Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: BIOCHEMISTRY I

Department: Biosciences

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 211 AND (BIOC 201 OR BIOS 201)

Description: The second in an integrated sequence of three courses (BIOS 201, 301, 302). Structure and function of proteins, enzymes, and nucleic acids; enzyme kinetics; glycolysis, aerobic metabolism, and energy coupling.

Long Title: BIOCHEMISTRY II

Department: Biosciences

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): BIOC 301 OR BIOS 301

Description: The final in an integrated sequence of three courses (BIOS 201, 301, 302). In depth study of carbohydrate, amino acid, and lipid metabolic pathways, hormone regulation of metabolic path ways, key cell signaling mechanisms, and the structural biology of DNA replication, transcription, and translation into proteins. Course also involves analysis of primary scientific literature.

Long Title: EXPERIMENTAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Department: Biosciences

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Prerequisite(s): (BIOC 211 OR BIOS 211) AND (BIOC 301 OR BIOS 301)

Description: Advancement of biochemical laboratory methods, record keeping, technical communication skills, and research strategies. Students will maintain a research quality laboratory notebook and will submit a paper in the style of a journal article. Pre-req BIOS 301 may be taken concurrently with BIOS 311.

Long Title: PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY FOR THE BIOSCIENCES

Department: Biosciences

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): (PHYS 126 OR PHYS 102 OR PHYS 112 OR PHYS 142) AND (BIOC 301 OR BIOS 301)

Description: Study of selected aspects of physical chemistry as it relates to the biosciences. Includes thermodynamics, reaction rate theory, quantum mechanics, and atomic and molecular structure.

Long Title: TRANSFER CREDIT IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

Department: Biosciences

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: For transfer of courses which have no current equivalent in the Rice curriculum, but which can be counted as 300 level lecture courses in biochemistry, cell biology, and genetics. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: GRADUATE SEMINAR IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

Department: Biosciences

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: A discussion of selected research topics. Required of all Biochemistry and Cell Biology graduate students. Open only to BCB graduate students. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: GRADUATE SEMINAR IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

Department: Biosciences

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: A discussion of selected research topics. Required of all Biochemistry and Cell Biology graduate students. Open only to BCB graduate students. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: GRADUATE TEACHING IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

Department: Biosciences

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Supervised instruction in teaching biochemistry and cell biology. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: WILD TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

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. Cross-list: CHEM 210, MSNE 210. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CHEMISTRY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Topics include: introductory concepts of general chemistry; applied physical chemistry; and organic and biochemical concepts as used in the profession. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CEVE 501. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CEVE 401 if student has credit for CEVE 501.

Long Title: ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND CLIMATE

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): (CHEM 111 OR CHEM 121) AND (CHEM 112 OR CHEM 122) AND (MATH 101 OR MATH 105) AND (MATH 102 OR MATH 106) AND (PHYS 101 OR PHYS 111 OR PHYS 125 OR PHYS 141)

Description: Study of the chemical and physical processes that govern the formation, transformation, and transport of gases and particles in the atmosphere. Overview of urban and regional air pollution, including tropospheric ozone formation and particulate matter; stratospheric chemistry; and global climate change. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CEVE 511. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CEVE 411 if student has credit for CEVE 511.

Long Title: CHEMISTRY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Topics include: introductory concepts of general chemistry; applied physical chemistry; and organic and biochemical concepts as used in the profession. Graduate students are required to write and present an advanced paper. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CEVE 401. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CEVE 501 if student has credit for CEVE 401.

Long Title: ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND CLIMATE

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): (CHEM 111 OR CHEM 121) AND (CHEM 112 OR CHEM 122) AND (MATH 101 OR MATH 105) AND (MATH 102 OR MATH 106) AND (PHYS 101 OR PHYS 111 OR PHYS 125 OR PHYS 141)

Description: Study of the chemical and physical processes that govern the formation, transformation, and transport of gases and particles in the atmosphere. Overview of urban and regional air pollution, including tropospheric ozone formation and particulate matter; stratospheric chemistry; and global climate change. Extra work required for graduate students. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CEVE 411. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CEVE 511 if student has credit for CEVE 411.

Long Title: PHYSICAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR WATER QUALITY CONTROL

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Principles, modeling and design aspects of physical chemical treatment processes in drinking water, wastewater and groundwater remediation applications. Modern treatment technologies such as membrane separation, advanced oxidation, and photocatalysis will be covered.

Long Title: ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A course covering parameter estimation methods, thermodynamics, and kinetic needed to predict the fate, transports, and reactivity of organic compounds in air, water, and soils. Topics: volatization, solubility, sorption, partitioning, diffusion, aquatic reactivity, photochemistry, and transport modeling.

Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS: WATER CHEMISTRY

Department: Civil & Environmental Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1 TO 12

Description: Formal lecture and assigned reading in topics such as redox kinetics and thermodynamics, absorption and desorption, and the associated mathematics. An advanced topics course. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING

Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engr

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: A series of lectures for freshman that outline how chemical and biomolecular engineers tackle today's major energy, health, environmental and economic challenges by working to provide sustainable and affordable energy, by designing new materials, biological products or medical therapeutics, and by developing production methods that are friendly to our environment.

Long Title: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAB I

Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Fundamental chemical engineering experiments demonstrating laboratory safety procedures, use of analytical equipment, and basic fluid mechanics, phase behavior, energy and mass balances, and fluid properties. Lectures will introduce technical report writing and communication.

Long Title: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS

Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): (CHEM 112 OR CHEM 122 OR CHEM 152) AND (MATH 101 OR MATH 105) AND (MATH 102 OR MATH 106)

Description: Use of basic mathematical concepts and computer tools, physical laws, stoichiometry and the thermodynamic properties of matter to obtain material and energy balances for steady and unsteady state systems. Required for sophomores intending to major in chemical engineering.

