Covers solid surface structure, electronic properties, thermodynamics, diffusion, chemical interactions like chemisorption and catalysis, and experimental methods in metals and semiconductors.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.72 GPA, 84.4% A/AB (n=32 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.58 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.69 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
Pre-dissertator's research under faculty supervision where students demonstrate an ability to formulate and analyze advanced materials science and engineering problems.
Research supervised by individual faculty members. Students formulate and plan original research, creating work that contributes to the field of physics.