MECH 699K - Thesis - Materials
1 - 18 Credits
Delivery/Location: Instructor Driven
This course was previously numbered ME 699K.
Thesis - Focus on Materials Engineering
Recommended 6 credits (total to complete MS).
This course can be applied towards the:
Instructors
Walajabad Sampath
(970) 491-5450
sampath@engr.colostate.edu
Donald Radford
(970) 491-8677
don@engr.colostate.edu
Dr. Don Radford is reducing pollution by developing new advanced composite materials for space shuttles and consumer industries such as the computer industry. His research on viscoelastic properties also applies to road vehicles, and he works with Formula SAE teams to road test these technologies.
Susan James
(970) 491-2842
sjames@engr.colostate.edu
Dr. Susan P. James is a Professor in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at Colorado State University. Professor James' research focuses on polymeric materials used in biomedical engineering. These include joint replacement applications as well as regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. Much of her current work is on polyethylene and/or hyaluronan-based biomaterials.
She also has a collaborative project with cardiac surgeons on the development of a cardiac device for the treatment of cardiomyopathy and mitral valve regurgitation. Her most recent projects are focussed on bone healing putties, osseointegrative coatings with particular application to cancer treatment.
