CHEM 416-2
William Brennessel; Kara Bren
TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM
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(2 Credits) (formerly CHM 417) - Students will learn the basic principles of X-ray diffraction, symmetry, and space groups. Students will also experience the single crystal diffraction experiment, which includes crystal mounting, data collection, structure solution and refinement, and the reporting of crystallographic data. Weekly assignments: problem sets, simple lab work, or computer work. (Spring, 2nd half of semester.)
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- Hylan Building Room 305 (TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM)
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CHEM 422-1
Brandon Barnett
TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
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(2 credits) (formerly CHM 423) - Mechanisms in organometallic reactions. Applications of organometallic compounds in homogeneous catalysis, polymerization, metathesis. Prerequisite: CHEM 421 (Fall Spring, 1st half of semester).
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- Hylan Building Room 305 (TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM)
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CHEM 434-1
Rose Kennedy
TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM
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(4 credits, Spring) Structure and reactivity; kinetic, catalysis, medium effects,transition state theory, kinetic isotope effects, photochemistry, reactive intermediates, and mechanisms. Readings in text ('Determination of Organic Reaction Mechanisms,' B.K. Carpenter); Problem sets (about four during the semester). Two 75 minutes lectures per week. Prerequisites: One year of organic chemistry or equivalent.
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- Meliora Room 224 (TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)
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CHEM 436-1
Shauna Tschirhart
MW 9:00AM - 10:15AM
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(2 credits, Spring - first half of semester) Applications of Organometallic Chemistry to Synthesis I - The transition metal mediated organometallic reactions most commonly employed in organic synthesis will be discussed including their substrate scope, mechanism, and stereo- and/or regiochemical course. Emphasis will be placed on the practical aspects such as catalyst and reaction condition selection, and protocols for trouble shooting catalytic cycles. Prerequisites: CHEM 421.
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- Hylan Building Room 105 (MW 9:00AM - 10:15AM)
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CHEM 438-1
Shauna Tschirhart
MW 9:00AM - 10:15AM
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Applications of Organometallic Chemistry to Synthesis II (2 credits) - The second of two modules where transition metal mediated organometallic reactions employed in organic synthesis will be discussed including their substrate scope, mechanism, and stereo- and/or regiochemical course. The second module will cover a broad range of organometallic reactions. largely those mediated by titanium, zirconium, iron, cobalt, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, silver, and gold (Spring, 2nd of half semester).
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- Hylan Building Room 105 (MW 9:00AM - 10:15AM)
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CHEM 440-2
Bradley Nilsson
TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM
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(4 credits) (Formerly CHM 437) - An introduction to bioorganic chemistry and chemical biology. The course will present a survey of how the principles of organic chemistry have been applied to understand and exploit biological phenomena and address fundamental questions in life sciences. The course is primarily based upon the primary literature. Covered topics include the design and mechanism of enzyme mimics and small molecule catalysts (organocatalysts), synthesis and chemical modification of biomolecules (oligonucleotides, proteins, oligosaccharides), design and application of oligonucleotide and peptide mimetics, and chemical approaches to proteomic and genetic analyses. Not open to first year students and sophomores. Prerequisites: One year of organic chemistry or equivaent; one semester of undergraduate biochemistry or biology recommended.
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- Hylan Building Room 105 (TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM)
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CHEM 442-1
Wolf Schroeder
TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM
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(4 credits, Fall, Spring) Chemistry 252 covers thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and chemical kinetics. These subjects provide a fundamental understanding of the behavior of matter and energy. The focus of the class is on both Thermodynamics, which is the mathematical theory of heat, gives rules describing how heat flows, and the relationship between heat and other kinds of energy, as well as on Statistical mechanics, which is the discipline that explains the nature of temperature, entropy, and provides a fundamental and microscopic explanation of thermodynamics in terms of probability and laws of statistics. The course follows the textbook “Molecular Thermodynamics” by D.A. McQuarrie and John Simon, and “Molecular Driving Force” by K.A. Dill and S. Bromberg. The course begins with the concept of Microstates and Entropy, the equal a priori probabilities assumption, the direction of approaching equilibrium as a process that maximizes the total number of microstates. It then discusses the nature of Temperature and uses heat transfer as an example to illustrate the process that maximizes the number of microstates. It continues with the derivation of the Boltzmann distribution and the physical meaning of partition function, followed by simple and concise applications of Boltzmann distribution. It then covers the factorization approximation, Translational Partition Function and Partition function of the monatomic ideal gas, obtaining energy and pressure from the partition function. It follows with the vibrational and rotational partition functions, and the intuitive understanding of heat capacities of solid and diatomic molecules. The course continues with the equipartition theorem of energy, and the concept of negative temperature. It then covers the Statistical Entropy, Entropy for model systems and detailed examples, Gibbs Entropy Formula and applications. For the Thermodynamics part of the class, it begins with the Basic logic of Thermodynamics, spontaneous processes, and the direction of approaching equilibrium. It continuous with the first law of Thermodynamics, Work, and Heat, The second law of Thermodynamics, and thermodynamics definition of Entropy, The third law of Thermodynamics, the Temperature dependence of Entropy, the concept of Enthalpy and its application in Thermochemistry. Then it follows with the Helmholtz Free energy, Gibbs Free Energy, Maxwell Relation and Gibbs-Helmholtz equation. The course then discusses the applications, focusing on Phase Equilibria, Chemical Potential, Gibbs-Duhem Equation, Solutions. It ends with the discussions of Chemical Equilibrium, Chemical Kinetics, Transition State Theory. The course also has peer-lead workshop sessions. In these sessions, students will work in teams and lead by workshop leaders to discuss concepts learned in lectures and solve problems that exemplify the concepts discussed in lecture material and explain their solutions to each other. Workshops help the students to engage with the material together with their peers. The class also contains 2-3 midterm exams and 10-11 homework problems, as well as a final exam. This course uses the Tues/Thurs 8:00 - 9:30 am Common Exam time. Prerequisites: General chemistry - CHM131/CHM132 or equivalent, first semester physics - PHY 113, Calculus - MTH143.
