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

Office Hours
Monday, Tuesday, 3 pm-5 pm; Wednesdays, Thursdays - by appointment
2025 Fall Courses
CHE 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY

MTEN 309 - EOMT PROP. MATER.

CHE 492 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY

MTEN 201 - INTRO PRINC OF MATERIAL ENGR

MTEN 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY 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 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