2013–2014 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

CHE 5567 NANOTECHNOLOGY (3 credits). Understanding and development
of materials synthesis-structure-function relationships, emphasizing bulk and
surface analytical techniques, catalyst synthesis methods, nanoporous materials,
nanoparticles, nanocomposites, carbon nanotubes, nanowires, molecular selfassembly
and molecular recognition, biologically inspired materials and nanomedicine.
(Requirement: Graduate standing or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites:
CHE 3260 or CHM 2002.
CHE 5569 BIOMATERIALS AND TISSUE REGENERATION (3 credits).
Introduces the principles of materials science and cell biology underlying the design of
medical implants, artificial organs and matrices for tissue engineering. (Requirement:
Prerequisite course or graduate standing or instructor approval.) Prerequisites:
BIO 4010 or CHE 3260.
CHE 5571 PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR WATER TREATMENT
(3 credits). Modeling and design of physical and chemical processes for water treatment:
coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, chemical precipitation, adsorption, ion
exchange, reverse osmosis, chemical oxidation. (Requirement: Graduate standing
or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: CHE 3170.
CHE 5572 BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES FOR WATER TREATMENT (3 credits).
Modeling and design of biological processes used for water and wastewater treatment:
aerobic and anaerobic treatment, sludge digestion, nutrient removal and disinfection.
(Requirement: Graduate standing or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites:
CHE 3170.
CHE 5899 FINAL SEMESTER THESIS (0-2 credits). Variable registration
for thesis completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
(Requirements: Accepted petition to graduate and approval by Office of Graduate
Programs.)
CHE 5998 GRADUATE PROJECT IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (1-3 credits).
Student works with faculty members in chemical engineering to define and
execute a project in the field of chemical engineering. May be repeated for credit.
(Requirement: Department head approval.)
CHE 5999 THESIS (3-6 credits). Individual research under the direction of a
member of the graduate faculty on a selected topic. Six hours of thesis are required
for the master’s degree.
CHE 6899 FINAL SEMESTER DISSERTATION IN CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING (0-2 credits). Variable registration for dissertation completion
after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements. (Requirements: Accepted
candidacy and approval by the Office of Graduate Programs.)
CHE 6990 RESEARCH IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (1-6 credits).
Independent research under the direction of a member of the graduate faculty
prior to admission to doctoral candidacy. May be repeated for a maximum of nine
credits. (Requirement: Doctoral standing.)
CHE 6999 DISSERTATION IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (3-6 credits).
Preparation of the doctoral dissertation under the direction of the student’s doctoral
committee. (Requirement: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree.)
CHEMISTRY
CHM 1091 NANOSCIENCE/NANOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY (1 credit).
Introduces science/engineering freshmen interested in careers in nanoscience
research/nanotechnology to techniques of nanomaterial fabrication by thin film
deposition and chemical synthesis, and sample characterization techniques like
atomic force and scanning tunneling microscopes. (Requirement: Freshman status
or instructor approval.) Prerequisites: CHM 1101.
CHM 1100 INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY (3 credits). Introduces the basic
concepts of modern chemistry. Provides an adequate chemistry background for the
successful completion of CHM 1101.
CHM 1101 GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1 (4 credits). Covers fundamental principles
of modern chemistry, including stoichiometry, properties of gases, liquids and
solids, thermochemistry, atomic structure, properties of solutions and equilibrium.
Includes lab component.
CHM 1102 GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2 (4 credits). Continues CHM 1101. Covers
acids and bases, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, kinetics, descriptive chemistry
of metals and nonmetals, coordination chemistry, nuclear chemistry. Introduces
organic chemistry. Includes lab component. Prerequisites: CHM 1101.
CHM 2001 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1 (3 credits). Studies the fundamentals of
structure and reaction mechanisms. Includes a review of bonding, preparations
and reactions of organic substances. Prerequisites: CHM 1102.
CHM 2002 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2 (3 credits). Studies the fundamentals of
structure and reaction mechanisms. Includes a review of bonding, preparations
and reactions of organic substances. Prerequisites: CHM 2001.
CHM 2011 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 1 (2 credits). Introduces
organic chemistry techniques for lab operations. Includes preparation, reaction
and analysis of organic compounds. Corequisites: CHM 2001.
