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MSE 1140
Materials: The Future of Energy

New technologies are urgently needed to fulfill projected global energy requirements. Materials properties typically limit the performance that can be achieved in generation, transport, and utilization ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: ENGRI 1140

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 11609 MSE 1140   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

  • 11610 MSE 1140   LAB 401

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    • Van Dover, R

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

  • 11611 MSE 1140   LAB 402

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    • Van Dover, R

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

  • 11612 MSE 1140   LAB 403

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    • Van Dover, R

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

MSE 2060
Atomic and Molecular Structure of Matter

Discusses the basic elements of structure; order and disorder; ideal gas; crystals; liquids; amorphous materials; polymers; liquid crystals; composites; crystal structure; x-ray diffraction. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: MAE 3130

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 11050 MSE 2060   LEC 001

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  • 11051 MSE 2060   DIS 201

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  • 11052 MSE 2060   DIS 202

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MSE 2620
Electronic Materials for the Information Age

Examines the electrical and optical properties of materials. Topics include the mechanism of electrical conduction in metals, semiconductors and insulators; tuning of electrical properties in semiconductors, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: CHEME 5862, ENGRD 2620, MSE 5862

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 10840 MSE 2620   LEC 001

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  • 10841 MSE 2620   LAB 401

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    • Thompson, M

  • 12186 MSE 2620   LAB 402

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    • Thompson, M

  • 12614 MSE 2620   LAB 403

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    • Thompson, M

MSE 2900
Special Projects in Materials Science and Engineering

This course is intended for an individual student, or small group of students, to pursue a particular project, analytical investigation, or experimental investigation outside of regular courses. The course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  • 12335 MSE 2900   IND 601

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    • TBA

    • Staff

MSE 2920
Research Involvement IIB

Supervised independent research project in association with faculty members and faculty research groups of the department. Students design experiments, set up the necessary equipment, and evaluate the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 11759 MSE 2920   RSC 701

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    • F

    • Dieckmann, R

MSE 3040
Kinetics, Diffusion, and Phase Transformations

Course covers kinetic effects in solidification and solid state transformations that determine structure and ultimately properties of materials. Topics include phenomenological and atomistic theories of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: MSE 5840

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 11056 MSE 3040   LEC 001

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  • 17189 MSE 3040   DIS 201

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MSE 3050
Electronic, Magnetic, and Dielectric Properties of Materials

Electronic structure of materials and connection to transport, magnetic, and dielectric properties. Wave and particle nature of electrons. Valence electron behavior in crystals, density of states, Fermi ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: MSE 5850

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 11058 MSE 3050   LEC 001

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  • 11059 MSE 3050   DIS 201

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MSE 3120
Junior Laboratory II

Practical laboratory covering the analysis and characterization of materials and processing. Labs are based on course material in kinetics, diffusion, and phase transformation and electronic, magnetic, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 11062 MSE 3120   LAB 401

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    • Ouzounova, T

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 11063 MSE 3120   LAB 402

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    • T

    • Ouzounova, T

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 11760 MSE 3120   LAB 403

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    • R

    • Nucci, J

      Ouzounova, T

MSE 3920
Research Involvement IIIb

Supervised independent research project in association with faculty members and faculty research groups of the department. Students design experiments, set up the necessary equipment, and evaluate the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 11761 MSE 3920   RSC 701

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    • TBA

    • Dieckmann, R

MSE 4030
Senior Materials Laboratory I

Laboratory course with limited lectures. Topics include the acquisition, analysis, and presentation of data; errors; experimental design; and technical writing. Emphasis is on practical laboratory skills, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 12187 MSE 4030   LAB 401

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MSE 4060
Senior Experimental Thesis II

Proposals for thesis topics should be approved by the supervising faculty member before beginning the senior year. Approved thesis topics normally involve original experimental research in direct collaboration ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 11064 MSE 4060   IND 601

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MSE 4071
Interdisciplinary Design Concepts

This course emphasizes entrepreneurial driven technology designs (forward engineering) by integrating mechanical, chemical, and materials engineering through the understanding of early stage product development ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CHEME 5730, MAE 4351

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 12398 MSE 4071   LEC 001

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    • MW Bard Hall 140

    • Callister, J

      Feitelberg, A

      Murtagh, M

MSE 4610
Biomedical Materials and Their Applications

Many types of materials are used in biomedical engineering to replace or supplement natural biological systems. Interaction with blood and tissues is always of primary importance, but depending on the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 11065 MSE 4610   LEC 001

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MSE 4900
Special Projects in Materials Science and Engineering

This course is intended for an individual student, or small group of students, to pursue a particular project, analytical investigation, or experimental investigation outside of regular courses. The course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  • 11066 MSE 4900   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Staff

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

MSE 4920
Research Involvement IVb

Supervised independent research project in association with faculty members and faculty research groups of the department. Students design experiments, set up the necessary equipment, and evaluate the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 11762 MSE 4920   RSC 701

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    • TBA

    • Dieckmann, R

MSE 4950
Undergraduate Teaching Involvement

Gives credit to students who help in the laboratory portions of select MSE courses. The number of credits earned is determined by the teaching load and is typically 1-3. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  • 11067 MSE 4950   IND 601

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    • TBA

    • Thompson, M

MSE 5010
Special Project

Master of Engineering research project. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 12 Credits Multi-Term

