A NEW Collaborative Online Course on
Glass Processing

Spring Semester 2015

Instructors

The course will be taught as a collaborative effort of about 18 experts from glass companies and universities across the globe.

Text

There is no particular textbook for the course. Each instructor will assign his/her reading material, assignments, etc., which will be posted on the course website.

Dates and Time

This is a 14-week course to be offered in Spring 2015 with two 75-minute lectures per week.

Start date: January 20, 2015

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:15pm - 2:30pm EST

Synopsis

Glass and glass-ceramics are widely used in consumer goods as well as advanced high-tech devices. Therefore, one must first make the glass and then make desired items out of glass in suitable size and shape at an acceptable cost. A wide range of glass processing steps have been developed over the period, while research continues for finding new ways of making complex products. There is a lack of resources where one can learn about this very important topic of materials science and engineering in a comprehensive manner. To fill the void, this course intends to give an overview of glass processing methods as practiced today or have promise for the near future.

Prerequisite

The students are expected to have an undergraduate level understanding of broad materials science and engineering, and an introductory level knowledge of glass (such as in introductory texts like 'Intro to Glass Science and Technology' by J. E. Shelby, or 'Fundamentals of Inorganic Glasses' by Arun Varshneya). The instructors plan to provide background reading material in advance of the lectures to help the students make up for any deficiencies.

Planned Topics

1. Common compositions, Melting
2. Forming
   • Flat/float
   • Shaped (blown, pressed)
   • Fusion draw
3. Annealing, tempering
4. Cutting
5. Surface treatments
6. Coatings
7. Finishing (grinding and polishing)
8. Fiberglass
9. Glass ceramics
10. Silica glass processing
11. Optical waveguides
12. Enamels and glazes, Sealing
13. Specialty glasses
    • Non-oxide/Chalcogenide glasses
    • Porous glass
14. Advanced fabrication: Sol/Gel, etc.
15. Ion exchange strengthening

Registration

You can register as follows:

1) online by clicking here or

2) download and print a registration form (.pdf) or (.doc). You can either e-mail the form to dlh3@lehigh.edu, fax it to 610-758-6191, or mail it to the attention of

Regardless of method, you will receive a confirmation of your registration within 3 business days of receipt along with further information about the course content and log-in instructions.

Course Schedule

Schedule for specific topics are listed on the official course website, which is provided upon registration.

Contact Information

For general questions regarding the course, please contact IMI-NFG office at:
Deanne Hoenscheid, Coordinator, IMI-NFG
Email:imi@lehigh.edu
Phone: 1-610-758-1112

For technical questions, please contact:
Bill Heffner, Associate Director, IMI-NFG
Himanshu Jain, Director, IMI-NFG