Eric Dufresne: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2020 |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Eric Dufresne |
| Field | Soft and Living Materials |
| Address | Weiche und Lebende Materialien ETH Zürich, HCI H 529 Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Department | Materials |
| Relationship | Full Professor |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327-1204-00L | Materials at Work I | 4 credits | 4S | R. Spolenak, E. Dufresne, R. Koopmans | |
| Abstract | This course attempts to prepare the student for a job as a materials engineer in industry. The gap between fundamental materials science and the materials engineering of products should be bridged. The focus lies on the practical application of fundamental knowledge allowing the students to experience application related materials concepts with a strong emphasis on case-study mediated learning. | ||||
| Learning objective | Teaching goals: to learn how materials are selected for a specific application to understand how materials around us are produced and manufactured to understand the value chain from raw material to application to be exposed to state of the art technologies for processing, joining and shaping to be exposed to industry related materials issues and the corresponding language (terminology) and skills to create an impression of how a job in industry "works", to improve the perception of the demands of a job in industry | ||||
| Content | This course is designed as a two semester class and the topics reflect the contents covered in both semesters. Lectures and case studies encompass the following topics: Strategic Materials (where do raw materials come from, who owns them, who owns the IP and can they be substituted) Materials Selection (what is the optimal material (class) for a specific application) Materials systems (subdivisions include all classical materials classes) Processing Joining (assembly) Shaping Materials and process scaling (from nm to m and vice versa, from mg to tons) Sustainable materials manufacturing (cradle to cradle) Recycling (Energy recovery) After a general part of materials selection, critical materials and materials and design four parts consisting of polymers, metals, ceramics and coatings will be addressed. In the fall semester the focus is on the general part, polymers and alloy case studies in metals. The course is accompanied by hands-on analysis projects on everyday materials. | ||||
| Literature | Manufacturing, Engineering & Technology Serope Kalpakjian, Steven Schmid ISBN: 978-0131489653 | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Profound knowledge in Physical Metallurgy and Polymer Basics and Polymer Technology required (These subjects are covered at the Bachelor Level by the following lectures: Metalle 1, 2; Polymere 1,2) | ||||
| 327-2131-00L | Materials of Life Planned to be offered for the last time in HS 2021. | 3 credits | 3G | E. Dufresne | |
| Abstract | This course examines the materials underlying living systems. We will consider the basic building blocks of biological systems, the processes which organize them, the resulting structures, their properties and functions. | ||||
| Learning objective | Students will apply basic materials science concepts in a new context while deepening their knowledge of biology. Emphasis on estimating key physical quantities through ‘back of the envelope’ estimates and simple numerical calculations. | ||||
| Content | I. Biology Essentials II. Water: the solvent of life III. Metabolism and Macromolecular Machines IV. Fundamentals of macromolecular assembly V. Structure, properties, and function of living materials: a. 1-D materials i. Cytoskeletal filaments b. 2-D materials i. Lipid membranes c. 3-D materials i. Polymer networks ii. Phase separated domains | ||||
| Lecture notes | Lecture notes will be available for download after each lecture. | ||||
| 551-0015-00L | Biology I | 2 credits | 2V | E. Hafen, E. Dufresne | |
| Abstract | The lecture Biology I, together with the lecture Biology II in the following summer semester, is a basic, introductory course into Biology for Students of Materials Sciences and other students with biology as subsidiary subject. | ||||
| Learning objective | The goal of this course is to give the students a basic understanding of the molecules that build a cell and make it function, and the basic principles of metabolism and molecular genetics. | ||||
| Content | Die folgenden Kapitelnummern beziehen sich auf das der Vorlesung zugrundeliegende Lehrbuch "Biology" (Campbell & Rees, 10th edition, 2015) Kapitel 1-4 des Lehrbuchs werden als Grundwissen vorausgesetzt 1. Aufbau der Zelle Kapitel 5: Struktur und Funktion biologischer Makromoleküle Kapitel 6: Eine Tour durch die Zelle Kaptiel 7: Membranstruktur und-funktion Kapitel 8: Einführung in den Stoffwechsel Kapitel 9: Zelluläre Atmung und Speicherung chemischer Energie Kapitel 10: Photosynthese Kapitel 12: Der Zellzyklus Kapitel 17: Vom Gen zum Protein 2. Allgemeine Genetik Kapitel 13: Meiose und Reproduktionszyklen Kapitel 14: Mendel'sche Genetik Kapitel 15: Die chromosomale Basis der Vererbung Kapitel 16: Die molekulare Grundlage der Vererbung Kapitel 18: Genetik von Bakterien und Viren Kapitel 46: Tierische Reproduktion Grundlagen des Stoffwechsels und eines Überblicks über molekulare Genetik | ||||
| Lecture notes | Der Vorlesungsstoff ist sehr nahe am Lehrbuch gehalten, Skripte werden ggf. durch die Dozenten zur Verfügung gestellt. | ||||
| Literature | Das folgende Lehrbuch ist Grundlage für die Vorlesungen Biologie I und II: „Biology“, Campbell and Rees, 10th Edition, 2015, Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, ISBN 978-3-8632-6725-4 | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Zur Vorlesung Biologie I gibt es während der Prüfungssessionen eine einstündige, schriftliche Prüfung. Die Vorlesung Biologie II wird separat geprüft. | ||||