Summary: Summary: The purpose is to become familiar with the behavior of materials in specific applications. It is expected that this paper will build upon course material and is at a technical difficulty of someone with a working knowledge of MSE 227 (comparable to Callister/Rethwisch textbook) . Topics for the Technical Paper 1. Silicon Nanowires 2. Manufacturing high quality Graphene 3. Gallium nitride semiconductors 4. Improvements (or replacement materials) for Lithium rechargeable batteries 5. Orion Space Craft Materials 6. Nanocarbon Aerogels 7. Graphene sensors 8. Sapphire materials 9. Additive manufacturing 10. Capacitive interfaces 11. Carbon nitride in optics or electronics 12. Quantum Dots 13. Cermets 14. Aluminum Foam 15. MEMS Basic format and section headings Abstract 1-paragraph Introduction (to the subject matter) Material properties Comparison with other materials Processing Techniques Applications Discussion References Single spaced with 1-inch margins. 10-12 inch font. 8 page maximum; content is more important than length. Include figures and tables. All figures and tables MUST have appropriate captions. All references must be appropriately cited throughout the text and listed using ISO format at the end of the paper (see formatting examples for the outline).

Summary: Summary: The purpose is to become familiar with the behavior of materials in specific applications. It is expected that this paper will build upon course material and is at a technical difficulty of someone with a working knowledge of MSE 227 (comparable to Callister/Rethwisch textbook) . Topics for the Technical Paper 1. Silicon Nanowires 2. Manufacturing high quality Graphene 3. Gallium nitride semiconductors 4. Improvements (or replacement materials) for Lithium rechargeable batteries 5. Orion Space Craft Materials 6. Nanocarbon Aerogels 7. Graphene sensors 8. Sapphire materials 9. Additive manufacturing 10. Capacitive interfaces 11. Carbon nitride in optics or electronics 12. Quantum Dots 13. Cermets 14. Aluminum Foam 15. MEMS Basic format and section headings Abstract 1-paragraph Introduction (to the subject matter) Material properties Comparison with other materials Processing Techniques Applications Discussion References Single spaced with 1-inch margins. 10-12 inch font. 8 page maximum; content is more important than length. Include figures and tables. All figures and tables MUST have appropriate captions. All references must be appropriately cited throughout the text and listed using ISO format at the end of the paper (see formatting examples for the outline).