Chemistry (CHEM)

Fall; Kidwell. Quantum chemistry and molecular spectroscopy. Cross-listed with CHEM 401.

Spring; Pike. Principles and applications of symmetry to structure, bonding, and spectroscopy. Cross-listed with CHEM 402.

Fall; Walk. A structure-reactivity approach to reaction mechanism and synthesis. Cross-listed with CHEM 403.

Spring; Perrault. Advanced topics in analytical chemistry.

Spring; Poutsma. Note: Not offered in Spring 2026. Principles and applications of computational methods for the determination of molecular structure and energy. Cross-listed with CHEM 408.

Fall and Spring; Landino; Taylor. A continuation of the study of biological processes on a molecular level begun in CHEM 314 or BIOL 314. Membrane biochemistry, molecular immunology, protein structure and function, biochemical applications of genetic engineering, and other topics of current interest. Cross-listed with CHEM 415.

Fall; Bebout. An intensive examination of current research approaches in the field of bioinorganic chemistry. Students will gain experience in reading and critically analyzing articles from the primary literature. Cross-listed with CHEM 419.

Spring; Poutsma. Principles and applications of modern mass spectrometric methods in chemistry. Topics include: instrumentation, spectral interpretation, gas-phase ion chemistry and spectroscopy, proteomics and metabolomics, forensic applications, and stable isotope chemistry.

Fall; Speight. An advanced treatment of organic synthetic methods which includes examples of natural products preparations. Cross-listed with CHEM 457.

Fall; Abelt. Theory and application of spectroscopic methods to the analysis of organic compounds. Topics include absorption, fluorescence, infrared, and proton and carbon nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopies with an emphasis on structure elucidation and other practical applications. Cross-listed with CHEM 458.

Fall and Spring; Staff. Graded Pass/Fail. No credits earned in this course may be applied to the number of credits required to satisfy graduate degree requirements. This course may be repeated for credit.

Fundamental and applied aspects of metal, inorganic, polymer and other organic surfaces. Solid/solid, solid/liquid and solid/vapor interfaces. Their structure and defects, thermodynamics, reactivity, electronic and mechanical properties. Applications depend on class interests, but have previously included microelectronics, soils, catalysis, colloids, composites, environment sensitive mechanical behavior, UHV single crystal studies, materials durability, batteries and fuel cells, vacuum science and technology, and surface bioactivity. Consent of the Instructor required.

Fall and Spring; Scheerer/Speight. This course sequence, designed for the first year graduate student, acquaints them with the state of the art in chemical research with a focus on examination of the primary literature and training in oral presentations. Provides training in the responsible and ethical conduct of research, including discussions of fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism. Requires attendance at departmental colloquia.

Fall and Spring; Scheerer/Speight. Continuation of CHEM 650.

Fall and Spring; Staff.

Fall and Spring; Staff.

Fall and Spring; Staff. Graded Pass/Fail. No credits earned in this course may be applied to the number of credits required to satisfy graduate degree requirements. This course may be repeated.

Fall/Spring; This course introduces students to graduate research. Students design and conduct research with a faculty advisor. / This course maybe repeated once, only for 3 semester credit hours, and only if no more than 3 semester credit hours have been earned already for 693.

Fall and Spring; Staff. Note: Students who are not submitting a master’s thesis may not use this course to satisfy degree requirements. Students design and conduct research in support of their master’s thesis under the direction of a faculty member. This course may be repeated, but no more than 9 semester credit hours may be used to satisfy degree requirements for submitting a master’s thesis.

Summer; Staff. Graded Pass/Fail. Permission of Instructor required. This course may be repeated.

Fall and Spring; Staff. Graded: Grade of either G or U converts to P upon successful completion of a defense and submission and acceptance of the thesis. Note: Students who are not submitting a master's thesis may not use this course to satisfy degree requirements. Students finish the research for and the writing of their master’s thesis under the direction of a faculty advisor. This course may be repeated, but no more than 6 semester credit hours may be used to satisfy degree requirements for a thesis master’s (only).