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CHEG 621 - Metabolic Engineering Credit(s): 3 METABOLIC ENGINEERING Component: Lecture Focuses on design and control of cellular metabolism and includes analysis of metabolic function using systems engineering and molecular biology tools. Goals are to learn computational approaches for analyzing metabolic behavior, and experimental techniques to measure cellular components, metabolites, proteins and nucleic acids. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM 527 or CHEM 641 ; MATH305 RESTRICTIONS: Open only to graduate students, seniors and juniors. |
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CHEG 624 - Bio-Based Materials Credit(s): 3 BIO-BASED MATERIALS Component: Lecture The conversion of biomass to useful materials such as polymers and composites has considerable economic and environmental value, particularly in times of global warming and diminishing petroleum oil reserves. Focus on the development of bio-based materials in support of renewable energy (Solar, Wind, Hydro, Hydrogen) and related Advanced Materials Technologies (especially Energy Efficient Housing). The objective of this multidisciplinary approach is to address climate change by providing a sustainable supply of low cost, bio-based materials for the coming renewable energy infrastructure. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option RESTRICTIONS: Chemistry, Physics, Math, Engineering background. |
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CHEG 625 - Green Engineering Credit(s): 3 GREEN ENGINEERING Component: Lecture Design, commercialization and use of processes and products which are feasible and economical while minimizing generation of pollution at the source and risk to human health and environment. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option |
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CHEG 626 - Structure of Materials Credit(s): 3 STRUCTURE OF MATERIALS Component: Lecture Explores the basics of symmetry and mathematical crystallography, scattering of X-rays, electrons, and neutrons, and structural analysis of crystalline materials. Electron imaging with atomic resolution is introduced. Common structure types such as zinc blende, rutile, perovskite, and spinels will be used as examples. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: MSEG302 or equivalent. |
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CHEG 628 - Macromolecular Design & Bioconjugations Credit(s): 3 MACRO DESIGN & BIOCONJUGATIONS Component: Lecture Design and construct functional molecules and materials through simple and efficient reaction schemes. Topics include: pKa/pH/solvent polarity, efficient chemical reactions (e.g., ‘click’ chemistry), dynamic covalent chemistry, protection and deprotection schemes, peptide synthesis and conjugation, one-pot reaction schemes, convergent versus divergent syntheses, biomolecular labeling, synthesis and modification of polymer networks/hydrogels, and purification. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option Crosslisted: Crosslisted with MSEG 628 . Course Typically Offered: Spring
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CHEG 632 - Electrochemical Energy Engineering Credit(s): 3 ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY ENG Component: Lecture Explores the fundamental principles of electrochemistry, basic electrochemistry techniques, designs of electrochemical energy devices, and materials challenges, design, and preparation. Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 6 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: Senior standing in CHEG or graduate students in science and engineering. RESTRICTIONS: May be repeated once for credit. |
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CHEG 648 - Biomaterials for Drug and Gene Delivery Credit(s): 3 BIOMATERIALS IN DRUG DELIVERY Component: Lecture Application of biomolecular engineering principles to the design and assembly of biomaterials with specific applications in drug and gene delivery, evaluation of host and cellular-level responses to biomaterials, understanding and application of key principles in targeted delivery and controlled release. Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: BISC207 or CHEM 527 or permission of instructor. |
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CHEG 649 - Molecular Biophysics Credit(s): 3 MOLECULAR BIOPHYSICS Component: Lecture Biophysical principles and methods: thermodynamic and kinetic analysis of folding; protein-nucleic acid interactions; ligand binding; spectroscopy; structural methods; modeling; calorimetry; ultracentrifugation; SPR. Problem solving in macromolecular interactions: protein refolding; altering ligand affinity; increasing protein stability; drug design and HTS; protein expression and solubility; protein engineering. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with CHEM 649 . PREREQ: Introductory-level courses in chemistry, physics biochemistry. |
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CHEG 660 - Systems Biology Credit(s): 3 SYSTEMS BIOLOGY Component: Lecture Emphasize the systems biology approach and the synergy between experimental data and biological models. Topics include modeling and analysis of: gene-regulatory and signaling networks, reaction networks, dynamics of microbial population growth, pharmacokinetics, and mechanistic descriptions of diseases. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: MATH302 or basic knowledge of life sciences, programming and statistics preferred but not required. |
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CHEG 666 - SPECIAL PROBLEM Credit(s): 1-12 SPECIAL PROBLEM Component: Independent Study Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option |
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CHEG 667 - SEMINAR Credit(s): 1-12 SEMINAR Component: Lecture Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option |
