année académique
2025-2026
2026-2027

Titulaire(s) du cours

Guy VAN ASSCHE (Coordonnateur)

Crédits ECTS

4

Langue(s) d'enseignement

anglais

Contenu du cours

The official course page for 27-28 can be found at VUB: Advanced materials

The Advanced Materials course focuses on the development and application of modern materials and innovative material concepts.
Current topics include:
- nanocomposites
- materials for (organic) solar cells
- self-healing materials.

For the different topics, two major story lines will unfold:
- How do the chemical structure of the material, the microstructure formed, and the processing of the material influence the final material properties?
- How can we study the materials, to get insight into the structure-processing-property relations and into the design of materials with a higher performance? Attention is paid to what is feasible in an industrial environment and how different techniques could be used for process monitoring, quality control, or R&D.

The course aims at giving the student a better understanding of advanced materials’ research in academia and industry and insight in recent developments in this field.

Objectifs (et/ou acquis d'apprentissages spécifiques)

The official course page for 27-28 can be found at VUB: Advanced materials

Specific to the course, the students are expected to be able to:
- gain insight in new developments in advanced materials and materials technology,
- discuss these developments for the material classes encountered in the course,
- critically evaluate the prospects and threats of modern material developments,
- develop a research strategy for the development of innovative materials and their applications and a feasible path for its elaboration,
- select experimental techniques to study these materials and interprete the results obtained
- interact with specialists in industrial or academic material’s research.

Pré-requis et Co-requis

Connaissances et compétences pré-requises ou co-requises

The official course page for 27-28 can be found at VUB: Advanced materials

Méthodes d'enseignement et activités d'apprentissages

The official course page for 27-28 can be found at VUB: Advanced materials

Interactive lectures with powerpoint presentations.
Case-studies and/or company visits.

Références, bibliographie et lectures recommandées

The official course page for 27-28 can be found at VUB: Advanced materials

Digital course material (Required) : Advanced Materials, Course slides, G. Van Assche, Available on Canvas - VUB

Support(s) de cours

  • Université virtuelle

Contribution au profil d'enseignement

The official course page for 27-28 can be found at VUB: Advanced materials

This teaching unit contributes to the following competences:
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of exact sciences with the specificity of their application to engineering
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of integrated structural design methods in the framework of a global design strategy
- Correctly report on research or design results in the form of a technical report or in the form of a scientific paper
- Collaborate in a (multidisciplinary) team
- Work in an industrial environment with attention to safety, quality assurance, communication and reporting
- A creative, problem-solving, result-driven and evidence-based attitude, aiming at innovation and applicability in industry and society
- The flexibility and adaptability to work in an international and/or intercultural context
- An integrated insight in chemical process and materials' technology
- Insight in chemistry as a link between process and materials technology

Autres renseignements

Informations complémentaires

The classes will take place at the VUB Main Campus - Brussels: Campus map | Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Contacts

Prof. Guy Van Assche - guy.van.assche@vub.be
Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Dept. Materials and Chemistry (MACH)
Building G - Room G.9.54
Pleinlaan 2 - 1050 Brussel

phone: +32-485-023728

Campus

Autre campus

Evaluation

Méthode(s) d'évaluation

  • Examen oral

Examen oral

  • Examen avec préparation
  • Question ouverte à développement long

The official course page for 27-28 can be found at VUB: Advanced materials

Construction de la note (en ce compris, la pondération des notes partielles)

The official course page for 27-28 can be found at VUB: Advanced materials

The course is assessed through an oral examination with written preparation.
Students get one theory-oriented (60%) and one application-oriented (40%) question.
Extensive answers are prepared in writing and discussed orally.

Langue(s) d'évaluation

  • anglais

Programmes