CHM 2012 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 2 (2 credits). Continues
CHM 2011. Introduces organic chemistry techniques for lab operations.
Includes preparation, reaction and analysis of organic compounds. Prerequisites:
CHM 2011. Corequisites: CHM 2002.
CHM 2100 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN CHEMISTRY (2 credits). Covers
the applications of computers in chemistry including computer fundamentals;
data collection, analysis and presentation; and the visualization and prediction of
molecular properties. For chemistry majors only. Noncredit for chemistry minor.
(CL) Corequisites: CHM 2001.
CHM 3001 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 1 (3 credits). Includes fundamental principles
of chemical phenomena; thermodynamics, equilibria and states of matter;
and chemical kinetics. Prerequisites: CHM 2002, MTH 2001, PHY 2002.
CHM 3002 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 2 (3 credits). Continues CHM 3001. Includes
chemical dynamics, quantum mechanics, atomic structures, chemical bonding and
spectroscopy. Prerequisites: CHM 3001.
CHM 3011 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 1 (2 credits). Experiments
illustrating the principles and techniques of physical chemistry studied in
CHM 3001. Prerequisites: CHM 2011. Corequisites: CHM 3001.
CHM 3012 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 2 (2 credits). Experiments
illustrating the principles and techniques of physical chemistry studied in
CHM 3002. Prerequisites: CHM 3011. Corequisites: CHM 3002.
CHM 3301 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 1 (3 credits). Focuses on the principles
of modern analytical methods. Includes chemical separation and quantitative measurements,
important equilibrium considerations and the treatment of experimental
data. Prerequisites: CHM 1102.
CHM 3302 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2: INSTRUMENTATION (3 credits).
Principles of modern chemical instrumentation, focusing on spectroscopy.
Prerequisites: CHM 2002, CHM 3301. Corequisites: CHM 3002.
CHM 3311 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 1 (2 credits). Students
conduct experiments in quantitative analytical techniques. Corequisites:
CHM 3301.
CHM 3312 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2: INSTRUMENTATION
LABORATORY (2 credits). Quantitative and instrumental analysis techniques
to accompany CHM 3302. Prerequisites: CHM 3311. Corequisites: CHM 3002,
CHM 3302.
CHM 4001 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1 (3 credits). Covers basic theoretical
concepts of inorganic chemistry as related to elementary structure and bonding,
stressing representative elements; and donor-acceptor concepts, symmetry and
group theory. Introduces transition metal chemistry. Prerequisites: CHM 3002.
CHM 4002 ADVANCED INORGANIC CHEMISTRY (3 credits). Includes structure
and stability in coordination chemistry, spectroscopy of transition metal compounds;
descriptive transition metal chemistry and reactions of metal compounds;
and lanthanides and actinides. Introduces bioinorganic chemistry. Prerequisites:
CHM 4001.
CHM 4111 ADVANCED PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (3 credits). Selected topics
in physical chemistry. Includes statistical mechanics and molecular modeling.
Prerequisites: CHM 3002.
CHM 4222 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY (3 credits). Applies basic principles
of inorganic and organic chemistry to natural systems. Includes applications of terrestrial,
aquatic and atmospheric chemistry. Prerequisites: CHM 2002.
CHM 4304 ADVANCED ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (3 credits). Includes
electrode processes, thermodynamic and kinetic considerations, electrochemical
methods and recent research articles. Prerequisites: CHM 3002, CHM 3302.
CHM 4500 ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (3 credits). Fundamentals
of physical organic chemistry. Includes stereochemistry and structure, methods
of mechanistic elucidation and selected mechanistic descriptions. Prerequisites:
CHM 3002.
CHM 4550 POLYMER CHEMISTRY (3 credits). Introduces classes of polymers,
their general patterns of behavior, polymer synthesis, physics of the solid state,
polymer characterization, polymer rheology and polymer processing. Prerequisites:
CHM 3002.
CHM 4611 ADVANCED LABORATORY TECHNIQUES 1 (2 credits). Studies
advanced lab techniques. Emphasizes analytical and inorganic methodology.
(Requirement: Senior standing in chemistry.)
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