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CHEG 670 - Particle Rate Processes Credit(s): 3 PARTICLE RATE PROCESSES Component: Lecture Analysis of physicochemical fundamentals and rate equations for key particle formation, growth and size reduction processes including: physical and chemical nucleation, accretional growth mechanisms, collisional growth, droplet and bubble coalescence, solid-state sintering, dissolution and comminution. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEG332 or equivalent undergraduate Kinetics. RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of instructor. |
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CHEG 671 - Particle Transport Credit(s): 3 PARTICLE TRANSPORT Component: Lecture Analysis of the fundamentals of particle motion and their applications to transport processes involving particles, including granular and powder flows, dense and lean-phase pneumatic conveying, and slurry flows. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEG341 or equivalent undergraduate fluid mechanics. RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of instructor. |
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CHEG 672 - Mathematics of Particle Systems Credit(s): 3 MATH OF PARTICLE SYSTEMS Component: Lecture Analysis of population balance modeling in particulate systems with application to the design of particle-based unit operations. The course will drawn on elements of linear analysis, ordinary differential equations and partial differential equations as needed to enable the solution of mathematical models of particulate systems based on the rate kernels. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: MATH305 or equivalent undergraduate differential equations. RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of instructor. |
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CHEG 673 - Particle Properties and Characterization Credit(s): 3 PARTICLE PROPERTIES Component: Lecture Analysis of particle properties, including single particle, aggregated particle, and particle population descriptors and the various techniques available for sampling, measurement and characterization particle systems. These include methods based on sedimentation, light scattering, particle charging, and microscopy. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM444 or equivalent undergraduate level physical chemistry and CHEG325 or equivalent undergraduate thermodynamics. RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of instructor. |
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CHEG 674 - Particle Processing Operations Credit(s): 3 PARTICLE PROCESSING OPERATIONS Component: Lecture Analysis of fundamental principles for separating particles from fluids as well as the various means of particle classification into fractions. Separators in wet systems include filters, centrifuges, hydroclones and particle scrubbers. Separators in dry systems include baghouses, cyclones and electrostatic precipitators. Classifiers include sieves and screens, settlers, and flotation columns. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEG 670 , CHEG 671 , CHEG 672 , and CHEG 673 . COREQ: CHEG 675 . RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of instructor. |
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CHEG 675 - Particle Product Engineering Credit(s): 3 PARTICLE PRODUCT ENGINEERING Component: Lecture Capstone design course synthesizing the fundamentals of particle science and engineering into the design and production of particle-based products as well as the state-gate process for product engineering and development. Course includes the phases of product conceptualization, feasibility testing, prototyping, assessment of manufacturing needs and costs, and development of a product introduction plan. The students will also develop a business plan for attracting capital necessary to startup a business based on their product concept. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEG 670 , CHEG 671 , CHEG 672 , and CHEG 673 . COREQ: CHEG 674 . RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of Instructor. |
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CHEG 684 - Particle Technology Internship Credit(s): 6 PARTICLE TECHNOLOGY INTERNSHIP Component: Internship Fieldwork designed to allow a student to apply acquired knowledge in an industrial setting. Requires a company sponsorship, a minimum of one progress review by mentors, a performance evaluation, an oral presentation, and a written paper to be submitted to the administrator of internships. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 6 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEG 670 , CHEG 671 , CHEG 672 , CHEG 673 , CHEG 674 , and CHEG 675 . RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of instructor. |
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CHEG 814 - Advanced Topics in Energy Credit(s): 3 ADVANCED TOPICS IN ENERGY Component: Lecture Advanced topics in fundamental and engineering aspects of energy production technology, with emphasis on emerging technologies such as microreactors, fuel cells and others. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option RESTRICTIONS: For graduate students only. |
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CHEG 815 - Ethics, Business and Communication Credit(s): 3 ETHICS, BUSINESS & COMMUNIC Component: Lecture Provides professional development in ethics, business and communication related to systems biology research applications in stem cell, tissue engineering, and drug delivery technologies. Intended for PhD students in interdisciplinary life science and engineering programs. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option Crosslisted: Crosslisted with BINF 815 . |
