Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: FRESHMAN CHEMISTRY SEMINAR

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: This course introduces freshmen prospective chemists with the excitement of research at Rice, the Texas Medical Center (TMC), and industrial chemical companies in the area. Additional tours and activities TBA. All first-year non-transfer students are eligible to enroll in CHEM 110 regardless of AP credit. This course meets the second half of the semester.

Long Title: GENERAL CHEMISTRY I

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction of chemical phenomena emphasizing problems and methods in Chemistry. Either CHEM 121 or CHEM 151 may be taken as a prerequisite for higher study in chemistry, but only one of these may be taken for credit. Students must also register for CHEM 123 General Chemistry Laboratory I. The course and the co-requisite lab are graded jointly.

Long Title: GENERAL CHEMISTRY II

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 121 OR CHEM 151

Description: A continuation of CHEM 121. Either CHEM 122 or CHEM 152 may be taken as prerequisites for higher study in chemistry, but only one may be taken for credit. Students must also register for CHEM 124 General Chemistry Laboratory II. The course and the co-requisite lab are graded jointly.

Long Title: GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Required laboratory component of CHEM 121. Students must also register for CHEM 121. Credit may only be received for either CHEM 123 or CHEM 153 but not both. The course and the co-requisite lab are graded jointly.

Long Title: GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Required laboratory component of CHEM 122. Students must also register for CHEM 122. Credit may not be received for both CHEM 124 and CHEM 154. The course and the co-requisite lab are graded jointly.

Long Title: HONORS CHEMISTRY I

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An accelerated introduction to chemical phenomena emphasizing principles and theories in chemistry. Recommended strongly for students who plan to major in chemistry or have a strong high school background. Students with AP credit in Chemistry who intend to pursue advanced study in Chemistry are strongly encouraged to take CHEM 151 and CHEM 152. Students must also register for CHEM 153, which is laboratory that meets once per week for 2.5 hours. Either CHEM 121 or CHEM 151 may be taken as a prerequisite for higher study in chemistry, but only one of these may be taken for credit. The course and the co-requisite lab are graded jointly. Recommended prerequisite(s): high school chemistry and physics.

Long Title: HONORS CHEMISTRY II

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 151 OR CHEM 121

Description: A continuation of CHEM 151. Students with AP credit in Chemistry who intend to pursue advanced study in Chemistry are strongly encouraged to take CHEM 151 and CHEM 152. Students must also register for CHEM 154 which is a laboratory that meets once per week for 2.5 hours. Either CHEM 122 or CHEM 152 may be taken as a prerequisite for higher study in chemistry, but only one of these may be taken for credit. The course and the co-requisite are graded jointly.

Long Title: HONORS CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Required laboratory component of CHEM 151. Students must also register for CHEM 151. The course and the co-requisite lab are graded jointly.

Long Title: HONORS CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Required laboratory component of CHEM 152. Students must also register for CHEM 152. The course and the co-requisite lab are graded jointly.

Long Title: THE CHEMISTRY OF ART

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The chemistry of the materials and methods used to create, conserve and authenticate art objects will be presented. Topics will include sculpture, painting, photography, textiles, jewelry, furniture, etc. Taught in conjunction with the Conservation Department and Staff of the MFAH. Some classes will be held at the MFAH or HMNS. Cross-list: ARTS 176.

Long Title: WILD TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1

Description: A variety of topics related to chemistry and nanotechnology will be discussed. Some topics are classical while others are current. Topics may include nanocars, molecular electronics, how to form a start-up company. Grades will be based upon attendance and quizzes. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 122 OR CHEM 152 OR CHEM 201

Description: Organic chemistry of aliphatic and aromatic compounds with emphasis on structure, functional groups, bonding, and reaction mechanisms. Either CHEM 211 or CHEM 251 may be taken as a prerequisite for higher study in chemistry, but only one of these may be taken for credit.

Long Title: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 211 OR CHEM 251

Description: Continuation of CHEM 211 with a greater emphasis on reactivity and biologically relevant molecules. Either CHEM 212 or CHEM 252 may be taken as a prerequisite for higher study in chemistry, but only one of these may be taken for credit.

Long Title: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 211 OR CHEM 251

Description: Synthesis, purification, and characterization of organic compounds. Experiments related to topics covered in CHEM 211, 212. Includes identification of unknown organic compounds. One lab per week.

