Lect. Basic kinetics and photochemistry of atmospheric species. Stratospheric chemistry with emphasis on processes controlling ozone abundance. Tropospheric chemistry focusing on photochemical smog, acid deposition, oxidative capacity of the atmosphere,and global climate change. Same as ATOC 5151. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Follows Graduate Atmospheric Chemistry (CHEM/ATOC 5151) and explores advanced topics in atmospheric chemistry, such as secondary aerosol formation, oxidant formation, the chemistry of global climate change, and/or design of advanced laboratory experiments. Recommended prereq., CHEM 5151 or ATOC 5151. Same as ATOC 5152.
Optical spectrochemical analysis, atmospheric transmittance, including atomic and molecular spectroscopy, line-by-line spectral databases such as HITRAN, absorption, emission, fluorescence, scattering processes of gases, surface enhancements, aerosols, optical spectroscopic instrument components, and techniques, and their applications to atmospheric, and environmental problems. Department enforced prereq., undergraduate physical chemistry or instructor consent. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Lect. Establishes a background for understanding electrochemical systems through a review of the relevant thermodynamic, kinetic, and electronic principles. Compares classical and modern electrochemical methods of analysis. Several special topics are discussed in depth. Department enforced prereq., undergraduate physical chemistry or instructor consent. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Mass spectrometry, including instrumentation, ionization techniques, and interpretation of mass spectra. Theory and practice of analytical separation processes including ion mobility, capillary electrophoresis, and liquid gas chromatography. Introduction to applications in e.g. atmospheric and biological mass spectrometry. Introduction to computer simulation of instrumentation and physical processes. Department enforced prereq., undergraduate physical chemistry or instructor consent. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Discusses recent literature concerning atmospheric aerosols and their role in atmospheric problems, including global ozone depletion, air quality, regional haze, acid rain, and global climate change. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Recommended prereq., CHEM/ATOC 5151. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Lec. Understanding of materials from chemistry perspective including metals, oxides, semiconductors and polymers. Basic description of chemical preparation of materials. Overview of fundamental properties of materials including structural, chemical, mechanical, thermal, electrical, and optical properties. Description of behavior of materials and various applications in modern technology. Discussion of materials characterization methods. CHEM 4251 and 5251 are the same course. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CHEM 4431 or CHEM 4531 (all minimum grade C-) or graduate standing.
Overview of the preparation and functioning mechanism of novel organic materials that have recently been developed, including conductive polymers, 2-D macrocyclic structures, 3-D molecular cages, molecular machines/muscles/switches, fullerene derivatives and carbon nanotube composites. This course will emphasize the use of organic and physical chemistry as tools to develop novel materials and probe their structure-property relationship. CHEM 4261 and 5261 are the same course. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CHEM 4431 or CHEM 4531 (all minimum grade C-) or graduate standing.
Chemical principles of conversion of solar energy into electricity and fuels in molecular and semiconductor-based systems. Overview of solid-state electronic structure of materials and interfaces, light-matter interactions, principles of harvesting photoexcited currents and useful chemical species. Description of processes utilized in established and emerging solar energy technologies. CHEM 4271 and 5271 are the same course. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CHEM 4431 or CHEM 4531 (all minimum grade C-) or graduate standing.
Lect. Surveys synthetic transformations emphasizing important functional group transformations and carbon-carbon, bond-forming reactions. Required of all organic chemistry graduate students. Department enforced prereq., one year of organic chemistry or graduate standing.
Lect. Modern concepts of physical organic chemistry and their use in interpreting data in terms of mechanisms of organic reactions and reactivities of organic compounds. Required of all organic chemistry graduate students. Department enforced prereqs., one year of organic chemistry and one year of physical chemistry or graduate standing.
Lect. Advanced spectroscopic techniques for structure and determination in organic chemistry. Emphasizes proton and carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy. Department enforced prereqs., one year of organic chemistry and one year of physical chemistry or graduate standing.
Develop knowledge base and skills in the interdisciplinary field of chemical biology, including aspects of chemistry and biology, and integrating both with respect to hierarchical levels of structure (atomic, molecular, cellular). Students will receive training that helps to develop their careers in biotech, pharmaceutical, and other research-oriented industries as well as in academia. Department enforced prereqs., introductory organic chemistry and general biochemistry. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Introduces thermodynamics, kinetics and spectroscopy, emphasizing macromolecule and biochemical applications. Includes thermodynamics, chemical and physical equilibriums, solution chemistry, rates of chemical and biochemical reactions, chemical bonds and principles and selected examples of spectroscopies applied to biological systems. Formerly CHEM 5411. Same as CHEM 4400. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Covers the basic theory of biophysical methods widely employed in biochemistry and biology, including: electrophoresis, mass spec, calorimetry, evanescent waves, plasmon resonance, Xray diffraction, absorbance and fluorescence spectroscopy, magnetic resonance, electron and optical microscopy and single molecule methods. Also discusses ways to maximize rigor and reproducibility in biophysical studies. Department enforced prerequisites: undergraduate chemistry (general, organic physical); physics; calculus. Same as CHEM 4491. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Covers various topics in physical chemistry focusing on their mathematical and physical background. Topics include the application of classical mechanics and electrodynamics in chemistry, the classical mechanics background for the description of atoms and molecules, the use of vector spaces in wave mechanics and quantum mechanics and the classical description of spectroscopy in terms of interaction of light and matter. Department enforced prereqs., undergrad physical chemistry, graduate standing or instructor consent. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Lect. Fundamental concepts of quantum and classical statistical mechanics. Applications to properties ofgases, liquids, solids, spin, and polymer systems. Reaction, fluctuation, nucleation, and relaxation phenomena. Department enforced prereq., undergraduate physical chemistry. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Lect. Discussion of mechanism and rate of chemical reactions from a fundamental point of view. Discusses nature of collision and develops concepts of cross section and rate constant. Theories of elementary bimolecular and decay processes are critically examined. Department enforced prereq., undergraduate physical chemistry. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Explores computational methods to understand chemical systems. Topics include: atomic and molecular electronic structure calculations, Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations and thermodynamic calculations. Not recommended for students with grades below B- in prerequisite courses. Department enforced requisite: restricted to graduate students only. Same as CHEM 4555. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Lect. Principles of surface science with emphasis on fundamental surface phenomena, surface techniques, and surface chemistry. Basic description of surfaces, adsorbate-surface interactions, surface kinetics, and methods of surface analysis. Surface science of heterogeneous catalysis, semiconductor processing, and environmental interfaces. Department enforced prereqs., undergraduate physical chemistry and graduate standing or instructor consent. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Lect. Basic principles and techniques of quantum mechanics with applications to questions of chemical interest. Quantum dynamics of atoms, molecules, and spin; electronic structure of atoms and molecules. Department enforced prereqs., two semesters of physical chemistry and graduate standing, or instructor consent. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Lect. Rotational, vibrational, and electronic spectra of molecules, and their interpretation in terms of the quantum theory of molecular structure. Department enforced prereqs., two semesters of physical chemistry and graduate standing, or instructor consent. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Covers chemistry of aqueous solutions; energetics in biology; structure of proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and membranes; protein evolution; macromolecular interactions; enzyme kinetics, mechanism and regulation. Will be taught from a strong chemical perspective and mastery of basic concepts of organic and physical chemistry will be required. Formerly CHEM 5711. Same as CHEM 4700. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Covers energy metabolism and anabolic/catabolic pathways; metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, and nucleic acids; photosynthesis; special topics on human diseases with pathologies and metabolic pathways. Same as CHEM 4720. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
