Materials Science and Engineering MSE

Fall 2026 · 260 sections · seat counts as of Oct 15, 2026

Catalog: Materials Science and Engineering courses in the 2026-2027 Catalog

MSE 141 Nano-Scale Materials and Applications · 4 units

Code	Meets	Instructor	Seats
19410	In person Tue/Thu 11:00am–12:20pm, SSTR 101	S. Copp	1 of 24 open

MSE 151 Polymeric Materials · 4 units

Course description

Code	Meets	Instructor	Seats
19450 Lec A	In person Tue/Thu 3:30–4:50pm, ELH 110	T. Christoff-Temp	Full (50/50)
19451 Dis A1	In person Fri 9:00–9:50am, ELH 110	T. Christoff-Temp	Full (50/50)

MSE 158 Ceramic Materials for Sustainable Energy · 4 units

Course description

Code	Meets	Instructor	Seats
19460 Lec A	In person Tue/Thu 9:30–10:50am, MSTB 120	K. He	1 of 78 open
19461 Dis A1	In person Tue 8:00–8:50pm, SE2 1304	K. He	1 of 78 open

MSE 164 X-ray Diffraction, Electron Microscopy, and Microanalysis · 4 units

Course description

Code	Meets	Instructor	Seats
19470 Lec A	In person Tue/Thu 12:30–1:50pm, PSCB 140	W. Bowman	1 of 56 open
19471 Dis A1	In person Fri 3:00–3:50pm, SST 220A	W. Bowman	1 of 56 open

MSE 164L X-ray Diffraction, Electron Microscopy, and Microanalysis Lab · 1 units

Course description

Code	Meets	Instructor	Seats
19475	Arranged	W. Bowman, I. Morales Contre	Full (0/0)
19476	In person Tue 9:30am–12:20pm, ET 637	I. Morales Contre, W. Bowman	11 of 16 open
19477	In person Wed 1:00–3:50pm, ET 637	I. Morales Contre, W. Bowman	Full (16/16)
19478	Arranged	I. Morales Contre, W. Bowman	Full (0/0)
19479	In person Mon 3:00–5:50pm, ET 637	I. Morales Contre, W. Bowman	Full (16/16)

MSE 165A Thermodynamics of Materials · 4 units

Course description

Code	Meets	Instructor	Seats
19490 Lec A	In person Mon/Wed/Fri 11:00–11:50am, SSL 270	R. Ragan	9 of 70 open
19491 Dis A1	In person Mon 1:00–1:50pm, MSTB 118	R. Ragan	9 of 70 open

MSE 189A Senior Design Project I · 3 units

Course description

Code	Meets	Instructor	Seats
19500 Lec A	In person Mon/Wed 6:00–7:20pm, RH 101	D. Kisailus, C. Hoo, A. Hochbaum	7 of 45 open
19501 Lab A1	In person Wed 8:00–10:50am, ECT 123	D. Kisailus, C. Hoo, A. Hochbaum	7 of 45 open
19502 Lab A2	In person Tue 2:00–4:50pm, Location TBA	Staff	Full (0/0)

MSE 195 Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering · 4 units

Course description

Code	Meets	Instructor	Seats
19520	In person Tue/Thu 11:00am–12:20pm, PSCB 230	T. Christoff-Temp	6 of 8 open
19521	In person Tue/Thu 9:30–10:50am, SSPA 1165	E. Lee	11 of 15 open

