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In this course, students will review requirements to achieve candidacy. They will use Design Thinking to strategize how to meet these requirements successfully. Using Design Thinking, students will also develop an individual development plan for their graduate career and beyond. Throughout the semester, students will practice effective scientific writing and presentations.

Fundamental principles of electrochemistry. Topics include commonly used analytical electrochemical techniques and associated analysis, thermodynamics and kinetics of electrochemical processes, principles of electrochemical sensors, surface science principles as related to electrocatalysis, and photoelectrochemical energy conversion systems.

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Laboratory Modules are hands-on training in interdisciplinary and translational experimental, analytical, and computational techniques. Modules are centered around a particular technique, but they fundamentally stress how these techniques can be applied to a variety of different problems, perhaps changing the way students think about how they approach certain problems, and include instruction on what opportunities and constraints techniques have, with a focus on rigor and reproducibility associated with said technique.

This course will introduce methods that are used to analyze compounds of biological importance. Such methods include both analytical techniques that are used to measure biomolecules and techniques that use biological processes for analyte detection. The course will discuss basic analytical theories and stay current by incorporating frequent examples of emerging bioanalytical techniques.

A course for first and second year graduate students focusing on protein and nucleic acid structure and function. Topics include: physical basis for structures, tools used in structure determination such as x-ray crystallography, NMR, and circular dichroism as well as structure prediction, visualization and design. Prerequisites: One full year of undergraduate organic chemistry.

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Introduction to quantum mechanics and its application to chemical problems; electronic structure of atoms and molecules, molecular orbital theory, chemical bonding, potential energy surfaces, and molecular spectroscopy. Prerequisite: CHEM 476 or equivalent .

Modern techniques for identification and structural analysis of organic compounds. Emphasis on the interpretation of spectra. Optional lab sections with opportunities to use spectroscopic facilities in the department, and to use spectroscopic techniques and procedures, such as nuclear-nuclear decoupling or 2-D NMR experiments (DEPT, COSY), spectral simulation and prediction, standard sample preparation methods. Completion of a two-semester physical chemistry course prior to enrollment strongly recommended.