Course specific instructional outcomes are the followings, at the end of this course student should be capable of: Acquainting themselves with top-notch SEM techniques using SEM on their own in METE 402 "Materials Engineering Design II" and METE 488 "Materials Research II" courses; interpreting the literature on electron microscopy; building a notion of electron microscopy techniques in various interdisciplinary research areas and provides opportunities to describe the chemistry and structure of the all four major elements (metals, ceramics, polymers and composites); The course objectives also contribute to defining and solving engineering problems and utilizing experimental methods to analyze and interpret data.