The Senior Capstone Experience (SCE) requiresa literature-based research project oran experimental or computational project incollaboration with a chemistry faculty member andwriting a thesis-quality report. Projects involvesynthetic and preparative procedures and includethe use of chemistry's research-grade UV-VIS,spectrofluorometer, FTIR, AA, NMR, GC, HPLC,GC-MS, ICP-MS, LC-MS, and the computational lab.The ACS-certified option requires alaboratory-based research project to meet thenumber of laboratory hours required by the ACS,which can be waived if ACS-certified optionstudents have performed credit-based research inFall or Spring semesters or during the summer.Seniors present project results in a postersession that is open to the College community. TheSCE is graded (A-F).

This introductory course focuses on the chemicaldimensions of current environmental problems suchas global warming, ozone depletion, water and soilcontamination, and energy production. Fundamentalprinciples of chemical bonding, reactions, andenergy are studied as they arise in connectionwith each environmental issue. Interdisciplinaryaspects are explored to further understand themultiple dimensions of the problems. Intended forstudents planning to major outside the sciences.

This one-semester course provides a foundation inthe fundamental principles of chemical structureand reactivity of organic molecules. Key topicsinclude atomic and molecular structure,intramolecular and intermolecular forces, organicfunctional groups, thermochemistry, acid/baseequilibria, kinetics, and basic organic reactionmechanisms. Laboratory work is designed tocomplement lecture material.

This is the first lab course offered in theChemistry sequence, coupled with the lecture CHE120. This course focuses on fundamentals of thelaboratory experience including coverage ofsafety, demonstration of techniques and use ofinstrumentation with lab experiments concentratingon synthesis and analysis. Analytical techniqueslearned in this course include melting pointdetermination, Thin Layer Chromatography, rotaryevaporation, separatory funneling,volumetric/weight measurement and quantitativeanalysis/stoichiometry. This foundational labcourse is necessary before moving on to morecomplex laboratory experiences.

Reactions of Organic Molecules (CHE 140) buildsupon the fundamental principles discussed in CHE120 Chemical Principles of Organic Molecules. Thiscourse focuses on the reactivity of organicmolecules, including aliphatic and aromatichydrocarbons, their halogenated derivatives, andmolecules containing heteroatoms such as oxygen,nitrogen, and sulfur. Students are also exposed tochemical synthesis and the use of modernspectroscopic techniques for the determination ofmolecular structure.

Along with practicing and applying foundationalpractices learned in CHE 122, the Reactions ofOrganic Molecules Laboratory course (CHE 142)expands the laboratory-technique tool-kit toinclude column chromatography, distillation,refluxing (sometimes in a nitrogen environment),recrystallization and more. In this course,in-depth organic synthesis is done andinstrumental analysis is conducted for the firsttime, using GC/MS, H-NMR and IR spectroscopy.

Internships are an opportunity for students towork with industries, governmental laboratoriesand institutes, and outside non-research-basedinstitutions. Students work closely with anon-site supervisor to discover the numerousaspects of the working world. Participants producea final report detailing the findings of theirresearch. A maximum of four credits is allowed.Graded A-F.

An advanced Chemistry topic or topics is chosenbased on student interest and faculty expertise.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty memberand a student researching a topic of interest thatis relevant to a student's major or minor.Research is conducted on campus. Students must beenrolled before the research can begin. GradedA-F or Pass/Fail. 45 hours are required percredit.

An individual research project chosen by thestudent in consultation with a faculty mentor. Thestudent, with the help of the mentor, design aproject to be implemented during a one- ortwo-semester period or during the summer. Studentsconduct an appropriate literature search, carryout the research, and submit a written report bythe end of each semester. Students may earn up to4 credits for summer research for a maximum ofeight credits. Graded A-F.

Students gain an opportunity for to work with aprofessor on a research project or on an in-depthliterature review project during the academicyear. Students may earn one or two credits persemester. Graded A-F.

The cycling of natural chemical species andpollutants in the water, soil and air of our earthsystem is a major component of our complexecosystem. In this environmental chemistry course,students develop an understanding of the transportand reactions controlling natural chemical speciesin our environment, as well as the cycling ofpollutants. Students study current issues ofwater, soil and air pollution, as well as energyproduction, and how society is working towardsreducing the introduction and movement ofpollutants through our environment. In thelaboratory portion of the class, studentsinvestigate the water quality of local waterbodies, including the Chester River, as well asconduct hands-on experiments related to theenvironmental topics studied in class.

