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Department of Chemistry (CHEM)
Jeffrey O. Boles, Interim Chairperson
DEPARTMENTAL FACULTY: Titus Albu, Thurston E. Banks, Marvin W. Barker, Jeffrey O. Boles, David J. Crouse, Dale D. Ensor, Thomas A. Furtsch, Robert J. Glinski, John J. Harwood, Barbara Albers Jackson, Jisook Kim, Eugene A. Kline, Edward Lisic, Scott H. Northrup, Daniel J. Swartling, Martha J. M. Wells, Mona Wells, Hong Zhang.
DEPARTMENTAL OVERVIEW
Master of Science Degree in Chemistry
The Department of Chemistry offers a program of study leading to an M.S. in Chemistry designed to prepare graduates for a successful career in industry or to continue their education in a doctoral program or professional school. By offering courses in the five major areas of chemistry, the students have an opportunity to reinforce their background and expand their knowledge in areas not covered by their undergraduate degree. The faculty maintains a wide variety of research programs, which gives each student a chance to conduct, evaluate, and report on original research. A low student-to-faculty ratio allows for individual attention and produces a stimulating intellectual atmosphere conducive to learning.
Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Environmental Sciences
The doctoral program in Environmental Sciences is interdisciplinary but offers a concentration in either chemistry or biology. A description of the program, including admission and degree requirements, precedes the course listings for Environmental Sciences.
Fast-Track M.S. Program
The Fast-Track M.S. Chemistry program is designed for chemistry majors in the A.C.S.-certified concentration, enabling them to earn the M.S. degree in Chemistry by staying at TTU one additional academic year and two summers. A senior who opts for the fast-track program will take 6-7 hours of 4000/5000 dually-listed chemistry courses at the 5000-level during their senior year. The admission requirements are:
- Subject to approval by the chair and the chemistry graduate executive committee
- Overall GPA = 2.8 or above, 3.0 or above in upper-division chemistry courses
- Application allowed once Junior Standing is earned
- Can begin Fast-Track Program as a Senior
- Final B.S. must include a minimum of:
- two semesters of calculus
- two semesters each of general, organic, and physical chemistry
- one semester each of analytical chemistry and biochemistry
Entrance to the Fast-Track program can be granted if the student has met requirements 1 and 2 above.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Students seeking admission to full standing in the M.S. program in Chemistry are required to have a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry that has been certified by the American Chemical Society or course work equivalent of this degree. The minimum requirement is one year each of general, analytical, organic, and physical chemistry; and one semester each of inorganic and instrumental analysis. Students are required to take the general portion of the Graduate Record Examination. To be admitted with full standing a student must score at least 1000 pts combined between the verbal and quantitative exams and must score at least 3.5 on the analytical writing exam. Students lacking any of the prerequisites may be admitted to provisional standing and required to take the prerequisites before being admitted to full standing. Foreign students are required to take the TOEFL examination and a minimum score of 550 (213 computer-based) is required to be considered for a teaching assistantship.
DEPARTMENTAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The program of study for the M.S. in Chemistry includes satisfactory completion of a thesis, with a maximum of six semester hours of Chemistry 6990 counted toward the degree requirements. Completion of Chemistry 6900 and other 6000-level course work provides a total of 21 hours. Participation in the seminar program, Chemistry 6910, is mandatory, including the presentation of two seminars. In addition, nine hours of 5000-level classes in chemistry or related fields as prescribed by the student’s program of study may be taken to make an overall total of 30 hours. The student must also satisfactorily complete a comprehensive oral examination administered by the student’s graduate committee.
COURSES
CHEM 4110 (5110). Inorganic Chemistry.--Spring. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: One semester physical chemistry. Correlation of physical and chemical properties of inorganic compounds and atomic structure. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
CHEM 4150 (5150). Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory. Lab. 3. Cr. 1.
