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WESTERN UNIVERSITY, LONDON, ONTARIO
@ Western:
Winter 2024
Undergraduate - Chem 2281: Inorganic Chemistry of the Main Group Elements (Inorg. Chem. II)
Comparison of the structure and solution chemistry of the main group elements and their oxides, halides and hydrides; examples of these compounds in the world around us, with a discussion of the chemical principles involved; Molecular Orbital Theory of polyatomic molecules; metallic bonding and semiconductors.
Winter 2024
Graduate - Chem 9541: X-ray Crystallography I
This course will give registrants 1) a working knowledge of crystal structure analysis so that they will be able to make an informed reading of crystal structure results they encounter in the chemical literature and 2) provide enough background for those Chemistry Ph.D. students who would like to go on and learn how to collect their own data and solve and refine crystal structures. This course is broken up into two components: CHEM-9541 (Winter 2024) and CHEM-9542 (Fall 2024), which will cover theoretical and practical aspects of X-ray crystallography, respectively.
@ Windsor
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
Winter 2024
Undergraduate - Chem 2281: Inorganic Chemistry of the Main Group Elements (Inorg. Chem. II)
Comparison of the structure and solution chemistry of the main group elements and their oxides, halides and hydrides; examples of these compounds in the world around us, with a discussion of the chemical principles involved; Molecular Orbital Theory of polyatomic molecules; metallic bonding and semiconductors.
Winter 2024
Graduate - Chem 9541: X-ray Crystallography I
This course will give registrants 1) a working knowledge of crystal structure analysis so that they will be able to make an informed reading of crystal structure results they encounter in the chemical literature and 2) provide enough background for those Chemistry Ph.D. students who would like to go on and learn how to collect their own data and solve and refine crystal structures. This course is broken up into two components: CHEM-9541 (Winter 2024) and CHEM-9542 (Fall 2024), which will cover theoretical and practical aspects of X-ray crystallography, respectively.
@ Windsor
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