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CHEG 816 - Systems Biology of Cells in Engineered Environments Credit(s): 3 SYS BIOL OF CELL IN ENGNRD ENV Component: Lecture Provides a technical review of systems biology approaches including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and bioinformatics as well as applications in tissue engineering, stem cell differentiation, and drug delivery. Intended for PhD students in interdisciplinary life science and engineering programs. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option Crosslisted: Crosslisted with BINF 816 . |
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CHEG 818 - Scattering Methods for Soft Matter Credit(s): 3 SCATTERING METHODS Component: Lecture Neutron, light, and X-ray scattering techniques provide structural information covering the atomistic, nano, and micro length-scales. Provides a practical introduction, including the underlying theory and application of these methods to complex fluids, polymers, self-assembled gels and solutions, nanoparticles, and nanostructured materials. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option |
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CHEG 825 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Credit(s): 3 CHEMICAL ENGR THERMODYNAMICS Component: Lecture Applications of classical and molecular thermodynamics to industrial problems in chemical and phase equilibrium. Topics include nonideal solutions, high pressure systems, complex reaction equilibria, generalized correlations and equations of state. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEG325 and CHEM444 |
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CHEG 827 - Chemical Engineering Problems Credit(s): 2-3 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PROBLEMS Component: Lecture The application of numerical methods for the solution of chemical engineering problems. Linear and nonlinear analysis. Numerical methods applied to the solution of ODE’s, PDE’s and optimization problems with applications to fluid flow, heat and mass transfer reaction engineering. Monte-Carlo and molecular dynamics. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: Undergraduate linear algebra and differential equations. |
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CHEG 831 - Chemical Engineering Principles I Credit(s): 3 CHEMICAL ENG PRINCIPLES I Component: Lecture Equips incoming graduate students with necessary applied mathematical background emerging from a discussion of Chemical Engineering Principles in Kinetics, Thermodynamics, and Transport phenomena. Linear algebra, ordinary differential equations, and stochastic differential equations are typical topics covered. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEG305 or MATH305, or equivalent. |
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CHEG 835 - Applied Chemical Kinetics Credit(s): 3 APPLIED CHEMICAL KINETICS Component: Lecture Principles of collision theory and transition-state theory. Development of reaction rate expressions based on networks of elementary reaction steps. Analysis of non-isothermal and non-steady state reactors. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: Requires undergraduate reaction engineering and physical chemistry |
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CHEG 836 - Advanced Chemical Kinetics Credit(s): 3 ADVANCED CHEMICAL KINETICS Component: Lecture Examination of the physical interpretation of kinetic rate expressions via elementary reaction steps, transition state theory, estimation of enthalpies and entropies of activation. Development of reaction networks from elementary kinetic steps using concepts of the steady-state approximation, rate determining step and most abundant reaction intermediate. Application to thermal cracking, pyrolysis, polymerization, combustion and heterogeneous catalysis. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option |
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CHEG 841 - Chemical Engineering Principles II Credit(s): 4 CHEMICAL ENG PRINCIPLES II Component: Lecture Second of two required courses (first one CHEG831) to equip graduate students with applied mathematical and statistical background emerging from a discussion of Chemical Engineering Principles in Kinetics, Thermodynamics and Transport Phenomena. Topics include vector and tensor analysis, partial differential equations, statistical analysis of experiments, design of experiments and molecular dynamics, and stochastic simulations. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 4 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEG 831 |
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CHEG 842 - Selected Topics in Biochemical Eng Credit(s): 1 SELECTED TOPICS IN BIOCHEM ENG Component: Lecture Presentation of state-of-the-art research, techniques, and technology in biotechnology. Major course topics include: drug delivery, proteomics and metabolic engineering, biophysical characterization, and protein-protein interactions. Allowed Units: 1 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of instructor. |
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CHEG 845 - Advanced Transport Phenomena Credit(s): 4 ADVANCED TRANSPORT PHENOMENA Component: Lecture Principles and applications of momentum, mass and energy transfer. Topics include molecular analysis of transport, continuum and macroscopic conservation and constitutive equations, scaling and dimensional analysis, and exact and approximate solutions for problems of practical importance. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 4 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: Undergraduate studies in transport phenomena |
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CHEG 866 - SPECIAL PROBLEM Credit(s): 1-12 SPECIAL PROBLEM Component: Independent Study Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option |
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CHEG 867 - SEMINAR Credit(s): 1-12 SEMINAR Component: Lecture Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option |
