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ECH 6926-Graduate Seminar (1; max: 10)
ECH 6936-Advanced Seminar in Chemical Engineering (1-2;
max: 8) Research and current literature.
ECH 6937-Topics in Chemical Engineering I (1-4; max: 9)
Separations processes, reactor design, applied molecular and
kinetic theory, thermodynamics, particulate systems. Properties of
chemical substances, transport phenomena, non-Newtonian fluid
dynamics, turbulence, applied mathematics, computer science,
biochemical and electrochemical engineering.
ECH 6939-Topics in Chemical Engineering III (1-4; max: 9)
ECH 6940-Supervised Teaching (1-5; max: 5) S/U.
ECH 6969-Research Proposal Preparation (1-2; max: 4) H.
ECH 6971-Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U.
ECH 6972-Research for Engineer's Thesis (1-15) S/U.
ECH 7938-Advanced Special Chemical Engineering Topics for
Doctoral Candidates (1-4; max: 8)
ECH 7979-Advanced Research (1-9) Research for doctoral
students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students
with a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have
been accepted for a doctoral program. Not open to students who
have been admitted to candidacy. S/U.
ECH 7980-Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15) S/U.




CHEMISTRY
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

 GRADUATE FACULTY 1992-93
Chairman: M. C. Zerner. Graduate Coordinator: J. A.
Deyrup. Graduate Research Professors: R. J. Bartlett; M.J. S.
Dewar; R. S. Drago; P. O. Lowdin (Emeritus); J. D.
Winefordner. Kenan Professor of Organic Chemistry:A. R.
Katritzky. DistinguishedService Professors:W. M.Jones; H.
H. Sisler (Emeritus). Professors: E. W. Baker;* M. A. Battiste;
T. Bieber;* W. S. Brey, Jr.; J. A. Deyrup; W. R. Dolbier, Jr.;
J. R. Eyler; R. J. Hanrahan; W. W. Harrison; J. F. Helling; A.
Lombardo;* D. A. Micha; M. L. Muga; N. Y Ohr; G. J.
Palenik; W. B. Person; J. R. Perumareddi;* G. E.
Ryschkewitsch (Emeritus); P. A. Snyder;* M. T. Vala, Jr.; K.
Wagener; W. Weltner, Jr.; R. A. Yost; M. C. Zerner; J. A.
Zoltewicz. Associate Professors:J. M. Boncella; A. Brajter-
Toth; S. O. Colgate; G. H. Myers; J. R. Reynolds; D.
Richardson; G. M. Schmid (Emeritus); K. S. Schanze; D. W.
Siegmann;* R. C. Stoufer; V. Young. Assistant Professors: R.
Duran; J. E. Enholm; R. T. Kennedy; N. G. Richards; D.
Talham. Assistant Scientist: D. H. Powell.

 *These members of the faculty of Florida Atlantic University are also
members ofthegraduate facultyof the UniversityofFlorida andparticipate
in the doctoral program in the University of Florida Department of
Chemistry.

 The Department offers the Master of Science and Doctor
of Philosophy degrees with a major in chemistry and
specialization in analytical, organic, inorganic, or physical
chemistry. The nonthesis degree Master of Science in
Teaching is also offered with a major in chemistry.
 New graduate students should have adequate under-
graduate training in inorganic, analytical, organic, and
physical chemistry. Normally this will include as a mini-
mum a year of general chemistry which may include
qualitative analysis, one semester of quantitative analysis,
one year of organic chemistry, one year of physical chem-
istry, and one semester of advanced inorganic chemistry.
Additional courses in instrumental analysis, advanced physi-
cal and organic chemistry are desirable. Deficiencies in any
of these areas may be corrected during the first year of


graduate study. Such deficiencies are determined by a
series of placement tests given prior to registration, and the
results of these tests are used in planning the student's
program.
 Doctoral candidates are required to complete at least 9
semester credits of courses specified by the division of the
Chemistry Department in which they choose to specialize,
as well as at least semester credits of out-of-major-division
courses. There are some minor restrictions on courses that
may be used to meet this requirement. Additional courses
may be required by the student's supervisory committee or
major professor. Foreign students whose native language is
not English must achieve a minimum score of 220 on the
Test of Spoken English. All others must meet the departmen-
tal language requirement in German, French, or Russian.
 Candidates must serve not less than one year as teaching
assistants. This requirement will be waived only when, in
the opinion of the Department, unusual circumstances
justify such action.
 A chemical-physics option is offered for students who
will be doing research in areas of physical chemistry which
require a strong background in physics. For this option, a
student meets the departmental requirements for concen-
tration in physical chemistry, except that only one out-of-
major division course is required. In addition, a minimum
of 14 credits in 4000 level or higher physics courses or a
minimum of 7 such credits in physics and 7 in 4000 level
or higher mathematics courses is required.
 Candidates for the master's degree are required to com-
plete any two core courses. The Master of Science degree
in chemistry requires a thesis. The nonthesis degree Master
of Science in Teaching is offered with a major in chemistry
and requires a written paper of substantial length (30 to 50
pages) on an approved topic pertaining to some phase of
chemistry, under the course CHM 6905.

CHM 5224-Basic Principles for Organic Chemistry (3) Prereq:
one year of undergraduate organic chemistry. A review for those
students intending to enroll in the Advanced Organic Sequence
CHM 6225, 6226.
CHM 5235--Organic Spectroscopy (3) Prereq: CHM 3211.
Advanced study of characterization and structure proof of organic
compounds by special methods, including IR, UV, NMR, and
mass spectrometry.
CHM 5275-The Organic Chemistry of Polymers (2) Prereq:
CHM 3210,3200, or equivalent. Classification of polymerization
types and mechanisms from a mechanistic organic point of view.
The structure of synthetic and natural polymers and polyelectro-
lytes. Reaction of polymers. Practical synthetic methods of poly-
mer preparation.
CHM 5305-Chemistry of Biological Molecules (3) Prereq: CHM
3211 or 3216 and 4412 or 3401 or consent of instructor. Mecha-
nistic organic biochemistry. Emphasis on model systems, enzyme
active sites, and physical and organic chemistry of
biomacromolecules.
CHM 5413L-Advanced Physical Chemistry Laboratory (2) Pre-
req: CHM 4412L. Techniques used in experimental research;
techniques of design and fabrication of scientific apparatus.
Advanced experiments involving optical, electronic, and high
vacuum equipment.
CHM 5511-Physical Chemistry of Polymers (2) Prereq: CHM
4411 or equivalent. Structure, configuration, confirmation, and
thermodynamics of polymer solutions, gels, and solids. Thermal,
mechanical, optical, and theological properties of plastics and
rubbers.
CHM 5511 L-Polymer Chemistry Laboratory (2) Prereqorcoreq:
CHM 5511. Designed to accompany CHM 5511.
CHM 5514--Chemical Computations (2) Prereq:CHM4412 and
knowledgeofFORTRANprogramming. Solution ofdifficultchemi-
cal problems in equilibrium, kinetics, and spectroscopy. Applica-