Irina Molodetsky
Senior University Lecturer, Chemical & Materials Engineering
350 Tiernan Hall (TIER)
Education
Ph.D.
; Princeton University
; Thermodynamics And Solid State Chemistry
; 1999
M.S. ; Odessa State University ; Physics, Chemical Physics ; 1985
M.S. ; Odessa State University ; Physics, Chemical Physics ; 1985
Office Hours
Monday, Tuesday, 3 pm-5 pm; Wednesdays, Thursdays - by appointment
2026 Spring Courses
CHE 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
MTEN 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
MTEN 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CHE 705 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CHE 706 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
CHE 492 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
CHE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
MTEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
CHE 701B - MASTERS THESIS
MTEN 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CHE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
MTEN 492 - RESRCH AND INDPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 701B - MASTERS THESIS
PHEN 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
MTEN 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
MTEN 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CHE 705 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CHE 706 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
CHE 492 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
CHE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
MTEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
CHE 701B - MASTERS THESIS
MTEN 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CHE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
MTEN 492 - RESRCH AND INDPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 701B - MASTERS THESIS
PHEN 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
Teaching Interests
Teaching all levels of undergraduate students from freshman to seniors, with an emphasis on critical thinking, development of problem solving skills, creativity, engineering responsibility and ethics.
Current courses include FED 101, Chemical Engineering Lab (II)(ChE 496) and Structure, Properties and Processing of Materials (ChE375). My teaching interests include development of new courses for Materials Engineering Program
Current courses include FED 101, Chemical Engineering Lab (II)(ChE 496) and Structure, Properties and Processing of Materials (ChE375). My teaching interests include development of new courses for Materials Engineering Program
Past Courses
CHE 375: STRCTURE PROP & PROC MATERIALS
CHE 495: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY I
CHE 496: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAB II
CHE 496: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY II
FED 101: FUND ENGINEERNG DESIGN I
FED 101: FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING DESIGN
FED 101: FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGR DESIGN
MTEN 201: INTRODUCTORY PRINCIPLES OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING
MTEN 205: MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF MATERIALS
MTEN 206: MATERIALS ENGINEERING LABORATORY II
MTEN 309: ELECTRONIC, OPTICAL, MAGNETIC AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
MTEN 395: MATERIALS ENGINEERING LABORATORY
CHE 495: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY I
CHE 496: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAB II
CHE 496: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY II
FED 101: FUND ENGINEERNG DESIGN I
FED 101: FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING DESIGN
FED 101: FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGR DESIGN
MTEN 201: INTRODUCTORY PRINCIPLES OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING
MTEN 205: MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF MATERIALS
MTEN 206: MATERIALS ENGINEERING LABORATORY II
MTEN 309: ELECTRONIC, OPTICAL, MAGNETIC AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
MTEN 395: MATERIALS ENGINEERING LABORATORY
Research Interests
Materials science and engineering, physical chemistry and non-conventional technologies for materials and process engineering. A list of research and technical achievements is available on LinkedIn page