ENG PHYS 702

Graduate Seminars

Graduate Each student is required to prepare/present a formal seminar, based upon extensive research work and literature surveys, in areas related to their current research. A pass/fail grade will be assessed based on overall performance in the course.

ENG PHYS 707

Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Radioactive Waste Management

Graduate Introduces scientific and engineering aspects of nuclear fuel cycle and radioactive waste management applied to nuclear reactors and the fuel cycle. Includes radiochemistry, separation processes in reprocessing, and waste treatment processes. Addresses management of radioactive wastes, including waste forms, classification, fundamental principles, governing equations for radionuclide transport in the environment, and performance assessment of geological waste disposal systems.

ENG PHYS 718

Reactor Heat Transport System Simulation and Analysis

Graduate The course covers two-fluid phase modeling of thermal-hydraulic phenomena in the reactor heat transport system including modeling and simulation of postulated accidents, simulation methodology and tools, and development and qualification of selected thermal-hydraulics computer codes, including two-fluid modeling, nodalization schemes and numerical methods, computer code development, CATHENA computer code theory and numerical algorithm. This is a simulation-based course; it includes CATHENA training. Assignments include analytical problems, CATHENA code simulation and analysis, and preparing a CATHENA model and report.

ENG PHYS 723

Semiconductor Diode Laser Physics

Graduate An examination of the theory of operation, manufacture, and application of semiconductor diode lasers. Emphasis will be on InGaAsP diode lasers and the application of these devices in optical communication systems.

ENG PHYS 724 / MATLS 724

Materials Characterization by Electron/Ion Microscopy

Graduate (Cross-listed as CHEM ENG 724, MECH ENG 726, and MATLS 724) An introduction to the theory, physics and operating principles of Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Focused Ion Beam (FIB) microscopy and attendant diffraction and spectroscopy techniques. The course will have laboratory component allowing students to students to establish core competence in hands-on use of these microscopes.

ENG PHYS 725 / MATLS 725

Transmission Electron Microscopy

Graduate (Cross-listed as MATLS 725) Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in graduate program in Engineering Physics Introduction to transmission electron microscopy: electron sources, optics, TEM, Scanning-TEM, electron-solid interactions, diffraction, imaging, and spectroscopy. Course will include a practical component with demonstration labs.

ENG PHYS 729

Thin Film Growth and Deposition

Graduate Thin film growth and deposition including thermal evaporation, e-beam evaporation, sputtering, chemical vapour deposition and molecular beam epitaxy; thermodynamics and kinetics of film growth.

ENG PHYS 733

Research Project in Engineering Physics (M.Eng)

Graduate The student is required to spend four months carrying out an approved project under the supervision of a member of the faculty of Engineering Physics. Assessment of the project is performed by the faculty member after preparation of a written report by the student. The student must attain a grade of B. The project requires full-time attention and as such the student is not expected to take any other courses during the project. It is expected that the project will take place during the summer term. This course is available only to students in the M.Eng. degree program in the department of Engineering Physics.

ENG PHYS 740 / ECE 740

Semiconductor Device Theory and Modelling

Graduate (Cross-listed as ECE 740) Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in graduate program in Engineering Physics This course provides a fundamental in-depth knowledge of the theory of operation, modeling, parameter extraction, scaling issues, and higher order effects of active and passive semiconductor devices that are used in mainstream semiconductor technology. There will be a comprehensive review of the latest models for the devices that are valid out to very high frequencies and the use of physical device modeling/CAD tools. A review of the latest device technologies will be presented. The course will be a prerequisite to the other applied courses in microelectronics.

ENG PHYS 743 / MATLS 723

Functional Materials

Graduate

ENG PHYS 752 / MECH ENG 752

Advanced MEMS Fabrication and Microfluidics

Graduate Introduction, Micorfabrication and micromachining. Surface and bulk micromachining, nonconventional machining. Microfluidics, Microchannels, Microsvalves, Micromixers, Micropumps, Droplet actuation, Integrated Systems.