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CHEG 869 - Master’s Thesis Credit(s): 1-6 MASTER’S THESIS Component: Independent Study Laboratory study of some phase of chemical engineering on which information is lacking, with the goals of contributing new data and theory. Although supervised, work will be independent in nature to encourage the development of initiative. Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 6 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option |
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CHEG 964 - Pre-Candidacy Study Credit(s): 3-12 PRE-CANDIDACY STUDY Component: Independent Study Research and readings in preparation of dissertation topic and/or qualifying examinations for doctoral students before admission to candidacy but after completion of all required course work. Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 12 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass RESTRICTIONS: Not open to students who have been admitted to candidacy. |
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CHEG 969 - Doctoral Dissertation Credit(s): 1-12 DOCTORAL DISSERTATION Component: Independent Study Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass |
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CHEM 527 - Introductory Biochemistry Credit(s): 3 INTRODUCTORY BIOCHEMISTRY Component: Lecture A one-semester survey of the fundamentals of biochemistry. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM321 or CHEM331; CHEM322 or CHEM332 recommended RESTRICTIONS: Intended for undergraduate majors in biology and chemistry, graduate students in agriculture, biology, nutrition, marine sciences and engineering not using biochemistry professionally. BISC104 or BISC207 strongly recommended. Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
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CHEM 566 - SPECIAL PROBLEM Credit(s): 1-12 SPECIAL PROBLEM Component: Independent Study Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option |
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CHEM 567 - SEMINAR Credit(s): 1-12 SEMINAR Component: Lecture Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option |
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CHEM 601 - Introduction to Laboratory Instruction Credit(s): 1 INTRO TO LABORATORY INSTRUCTN Component: Lecture Inservice required of first-year graduate teaching assistants. Prepares teaching assistants to become effective instructors. Topics relate to the theory and practice of teaching in a laboratory setting. Allowed Units: 1 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with BISC 603 . COREQ: Having a chemistry (or another science) teaching assistantship. Course Typically Offered: Fall
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CHEM 603 - Practical NMR Spectroscopy Credit(s): 1 PRACTICAL NMR SPECTROSCOPY Component: Laboratory Elements of NMR spectroscopic techniques, the practical operation of NMR spectrometers, spectral acquisition, and special analysis techniques. Allowed Units: 1 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option COREQ: CHEM444 recommended. RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of instructor. Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
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CHEM 604 - Practical Mass Spectrometry Credit(s): 1 PRACTICAL MASS SPECTROMETRY Component: Laboratory Laboratory experimentation with mass spectrometry. Allowed Units: 1 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option COREQ: CHEM 624 recommended as corequisite or prerequisite RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of instructor. Course Typically Offered: Fall
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CHEM 605 - Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds Credit(s): 1 SPECTROSCOPY: ORGANIC COMPOUND Component: Lecture Introductory organic structure determination by modern spectroscopic methods. Allowed Units: 1 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: One year of general chemistry. RESTRICTIONS: Restricted to graduate students. Course Typically Offered: Fall
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CHEM 606 - Introduction to Research at the Chemistry/Biology Interface Credit(s): 0-3 INTERFACE RESEARCH: CHEM/BISC Component: Research Research experiences in biochemistry, molecular biology, bioanalytical chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, biochemical engineering, materials science, protein crystallography, agricultural biochemistry, virology, and cell biology. Attendance at the weekly Chemistry-Biology Interface Seminar is required. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
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CHEM 608 - Environmental Soil Chemistry Credit(s): 3 ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL CHEMISTRY Component: Lecture Principles of soil chemical reactions and their application to environment including: inorganic and organic soil components, soil solution-solid phase equilibria, sorption phenomena, ion exchange reactions, kinetics of soil chemical processes, redox chemistry, soil acidity and salinity. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option Crosslisted: Crosslisted with PLSC 608 . PREREQ: CHEM102 or CHEM104. |
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CHEM 620 - Analytical Spectroscopy Credit(s): 3 ANALYTICAL SPECTROSCOPY Component: Lecture Experimental aspects of electronic and vibrational spectroscopy. Survey of measurements based on optical spectroscopies emphasizing underlying light/matter interactions, operation of major components, and data handling via critique of papers from recent literature. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM437, or permission of instructor. |
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CHEM 621 - Chemical Separations Credit(s): 3 CHEMICAL SEPARATIONS Component: Lecture Fundamental examination of chemical separation methods and principles. Mathematical modeling of the thermodynamic and steady state principles governing efficiency in chemical separations. Investigation of fundamental chemical separation principles applied to chromatographic instrumentation. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM437, or permission of instructor. |
