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MSE 2060
Atomic and Molecular Structure of Matter

This course covers the atomic and molecular structure of crystalline and noncrystalline materials as well as selected analytical techniques for structural interrogation. Selected topics include, basic ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MAE 3130

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8900 MSE 2060   LEC 001

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    • MWF Upson Hall 142
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Robinson, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: ENGRD 2620

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8835 MSE 2620   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9106 MSE 2620   LAB 401

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9442 MSE 2620   LAB 402

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  • 14913 MSE 2900   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Thompson, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

MSE 2920
Research Involvement IIb

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18394 MSE 2920   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Watson, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research
    Permission of department required. May be continuation or a one-semester affiliation with a research group. Enrollment limited to Undergrad Sophomores.

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MSE 3040
Kinetics, Diffusion, and Phase Transformations

Phenomenological and atomistic theories of diffusion in metals, alloys, ionic compounds, semiconductors and polymers. Introduction to general transport theory and non-equilibrium thermodynamics. Kinetic ... view course details

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Syllabi:

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

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8904 MSE 3040   LEC 001

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    • MWF Upson Hall 216
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Dshemuchadse, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Graduate students wanting to get graduate credit for this course should enroll in 5840. Graduate students wanting to enroll in this course at the undergraduate level should contact Michele Conrad at mmc2@cornell.edu.

  •  9153 MSE 3040   DIS 201

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    • M Phillips Hall 203
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Dshemuchadse, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MSE 3050
Electronic, Magnetic, and Dielectric Properties of Materials

Examines the electronic, magnetic, and dielectric properties of materials, including an understanding of the atomic level interactions that give rise to these properties. Topics include: use of tensors ... view course details

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Syllabi:

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8906 MSE 3050   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Graduate students wanting to get graduate credit for this course should enroll in 5850. Graduate students wanting to enroll in this course at the undergraduate level should contact Michele Conrad at mmc2@cornell.edu.

  •  8907 MSE 3050   DIS 201

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    • F Bard Hall 140
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Schlom, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MSE 3070
Materials Design Concepts I

Introduces design in the context of real-world materials challenges as explored through reverse engineering. Students examine the materials, design, and cost constraints of a variety of technological products ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  9195 MSE 3070   LEC 001

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    • TR Upson Hall 206
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Umbach, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MSE 3120
Junior Laboratory II

Practical laboratory covering the characterization of material, analysis of data, and proper presentation of results. Labs are based on materials from courses in kinetics, diffusion and phase transformations ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 18408 MSE 3120   LEC 001

  •  
    • M Olin Hall 145
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Wagner, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8910 MSE 3120   LAB 401

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    • W Bard Hall 247
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Wagner, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8911 MSE 3120   LAB 402

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    • F Bard Hall 247
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Wagner, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MSE 3900
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

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  • 15068 MSE 3900   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Thompson, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

MSE 3920
Research Involvement IIIb

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18395 MSE 3920   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Watson, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research
    Permission of department required. May be continuation or a one-semester affiliation with a research group. Enrollment limited to Undergrad Juniors.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

MSE 4060
Senior Experimental Thesis II

Second semester of two-semester senior thesis sequence. See MSE 4050 for thesis project requirements. Continued research in individual faculty groups with periodic oral and written updates. In class discussion ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 12637 MSE 4060   LEC 001

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    • F Upson Hall 202
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Watson, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MSE 4070
Materials Design Concepts II

This course emphasizes entrepreneurial driven materials enabled designed through the understanding of early stage product development complexities.  These complexities include staging invention and innovation ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9169 MSE 4070   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  • 14658 MSE 4900   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Thompson, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

MSE 4920
Research Involvement IVb

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18396 MSE 4920   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Watson, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research
    Permission of department required. May be continuation or a one-semester affiliation with a research group. Enrollment limited to Undergrad Seniors.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

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. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  8912 MSE 4950   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Thompson, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

MSE 5005
MSE MEng Professional Development

Development of leadership skills and application to problem solving, forming and working on teams, project management, and networking. Development of graphical, verbal, and written communication skills. ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9443 MSE 5005   SEM 101

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    • W Upson Hall 202
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Early, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MSE 5010
MEng Project - Ongoing

Master of Engineering research project. Integration of technical, teamwork, and leadership skills to achieve a specific technical project goal defined by a project sponsor. MSE 5010 is for students who ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-10 Credits Graded

  • 12638 MSE 5010   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Early, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

MSE 5011
MEng Project - Terminal

Master of Engineering research project. Integration of technical, teamwork, and leadership skills to achieve a specific technical project goal defined by a project sponsor. MSE 5011 is for students who ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-12 Credits Graded

  • 12236 MSE 5011   IND 601

  •  
    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Early, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

MSE 5020
Special Project

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-8 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 10009 MSE 5020   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

MSE 5235
Design of Soft Materials

Soft materials have unique properties, exploited widely by nature and industry.  They are made from a variety of building blocks, including small molecules, macromolecules, and particles.  These basic ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CHEME 5235

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18413 MSE 5235   LEC 001

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    • TR Thurston Hall 203
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Dufresne, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9746 MSE 5310   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MSE 5340
Particulate Science and Engineering: Fundamentals and Applications

This course is designed for senior undergraduates and graduate students in the fields of MSE, CBE, MAE. The course will focus on recent advances in particulate science and engineering (PSE) and ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9741 MSE 5340   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    S/U not allowed if using toward MSE graduation requirements.