Long Title: APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND NUMERICAL METHODS FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERS I

Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course and its second part in the Spring semester will cover mathematical concepts that are at the heart of mathematical modeling in Chemical Engineering. Machine calculations are indispensable for studying the mathematical models in realistic applications, while classical, ana- lytical techniques applied to simplified models serve to strengthen one’s intuition. In this course, we will learn both the analytical techniques and also complementary numerical methods. For the latter part, programming literacy is essential. This requires gaining proficiency in (1) the programming language, an aspect that involves learning the grammar and the syntax of the language, and (2) computational thinking, an aspect that is independent of the programming language and is a skill that is broadly applicable to all problem solving and analysis. We will study all these aspects with applications in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. If registering for CHBE 302, you must register for CHBE 301.

Long Title: APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND NUMERICAL METHODS FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERS II

Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHBE 301 AND CHBE 302 AND MATH 211

Description: Computer arithmetic, round-off and truncation errors, conditioning. Curve fitting and least squares, nonlinear regression. Systems of nonlinear equations: Picard’s method. Newton-Raphson, continuation methods. Initial Value Problems: Euler’s methods (explicit and implicit); Higher-order Runge-Kutta methods; Adaptive Runge-Kutta methods; Systems of ordinary differential equations; Numerical stability; Stiff systems; Multistep methods. Dynamical Systems: Equilibrium points and their stability, periodic solutions, limit cycles. Boundary Value Problems: ODE and PDE boundary value problems, finite difference approximations, Dirichlet, Neumann and mixed boundary conditions, Poisson’s equation, coupled BVPs. Time-dependent PDEs: Method of lines, numerical stability. Case studies from reaction engineering, thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer and fluid mechanics.

Long Title: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAB II

Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Prerequisite(s): CHBE 390 AND CHBE 401 AND CHBE 411 AND CHBE 243

Description: Experiments demonstrating principles presented in core chemical engineering courses.

Long Title: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN

Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 4

Prerequisite(s): CHBE 403

Description: Strategies for conceptual design of complex chemical engineering systems. Components include sustainability, heat and power integration, Students tackle engineering design projects in small groups. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAB III

Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHBE 344 AND CHBE 402 AND CHBE 412

Description: Experiments demonstrating principles presented in core chemical engineering courses including transport phenomena, thermodynamics, and process control professionalism and engineering ethics.

Long Title: INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES AND THE ENERGY TRANSITION

Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 211 AND CHBE 390

Description: Survey of the range of key industrial chemical processes to understand the application of industrial chemistry, catalysis, reactor design, and other chemical engineering technologies in the development of those processes. Appropriate for juniors and higher. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHBE 568.

Long Title: CHEMICAL CAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An engineering design course focused on the design and fabrication of a car powered by a chemical reaction. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS IN ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION

Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course involves electrochemistry fundamentals and their applications in renewable energy conversion technologies. Specific topics will include water splitting, fuel cells, CO2 reduction to fuels, Li ion batteries, flow batteries, and supercapacitors. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Thermodynamics and Physical Chemistry

Long Title: INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES AND THE ENERGY TRANSITION

Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Survey of the range of key industrial chemical processes to understand the application of industrial chemistry, catalysis, reactor design, and other chemical engineering technologies in the development of those processes. Appropriate for juniors and higher. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHBE 468.

Long Title: MASTER OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH

Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 12

Description: Independent investigation of a topic or problem in modern chemical engineering research under the direction of a selected faculty member. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: PHYSICO-CHEMICAL HYDRODYNAMICS

Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Topics in hydrodynamics including areas such as waves on liquid surfaces, convection and diffusion in liquids, motion of drops and bubbles, and electrophoresis.

Long Title: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS

Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Overview of materials with structural features on the nanometer scale. Discussion of general concepts of synthesis, characterization and applications. Highlight advances found in recent literature.

Long Title: APPLIED MATHEMATICS FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The class focuses on the numerical analysis of various times integration techniques for ordinary differential equations, as well as spatial and temporal discretization methods for hyperbolic and parabolic partial differential equations that describe processes in engineering and biology. Homework and projects aim at the comparative evaluation of the various schemes discussed in class. Recommended prerequisite(s): Knowledge of a programming language (Fortran preferably) elementary P.D.E.'s, basic concepts of calculus.

Long Title: APPLIED MATHEMATICS FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PART II: APPLICATIONS

Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Students are introduced to several basic applications of mathematics problems of chemical engineering and other fields of engineering and science. Recommended Prerequisite(s): CHBE 692

Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING I

Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1 TO 15

Description: A course which covers various special topics in chemical engineering. Offered at irregular intervals on demand. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING II

Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engr

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Summer internship in an area related to thesis research or professional broadening. Permission of thesis advisor and department chair required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: VISITING RESEARCH

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 0

Description: Research conducted by visiting student scholars. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 5

Description: This course is for rising junior and senior high school students. As visiting students, the students will conduct scientific research in the laboratories of Rice faculty in the areas of Nanotechnology, Chemistry, Materials, and Engineering. Two applications need to be submitted for enrollment into this course. First, the Research Experience in Chemistry application (download the Chemistry application here: https://chemistry.rice.edu/community/chem-101-intro-scientific-research) should be emailed, along with all the required documents as indicated in the application, to CHEM101@rice.edu. Upon confirmation of acceptance from the Chemistry department, students must then complete the visiting student application process for high school students. Instructions to do this can be found in the Application Checklist at summer.rice.edu. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: FRESHMAN CHEMISTRY SEMINAR

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: This half-semester course introduces freshmen to chemical research at Rice and in Houston. All first-year non-transfer students are eligible to enroll in CHEM 110 regardless of AP credit.