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CHEM 622 - Electroanalytical Chemistry Credit(s): 3 ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Component: Lecture Introduction to the theory and analytical applications of electrochemistry: dynamic and steady-state methods in potentiometry, coulometry, voltammetry, and ancillary techniques. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM437, or permission of instructor. |
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CHEM 623 - Chemometrics Credit(s): 3 CHEMOMETRICS Component: Lecture An introduction to modern methods of reducing and analyzing chemical data using computers. A survey of probability and simple statistics, optimization methods, pattern recognition, factor analysis, chemical calibration, regression, time series analysis of chemical data, and data transformation methods. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM437, or permission of instructor. |
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CHEM 624 - Principles of Mass Spectrometry Credit(s): 3 PRINCPLS OF MASS SPECTROMETRY Component: Lecture Principles of mass spectral measurements for the elucidation of molecular structure; applications to biomolecular materials and topics from the current literature. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM437 or permission of instructor. |
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CHEM 625 - Heterogeneous Atmospheric Chemistry Credit(s): 3 HETEROGENEOUS ATMOSPHERIC CHEM Component: Lecture Interaction of atmospheric gases with liquids and solid surfaces important in atmospheric and energy sciences. Application of principles of thermodynamics, kinetics, and photochemistry. Coverage of laboratory instrumentation used in heterogeneous chemistry studies. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM437, or permission of instructor. |
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CHEM 628 - Chemical Sensors Credit(s): 3 CHEMICAL SENSORS Component: Lecture Survey of state-of-the-art methods and philosophy for designing and deploying chemical sensors for environmental and biomedical applications. Covers optical, electrochemical, and/or mass-based transduction schemes. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM437 or permission of instructor. |
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CHEM 629 - Surface Chemistry and Analysis Credit(s): 3 SURFACE CHEMISTRY AND ANALYSIS Component: Lecture An introduction to, and overview of, the principles, methods, and analytical techniques of modern surface science, as used in chemistry and related fields. Course lectures and laboratory analyses using state-of-the-art surface analytical instruments introduce students to theory and practice. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM437 or permission of instructor. |
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CHEM 633 - Advanced Organic Chemistry: Physical Credit(s): 3 ADV ORGANIC CHEM:PHYSICAL Component: Lecture Sterochemistry and reactivity of organic compounds; and reaction mechanisms, structure and bonding. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM332 Course Typically Offered: Fall
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CHEM 634 - Advanced Organic Chemistry: Synthesis and Reactivity Credit(s): 3 ADV ORG CHEM:SYNTHESIS&REACTVY Component: Lecture Reactions of organic compounds with emphasis on synthetic methods. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM332 COREQ: CHEM 633 , or permission of instructor. Course Typically Offered: Fall
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CHEM 635 - Organic Reactivity and Total Synthesis Credit(s): 3 ORGANIC REACTIVITY/TOTAL SYNTH Component: Lecture Focuses on the development of new organic reactivity, as exemplified by current accomplishments in the total synthesis of natural products. Additional focus on the strategies of total synthesis. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM 634 or permission of instructor. Course Typically Offered: Spring
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CHEM 636 - Chemical Biology and Bioorganic Chemistry Credit(s): 3 CHEMICAL BIOLOGY/BIOORG CHEM. Component: Lecture Application of the concepts and tools of organic chemistry, including molecular design, kinetics and thermodynamics, to problems in biology. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM322 or CHEM332. CHEM 527 or CHEM 641 strongly recommended. RESTRICTIONS: In the absence of BIOC coursework, students should have a working knowledge of amino acids and primary, secondary, and tertiary protein structure. |
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CHEM 641 - Biochemistry Credit(s): 3 BIOCHEMISTRY Component: Lecture Structure and function of proteins, enzymes and coenzymes; kinetics and mechanisms; carbohydrate metabolism and its regulation; and citric acid cycle. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM322 or CHEM332. Course Typically Offered: Fall
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CHEM 642 - Biochemistry Credit(s): 3 BIOCHEMISTRY Component: Lecture DNA: The vehicle of inheritance. The topology of DNA. Central dogma of molecular biology. The mechanisms of replication, transcription and translation. DNA recombination and repair. Recombinant DNA technology, Chromosomal DNA and its packaging. Gene expression and its control. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM 641 . Course Typically Offered: Spring
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CHEM 643 - Intermediary Metabolism Credit(s): 3 INTERMEDIARY METABOLISM Component: Lecture General principles of intermediary metabolism with emphasis on biosynthetic pathways of amino acids, nucleotides, coenzymes, antibiotics and toxic secondary metabolites. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM 641 . Course Typically Offered: Fall