MSE 199 Individual Study · 1-4 units

Course description

Code	Meets	Instructor	Seats
19575	Arranged	D. Apelian	6 of 10 open
19576	Arranged	W. Bowman	8 of 10 open
19577	Arranged	S. Copp	7 of 10 open
19578	Arranged	J. Earthman	9 of 10 open
19579	Arranged	A. Hochbaum	10 of 10 open
19580	Arranged	E. Lavernia	10 of 10 open
19581	Arranged	H. Xin	10 of 10 open
19582	Arranged	D. Mumm	9 of 10 open
19583	Arranged	X. Pan	10 of 10 open
19584	Arranged	R. Ragan	10 of 10 open
19585	Arranged	T. Rupert	10 of 10 open
19586	Arranged	J. Schoenung	10 of 10 open
19587	Arranged	L. Valdevit	9 of 10 open
19588	Arranged	I. Zenyuk	10 of 10 open
19589	Arranged	D. Kisailus	Full (18/10)
19590	Arranged	T. Christoff-Temp	9 of 10 open
19591	Arranged	S. Nam	10 of 10 open
19592	Arranged	J. Patterson	10 of 10 open
19593	Arranged	S. Finkeldei	10 of 10 open
19594	Arranged	S. Ardo	10 of 10 open
19595	Arranged	P. Atanassov	9 of 10 open
19596	Arranged	P. Burke	10 of 10 open
19597	Arranged	P. Cao	10 of 10 open
19598	Arranged	A. Gorodetsky	10 of 10 open
19599	Arranged	Z. Guan	10 of 10 open
19600	Arranged	J. Haun	10 of 10 open
19601	Arranged	Q. Smith	10 of 10 open
19602	Arranged	M. Law	10 of 10 open
19603	Arranged	M. Li	10 of 10 open
19604	Arranged	R. Luo	10 of 10 open
19605	Arranged	A. Mohraz	10 of 10 open
19606	Arranged	Y. Won	10 of 10 open
19607	Arranged	W. Tang	10 of 10 open
19608	Arranged	S. Dillon	6 of 10 open
19609	Arranged	K. He	10 of 10 open
19610	Arranged	H. Wickramasinghe	10 of 10 open
19611	Arranged	E. Lee	1 of 10 open
19612	Arranged	C. Hoo	10 of 10 open
19613	Arranged	S. Nam	8 of 10 open
19614	Arranged	A. Yee	10 of 10 open
19615	Arranged	M. Shcherbakov	10 of 10 open
19616	Arranged	Q. Song	6 of 10 open
19617	Arranged	X. Wang	10 of 10 open
19618	Arranged	Staff	10 of 10 open
19619	Arranged	M. Sheldon	10 of 10 open
19620	Arranged	M. Abdolhosseini	10 of 10 open
19621	Arranged	Staff	10 of 10 open
19622	Arranged	Staff	10 of 10 open

MSE 199P Individual Study · 1-4 units

Course description

Code	Meets	Instructor	Seats
19625	Arranged	J. Schoenung	10 of 10 open
19626	Arranged	A. Hochbaum	8 of 10 open
19627	Arranged	D. Apelian	10 of 10 open
19628	Arranged	W. Bowman	10 of 10 open
19629	Arranged	P. Cao	10 of 10 open
19630	Arranged	S. Copp	10 of 10 open
19631	Arranged	S. Dillon	10 of 10 open
19632	Arranged	J. Earthman	10 of 10 open
19633	Arranged	K. He	10 of 10 open
19634	Arranged	C. Hoo	10 of 10 open
19635	Arranged	D. Kisailus	10 of 10 open
19636	Arranged	E. Lavernia	10 of 10 open
19637	Arranged	E. Lee	10 of 10 open
19638	Arranged	D. Mumm	10 of 10 open
19639	Arranged	X. Pan	10 of 10 open
19640	Arranged	R. Ragan	10 of 10 open
19641	Arranged	T. Rupert	10 of 10 open
19642	Arranged	L. Valdevit	10 of 10 open
19643	Arranged	S. Ardo	10 of 10 open
19644	Arranged	P. Atanassov	10 of 10 open
19645	Arranged	P. Burke	10 of 10 open
19647	Arranged	S. Finkeldei	10 of 10 open
19648	Arranged	A. Gorodetsky	10 of 10 open
19649	Arranged	Z. Guan	10 of 10 open
19650	Arranged	J. Haun	10 of 10 open
19651	Arranged	Staff	10 of 10 open
19652	Arranged	M. Law	10 of 10 open
19653	Arranged	M. Li	10 of 10 open
19654	Arranged	R. Luo	10 of 10 open
19655	Arranged	A. Mohraz	10 of 10 open
19656	Arranged	S. Nam	10 of 10 open
19657	Arranged	J. Patterson	10 of 10 open
19658	Arranged	W. Tang	10 of 10 open
19659	Arranged	H. Wickramasinghe	10 of 10 open
19660	Arranged	Y. Won	10 of 10 open
19661	Arranged	H. Xin	10 of 10 open
19662	Arranged	I. Zenyuk	10 of 10 open
19663	Arranged	M. Khine	10 of 10 open
19664	Arranged	H. Lee	10 of 10 open
19665	Arranged	T. Adams	10 of 10 open
19666	Arranged	Q. Smith	10 of 10 open
19667	Arranged	M. Abdolhosseini	10 of 10 open

MSE 200 Structure of Materials · 4 units

Course description

Code	Meets	Instructor	Seats
19675	In person Tue/Thu 12:30–1:50pm, HICF 100K	D. Mumm	25 of 37 open

MSE 241 Nano-Scale Materials and Applications · 4 units

Course description

Code	Meets	Instructor	Seats
19680	In person Tue/Thu 11:00am–12:20pm, SSTR 101	S. Copp	Full (11/11)

MSE 249 Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering · 4 units

Course description

Code	Meets	Instructor	Seats
19684	In person Tue/Thu 11:00am–12:20pm, PSCB 230	T. Christoff-Temp	6 of 16 open
19687	In person Tue/Thu 9:30–10:50am, SSPA 1165	E. Lee	11 of 15 open

