Chemistry (CHEM)

Atomic theory; chemical nomenclature; chemical equations and reactions; stoichiometry; electronic structure of atoms, periodic properties of the elements, covalent bonding, molecular geometry and properties of gases.

Prerequisite: MATH 120, MATH 122, MATH 131, or MATH 115 or concurrent enrollment or placement in MATH 115 or higher.

Prerequisites: CHEM 1100 or CHEM 110, CHEM 1140 or concurrent enrollment.

Atomic theory; stoichiometry; properties of gases, liquids, and solids; electronic structure and periodic table; covalent bonding; kinetics and equilibrium; acid-base, precipitation, and reduction-oxidation reactions; basic thermodynamics; associated lab experiments.

Introduction to the Chemistry and Biochemistry programs, faculty, staff, and the facilities. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the various research programs in the department. Students will also be introduced to various chemistry and biochemistry careers.

Introduction to the fundamentals of organic chemistry: chemical properties of organic compounds, synthesis and nomenclature of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, cycloalkanes, aromatic hydrocarbons, and alkyl halides. Additional topics include stereochemistry, acid-base reactions, infrared spectroscopy,

Prerequisites: CHEM 1100 or CHEM 110 and CHEM 1120 or CHEM 112

Introduction to the fundamental lab techniques used in organic chemistry.

Prerequisites: CHEM 1110 or CHEM 111, CHEM 1130 or CHEM 113; CHEM 2200 or CHEM 220 or concurrent enrollment.

Introduction to the chemistry of alcohols, ethers, carbonyl compounds, amines, and carbohydrates. Additional topics include oxidations and reductions of organic molecules; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; the structure and reactions of enolates, structures, properties, and syntheses of polymers; common organic macromolecules; and toxicology.

Prerequisites: CHEM 2200 or CHEM 220

Laboratory experience in synthesis and analysis of organic compounds.

Prerequisites: CHEM 2210 or CHEM 221; CHEM 2220 or CHEM 222 or concurrent enrollment.

Organic Chemistry Laboratory for students interested in the molecular sciences, including biochemistry, chemistry, molecular biology, chemical physics, and chemical engineering. Laboratory experience in multistep synthesis of compounds as well as opportunity for participation in course-based original research projects. Additional emphasis on techniques for determining molecular structure and quantitative sample purity: nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, gas and liquid chromatography, as well as uses of standard compounds. Skills in experimental design and troubleshooting as well as laboratory independence will be cultivated.

Prerequisites: CHEM 2210 or CHEM 221; CHEM 2220 or CHEM 222 or concurrent enrollment.

Study of the methods of inquiry used across the disciplines in science. Development of scientific literacy through discussion of important public issues such as energy, medicine, the environment, and climate change.

Study of the methods of inquiry used across the disciplines of chemistry and biochemistry in science. Development of scientific literacy through discussion of important public issues within biotechnology.

Regular attendance by second-year students at the Departmental Seminar Program.

Introduction to the chemistry of the transition elements. Structure, stereochemistry, and bonding in transition metal complexes. Applied thermodynamics, oxidation-reduction, and descriptive chemistry of the main group elements. Nuclear reactions and the actinide elements. Organic chemistry or the transition elements. Chemistry of f block: lanthanides and actinides. Introduction to nuclear chemistry.

Prerequisites: CHEM 2220 or CHEM 222

The synthesis of transition metal complexes and characterization by intra-red, UV-Visible, and NMR spectroscopy. Optical activity and the resolution of a racemic mixture. Organometallic compounds and clusters of the p-block elements. Reactions in non-aqueous solvents and under an inert atmosphere.

Prerequisites: CHEM 2220 and (CHEM 2230 or CHEM 2250) and CHEM 3300 or concurrent enrollment.

Properties of gases, chemical thermodynamics, chemical equilibria, colligative properties, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, reaction mechanisms, kinetic molecular theory, introductory statistical mechanics.

Prerequisites: CHEM 2200 or CHEM 220 or permission of instructor, MATH 123 or MATH 132, PHYS 2100 or PHYS 2550 or concurrent enrollment.

Physical measurements, calorimetry, physical equilibria, phase behavior, chemical equilibria, kinetics, colligative properties and electrochemistry.

Prerequisites: CHEM 3400 or CHEM 340 or concurrent enrollment.

Quantum mechanics, introductory computational chemistry, atomic and molecular spectroscopy (including microwave, IR, UV-Visible, and NMR spectroscopies), statistical mechanics, group theory.

Prerequisites: CHEM 2200 or CHEM 220 or permission of instructor, MATH 123 or MATH 132, PHYS 2100 or PHYS 2550.

Chemical and enzyme kinetics, solutions of macromolecules, chemical equilibria, transport processes, sedimentation, transport in electric fields, physical methods in biochemistry, scattering, molecular modeling.

Prerequisites: CHEM 3400 or CHEM 340 and CHEM 3410 or CHEM 341

Kinetics, colligative properties, macromolecular solution properties, atomic and molecular spectroscopy as applied to biochemical systems.

Prerequisites: CHEM 3400 or CHEM 340 and CHEM 3410 or CHEM 341

See ENVS 3500

See ENVS 3570.

See ENVS 3580.

See ENVS 3590.