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CHEM 644 - Mechanisms of Enzyme Catalysis Credit(s): 3 MECHANISMS OF ENZYME CATALYSIS Component: Lecture Detailed chemical mechanisms of enzyme catalysis for several representatives. Emphasis on kinetic and physical organic methods. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM 641 or CHEM 527 . |
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CHEM 645 - Protein Structure and Function Credit(s): 3 PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION Component: Lecture Overview of structural biology, including how x-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, homology modeling and other techniques are used to solve or model structures of macromolecules. Representative proteins discussed in terms of how a protein’s structure relates to its function. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM 641 |
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CHEM 646 - DNA-Protein Interactions Credit(s): 3 DNA-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS Component: Lecture Current topics of DNA-protein interactions which focus on DNA replication, DNA recombination, DNA damage repair, transcription and translation processes. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM 642 . |
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CHEM 649 - Molecular Biophysics Credit(s): 3 MOLECULAR BIOPHYSICS Component: Lecture Biophysical principles and methods: thermodynamic and kinetic analysis of folding; protein-nucleic acid interactions; ligand binding; spectroscopy; structural methods; modeling; calorimetry; ultracentrifugation; SPR. Problem solving in macromolecular interactions: protein refolding; altering ligand affinity; increasing protein stability; drug design and HTS; protein expression and solubility; protein engineering. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option Crosslisted: Crosslisted with CHEG 649 . PREREQ: Introductory-level courses in chemistry, physics biochemistry. |
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CHEM 651 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I Credit(s): 3 ADVANCED INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I Component: Lecture Inorganic chemistry: application of the principles of structure and reactivity, examples from compounds of both the representative elements and the transition metals. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM444 and CHEM457. Course Typically Offered: Fall
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CHEM 652 - Organometallic Chemistry Credit(s): 3 ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY Component: Lecture Chemistry of carbon to transition-metal bonds beginning with rules governing structure and stability; effects of metal and ancillary ligand environment; general mechanistic steps; NMR and IR spectroscopy; fluxional processes. Followed by applications in homogeneous catalysis and stoichiometric organic synthesis. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM444 and CHEM457. Course Typically Offered: Spring
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CHEM 653 - Bioinorganic Chemistry Credit(s): 3 BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY Component: Lecture Overview of our current understanding of the role of metal ions in the structure and function of proteins, enzymes and nucleic acids including applications in medicine. Emphasis is placed on the synergism between biochemical and synthetic model studies with examples provided by the current literature. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM457. Course Typically Offered: Spring
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CHEM 654 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry II Credit(s): 3 ADVANCED INORGANIC CHEM II Component: Lecture A group theoretical approach to structure and bonding in inorganic compounds. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM444 and CHEM457. Course Typically Offered: Fall
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CHEM 666 - SPECIAL PROBLEM Credit(s): 1-12 SPECIAL PROBLEM Component: Independent Study Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option |
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CHEM 667 - SEMINAR Credit(s): 1-12 SEMINAR Component: Lecture Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option |
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CHEM 671 - Quantum Chemistry Credit(s): 3 QUANTUM CHEMISTRY Component: Lecture Basic principles and methods of quantum theory including wave mechanics of simple systems, angular momentum and the hydrogen atom, and approximate methods applied to atomic and molecular structure. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM444. |
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CHEM 672 - Advanced Quantum Chemistry Credit(s): 3 ADVANCED QUANTUM CHEMISTRY Component: Lecture Applications of quantum theory to predictions of molecular structure, energetics, spectra and reactivity; principles of spectroscopy and the interaction of light with molecules; other topics at the instructor’s discretion. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM 671 . |
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CHEM 674 - Chemical Dynamics Credit(s): 3 CHEMICAL DYNAMICS Component: Lecture Experimental methods in chemical kinetics, rate laws and mechanisms, statistical and dynamical theories of reaction rates, and applications of the principles and techniques of kinetics to a variety of systems. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM444. |
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CHEM 677 - Chemical Thermodynamics Credit(s): 3 CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS Component: Lecture The elements of classical and statistical thermodynamics and their application to chemical problems. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM443. |
