MSE 4030 - Senior Materials Laboratory I

Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: MSE 3110, MSE 3120, and MSE 3070. Enrollment limited to: seniors in MSE. Co-meets with MSE 4050.

C. Umbach.

Experiential learning course in which students participate in eitber a faculty or industry led, semester-long, team research project. Teams of three or four students research a topic, define research questions, design and conduct original research to answer the questions, and analyze their data. Group presentations and a final journal style paper required. In addition to developing research skills, students practice and develop communication/team skills, presentation skills, and technical writing skills.