The drover group
The university of windsor, Windsor, ON
WE ARE MOVING TO WESTERN UNIV. - JULY 2023!
Winter 2020/2021/2022:
Undergraduate - Chem 4535: Organometallics for Clean Energy Conversion
Graduate - Chem 8535: Organometallic and Related Molecules for Clean Energy Conversion
This course exposes students to the use of organometallic chemistry for clean energy conversion. The content will be broken up into four major sub-sections regarding Earth’s hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen cycles. Topics of interest will include (but are not limited to): i) assessing the energy challenge; ii) nuclear energy; iii) hydrogen as an energy carrier in fuel cells; iv) recent developments in CO2 hydrogenation; v) assessing global need for ammonia formation and utilization; and vi) homogeneous water oxidation. In each of these areas, students are expected to develop a basic understanding of the factors that govern chemical reactivity in an effort to propose new catalysts from scratch. Emphasis will be placed on honing students’ writing skills, mastering careful literature evaluation, and providing strong oral presentations.(Prerequisite: Chem-2500/2501/3500). (3 lecture hours/week)
Winter 2022:
Undergraduate - Chem. 2003: Contemporary Chemistry
What has chemistry done for you lately? Chemistry is a branch of science that investigates molecules – the fundamental building blocks of matter. It surrounds us (inside and out!), affecting everything from what we eat and how we feel to the cell phone in our pocket and the computer that sits on our desk. Chemistry is an enabling technology that will deliver solutions to many of our planet’s problems, including topics related to clean energy production, environmental health, and sustainable food production. This course provides a venue to interpret the underlying chemistry in our everyday lives – we will start with a “big bang”, surveying how the universe first began, moving quickly to a broad array of special topics including clean energy production, environmental toxicology, metals in biology, the fundamental science underlying display technologies, and more!
Fall 2020/2021/2022:
Undergraduate - Chem. 2500: Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry
This class studies the origin of trends in the periodic table, molecular symmetry, and chemical bonding (incl. ionic bonding and the molecular orbital and valence bond models for covalent bonding). These approaches will be used to explain the chemistry and properties of selected classes of main group compounds. Photoelectron, NMR, and vibrational spectroscopy are introduced as complementary tools in the examination of these molecular species (Prerequisite: Chem-1110). (3 lecture hours/week, 1.5 tutorial hours/week).
Winter 2023:
Undergraduate - Chem. 2410: Introduction to Physical Chemistry II
This class studies the following topics: physical and chemical equilibrium, equilibrium electrochemistry, molecular motion and collisions, chemical reaction rates, kinetics, and introduction to statistical mechanics. (Prerequisite: CHEM-2400) (3 lecture hours/week, 3 laboratory hours)
Fall 2022/Winter 2023:
Undergraduate - Chem. 4900A/B: Honors Thesis Course
Undergraduate - Chem 4535: Organometallics for Clean Energy Conversion
Graduate - Chem 8535: Organometallic and Related Molecules for Clean Energy Conversion
This course exposes students to the use of organometallic chemistry for clean energy conversion. The content will be broken up into four major sub-sections regarding Earth’s hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen cycles. Topics of interest will include (but are not limited to): i) assessing the energy challenge; ii) nuclear energy; iii) hydrogen as an energy carrier in fuel cells; iv) recent developments in CO2 hydrogenation; v) assessing global need for ammonia formation and utilization; and vi) homogeneous water oxidation. In each of these areas, students are expected to develop a basic understanding of the factors that govern chemical reactivity in an effort to propose new catalysts from scratch. Emphasis will be placed on honing students’ writing skills, mastering careful literature evaluation, and providing strong oral presentations.(Prerequisite: Chem-2500/2501/3500). (3 lecture hours/week)
Winter 2022:
Undergraduate - Chem. 2003: Contemporary Chemistry
What has chemistry done for you lately? Chemistry is a branch of science that investigates molecules – the fundamental building blocks of matter. It surrounds us (inside and out!), affecting everything from what we eat and how we feel to the cell phone in our pocket and the computer that sits on our desk. Chemistry is an enabling technology that will deliver solutions to many of our planet’s problems, including topics related to clean energy production, environmental health, and sustainable food production. This course provides a venue to interpret the underlying chemistry in our everyday lives – we will start with a “big bang”, surveying how the universe first began, moving quickly to a broad array of special topics including clean energy production, environmental toxicology, metals in biology, the fundamental science underlying display technologies, and more!
Fall 2020/2021/2022:
Undergraduate - Chem. 2500: Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry
This class studies the origin of trends in the periodic table, molecular symmetry, and chemical bonding (incl. ionic bonding and the molecular orbital and valence bond models for covalent bonding). These approaches will be used to explain the chemistry and properties of selected classes of main group compounds. Photoelectron, NMR, and vibrational spectroscopy are introduced as complementary tools in the examination of these molecular species (Prerequisite: Chem-1110). (3 lecture hours/week, 1.5 tutorial hours/week).
Winter 2023:
Undergraduate - Chem. 2410: Introduction to Physical Chemistry II
This class studies the following topics: physical and chemical equilibrium, equilibrium electrochemistry, molecular motion and collisions, chemical reaction rates, kinetics, and introduction to statistical mechanics. (Prerequisite: CHEM-2400) (3 lecture hours/week, 3 laboratory hours)
Fall 2022/Winter 2023:
Undergraduate - Chem. 4900A/B: Honors Thesis Course