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CHEM 678 - Surface Structure and Properties Credit(s): 3 SURFACE STRUCTURE & PROPERTIES Component: Lecture Explores the structure and chemical properties of solid surfaces involving lectures and laboratory work in a surface science facility. Lectures will be followed by practical applications of surface analytical techniques and computational experiments using density functional theory. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM443 and CHEM444 (preferred), or CHEM418 and CHEM419. RESTRICTIONS: Permission of instructor required for students not in chemistry, biochemistry, physics, chemical and biomolecular engineering, materials science and engineering, and plant and soil sciences. |
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CHEM 679 - Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy Credit(s): 3 BIOMOLECULAR NMR SPECTROSCOPY Component: Lecture Overview of modern NMR theoretical and experimental approaches used for solving problems in structural biology, biochemistry, and biophysics. Introduction to NMR theory and instrumentation, modern multidimensional NMR experiments; applications to structure, dynamics, protein folding, drug design, ligand and ion binding, mechanisms of enzyme reactions. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option RESTRICTIONS: Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, physics or related science or engineering field. |
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CHEM 680 - Introductory Polymer Science Credit(s): 3 INTRODUCTORY POLYMER SCIENCE Component: Lecture Provides a broad foundation in the basic concepts of polymer science, including synthesis, physical structures and phase transitions, structure/property relationships, material properties, characterization methods and current trends in polymer technology. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM322 or CHEM332; and CHEM419 or CHEM444. |
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CHEM 681 - Green Chemistry Credit(s): 3 GREEN CHEMISTRY Component: Lecture Pollution prevention - how to eliminate toxic chemicals and hazardous wastes while using less energy and, preferably, starting with renewable materials. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: One year of organic chemistry, or permission of the instructor. Course Typically Offered: Verify offering with Dept
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CHEM 683 - Environmental Chemistry Credit(s): 3 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY Component: Lecture Reactions in gas, liquid and solid phases of the Earth’s atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere, and energy fluxes and chemical exchanges across these interfaces discussed in the context of basic chemical principles. Applications to current issues such as climate change and air/water pollution discussed. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with MAST 683 . |
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CHEM 684 - Biochemistry of Nucleic Acids Credit(s): 3 BIOCHEMISTRY OF NUCLEIC ACIDS Component: Lecture Focus on contemporary problems in nucleic acid chemistry, with a strong emphasis on the chemical aspects of nucleic acid research. Topics include the structure and function of nucleic acids, the synthesis and modification of DNA/RNA, the repair tolerance of DNA damage, and epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM 641 . |
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CHEM 685 - Colloid Chemistry Credit(s): 3 COLLOID CHEMISTRY Component: Lecture Introduction to the principles of colloid chemistry and discussion of applications, including surface and interfacial thermodynamics, surface and interfacial tension, capillarity, interfacial adsorption, adsorption isotherms, adhesion, contact angles, surface wetting and dewetting, emulsification, foaming and defoaming, interfacial thermodynamics, and electrostatics. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: MATH241. COREQ: MATH242. |
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CHEM 686 - Biophysical Chemistry (3cr.) Credit(s): 3 BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY Component: Lecture Introduction to biophysical chemistry: molecular forces, conformations and dynamics of macromolecules, theory and applications of biophysical methods, emphasizing spectroscopic and imaging techniques, optical spectroscopy and microscopy, x-ray crystallography, electron microscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, membrane biophysics. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM 527 or CHEM 641 . |
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CHEM 815 - Ethics, Business and Communication Credit(s): 3 ETHICS, BUSINESS & COMMUNIC Component: Lecture Provides professional development in ethics, business and communication related to systems biology research applications in stem cell, tissue engineering, and drug delivery technologies. Intended for PhD students in interdisciplinary life science and engineering programs. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option Crosslisted: Crosslisted with BINF 815 . |
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CHEM 816 - Systems Biology of Cells in Engineered Environments Credit(s): 3 SYS BIOL OF CELL IN ENGNRD ENV Component: Lecture Provides a technical review of systems biology approaches including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and bioinformatics as well as applications in tissue engineering, stem cell differentiation, and drug delivery. Intended for PhD students in interdisciplinary life science and engineering programs. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option Crosslisted: Crosslisted with BINF 816 . |
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CHEM 820 - Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry Credit(s): 1-3 SPC TPS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTR Component: Lecture Advanced topics in analytical methods and techniques from the current literature. Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM437, or permission of instructor. RESTRICTIONS: May be repeated for credit when topics vary. |
