Spring 2027

Structures & Phases Lab

Lab course covering sample preparation, quantitative microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and properties measurement to study structure-property relationships in materials.

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Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.67 GPA, 89.7% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.65 GPA, 76.5% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.66 GPA, 89.3% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Characterize the structure and properties of materials using imaging and diffraction methods

  • Perform experiments to explore the connections among composition, structure, and properties

  • Perform data analysis including linear curve fitting and uncertainty analysis

  • Produce professional reports including bibliography

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Prerequisites

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M S & E 350 or (M S & E 351 or concurrent enrollment) and declared in Materials Science and Engineering BS or Applied Mathematics, Engineering and Physics BS

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.67 GPA, 89.7% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.65 GPA, 76.5% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.66 GPA, 89.3% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Quantitative microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and properties measurement
  • Connections among composition, structure, and properties

Skills

  • Sample preparation, quantitative microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and properties measurement
  • Data analysis including linear curve fitting and uncertainty analysis
  • Producing professional reports with bibliography

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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