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CHEM 6400. Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry. 3 hours.
Modern theories of bonding, structure, reaction mechanisms, and synthetic methods in inorganic, organometallic, and bioinorganic chemistry.
Offered spring semester.
CHEM 6911. Physical Chemistry I. 3 hours.
Fundamental principles of physical chemistry. Kinetic molecular theory, thermodynamics, equilibria, and electrochemistry.
Offered fall semester.
CHEM 6912. Physical Chemistry II. 3 hours.
Fundamental principles of physical chemistry. Reaction kinetics, quantum mechanics, and molecular spectroscopy.
Offered spring semester.
CHEM 7000. Master's Research. 1-10 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-Traditional Format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters.
CHEM 7300. Master's Thesis. 1-10 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-Traditional Format: Independent research and thesis preparation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters.
(CHEM)BCMB 8110. Advanced Topics in Protein Structure-Function Relationships. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: BCMB 8010.
The relationship of protein structure to biological function, including protein folding, conformation, stability, and enzyme mechanisms.
Offered fall semester of even-numbered years.
CHEM 8120. Inorganic Chemistry Graduate Seminar. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit.
Current topics in inorganic or bioinorganic chemistry. Training in oral and visual presentation of inorganic and bioinorganic chemical research.
Non-Traditional Format: Grading system of A/S is required. Normally S/U grades are given for attendance and participation in discussion. A/F grades are given when a student makes a presentation.
Offered fall and spring semesters.
CHEM 8130. Organic Chemistry Graduate Seminar. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit.
Current topics in organic chemistry. Presentations are given by visiting scientists, UGA faculty and students. Training is given in oral and visual presentations of organic chemistry research.
Non-Traditional Format: Grading system of A/S is required. Normally S/U grades are given for attendance and participation in discussion. A/F grades are given when a student makes a presentation.
Offered fall and spring semesters.
CHEM 8140. Physical Chemistry Graduate Seminar. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit.
Current topics in physical chemistry and chemical physics. Presentations will be given by visiting speakers, by UGA chemistry faculty, and by students. Training will be provided in oral and visual presentations of physical chemistry research.
Non-Traditional Format: Grading system of A/S is required. Normally S/U grades are given for attendance and participation in discussion. A/F grades are given when a student makes a presentation.
Offered fall and spring semesters.
CHEM 8150. Analytical Chemistry Graduate Seminar. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit.
Current topics in analytical chemistry. Presentations by visiting speakers, UGA faculty and students. Training in oral and visual presentations of analytical chemical research.
Non-Traditional Format: Grading system of A/S is required. Normally S/U grades are given for attendance and participation in discussion. A/F grades are given when a student makes a presentation.
Offered fall and spring semesters.
(CHEM)BCMB 8180. X-Ray Crystallography. 3 hours. Two lectures and one 2-hour lab period.
Prerequisite: BCMB 8010 and BCMB 8040.
The basic principles of x-ray crystallography with major application to protein structure determination, including laboratories on crystallization techniques and data collection.
Offered spring semester.
(CHEM)BCMB 8190. NMR Spectroscopy of Biomolecules. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: BCMB 8010 and BCMB 8040.
NMR spectroscopy with applications to proteins and other biopolymers. Special attention will be given to methods of structure determination.
Offered fall semester.
(CHEM)BCMB 8200. Molecular Modeling and Structure Computations. 3 hours. One lecture and two 2-hour
lab periods.
Prerequisite: BCMB 8010 or permission of department.
Modern biomolecular modeling and structure computations with emphasis on the application of molecular dynamics simulations to proteins, carbohydrates, and protein-ligand complexes. Lectures will be complemented with laboratory sections on the use of modeling software and computer hardware.
Offered spring semester.
CHEM 8210. Chemical Applications of Group Theory. 3 hours.