Long Title: ORGANIC LABORATORY FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Organic laboratory designed for chemical engineering majors. Emphasis placed on the synthesis and the characterization of organic compounds. This laboratory does not satisfy requirements for science majors or premedical students. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: NANOTECHNOLOGY: CONTENT AND CONTEXT

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Nanotechnology is science and engineering resulting from the manipulation of matter's most basic building blocks: atoms and molecules. This course is designed for humanities and science students who want to explore the content of nanotechnology, (e.g., the methods of visualization, experimentation, and manufacture, and technical feasibility) with the social context of nanotechnology (issues of ethics, regulation, risk assessment, history, funding, intellectual property, controversy and conflict). Preference will be given to freshmen and sophomore students. Register for CHEM 235 to receive Group 3 distribution credit; register for ANTH 235 to receive Group 2 distribution credit. You may receive credit only for one group, not both. Cross-list: ANTH 235, HIST 237. Preference given to freshmen and sophomores.

Long Title: PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): (CHEM 122 OR CHEM 152) AND (MATH 211 OR MATH 222)

Description: A survey of the principal theories of physical chemistry including Thermodynamics, Statistical Thermodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, Spectroscopy, and Chemical Kinetics.

Long Title: ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 211 OR CHEM 251

Description: A treatment of modern analytical chemistry with an emphasis on instrumentation. Applications of analytical chemistry as applied to areas of medicine, forensics, and material.

Long Title: INTRODUCTORY MODULE IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Experiments illustrating techniques in synthetic inorganic chemistry and instrumental methods of analysis. Required for chemistry majors. Freshman may take the course with permission from instructor.

Long Title: INTRODUCTORY MODULE IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Experiments illustrating techniques in synthetic organic chemistry and instrumental methods of analysis. Required for chemistry majors.

Long Title: INTRODUCTORY MODULE IN ANALYTICAL METHODS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Experiments illustrating techniques in analytical chemistry, data analysis, data precision and accuracy. Required for chemistry majors. Offered in the first half of the Spring semester.

Long Title: INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Survey of the periodic table; atomic and molecular structure; bonding in covalent, ionic, and electron deficient systems; thermochemical principles and experimental techniques for analysis, structure determination, and synthesis.

Long Title: ADVANCED MODULE IN THE SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FULLERENE COMPOUNDS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Derivatives of C60 fullerene will be synthesized and characterized by spectrocopic techniques. Offered the second half of the semester.

Long Title: ADVANCED MODULE IN THE CHEMISTRY AND PROPERTIES OF FULLERENE COMPOUNDS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 351 AND CHEM 352

Description: A mixture of fullerenes is extracted, separated, and purified. Spectroscopic, kinetic, and electrochemical properties of C60 and C70 are then measured and interpreted. Offered second half of the semester.

Long Title: ADVANCED MODULE IN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 351 AND CHEM 352 AND CHEM 353

Description: Advanced techniques in organic synthesis are conducted in the context of pharmaceutical chemistry.

Long Title: ADVANCED MODULE IN NANOCHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Students explore synthesis and structure of nanoparticles and their physical characterization. Offered in the second half of the semester.

Long Title: ADVANCED MODULE IN PLANT NATURAL PRODUCTS BIOCHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 211 OR BIOS 311

Description: Bio-organic lab module combining molecular biology to express plant terpene synthases in microbial systems with product structural analysis using GC-MS and NMR. Final lab reports will be in the format of a scientific publication. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: ADVANCED MODULE IN EQUILIBRIUM PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: An introduction to experimental physical chemistry, with an emphasis on experiments that probe systems at equilibrium. Offered in the first half of the semester. The labs are offered in the afternoon from 1-6pm every other week. Actual meeting schedule to be determined the first week of class.

Long Title: ADVANCED MODULE IN KINETIC PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: An introduction to computer data acquisition in experimental physical chemistry, with an emphasis on experiments that probe systems evolving in time. Actual meeting schedule to be determined the first week of class.

Long Title: ADVANCED MODULE IN QUANTUM CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Prerequisite(s): (CHEM 310 OR CHEM 312) AND MATH 212 AND (PHYS 102 OR PHYS 112)

Description: Methods of quantum chemistry will be examined with projects to explore the application of these techniques in solving questions about chemical structure, bonding and reactivity.

Long Title: ADVANCED MODULE INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Principles and application of modern instrumental methods to inorganic pharmaceutical, organic, and physical chemistry. Offered in the first half of the semester.

Long Title: ADVANCED MODULE IN GREEN CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Experimental laboratory designed to access the health and environmental impact of chemical processes and the strategies to improve them. Offered in the first half of the semester.

Long Title: ADVANCED MODULE: DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERIMENTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE CHEMISTRY LABS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: An advanced laboratory module open to exceptional majors to develop laboratory experiments under the supervision of a chemistry faculty member. Each student will design an experiment to be included in an undergraduate teaching lab. Required is a written document, which should include an experimental protocol, background information and possible pre- and post-lab questions. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: ADVANCED MODULE: EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 351 AND CHEM 352 AND CHEM 353

Description: An advanced laboratory module open to exceptional majors to develop laboratory research projects into new advanced modules under the supervision of a chemistry faculty member. Department Permission Required.