This one-semester course is intended to providean introduction to analytical methods utilized inchemistry. Both classical and instrumentalmethods of analysis are considered. A detailedtreatment of simple and complex chemicalequilibria with particular emphasis on acid-base,oxidation-reduction, and precipitation equilibriais presented as a basis for the classicalgravimetric and titrimetric methods. Theinstrumental techniques includeelectroanalytical, UV-visible molecularspectroscopy, atomic spectroscopy, andchromatography. Other topics include a review ofintermolecular forces and states of matter.

The Quantitative Chemical Analysis lab coursefocuses on analytical techniques and dataanalysis, coupled with CHE 220 (lecture). Insteadof emphasizing the end result of chemicalsynthesis, quantitative data is collected andanalyzed throughout the progression of theexperiments. Experimental techniques used includecolorimetry, titration, gravimetric analysis andpH determination. Students gain experience withprecision measurement methods and employstatistical analyses to determine the precisionand accuracy of each experiment.

This course brings students into the chemist's laband artist's studio at turns to offerinterdisciplinary insight into the overlap betweenscientific versus artistic processes of inquiry.Students are taught the chemical processes ofvarious art materials and how to make, harvest, orfind their own environmentally friendly materialswhich are then incorporated into self-designed artprojects. The laboratory curriculum asks studentsto identify environmental hazards of artmaterials, understand the link of these hazards torelated ailments and devastations, and identifysustainable science solutions that avoid use ofthe hazards. The studio curriculum introducesstudents to aesthetic and conceptual frameworksthat contemporary artists use, and encouragestudents to develop a distinctive creative voicethat considers the meaning of the materials andprocesses they work with.This course fulfills the distribution requirementfor either the Humanities and Fine Arts or theNatural Sciences and Quantitative. Chemistrymajors on the non-ACS certified track, Chemistryminors, and Art and Art History majors/minors cancount this course as an elective for their majoror minor. Non ACS-certified majors can only countthis course as an elective for the Fine Artsdistribution.

Chemistry of the Elements is a one-semester coursethat builds on knowledge acquired in ChemicalPrinciples of Organic Molecules and QuantitativeChemical Analysis. This course covers theproperties of all groups of elements in theperiodic table with the exception of organiccarbon chemistry. It also helps students discoverthe relationships between elements in differentgroups and understand the chemical reactions theyundergo. The course focuses on the properties andreactions of selected important, essential, butalso less commonly covered elements and compoundssuch as transition metals and organometalliccomplexes. The course goal is to demonstrate thatthe study of elements other than carbon is not anisolated branch of chemistry but is relevant inour everyday life as well as to many scientificfields such as pharmacy, medicine, biology,geology, environmental science, and materialsscience. An essential component of the course is athree-hour laboratory session which introducesstudents to how inorganic compounds are used intheir environmental, biochemical, and industrialcontexts. An introduction of green chemistryprinciples is a driving force in the lab portionof this course. This course is required for Chemistry majors (ACSand non-ACS track) as well as for students on thepre-health professions track. It serves as anelective for Chemistry minors and meets therequirement for the ACS certification as afoundation course in Inorganic Chemistry.

The Chemistry of the Elements laboratory courseapplies acquired laboratory skills to real-lifeapplications with a main focus on sustainabilityand experiments investigating greener ways toutilize chemical elements. Experiments includecleaning up simulated oil spills, recycling labwaste from other laboratory experiments anddetermining ion concentrations in water samplesfrom the science building. During this course,students use instrumentation such as H-, C-, andP-NMR, UV-Vis, and IR spectroscopy.

Internships are an opportunity for students towork with industries, governmental laboratoriesand institutes, and outside non-research-basedinstitutions. Students work closely with anon-site supervisor to discover the numerousaspects of the working world. Participants producea final report detailing the findings of theirresearch. A maximum of four credits is allowed.Graded A-F.

