Macromolecular, supramolecular, and nanoscale chemistry content includes three broad areas such as: synthetic polymers, supramolecular aggregates, and/or meso- or nanoscale materials. Basic synthetic approaches for the preparation of MSN materials such as synthetic polymers, inorganic polymers, framework materials, and nanoparticles. Within each area of these systems, topics include: 1) structure, synthesis and/or preparation, 2) characterization, and 3) physical properties. Course content material discusses important aspects in which large scale chemical systems are significantly different than small molecules.

This is an advanced course on a topic that is not part of the formal curriculum. This course is structured as an ordinary course and has specific prerequisites, contact hours, and examination procedures.

This course is a faculty-directed student project or research in chemistry that could be considered of an original nature.

This course is a faculty-directed student project or research involving laboratory work, computer modeling, or theoretical calculations that could be considered of an original nature. The level of study is appropriate for students in their final two years of study.

This is a general chemistry course for students in the life and physical sciences. College chemistry is presented as a science based on empirical evidence that is placed into the context of conceptual, visual, and mathematical models. Students will learn the concepts, symbolism, and fundamental tools of chemistry necessary to carry on a discourse in the language of chemistry. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship between atomic structure, chemical bonds, and the transformation of these bonds through chemical reactions. The fundamentals of organic chemistry are introduced throughout the course to emphasize the connection between chemistry and the other sciences.

The course will introduce the students to laboratory equipment for hardness testing, impact testing, tensile testing, X-ray diffraction, SEM, and thermal treatment of metallic materials. Experiments illustrating the characterization of high molecular weight organic polymers will be performed.

Dissertation research by the candidate for an appropriate topic as arranged between the candidate and the research advisor.

This course is a faculty-directed tutorial of appropriate topics that are not part of the formal curriculum. The level of study is appropriate for a masters-level student.