WS 2018:

Glass science and technology.

E. Le Bourhis

TU WIEN oct. 2018

This class of 8h will review the basics background required for glass science and technology in an interdisciplinarity approach since industrial processes involve complex thermomechanical and chemical routes while the performance in-use comprises quantified indicators (strength, optical properties) and qualitative parameters (price, aesthetics…).

A step by step approach is proposed and allows understanding how glass science and technology are vinculated. R&D stands at the meeting point where both understanding of science and processes are required. As illustrated in the class both fields require insight and understanding of background knowledge. Innovation, progresses are challenges that demand a large overview of glass science, industrial process and market. The class intention is to propose the participant background, routes and perspectives into glass science and technology.

The course aims at teaching special topics in materials science and materials technology. The contents are treated together with external teachers. The duration of the LV is typically 8 hours, which is blocked in two half-days.

Examination mode is individual and depends on the teacher.