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the Chemical Physics Ph.D. program are given separately on pages 9-10. Further details about degree requirements, including general requirements of the Graduate School, may be found in the most recent General Catalog of the University of Nevada, Reno, and the Chemistry Graduate Student Guidelines, which always supersede the information given here. Examinations: The written candidacy exam in chemistry is a series of cumulative examinations that are given to test one’s ability to solve problems in chemistry and to integrate material from various courses, the current chemical literature, and seminars. After completion of the cumulative exam requirement an oral comprehensive examination is required for admission to Ph.D. candidacy. Fulfillment of the requirements for the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees is attained with the writing of an original thesis (M.S.) or dissertation (Ph.D.) on one’s research. Finally, the thesis or dissertation is defended in an oral examination before one’s graduate advisory committee. Student Seminars: Recognizing the importance of oral communication in the sciences, the department requires all graduate students to present at least two departmental seminars. The first of these is given in the third semester of residence and is based on a topic taken from the chemical literature. The second seminar, usually given no later than the third year of residence, is a final thesis seminar for M.S. candidates and a “research progress report” for Ph.D. candidates. Ph.D. students also often present a dissertation seminar immediately prior to their oral defense. Students work on an ultrahigh vacuum chamber in Dr. Casey’s laboratory. Research: Research is the foundation for all the graduate degree programs offered by the Department of Chemistry. The focus of graduate study is a program of original research under the direction of a faculty adviser. Students are encouraged to select a research adviser and start on thesis (M.S.) or dissertation (Ph.D.) research by the second semester in residence. This is especially important as one’s research topic is a large factor in determining subsequent course curriculum. Research study options in the department include organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, theoretical chemistry, chemical physics, physical organic chemistry, bio-organic chemistry, bio-inorganic chemistry, and organometallic chemistry. After choosing a research adviser, a graduate advisory committee comprised of the adviser and other faculty in the chemistry department is formed. This committee approves programs of study and presides over oral examinations. The research program culminates in the completion of a thesis or dissertation. Graduate Teaching: The ability to communicate knowledge to others is an important part of a graduate education, whether or not one plans to pursue a career in teaching. The department requires that all graduate students have some teaching experience as part of their advanced degree require- 6 A student working up a reaction in Dr. Bell’s laboratory.
ments. To aid in the development of teaching and communication skills, beginning teaching assistants participate in the Graduate School Instructional Development orientation program just prior to their first fall semester, and take CHEM 700, Supervised Teaching in College Chemistry, during their first fall semester. A typical first year graduate student is assigned to teach two laboratories per week (6 contact hours) plus some exam proctoring and grading. Lab responsibilities include providing brief introductions of the experiments, answering student questions in lab, and grading students’ written lab reports. Experiments take 1.5 to 3 hours and the enrollment of lab sections is limited to 25 students. Teaching assistants frequently generate and administer pre lab quizzes to their students to test preparation and understanding of concepts used in the experiments. Each year the department presents an award to its outstanding teaching assistant. Graduate Courses: The following is a listing of regularly offered graduate courses in the Department of Chemistry. Courses in other departments of interest to chemistry graduate students may be found in the UNR General Catalog. The University of Nevada, Reno operates on the semester system with the Fall semester beginning in late August and ending in mid December, and the Spring semester beginning in late January and ending in mid May. 631 ADVANCED INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 635 CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS 642 ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 643 ORGANIC SPECTROSCOPY AND STRUCTURE 644 ORGANIC STRUCTURE DETERMINATION LABORATORY 649 POLYMER CHEMISTRY 650 ADVANCED PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 651 THE ELEMENTARY PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY OF MACROMOLECULES 655 INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS 700 SUPERVISED TEACHING IN COLLEGE CHEMISTRY 711 THEORETICAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 712 THE LESS FAMILIAR ELEMENTS 713 ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY 714 SPECIAL TOPICS IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 740 ADVANCED ORGANIC SYNTHESIS 741 ADVANCED ORGANIC STRUCTURE ELUCIDATION 742 THEORETICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 743 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 744 STEREOCHEMISTRY AND CONFORMATIONAL ANALYSIS 745 CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 751 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 752 CHEMICAL KINETICS 754 MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 755 STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS 757 QUANTUM CHEMISTRY 7
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