ENG PHYS 782

Solid-State Electronics

Graduate Crystallography: binding and structure; free and nearly free electrons, energy bands; electronic aspects of semi-conductors: doping, carrier statistics; point defects; energy levels, atomic configuration, thermodynamics; experimental aspects of defect spectroscopy. ** not running 2022-23**

ENG PHYS 784

Nuclear Fuel Management

Graduate This is a course on in-core fuel management in nuclear reactors. It covers all aspects of the use of nuclear fuel in CANDU reactors, with comparison to fuel management in Light-Water Reactors. A major objective of the course is to allow students to carry out various types of fullcore calculations in realistic CANDU-reactor models.

ENGPHYS 4B03 / 6B03

Biosensors – Fundamentals and Applications

Graduate IBEHS TECHNICAL ELECTIVES This course covers the underlying operating principles and defining metrics of biological sensors, and it will discuss the integration of these sensors into systems for diagnostics and health monitoring applications. Three lectures; second term Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level III or above in any engineering program or registration in Level IV or above in the Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences (IBEHS) Program.

ENGPHYS 4D04 / 6D04

Nuclear Reactor Physics

Graduate Introduction to nuclear fission and the physics of nuclear reactors; reactor statics for homogeneous reactors; reactor kinetics for simple time-dependent situations; effects of saturating fission products (Xe-135); reactivity coefficients Three lectures; first term Prerequisite(s): ENGPHYS 3D03

ENGPHYS 4I03 / 6I03

Introduction to Biophotonics

Graduate IBEHS TECHNICAL ELECTIVES This course covers the basic principles of light interaction with biological systems and specific biomedical applications of photonics such as optical light microscopy, endoscopic imaging, spectroscopy in clinical diagnosis, flow cytometry, micro-optical sensors, etc. Three lectures; second term Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level III or above in a Faculty of Engineering, or Science, or Health Science Program, or the Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences (IBEHS) Program.

ENGPHYS 4MD3 / 6MD3

Nanoscale Semiconductor Devices

Graduate devices (LEDs, high electron mobility transistors), quantum dots, quantum wires, graphene, emerging nanoscale materials and devices. Nanoscale semiconductor materials and devices including quantum confinement, quantum dots, dipole radiation, quantum radiation physics, molecular and bulk excitons, advanced molecular electronics, tight-binding modelling, emerging nanoscale MOSFETs, 2-dimensional metal dichalcogenides and graphene. Three lectures; second term Prerequisite(s):Credit or registration in at least one of the following: ENGPHYS 3F03, 3PN4, MATLS 2Q03, 3Q03

ENGPHYS 4NE3 / 6NE3

Advanced Nuclear Engineering

Graduate Energy generation and conversion, heat transfer and transport in a nuclear reactor. Characteristics and performance of nuclear fuels. Thermal margins and safety limits. Aging of core structural materials. Structural integrity of components. Three lectures; second term Prerequisite(s): ENGPHYS 3D03

ENGPHYS 4P03 / 6P03

Nuclear Power Plant Systems and Operation

Graduate Systems and overall unit operations relevant to nuclear power plants; includes all major reactor and process systems; self-study using interactive nuclear power plant. Three lectures; second term Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level IV or above of any Engineering program (familiarity with ENGPHYS 4D03 or other nuclear course desirable)

ENGPHYS 4PP3 / 6PP3

Plasma Physics Applications

Graduate An introduction to plasma physics with emphasis on occurrence of plasmas in nature, and applications of plasmas in thermonuclear fusion and other engineering disciplines. Three lectures; one-time demonstration lab (three hours); first term Prerequisite(s): ENGPHYS 2A04, or PHYSICS 2B03 and 2BB3, or ELECENG 2FH3 **Not be offered in 2022-23

ENGPHYS 4QC3 / 6QC3

Introduction to Quantum Computing

Graduate An introduction to quantum computing including qubits, entanglement, quantum key cryptography, teleportation, quantum circuits and algorithms, spin qubits. Three lectures; first term Prerequisite(s): ENGPHYS 2QM3 or PHYSICS 2C03