Long Title: AP/OTH CREDIT IN GENERAL CHEMISTRY I

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Transfer Courses

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Transfer

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Provides transfer credit based on student performance on approved examinations in chemistry, such as the Chemistry Advanced Placement exam or the International Baccalaureate higher-level chemistry exams. This credit counts toward the total credit hours required for graduation, and satisfies major requirements in lieu of CHEM 121, but does not count for distribution.

Long Title: AP/OTH CREDIT IN GENERAL CHEMISTRY II

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Transfer Courses

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Transfer

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Provides transfer credit based on student performance on approved examinations in chemistry, such as the Chemistry Advanced Placement exam or the International Baccalaureate higher-level chemistry exams. This credit counts toward the total credit hours required for graduation, and satisfies major requirements in lieu of CHEM 122, but does not count for distribution.

Long Title: AP/OTH CREDIT IN GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Transfer Courses

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Transfer

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Provides transfer credit based on student performance on approved examinations in chemistry, such as the Chemistry Advanced Placement exam or the International Baccalaureate higher-level chemistry exams. This credit counts toward the total credit hours required for graduation, and satisfies major requirements in lieu of CHEM 123, but does not count for distribution.

Long Title: AP/OTH CREDIT IN GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Transfer Courses

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Transfer

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Provides transfer credit based on student performance on approved examinations in chemistry, such as the Chemistry Advanced Placement exam or the International Baccalaureate higher-level chemistry exams. This credit counts toward the total credit hours required for graduation, and satisfies major requirements in lieu of CHEM 124, but does not count for distribution.

Long Title: GENERAL CHEMISTRY I

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

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

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 111 OR 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

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Laboratory

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. Distribution Credit for CHEM 123 no longer eligible beginning Fall 2019.

Long Title: GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 113 OR CHEM 123 OR CHEM 153

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. Distribution Credit for CHEM 124 no longer eligible beginning Fall 2019.

Long Title: AFROCHEMISTRY: THE STUDY OF BLACK-LIFE MATTER

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Students will apply chemical tools and analysis to understand Black life in the U.S. and students will implement African American sensibilities to analyze chemistry. Diverse historical and contemporary scientists, intellectuals, and chemical discoveries will inform personal reflections and proposals for addressing inequities in chemistry and chemical education. This course will be accessible to students from a variety of backgrounds including STEM and non-STEM disciplines. No prior knowledge of chemistry or African American studies is required for engagement in this course.

Long Title: THE CHEMISTRY OF ART

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

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.

Long Title: THE CHEMISTRY OF COOKING

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Analyzing Diversity: Yes

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course examines the chemistry involved in the composition, transformation, and consumption of food. Topics include chemical properties and reactions of food, cooking tools, and techniques, sensory perception, and nutrition. Lectures and hands-on kitchen experiments are taught in conjunction with Rice Dining Service. Knowledge of high school chemistry is expected.

Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS IN GENERAL CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): (CHEM 111 AND CHEM 112) AND (MATH 101 OR MATH 102 OR MATH 105 OR MATH 106 OR MATH 111 OR MATH 112)

Description: CHEM 201 is a one-semester lecture course intended for 1st-year undergraduate prospective Chemistry majors who have received credit for AP Chemistry (or equivalent). It is strongly encouraged for those who will take upper-level chemistry courses as a means to refresh and deepen their understanding of challenging core topics. Focus areas include: quantum descriptions of atoms and molecules, chemical thermodynamics, equilibria, and reaction kinetics. Completion of AP Calculus or concurrent enrollment in Math 101 or 102 is expected.

Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS IN GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Required laboratory component for CHEM 201. Students must also register for CHEM 201.

Long Title: WILD TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

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. Cross-list: CEVE 210, MSNE 210. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 112 OR CHEM 122 OR CHEM 152

Description: Organic chemistry of aliphatic and aromatic compounds with emphasis on structure, functional groups, bonding, stereochemistry, and reaction mechanisms. CHEM 211 may be taken as a prerequisite for higher study in chemistry. CHEM 211 and CHEM 213 are co-requisites and must be taken together in the same semester.

Long Title: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY DISCUSSION I

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 0

Description: CHEM 211 and CHEM 213 are co-requisites and must be taken together in the same semester.

Long Title: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 211 OR CHEM 319

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

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 211

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. This course meets 7 times during the semester.

Long Title: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I HONORS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CHEM 219 focuses on the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms as well as on the prediction of reactivity by carefully analyzing the participating molecular orbitals, stereochemistry and relevant molecular conformations of the substrates as well as the specific reaction conditions.

Long Title: UNDERGRADUATE CHEMISTRY SEMINAR

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: An introduction to modern chemical research through seminars and/or directed reading.

Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Independent Study, Internship/Practicum, Laboratory, Lecture, Seminar

Credit Hours: 1 TO 4

Description: Topics and credit hours vary each semester. Contact department for current semester's topic(s). Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING PRACTICUM

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Internship/Practicum

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: In this course, undergraduates who have previously excelled in CHEM courses will develop teaching skills while supporting faculty as teaching assistants (TAs) in a particular CHEM course for the benefit of the students taking that particular course. This course is open only to undergraduates with special permission of the course instructor and can be repeated for credit. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): (CHEM 112 OR CHEM 122 OR CHEM 152) AND (MATH 212 OR MATH 222)

Description: An introduction to fundamental principles in quantum chemistry, chemical bonding and molecular spectroscopy. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHEM 301 if student has credit for CHEM 312.

Long Title: PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): (CHEM 112 OR CHEM 122 OR CHEM 152) AND MATH 212

Description: An introduction to the principles of thermodynamics, statistical thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases, chemical kinetics and the statistical mechanics. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHEM 302 if student has credit for CHEM 311.

Long Title: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 211 OR CHEM 319 OR CHEM 219

Description: Continuation of CHEM 211 with an emphasis on aromatic compounds, reactivity and biologically relevant molecules. Either CHEM 313 or CHEM 320 may be taken as a prerequisite for higher study in chemistry, but only one of these may be taken for credit. CHEM 313 and CHEM 314 are co-requisites and must be taken together the same semester.

