CHEM 381 Advanced Physical Chemistry
This course explores advanced topics in Physical Chemistry through the lens of materials chemistry. Materials chemistry focuses on the design, synthesis, and characterization of macromolecular compounds with unique physical properties. Topics in this course include: crystal growth and nucleation, crystal structure, crystallography, surface chemistry, physisorption and chemisorption, photochemistry, band theory, nanomaterials, computational chemistry, and relevant instrumentation. This course will
require students to actively engage in the foundational and contemporary literature within the field. In the lab portion of the class, students will synthesize and characterize various materials and report their physical and chemical properties in accordance to ACS journal styles.