ENGPHYS 4QM3 / 6QM3 (not offered 2023-24)

Quantum Optics and Metrology

Graduate An introduction to quantum optics including single photon states, coherent states, standard quantum limit, Heisenberg limit, squeezed light, entanglement, and applications in metrology. Three lectures; second term Prerequisite(s): ENGPHYS 4QC3

ENGPHYS 4S04 / 6S04

Lasers and Electro-Optics

Graduate Basic properties of electromagnetic radiation. Optical modulation and detection. Nonlinear optics. Multiple-beam interference and coherence. Optical resonators. Laser systems. Three lectures; second term Prerequisite(s): ENGPHYS 3E03, PHYSICS 3N03, ELECENG 4EM4, or ELECENG 3FK4

ENGPHYS 4X03 / 6X03 (Not offered 2023-24)

Introduction to Photovoltaics

Graduate A review of photovoltaic devices including solar cell operation, characterization, manufacturing, economics and current and next generation technologies. Three lectures; first term Prerequisite(s): One of ELECENG 2EI5, MATLS 3Q03 or ENGPHYS 3BA3

ENGPHYS 4Z04 / 6Z04

Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

Graduate Detailed description of fabrication technologies used in the semiconductor industry; computer modelling of device fabrication; analysis of device performance. Two classroom-based lectures, one computer cluster-based lecture; first term Prerequisite(s): Credit or registration in ENGPHYS 3F03 or credit in 3PN4 or MATLS 3Q03; and registration in the Faculty of Engineering

UNENE COURSES

Off-Site UNENE Courses

Graduate More info: https://unene.ca/

_ENG PHYS 704 (Not offered in 2023-2024)

Selected Topics in Engineering Physics

Graduate Current developments and specialized aspects of engineering physics. This course may be taken for repetitive credit.

_ENG PHYS 705 (Not offered in 2023-2024)

III-V Materials and Devices

Graduate This course introduces group III-V semiconductor materials, heterostructures and devices including HBTs, HEMTs, laser diodes, photodiodes, and multi-junction solar cells.

_ENG PHYS 706 (Not offered in 2023-2024)

Toward a New Era of Nuclear Energy: Messages from Fukushima

Graduate Antirequisite(s): This course provides an opportunity to experience the decontamination in the residential area which was contaminated by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. A visit to other nuclear energy industry sites in Japan will give students a chance to consider the responsibility of engineers and scientists in the nuclear field

_ENG PHYS 708 (Not offered in 2023-2024)

Quantum Materials, Devices, and Systems

Graduate An introductory course on nanoelectronics, quantum transport and mesoscopic physics including diffusive and ballistic transport in the classical and quantum regimes, quantum Hall effect, Coulomb blockade, quantum structures, superconductors, topological insulators, and quantum computing.

_ENG PHYS 709 / BIOMED 707 (not offered 2023-24)

Advanced Topics in Biophotonics

Graduate (Cross-listed as BIOMED 707) To provide an in-depth understanding of the physics behind a selected number of biophotonics applications in life sciences (e.g. fluorescence lifetime imaging, high content screening, etc.) and clinical applications (diffuse optical tomography, time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy, optical coherent tomography, photoacoustic microscopy, etc.) as well as key tools used these research areas including ImageJ, image processing, and pattern recognition and classification.

_ENG PHYS 710 (Not offered in 2023-2024)

Nuclear Reactor Dynamics and Control

Graduate Reactor kinetics: point kinetics model; modal model for space-time kinetics; reactivity feedback mechanisms; reactor transfer functions; the in hour equation; reactor stability; Xenon stability; bulk and spatial power control; load following; control systems for CANDU and LWR reactors.

_ENG PHYS 713 (Not offered in 2023-2024)

Nuclear Safety Analysis and Reactor Accidents

Graduate Degraded fuel heat transfer; fuel failure mechanisms; fission product release and transport from nuclear fuel; leak-before-break and piping fracture mechanics; pipe ruptures; challenges to containment system integrity; severe accident progression and mitigation; off-site release of fission products; applications to CANDU and LWR reactors.

