2008-2009 Graduate Catalog - Catalog of Studies - University of ...

The Graduate School Departments and Course Descriptions
structure and function, enzyme kinetics, enzyme mechanisms, and carbohydrate metabolism.
Prerequisite: CHEM 3712L and CHEM 3713 (or CHEM 3613 and CHEM 3611L) and CHEM
3514 (or CHEM 3453 and CHEM 3451L).
CHEM5843 Biochemistry II (Sp) A continuation of CHEM 5813 covering topics including
biological membranes and bioenergetics, photosynthesis, lipids and lipid metabolism,
nucleic acid structure, structure and synthesis, and molecular biology. Prerequisite: CHEM
5813.
CHEM600V Master’s Thesis (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6) Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
CHEM6011 Chemistry Seminar (Sp, Fa) Members of the faculty, graduate and
advanced students meet weekly for discussion of current chemical research. Weekly seminar
sections are offered for the Departmental seminar and for divisional seminars in biochemistry
and in analytical, inorganic, nuclear, organic, and physical chemistry. Chemistry graduate
students register for the Departmental seminar section and one of the divisional seminar sections
each semester they are in residence. Seminar credit does not count toward the minimum
hourly requirements for any chemistry graduate degree. Prerequisite: CHEM 3514 and CHEM
3712L and CHEM 3713 and senior or graduate standing. May be repeated for up to 1 hours of
degree credit.
CHEM619V Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry (Irregular) (1-3) Topics
which have been covered in the past include: technique and theory of x-ray diffraction, electronic
structure of transition metal complexes, inorganic reaction mechanisms, and physical
methods in inorganic chemistry.
CHEM6283 Mass Spectrometry (Odd years, Sp) This course is devoted to the
fundamental principles and applications of analytical mass spectrometry. Interactions of ions
with magnetic and electric fields and the implications with respect to mass spectrometer
design are considered, as are the various types of mass spectrometer sources. Representative
applications of mass spectrometry in chemical analysis are also discussed. Prerequisite:
Graduate standing.
CHEM629V Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry (Irregular) (1-3) Topics
that have been presented in the past include: electroanalytical techniques, kinetics of crystal
growth, studies of electrode processes, lasers in chemical analysis, nucleosynthesis and isotopic
properties of meteorites, thermoluminescence of geological materials, early solar system
chemistry and analytical cosmochemistry.
CHEM649V Special Topics in Physical Chemistry (Irregular) (1-3) Topics which
have been covered in the past include advanced kinetics, solution chemistry, molecular spectra,
nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and methods of theoretical chemistry.
CHEM6633 Chemistry of Organic Natural Products (Irregular) Selected topics
concerned with structure elucidation and synthesis of such compounds as alkaloids, antibiotics,
bacterial metabolites, plant pigments, steroids, terpenoids, etc. Prerequisite: CHEM 5603 and
CHEM 5633.
CHEM6673 Organic Reaction Mechanisms (Odd years, Fa) A detailed description
of the fundamental reactions and mechanisms of organic chemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 5633.
CHEM669V Special Topics in Organic Chemistry (Irregular) (1-3) Topics which
have been presented in the past include heterogeneous catalysis, isotope effect studies of
organic reaction mechanisms, organometallic chemistry, stereochemistry, photochemistry, and
carbanion chemistry.
CHEM6823 Physical Biochemistry (Even years, Fa) Physical chemistry of proteins,
nucleic acids, and biological membranes. Ultracentrifugation, absorption and fluorescent
spectrophotometry, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, and other
techniques. Prerequisite: (CHEM 5813 and CHEM 3514) or graduate standing.
CHEM6863 Enzymes (Odd years, Fa) Isolation, characterization, and general chemical
and biochemical properties of enzymes. Kinetics, mechanisms, and control of enzyme
reactions. Prerequisite: Graduate standing (or CHEM 5843 and CHEM 5813).
