H. Bayley, D. E. Bergbreiter, J. W. Bevan,
K. Burgess, A. Clearfield, D. C. Conway, F. A. Cotton, P. S.
Cremer, R.M.Crooks, D. J.Darensbourg, M. Y. Darensbourg, V. J.
DeRose, K. R. Dunbar, J. P. Fackler, Jr., P. F. Fitzpatrick,
F. P. Gabbai, D.W.Goodman, M. B. Hall, K. E. Harding, J. L. Hogg,
T. R. Hughbanks, A. E. Johnson, J. Laane, P. A. Lindahl, R. R.
Lucchese, J. H. Lunsford, R. D. Macfarlane, A. E. Martell, S.
A. Miller, J. B. Natowitz, S. W. North, M. L. Peck, F. M.Raushel,
D.Romo, M. P. Rosynek*, M. W. Rowe, D. H.Russell, J. C. Sacchettini,
R. P. Schmitt, E. A. Schweikert (Head), A. I. Scott, E. M. Sevick-Muraca,
E. E. Simanek, D. A.Singleton, M. P. Soriaga, G. A. Sulikowski,
G. Vigh, C. M. Watanabe, R. L. Watson, D. L. Yeager, S. J. Yennello
* Graduate Advisor
The Department of Chemistry offers
programs of study leading to the MS and PhD degrees in chemistry,
with an emphasis on students whose efforts are directed toward
the PhD degree. The MS degree program includes both course
work and a required thesis which provides the student with
experience in experimental or theoretical research. A non-thesis
MS degree is available to students who elect to complete a
program with an emphasis in Chemical Education. This program
has specific admission and degree requirements that are available
from the department. All MS degrees in chemistry, except for
those meeting the requirements for the program in Chemical
Education, require submission and defense of a thesis.
The program leading to the PhD degree
is designed such that the student receives extensive research
experience. The dissertation which results from this research
must satisfactorily demonstrate that the student is capable
of independent and creative research in a specialized area
of chemistry and has satisfactory knowledge and understanding
of the area in which research activities were performed. In
addition, the student must demonstrate that he or she has a
broad and commanding knowledge of the subject matter in the
general field of chemistry. The Department of Chemistry requires
that each student participate in the teaching program of the
department for at least two semesters as part of the MS or
PhD degree requirement. There is no foreign language requirement.
Opportunities for research are available
to graduate students in the basic subfields of chemistry and
in a variety of significant and relevant specialized areas.
Faculty members conduct research programs to provide students
with opportunities to make significant research contributions
in modern physical, organic, inorganic, analytical and biological
chemistry. There is also considerable departmental research
activity in various interdisciplinary areas such as nuclear
chemistry, theoretical chemistry, x-ray crystallography, electrochemistry,
materials science, bioanalytical, biophysical, bioorganic and
bioinorganic chemistry. Six nuclear-related faculty, including
four members of the Cyclotron Institute, provide an outstanding
graduate nuclear-chemistry research program. The department
also offers strong research programs in heterogeneous and homogeneous
catalysis, analytical instrumentation, coordination chemistry,
spectroscopy, physical photochemistry and organometallic chemistry.
Major scientific equipment required
for modern chemical research is available in the department
for use by graduate students. These include x-ray diffractometers;
NMR, EPR, ENDOR, AFM, STM and photoelectron spectrometers;
mass spectrometers; and infrared, Raman, ultraviolet, optical
rotatory and circular dichroism spectrophotometers. Total space
available for departmental instructional and research programs
is more than 200,000 net square feet. For further details about
programs, faculty, facilities and financial assistance, write
to Graduate Advisor of the Department of Chemistry, or send
email to gradmail@mail.chem.tamu.edu. Additional information
may be found on the website at www.chem.tamu.edu.
(CHEM)
601. Analytical Chemistry
I. (3-0). Credit 3.
Fundamentals of chemical instrumentation.
Modular approach to instrumental methods of chemical analysis;
modules to be covered include digital electronics, modern
optics, basic quantification and signal-to-noise enhancements.
Prerequisite: Graduate classfication in chemistry or approval
of instructor.
602. Analytical Chemistry
II. (3-0). Credit 3.
Modern analytical techniques,
spectroscopies, chromatography, and "hyphenated"methods
such as GC-FTIR, GC-MS, HPLC-MS, CE-LIF, and CE-MS are examined
from the perspective of surface analysis, fundamentals of
separation science and structural characterization of complex
molecular systems. Prerequisite: CHEM601.
610. Organic Reactions.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Introduction to mechanisms and
scope of the basic organic reaction types as applied to major
functional groups. Prerequisite: CHEM 646 or approval of
instructor.
615. Organic Synthesis.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Application of organic reactions
to synthesis of complex organic molecules. Synthesis design
and methodology, scope and limitations of reactions and experimental
design. Prerequisite: CHEM 610.
619. Analytical Spectroscopy.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Modern analytical spectroscopic
techniques; U.V., visible spectroscopy, atomic absorption,
emission spectrometry, flame emission, fluorometry, x-ray
methods and other new developments in analytical spectroscopy.
Prerequisite: CHEM602 or approval of instructor.
621. Chemical Kinetics.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Present theories about chemical
reaction rates and mechanisms. Prerequisite: CHEM 324.
622. Adsorption Phenomena
and Heterogeneous Catalysis. (3-0). Credit 3.
Chemistry of the gas-solid interface;
energetics, isotherms and rates of gas adsorption on solid
surfaces; experimental methods of studying solid surfaces
and adsorption phenomena; kinetics and mechanisms of selected
heterogeneous catalytic reactions.
623. Surface Chemistry.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Nature, structure and chemistry
of surfaces; characterization of surfaces from surface energy
to structure; relation to chemical processes. Prerequisite:
Graduate classification in chemistry or approval of instructor.
626. Thermodynamics. (3-0).
Credit 3.
Theory and applications of classical
thermodynamic functions. Prerequisite: CHEM 324.
627. Principles of Biological
Chemistry. (3-0). Credit 3.
General principles of biological
chemistry with an emphasis on the structures and mechanisms
of action for proteins, nucleic acids and lipids. Prerequisite:
Graduate classification.
628. Coordination and Bioinorganic
Chemistry. (3-0). Credit 3.
Structure and reactivity of
coordination compounds; reactions of metal ions with small
biomolecules and the reactions of toxic metal ions; role
of metal ions in biological systems including the function
of metal ions in enzymes. Prerequisite: CHEM 633.
631. Statistical Thermodynamics.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Methods of statistical mechanics
based primarily on Boltzmann statistics; approach to thermodynamics
through partition function; statistical concept of entropy.
Prerequisite: CHEM 626.
633. Principles of Inorganic
Chemistry. (3-0). Credit 3.
General principles of inorganic
chemistry treated with a view to applications in other subfields
of chemistry. Prerequisite: Graduate classification in chemistry
or approval of instructor.
634. Physical Methods in
Inorganic Chemistry. (3-0). Credit 3.
Determination of the molecular
structure of inorganic and organometallic species; modern
aspects of diffraction, magnetic resonance and vibrational
methods. Prerequisite: CHEM641 or 673.
636. Mechanistic Inorganic
Chemistry. (3-0). Credit 3.
Reaction pathways in both main
group and transition-metal complexes; factors which influence
the reaction rate including nature of the metal, the coordination
sphere, reaction conditions and catalytic intermediates.
Prerequisite: CHEM 633.
637. Electroanalytical Chemistry.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Modern electroanalytical methods
including potentiostatic, galvanostatic, sweep and periodic
techniques. Prerequisite: CHEM 602 or approval of instructor.
641. Structural Inorganic
Chemistry. (3-0). Credit 3.
Introduction to chemical bonding;
ionic, covalent, coordinate and hydrogen bonding; relationship
of molecular orbital and ligand field theories to experimental
studies of the electronic structure of inorganic molecules.
Prerequisites: CHEM 633 and 673.
642. Organometallic Chemistry
and Homogeneous Catalysis. (3-0). Credit 3.
Synthesis, structure and reactivity
of organometallic compounds; elementary processes for general
and radical reactions, mechanism of reactions at metal centers
and applications to homogeneous catalysis. Prerequisite:
CHEM 633.
646. Organic Chemistry.
(3-0). Credit 3.
A detailed
introduction to the theory and principles of organic chemistry;
bonding and structure in organic chemistry, stereochemistry,
reactive intermediates in organic chemistry and transition
state theory; kinetics and thermodynamic approaches. Prerequisite:
CHEM 228 or approval of instructor.
647. Spectra of Organic
Compounds. (3-0). Credit 3.
Correlations of molecular structure
with spectroscopic and other physical properties; applications
to modern problems in organic chemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM
646 or approval of instructor.
648. Principles of Quantum
Mechanics. (3-0). Credit 3.
Classical
mechanics and development of wave mechanics; application
of wave mechanics to special chemical problems. Prerequisite:
Approval of instructor.
650. Molecular Spectra and
Strucure. (3-0). Credit 3.
Introduction to molecular spectroscopy
and its relations to structure, theoretical treatments, quantum
and wave mechanics, vibrations and normal coordinates, molecular
symetry and group theory. Prerequisite: Qualifying graduate
students in chemistry and physics or approval of instructor.
660. Nuclear Chemistry.
(3-3). Credit 4.
Radioactive decay, nuclear models,
nuclear spectroscopy, nuclear reactions, fission and other
topics of current interest in nuclear chemical research.
Laboratory work to emphasize modern nuclear chemical instrumentation.
Prerequisite: CHEM 464 or approval of instructor.
671. Macromolecular Folding
and Design. (1-0). Credit 1.
Oral presentations and discussions
in the general area of biomolecular structure, folding, function
and design. May be taken 12 times. Prerequisite: Approval
of instructor. Cross-listed with BICH 671 and MBCH 671.
672. Bioorganic Reaction
Mechanisms. (3-0). Credit 3.
Proposed mechanisms of action
of various enzymes and coenzymes from the "model systems" approach;
new developments, theory and established mechanisms. Prerequisites:
CHEM 646; BICH 624.
673. Symmetry and Group
Theory in Chemistry. (3-0). Credit 3.
Applications of symmetry and
group theory to various types of chemical systems; classification
of molecules into symmetry point groups and use of character
tables. Prerequisite: Bachelor's degree in chemistry.
681. Seminar. Credit 1 each
semester.
Oral presentations and discussions
of recent advances in chemistry.
684. Professional Internship.
Credit 1 to 4.
Supervised practical experience
in professional functions appropriate to career goals in
chemical education. Students will be required to complete
a scholarly report of these activities acceptable to graduate
committee. Enrollment is limited to students pursuing a non-thesis
MS degree, with emphasis on chemical education. Requires
approval of committee chair and department head with non-thesis
MS degree plan filed. Prerequisite: Graduate classification
in chemistry.
685. Directed Studies. Credit
1 to 6.
Special topics to suit small
group requirements; more recent problems and results in various
branches of chemistry; laboratory work or conference and
discussion. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
686. Ethics in Chemical
Research and Scholarship. (1-0). Credit 1.
Ethical issues in chemical research
and scholarship and methods for resolution of such issues;
includes Texas A&M University Policies and Procedures,
ethics and scientific truth, ethics and other scientists
and ethics and society; case studies. Prerequisite: Graduate
classification in chemistry or biochemistry.
689. Special Topics in...
Credit 1 to 4.
Selected topics in an identified
area of chemistry. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites:
Graduate classification and approval of instructor.
690. Theory of Chemical
Research. (3-0). Credit 3.
The design of research experiments
in various subfields of chemistry and the evaluation of research
results with the aid of examples taken from the current scientific
literature. May be repeated for credit.
691. Research. Credit 1
or more each semester.
Research for thesis or dissertation.
695. Frontiers in Chemical
Research. (3-0). Credit 3.
Present status of research in
a variety of significant chemical fields. Content will depend
on the availability of visiting lecturers who will be selected
because of distinguished international recognition in their
fields of research. May be taken twice. Prerequisite: Graduate
classification.
697. Methods in Teaching
Chemistry Laboratory. (1-2). Credit 1.
An introduction
to teaching methods associated with the teaching of introductory
chemistry laboratories using graduate teaching assistants.
Emphasis will be placed on effective communication, preparation,
record keeping, and safe and effective management of an
instructional laboratory. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite:
Graduate classification in chemistry.
698. Inquiry and Chemical
Concepts. (2-0). Credit 2.
Essential concepts in chemistry
at the pre-college level; investigates methods and techniques
of inquiry teaching as called for by state and national standards;
parallels between inquiry teaching and scientific inquiry.
This course will be a combination of regular and Internet-based
classes. Prerequisite: CHEM 102 or approval of instructor
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