MSE 256A Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials · 4 units

Course description

Code	Meets	Instructor	Seats
19685	In person Tue/Thu 9:30–10:50am, SSL 105	J. Earthman	10 of 20 open

MSE 272 Introduction to Quantum Materials · 4 units

Course description

Code	Meets	Instructor	Seats
19695	In person Mon/Wed 3:30–4:50pm, SSL 105	Q. Song	9 of 20 open

MSE 295 Seminar in Engineering · 1-4 units

Course description

Code	Meets	Instructor	Seats
19805	Arranged	E. Lee	10 of 10 open
19806	Arranged	J. Earthman	10 of 10 open
19807	Arranged	A. Hochbaum	10 of 10 open
19808	Arranged	E. Lavernia	10 of 10 open
19809	Arranged	S. Dillon	10 of 10 open
19810	Arranged	D. Mumm	10 of 10 open
19811	Arranged	X. Pan	10 of 10 open
19812	Arranged	R. Ragan	10 of 10 open
19813	Arranged	T. Rupert	10 of 10 open
19814	Arranged	J. Schoenung	10 of 10 open
19815	Arranged	L. Valdevit	10 of 10 open
19816	Arranged	D. Apelian	10 of 10 open
19817	Arranged	W. Bowman	10 of 10 open
19818	Arranged	S. Copp	10 of 10 open
19819	Arranged	A. Yee	10 of 10 open
19820	Arranged	K. He	10 of 10 open

MSE 296 Master of Science Thesis Research · 1-16 units

Course description

Code	Meets	Instructor	Seats
19845	Arranged	D. Apelian	7 of 10 open
19846	Arranged	J. Earthman	9 of 10 open
19847	Arranged	A. Hochbaum	10 of 10 open
19848	Arranged	E. Lavernia	10 of 10 open
19849	Arranged	S. Dillon	10 of 10 open
19850	Arranged	D. Mumm	10 of 10 open
19851	Arranged	X. Pan	10 of 10 open
19852	Arranged	R. Ragan	10 of 10 open
19853	Arranged	T. Rupert	10 of 10 open
19854	Arranged	J. Schoenung	10 of 10 open
19855	Arranged	L. Valdevit	10 of 10 open
19856	Arranged	S. Ardo	10 of 10 open
19857	Arranged	P. Atanassov	10 of 10 open
19858	Arranged	P. Burke	10 of 10 open
19859	Arranged	P. Cao	10 of 10 open
19860	Arranged	A. Gorodetsky	10 of 10 open
19861	Arranged	Z. Guan	10 of 10 open
19862	Arranged	J. Haun	10 of 10 open
19863	Arranged	T. Adams	10 of 10 open
19864	Arranged	M. Law	10 of 10 open
19865	Arranged	M. Li	10 of 10 open
19866	Arranged	R. Luo	10 of 10 open
19867	Arranged	A. Mohraz	10 of 10 open
19868	Arranged	W. Bowman	10 of 10 open
19869	Arranged	J. Patterson	10 of 10 open
19870	Arranged	M. Khine	10 of 10 open
19871	Arranged	V. Venugopalan	10 of 10 open
19872	Arranged	H. Xin	10 of 10 open
19873	Arranged	I. Zenyuk	9 of 10 open
19874	Arranged	S. Copp	10 of 10 open
19875	Arranged	S. Finkeldei	10 of 10 open
19876	Arranged	D. Kisailus	10 of 10 open
19877	Arranged	W. Tang	10 of 10 open
19878	Arranged	Y. Won	10 of 10 open
19879	Arranged	K. He	10 of 10 open
19880	Arranged	H. Wickramasinghe	10 of 10 open
19881	Arranged	E. Lee	10 of 10 open
19882	Arranged	S. Nam	10 of 10 open
19883	Arranged	X. Wang	9 of 10 open
19884	Arranged	M. Abdolhosseini	10 of 10 open

MSE 297 Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation Research · 1-16 units