  • 11068 MSE 5010   IND 601

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    • TBA

    • Van Dover, R

MSE 5020
Special Project

Master of Engineering research project. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 12 Credits Graded

  • 11069 MSE 5020   IND 601

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    • TBA

    • Van Dover, R

MSE 5120
Mechanical Properties of Thin Films

Stresses, elastic and plastic deformation, creep and anelasticity, and fracture and delamination of thin films and patterned structures. How mechanical behavior at the nanoscale deviates from the predictions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MAE 5130

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17210 MSE 5120   LEC 001

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MSE 5150
Structures and Materials for Sustainable Energy Systems

Design of sustainable energy systems is a critical challenge that must be addressed in the near future. This course will focus on the analysis, design and production of renewable energy (solar, wind, nuclear, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17898 MSE 5150   LEC 001

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MSE 5230
Physics of Soft Materials

Covers general aspects of structure, order, and dynamics of soft materials. Typical representatives of this class of materials are polymers, liquid crystals, gels, and surfactant solutions. A general formalism ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17752 MSE 5230   LEC 001

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MSE 5310
Introduction to Ceramics

Covers ceramic processes and products, structure of ceramic crystals, structure of glasses, structural defects (point defects, dislocations), surfaces, interfaces and grain boundaries, diffusion in ionic ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17213 MSE 5310   LEC 001

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MSE 5320
Glass: Structure, Properties and Modern Applications

Course develops a foundational understanding of the glassy state and nature of the glass transition. Introduces phenomenology, chemistry and structure of key oxide glass families, with an emphasis on silicate ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CHEME 5320

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16957 MSE 5320   LEC 001

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MSE 5470
Physics of Semiconductors and Nanostructures

Covers basic solid state and semiconductor physics relevant for understanding electronic and optical devices. Topics include crystalline structures, bonding in atoms and solids, energy bands in solids, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECE 4070

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18313 MSE 5470   LEC 001

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MSE 5550
Introduction to Composite Materials

Topics include introduction to composite materials; varieties and properties of fiber reinforcements and matrix materials; micromechanics of stiffness and stress transfer in discontinuous fiber/matrix ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17197 MSE 5550   LEC 001

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MSE 5620
Biomineralization: The Formation and Properties of Inorganic Biomaterials

Examines the wide variety of mineralized materials made by biological organisms including mollusk shells, mammalian bone and teeth, silica bodies in plants, and magnetotactic bacteria. The focus is on ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BME 5620

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17217 MSE 5620   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

MSE 5840
Kinetics, Diffusion, and Phase Transformation

Course covers kinetic effects in solidification and solid state transformations that determine structure and ultimately properties of materials. Topics include phenomenological and atomistic theories of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MSE 3040

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 11057 MSE 5840   LEC 001

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MSE 5850
Electronic, Magnetic, and Dielectric Properties of Materials

Electronic structure of materials and connection to transport, magnetic, and dielectric properties. Wave and particle nature of electrons. Valence electron behavior in crystals, density of states, Fermi ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: MSE 3050

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 11060 MSE 5850   LEC 001

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  • 11061 MSE 5850   LAB 401

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MSE 5862
Introduction to Electronic Materials

Examines the electrical and optical properties of materials. Topics include the mechanism of electrical conduction in metals, semiconductors and insulators; tuning of electrical properties in semiconductors, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: CHEME 5862, ENGRD 2620, MSE 2620

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18389 MSE 5862   LEC 001

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  • 18390 MSE 5862   LAB 401

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    • Thompson, M

  • 18391 MSE 5862   LAB 402

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    • W

    • Thompson, M

  • 18392 MSE 5862   LAB 403

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    • F

    • Thompson, M

MSE 6010
Chemistry of Materials

Modern developments in materials chemistry, including symmetry aspects of chemical bonding, self-assembly, sol-gel chemistry, mesostructured and mesoporous solids, low-dimensional nanomaterials, and bioorganic ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 12190 MSE 6010   LEC 001

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MSE 6040
Kinetics of Reactions in Condensed Matter

Phenomenology and microscopic aspects of diffusion in fluids, both simple and polymeric, and in metallic, ionic, semiconductor, and polymeric solids. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17220 MSE 6040   LEC 001

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MSE 6550
Advanced Composite Materials

Topics center around micromechanical and statistical (reliability) aspects of the strength and fatigue of fibrous composites. Topics include Hedgepeth shear-lag models of stress transfer around arrays ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CEE 6760, MAE 6160

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17541 MSE 6550   LEC 001

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MSE 6650
Principles of Tissue Engineering

Covers introductory concepts in tissue engineering, including polymeric biomaterials used for scaffolds, mechanisms of cellbiomaterial interaction, biocompatibility and foreign body response, cell engineering, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BME 6650, MAE 6650

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 12411 MSE 6650   LEC 001

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MSE 8000
Research in Materials Science

Independent research in materials science under the guidance of a member of the staff. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-12 Credits Graded

  • 11070 MSE 8000   LEC 001

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    • TBA

    • Staff

MSE 8010
Materials Science and Engineering Colloquium

Lectures by visiting scientists, Cornell staff members, and graduate students on subjects of interest in materials sciences, especially in connection with new research. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 12191 MSE 8010   SEM 101

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MSE 8020
Materials Science Research Seminars

Short presentations on research in progress by students and staff. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 11071 MSE 8020   LEC 001

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    • TBA

    • Staff