CHM-545 Advanced Chemistry Laboratory I Synthesis, characterization, and mechanisms of reactions of organic and inorganic compounds based on current chemical literature. One class period and two laboratories per week. CHM-555 Advanced Chemistry Laboratory II Spectroscopic investigations of chemical systems and applications of chemical instrumentation for analysis bassed on current chemical literature. One class period and two laboratories per week. The materials that are studied include glasses, polymers, metals, semiconductors, and superconductors.
Students learn the theory and operating principles for each instrument.
CHM-565 Material Physics and Chemistry Study of the structure and properties of a wide variety of modern materials, including galsses, polymers, metals, semiconductors, and superconductors. Using fundamental ideas from physics and chemistry, considerable attention will be focussed on the atomic structures and phase diagrams of these materials. Mechanical, thermal, optical, magnetic, and electrical properties will be reviewed and compared with structure. Particular emphasis on improving student skills in scientific communication. Students are expected to attend each weekly seminar.