CHE 3922 - MODELING OF SOFT MATTER

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will provide an overview of several contemporary research topics pertaining to modeling soft and biological materials. Lectures will focus on self-assembly and phase transitions, colloidal dispersions, polymers, gels, liquid crystals. A brief introduction to flow of complex fluids (rheology) and computer simulation methods (such as dissipative particle dynamics, cell dynamics systems, lattice Boltzmann simulations and others) will also be provided. Special attention will be given to point out how methods learned during this course are applied in current frontier research in soft condensed matter: from studies focusing on the origin of life to studies aiming to design soft synthetic biomimetic materials. Along with the lectures the course will include short in-class implementation workshops of some of the methods using mathematical software.
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Grad Letter Grade

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