Geology 152/265 Analytical Techniques in Earth and Material Science

Overview

Prerequisites: Chem 1A-B-C, Math 3A-B-C, Physics 6A-B-C, and one of the following: Geology 114A, Chemical Engineering 185, Mechanical Engineering 180, Mechanical Engineering 185.

Description: Introduction to powerful analytical techniques used to characterize the composition, structure, and texture of Earth and engineering materials. Underlying physical/chemical principles, instrumentation, and application to real-world problems is covered for each technique. Students complete hands-on analytical projects on scanning-electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and electron-probe microanalysis. Laboratory time outside of scheduled lecture hours will be required.

Professor: Dr. Bradley Hacker, Webb Hall Rm 2015, phone 893-7952. Office hours by appointment: call or send me mail: hacker@geology.ucsb.edu

Website: Most class materials are posted on the Geology 152/265 website http://www.geol.ucsb.edu/faculty/hacker/geo265/.

Grading: Letter grades will be assigned according to total points earned. Final exam: 100 points. In-class assignments: 20 points each. Individual Laboratory Projects: 100 points each. Work turned in late will be marked down 20% each day.

Course Outline

Tues & Thus 08:15-09:30, PSB-S 2724 (Physical Sciences Building South, Room 2724)

9/29 Course Introduction
Scanning electron microscopy download SEM instructions
10/1 lecture
10/6 laboratory demonstration
10/8 laboratory work
10/13 laboratory work
X-ray diffraction
10/15 lecture
10/20 laboratory demonstration; SEM lab assignments due
10/22 in-class assignment #1
10/27 laboratory work (GSA meeting)
10/29 laboratory work (GSA meeting)
X-ray fluorescence
11/3 lecture
Electron microprobe
11/5 lecture; XRD lab assignments due
11/10 laboratory demonstration
11/12 in-class assignment #2
11/17 laboratory work
11/19 laboratory work
Transmission electron microscopy
11/24 lecture: defects, deformation mechanisms, transformation mechanisms and textures
11/26 celebration of the transfer of comestibles from Americans to Europeans
12/1 lecture: microscopy
Electron back-scatter diffraction
12/3 lecture: diffraction; EPMA lab assignments due
12/8 final exam, 8-11 AM

Also, Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) atomic emission spectrometry is available in Engineering.

The Materials Department has additional graduate courses that cover some of these techniques in more detail, such as
209A&B Crystallography and Diffraction
209C Electron Microscopy
212 X-Ray Diffraction

Textbooks you may wish to consult:

Introduction to mineral sciences, A. Putnis. Cambridge University Press, 1992. ISBN 0 521 41922 0
Scanning electron microscopy and X-ray microanalysis : a text for biologists, materials scientists, and geologists, Joseph I. Goldstein ... [et al.] New York : Plenum Press, c1981. xiii, 673 p. QH212.S3 S29
Microprobe techniques in the earth sciences, edited by Philip J. Potts, John F. W. Bowles, Stephen J. B. Reed and Mark R. Cave. 1st ed. London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, 1995. xi, 419 p. I can get copies of this for about $45 if you are interested; see MSA.
Quantitative electron-probe microanalysis, editors, V.D. Scott and G. Love. Chichester, West Sussex, England : E. Horwood ; New York : Halsted Press, 1983. 345 p. QD117.E42 Q36 1983
Electron microscopy in mineralogy, coordinating editor, H.-R. Wenk, editorial board, P. E. Champness ... [et al.]. Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, 1976. xiv, 564 p. QE369.M5 E35
Transmission electron microscopy of minerals and rocks, Alex C. McLaren. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1991. x, 387 p..
X-Ray powder diffractometry, R. Jenkins & R.L. Snyder. Wiley & Sons; New York, 1996. 403 p..
Introduction to X-ray spectrometric analysis, E.P. Bertin. Plenum; New York, 1985. 485 p..

Other course materials: Most class materials will be posted at the Geology 152/265 website.