Teaching
Svitlana Pylypenko currently teaches the following courses at the graduate and undergraduate level:
Principles and Applications of Surface Analysis Techniques (MGLN 583 and CHGN 583)
Instrumental techniques for the characterization of surfaces of solid materials. Applications of such techniques to polymers, corrosion, metallurgy, adhesion science, micro-electronics. Methods of analysis discussed: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), auger electron spectroscopy (AES), ion scattering spectroscopy (ISS), secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS), Rutherford backscattering (RBS), scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM, TEM), energy and wavelength dispersive X-ray analysis; principles of these methods, quantification, instrumentation, sample preparation.
Prerequisite: B.S. in metallurgy, chemistry, chemical engineering, physics.
3 hours lecture; 3 semester hours.
Offered in the Fall
Inorganic Chemistry II (CHGN 401)
The chemistry of the elements and several applications are related to inorganic chemistry are considered in this course. Particular concepts covered include experimental techniques, chemistry specific to groups of elements, catalysis and industrial processes, inorganic materials and nanotechnology, and other applications of inorganic chemistry.
Prerequisite: CHGN341.
3 hours lecture; 3 semester hours.
Offered in the Spring
Principles and Applications of Surface Analysis Techniques (MGLN 583 and CHGN 583)
Instrumental techniques for the characterization of surfaces of solid materials. Applications of such techniques to polymers, corrosion, metallurgy, adhesion science, micro-electronics. Methods of analysis discussed: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), auger electron spectroscopy (AES), ion scattering spectroscopy (ISS), secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS), Rutherford backscattering (RBS), scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM, TEM), energy and wavelength dispersive X-ray analysis; principles of these methods, quantification, instrumentation, sample preparation.
Prerequisite: B.S. in metallurgy, chemistry, chemical engineering, physics.
3 hours lecture; 3 semester hours.
Offered in the Fall
Inorganic Chemistry II (CHGN 401)
The chemistry of the elements and several applications are related to inorganic chemistry are considered in this course. Particular concepts covered include experimental techniques, chemistry specific to groups of elements, catalysis and industrial processes, inorganic materials and nanotechnology, and other applications of inorganic chemistry.
Prerequisite: CHGN341.
3 hours lecture; 3 semester hours.
Offered in the Spring
Outreach
The SAM research group is very active in the American Vacuum Society (AVS). Students and faculty volunteer for the Science Educators Workshop hosted at the AVS national conference every year.
Upcoming Science Educators Workshop
The two-day (all expenses paid) workshop on scientific methods and modeling using vacuum equipment and a free vacuum system for your school: The AVS (American Vacuum Society) is offering a Science Educators' Workshop annually at the AVS International Symposium and Exhibit each Fall. High school science teachers are encouraged to apply for sponsorship to attend this workshop. The deadline for submission is typically early August of the same year.
Two-day (all expenses paid) workshop on scientific methods and modeling using vacuum equipment and a free vacuum system for your school: The AVS (American Vacuum Society) is offering a Science Educators' Workshop October 26-27, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. High school science teachers are encouraged to apply for sponsorship to attend this workshop at http://www.avs.org/Education-Outreach/Science-Educators-Workshop.
For more details and to submit an online application, visit the AVS Education and Outreach website.
Upcoming Science Educators Workshop
The two-day (all expenses paid) workshop on scientific methods and modeling using vacuum equipment and a free vacuum system for your school: The AVS (American Vacuum Society) is offering a Science Educators' Workshop annually at the AVS International Symposium and Exhibit each Fall. High school science teachers are encouraged to apply for sponsorship to attend this workshop. The deadline for submission is typically early August of the same year.
Two-day (all expenses paid) workshop on scientific methods and modeling using vacuum equipment and a free vacuum system for your school: The AVS (American Vacuum Society) is offering a Science Educators' Workshop October 26-27, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. High school science teachers are encouraged to apply for sponsorship to attend this workshop at http://www.avs.org/Education-Outreach/Science-Educators-Workshop.
For more details and to submit an online application, visit the AVS Education and Outreach website.