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Course Code Fundamental/Advanced Course Title Description Credit
SEC6000 Fundamental THESIS WRITING The course aims to enhance the students' capacity to plan independent research, to communicate his/her research in a research proposal and/or orally to the academic audience, and to be able to write a thesis/manuscript. 3
SEC6000 Fundamental Electrochemistry Electrical energy generation and storage occurs through electrochemical reactions. Students learn the basic principles of electrochemistry, electrode reaction rates, and mass transfer, and apply them to various energy fields based on electrochemistry. 3
SEC6000 Fundamental electronic materials This lecture aims for students to develop an ability to understand the electrical properties of various materials and their following optical or magnetic properties. The lecture also covers basic electronic devices based on those materials including metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs), solar cells, and memory devices. The students will give presentations on specific electronic materials and their major applications. 3
SEC6000 Fundamental introduction to flat panel display This lecture aims to broaden the understanding of display technology ranging from basic operating principles to future applications. In specific, the lecture covers liquid crystal display (LCD) and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display devices with a thin-film transistor (TFT) in their backplane. The students will give presentations on future display applications. 3
SEC6000 Fundamental Quantum Mechanics for Scientists and Engineers 1 Part 1 of a two-semester introduction to quantum mechanics with emphasis on core concepts and approximation methods used in modern applications to science and engineering. Systems analyzed include crystalline materials. 3
SEC6000 Fundamental Quantum Mechanics for Scientists and Engineers 2 Part 2 of a two-semester introduction with emphasis on core concepts and approximation methods used in modern applications, including treatments of systems of identical particles and the quantum mechanics of electromagnetic fields. 3
SEC6000 Fundamental Advanced Immunology Education and discussion on the cultivation of basic knowledge in immunology and its application to basic and translational research fields. 3
SEC6000 Fundamental Advanced Cancer Biology Understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms of various cancers. Education and discussion on anti-cancer treatments targeting the mechanisms of cancer development. 3
SEC6000 Fundamental Introduction to Ceramics This course will provide an introduction to ceramics for engineering.
- General compositions
- Crystal structures
- Types of ceramics
- Physical properties: mechanical, optical, thermal, magnetic and electrical properties
This will enable an understanding of why and how such ceramics are used in applications that are well established.		 3
SEC6000 Fundamental nanomaterials - Serving as a gateway to nanotechnology
- Understanding basic tools for fabrications
- Understanding properties in nano-world
- Understanding basic tools for characterization
- Application of nanomaterials		 3
SEC6000 Fundamental Methods in Biotechnology This course will provide an introduction to the major developments in biotechnology and help understand the molecular basis of techniques and applications used in areas such as medical biotechnology, microbial biotechnology, and the molecular biotechnology of plants and animals. 3
SEC6000 Fundamental Advanced Molecular Biology This course provides a current understanding of the recent developments in molecular biology, focusing on gene regulation in bacteria and eukaryotes. 3
SEC6000 Fundamental Green Solvent: Fundamentals and Chemistry - Hazardous solvent need to be substituted with environmental friendly, healthy and safe solvent which reduce ozone depletion.
- Bio-solvents like ethanol produced by fermentation of lingo-cellulose materials.
- Super critical fluid like super CO2.
- Ionic liquid as well as eutectic solvent with low vapor pressure.		 3
SEC6000 Fundamental Biodegradable Polymer Blends and Composite: Synthesis and Application - Polymers from natural resources are becoming popular due to environmental concerns from non-biodegradable polymer and petroleum resource are not going to be forever from which synthetic polymer are prepared.
- Agricultural sources are well utilized to prepare these polymers which is very important for many countries.
- Cellulose, starch, protein are natural polymer, poly(hydroxybutyrate) are from microbial fermentation and poly(lactic acid) are from natural monomers.
