Materials Science & Engineering (MSE)Engineering
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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.
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- Schedule of Classes - June 15, 2016 6:14PM EDT
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Classes
MSE 1140
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGRI 1140
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Kimball Hall B11
Instructors
Van Dover, R
MSE 1141
Course Description
Materials properties typically limit the performance that can be achieved in generation, transport, and utilization of energy. This lab course will supplement lecture-based understanding with experiential ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Bard Hall 258
Instructors
Van Dover, R
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Additional Information
Department Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Bard Hall 258
Instructors
Van Dover, R
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Additional Information
Department Consent Required (Add)
MSE 2060
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: MAE 3130
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Bard Hall 140
Instructors
Watson, C
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Bard Hall 140
Instructors
Watson, C
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Bard Hall 140
Instructors
Watson, C
MSE 2620
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: CHEME 5862, ENGRD 2620, MSE 5862
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Bard Hall 140
Instructors
Thompson, M
MSE 2900
Course Description
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
MSE 2920
Course Description
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
MSE 3040
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: MSE 5840
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Bard Hall 140
Instructors
Suntivich, J
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Bard Hall 140
Instructors
Suntivich, J
MSE 3050
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: MSE 5850
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Bard Hall 140
Instructors
Schlom, D
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Kimball Hall B11
Instructors
Schlom, D
MSE 3120
Course Description
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
MSE 3920
Course Description
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
MSE 4030
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Thurston Hall 202
Instructors
Nucci, J
MSE 4060
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Hollister Hall 372
Instructors
Thompson, M
MSE 4070
Course Description
Introduces materials design in the context of real-world materials design projects carried out in industry. In the first portion of the course, the process of engineering design is studied in light of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Thurston Hall 203
Instructors
Murtagh, M
MSE 4100
Course Description
Microstructure and properties of metals and alloys: processing, structure, defects, phase stability, diffusion, deformation, fracture, corrosion, conductivity, optical properties. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MSE 6100
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Thurston Hall 203
Instructors
Baker, S
MSE 4610
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Statler Hall 265
Instructors
Donnelly, E
MSE 4900
Course Description
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
MSE 4920
Course Description
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
MSE 4950
Course Description
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
MSE 5130
Course Description
Mechanobiology, at the intersection of engineering and biophysics, seeks to understand how mechanical signals alter cell behavior. Course addresses (i) the means by which cells sense forces acting on them ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Thurston Hall 203
Instructors
Gourdon, D
MSE 5150
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Bard Hall 140
Instructors
Petrina, P
MSE 5240
Course Description
Advanced course on the preparation of polymers that are changing our lives. Learn the tools and strategies for preparing these new materials. Understand how molecular design determines application and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CHEM 6700
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Thurston Hall 203
- Jan 27 - Mar 17, 2016
Instructors
Coates, G
Ober, C
- TR Baker Laboratory 335
- Mar 18 - May 11, 2016
Instructors
MSE 5410
Course Description
This course will give an introduction to modern nanofabrication technologies with emphasis on integrated circuits manufacturing. Thermal budget, scaling of geometry, pitch and registry and control of parametric ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Laboratory optional. Combined with: ECE 4360
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Hollister Hall 401
Instructors
Xing, H
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Phillips Hall 203
Instructors
Xing, H
MSE 5460
Course Description
Course provides comprehensive understanding of compound semiconductors, stressing how differences with Si enable unique applications in electronics, photonics, and thermoelectrics. Materials include group ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ECE 5570
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Bard Hall 140
Instructors
Jena, D
MSE 5620
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BME 5620
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Phillips Hall 307
Instructors
Estroff, L
MSE 5840
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: MSE 3040
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Bard Hall 140
Instructors
Suntivich, J
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Thurston Hall 205
Instructors
Suntivich, J
MSE 5850
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: MSE 3050
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Bard Hall 140
Instructors
Schlom, D
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Kimball Hall B11
Instructors
Schlom, D
MSE 5862
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: CHEME 5862, ENGRD 2620, MSE 2620
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Bard Hall 140
Instructors
Thompson, M
MSE 5950
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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Section Topic
Topic: Thriving in a Corporate Environment
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Bard Hall 245
- Feb 23 - Mar 22, 2016
Instructors
Nucci, J
MSE 6010
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Thurston Hall 203
Instructors
Wiesner, U
MSE 6100
Course Description
Microstructure and properties of metals and alloys: processing, structure, defects, phase stability, diffusion, deformation, fracture, corrosion, conductivity, optical properties. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MSE 4100
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Thurston Hall 203
Instructors
Baker, S
MSE 6210
Course Description
This course is aimed at a broad community of scientists and engineers interested in materials. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CHEM 6070
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Baker Laboratory 335
Instructors
DiSalvo, F
MSE 6550
Course Description
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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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Snee Hall Geological Sci 1150
Instructors
Phoenix, S
MSE 6710
Course Description
Graduate-level introduction to diffraction/scattering phenomena in the context of solidstate and soft condensed-matter systems. The primary topic is using the scattering and absorption of neutron, electron, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AEP 7110
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 102
Instructors
Brock, J
MSE 7070
Course Description
Course equips students to participate effectively in product design projects in any industry. Â Develops common tools for proposing and executing new product design, product life cycle management, business ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CHEME 7070, MAE 7070
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Snee Hall Geological Sci 1150
Instructors
Hurwitz, M
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Additional Information
Department Consent Required (Add)
MSE 8000
Course Description
Independent research in materials science under the guidance of a member of the staff. view course details
MSE 8010
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Kimball Hall B11
Instructors
Estroff, L
MSE 8020
Course Description
Short presentations on research in progress by students and staff. view course details