Prerequisites: The course is primarily open to all PhD students at Gdansk University of Technology. This course is compulsory for PhD students assigned to Automation, Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Space Technologies tracks at Doctoral School at Gdańsk University of Technology

Content

During the course students will learn about different classes of intelligent materials and a strong emphasis will be placed on their practical use in modern technologies. The course is planned to embrace both scientific and technical knowledge about functional materials that will allow students to understand their behaviour leading to present and possible future applications. The course is divided into 2 consistent modules (7.5 hours each), covering 15 hours of lectures in total, and also includes a general introduction lecture to the subject of functional materials.

The first module embraces information and lectures on:

1. electrostrictive materials,

2. magnetostrictive materials,

3. piezoelectric materials,

4. shape memory materials.

The second module embraces information and lectures on:

5. electrorheological fluids,

6. magnetorheological fluids,

7. nanotechnology and nanomaterials,

8. novel smart composites.