Ohio University
Graduate Catalog
Chemistry
Master of Science and Ph.D. programs are offered in analytical, biological, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. All degree programs include teaching and research experience.
Although an undergraduate degree in chemistry accredited by the American Chemical Society provides the strongest foundation for graduate work, many successful students have held either a B.A. or B.S. degree in a physical or biological science or in engineering.
As an entering student, you will take a standardized examination in the area of chemistry in which you have had appropriate undergraduate work (analytical, biological, inorganic, organic, or physical). The results are used to determine the level at which you will begin graduate study. During the first year, you are expected to complete three courses in your area of major interest and three other elective courses. An acceptable performance on the standardized examination can lead to an exemption for one or more of these courses. The program of study is flexible to take advantage of your previous training and to meet particular needs in your area of study.
The M.S. program requires 45 graduate credits in chemistry and approved electives. A seminar course is required each quarter, and you must present one satisfactory seminar, usually during the second year of study. An examination is given after one year of study to determine if you are qualified to continue graduate work. Failure of this examination may lead to a decision that you cannot receive an M.S. degree. There is no foreign language requirement for the M.S. degree. The average period of study is two and one-half years. You must defend your thesis orally at a public meeting of your advisory committee.
The Ph.D. program has no fixed number of required graduate credits; however, a minimum of three Ph.D.-level courses in your major area and three elective courses are required. You, your major advisor, and your advisory committee will determine the coursework that should be completed. Your major advisor will determine the amount of research required for the dissertation. A seminar course is required each quarter, and you must present two satisfactory seminars, usually during the second and third years of study. A qualifier examination is given after approximately one year of study to determine if you should continue in the program. A failure of this examination may lead to a decision that you cannot receive a graduate degree. During the second year of the Ph.D. program, you take monthly examinations on subjects announced in advance by faculty in your research area. Four of the first 10 examinations offered must be passed for the Ph.D. degree. There is no foreign language requirement for the Ph.D. degree. You must defend your dissertation orally at a public meeting of your advisory committee. The average period of study for the Ph.D. is four and one-half years.
You must apply at least two weeks prior to the quarter for which you seek admission. Most students enter the chemistry program in the fall quarter. Entry during the academic year is possible but not generally encouraged. Although there is no formal deadline for applications for financial aid, early application (by February 15 for fall quarter) is strongly recommended.
Faculty
Chemistry (CHEM) Courses
500A Advanced Organic Laboratory (2) Advanced lab techniques and instrumentation.
501 Organic Chemistry Survey (4) Survey of important topics in organic chemistry including structure and bonding, stereochemistry, reaction mechanisms, structural determination, organic synthesis, and bio-organic chemistry.
520 Chemical Literature (4) Chemical literature in journals, handbooks, monographs, and patents. Scientific writing.
530 Introduction to Toxicology (5) Introduction to chemical, clinical, environmental, and forensic aspects of toxicology, types of poisons, how poisons act, treatment of acute poisoning, and control of poisonous materials.
531 Chemical Separation Methods (3) Modern methods of separating components of complex mixtures with emphasis on operation of, and application to, analytical chemistry. Topics include liquid-liquid extractions, partition chromatography, ion-exchange, gas chromatography, high pressure liquid chromatography, exclusion chromatography, and electrophoresis.
532 Chemical Instrumentation and Electrochemistry (3) Modern electrochemical techniques and instrumentation with emphasis on their application to analytical chemistry. Topics include potentiometry, specific ion electrodes, DC and AC polarography, pulse polarography, coulometry, chronocoulometry, cyclic voltammetry, and rapid scan voltammetry.
533 Spectrochemical Analysis (3) Survey of spectrochemical instrumentation with emphasis on their operation and application in analytical chemistry. Topics include atomic absorption, atomic emission, molecular absorption, and molecular emission, and will cover emission-absorption phenomena in the X-ray, ultraviolet, visible, and infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
534 Chemical Separation Methods Laboratory (1) Prereq: 531 or concurrent. Laboratory work to accompany CHEM 531.
535 Chemical Instrumentation and Electrochemistry Laboratory (1) Prereq: 532 or concurrent. Lab work to accompany 532.
536 Spectrochemical Analysis Laboratory (1) Prereq: 533 or concurrent. Lab work to accompany 533.
545 Chemistry of Photography (5) Prereq: grad rank in photography. Basic chemistry of modern and historical photographic and photomechanical materials and processes. 2 lec, 4 lab.
551 Physical Chemistry (5) For graduate students not majoring in chemistry. Includes thermodynamics, thermochemistry, equilibrium, solutions, electrochemistry, and kinetics.
