Materials Research Seminar

MS&E 900 introduces graduate students to the breadth and practices of materials research at UW and in the professional community.

offering recorded1 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Padma Gopalan3.5/5Katherine Su

Summary

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2007: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2007: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Spring 2008: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

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  • Graduate/professional standing
MS&E 900

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Professors

Fall 2026
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Raw average: 3.14/5 from 7 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

KATHERINE SU is recorded teaching in Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PADMA GOPALAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
SEM 001Classroom Instruction24 / 500

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2007: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2007: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Spring 2008: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Materials research breadth and wealth
  • University of Wisconsin materials research
  • Professional materials research community

Skills

  • Understanding materials research practices

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2008— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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MS&E 900 · Fall 2026

Materials Research Seminar

Recorded 2026-09-07
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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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