Long Title: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY DISCUSSION II

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 0

Description: CHEM 313 and CHEM 314 are co-requisites and must be taken together in the same semester. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II HONORS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 211 OR CHEM 219 OR CHEM 319

Description: A continuation of CHEM 211 that is in greater depth than CHEM 212. Primarily for chemistry majors and science or engineering students with a strong interest in chemistry research. Either CHEM 212 or CHEM 320 completes the two-semester organic chemistry sequence and may be taken as a prerequisite for higher study in chemistry. Majors other than CHEM should request instructor permission to enroll. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHEM 320 if student has credit for CHEM 212.

Long Title: ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 211 OR CHEM 319

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. Taught in the Fall.

Long Title: INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

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: INORGANIC CHEMISTRY DISCUSSION

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 0

Description: . Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 211 OR CHEM 219

Description: Experiments illustrating techniques in synthetic organic chemistry and instrumental methods of analysis. Normally taken in conjunction with CHEM 212 or CHEM 320. NOTE: only one of CHEM 232 and CHEM 365 may be taken for credit.

Long Title: INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Various porphyrin and metalloporphyrin compounds are synthesized, purified and characterized by modern research techniques such as infrared spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and magnetic measurements. Data analysis to determine molecular structure is by student group tutorials. NOTE: only one of CHEM 231 and CHEM 366 may be taken for credit. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHEM 366 if student has credit for CHEM 231.

Long Title: MATERIALS CHEMISTRY LAB

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Provides a hands-on experience for undergraduate student interested in the synthesis and structural characterization of nanostructured materials. Synthetic methods will include wet chemistry techniques and lithographic preparation of nanostructures. The course will provide understanding of and exposure to modern analysis and characterization techniques, including spectroscopy, X-ray methods, and microscopy.

Long Title: CHEMICAL MEASUREMENT LAB

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Introduction to Experimental Physical Chemistry. NOTE: only one of CHEM 381 and CHEM 368 may be taken for credit. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHEM 368 if student has credit for CHEM 381.

Long Title: ADVANCED INORGANIC SYNTHESIS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Advanced techniques in inorganic and organometallic synthesis will be covered including air sensitive manipulations using Schlenk line, vacuum lines and dry box. Graduate students may register with an approved Special Registration form.

Long Title: RESEARCH FOR UNDERGRADUATES

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 5

Description: Independent chemical research at Rice or in other Texas Medical Center groups. Students spend at least 3 hours per week in the laboratory for each semester hour of credit, in addition to other requirements. If taken for 3 or more hours, counts toward the CHEM 391 requirement for the BS degree in chemistry. Instructor permission required. Students are expected to complete CHEM 391 before the end of their junior year; permission is not normally granted for students in their final year of undergraduate study. Prior to enrollment, students must secure a position in a laboratory. Application materials found on the department website must be submitted by August 1st for Fall term and December 1st for the Spring term. Instructor Permission Required.

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

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

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 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 212 OR CHEM 320

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. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 501. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHEM 401 if student has credit for CHEM 501.

Long Title: CHEMICAL KINETICS AND DYNAMICS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): 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. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 515. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHEM 415 if student has credit for CHEM 515.

Long Title: CLASSICAL AND STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): MATH 212 AND (PHYS 102 OR PHYS 112) AND CHEM 310 OR (CHEM 311 AND CHEM 312) OR (CHEM 301 AND CHEM 302)

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. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 520. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHEM 420 if student has credit for CHEM 520.

Long Title: QUANTUM CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): (CHEM 310 OR CHEM 312 OR CHEM 301) 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. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 530. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHEM 430 if student has credit for CHEM 530.

Long Title: MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY I

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): (CHEM 313 OR CHEM 320) AND BIOS 301

Description: A course intended to provide the student with an overview of the elements of drug discover, design and development. Targets for drug discovery will be discussed, as well as considerations of drug optimization with respect to the biological target and drug metabolism. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 542.

Long Title: CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 212 OR CHEM 313 OR CHEM 320

Description: This course examines a variety of biological problems from a chemical and structural perspective. The structural and functional properties of amino acids, nucleotides, and sugars will be presented, with special emphasis on their catalytic and chemical properties required for chemical transformations within the cells. This is followed by a discussion of how to harness the power of chemistry to specifically modulate and manipulate these molecules as well as their higher-order structures, such as proteins, nucleic acids, and membranes. Topics include macromolecular structure-function relationships, nucleic acid structure and recognition, protein synthesis and folding, synthetic chemical biology, probes of cellular function, developing hybrid chemical/biologic drugs, as well as modern approaches for target discovery and validation. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 552.

Long Title: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY OF ENZYME-CATALYZED REACTIONS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This class will discuss the organic chemistry that is involved in the production of primary and secondary metabolites. The reactivity patterns and the underlying logic for different enzyme families will be provided, along with the roles of cofactor, from the perspective of mechanistic organic chemistry. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 562. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHEM 462 if student has credit for CHEM 562.

Long Title: PHYSICAL METHODS IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

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). Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 575. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHEM 475 if student has credit for CHEM 575.

Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Internship/Practicum, Laboratory, Lecture, Lecture/Laboratory, Seminar

Credit Hours: 1 TO 4

Description: Topics and credit hours vary each semester. Contact department for current semester's topic(s). Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: RESEARCH FOR UNDERGRADUATES

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 5

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 391

Description: Independent chemical research at Rice or in other Teams Medical Center groups. Ordinarily taken by students who have taken CHEM 391. Students spend at least 3 hours per week in the laboratory for each semester hour of credit, in addition to other requirements. Instructor permission required. Prior to enrollment, students must secure a position in a laboratory. Application materials, found on the department website, must be submited by August 1st for Fall term, December 1st for Spring term, or April 1st for Summer term. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: UNDERGRADUATE HONORS RESEARCH

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 5

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 391

Description: The 1st half of the Honors Research Program. CHEM 492 and CHEM 493 function as a pair and must be taken in the same academic year. Registration for CHEM 492 requires a commitment to register for CHEM 493. Requirements include at least 15 hours of laboratory research per week and written and/or oral progress reports. The sequence will culminate in the completion of a thesis (research report) in the spring term. Instructor permission required; for approved students only. Applications must be submitted to the course instructor February 1 - August 1. Students are encouraged to apply early. Students who complete the Chemistry Honors Research Program are given primary consideration for "Distinction in Research and Creative Work," a university award for select undergraduates, chosen by the department and granted at commencement, which appears on the transcript and diploma. Ordinarily offered Fall term. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: UNDERGRADUATE HONORS RESEARCH

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 5

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 492

Description: The 2nd half of the Honors Research Program. CHEM 492 and CHEM 493 function as a pair and must be taken in the same academic year. Requirements include at least 15 hours or laboratory research per week and a thesis (research report). Students who complete the Chemistry Honors Research Program are given primary consideration for "Distinction in Research and Creative Work," a university award for select undergraduates, chosen by the department and granted at commencement, which appears on the transcript and diploma. Ordinarily offered in Spring. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: TRANSITION METAL CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 211 AND CHEM 360

Description: Structure, bonding and reactivity of coordination and organometallic compounds; ligand field theory; electronic spectroscopy; magnetism; reaction mechanisms; catalysis. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 595. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHEM 495 if student has credit for CHEM 595.

Long Title: ADVANCED INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 360

Description: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. In-depth survey course of the periodic table with particular focus on main group inorganic and transition metal structure, synthesis, and reactivity. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 596.

Long Title: ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

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. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 401. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHEM 501 if student has credit for CHEM 401.

Long Title: PUBLISHING YOUR FIRST SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PAPER

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Completing the last 10% of your first research paper is one of the biggest hurdles for many PhD students. You have collected most of your data. You have a rough figure outline. You might even have a first draft of your manuscript. But getting from data to manuscript to accepted paper requires new skills. This course is designed for students with publication-quality data, and will address: How to frame the motivation, knowledge gap, and conclusion statement? How to edit for a particular journal target? How to arrange the results to support the strongest hypothesis? How to select appropriate reviewers? How to write (and rewrite) an abstract? How to write a cover letter? And finally, how to respond to reviewers and GET YOUR PAPER PUBLISHED? Students with publication-ready data will work through all of these issues together within this course, led by an experienced journal editor. Instructor Permission Required.Cross-list: CHBE 504, ELEC 504.

Long Title: PROPOSAL WRITING AND REVIEW IN CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: This course teaches how to prepare scientific proposals including developing an idea, writing, and peer review including creating a mock panel review.

Long Title: SPECTRAL METHODS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 212 OR CHEM 320

Description: Enrollment is open to all students. Undergraduate enrollment requires instructor permission via special registration form. Elucidation of organic structures by physical techniques. Interpretation of infrared, ultraviolet, nuclear magnetic resonance, and mass spectral.

Long Title: CHEMICAL KINETICS AND DYNAMICS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

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. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 415. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHEM 515 if student has credit for CHEM 415.

Long Title: CLASSICAL AND STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 310 OR (CHEM 311 OR CHEM 312) AND MATH 212 AND (PHYS 102 OR PHYS 112)

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. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 420. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHEM 520 if student has credit for CHEM 420.

Long Title: ADVANCED ANALYSIS METHODS FOR MOLECULAR DYNAMICS FROM STATISTICAL MECHANICS TO MACHINE LEARNING

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1.5

Description: Enrollment is open to all students. Undergraduate enrollment requires instructor permission via special registration form. Modern methods to extract physical and chemical information from molecular dynamics simulation will be presented, including the determination of reaction coordinates, free energies calculations, and estimation of experimentally measureable observables. The theoretical background and different applications will be discussed. The students will apply the methods on practical examples.

Long Title: FUNDAMENTAL PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1.5

Description: Enrollment is open to all students. Undergraduate enrollment requires instructor permission via special registration form. This course aims to cover basic topics in photoluminescence spectroscopy such as instrumentation, different photoluminescent species, solvent relaxation, photoluminescence quenching, energy transfer and anisotropy. Novel applications of photoluminescence spectroscopy such as sensing, multiphoton excitation and the fluorescence of proteins will also be discussed. Undergraduates may register for this course by a Special Registration form.

Long Title: QUANTUM CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

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. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 430. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHEM 530 if student has credit for CHEM 430.

Long Title: ADVANCED QUANTUM CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Enrollment is open to all students. Undergraduate enrollment requires instructor permission via special registration form. 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

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Enrollment is open to all students. Undergraduate enrollment requires instructor permission via special registration form. 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. Expected to be taught Spring 2019. Cross-list: CEVE 533, MSNE 534.

Long Title: BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

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: MOLECULES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1.5

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 212 OR CHEM 320

Description: Enrollment is open to all students. Undergraduate enrollment requires instructor permission via special registration form. This course will expand on our learned knowledge of some of the Nature's most intriguing molecules and the ability of Man to discover, synthesize, modify and use them to our advantage in what areas were not formerly envisioned. Undergraduates may register for the course by filling out a special registration form. These forms can be brought to DBH 243 for processing.

Long Title: MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY I

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A course intended to provide the student with an overview of the elements of drug discover, design and development. Targets for drug discovery will be discussed, as well as considerations of drug optimization with respect to the biological target and drug metabolism. A summary of the FDA and patent processes will also be included. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 442.