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- Hylan Building Room 202 (TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM)
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CHEM 446-1
Brandon Barnett
TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
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(2 credit, Fall, Spring) This course will survey the various classes of materials that can support permanent porosity as well as their established and emerging applications. Topics covered will include insustrial zeolite catalysis, adsorptive gas storage and separations, and membrane science. An emphasis will be placed on applications of current industrial importance. Prerequisites: CHEM 211 or equivalent and a basic familiarity of thermodynamics and chemical kinetics will be assumed. CHEM 252 is suggested but not required.
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- Hutchison Hall Room 118 (TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM)
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CHEM 452-1
Ignacio Franco
MWF 9:00AM - 10:15AM
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(4 credits, Spring) The goal of this course is to give you familiarity with concepts and methods in modern quantum mechanics that are employed in Chemistry and many-body Science. The course will introduce basic strategies to capture the quantum dynamics of closed systems and those in interaction with a quantum surrounding. Topics include: wave-packet methods in molecular dynamics, second quantization, density matrices, quantum relaxation and decoherence, Green's function techniques, path integral methods. Prerequisites: graduate level course on quantum mechanics, CHM451 or equivalent.
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- Hylan Building Room 203 (MWF 9:00AM - 10:15AM)
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CHEM 456-1
Todd Krauss
MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM
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(4 credits, Spring) An introduction to the electronic structure of extended materials systems from both a chemical bonding and a condensed matter physics perspective. The course will discuss materials of all length scales from individual molecules to macroscopic three-dimensional crystals, but will focus on zero, one, and two dimensional inorganic materials at the nanometer scale. Specific topics include semiconductor nanocrystals, quantum wires, carbon nanotubes, and conjugated polymers. Two weekly lectures of 75 minutes each. Cross listed with OPT 429. Prerequisites: CHEM 251 or an equivalent course on introductory quantum mechanics.
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- Hylan Building Room 105 (MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM)
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CHEM 459-1
Astrid Mueller
TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM
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The course will familiarize the student with important modern concepts in electrochemical engineering. The first half of the course focuses on understanding the theory behind fundamental electrochemical processes. It covers mass transfer in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems, thermodynamics, charged interfaces, electron transfer kinetics, and electrochemical methods. The second half of the course introduces advanced applications, with topics including electrocatalysis and electrolysis, corrosion, photoelectrochemical devices, and flow batteries. It enables the student to quantitatively and qualitatively assess problems and empirical data from the literature, and to summarize and explain seminal and recent electrochemical engineering literature and technologies. Pre-requisites are CHE 244 and CHE 225 for CHE majors or instructor permission for non-CHE majors
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- Wilmot Room 116 (TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM)
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CHEM 459-2
Astrid Mueller
M 3:25PM - 4:40PM
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Recitation for CHE 456, CHEM 259/459
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- Dewey Room 4162 (M 3:25PM - 4:40PM)
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CHEM 462-1
Rudi Fasan
TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM
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(4 credits, Spring) An introduction to the chemical processes of life. Topics to be covered include, proteins an nucleic acids, recombinant DNA technology, biological catalysis, and energy transduction. Structure and function of biological macromolecules will be emphasized. Cross listed with CHEM 262. Students will not receive credit for BIO 250 AND CHEM 262/462. Prerequisites: at least one semester of organic chemistry (CHEM 171Q or CHEM 203).
