TUT minor: Materials and the Environment (25 ECTS)
Spring 2011 - Spring 2012
Tampere University of Technology, Department of Materials Science provides a minor (25 cr) entitled Materials and the Environment.
The aim of these courses is to approach our urban environment from the perspective of materials science. What kind of materials we use, where and why? How are the materials recycled or reused? What are the environmental effects of the materials and how can they be measured and managed?
Spring 2011
Materials and their applications in the urban environment I, 5 cr
In this course students will learn the basics of polymeric materials; plastics, composites, fibres,
textiles, wood, WPCs, biomaterials and "new materials".
The course deals with questions like: What are plastics, where do we use them and why? How
about the other polymeric materials? What are materials from renewable resources or
biodegradable materials? What kind of new materials we’ll be using in the future?
The students will understand the key issues of structure, properties, modification and testing of
polymeric materials, considerations in selection of materials to their main applications and materials
in different operating conditions.
Autumn 2011
Materials and their applications in the urban environment II, 5 cr
Time and place: Tuesdays and Thursdays 13.9.- 20.10.2011, Niemenkatu 73, Lahti.
Tue 13.9. 9-11 Seminar room 1, Lecture
Thu 15.9. 9-11 S1 Lecture and 11-12 S1 exercise
Wed 21.9. 13-15 S1 L
Fri 23.9. 12-14 S1 L and 14-15 S1 exercise
Mon 26.9. 13-15 S1 L
Thu 29.9. 9-11 S1 L and 11-12 S1 exercise
Thu 6.10. 12-14 S2 L and 15 S2 exercise
Tue 11.10. 9-11 S2 L
Thu 13.10. 9-11 S1 L and 11-12 S1 exercise
Tue 18.10. 9-11 S2 L
Thu 20.10. 12-14 S1 L and 14-15 S1 exercise
Content: Includes metals, ceramics, glass, surface engineering and "new materials". Key issues of
structures and properties. Materials in different operating conditions (temperature, weather,
oxidation, corrosion), friction and wear, applications e.g. construction.
Students of UH Department of Environmental Sciences register via e-form https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/29056/lomake.html or contact johan.kotze at helsinki.fi.
For continuing education: registrations to researcher Heli Vesanto (heli.vesanto at tut.fi). Course or its lectures can be attended without fee. Lectures will also be available in e-learning.
Students from other departments and universities, please notice one need to apply JOO study right according the instructions of one's own university.
Recycling and reuse of materials, 5 cr
Time and place: Tuesday 1.11., Mondays 7.11., 14.11., 21.11., 28.11., and Thursday 1.12.2011 from 1 pm to 3 pm. Niemenkatu 73, Lahti. Course continues in January 2012: 17.1. at 13-15 and 19.1. at 13-15.
Content: Life cycles of products and materials, concepts of eco-, material- and energy efficiency, recycling methods of different materials, laws and regulations in EU, cases.
- Students of UH Department of Environmental Sciences, please register https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/29058/lomake.html or contact johan.kotze@helsinki.fi.
For continuing education: registrations to Anna-Mari Niemi anna-mari.niemi@tut.fi or Pirkko Eteläaho pirkko.etelaaho@tut.fi. Course or its lectures can be attended without fee.
Students from other departments and universities, please notice one need to apply JOO study right according the instructions of one's own university.
Spring 2012
Environmental effects of materials, 5 cr
Time and place
Tuesdays 31.1.-27.3.2012. Exept no lectures on 28.2.2012. Lectures at 10-12, exept on 13.3. lecture is at 12-14. Lecture room 1, at Niemenkatu 73, Lahti. Exam is on 29th of March 2012 at 9-12.
Content
Environmental effects, their measurement and management, sustainable development, material
flows, Industrial Ecology (IE), measurement of the environmental effects of materials; LCA, MIPS, SIPS, “footprints”, Design for Environment (DfE), Design for Recycle (DfR), C2C, BAT.
Registration
Students from TUT, please contact either anna-mari.niemi@tut.fi or pirkko.etelaaho@tut.fi. TUT students enroll courses at POP (student study portal).
Students from the University of Helsinki Department of Environmental Sciences, please register via e-form https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/30922/lomake.html or contact johan.kotze@helsinki.fi.
Students from other departments and universities, please notice you need to apply the JOO study right according the instructions of your own university.
Design for environmental use and applications, 5 cr
Extensive practical work considering materials in urban environment.
The course will be carried out in co-operation with industry in Lahti region. Implementation during spring 2012.
Contact
MSc.(Tech) Anna-Mari Niemi and Dr. Tech. Pirkko Eteläaho.
Time and place
Meetings will be scheduled individually for each student, starting from week 12.
Registration
Students from TUT, please contact either anna-mari.niemi@tut.fi or pirkko.etelaaho@tut.fi.
Students from the University of Helsinki Department of Environmental Sciences, please register via e-form
https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/33243/lomake.html or contact johan.kotze@helsinki.fi.
Students from other departments and universities, please notice you need to apply the JOO study right according the instructions of your own university.
Registration deadline is Friday 9th of March, 2012.
More information
Researchers Anna-Mari Niemi anna-mari.niemi@tut.fi and Pirkko Eteläaho pirkko.etelaaho@tut.fi
TUT – Department of Materials Science