- The properties of these polymers can be well improved by blending and compositing along with the biodegradability of the polymer.		 3
SEC6000 Fundamental Introduction to Neural Network This course gives an introduction to basic neural network architectures and learning rules. Emphasis is placed on the mathematical analysis of these networks, on methods of training them and on their application to practical engineering problems in such areas as nonlinear regression, pattern recognition, signal processing, data mining and control systems. 3
SEC6000 Fundamental Introduction to Computational Neuroscience Computational neuroscience is one of the rapidly growing field of studies in the common ground of biology, physics, mathematics, and computer science including many different structural scales, including the biophysical, the circuit and and the systems levels. This course aims to help students to understand fundamental concepts on computational neuroscience without much background in mathematics and computer science. Particular focuses include (1) Basic neurons such as membrane potentials, simplified neurons, and synaptic plasticity (2) Basic networks such as random network, feedforward network, competitive network, and point attractor network, and (3) System-level models such as modular models and hierarchical models. Preliminary materials on required math, physics, computing materials will be given in the beginning weeks of the course. 3
SEC6000 Fundamental Concepts in Bioinformatics This course studies the fundamentals of bioinformatics and genetics without requiring much knowledge in mathematics and programming. This course takes a conceptual approach to its subject, balancing biology, mathematics, and programming while highlighting relevant real-world applications and providing students with the tools to compute and analyze biological data. It presents many thought-provoking exercises to stretch students` imaginations, giving them a deeper understanding of the molecular biology, basic probability, software programs, and program-coding methodology underpinning this exciting field. 3
SEC6000 Fundamental Materials Physics - 3
SEC6000 Advanced Fuel Cell Engineering The most efficient way to convert hydrogen energy into electrical energy is a fuel cell. Studens can learn about the principles of fuel cells, system configuration, and application fields of fuel cells. 3
SEC6000 Advanced Hydrogen Energy Hydrogen is attracting attention as an alternative to carbon neutrality. In this lecture, students study the value chain of hydrogen economy including hydrogen generation, storage and transportation. 3
SEC6000 Advanced Semiconductor Devices This lecture aims for a comprehensive understanding of semiconducting properties and various semiconductor devices including diode, metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET), or thin-film transistor (TFT). The lecture also covers advanced transistor technologies and future memory devices. The students will give presentations on semiconductor devices related to their own research area. 3
SEC6000 Advanced Introduction to Quantum Field Theory of Many-Particle Systems An introduction to quantum field theory for scientists and engineers in the context of applications to condensed matter systems, including concepts and methods of statistical mechanics. 3
SEC6000 Advanced Tumor Immunology Study on the interaction between cancer cells and immune cells during cancer progression. Education and discussion on cancer immunotherapy. 3
SEC6000 Advanced Advanced Functional Ceramics To realize next generation devices, novel ceramic materials with ultimate physical and chemical properties are required. For this purpose, a few intrinsic and extrinsic approaches for the development of new functional ceramics are proceeding. This course provides the fundamentals of functional ceramics and the materials design rules for developing advanced ceramics with ultimate physical and chemical properties. 3
SEC6000 Advanced EpigeneticS This course is intended to give an insight into the molecular features of epigenetic regulation, focusing on regulation achieved by modifying chromatin organization. Students will also review recent discoveries in epigenetics and its association with human diseases. 3
SEC6000 Advanced Carbon Dioxide Capture: Process and Application - Global warming is worsening due to combustion of fossil fuel. Capture of CO2by chemical and its conversion to valuable products are one of the solutions.
- Microporous and mesoporous materials; metal organic framework (MOF) and mixed matrix membrane (MMM) based materials are used for adsorption and separation of CO2.
- These captured CO2are converted to carbonates and other valuable materials.		 3
SEC6000 Advanced Nanogenerators: Basic Principle, Device Fabrication and Application - Renewable and green energy is the need of the hour for development of new technology.
- At nanoscale level, independent and continuous energy supply for smooth operation of implantable biomedical device, nanorobotics, sensors, optical and plasmonics generator, flexible electronic devices.
- Various types of nanogenerators are optoelectrics, piezoelectric, triboelectric, pyroelectric and thermoelectric, etc.		 3
SEC6000 Advanced COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS DESIGN - 3
SEC6000 Advanced Electronic Structure Theory - 3
SEC6000 Advanced ISED Colloquium (I~IV) - 3
SEC6000 Advanced ISED Colloquium (V~VIII) - 3