Irina Molodetsky

Senior University Lecturer, Chemical & Materials Engineering
Education
Ph.D.; Princeton University; Thermodynamics And Solid State Chemistry; 1999
M.S.; Odessa State University; Physics, Chemical Physics; 1985
Office Hours
Monday, Tuesday, 3 pm-5 pm; Wednesdays, Thursdays - by appointment
2026 Fall Courses
CHE 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
MTEN 309 - EOMT PROP. MATER.
CHE 492 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
MTEN 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CHE 230 - CHEM ENGINEER THERMODYNAMICS I
MTEN 492 - RESRCH AND INDPENDENT STUDY II
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
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
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