Timeroom: Spring 2024

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Chemistry

CHEM 801 (01) - Modern Tools for Researchers in the Chemical Sciences

Chem Research Skills

Credits: 1.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 15
CRN: 54533

Series of professional development workshops on essential research skills, including intellectual property, literature searching and management, data management, building individual development plan and ethical concerns in chemistry.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Christine Caputo

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	R	11:10am - 12:30pm	PARS W131

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Chemistry

CHEM 802 (01) - Critical Thinking for Chemists

Critical Thinking Chem

Credits: 1.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 57071

Students begin writing their Thesis Research Proposal document and participate in structured peer-review of evolving drafts. They also participate in a claim-and-question process in which peers challenge claims made in the document and authors explain them. The activities prepare students to present and discuss their proposal with their committee after the end of the semester.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 801

Instructors: Christopher Bauer

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Chemistry

CHEM 803 (01) - Creative Thinking for Chemists

Creative Thinking Chem

Credits: 1.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 15
CRN: 54534

Students engage in a specific focus on the creative process in scientific research and the formal processes of research proposal development by inspection of existing proposals, discussion of grant agency functions, and developing an original research idea that undergoes a mock panel review.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 802

Instructors: Christopher Bauer

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024		Hours Arranged	PARS S250

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Chemistry

CHEM 862 (01) - Advanced Chemical Analysis Instrumentation

Advanced Instrumentation

Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 50249

Theory, instrumentation, and application of methods to qualitative identification and quantitative measurement of trace chemical substances including environmental pollutants. Includes methods of such as atomic spectroscopy, gas and liquid chromatography, IR and UV-VIS spectrophotometry, electrochemistry, fluorescence, mass spectrometry, X-ray techniques.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : CHEM 762.01

Instructors: Anyin Li

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	TR	9:40am - 11:00am	PARS W131
Final Exam	5/14/2024	5/14/2024	T	8:00am - 10:00am	PARS W131

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Chemistry

CHEM 895 (01) - Special Topics

Special Topics

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 7
CRN: 56650

New or specialized topics not covered in regular course offerings. May be repeated. Lab. (Not offered every year.)

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : CHEM 795.03

Instructors: Nate Oldenhuis

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MW	1:10pm - 5:00pm	PARS S231

Additional Course Details:

SPECIAL TOPICS: CHEMICAL BIOLOGY LAB:

Are you prepared to delve headfirst into the dynamic and interdisciplinary realm of Chemical Biology? Your search ends here! Welcome to an exhilarating opportunity which awaits aspiring scientists to embark on a voyage of discovery, seamlessly uniting the worlds of chemistry and biology.

In this course, you'll have the chance to both synthesize and deploy a diverse array of chemical tools, enabling you to gain unprecedented insights into biological systems. We'll delve into the creation of antibody conjugates, the profiling of kinase activity, and the development of gene delivery polymers. Additionally, you'll harness the state-of-the-art resources of the university's instrumentation center to master techniques such as flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, and high-performance liquid chromatography.

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Chemistry

CHEM 895 (02) - Special Topics

Special Topics

Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 57070

New or specialized topics not covered in regular course offerings. May be repeated. Lab. (Not offered every year.)

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Roy Planalp

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Chemistry

CHEM 895 (03) - Special Topics

Special Topics

Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 57337

New or specialized topics not covered in regular course offerings. May be repeated. Lab. (Not offered every year.)

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : CHEM 763.01

Instructors: Anyin Li

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	T	1:10pm - 6:00pm	PARS S147

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Chemistry

CHEM 899 (01) - Thesis/Problems

Thesis/Problems

Credits: 1.0 to 10.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term - Grad Thesis (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 50224

Conferences, library, and experimental work in some field of chemistry.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 10 credits.

Instructors: Roy Planalp, Cindi Rohwer

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Chemistry

CHEM 902 (01) - Theoretical Organic Chemistry II

Theoretical Organic Chem II

Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 15
CRN: 54537

A continuation of CHEM 901. (Not offered every year.)

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Glen Miller

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	TR	8:10am - 9:30am	PARS S250

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Chemistry

CHEM 904 (01) - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry II

Adv Inorganic Chemistry II

Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 15
CRN: 57026

Overview of current trends in inorganic research, including transition metal reactions and mechanisms and organometallic chemistry. (Not offered every year.)

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Roy Planalp

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	TR	9:40am - 11:00am	PARS S250