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NE 352Surfaces and Interfaces

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Nanotechnology Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Surfaces and interfaces in microelectronics and nanofabrication. Physicochemistry of interfaces. Capillary phenomena and molecular self-assembly. Structure and properties of clean and adsorbate covered surfaces (metals, semiconductors, oxides). Reactions at surfaces and catalysis. Surface electrochemistry, growth and diffusion, nanoscale structure formation/surface patterning, biological interfaces.

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in:

Leads to

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001472399 / 123F 08:30–09:50
W 10:00–11:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

52% liked it42% easy63% useful

From 21 ratings and 8 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Lecture is useless and he is never going to test you on the materials on the lecture
    I suggest you to just skip the lecture and self study with textbook or AI

    May 2026 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Michael Pope is a solid prof. The course is well laid out. Assignments were graded on completion, and we had 4 (roughly) equal weighted quizzes. I suggest attending lectures and copying down the examples he does on the board. Quizzes are very fair, and he grades somewhat generously

    Dec 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • This course should not be difficult but it depends on the professor.
    The content is overall pretty light and doesn't do anything too groundbreaking while the workload is relatively light.

    Dec 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Michael Pope is a top-notch professor. Attend classes and do questions at the end of each chapter in the book and you're chillin'

    Dec 2024 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • This course is a prerequisite for virtually any fourth year course. However, it's completely useless and unrelated to many of the courses it's a prereq for. Assignments are reasonably difficult but absolutely zero practice problems are given, so questions on quizzes seem completely new for the most part. The professor obviously knows what he's talking about and is good at lecturing, but this course really shouldn't be a prereq for as much in fourth year.

    Dec 2022 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

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Fall 2017

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