Courses Bachelor Display 2022-2023

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Course title Imaging Engineering
Course code CEN2005
ECTS credits 5,0
Assessment Whole/Half Grades
Period
Period Start End Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
2 31-10-2022 16-12-2022
Level no level
Coordinator Sebastiaan van Nuffel
For more information: s.vannuffel@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
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Description
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHOD(S) USED IN THIS COURSE IS WITH RESERVATION. A RE-EMERGENCE OF THE CORONAVIRUS AND NEW COUNTERMEASURES BY THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT MIGHT FORCE COORDINATORS TO CHANGE THE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHODS USED. THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEACHING/ASSESSMENT METHOD(S) WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE COURSE SYLLABUS.

A picture is worth a thousand words, but there are things the human eye cannot detect. Using single-lens microscopes of his own design and make, Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632 – 1723) was the first to discover observe micro-organisms in water and can now be considered the Father of Microbiology. Since then, many more imaging technologies have been developed that allowed for numerous discoveries and these technologies are now commonly used in science, medicine, and industry. Imaging can be (and is) used to answer important questions: Is a paint coating applied homogeneously? Are impurities causing a semiconductor to fail? How and where does a pharmaceutical compound interact with a cell? Where are tumors located within the human body?
The possibilities are endless and future engineers would therefore do well to have an understanding of imaging science and technology. Given this is a highly disciplinary field involving mathematics, physics and electronics, chemistry and biology, and computer science, the Imaging Engineering elective builds on much of the knowledge and skills obtained during Y1 and 2.
During the course, students will learn about various imaging techniques such as Optical Microscopy, Electron Microscopy, Mass Spectrometry Imaging, Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. After an introduction to the fundamentals of imaging science and technology, a different imaging technique will be covered by a different expert each week. At the end of the course, students will understand the underlying principles of each imaging technique as well as how these technologies are used to answer important questions in both academia and industry.
Literature
Articles will be provided before and during the course by the experts on their specific imaging topics
Prerequisites
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Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Lecture
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Written Exam
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This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations
Bachelor Business Engineering Year 3 Elective Course(s)