Course description

Code	Meets	Instructor	Seats
19885	Arranged	W. Bowman	9 of 10 open
19886	Arranged	J. Earthman	9 of 10 open
19887	Arranged	A. Hochbaum	8 of 10 open
19888	Arranged	E. Lavernia	10 of 10 open
19889	Arranged	S. Dillon	8 of 10 open
19890	Arranged	D. Mumm	8 of 10 open
19891	Arranged	X. Pan	6 of 10 open
19892	Arranged	R. Ragan	10 of 10 open
19893	Arranged	M. Sheldon	9 of 10 open
19894	Arranged	J. Schoenung	10 of 10 open
19895	Arranged	L. Valdevit	4 of 10 open
19896	Arranged	I. Zenyuk	10 of 10 open
19897	Arranged	M. Li	10 of 10 open
19898	Arranged	S. Ardo	9 of 10 open
19899	Arranged	P. Atanassov	10 of 10 open
19900	Arranged	P. Burke	10 of 10 open
19901	Arranged	P. Cao	10 of 10 open
19902	Arranged	A. Gorodetsky	10 of 10 open
19903	Arranged	Z. Guan	10 of 10 open
19904	Arranged	J. Haun	9 of 10 open
19905	Arranged	T. Adams	9 of 10 open
19906	Arranged	M. Law	10 of 10 open
19907	Arranged	S. Copp	8 of 10 open
19908	Arranged	R. Luo	10 of 10 open
19909	Arranged	A. Mohraz	10 of 10 open
19910	Arranged	D. Apelian	5 of 10 open
19911	Arranged	J. Patterson	10 of 10 open
19912	Arranged	A. Yee	10 of 10 open
19913	Arranged	M. Khine	10 of 10 open
19914	Arranged	H. Xin	9 of 10 open
19915	Arranged	E. Lee	6 of 10 open
19916	Arranged	W. Tang	10 of 10 open
19917	Arranged	D. Kisailus	7 of 10 open
19918	Arranged	S. Finkeldei	10 of 10 open
19919	Arranged	Y. Won	10 of 10 open
19920	Arranged	F. Shi	10 of 10 open
19921	Arranged	Q. Smith	9 of 10 open
19922	Arranged	H. Wickramasinghe	10 of 10 open
19923	Arranged	K. He	5 of 10 open
19924	Arranged	S. Nam	8 of 10 open
19925	Arranged	V. Venugopalan	10 of 10 open
19926	Arranged	X. Wang	10 of 10 open
19927	Arranged	M. Abdolhosseini	9 of 10 open
19928	Arranged	Q. Song	8 of 10 open
19929	Arranged	T. Christoff-Temp	9 of 10 open

MSE 298 Seminars in Materials Science and Engineering · 2 units

Course description

Code	Meets	Instructor	Seats
19945	In person Thu 2:00–3:20pm, MDE AUD	T. Christoff-Temp	70 of 80 open

MSE 299 Individual Research · 1-16 units

Course description

Code	Meets	Instructor	Seats
19954	Arranged	T. Christoff-Temp	10 of 10 open
19955	Arranged	I. Zenyuk	10 of 10 open
19956	Arranged	J. Earthman	9 of 10 open
19957	Arranged	A. Hochbaum	10 of 10 open
19958	Arranged	E. Lavernia	10 of 10 open
19959	Arranged	S. Dillon	10 of 10 open
19960	Arranged	D. Mumm	10 of 10 open
19961	Arranged	X. Pan	9 of 10 open
19962	Arranged	L. Valdevit	10 of 10 open
19963	Arranged	R. Ragan	10 of 10 open
19964	Arranged	T. Rupert	10 of 10 open
19965	Arranged	J. Schoenung	10 of 10 open
19966	Arranged	S. Ardo	9 of 10 open
19967	Arranged	P. Atanassov	10 of 10 open
19968	Arranged	P. Burke	10 of 10 open
19969	Arranged	P. Cao	10 of 10 open
19970	Arranged	A. Gorodetsky	10 of 10 open
19971	Arranged	Z. Guan	10 of 10 open
19972	Arranged	J. Haun	10 of 10 open
19973	Arranged	J. Patterson	10 of 10 open
19974	Arranged	D. Apelian	10 of 10 open
19975	Arranged	W. Bowman	10 of 10 open
19976	Arranged	S. Copp	10 of 10 open
19977	Arranged	H. Xin	10 of 10 open
19978	Arranged	D. Kisailus	9 of 10 open
19979	Arranged	S. Finkeldei	10 of 10 open
19980	Arranged	M. Law	10 of 10 open
19981	Arranged	M. Li	10 of 10 open
19982	Arranged	R. Luo	10 of 10 open
19983	Arranged	A. Mohraz	10 of 10 open
19984	Arranged	W. Tang	10 of 10 open
19985	Arranged	Y. Won	10 of 10 open
19986	Arranged	K. He	10 of 10 open
19987	Arranged	H. Wickramasinghe	10 of 10 open
19988	Arranged	E. Lee	9 of 10 open
19989	Arranged	S. Nam	10 of 10 open
19990	Arranged	A. Yee	10 of 10 open
19991	Arranged	M. Khine	10 of 10 open
19992	Arranged	F. Shi	10 of 10 open
19993	Arranged	Q. Smith	10 of 10 open
19994	Arranged	V. Venugopalan	10 of 10 open
19995	Arranged	X. Wang	10 of 10 open
19996	Arranged	M. Abdolhosseini	10 of 10 open

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