First-year Materials Science Ph.D. students and first-year Materials Science and Engineering M.S. students are advised to register for the designated core courses. Class meetings will be held in ELC 202 on the days and times listed.
MTSI 500 – Materials Seminar (1 cr-h); required for Ph.D. students
Instructor: Dr. Jerry Downey
Home Campus: Montana Tech
Class Meetings: The introductory meeting will be held in ELC 204 at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 30.
MTSI 501 – Materials Bonding, Structure, and Defects (4 cr-h); required for Ph.D. students and for M.S. students in the Materials Science and Engineering Program
Lead Instructor: Dr. Erik Grumstrup
Home Campus: Montana State University
Class Meetings: 10:30 am – 12:20 pm; Tuesdays and Thursdays; ELC 202
MTSI 502 – Function and Applications (3 cr-h) required for Ph.D. students
Lead Instructor: Dr. Monica Serban
Home Campus: The University of Montana
Class Meetings: 9:00 – 9:50 am Monday, Wednesday and Friday
MTSI 511 – Materials Thermodynamics (3 cr-h) required for Ph.D. students and for M.S. students in the Materials Science and Engineering Program
Instructor: Dr. Jerry Downey
Home Campus: Montana Tech
Class Meetings: 8:00 8:50 am; Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; ELC 202
MTSI 512 – Kinetics and Phase Transformations (3 cr-h) required for M.S. and Ph.D. students
Instructor: Dr. Dario Prieto
Home Campus: Montana Technological University
Class Meetings: 9:30 – 10:45 am Tuesday and Thursday
MTSI 551 – Adv. Materials Characterization I (2 cr-h) required for Ph.D. students.
Instructor: Dr. Roberta Amendola
Home Campus: Montana State University
Class Meetings: 9:00 –9:50; Tuesday and Thursday; ELC 202
MTSI 552 – Adv. Materials Characterization II (3 cr-h) required for Ph.D. students.
Instructor: Dr. Robert Walker
Home Campus: Montana State University
Class Meetings: 10:00 –11:00 am Monday and Wednesday
MTSI 689 – Pre-exam Dissertation: students who are engaged in research but have not advanced to candidacy must enroll in the section of MTSI 689 assigned to their advisor. The student should consult with the advisor to determine the appropriate number of credits.
MTSI 690 – Dissertation: Ph.D. candidates who are actively engaged in research must enroll in the section of MTSI 690 assigned to their advisor. The student should consult with the advisor to determine the appropriate number of credits.