This course (important for entering inorganic graduate students) covers many of the structural techniques used in inorganic chemistry. It is designed so that students who complete the course have more than a passing familiarity with many of the structural techniques they will discover in researching the literature and researching their own thesis project.
Calendar entry: CHEM 529 (3) Structural Methods in Inorganic Chemistry. NMR, ESR, mass spectrometry, photoelectron spectroscopy (Auger, UV, X-Ray), Mössbauer spectroscopy, electrochemistry. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Recommended text: There is no text for this course but, in the process of teacher and student presentations, a reasonably comprehensive set of notes on structural techniques will be achieved.
Examinations: There will be one student presentation and a take-home final exam.
Instructor: Dr. Chris Orvig, Chemistry Buildings D316 ( )