553 Physical Chemistry (4) Calculus-based study of thermodynamics with applications to chemical equilibria.
554 Physical Chemistry (4) Prereq: 553. Continuation of 553. Thermodynamics of ionic solutions, kinetic theory of gases, chemical kinetics.
555 Physical Chemistry (4) Prereq: 554. Continuation of 554. Introductory quantum theory of simple systems with applications to molecular structure and bonding. Introduction to spectroscopy and statistical thermodynamics.
558 Chemical Thermodynamics (4) Concepts of energy and entropy and their use in predicting the feasibility and extent of chemical reactions.
559 Physical Chemistry (4) Prereq: 554. Continuation of traditional topics in physical chemistry begun in 553 and 554 to include surfaces, structure of solids, mass and heat transport, electrical conduction, heterogeneous reaction kinetics, photochemistry, and polymer properties.
560 Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry (4) Modern spectroscopic methods as employed in organic chemical research: NMR, IR, UV, ESR, and mass spectrometry.
571 The Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules (4) Effects of structure and molecular weight on physical and chemical properties of macromolecules. Topics include molecular weight distribution, solubility, polymer conformation, different types of polymers, synthesis, and reactions. Both synthetic and natural polymers considered.
576 Modern Inorganic Chemistry (5) Relationship between physical and chemical properties of inorganic substances and nature of bonding and structures involved.
579 Radiochemistry (5) Application of radiation and radioactive isotopes to problems in chemistry and environmental sciences; detection and determination of radiation; safe handling and disposal of radioactive materials; other problems in environmental radiation safety.
580 Advanced Organic Chemistry (5) Structural theory, stereochemistry, reactive intermediates, and reaction mechanisms.
586 Advanced Analytical Chemistry (5) Fundamental principles of instrumental analysis. Electrochemistry, atomic and molecular spectroscopy, gas and liquid chromatography.
587 Forensic Chemistry (7) Prereq: 533. Survey of chemical problems most frequently encountered in crime lab and their currently acceptable solutions, as well as special techniques not covered in other analytical chemistry courses. 3 lec, 3 lab.
589 Basic Biochemistry (5) Prereq: 302 or 307. Survey course, including introduction to biochemical concepts and techniques, metabolic pathways, and information storage and transmission, with emphasis on directions of current biochemical research.
590 Introduction to Biochemistry (4) Protein chemistry, enzymology, and nucleic acid chemistry.
591 Introduction to Biochemistry (4) Prereq: 590. Bioenergetics, metabolism, and metabolic control systems.
592 Introduction to Biochemistry (4) Prereq: 591. Study of integrated molecular systems in biology.
630 Instrument Use and Maintenance (2-4) Technical information concerning operation and maintenance of sophisticated instruments is presented. Includes preparation of users' manuals and videotape presentations that explain and demonstrate techniques. Registration required for access to instruments. Credit allowed more than once, as subjects vary.
695 Research and Thesis (1-15) Research and thesis as recommended by department.
700 Research Techniques (4) Important skills and techniques of chemical research including glassblowing, vacuum techniques, separation methods, etc.
701 Advanced Organic Chemistry (4) Prereq: 580. Organic syntheses.
702 Advanced Organic Chemistry (4) Prereq: 701. Theoretical aspects of organic chemistry.
703 Physical Organic Chemistry (4) Prereq: 702. Application of modern concepts to structure and reactivity in organic reactions of various mechanistic classes.
704 Heterocyclic Chemistry (4) Theoretical and synthetic aspects.
705 Organometallic Chemistry (4) Prereq: 576 and 580. Structure and reactivity of organometallic compounds.
706 Natural Products Chemistry (4) Prereq: 702. Terpenes, steroids, alkaloids, and other natural products.
710 Special Topics in Organic Chemistry (4) Selected topics of current interest.
711 Protein Chemistry (4) Prereq: 590. Topics and techniques relevant to thorough understanding of current status of protein chemistry and enzymology. Includes isolation, purification, and characterization of proteins by standard techniques, active center characterization, and physiochemical features of proteins.
712 Biophysical Chemistry (4) Prereq: 590. Applications of physical methods to biological systems, including UV visible, nuorescence, infrared, Raman, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopies.
713 Bioenergetics and the Structure and Function of Biological Membranes (4) Prereq: 592. Membrane biogenesis; development and intracellular trafficking; advanced topics in molecular physiology of membranes.
714 Control and Regulation in Molecular Biology (3) Prereq: 590. Current concepts in chromosomal structure and function, genetic control of transcription, and translation control of protein synthesis.
