(Also offered as IMS 5301.) Lecture on sample preparation and analyses for optical and electron microscopy methods including scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray analysis, focused ion beam methods, and electron energy loss spectroscopy.

(Also offered as IMS 5302.) Lecture on sample preparation and analyses for X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, X-ray imaging, Rietveld refinement, Thin Film X-ray Analyses, and In Situ methods.

(Also offered as IMS 5303.) Lecture on sample preparation and analyses, for characterization of compositions of materials. Methods to be discussed include titrations, atomic absorption, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, infrared, Raman, Ultraviolet visible, fluorescence, chromatography, and mass spectrometry.

(Also offered as IMS 5304.) Lecture on sample preparation and analyses for surfaces and interfaces, including scanning Auger microscopy, secondary ion mass spectrometry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, contact angle measurements, and temperature program methods.

Reports and discussion of topics of current interest in a variety of fields of chemistry.

Synthetic methods in inorganic chemistry; the application of physical methods to the investigation of inorganic compounds.

In depth study of general principles of inorganic chemistry; the structure of the elements and of inorganic compounds; group theory; different approaches to understanding the chemical bond.

Main group and transition metal compounds with inorganic and organic ligands; the study of the transition metals is in preparation for CHEM 5327.

Transition metal chemistry; organometallic and coordination compounds of the transition elements, including the lanthanides and actinides; selected topics in bioinorganic chemistry.

Provides graduate students with the foundations necessary to understand and apply chemical analyses and instrumental techniques.

A study of the theoretical and practical basis for electroanalytical methods. Topics include voltammetric methods of analysis (including polarography, cyclic voltammetry, rotating disk voltammetry, pulse and square-wave methods, and stripping analysis), coulometric, and chronoamperometric methods. Recent advances using micro- and modified electrodes, thin-layer and flow cells, electrochemical sensors and detectors, and bioelectrochemistry may be included.

A discussion of fundamental principles, instrumentation and applications of some spectroscopic techniques of analytical chemistry including Raman spectroscopy, molecular fluorescence spectroscopy, atomic spectroscopy.

A study of the theoretical and practical basis for modern separation methods. Topics to be discussed include the various methods dealing with gas-liquid, liquid-liquid, liquid-solid, gas-solid, ion-exchange, size exclusion, chromatography, electrophoresis, and mass spectrometry.

Approaches to writing organic reaction mechanisms.

Review of the fundamentals of bonding, stereochemistry and conformations and basic reactions from undergraduate organic chemistry. These fundamental principles will then be elaborated to include more advanced concepts of reactions and reactivity.

Nomenclature. Classes of compounds. A focus upon those reactions in which C-C bonds are formed. Emphasis on the fundamentals of each reaction, their utility and applications. A background of functional group exchanges; reaction control by steric, electronic, and topological considerations.

Structure and mechanism. Such topics as chemical bonding, stereochemistry, conformation, molecular orbital theory and applications, acids and bases, and study of organic reaction mechanisms, including kinetics, substitutions, rearrangements and photochemical reactions.

Structural problem solving using fundamental data including spectroscopic and wet chemical techniques.

An investigation of efficient strategies for the synthesis of natural and unnatural organic molecules. Topics include: retrosynthetic analysis, synthetic strategies, common carbon-carbon bond formation reactions, multiple bond disconnection strategies (applications of pericyclic reactions), organometallic coupling reactions, radical and carbene reactions in organic synthesis, strategies to construct carbocyclic and heterocyclic ring systems.

Thermodynamics, quantum mechanics and reaction dynamics, including enthalpy, entropy, free energy, equilibrium, quantum behavior of electrons and molecules, atomic and molecular spectroscopy, and theories of reaction rates.

Concepts of the quantum theory starting with an historical introduction and proceeding to the formulation of the Schrödinger equation and its exact solutions. Other topics include group theory, angular momentum, and approximate methods with applications to atomic and molecular structure and spectroscopy.

Empirical and theoretical treatment of reaction rates. Experimental methods and treatment of data. Simple kinetic forms. Deduction of reaction mechanisms. Reaction energetics. Theories of elementary reaction rates. Diffusion. Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. Extrakinetic probes of mechanism.

Current topics in molecular simulations and modeling with hands-on computational experiments: molecular mechanics and its implementation via molecular dynamics, modeling of ligand-protein interactions, free energy calculations, molecular orbital theory, ab initio and density functional theory methods, quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics, and computational chemistry software.

A study of the fundamentals of surfaces, crystals, adsorbates, and surface analysis techniques. Application of general, physical, and analytical chemistry concepts in surface science.

Recent advances in understanding the mechanisms of chemical processes in biological systems. Chemical perspectives or problems of biological significance at the interfaces of the various divisions of chemistry.

Selected topics in Biological Chemistry. Building on the concepts developed in CHEM 5360.

Sources, transport, effects, fate, analytical chemistry, monitoring and management of chemical species; chemical principles, equilibria and reactions. Water and atmospheric pollution; acid rain, global warming, ozone.

Inorganic metals and organic chemicals in the environment; energy sources; fossil fuels, nuclear power, fuel cells, and alternatives.

(Also offered as POLY 5380.) Chemistry of the formation of high polymers, including kinetics, mechanisms, and stereochemistry of step growth and addition polymerization. Recent advances in polymer synthesis.

(Also offered as POLY 5381.) A molecular description of the fundamental physico-chemical aspects of polymer solutions and solids. Considers thermodynamics, chain statistics, dynamics, and structure of polymer molecules.

(Also offered as POLY 5382.) Experimental techniques for characterizing polymers on a molecular level, with emphasis on the provision of a working knowledge of instrumental analysis. Experiments include dilute solution viscosity, vapor pressure osmometry, gel permeation chromatography, chemical and spectroscopic analysis.

(Also offered as POLY 5384.) Experimental techniques for characterizing polymers on a macroscopic scale, with emphasis on provision of a working knowledge of instrumental analysis. Experiments include calorimetry, mechanical analysis, surface characterization, and structure determination.

The nature of the interaction of IR radiation with molecules, modern spectrometer design, non-conventional sampling techniques, and applications to polymer-related problems.

Themes applicable to students in all divisions of chemistry.

Advanced concepts and themes centered on topics in biological chemistry.