MSE 5411
Nanofabrication and Characterization of Electronics Laboratory

This course provides an introduction to nanofabrication technologies with emphasis on Si-based integrated circuits manufacturing as well as modern electronics based on GaN, 2D materials etc. The lab, primarily ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECE 4361

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 18636 MSE 5411   LAB 401

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECE 4361

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 18637 MSE 5411   LAB 402

  •  

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECE 4361

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 18638 MSE 5411   LAB 403

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MSE 5430
Thin-Film Materials Science

Provides a fundamental understanding of processing/structure/property relation in thin films, with an emphasis on behaviors that differ from those observed in classical bulk materials. Topics include vacuum ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECE 4590

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18434 MSE 5430   LEC 001

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    • TR Bard Hall 140
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • van Dover, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MSE 5435
Organic Electronics: Materials and Processing

Organic electronics plays a crucial role in creating flexible, wearable, and biocompatible devices. This course explores the physical and chemical principles of organic electronics, the development of ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18407 MSE 5435   LEC 001

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    • TR Bard Hall 140
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Zhong, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MSE 5440
Soap Bubbles, Snowflakes, and Steps: Interfacial and Surface Phenomena in Materials Science

Surface and interface phenomena play a critical role in the processing and performance of advanced materials. Students and the instructor will identify topics of joint interest that build on the fundamentals ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9356 MSE 5440   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to: PhD, MS, and MSE Seniors. Permission of instructor (ccu1@cornell.edu) required for all other students.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

MSE 5720
Computational Materials Science

An introduction to state-of-the-art computational methods in materials research with an emphasis on the atomic-scale and hands-on modeling using supercomputers. The course will focus primarily ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9288 MSE 5720   LEC 001

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    • MW Upson Hall 102
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Benedek, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9585 MSE 5720   DIS 201

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    • F Upson Hall 202
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Benedek, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MSE 5802
Materials Structure and Mechanical Properties

Course is intended for first year graduate students in MSE, or graduate students in other fields, needing a solid foundation in the relationships between structure and mechanical properties in materials ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9602 MSE 5802   LEC 001

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    • TR Bard Hall 140
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Baker, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MSE 5840
Kinetics, Diffusion, and Phase Transformation

Phenomenological and atomistic theories of diffusion in metals, alloys, ionic compounds, semiconductors and polymers. Introduction to general transport theory and non-equilibrium thermodynamics. Kinetic ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: MSE 3040

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8905 MSE 5840   LEC 001

  •  
    • MWF Upson Hall 216
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Dshemuchadse, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9170 MSE 5840   DIS 201

  •  
    • M Phillips Hall 203
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Dshemuchadse, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MSE 5850
Electronic, Magnetic, and Dielectric Properties of Materials

Examines the electronic, magnetic, and dielectric properties of materials, including an understanding of the atomic level interactions that give rise to these properties. Topics include: use of tensors ... view course details

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Syllabi:

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8908 MSE 5850   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8909 MSE 5850   DIS 201

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    • F Bard Hall 140
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Schlom, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MSE 6010
Chemistry of Materials

Chemistry of materials with an emphasis on concepts of general applicability and modern developments in the materials field. The transition from atoms to molecules is developed by applying group theoretical ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18304 MSE 6010   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR Olin Hall 145
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Wiesner, U

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MSE 6040
Kinetics of Reactions in Condensed Matter

This class covers the fundamental of kinetics in material with the focus on the microstructure. We will discuss the motion of atoms and molecules by diffusion, motion of dislocations and interfaces, ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19718 MSE 6040   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MSE 6050
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:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ECE 4070, ECE 5350

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9743 MSE 6050   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18658 MSE 6050   DIS 201

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MSE 7930
Peer Mentoring and Leadership Essentials

This course develops fundamental communication, coaching, mentorship and leadership skills for PhD students.  It is designed specifically for PhD mentors in the Ezra's Bridge program; however, the course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First.  Combined with: CHEME 6930, ENGRG 7930

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 11839 MSE 7930   LEC 001

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    • R Upson Hall 222
    • Jan 25, 2024

    • Parker, R

    • R Upson Hall 222
    • Feb 22, 2024

    • Parker, R

    • R To Be Assigned
    • Feb 15, 2024

    • Parker, R

    • R To Be Assigned
    • Feb 29, 2024

    • Parker, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to: PhD students in Ezra's Bridge Program. Additional seats open to PhD students in any STEM field.

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

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-12 Credits Graded

  • 12639 MSE 8000   RSC 701

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Donnelly, E

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

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. 

  • 0.5 Credits S/U NoAud

  •  9060 MSE 8010   SEM 101

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    • R Kimball Hall B11
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Donnelly, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MSE 8020
Materials Science Research Group 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

  •  8913 MSE 8020   RSC 701

  •  
    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Donnelly, E

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research