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- Hylan Building Room 105 (TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM)
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CHEM 469-1
Pengfei Huo
TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM
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(2 credits) In this course students will learn about a range of computational methods that is relevant to their research problems in chemistry. Emphasis will be placed both on the theory underlying computational techniques and on their practical applications. Topics will include molecular mechanics, molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations, methods for free-energy calculations. (Fall, first 1/2 of semester)
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- Meliora Room 224 (TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM)
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CHEM 470-1
Pengfei Huo
TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM
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(2 credits) In this course students will learn about a range of computational methods that is relevant to their research problems in chemistry. Emphasis will be placed both on the theory underlying computational techniques and on their practical applications. Topics will include ab-initio electronic structure theory, density functional theory, path-integral dynamics and non-adiabatic dynamics. (Fall, second 1/2 of semester)
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- Meliora Room 224 (TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM)
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CHEM 475-1
Alison Frontier
MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM
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(4 credits) In this course, we will explore both the science of poisonous substances and their impact on human history and culture. What is a poison? Where can poisons be found in nature? Who discovered them, and how? Focusing on small molecule poisons, we will study the chemical and biochemical mechanisms underlying their toxicity and discuss how antidotes work. Through case studies, we will examine the wide variety of uses people have found for these compounds, from committing crimes to practicing medicine. Source materials will include historical, literary, and scientific texts, recent essays, and popular culture. [Cross Listed:sCHM 275 (P), CHM 475]
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- Hutchison Hall Room 473 (MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM)
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CHEM 511-1
Ellen Hicks
M 3:25PM - 6:05PM
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(1 credit, Fall, Spring) Chemistry seminar series. First-year graduate students must register as required. All others may attend as required.
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- Hutchison Hall Room 473 (M 3:25PM - 6:05PM)
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CHEM 511-2
Ellen Hicks
F 8:45AM - 10:15AM
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- Hutchison Hall Room 473 (F 8:45AM - 10:15AM)
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CHEM 583-1
Ellen Hicks
W 12:00PM - 1:45PM
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Special Guest Speakers of Chemistry are scheduled regularly, and constitute an important component of graduate education.
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- Hutchison Hall Room 140 (W 12:00PM - 1:45PM)
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CHEM 593-1
Joseph Dinnocenzo
TR 3:25PM - 6:05PM
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- Hutchison Hall Room 473 (TR 3:25PM - 6:05PM)
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CHEM 594-1
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CHEM 594-2
Michael Neidig
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CHEM 595-1
Kara Bren
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CHEM 595-10
Todd Krauss
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CHEM 595-11
Ellen Hicks
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CHEM 595-12
David McCamant
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CHEM 595-13
Michael Neidig
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CHEM 595-14
Bradley Nilsson
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CHEM 595-15
Shauna Tschirhart
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CHEM 595-16
Lewis Rothberg
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CHEM 595-17
Wolf Schroeder
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CHEM 595-18
Benjamin Miller
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CHEM 595-19
Shuai Zhang
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CHEM 595-2
Brandon Barnett
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CHEM 595-20
Andrew White
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CHEM 595-21
James McGrath
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CHEM 595-22
David Mathews
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CHEM 595-25
Benjamin Partridge
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CHEM 595-3
Rudi Fasan
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CHEM 595-4
Ignacio Franco
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CHEM 595-5
Alison Frontier
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CHEM 595-6
Pengfei Huo
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CHEM 595-7
William Jones
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CHEM 595-8
Rose Kennedy
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CHEM 595-9
Kathryn Knowles
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CHEM 595B-1
Michael Neidig
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CHEM 897-2
William Jones
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CHEM 995-1
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CHEM 997-1
Kara Bren
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CHEM 997-10
Todd Krauss
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CHEM 997-11
Ellen Hicks
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CHEM 997-12
David McCamant
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CHEM 997-13
Michael Neidig
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CHEM 997-14
Bradley Nilsson
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CHEM 997-15
Shauna Tschirhart
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CHEM 997-16
Lewis Rothberg
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CHEM 997-17
Wolf Schroeder
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CHEM 997-18
Benjamin Miller
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CHEM 997-19
Shuai Zhang
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CHEM 997-2
Brandon Barnett
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CHEM 997-20
Andrew White
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CHEM 997-21
James McGrath
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CHEM 997-22
David Mathews
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CHEM 997-3
Rudi Fasan
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CHEM 997-4
Ignacio Franco
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CHEM 997-5
Alison Frontier
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CHEM 997-6
Pengfei Huo
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CHEM 997-7
William Jones
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CHEM 997-8
Rose Kennedy
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CHEM 997-9
Kathryn Knowles
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CHEM 999-1
Kara Bren
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CHEM 999-10
Todd Krauss
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CHEM 999-11
Ellen Hicks
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CHEM 999-12
David McCamant
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CHEM 999-13
Michael Neidig
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CHEM 999-14
Bradley Nilsson
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CHEM 999-15
Shauna Tschirhart
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CHEM 999-16
Lewis Rothberg
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CHEM 999-17
Wolf Schroeder
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CHEM 999-18
Benjamin Miller
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CHEM 999-19
Shuai Zhang
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Brandon Barnett
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Andrew White
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James McGrath
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Benjamin Partridge
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Rudi Fasan
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CHEM 999-4
Ignacio Franco
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CHEM 999-5
Alison Frontier
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CHEM 999-6
Pengfei Huo
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William Jones
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CHEM 999-8
Rose Kennedy
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CHEM 999-9
Kathryn Knowles
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Alan Grossfield
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Ellen Hicks
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Michael Neidig
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CHEM 999A-4
Bradley Nilsson
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Michael Neidig
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