Long Title: PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of organic reaction mechanisms. Includes Huckel M.O. theory, kinetics, isotope effects, linear free energy relationships, thermochemical group additivity, substituent and solvent effects, acidity, and free radical chemistry. Recommended Prerequisite(s): CHEM 311. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Enrollment is open to all students. Undergraduate enrollment requires instructor permission via special registration form. 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: PEPTIDE CHEMISTRY DESIGN, SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURE

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1.5

Description: Undergraduates may register for this course by Special Registration form. The course examines solid phase peptide synthesis and strategies to prepare both simple and complex peptide primary architectures. This is followed by looking at analytical methods to assess peptide purity and structure. The course will then consider the design and characterization of peptide sequences that will result in specific 3D structures.

Long Title: BIOMOLECULAR CONCEPTS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 310 OR CHEM 311

Description: Enrollment is open to all students. Undergraduate enrollment requires instructor permission via special registration form. This course will explore quantitative concepts and tools from chemistry and physics relevant to molecular biology. An executive survey of molecular biology and the basic experimental approaches to biomolecular structure will be followed by a discussion of the structural basics of proteins and nucleic acids. The motion and energy landscapes of proteins will be discussed. Protein folding and evolution and the dynamic basis of gene regulation will be explored. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHEM 551 if student has credit for CHEM 451.

Long Title: CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course examines a variety of biological problems from a chemical and structural perspective. The structural and functional properties of amino acids, nucleotides, and sugars will be presented, with special emphasis on their catalytic and chemical properties required for chemical transformations within the cells. This is followed by a discussion of how to harness the power of chemistry to specifically modulate and manipulate these molecules as well as their higher-order structures, such as proteins, nucleic acids, and membranes. Topics include macromolecular structure-function relationships, nucleic acid structure and recognition, protein synthesis and folding, synthetic chemical biology, probes of cellular function, developing hybrid chemical/biologic drugs, as well as modern approaches for target discovery and validation. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 452.

Long Title: STRATEGIC APPLICATIONS OF NAMED REACTIONS IN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: In this course we will cover the mechanism and strategic applications of approximately 150 widely used named reactions in organic synthesis. The students will learn how to navigate the vast chemical literature effectively using sophisticated search engines like SciFinder and Reaxys and will get the opportunity to prepare and give 10-minute presentations on 5 recent named rxns. Recommended Prerequisite(s): CHEM 211 and CHEM 212. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: DRUG DISCOVERY AT THE INTERFACE OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1.5

Description: Drug discovery requires a close integration of chemistry and biology. This course explores the design and development of new medicine from a chemical biological perspective. Topics includes fundamental methods for biomolecule synthesis and engineering and application to hybrid chemical/biologic drugs, as well as modern approaches for target discovery and validation.

Long Title: NANOCARBONS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1.5

Description: Enrollment is open to all students. Undergraduate enrollment requires instructor permission via special registration form. This course will survey the chemistry, physics, and selected applications of carbon nanostructures. Fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, and graphene will be the main focus. Students are expected to have a solid background in physical chemistry. Undergraduate students may register for this course by Special Registration form.

Long Title: NANOCRYSTALS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course will provide a detailed investigation into the chemical and physical principles of inorganic nanocrystals. Topics will include nucleation and growth, crystal faceting, surface ligand chemistry, size-dependent properties and scaling relationships, interparticle forces, and nanoparticle self-assembly. Proficiency in physical chemistry and inorganic materials is strongly encouraged.

Long Title: SPECTROSCOPY AT THE SINGLE MOLECULE/PARTICLE LIMIT

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Enrollment is open to all students. Undergraduate enrollment requires instructor permission via special registration form. This course will cover principles of electronic spectroscopy of molecules and nanoparticles with emphasis on single molecule/particle spectroscopy methods and analysis techniques.

Long Title: ADVANCED OPTICAL MICROSCOPY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Enrollment is open to all students. Undergraduate enrollment requires instructor permission via special registration form. This course covers a broad array of optical techniques for single-molecule detection, spectroscopy, and imaging for detection of (A) motional dynamics, (B) super-resolution structures beyond the diffraction limit, and (C) nanoscale interactions and orientations in biological samples. This course integrates rigorous quantitative analysis approaches and theoretical considerations across the disciplines of chemistry, biology, and physics.

Long Title: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY OF ENZYME-CATALYZED REACTIONS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This class will discuss the organic chemistry that is involved in the production of primary and secondary metabolites. The reactivity patterns and the underlying logic for different enzyme families will be provided, along with the roles of cofactor, from the perspective of mechanistic organic chemistry. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 462. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHEM 562 if student has credit for CHEM 462.

Long Title: NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHERS, TEACHING CHEMICAL CONCEPTS VIA INQUIRY I

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Using the Concept Development Approach, this course will teach teachers how to engage students in inquiry science and provide teachers with in depth conceptual knowledge about chemical fundamentals. The course will include hands-on activities and discussions about chemical concepts that include atomic molecular theory, atomic structure, quantum energy levels, thermodynamics, equilibrium, and bonding. Nanotechnology research with environmental applications will be highlighted throughout the course. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: TEACHING CHEMICAL CONCEPTS VIA INQUIRY II, NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHERS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Using the Concept Development Approach, this course will teach teachers how to engage students in inquiry science and provide teachers with in depth conceptual knowledge about chemical fundamentals. The course will include hands-on activities and discussions about chemical concepts that include gas laws, kinetic molecular theory, acid base equilibrium, and phase equilibrium. Nanotechnology research with biological applications will be highlighted throughout the course. Instructor Permission Required. Recommended Prerequisite(s): CHEM 570.

Long Title: PHYSICAL METHODS IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A survey course of research techniques used in modern inorganic chemistry. Topics covered will include X-ray diffraction, matrix isolation, mass spectrometry, magnetism, electrochemistry, and various spectroscopies (IR, Raman, UV-Vis, NMR, EPR, XPS, EXAFS, and Mossbauer). Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 475. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHEM 575 if student has credit for CHEM 475.

Long Title: MICROSCOPY METHODS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course covers theory and applications of electron microscopy techniques with an emphasis on transmission and scanning transmission electron microscopy (TEM, STEM). Topics include modern instrumentation and hardware, electron diffraction, imaging modes, tomography, and spectroscopy (energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS), electron-energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), cathodoluminescence (CL)). Previous experience with electron microscopes recommended. Can be taken alone or concurrently with lab course MSNE 582. Cross-list: MSNE 580.

Long Title: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY CENTER LAB

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Hands-on laboratory using the instruments in the electron microscopy center. The students will gain the knowledge necessary to operate the instruments and analyze data independently. MSNE 582 must be taken concurrently with MSNE 580; CHEM 582 must be taken concurrently with CHEM 580. Cross-list: MSNE 582.

Long Title: ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY I

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1.5

Description: Organometallic Chemistry I. An introduction to organometallic chemistry, focusing on transition metal structure, bonding, and reactivity. This course is the first half of a two-course sequence, together with CHEM 584: Organometallic Chemistry II. Each course is a half-semester course. Expected to be taught 1st half of the term. Undergraduates with appropriate preparation may register by filling out a special registration form. Recommended Prerequisite(s): CHEM 320 or CHEM 212 or CHEM 360

Long Title: ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY II

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1.5

Description: Organometallic Chemistry II. An introduction to organometallic chemistry, focusing on transition metal structure, bonding, and reactivity. This course is the first half of a two-course sequence, together with CHEM 583: Organometallic Chemistry I. Each course is a half-semester course. Expected to be taught 2nd half of the term. Undergraduates with appropriate preparation may register by filling out a special registration form.

Long Title: CHEMICAL TOOLS FOR BIOLOGY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1.5

Description: Enrollment is open to all students. Undergraduate enrollment requires instructor permission via special registration form. Selected topics in modern chemical biology. The development and application of chemical methods to probe, perturb, and understand biological systems. Topics include protein and DNA chemistry, classical and modern approaches to inhibitor development, and chemical reaction design in living cells. Expected to be taught Fall 2018.

Long Title: PROFESSIONAL MASTERS SEMINAR IN APPLIED CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course is designed for students in the Applied Chemistry Professional Master's program. The course will consist of two parts. In the first part, speakers from industrial, education and government entities will be invited to give talks on the topics of their activities. In the second part, students will be required to present on various topics related to Applied Chemistry.

Long Title: RESEARCH LABORATORY EXPERIENCE

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course is designed for students in the Professional Masters' Program in Applied Chemistry. The student will be assigned to a project and mentor in a current research laboratory in the Chemistry Department.

Long Title: STATISTICAL DATA ANALYSIS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course provides an overview of the statistical tools and methods needed for the analysis of large scientific datasets including an overview of fundamental statistical concepts, statistical tests, and estimation methods. This course will also provide and introduction to MATLAB as an example of computational toll for the analysis and visualization of large datasets.

Long Title: TRANSITION METAL CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Structure, bonding and reactivity of coordination and organometallic compounds; ligand field theory; electronic spectroscopy; magnetism; reaction mechanisms; catalysis. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 495. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHEM 595 if student has credit for CHEM 495. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ADVANCED INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. In-depth survey course of the periodic table with particular focus on main group inorganic and transition metal structure, synthesis, and reactivity. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CHEM 496.

Long Title: GRADUATE SEMINAR

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Section 1: PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY-NANO Section 2: ORGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY Section 3: NANOCHEMISTRY Section 4: CARBON NANOCHEMISTRY. 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

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 430 OR CHEM 530

Description: The spectra of simple molecules, including microwave, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, and Raman spectra; resonance spectroscopy; surface-enhanced spectroscopy.

Long Title: CHEMICAL PHYSICS OF CONDENSED AND BIOLOGICAL MATTER

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The principles underlying the structure and dynamics of condensed phase and biological matter. Both experimental phenomenology and theoretical approaches will be used. Starting with a review of intermolecular forces, the course will describe the structure and thermodynamics of clusters, crystalline solids, metals, liquids, glasses and biomolecules. A unified picture of reactions and classical and quantum phase transitions in condensed matter will be presented. The energy landscape theory of the dynamics of glasses and protein folding will also be covered. Expected to be taught Fall 2018. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHEM 650 if student has credit for CHEM 450.

Long Title: CLASSICS IN TOTAL SYNTHESIS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 401 OR CHEM 501

Description: Selected total synthesis will be discussed. Special emphasis will be placed on retro-synthetic analysis, synthetic strategies and technologies, asymmetric synthesis and catalysis.

Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Independent Study, Internship/Practicum, Laboratory, Lecture, Lecture/Laboratory, Seminar

Credit Hours: 1 TO 4

Description: Topics and credit hours vary each semester. Contact department for current semester's topic(s). Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: TEACHING PRACTICUM

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Internship/Practicum

Credit Hours: 2

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

Long Title: GRADUATE RESEARCH

Department: Chemistry

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 15

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: THE ALCHEMY OF ART: THE SCIENTIFIC PHENOMENA IN A PAINTER'S PALETTE (WIESS)

Department: College Courses

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: "How do we create art? What are the scientific principles within an artwork’s materials that allow us to appreciate it? How can we use the creative sparks at the art/science interface to innovate the future? This course examines “meaning” and “meaning-making” through learning about common scientific principles that are inherent in materials used for artistic creation. How do egg yolks turn into paint on a canvas? What are the optics of pigment and perception? What are the composite properties present in creating hand-made paper? Students will formulate such questions about art in the context of the natural world, and foster an appreciation for the discoveries at the interface of art and science. In this course, students will apply learned science principles in a variety of hands-on studio sessions, experiment with creating art through the mechanics of differing mediums, and discuss the ways in which science and art fields supplement and affect one another in a larger societal context. The class will be an approachable way for artists to engage in creative scientific discussions around materials used in the artistic process and for scientists to appreciate theories applied within the arts and aesthetics. Students will leave this course having developed a greater appreciation for art, materials science, and creative expression — preparing them to become multifaceted innovators of the future."

Long Title: GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

Department: Earth/Environmnt/Planetary Sci

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course introduces students to the coupled nature of the biosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere using as focal points elemental cycles such as those of carbon and nitrogen. This is a writing-intensive class, and will include 3 required Saturday field trips. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for EEPS 340 if student has credit for EBIO 540.

Long Title: GEOCHEMISTRY OF EARTH’S SURFACE

Department: Earth/Environmnt/Planetary Sci

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course will cover concepts in aqueous geochemistry in the context of chemical weathering and Earth's major biogeochemical cycles. Central to this course will be weekly student-led discussions of scientific literature. Students will also learn basic numerical modeling and data analysis techniques using MATLAB, field methods, and basic analytical chemistry. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: EEPS 615. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for EEPS 415 if student has credit for EEPS 615/ESCI 407/ESCI 607.

Long Title: TRACE-ELEMENT AND ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY FOR EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Department: Earth/Environmnt/Planetary Sci

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to the principles of trace-element and isotope geochemistry and their applications to high and low temperature processes in the earth. Topics to be covered are trace-element partitioning, basic quantum physics, radiogenic isotopic systems and stable isotope fractionation. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: EEPS 617. Recommended Prerequisite(s): ESCI 322 or EEPS 322. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for EEPS 417 if student has credit for EEPS 617/ESCI 430/ESCI 630.

Long Title: TRACE ELEMENT AND ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY

Department: Earth/Environmnt/Planetary Sci

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An introduction to the principles and techniques of stable and radiogenic geochemistry in the geosciences. The course will begin by examining the fundamental physics relevant to isotope partitioning and decay, followed by a survey of different isotope systems and how they are used to study surface processes, element cycling, climate, and planetary science. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: EEPS 618. Recommended Prerequisite(s): ESCI 322 or EEPS 322. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for EEPS 418 if student has credit for EEPS 618/ESCI 433/ESCI 633.

Long Title: ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

Department: Earth/Environmnt/Planetary Sci

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

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. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: EEPS 620. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for EEPS 420 if student has credit for EEPS 620/ESCI 425/ESCI 625.

Long Title: ADVANCED BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Department: Earth/Environmnt/Planetary Sci

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1 TO 4

Description: This course will explore carbon, nitrogen, and water cycling at the advanced level. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS IN GEOCHEMISTRY

Department: Earth/Environmnt/Planetary Sci

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Seminar Topics will vary.

Long Title: SEM: PETROLEUM GEOCHEMISTRY - PRINCIPALS AND PRACTICE

Department: Earth/Environmnt/Planetary Sci

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Seminar topics may vary. Course taught at the University of Houston. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: GEOCHEMISTRY OF EARTH'S SURFACE

Department: Earth/Environmnt/Planetary Sci

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course will cover concepts in aqueous geochemistry in the context of chemical weathering and Earth's major biogeochemical cycles. Central to this course will be weekly student-led discussions of scientific literature. Students will also learn basic numerical modeling and data analysis techniques using MATLAB, field methods, and basic analytical chemistry. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: EEPS 415. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for EEPS 615 if student has credit for EEPS 415/ESCI 407/ESCI 607.

Long Title: TRACE-ELEMENT AND ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY FOR EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Department: Earth/Environmnt/Planetary Sci

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: .Introduction to the principles of trace-element and isotope geochemistry and their applications to high and low temperature processes in the earth. Topics to be covered are trace-element partitioning, basic quantum physics, radiogenic isotopic systems and stable isotope fractionation. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: EEPS 417. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for EEPS 617 if student has credit for EEPS 417/ESCI 430/ESCI 630.

Long Title: TRACE ELEMENT AND ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY

Department: Earth/Environmnt/Planetary Sci

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An introduction to the principles and techniques of stable and radiogenic geochemistry in the geosciences. The course will begin by examining the fundamental physics relevant to isotope partitioning and decay, followed by a survey of different isotope systems and how they are used to study surface processes, element cycling, climate, and planetary science. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: EEPS 418. Recommended Prerequisite(s): ESCI 322 or EEPS 322 Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for EEPS 618 if student has credit for EEPS 418/ESCI 433/ESCI 633.

Long Title: ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

Department: Earth/Environmnt/Planetary Sci

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

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. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: EEPS 420. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for EEPS 620 if student has credit for EEPS 420/ESCI 425/ESCI 625.

Long Title: CHEMICAL ALTERATIONS OF BEHAVIOR

Department: Kinesiology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examination of social, cultural psychological, physiological causes and effects of drug use and abuse. Individual, family, and community factors related to prevention and treatment will be addressed.

Long Title: THE ROLE OF CHEMISTRY IN HISTORY

Department: School of Continuing Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Could the outcome of a war be decided simply on the material chosen for the buttons on the soldier's garments? What in pantyhose was desired for WWII? How did phenols and formaldehyde lead to a worldwide revolution via plastics? These questions and more will be answered as we explore important molecules that have changed the course of human history. Department Permission Required.

Long Title: WILD TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

Department: Materials Science & NanoEng

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

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. Cross-list: CEVE 210, CHEM 210. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SCHOLARLY APPROACHES TO GENERAL CHEMISTRY

Department: Natural Sciences Division

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 0

Description: This course provides a small collaborative learning environment to reinforce best study practices and concepts covered in CHEM 121 and CHEM 122. Instructor Permission Required.