Corequisite: CHEM 4110. Synthesis, isolation, and characterization of inorganic compounds, using conventional as well as microscale and inert gas techniques. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
CHEM 4210 (5210). Chemistry of Polymers.--Fall. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: CHEM 3120, 3520. Preparation, structure, and physical and chemical properties of organic and inorganic polymers. Viscoelastic behavior and processing technology. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
CHEM 4310 (5310). Nuclear and Radiochemistry.--Spring. Lec. 2. Lab. 3. Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: One semester physical chemistry. Introduction to theory of nuclear stability and decay processes. The laboratory emphasizes the detection, safe handling, and use of radioisotopes in chemical investigations. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
CHEM 4320 (5320). Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds. —Spring. Lec. 2. Lab. 3. Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: CHEM 3110, 3120, one semester physical chemistry. The isolation and identification of organic compounds by both chemical and physical means with emphasis on spectroscopic methods. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
CHEM 4520 (5520). Instrumental Analysis.--Fall. Lec. 2. Lab. 3. Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: CHEM 2120, 3520. Theory and practice of atomic spectroscopy, chromatography, and electroanalysis; discussion of selected instrumental techniques for analysis of surfaces, molecules, and particles. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
CHEM 4610 (5610). General Biochemistry.--Fall. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: CHEM 3010 or 3110. Chemistry of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids. Includes study of pH, buffer system and biological separation methods. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
CHEM 4620 (5620). General Biochemistry.--Spring. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: CHEM 4610. Intermediary metabolism, bioenergetics, biosynthesis. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
CHEM 4650 (5650). General Biochemistry Laboratory.—Spring. Lab. 6. Cr. 2.
Prerequisite: CHEM 4620 or concurrent enrollment. Laboratory techniques associated with contemporary general biochemistry to include buffer preparation, pKa determination, amino acid analysis, protein expression, separation and purification techniques, protein determination, enzymology, equilibrium and binding constant determination and carbohydrate analysis. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
CHEM 4710 (5710). Environmental Chemistry. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: CHEM 2120, CHEM 3110 or 3010, and a semester of physical chemistry. Basic concepts of environmental chemistry. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
CHEM 4720 (5720). Advanced Environmental Chemistry. Lec. 2. Lab. 3. Cr.3.
Prerequisite: CHEM 4710. Advanced topics within environmental chemistry, including emphasis on organic, inorganic and analytical environmental chemistry. Case studies and contemporary literature in the field will be discussed. CHEM 5720 students will be required to carry out a more extensive field project and present a paper on an advanced topic in environmental chemistry. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
CHEM 4970 (5970). Special Topics. Lec. 1-3. Lab. 0-3. Cr. 1-4.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Timely topics in chemistry. Course may be taken for credit more than once. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
CHEM 6110. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry.--Fall. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: CHEM 4110. The correlation of the physical and chemical properties of inorganic compounds with their structure.
CHEM 6210. Advanced Organic Chemistry.--Spring. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: CHEM 3120. Application of physical principles to the understanding of the structure and dynamics of organic compounds.
CHEM 6320. Advanced Physical Chemistry.--Fall. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: CHEM 3520. Advanced topics in physical chemistry to include aspects of statistical thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, spectroscopy, and kinetics.
CHEM 6410. Advanced Analytical Chemistry.--Spring. Lec. 2. Lab. 3. Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: CHEM 4520. Statistical interpretation of data; electronics of instrumentation; optimization of chromatographic methods; recent developments in spectroscopy, chromatography, and mass spectrometry.
CHEM 6610. Advanced Biochemistry.--Fall. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: CHEM 4620. Major cellular components, their identification and quantitative determination and intermediary metabolism.
CHEM 6900. Directed Studies in Chemistry. Lec. 1. Cr. 1.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in chemistry. Investigation of a current area of research which is compatible with the student's interest and abilities. (Maximum credit toward degree is one hour.)
CHEM 6910. Chemistry Literature Seminar.--Fall, Spring.. Lec. 1. Cr. 1.
Prerequisite: Consent of thesis advisor. Review and oral presentation of current topic in chemical literature. (Maximum credit toward degree is one hour.)
CHEM 6911. Chemistry Thesis Seminar.--Fall, Spring. Lec. 1. Cr. 1.
Prerequisites: Full standing in Chemistry, M.S. program, and consent of thesis advisor. Oral presentation of student's thesis research. (Maximum credit toward degree is one hour.)
CHEM 6970. Advanced Special Topics in Chemistry. Lec. 1-3. Lab. 0-3. Cr. 1-4.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. An advanced course for current topics in chemistry. Course may be taken for credit more than once.
CHEM 6990. Research and Thesis. Cr. 1-9.
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