CHEM6873 Molecular Biochemistry (Odd years, Sp) Nucleic acid chemistry in vitro
and in vivo, synthesis of DNA and RNA, genetic diseases, cancer biochemistry and genetic
engineering. Prerequisite: CHEM 5813 and CHEM 5843.
CHEM6883 Bioenergetics and Biomembranes (Even years, Sp) Cellular energy
metabolism, photosynthesis, membrane transport, properties of membrane proteins, and the
application of thermodynamics to biological systems. Prerequisite: CHEM 5813 and CHEM
5843.
CHEM700V Doctoral Dissertation (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-18) Prerequisite: Graduate
standing. May be repeated for up to 18 hours of degree credit.
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CIVIL ENGINEERING (CVEG)
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Kevin D. Hall
Department Head
4190 Bell Engineering Center
479-575-4954
E-mail: kdhall@uark.edu
http://www.engr.uark.edu/Graduate/GradDegrees/Civil/index.html/
• University Professor Elliott
• Professors Dennis, Gattis, Hall, Selvam, Wang, Young
• Research Professor Buffington
• Associate Professors Edwards, Hale, Heymsfield, Soerens
• Assistant Professors Cox, Grimmelsman, McCartney
• Adjunct Assistant Professor Williams (R.)
• Research Assistant Professor Williams (S.)
Degrees Conferred:
M.S.C.E. in Civil Engineering (CVEG)
M.S.En.E. in Environmental Engineering (ENEG)
(See Environmental Engineering)
M.S.T.E. in Transportation Engineering (TREG)
(See Transportation Engineering)
M.S.E., Ph.D. in Engineering (ENGR) (See Engineering)
The Master of Science in Civil Engineering program is intended primarily
for students possessing the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree.
Students with degrees from other engineering disciplines may be admitted to
the program but will be required to complete some undergraduate civil engineering
courses as preparation for their graduate studies. The specific courses
required will depend on the emphasis of their graduate studies.
The objectives of the M.S.C.E. program are to provide a greater depth
of understanding of civil engineering topics for the practice of engineering
and to serve as preparation for doctoral studies. Students are allowed a
great deal of flexibility in designing their course of study. Students desiring
to develop a deeper understanding of one sub-discipline area may select
courses solely concentrated in that area while those desiring a broaderbased
education may select courses from several sub-disciplines including
courses from other disciplines.
Primary Areas of Faculty Research: The Department of Civil Engineering
has ongoing research programs in the environmental/water resources,
geotechnical, structural, and transportation areas. The following is a more
detailed listing of topics currently being studied in each of these areas:
Environmental/water resources area: Water and wastewater treatment;
decentralized collection and treatment systems; soil and groundwater remediation;
surface and ground water quality; storm water pollution prevention;
environmental and hydrologic modeling; water quality studies.
Geotechnical area: Aggregates and base materials; geosynthetic reinforcement;
embankment and slope stability; field instrumentation and
measurement of soil properties; soil and groundwater remediation using
geosynthetics; GIS application to geotechnical engineering; foundation
design.
Structural area: High performance concrete; structural materials; bridge
deck rehabilitation; computational mechanics; computational wind engineering
and tornado modeling; structural earthquake analysis and modeling;
structural steel design and analysis.
Transportation area: Facility design; roadway geometrics; traffic operations
and safety; pavement design and rehabilitation; asphalt concrete mixture
design; construction materials characterization; construction quality control;
geosynthetic reinforced flexible pavements; transportation management
systems; high-speed pavement condition data acquisition; transportation and
land development; ITS planning.
Requirements for the Master of Science in Civil Engineering Degree:
Minimum 30 hours (thesis); 33 hours (non-thesis).
1. Candidates for the degree who present a thesis are required to
complete a minimum of 24 semester hours of course work and a
minimum of six semester hours of thesis.
2. Candidates for the degree who do not present a thesis are required
to complete a minimum of 30 semester hours of course work
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