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Completion of the • Chemistry (http://catalog.monmouth.edu/undergraduate-catalog/ Chemistry and Education curriculum qualifies graduates to apply for science/chemistry-physics/chemistry-minor/) Secondary Education endorsement as a chemistry teacher. Completion of two additional courses provides eligibility for physical science Faculty certification, which is required for teaching chemistry or physics at the Steven Bachrach, Professor (Graduate Faculty). high school level. Dean, School of Science. B.S., University of Illinois; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley. Research areas are theoretical organic The Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with a concentration in Advanced chemistry, electron density analysis, theoretical determination of Chemistry provides a strong foundation in all five of the chemistry sub- reaction mechanisms, and development of Internet resources for disciplines. 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B.A., M.S., Dnepropetrovsk National University; Ph.D., Jackson State University. 2 Chemistry and Physics [email protected] CE-109 Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry Credits: 4 Prerequisite(s): Score of 3 or higher on the Mathematics Placement Massimiliano Lamberto, Associate Professor. B.S., M.S., University Exam, or MA-101 passed with a grade of C- or higher. of Messina, Italy; Ph.D., University of Southampton (UK). Organic Course Type(s): None chemistry. Research interests: small molecule synthesis for the Structure of matter, the mole concept, chemical bonds and reactions, inhibition of telomerase by G-quadruplex DNA stabilization; synthesis acids and bases, structure and reactions of organic compounds, of novel chromophoric systems for dye-sensitized solar cells and chemistry and metabolism of amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, sensor applications; synthetic methodology. and nucleic acids. Three hours of class, three hours of lab per week. [email protected] Students must have had High School Chemistry to take this course. Kayla Lewis, Associate Professor. Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology. CE-111 General Chemistry I Credits: 3 Geophysics. Research interests are computer modeling of processes Prerequisite(s): Score of 2 or higher on the Mathematics Placement Exam associated with climate change. or MA-050 passed with a grade of C- or higher [email protected] Co-requisite(s): CE-111L Term Offered: All Terms Gregory Moehring, Associate Professor. B.A., Western Washington Course Type(s): NS University; Ph.D., Purdue University. Research interests are The first of two lecture courses which, taken together, provide a synthesis and NMR characterizaton of transition metal polyhydride preparation for subsequent courses in chemistry. Principles and theories compounds; transformations of small molecules at transition meal of chemical problem solving, stoichiometry and chemical reactions, polyhydride compounds. states of matter, periodic properties of the elements, atomic and [email protected] molecular structure, introductory quantum mechanics, thermochemistry, and the properties of gases are covered. Datta V. Naik, Professor. BS.c., St. Xavier's College, University of Bombay, Goa, India; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame. Analytical inorganic CE-111L General Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 1 chemistry. Co-requisite(s): CE-111 [email protected] Term Offered: All Terms Course Type(s): None Jonathan Ouellet, Associate Professor. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Laboratory work to complement the class work of CE-111 and CE-112; Sherbrooke. Research interests are nucleic acid structure and folding review of mathematical fundamentals; experiments involving observation dynamics. and interpretation of chemical and physical changes; experimental [email protected] studies of gas laws, thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, qualitative analysis, and molecular mass determination. Three William Schreiber, Lecturer, Chair, and Coordinator, Clinical Laboratory hours per week. Sciences and Medical Laboratory Science Programs. B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of CE-112 General Chemistry II Credits: 3 Rochester. Organic chemistry. Organic synthesis, process research, Prerequisite(s): CE-111 passed with a grade of C- or higher, CE-111L and chemical education. passed with a grade of C- or higher, and either MA-101 passed with [email protected] a grade of C- or higher or a score of 3 or higher on the Mathematics Placement Exam. Benjamin Smith, Lecturer. B.A., Lawrence University; Ph.D., The Co-requisite(s): CE-112L Pennsylvania State University. Term Offered: All Terms [email protected] Course Type(s): NS The second of two lecture courses which, taken together, provide Danuta Szwajkajzer, Senior Lecturer. M.S., Technical University of preparation for subsequent courses in chemistry. Properties of liquids Warsaw; M.S., University of Rochester; Ph.D., Rutgers University. and solutions, chemical kinetics and equilibrium, thermodynamics, Biophysical chemistry. Chemistry of proteins and nucleic acids, electrochemistry and nuclear chemistry.