An advanced Chemistry topic or topics is chosenbased on student interest and faculty expertise.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty memberand a student researching a topic of interest thatis relevant to a student's major or minor.Research is conducted on campus. Students must beenrolled before the research can begin. GradedA-F or Pass/Fail. 45 hours are required percredit.

An individual research project chosen by thestudent in consultation with a faculty mentor. Thestudent, with the help of the mentor, design aproject to be implemented during a one- ortwo-semester period or during the summer. Studentsconduct an appropriate literature search, carryout the research, and submit a written report bythe end of each semester. Students may earn up to4 credits for summer research for a maximum ofeight credits. Graded A-F.

Students gain an opportunity for to work with aprofessor on a research project or on an in-depthliterature review project during the academicyear. Students may earn one or two credits persemester. Graded A-F.

This course is designed to provide a comprehensiveintroduction to the structure and function ofbiological molecules at the molecular level. Weexplore biomolecular structure (proteins, nucleicacids, carbohydrates, and lipids), fundamentalconcepts in enzyme reaction mechanisms, and applythese concepts to the breakdown and buildup ofbiomolecules. Students learn to interpretbiochemical data, predict the impact of mutationsassociated with disease and visualize biomolecularstructures with the aid of computer softwarecommonly utilized in the field. Additional topicsinclude protein modeling, metabolism, enzymeengineering and more.

Thermodynamics is the study of the behavior ofmatter and the transformation between differentforms of energy on a macroscopic scale. Reactionkinetics is the study of the rate at which themacroscopic properties and composition of matterchange. These changes can involve either transportproperties, such as thermal conductivity,viscosity, and diffusion or chemical kinetics.Some of the chemical kinetics topics covered arerate laws, temperature effects on reaction rates,reaction rate theories, reaction mechanisms, andenzyme catalysis. Applications of chemicalthermodynamics and chemical dynamics are drawnfrom environmental chemistry and biochemistry.Laboratory exercises include determination ofthermodynamic properties and kinetics experiments.

Quantum chemistry is the application of quantummechanics to the field of chemistry. Topicsincluded in the discussion of quantum chemistryare the early development of quantummechanics, quantum mechanical models formolecular vibrations and rotations, andelectronic structure of atoms and molecules.Spectroscopy is the study of the interactions ofelectromagnetic radiation with matter, and is theprincipal experimental tool used to investigatethe predictions made using quantum mechanics. Thelaboratory exercises include spectroscopyexperiments and the use of molecular modelingprograms.

The chemistry and metabolism of biologicalmolecules. Students learn about the structure,function and metabolism of proteins,carbohydrates, and fats. Thermodynamics andenzyme-mediated catalysis are addressed, with anemphasis on how reaction rates and energeticsaffect biological processes and pathways. Alaboratory is conducted weekly to introducestudents to experimental techniques and molecularmodeling.

Environmentally friendly scientists and educatorsare increasingly conscious about the need to makechemistry more sustainable. Relying on chemistryas a science for society, three goals areproposed for this cross-disciplinary greenchemistry course: 1. To introduce green chemistry from a historicalpoint of view and present applications in oureveryday life, in academia, and industryworldwide. 2. To place green chemistry in the wider world anddiscover how green chemistry can help in solvingemerging global challenges. 3. To engage in forest thinking acrossdisciplinary boundaries using green chemistry asthe driving force. Real-world examples are used to illustrate thegoals of green chemistry. Throughout the semesterstudents have the opportunity to enhance theirwriting and oral presentation skills and improvetheir communication and discussion abilities.

This course is designed to provide a comprehensiveintroduction to the interdisciplinary field ofMedicinal Chemistry. This course will pull heavilyfrom ideas in both chemistry and biology and willwork at the intersection of both fields. We willfocus on how drugs work to treat and preventdisease by working our way through the drugdiscovery and development pipeline. Students willlearn the basics of pharmacology that can then beapplied to any class of drug for any givendisease. An emphasis on reading and criticallyevaluating primary literature will help studentslearn more about the topics in medicinal chemistrythat most excite them.

