CHEM 406-1
Kara Bren
W 3:25PM - 4:40PM
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(2 credits, Spring) This course will survey recent developments in science at the chemistry-biology interface through directed readings of scientific literature. Effective approaches to science communication will be emphasized. Students will develop and improve communication skills through discussion sessions, a presentation, and writing a short original proposal.
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- Hylan Building Room 306 (W 3:25PM - 4:40PM)
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CHEM 416-3
William Brennessel; Ellen Hicks
TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM
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(2 Credits) (formerly CHM 417) - This course is intended to provide a basic understanding of the theory of X-ray diffraction and how it is applied. For the theory, students will be required to attend lectures, complete homework assignments, and pass quizzes. For the application, students will perform a single crystal experiment: crystal selection, crystal mounting, crystal screening, data collection, data processing, structure solution, structure refinement, structure reporting, and structure evaluation. Prerequisite: CHEM 211, CHEM 415, or similar knowledge of symmetry operations.
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- Hylan Building Room 305 (TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM)
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CHEM 425-1
Michael Neidig
TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
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(4 credits, spring) Molecular and electronic structure determination of inorganic compounds and metal complexes; spectroscopic and physical methods that are used in inorganic chemistry. The main focus will be practical rather than theoretical. The course will culminate in a project that combines techniques to answer questions about coordination complexes. Prerequisites: CHEM 211/411 and CHEM 415; a strong working knowledge of group theory can substitute for the CHEM 415 requirement with instructor permission.
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- Morey Room 205 (TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM)
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CHEM 427-1
Benjamin Hafensteiner
TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
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(2 credits) (formerly CHM 426). The modern methods and tools employed for the determination of the structure of complex organic molecules will be discussed. Among the areas discussed are basic NMR, IR, UV and mass spectroscopy. Problem solving techniques will be illustrated and problem solving skills developed by means of problem sets and class examples. (Fall, Spring 2nd half of semester). Prerequisites: Organometallic Chemistry
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- Hylan Building Room 105 (TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM)
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CHEM 434-1
Joseph Dinnocenzo
MWF 10:25AM - 11:15AM
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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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- Hylan Building Room 305 (MWF 10:25AM - 11:15AM)
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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 438-3
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. Prerequisite: CHEM 436. (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
Pengfei Huo
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 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 305 (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.
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- Lattimore Room 431 (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
Bradley Nilsson
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 511-1
Joseph Dinnocenzo
MF 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 (MF 3:25PM - 6:05PM)
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CHEM 511-2
Joseph Dinnocenzo
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
Joseph Dinnocenzo
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 595-02
Kara Bren
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CHEM 595-03
Rudi Fasan
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CHEM 595-04
Ignacio Franco
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CHEM 595-05
Pengfei Huo
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CHEM 595-06
William Jones
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CHEM 595-07
Rose Kennedy
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CHEM 595-08
Kathryn Knowles
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CHEM 595-09
Todd Krauss
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CHEM 595-10
Ellen Hicks
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CHEM 595-11
David McCamant
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CHEM 595-12
Michael Neidig
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CHEM 595-13
Bradley Nilsson
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CHEM 595-14
Shauna Tschirhart
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CHEM 595-15
Lewis Rothberg
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CHEM 595-16
Wolf Schroeder
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CHEM 595-17
Alison Frontier
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CHEM 595-18
Benjamin Miller
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CHEM 595-19
Suxing Hu
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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 595-23
Brandon Barnett
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CHEM 595-24
Shuai Zhang
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CHEM 899-1
Rose Kennedy
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CHEM 995-1
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CHEM 997-02
Kara Bren
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CHEM 997-03
Rudi Fasan
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CHEM 997-04
Ignacio Franco
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CHEM 997-05
Pengfei Huo
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CHEM 997-06
William Jones
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CHEM 997-07
Rose Kennedy
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CHEM 997-08
Kathryn Knowles
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CHEM 997-09
Todd Krauss
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CHEM 997-10
Ellen Hicks
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CHEM 997-11
David McCamant
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CHEM 997-12
Michael Neidig
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CHEM 997-13
Bradley Nilsson
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CHEM 997-14
Shauna Tschirhart
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CHEM 997-15
Lewis Rothberg
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CHEM 997-16
Wolf Schroeder
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CHEM 997-17
Alison Frontier
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CHEM 997-18
Benjamin Miller
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CHEM 997-19
Suxing Hu
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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 997-23
Brandon Barnett
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CHEM 997-24
Shuai Zhang
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CHEM 999-02
Kara Bren
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Doctoral students beyond the fifth year who have completed 90 credits. Maintain full-time status.
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CHEM 999-03
Rudi Fasan
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Doctoral students beyond the fifth year who have completed 90 credits. Maintain full-time status.
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CHEM 999-04
Ignacio Franco
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Doctoral students beyond the fifth year who have completed 90 credits. Maintain full-time status.
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CHEM 999-05
Pengfei Huo
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Doctoral students beyond the fifth year who have completed 90 credits. Maintain full-time status.
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CHEM 999-06
William Jones
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Doctoral students beyond the fifth year who have completed 90 credits. Maintain full-time status.
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CHEM 999-07
Rose Kennedy
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Doctoral students beyond the fifth year who have completed 90 credits. Maintain full-time status.
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CHEM 999-08
Kathryn Knowles
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Doctoral students beyond the fifth year who have completed 90 credits. Maintain full-time status.
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CHEM 999-09
Todd Krauss
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Doctoral students beyond the fifth year who have completed 90 credits. Maintain full-time status.
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CHEM 999-10
Ellen Hicks
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Doctoral students beyond the fifth year who have completed 90 credits. Maintain full-time status.
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CHEM 999-11
David McCamant
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Doctoral students beyond the fifth year who have completed 90 credits. Maintain full-time status.
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CHEM 999-12
Michael Neidig
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Doctoral students beyond the fifth year who have completed 90 credits. Maintain full-time status.
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CHEM 999-13
Bradley Nilsson
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Students who are beyond their fifth year and have reached 90 credits. Full-time status.
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CHEM 999-14
Shauna Tschirhart
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Students who are beyond their fifth year and reached 90 credits. Full-time status.
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CHEM 999-15
Lewis Rothberg
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Students who are beyond their fifth year and earned 90 credits. Full-time status.
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CHEM 999-16
Wolf Schroeder
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Students are beyond their fifth year and have earned 90 credits. Full-time status.
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CHEM 999-17
Alison Frontier
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Students beyond their fifth year and have earned 90 credits. Full-time status
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CHEM 999-18
Benjamin Miller
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Students beyond their fifth year and earned 90 credits. Full-time status.
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CHEM 999-20
Andrew White
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Students beyond their fifth year and earned 90 credits. Full-time status.
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CHEM 999-21
James McGrath
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David Mathews
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CHEM 999-23
Brandon Barnett
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CHEM 999-24
Shuai Zhang
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CHEM 999-25
Joseph Dinnocenzo
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