advanced ceramics, semiconductors, metals and glasses. Photodiods (LED) and electronic elements: Identification and electrical measurements. Photovoltaic elements, transforming solar energy into electric one. Shape memory of metallic alloys. Copper alloys, identification, electrical and thermal properties. Thin films, magneto-optic Kerr effect, hysteresis effects/Barkhausen, ferromagnetic domains. DETH I 473 ΓΠΔΡ I 473 Degree Thesis Departmental Academic Staff lectures (2 h/w), laboratories (4 h/w) autumn semester 10 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits 33 Content: First semester of the research project. This research work (Diploma work in Greek) is accomplished under the supervision of a faculty member. ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits DETH II 482 ΓΠΔΡ II 482 Degree Thesis II Departmental Academic Staff laboratories (10 h/w) spring semester 13 Content: Second semester of the research project. Submission of Diploma Thesis is finally required. Elective Courses Special Courses in Materials Science ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits ANAM Amorphous Alloys and Nanostructured Materials C. Politis Prof. (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) elective course 3 BIOM Biomaterials for Special Applications N. Bouropoulos, Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) elective course 3 Content: Application of biomaterials in medicine. a) Orthopedic: Structure and properties of bone. Bone problems and treatments Orthopedic implants. Fracture management materials, Arthroplasty. b) Cardiology: The cardiovascular system. Cardiovascular devices and materials,. Substitute heart valves, stents, peacemakers, blood substitutes. c) Dentistry: Biology of dental tissues, Materials for dental restorations. d) Urology: Diseases. catheters, and stents, e) Ophthalmology. Introduction to optics of the eye. Contact lenses, intraocular lenses. f) Other applications: Drug delivery systems, transdermal drug delivery through patches. Design and development of biomaterials with antibacterial properties. Biosensors. Use of biopolymers for skin reconstruction. Inductive tissue regeneration. 34 ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits CEGL Ceramics and Glasses Departmental Academic Staff lectures (3 h/w) elective course 3 ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits COMT Composites Materials C. Galiwtis Prof.,(Department Science) lectures (3 h/w) elective course 3 of Materials Content: Introduction: Classification of composite materials. Heterogeneity and anisotropy. Matrix material (polymers, metals, ceramics). Reinforcing materials. Nanocomposites. Processing methods: Autoclave processing. Resin Transfer Moulding. Filament Winding. Pultrusion techniques. Interfaces: Adhesion and interactions at the interface. Tailoring the interface. Stress transfer models. Mechanical properties: Stiffness and strength of composites. Mechanical anisotropy. Unidirectional and multidirectional composites. Mechanisms of failure. Thermal behaviour: Thermal expansion and conductivity. Heat capacity. Residual thermal stresses. Hydrothermal properties. Electrical behaviour: The law of mixtures. Dielectric behaviour and failure. Electrical conductivity. Applications: Aerospace. Transport. Electrical and electronic. Sports industry. Medicine. ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits COMT Computational Materials Science I A. Vanakaras, Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) elective course 3 35 ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer COMT Computational Materials Science II A. Vanakaras, Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) elective course ELGC 011 ΗΛΒΚ 011 Electronic circuits and devices I. Charitantis, Assoc. Prof. (Department of Physics) and P. Poulopoulos, Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) elective course 3 Type Period ECTS Credits Content: Conductors-Semiconductors. Conductivity of semiconductors. The pn junction. The solid state diode-modeling and simple applications. Bipolar transistor: Operationmodeling- simple analogue amplifier-digital gates. Software for circuit analysis. Heterojunctions: Metal-semiconductor junction, CMOS technology, MOS transistormodeling and applications Technology of integrated circuits. Integration processes. ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period Content: MPQE Introduction to Materials and Processes of Quantum Electronics E. Paspalakis, Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) elective course Basic materials and systems for quantum electronic processes: atomic-molecular systems, semiconductors, semiconductor quantum wells and quantum dots, ion-doped crystals. Methods for modeling interaction of light with materials: probability amplitude and density matrix approach. Description and modeling of decay and dephasing processes in systems used in quantum electronics. Optical Bloch equations for semiconductors. Methods for population transfer between quantum states: Rabi oscillations and adiabatic population transfer. Quantum description of absorption and dispersion in materials. Linear and nonlinear optical response of excitons. Control of absorption and dispersion in quantum systems: 36 self-induced transparency, electromagnetically induced transparency and slow light. Lasing without inversion. Propagation in phase coherent media. Light storage and retrieval in quantum systems. Enhanced nonlinear optics with electromagnetically induced transparency. Enhanced parametric generation in phase coherent media. Linear and nonlinear electron waveguides. Basic elements of quantum computation: quantum bit and systems for its realization. Entangled states. Quantum gates. Basic quantum circuits. ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits MAGM Magnetic Materials P. Poulopoulos, Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) I. Galanakis Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (2 h/w) and laboratory training (1 h/w) elective course 3 Content: Magnetic order and critical phenomena. Quantum theory of magnetism. Electronelectron interactions. Localized and itinerant electrons. Static and dynamic behavior of magnetic domains. Magnetic structures. Magnetic anisotropy and experimental methods of its determination. Soft magnets and their applications. Magnetic shielding. Hard magnets. Magnetic recording and modern trends. Sensors, magnetoresistance. Laboratory training: Hysteresis loops of steels Ac-susceptibility Magneto-optic Kerr effect Magnetic balance Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits Materials of Earth C. Katagas, Prof. (Department of Geology) lectures (3 h/w) elective course 3 CMTS I Computational Materials Science I A. Vanakaras, Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) elective course 3 37 ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits CMTS I I Computational Materials Science II A. Vanakaras, Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) elective course 3 EARM Earth Materials Ch. Katagas, Prof. (Department of Geology) lectures (2 h/w), laboratories (1 h/w) elective course 3 MENV Materials and Environment M. Kornaros, Lecturer (Department of Chemical Engineering) lectures (2 h/w), laboratories (1 h/w) elective course 4 Content: Population and continuously increasing demand for raw materials and industrial products. Minerals and the environmental colonialism, environmental education and environmental conscience. Interactions of metals, alloys, polymers, ceramics and other materials with liquid and gaseous corrosive environment. Environmental issues arising from excavation procedures, treatment, processing and transportation of minerals. Pollution and contamination from used materials, metals, plastics, car rubbers, electronics, batteries, sprays, dyes, radioactive and toxic wastes. Methods and techniques used for the detection of traces of substances and materials. Bio-compatibility, microbiological degradation, decomposition, decay, oxidation and corrosion and types of corrosion. The sense of profit-cost and recycling or destruction of materials non compatible with the environment. The target is to get recycled and compatible materials with the environment. Safe storage of toxic, radioactive, corrosive and non compatible materials with the environment. Methods, difficulties and technology used for recycling, disposal and neutralization of materials. Electrochemical methods, limitations, separation, rubbish dumps, combustion, plunging into deep sea, technology of liquid nitrogen, dissolving with liquids under critical point conditions, storage in mines and geotectonic areas. Protection from corrosion using inhibitors in the corrosive solutions or metallic or organic coatings. Current legislation in the European Community. Responsibility of the producer and the user, cost of neutralization of materials and restoration of unfavourable 38 implications. Minimum allowed limit for toxic and non-compatible substances with the environment. Specifications for the disposal of materials, cost neutralization and the meaning of materials life-cycle. ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period OPTM Optical and optoelectronics Materials E. Paspalakis, Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) elective course Content: Synopsis of optical properties of conductors, insulators and semiconductors. Optical properties of molecular materials. Nonlinear optical materials and processes. Nonlinear optical susceptibility. Anharmonic oscillator model. Classical and quantum calculation of the second and third order nonlinear optical susceptibility. Materials for second and third order nonlinear optical processes. An electromagnetic coupled wave description of second harmonic generation and of sum or difference frequency generation. Phase matching. Optical Kerr effect and its applications. TE and TM planar waveguides and electromagnetic modes. Materials for optical waveguides. Waveguide directional couplers and coupled mode theory. Periodic waveguides-Bragg waveguides. Distributed feedback laser. Nonlinear waveguide directional couplers. Photonic band gap materials. Waveguides based on photonic band gap materials and coupled resonator optical waveguides. ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period Content: Geometrical definition of the optical ray. Paraxial optical propagation. [ABCD] matrix algebra. Geometrical optical imaging and the generalized system. Principal and cardinal points. Apertures and principal aberrations. Compound systems. Polarisation of light. Total and partial polarization. Linear and elliptical polarization. Birefrigence. Polarization elements. Jones and Muller algebras. Active optical elements Pockels and Faraday. Photoelasticity. Optical modulation. Wave propagation. Dielectric interfaces. Fresnel equations. Characteristic angles. Coefficients of reflection and transmission. Dispersion. Interference of light. Optical coherence and degree of coherence. Spectrum. Michelson, Mach-Zehnder, Sagnac intereferometers. Multiple beam interference and Fabry Perot interferometer. Thin film systems. Design of multilayer HLH systems. Antireflective, high reflective, band-pass, polarization and phase elements. Materials, technology and applications. Propagation and diffraction. Huygens principle and Fresnel Kirchoff formulation. Fourier optics. Image formation and Abbe theory. Resolution. Optical trafser PHOT I Photonics I N. Vainos Prof. (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) elective course 39 functions (OTF, MTF). Diffraction gratings. Holography. Holographic imaging. Metrology applications. Dynamic systems. Acoustooptic deflection and modulation. Optical feedback systems. Laser resonators. Geometrical analysis and complex curvature. Self-consistency. Gaussian beams. Resonance modes. Propagation under boundary conditions. The planar waveguide and the optical fiber. Waveguiding conditions and propagation modes. Losses. Integrated optics. Materials and waveguide and fiber optic fabrication technology. Applications of systems in laser, telecom and sensor technology. ECTS Course Code PHOT II Title Photonics II Lecturer N. Vainos Prof. (Department of Materials Science) Type lectures (3 h/w) Period elective course Content: Light sources. Blackbody. Spectral emmiters, LED, LASER. Technology. Detection of radiationand images from the ultraviolet to the far infrared. CCD and ICCD. Image intensifiers. Infrared imaging. Image scanning, FLIR and focal plane arrays. Satellite imaging systems. Photometry and radiometry. Colorimetry. Optical elements. Glass materials. Spherics, Aspherics and prismatic elements. Polarization lements. Electro-optics, acousto-optics, magneto-optics. Light valves and modulators. Polarimetry. Interferometric systems and precision measurements. Moire interferometry. Image formation. Photographic and video systems. Diffractive optics. Holographic imaging. Filters and image processing. Optical materials, processing and fabrication of complex optical elements. Optical instruments and measurements. Laboratory -Photometry and radiometry-spectral measurements -Image synthesis and processing-Photography, lithography -Interferometric metrology and electro-optic balancing. -Laser Doppler velocimetry -Optical waveguiding-optical fibers-sensors -Spatio-temporal optical modulation -Moire’ and Holography - Optical System Design ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period LICM Science and Technology of Liquid Crystalline Materials D. Photinos Prof. (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) elective course 40 Content: The various liquid crystalline phases and their molecular organization. Order parameters and phase transitions. Electrical, optical and mechanical properties of liquid crystals. Structural defects. Characterisation techniques for liquid crystals. Ferroelectric, pyroelectric and piezoelectric Liquid crystals. Hysteresis and memory effects. Information storage systems. Opto-electric, opto-electronic, opto-mechanical , thermo-optical and electromechanical applications. Liquid crystals in informatics technology. Self-assembly and lyotropic phases. Macromolecular and supermolecular liquid crystals. Nano-composite soft materials. Liquid crystalline molecular organization in biology. ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period Content: Introduction. Methods of preparation. Crystallic structure of semiconductors with technological interest. Elementary semiconductors, semiconductor compounds III-V, II-VI, semiconductor oxides semiconductor alloys, amorphous semiconductors, organic semiconductors. Energy diagrams and density of energy states in two, one and zero dimensions. Excitons and Biexcitons. Semiconductor nanoparticles: physical and chemical preparation methods, phase transitions, linear and non-linear optical properties. Coulomb blockade, and single electron tunneling in quantum dots. Composites of quantum dots and conjugate polymer. Applications: Semiconductor laser, photovoltaic solar cells, quantum dots for optical data storage. Semiconductor nanowires, physical and chemical preparation methods, applications. Nanoelectronics. Laboratory: 1. Band gap determination with UV – Visible spectroscopy. 2. Synthesis and optical characterization of semiconductor nanoparticles. 3. Synthesis and optical characterization of semiconductor nanowires. 4. Optical characterization of semiconductor thin films. 5. Modeling and determination of the optical band gap of semiconductor materials with a given geometry. 6. Temperature dependent measurements of the DC electrical conductivity for organic semiconductors ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period SMAM Smart Materials G. Psarras, Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) elective course SEMD Semiconductor Materials and Devices S. Baskoutas Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) elective course 41 Content: Α’ part: Dielectric materials: Introduction, Dielectrics in static field, Dielectrics in time dependent field, Piezoelectrics, Ferroelectrics, Pyroelectrics. Β’ part: Smart Materials: Introduction, Sensing and actuating technologies, Electrorheological fluids, Composite systems with shape memory materials, Composite systems with piezoelectric elements, Optic sensors. Laboratory      Dielectric response of solid polymers – Temperature frequency superposition. Evaluation of the absorbed amount of water in solid polymer by means of dielectric spectroscopy. Evaluation of the electric dipole moment of a polar fluid. Study of the crystallographic transformation of shape memory alloys by means of Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). Investigation of the occurring variations upon physical characteristics in shape memory alloys under the influence of temperature. ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period Content: Geometry of crystals. Symmetry operations. Point Groups, Herman-Maugin and Schonflies notation. Bravais Lattices. Space groups. International Tables of Crystallography. Reciprocal Lattice. Diffractometer and Synchrotron X-ray diffraction measurements. Bragg’s law. Laue’s Equations. Reciprocal lattice and diffraction. Brillouin zones. Scattering by an electron, atom and unit cell. Form Factor and Structure Factor. Application to Polycrystal diffraction (Lorentz, Absorption and Temperature factors). The effect of strain and crystallite size on diffraction peaks. Determination of crystal structure. Indexing patterns of cubic and non-cubic crystals. Basic principles of electron and neutron diffraction. MAST Study of Materials Structure with Scattering Techniques C. Papaggelis, Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) elective course ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period SUPEC Superconductors C. Politis Prof. (Department of Materials Science) lectures (3 h/w) elective course 42 ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits SCTF Surface Science – Thin Films P. Poulopoulos, Lecturer (Department of Materials Science) lectures (2 h/w) and laboratory training (1 h/w) elective course 3 Content: Introduction. Thermodynamics and reactivity of surfaces. Interaction of molecules with surfaces. Physical and chemical adsorption. Methods of film preparation without the need of vacuum. High and Ultrahigh vacuum. Vacuum cahambers. Physical and chemical vapor deposition techniques. Growth habits. Ultrathin Films. Characterization of thin films and surfaces. Nanostructured films and preparation methods of them. Electronic property modification in ultrathin and nanostructured films. Technological applications of thin films. Laboratory  Vacuum pumps and vacuum chamber  Thin Film growth by sputtering  X-ray diffraction characterization of thin films  Atomic Force Microsopy on Thin Films ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits ITAM I Topics of Industrial and Technological Applications of Materials I D. Photinos, Prof. (Department of Materials Science) lectures (2 h/w) and laboratory training (1 h/w) elective course 3 Content: This course includes a series of seminars on the industrial and technological applications of materials. The seminars cover a broad range of applications and are delivered by speakers of high academic training who work in industries, organizations, companies, research centers etc. The performance of the students is evaluated on the basis of their active participation in the organization and execution of the seminars, their cooperation with the speakers, a written report (and presentation) on one of the course topics and a final written exam on the material covered by the seminars during the semester. 43 ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits ITAM II Topics of Industrial and Technological Applications of Materials II D. Photinos, Prof. (Department of Materials Science) lectures (2 h/w) and laboratory training (1 h/w) elective course 3 Content: This course includes a series of seminars on the industrial and technological applications of materials. The seminars cover a broad range of applications and are delivered by speakers of high academic training who work in industries, organizations, companies, research centers etc. The performance of the students is evaluated on the basis of their active participation in the organization and execution of the seminars, their cooperation with the speakers, a written report (and presentation) on one of the course topics and a final written exam on the material covered by the seminars during the semester. 44 General Courses ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits BIOTH Bioethics S. Alaxiwtis Prof. (Department of Biology) lectures (3 h/w) elective course 3 ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits GNPS 008 ΓΝΦΤ 008 Cognitive Psychology K. Porpodas, Prof. (Department of Elementary Education) lectures (3 h/w) elective course 3 Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits Economics of Technology I N. Vernardakis, Prof. (Department of Business Administration) lectures (3 h/w) elective course 3 ECTC II 004 ΟΙΚΣ ΙΙ 004 Economics of Technology II N. Vernardakis, Prof. (Department of Business Administration) lectures (3 h/w) elective course 3 ENEC Environmental Economics for non-economists K. Porpodas, Prof. (Department of Elementary Education) lectures (3 h/w) elective course 3 45 ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits ISED Introduction to Social Education J. Kamarianos (Department of Education) lectures (3 h/w) elective course 3 Elementary ECTS Course Code Local Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits PHST I 010 ΘΦΔΠ Ι 010 Philosophy Science Topics I P. Theodorou, Lecturer (Department of Philosophy) lectures (3 h/w) elective course 3 ECTS Course Code Title Lecturer Type Period ECTS Credits TENS Teaching of Natural Science K. Ravanis, Assoc. Prof. (Department of PreSchool Education) lectures (3 h/w) elective course 3 46 Postgraduate studies Department of Materials Science The department of materials science offers graduate studies leading to either a Postgraduate Specialization (PDS) or a doctorate degree (DD). The Graduate Specialization Degree programme offers specialization in one of the following areas:  Biomaterials  Molecular Materials  Micro- and Nanomaterials The PhD programme offers research training and advanced education in forefront research areas of Materials Science. 47