Organic Mechanisms and Synthesis delves deeperinto the concepts from Reactions of OrganicMolecules (CHE 140). In this course, studentswill learn about modern organic reactions, theirmechanisms, and the application of thesereactions in organic synthesis. Students willalso be exposed to polymer and supramolecularchemistry, with a focus on the synthesis andproperties of these compounds and theirapplications. The laboratory component of thiscourse will provide students the opportunity tolearn techniques that are required for thesynthesis and characterization of organic,inorganic, and organometallic compounds, as wellas, teach students how to think strategicallyaboutthe chemical reactions needed to complete achemical synthesis. This course will meet forthree hours of lecture and three hours of lab perweek.

Internships are an opportunity for students towork with industries, governmental laboratoriesand institutes, and outside non-research-basedinstitutions. Students work closely with anon-site supervisor to discover the numerousaspects of the working world. Participants producea final report detailing the findings of theirresearch. A maximum of four credits is allowed.Graded A-F.

This seminar course attempts to prepare ourChemistry majors for their future professionalcareer, so they become successful professionalsand experts in the chemistry field. This juniorseminar course introduces students to professionalpreparation, scientific literacy proficiency, andresearch ethics. It is expected that at the end ofthis course, our majors will 1) understand thevariety of career options available to chemists,2) become proficient at literature searching,reading, and interpreting, and 3) realize theimportance of the scientific code of conduct, and4) improve their understanding of contemporarymoral/societal issues in chemistry with anemphasis on sustainability science literacy.Therefore, at the end of this course, thefollowing 4 Cs will have been practiced andmastered: Critical thinking and problem solving,Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity andinnovation. Prerequisite: chemistry major andjunior status.

An advanced Chemistry topic or topics is chosenbased on student interest and faculty expertise.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty memberand a student researching a topic of interest thatis relevant to a student's major or minor.Research is conducted on campus. Students must beenrolled before the research can begin. GradedA-F or Pass/Fail. 45 hours are required percredit.

An individual research project chosen by thestudent in consultation with a faculty mentor. Thestudent, with the help of the mentor, design aproject to be implemented during a one- ortwo-semester period or during the summer. Studentsconduct an appropriate literature search, carryout the research, and submit a written report bythe end of each semester. Students may earn up to4 credits for summer research for a maximum ofeight credits. Graded A-F.

Students gain an opportunity for to work with aprofessor on a research project or on an in-depthliterature review project during the academicyear. Students may earn one or two credits persemester. Graded A-F.

This course expands upon the topics discussedpreviously in the three semesters of organicchemistry. Topics that are covered are: FrontierMolecular Orbital (FMO) Theory and how this can beapplied to chemical reactivity, PericyclicReactions, Linear Free-Energy Relationships,Molecular Rearrangements, Heterocyclic Chemistry,and Organometallic Chemistry. Heavy emphasis isplaced on reaction mechanisms and synthesis.Prerequisite: Chemistry 140 and Chemistry 220.

Our lives are influenced by all types ofmaterials in transportation, housing, clothing,communication, recreation, and food production.The development on the ability to use existingmaterials, produce, manipulate, and select newmaterials suitable in many technologies that makeour existence more comfortable. This coursedepicts relationships between the processing of amaterial, its structure, and finally itsperformance based on its properties in terms ofthe design, production, and utilization of thematerial. The overall goal of this course is tobecome familiar with the selection process thatscientists and engineers use when designing asuitable material at a reasonable cost withminimal environmental impact.

Internships are an opportunity for students towork with industries, governmental laboratoriesand institutes, and outside non-research-basedinstitutions. Students work closely with anon-site supervisor to discover the numerousaspects of the working world. Participants producea final report detailing the findings of theirresearch. A maximum of four credits is allowed.Graded A-F.

An advanced Chemistry topic or topics is chosenbased on student interest and faculty expertise.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty memberand a student researching a topic of interest thatis relevant to a student's major or minor.Research is conducted on campus. Students must beenrolled before the research can begin. GradedA-F or Pass/Fail. 45 hours are required percredit.

An individual research project chosen by thestudent in consultation with a faculty mentor. Thestudent, with the help of the mentor, design aproject to be implemented during a one- ortwo-semester period or during the summer. Studentsconduct an appropriate literature search, carryout the research, and submit a written report bythe end of each semester. Students may earn up to4 credits for summer research for a maximum ofeight credits. Graded A-F.

Students gain an opportunity for to work with aprofessor on a research project or on an in-depthliterature review project during the academicyear. Students may earn one or two credits persemester. Graded A-F.