<p>Laboratory, four hours; discussion, two hours; site visits, four hours; outside study, five hours. Focus on portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and ultraviolet, visible, near infrared (UV/Vis/NIR) spectroscopy and forensic imaging, with emphasis on fundamentals of techniques, data collection and interpretation, and effects of weathering and post depositional and taphonomic processes to help answer questions related to ancient materials manufacturing technologies, materials variability, and human interaction with environment. Experimental techniques and analysis of materials through: X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF); fiber optic reflectance spectroscopy (FORS); and forensic multispectral imaging. Letter grading.</p>

Materials Science and Engineering

Known as the birthplace of the Internet and where countless other cutting-edge technologies took their first steps, the school is consistently ranked among the top 10 public engineering schools in the U.S.

Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science

Materials engineering is concerned with the design, fabrication, and optimal selection of engineering materials that must simultaneously fulfill dimensional, property, quality control, and economic requirements.

General Catalog

Cultural (Materials) Science Investigations in Art and Archaeology

MAT SCI 13L

5 units