The description of chemical bonding and other properties of organic and inorganic molecules in terms of group theory and symmetry. Topics include molecular symmetry and point groups, group theory and quantum mechanics, and symmetry aspects of molecular orbital theory, chemical reactions, ligand field theory and molecular vibrations.
Offered fall semester.
CHEM(BCMB) 8220. Physical Methods in Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: CHEM 8210.
Physical methods used in inorganic and bioinorganic chemical research including UV/visible/near IR absorption spectroscopy, (magnetic) circular dichroism, electron paramagnetic resonance, nuclear magnetic resonance, Mossbauer and X-ray absorption spectroscopies, single crystal x-ray diffraction, and magnetochemistry.
Offered spring semester.
CHEM 8230. Main Group Inorganic Chemistry. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: CHEM 8210.
Descriptive and theoretical aspects of the structure and reactivity of the main group elements.
Offered fall semester of even-numbered years.
CHEM 8240. Transition Metal Chemistry. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: CHEM 8210.
Descriptive and theoretical aspects of the structure and reactivity of transition metal compounds, including coordination chemistry and organometallic chemistry.
Offered spring semester.
CHEM(BCMB) 8250. Bioinorganic Chemistry. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: CHEM 6400 or BCMB 4010/6010.
Biological processes and molecules, mainly proteins and nucleic acids, which incorporate metal ions. Topics include metal binding to biopolymers, the roles of metal ions in biological processes such as electron transfer, atom or group transfer, and the use of metal complexes as therapeutic agents.
Offered fall semester of odd-numbered years.
CHEM 8290. Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry. 1-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
A selected specialized area of inorganic, organometallic or bioinorganic chemistry. Examples include photochemistry, organometallic chemistry, kinetics and mechanisms, etc.
Not offered on a regular basis.
CHEM 8300. Stereochemistry and Conformations. 3 hours.
Structures of organic molecules in terms of molecular orbitals, stereochemistry and conformational analysis. Three dimensional structures, isomeric structures and optical activity.
Offered fall semester.
CHEM 8310. Reaction Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry. 3 hours.
Selected organic reactions are discussed in terms of modern electronic structure and bonding theories. Important mechanisms are presented in the context of modern mechanistic theories. Isotope effects and reaction rates.
Offered fall semester.
CHEM 8320. Synthetic Organic Chemistry. 3 hours.
Established organic chemistry synthetic procedures as applied in selected important reactions. Synthetic strategies and methodologies and retrosynthetic analysis.
Offered spring semester.
CHEM(BCMB) 8330. Molecular Modeling. 3 hours.
Computational studies to calculate the structures of organic molecules. Specific training is given in the application of the molecular mechanics method and the MM-3 software package, ab initio calculations using the Gaussian software package, and other computational schemes. Evaluation of computational results.
Not offered on a regular basis.
CHEM 8340. Organic Spectroscopic Analysis. 3 hours.
Ultraviolet, infrared, H- and C- nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry as tools for the characterization of the structure of organic molecules, with particular emphasis on identifying structures for representative sets of spectra.
Offered spring semester.
CHEM 8350. Physical and Biological Organic Chemistry. 3 hours.
Topics at the interface of biological and organic chemistry, with emphasis on physical methods of characterization. Proteins and enzymes, with attention to reaction kinetics, structural characterization, and structure-function relationships.
Offered fall semester.
CHEM 8370. NMR Spectroscopy. 3 hours.
The application of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to the determination of the structure of organic molecules. Specific training in instrumental operation, studies of various nuclei, measurement of spectra and interpretation of spectra.
Not offered on a regular basis.
CHEM 8390. Special Topics in Organic Chemistry. 1-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
Specialized research topics in organic chemistry. Emphasis is given to recent literature descriptions of cutting edge research. Topics include X-ray crystallography, natural products, and heterocyclic chemistry.
Not offered on a regular basis.
CHEM(BCMB) 8810. Mass Spectrometry. 3 hours.
Modern methods of mass spectrometry covering fundamental principles, instrumentation, and data interpretation. New techniques for the structural analysis of biomolecules.
