27-718 Soft Materials

12 units, Carnegie Mellon University

The emphasis in this course will be on the emerging unifying physical principles that explain the macroscopic properties of a wide variety of soft materials, e.g., colloids, liquid crystals, surfactants, polymers, and biological structures. At the end of the course, students should understand the concepts, experimental techniques, and open questions in the field. The course is interdisciplinary, and it is expected that enrollment will cover a wide spectrum of students. Therefore, the essential concepts will be taught as necessary. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Spring 2027, Spring 2026

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