The science and technology of whitewares (i.e. primarily stonewares and porcelains) covering mineralogy, raw material characterization, mixing, rheology and plasticity, forming processes, drying, firing, phase equilibria, thermal stress evolution, microstructural characterization, physical properties, and glazing. Special emphasis will be given to colloidal science and its application to clay materials, the impact of particle-particle interactions on suspension rheology, plasticity, and particle packing, and to the application of phase equilibria to the microstructural evolution in whiteware bodies.
Level Restrictions
Exclude: UG-Undergraduate