Offered fall semester.
CHEM 8820. Electrochemistry. 3 hours.
Electrochemistry and electroanalytical chemistry, including the treatment of mass transport, interfacial and coupled chemical processes; the thermodynamics, kinetics and mechanisms of electron transfer processes; and electrochemical methodologies including controlled-potential or controlled-current methods under transient and steady-state conditions.
Offered spring semester.
CHEM 8830. Electronics. 4 hours. Three lectures and one 3-hour lab period.
Analog and digital electronic circuit design and construction, as well as the interfacing of computers to laboratory instrumentation.
Offered fall semester.
CHEM 8840. Surface and Thin Film Analysis. 3 hours.
Surfaces and thin films, including the construction and use of ultra-high vacuum apparatus. Various microscopy and elemental analysis techniques are investigated, including XRD, SEM, STM, AFM, LEED, Auger spectroscopy, XPS, EPMA and others.
Offered spring semester.
CHEM 8850. Analytical Spectrometry. 3 hours.
The instrumentation and methods used for spectrometric measurements throughout the spectrum from gamma-radiation to radio frequencies. Attention is given to the uses, applications, and limitations of all methods studied.
Offered spring semester.
CHEM 8860. Advanced Analytical Chemistry. 3 hours.
Selected principles of analytical chemistry such as: techniques of analytical separations, including liquid and gas chromatography and electrophoresis; sampling theory; and chemometrics, including experimental design, statistics and data evaluation.
Offered fall semester of even-numbered years.
CHEM 8890. Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry. 1-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
A selected specialized area of analytical chemistry. Emphasis is on current topics in cutting edge research, as presented in recent journal literature. Representative topics include Fourier transform methods, etc.
Not offered on a regular basis.
CHEM 8920. Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics. 3 hours.
Classical and statistical thermodynamics applied to chemical reactions, phase equilibria and solutions. The thermodynamic properties of macroscopic matter in terms of the molecular properties. Boltzman, Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac distributions and their applications to physical and chemical systems.
Offered fall semester.
CHEM 8930. Introduction to Quantum Chemistry. 3 hours.
The principles of quantum mechanics and their application to chemical systems. The Schrodinger equation and strategies for solving it. Studies of exactly soluble model systems such as the particle in a box, harmonic oscillator, rigid rotor, and the hydrogen atom.
Offered fall semester.
CHEM 8940. Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics. 3 hours.
Mechanisms and rates of chemical reactions in the gas phase and in solution. Fast time-resolved experimental techniques to measure reaction rates and reaction intermediates. Photochemical and crossed molecular beam studies of elementary reactions. Energy transfer and state-specific disposal of energy in simple reactions. Unimolecular and bimolecular rate theories.
Offered spring semester.
CHEM 8950. Advanced Quantum Chemistry. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Prerequisite: CHEM 8930.
Topics in quantum and computational chemistry including detailed studies of atomic and molecular electronic structure and bonding. Various strategies and methodologies for computations of molecular structure and bonding, including the evaluation of these strategies in the context of experimental data.
Offered spring semester.
CHEM 8960. Molecular Spectroscopy. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: CHEM 8210 and CHEM 8930.
Optical absorption and emission spectroscopy of diatomic and polyatomic molecules and how the details of spectra can be used to determine molecular structure and intramolecular dynamics. Microwave, infrared, UV-visible, and photoelectron spectroscopy are studied with emphasis on the high resolution measurements possible with laser instruments.
Offered spring semester.
CHEM 8990. Special Topics in Physical Chemistry. 1-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
A selected specialized area of physical chemistry or chemical physics. Typical areas include interstellar chemistry, laser technology, ion chemistry, etc. The focus is on current literature and ongoing research in cutting edge areas.
Not offered on a regular basis.
CHEM 9000. Doctoral Research. 1-10 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-Traditional Format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters.
CHEM 9300. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-10 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-Traditional Format: Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters.