MSE 208A: Plasma-Aided Manufacturing and Materials Processing

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 4 hours

Catalog page 472

Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor

Description: For ME 274/MSE 208A online section: enrollment in the Online Master-in-Science in Engineering program; graduate standing. Covers the fundamentals of gaseous plasmas and the physics of both equilibrium and non-equilibrium discharges. Explores the basic techniques for plasma diagnostics. Discusses the use of plasmas as a materials processing medium for a variety of manufacturing processes. Includes topics such as the processing of nanostructured materials using plasmas.

Cross-listing: Cross-listed with ME 274.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.
Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Combined: ME 274 / MSE 208A
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 11/20 11/20
2023-24 17/30 17/30
2022-23 12/30 12/30
2020-21 9/50  9/50
2019-20  7/40  7/40
2018-19  6/65  6/65
2017-18 20/65 20/65
2016-17 24/65 24/65