Long Title: ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 212 OR CHEM 252

Description: The principles of structure and bonding are used to explain and predict reactivity in organic chemistry. Extensive practice with reaction mechanism and curved-arrow formalism. Topics include conformational analysis, acidity/basicity, functional group preparation, stereoselective synthesis, and organo-element chemistry.

Long Title: SPECTRAL METHODS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Elucidation of organic structures by physical techniques. Interpretation of infrared, ultraviolet, nuclear magnetic resonance, and mass spectra.

Long Title: CHEMICAL KINETICS AND DYNAMICS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): (CHEM 310 OR CHEM 312 AND (MATH 212 AND (PHYS 102 OR PHYS 112

Description: Description and analysis of the rates of unimolecular, bimolecular and composite chemical reactions in gas and solution phases. Both macroscopic kinetics and microscopic reaction dynamics are covered.

Long Title: CLASSICAL AND STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A review of the principles of classical thermodynamics and an introduction to the theories and methods of statistical thermodynamics with applications to problems in chemistry.

Long Title: ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course covers the organic geochemistry of the natural environment. Topics include: production, transport, decomposition, and storage of organic matter in the marine and terrestrial environments, use of isotopes to track biogeochemical processes, and natural and perturbed carbon cycle issues, including past and recent climate shifts. Cross-list: ENST 425, ESCI 425.

Long Title: QUANTUM CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): (CHEM 310 OR CHEM 312 AND (MATH 212 AND PHYS 102 OR (PHYS 112

Description: The purpose of this course is to provide the student with a working knowledge of the basic concepts and mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics. Topics include the mathematics of quantum mechanics, one-dimensional problems, central field problems, the harmonic oscillator, angular momentum, perturbation, theory, spin, and introduction to methods of modern electronic structure theory, with applications in atomic and molecular structures, spectroscopy, and chemical bonding.

Long Title: ENZYME MECHANISMS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 212 OR CHEM 252

Description: Enzymology is a biological extension of organic chemistry. This course will survey examples of enzyme-catalyzed reactions with emphasis on mechanisms. Enzymes that use catalytic cofactors (vitamins) will be covered, as will those that rely on amino acid side chains.

Long Title: MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY I

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 212 OR CHEM 252

Description: An introductory course intended to provide the student with an overview of the elements of drug discovery, design and development. Targets for drug discovery will be discussed, as well as considerations of drug optimization with respect to the biological target and drub metabolism. A summary of the FDA and patent processes will also be included.

Long Title: MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY II

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 442

Description: A continuation of CHEM 442, with an emphasis on the relationship between chemical structure of drugs, and their mode of action in the body. Several "case studies" will form the basis of the course material.

Long Title: PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Organic reaction mechanisms, molecular orbitals, reaction kinetics, and linear free energy relationships; substituent, solvent, and isotope effects.

Long Title: THERMODYNAMICS/KINETICS FOR EARTH SCIENTISTS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Thermodynamics and kinetics for the special needs of Earth scientists covering the basic concepts with respect to geochemical applications, e.g., equilibrium-nonequilibrium concepts, steady state, delta G dependence of reactions, rate models, etc. Cross-list: ESCI 458.

Long Title: PHYSICAL METHODS IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 360

Description: A survey course of research techniques used in modern inorganic chemistry. Topics covered will include X-ray diffraction, mass spectrometry, magnetism, and various spectroscopies (IR, Raman, UV-Vis, NMR, EPR, XPS, and Mossbauer).

Long Title: RESEARCH FOR UNDERGRADUATES

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1 TO 5

Description: Students conduct original research in chemistry under the direction of a faculty member. Written report required. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: TRANSITION METAL CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 360

Description: Structure, bonding and reactivity of coordination and organometallic compounds; ligand field theory; electronic spectroscopy; magnetism; reaction mechanisms; catalysis.

Long Title: BIOMEMS AND MEDICAL MICRODEVICES

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Our society is on the cusp of a revolution that will change the practice of medicine. Microfabrication methods that have empowered electronics are now starting to invade areas of biomedical devices. Through this course, students will obtain knowledge of basic element and major classes of molecular sensors, nanodevices, and biomedical Microsystems. NOTE: The graduate version of this course will require more advanced work in the form of exams and presentation than the undergrad version. Cross-list: BIOE 498, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 598.

Long Title: COMPUTING DESIGN WITH NANOTECHNOLOGIES

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): (COMP 311 OR COMP 412) AND (COMP 421 OR COMP 429 OR ELEC 429)

Description: CMOS transistors, building elements of modern computing are entering the nanometer era. This course aims at providing basic knowledge of nanotechnologies-based computing. It starts with addressing immediate challenges facing CMOS-based computing. It then covers emerging non-standard CMOS and non CMOS devices, their physical properties, fabrications, circuit design, and impacts on the existing design flow and computing paradigms. Cross-list: COMP 537, ELEC 527.