_ENG PHYS 714 / UN 0803 (Not offered in 2023-2024)

Nuclear Reactor Safety Design

Graduate Safety design and analysis of nuclear reactors based on deterministic and probabilistic assessments. Topics include: concepts of risk; probability tools and techniques; safety criteria; design basis accidents; risk assessment; safety analysis; safety system design; and general policy and principles.

_ENG PHYS 715 (Not offered in 2023-2024)

Advanced Nuclear Reactor Thermalhydraulics

Graduate Advanced topics of current interest in the area of fission and fusion nuclear reactor primary heat transport system, system safety and the transitional operations.

_ENG PHYS 716 (Not offered in 2023-2024)

Nuclear Reactor Heat Transport System Design

Graduate This course covers the fundamentals of nuclear reactor heat transport system design for key reactor types, with emphasis on the CANDU and Light Water Reactor (PWR and BWR) designs. Theoretical topics and their application include reactor thermodynamics, single-phase and two-phase flow, heat and mass transfer, critical heat, flux, pressure drop prediction, flow stability, design of reactor core, reactor vessel, steam generators and primary heat transport pumps. The course also covers experimental techniques, facilities and results. Course assignments are analytical problems related to these topics.

_ENG PHYS 721 (Not offered in 2023-2024)

Optical Amplifiers and Lasers

Graduate An introduction to optical gain media, spectroscopy of light-emitting materials, laser cavities, and steady-state theories of optical amplifiers and lasers. Applications of amplifiers and lasers in fiber-optic systems and photonic integrated circuits are covered.

_ENG PHYS 726 (Not offered in 2023-2024)

Optoelectronic Device Physics

Graduate Optoelectronic devices and the physics that governs their operation: the electro-optic, acousto-optic, and photo-elastic effects; optics in semiconductors: free carrier effects, heterojunctions, quantum wells, electro-absorption; guided wave optics; optical modulators; photonic switching and optical interconnects; Fourier optics.

_ENG PHYS 727 (Not offered in 2023-2024)

Advanced Reactor Physics and Analysis

Graduate This course is to provide an in-depth understanding of the physics behind nuclear reactors and the techniques to analyse the neutronic behaviour of a reactor. The emphasis will be on CANDU reactors.

_ENG PHYS 730 / MECH ENG 730 (Not offered in 2023-2024)

Thin Film Characterization

Graduate Characterization techniques of organic and inorganic thin films, including x-ray and electron diffraction, electron microscopy, chemical analysis, ion beam analysis, and optical and electrical characterization methods.

_ENG PHYS 734 (Not offered in 2023-2024)

Nonlinear Optics

Graduate This course gives an introduction to the basic principles of nonlinear optics, which is useful in understanding the nonlinear optical effects involved in many modern photonic components and devices. It mainly includes a project and an oral examination.

_ENG PHYS 777 (Not offered in 2023-2024)

Advanced Photovoltaics

Graduate Advanced Photovoltaics provides students with a comprehensive overview of the fundamental processes relevant to photovoltaic operation. Specific devices are studied by both numerical simulation and analytic calculation. A connection is made between the material parameters necessary for simulating a device and their independent measurement by a range of characterization techniques. Silicon, III-V, II-VI, organic and nano-based approaches to PV device design are all explored. Students are also introduced to the challenges of integrating different approaches into a solar based electrical generation system.

_ENG PHYS 783 / UN 0806 (Not offered in 2023-2024)

Nuclear Fuel Engineering

Graduate This course covers power reactor fuel design, performance, and safety aspects, and complements existing courses on reactor core design, thermohydraulics and reactor safety design. It includes fissile and fertile fuels; burn-up effects; fuel production (as well as uranium enrichment and reprocessing of spent fuel); quality assurance and CANDU fuel technical specifications; thermal conductivity; fuel chemistry; fuel restructuring and grain growth; fission product behaviour; fuel defect detection and location; fuel performance in operation; and fuel / fuel channel behaviour in design basis and severe accidents.

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