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CHEM 830 - Special Topics in Organic Chemistry Credit(s): 1-3 SPC TPCS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Component: Lecture Topics from natural product chemistry (alkaloids, terpenes, steroids), organic nitrogen and phosphorus compounds, alicyclic and heterocyclic compounds, stereochemistry, organometallic chemistry, photochemistry and theoretical organic chemistry. Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM 634 . RESTRICTIONS: May be repeated for credit when topics vary. |
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CHEM 850 - Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry Credit(s): 1-3 SPC TPS IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY Component: Lecture Advanced topics selected from the chemistry of the less common elements, metal hydrides, organometallic compounds, coordination compounds and metal ions in biology. Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: CHEM 651 . RESTRICTIONS: May be repeated for credit when topics vary. |
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CHEM 855 - Marine Inorganic Chemistry Credit(s): 3 MARINE INORGANIC CHEMISTRY Component: Lecture Principles of inorganic chemistry are used to explain and to understand the speciation and reactivity of the elements in the marine environment. Emphasis on the mechanistic aspects of important marine processes including mineral dissolution and formation, electron transfer reactions and the role of metals in biogeochemical reactions. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option Crosslisted: Crosslisted with MAST 850 . PREREQ: MAST 646 , aquatic chemistry or physical chemistry |
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CHEM 866 - SPECIAL PROBLEM Credit(s): 1-12 SPECIAL PROBLEM Component: Independent Study Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option |
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CHEM 867 - SEMINAR Credit(s): 1-12 SEMINAR Component: Lecture Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option |
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CHEM 868 - Research Credit(s): 1-9 RESEARCH Component: Research Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option |
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CHEM 869 - Master’s Thesis Credit(s): 1-6 MASTER’S THESIS Component: Independent Study Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option |
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CHEM 874 - Special Topics in Physical Chemistry Credit(s): 1-3 SPC TPCS IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY Component: Lecture Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. |
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CHEM 964 - Pre-Candidacy Study Credit(s): 3-12 PRE-CANDIDACY STUDY Component: Independent Study Research and readings in preparation of dissertation topic and/or qualifying examinations for doctoral students before admission to candidacy but after completion of all required course work. Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 12 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass RESTRICTIONS: Not open to students who have been admitted to candidacy. |
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CHEM 969 - Doctoral Dissertation Credit(s): 1-12 DOCTORAL DISSERTATION Component: Independent Study Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass |
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CHIN 605 - Translation Between Chinese and English: Theories and Practice Credit(s): 3 CHINESE-ENGLISH TRANSLATION Component: Lecture Enhance students overall language skills through translation and interpretation practice and to acquaint them with translation theories that enrich their self-reflection and awareness of the cultural implications of translation practice. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
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CHIN 651 - Advanced Readings in Chinese Literature Credit(s): 3 READINGS IN CHINESE LITERATURE Component: Lecture Introduces students to representative works in Chinese literature. Focuses on cultural tradition(s), literary conventions and innovations, genres, and major cultural movements. Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 12 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
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CHIN 652 - Advanced Readings in Chinese Culture Credit(s): 3 READINGS IN CHINESE CULTURE Component: Lecture Improve reading and writing proficiency through rigorously reading and responding to essays related to cultural issues facing Chinese intellectuals. Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 12 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
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CHIN 655 - Classical Chinese Credit(s): 3 CLASSICAL CHINESE Component: Lecture Advances knowledge and reading proficiency of classical Chinese. Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
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CIEG 566 - SPECIAL PROBLEM Credit(s): 1-6 SPECIAL PROBLEM Component: Independent Study Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option |
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CIEG 601 - Introduction to the Finite Element Method Credit(s): 3 INTRO TO FINITE ELEMENT METHOD Component: Lecture Discusses the following approximate solution techniques: finite difference method, weighted residual and variational methods, and the finite element method. Develops finite element solutions for various one- and two-dimensional problems in applied mechanics. Detailed discussions of various aspects associated with the finite element method (e.g. interpolation functions, element mapping, programming techniques). Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option PREREQ: MATH351 and MATH353. Course Typically Offered: Fall
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