Long Title: ADVANCED QUANTUM CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A hands-on approach to the methods of computational quantum chemistry and their application.

Long Title: NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY I

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An introduction to the basic principles of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Size dependent physical properties of nanoscopic solids will be described using solid state physics and molecular orbital theory as a foundation. Wet chemical techniques that produce nanoscale materials (e.g. carbon nanotubes, semiconductor and metallic nanocrystals, dendrimers...) will be introduced in the second half of the semester. Cross-list: CEVE 533.

Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS IN GEOCHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Seminar topics may vary. Cross-list: ESCI 535.

Long Title: BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course will cover selected modern experimental and theoretical approaches to biophysical problems. Specifically, protein folding, single molecules and cytoskeleton dynamics will be discussed from theoretical and experimental points of view.

Long Title: SECONDARY METABOLISM

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 212

Description: A survey of the biosynthetic pathways leading to the major classes of natural products. Topics covered include the use of radioactive and stable isotopes, the synthesis of labeled organic compounds, mechanistic investigations of secondary metabolic enzymes, and the cloning and characterization of secondary metabolic genes. Cross-list: BIOC 543.

Long Title: TRANSITION METALS IN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): (CHEM 211 AND CHEM 212)

Description: The use of transition metals for complex organic synthesis is presented. This will include mechanistic implications. Additionally, an overview of main group metal use in organic synthesis is covered.

Long Title: SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An examination of noncovalent interactions and their impact in biology, chemistry, and engineering. Topics will include self-assembly, molecular recognition, protein folding and structure, nucleic acid structure, polymer organization, crystallization and applications of the above for the design and synthesis of nanostructured materials.

Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS - NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Recent developments in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Open to undergraduates by special permission only.

Long Title: ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Continues in the same vein as CHEM 401 but with emphasis on current methodology and synthesis. It is recommended that CHEM 401 or an equivalent be completed prior to CHEM 562.

Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Rotation of topics may include: photophysical, solid state, surface chemistry, radiation chemistry and theoretical chemistry. Open to undergraduates by special permission only. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHERS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 0 TO 3

Description: Seminar with a team of university faculty to refresh and enhance high school Integrated Physics and Chemistry (IPC) teachers understanding of course material. This material will then be connected to ongoing nanotechnology research to act as a stimulating and effective context for teaching scientific concepts. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A rotation of topics addressing current research problems in organic chemistry. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS-INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Rotation of topics may include: solid-state chemistry, organometallic chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Open to undergraduates by special permission only. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CHEMISTRY OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A review of the chemical processes involved in the manufacture of microelectronic chips, including; crystallization, purification, oxidation, thin film methods, lithography and ceramic processing. Open to undergraduates by special permission only. Cross-list: MSCI 596.

Long Title: POLYMER SYNTHESIS, SOFT NANOMATERIAL AND NANOCOMPOSITES

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): (CHEM 211 AND CHEM 212)

Description: The course will cover methods of characterization and some basic synthetic polymer methods (step growth and chain growth approaches). New synthetic polymer methods will be presented including ATRP, ADMET, ROMP, metallocene catalysts and the development of flame retardant polymer blends. Carbon-carbon composites will be discussed, along with the functionalization of carbon nanotubes and their use in nanocomposites. Cross-list: CHBE 597, MSCI 597. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: BIOMEMS AND MEDICAL MICRODEVICES

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Our society is on the cusp of a revolution that will change the practice of medicine. Microfabrication methods that have empowered electronics are now starting to invade areas of biomedical devices. Through this course, students will obtain knowledge of basic element and major classes of molecular sensors, nanodevices, and biomedical Microsystems. NOTE: The graduate version of this course will require more advanced work in the form of exams and presentation than the undergrad version. Cross-list: BIOE 598, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 498.

Long Title: GRADUATE SEMINAR

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Section 1: PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY-NANO Section 2: BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY Section 3: SYNTHETIC AND MECHANISTIC CHEMISTRY Section 4: MATERIALS CHEMISTRY-NANO Section 4: PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY-NANO. This seminar series is open to all chemistry graduate students or graduate students whose home department is chemistry. Students from other departments may audit the course with instructor permission. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY AND GROUP THEORY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 430

Description: The spectra of simple molecules, including microwave, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, and Raman spectra; introductory aspects of molecular symmetry and group theory; resonance spectroscopy; surface-enhanced spectroscopy.

Long Title: TEACHING PRACTICUM

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Open to graduate students in chemistry and only in exceptional circumstances to undergraduates. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: VISITING RESEARCH TRAINEE

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Audit

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 0

Long Title: GRADUATE RESEARCH

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1 TO 15

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: REU RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3