Theory of chemical analyses, statistical analyses in chemistry, and an introduction to spectroscopy. Lab includes quantitative analyses by gravimetric, titrimetric, and spectroscopic methods.

Prerequisites: CHEM 1120 or CHEM 112 and CHEM 1130 or CHEM 113

Techniques of protein purification, enzyme assay, and kinetics.

Prerequisites: CHEM 2230 or CHEM 2250, CHEM 3700 or concurrent enrollment.

Recent advances in biochemistry and biotechnology derived from published literature, along with a focus on the process of scientific discovery and ethical conduct of research. Additionally, students will learn about information storage and flow through the central dogma (DNA replication and repair, RNA synthesis and processing, and protein biosynthesis), along with the regulation of gene expression.

Students work together on a hypothesis-driven research project using advanced methods in biochemistry to characterize a biological process or macromolecule. They will engage in the scientific process through experimental design, conduct, analysis, and dissemination of results.

Prerequisites: CHEM 2220, CHEM 3600 or permission of instructor.

Addresses the major chemical topics associated with wine production, chemical analysis of wine and wine faults. Provides an overview of wine-making and the wine industry through a combination of lecture, lab and field trips. Explore chemical and biochemical processes in food preparation and pairing.

Prerequisites: CHEM 220 or CHEM 222.
Minimum age of 21 or permission of instructor.

Regular attendance at Departmental Seminar Program.

Regular attendance at Departmental Seminar Program and presentation of a seminar.

Explores the latest applications and developments in sustainable and clean technologies in various sectors including in energy, agriculture, transportation, housing, water, food, and consumer goods. Reviews the science and economics of the leading technology solutions such as solar energy, fuel cell and energy storage as well as the developments in the underlying sciences in material science, chemistry, agricultural sciences, and microbiology among others. Examines the recent investments in sustainable solutions to identify future technological and business trends and opportunities. Investigates detailed Life Cycle Analyses and examples in materials and biochemical applications.

Research/Development work conducted in a professional chemical setting in a local government or industrial laboratory. Work includes both theory and laboratory practice on a project designed cooperatively by the laboratory's supervisory staff and LMU faculty. The project is jointly supervised by on-site staff and LMU faculty.

Modern synthetic reactions and organometallic chemistry with an emphasis on drug discovery, stereoselectivity, mechanisms, and the evolution of organic synthesis.

Prerequisites: CHEM 2220

Laboratory techniques for multi-step synthesis and spectroscopic analysis of organic compounds.

Ligand field theory and spectral properties of transition metal complexes. Acid-base concepts and non-aqueous ionizing solvents. Molecular orbital theory applied to p-block clusters. Metallic bonding and chemistry of the solid state.

The study of the function and structure of metal ions in biology: the properties and spectroscopy of metal ions; metalloproteins; the interaction between metal ions and DNA or RNA; introduction of metal ions into biological systems as probes and as drugs.

Theory and practice of analytical methods including infrared spectroscopy, atomic spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and gas and liquid chromatography.

The chemistry and biochemistry involved in food preparation and development. Examples include flavorings, food additives, what happens when it is cooked, then eaten; nutritional aspects of foods, food supplements, preservation, food fads.

Prerequisites: CHEM 2220 or CHEM 222

Seminal discoveries and recent advances in biochemistry and biotechnology are discussed and analyzed. Typical topics discussed include protein phage display, next generation sequencing technologies, gene editing, gene synthesis and mutagenesis, protein design and engineering. Students will also read and discuss publications in the fields of biochemistry and biotechnology. Students will be introduced to the practices and policies encountered in industry. Students will also have a chance to apply biotechnology and biochemistry tools in an integrated laboratory component of the course.

The foundational principles of biochemistry will be used to explore the structures and functions of viruses, along with recent scientific discoveries in virology. Topics discussed will include virus evolution and ecology, virus structure and function, virus reproduction cycle, host-virus interactions, and the impact of viruses. In addition to gaining content knowledge in virology, students will develop their scientific communication and information literacy skills.

Prerequisites: CHEM 3700 or CHEM 370, BIOL 2010 or permission of the instructor.

Chemical and physiological principles involved in design of drugs; their absorption, metabolism, distribution, and elimination; and their interaction at possible active sites. Mechanism of action of specific groups of drugs, principles of structural design of modern pharmaceuticals are discussed. Introduction to toxiological study of chemicals, as well as animal models and human clinical trials in drug development.

Prerequisites: CHEM 3700 or CHEM 370 or permission of instructor.

An introduction to the principles of toxicology, emphasizing cellular mechanisms, e.g., cell signaling, mutagenesis, and/or carcinogenesis. Topics will also include dose-response, toxicokinetics, risk assessment, effects of toxicants on the environment, and approaches that can decrease the amounts of toxicants in the environment, such as the implementation of green chemistry principles.

Prerequisites: CHEM 3700 or CHEM 370 or permission of instructor.

Regular attendance at Departmental Seminar Program.

Regular attendance at Departmental Seminar Program and presentation of a seminar.

Research/Development work conducted in a professional chemical setting in a local government or industrial laboratory. Work includes both theory and laboratory practice on a project designed cooperatively by the laboratory's supervisory staff and LMU faculty. The project is jointly supervised by on-site staff and LMU faculty.

Guided teaching of the undergraduate laboratories.

A written report is required.

Prerequisites: CHEM 3600 or permission of instructor.