The Princeton Institute of Materials faculty teach a number of interdisciplinary courses in the field of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE). These courses currently include the following: MSE 501 Introduction to Materials (MAE 561/CEE 561/CBE 514) MSE 502 Phase Transformations in Materials MSE 504 Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamics Simulation in Statistical Physics and Materials Science (CHM 560/PHY 512/CBE 520) MSE 505 Characterization of Materials MSE 511 Selected Topics in 2D Materials MSE 512 Phase Transformations in Materials: Theory and Simulation (CHM 511) MSE 515 Random Heterogeneous Materials (APC 515) MSE 517 Structural and Material Optimization (CEE 517) Chemical and Biological Engineering CBE 503 Advanced Thermodynamics (MSE 521) CBE 526 Surface Science: Processes and Probes (MSE 526/CHM 527) CBE 533 Introduction to the Mechanics and Dynamics of Soft Living Matter (MSE 523) CBE 542 Polymer Viscoelasticity (MSE 524) CBE 543 Structure and Properties of Complex Fluids (MSE 526) CBE 550 Physics of Polymeric Glasses (MSE 520)Chemistry CHM 503 Introduction to Statistical Mechanics (MSE 514/MAE 516) CHM 522 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (MSE 592)Civil and Environmental Engineering CEE 513 Introduction to Finite-Element MethodsElectrical and Computer Engineering ECE 541 Electronic Materials (MSE 551) ECE 545 Electronic Devices ECE 547B Selected Topics in Solid-State Electronics - Subwavelength Nanophotonics and Plasmonics (MSE 557) ECE 548 Selected Topics in Solid-State Electronics - Physics and Technology of Low-Dimensional Semiconductors ECE 549 Micro-Nanofabrication and Thin-Film Processing (MSE 549) ECE 550 Laser Spectroscopy: New Technologies and Applications (MSE 550) ECE 554 Nonlinear Optics (MSE 553) ECE 555 Selected Topics in Optics and Optical Electronics (MSE 555) ECE 556 Modern Quantum Devices: Physics and Applications ECE 561 Fundamentals of Nanophotonics (MSE 556)Energy and the Environment ENE 506 Synchrotron and Neutron Studies of Materials (MSE 586)Geosciences GEO 501 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals and Materials (MSE 541) GEO 507 Topics in Mineralogy and Mineral Physics - Physics and Chemistry of Earth Materials at High Pressure (MSE 547) GEO 543 Rock FractureMechanical and Aerospace Engineering MAE 521 Optics and Lasers (MSE 561) MAE 564 Structural Materials (MSE 564)Physics PHY 505 Quantum Mechanics PHY 506 Advanced Quantum Mechanics (MSE 576) PHY 511 Statistical Mechanics PHY 525 Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics PHY 536 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics II (MSE 577) The following courses will be accepted with approval from both the home department and the PRISM program director: CBE 415 Polymers CHM 409 Structural Solid State Chemistry CHM 411 Inorganic Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity CHM 412 Inorganic Chemistry: Structure and Materials GEO 419 Physics and Chemistry of Earth's Interior