715 Advanced Special Topics in Biochemistry (3) Prereq: 590.
716 Enzymology (4) Prereq: 590. A study of the subjects and techniques relevant to the structure and function of enzymes. Topics include enzyme kinetics, purification, characterization, and active site chemistry. Current research directions such as the construction of catalytic RNA molecules (ribozymes) and catalytic antibodies are emphasized, along with the recent role molecular biology techniques have played in the enzymology field.
726 Electroanalytical Chemistry (5) Prereq: 532. Fundamentals and applications of potentiometry, conductometric titrations, coulometry, voltammetry, amperometric titrations, cyclic voltammetry, chronocoulometry. 3 lec, 3 lab.
727 Spectrochemical Analysis (5) Prereq: 533. Modern instrumental methods of molecular spectroscopy including Raman, Fourier transform, IR and NMR, circular dichroism, and mass spectroscopy; recent methods of atomic spectroscopy including plasma sources, diode arrays, and television spectrometers; impact of computerization.
728 Theory and Principles of Analytical Separation (4) Prereq: 586 or 531. Topics include liquid-liquid extractions, partition chromatography, ion exchange, gas chromatography, high pressure liquid chromatography, exclusion chromatography, and electrophoresis.
729 Introduction to Chemometrics (4) Prereq: 586. Topics include multivariate calibration, experimental design and optimization, pattern recognition, signal processing, and multivariate curve resolution.
730 Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry (4-5) Selected topics of current interest: electronics, signal processing techniques, surface analysis, modified and ultramicroelectrodes, hyphenated techniques.
750 Chemical Thermodynamics (4) Prereq: 558. Application of thermodynamics to mixtures and solutions to take account of solvent-solute interaction and ionic effects.
751 Statistical Thermodynamics (4) Prereq: 555 and 558. Derivation of thermodynamic principles and data from knowledge of size and shape of molecules and laws of mechanics.
753 Chemical Applications of Group Theory (5) Prereq: 555. Develops foundations for application of elementary group theory to organize or simplify problems in quantum chemistry. Applications include molecular orbitals, molecular vibrations, and ligand field environments.
754 Chemical Quantum Mechanics (4) Prereq: 555. Perturbation and variation theory with application to quantum chemistry; angular momentum; electron-spin; atomic structure. Some matrix theory.
756 Solutions (4) Selected topics in solution thermodynamics such as stoichiometry, determination of equilibrium constants, activity coefficients, and other thermodynamic properties of solutions; theories of electrolytes: electrochemistry, and transport.
757 Chemical Kinetics (4) Experimental methods of obtaining reaction rates, interpretation of rate data, and relationships between mechanism of reactions and rate equations of reactions.
758 Solid State Chemistry (5) Develops foundation of basic surface science concepts and techniques. These concepts include structure of clean and adsorbate covered surfaces, chemical bonding of adsorbates, energy transfer mechanisms on surfaces, and catalyzed surface reactions.
761 Molecular Structure I (4) Prereq: 555. Theoretical principles of rotational, vibrational, and electronic spectra of diatomic and polyatomic molecules.
762 Molecular Structure II (4) Prereq: 555. Theoretical principles of nuclear magnetic resonance and electron spin resonance spectroscopy.
763 Radiation and Photochemistry (4) Comparison of radiation and photochemical reactions; primary and secondary processes; general treatment of free radical mechanisms; isolation and detection of free radicals; radiation dosimetry; chemical and biological effects of radiation.
764 Special Topics in Physical Chemistry (3-4)
775 Theoretical Inorganic Chemistry (4) Prereq: 576. Theoretical principles underlying physical and chemical behavior of inorganic substances.
776 Chemistry of the Representative Elements (4) Prereq: 576. Descriptive chemistry of A-group elements.
777 Chemistry of Transition Elements (4) Prereq: 775. Descriptive chemistry of transition elements and their coordination compounds.
778 Chemistry of Heavy Elements (4) Prereq: 775. Descriptive chemistry of lanthanides, actinides, and selected heavy metals.
790 Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry (3-4)
891 Inorganic Chemistry Seminar (2) Required of inorganic chemistry majors.
892 Organic Chemistry Seminar (2) Selected topics from current literature presented by participating students and staff.
893 Analytical Chemistry Seminar (2) Required of analytical chemistry majors.
894 Physical Chemistry Seminar (2) Required of physical chemistry majors.
895 Doctoral Research and Dissertation (1-15) Research and dissertation as recommended by department.
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