Courses

• GRS CH 641: Physical Organic Chemistry
  Physical fundamentals of organic chemistry. Thermodynamics, kinetics, molecular orbital theory, and theory of concerted reactions. Isotope effects, aromaticity, linear free energy relationships, acidity functions, photo- and free-radical chemistry.
• GRS CH 642: Organic Reaction Mechanisms
  Fundamentals of organic reaction mechanisms. Techniques used to study reaction mechanisms. Reactive intermediates: carbonium ions, radicals, carbenes, and nitrenes. Acid/base catalysis, reactions for the carbonyl group, cycloaddition, nucleophilic displacement reactions, and redox chemistry.
• GRS CH 643: Synthetic Methods of Organic Chemistry
  Organic synthesis strategies for total synthesis. Various approaches for organic molecules whose synthesis constitutes major contributions to organic chemistry.
• GRS CH 644: Medicinal Chemistry
  Synthetic organic chemistry and pharmacology as applied to development, testing, and production of medically useful agents. Lectures and discussions by research chemists affiliated with leading pharmaceutical companies. A research paper is required.
• GRS CH 651: Molecular Quantum Mechanics I
  Postulates of quantum mechanics with emphasis on chemical applications; application to model systems: particle in a box, harmonic oscillator, rigid rotor, hydrogen atom; tunneling; angular momentum theory, spin; ladder operators, computational methods.
• GRS CH 652: Molecular Quantum Mechanics II
  The chemical bond; Huckel, molecular orbital, and valence bond theories; ab initio methods, density functional theory; Born-Oppenheimer approximation/breakdown; time-dependent processes; Fermi's golden rule; non-adiabaticity; time-dependent perturbation theory; computational methods.
• GRS CH 655: Statistical Mechanics I
  Introduction to statistical mechanical fundamentals; ensemble theory, Fermi-Dirac, Bose-Einstein, Gibbs-Boltzmann statistics; computational methods, Monte Carlo, Molecular Dynamics, many-body quantum mechanical simulations, normal mode analysis; ergodic hypothesis, modern theories of liquids and biomolecules, thermodynamic perturbation theory, integral equations, Debye-Huckel theory.
• GRS CH 699: Teaching College Chemistry I
  The goals, contents, and methods of instruction in chemistry. General teaching-learning issues. Required of all teaching fellows.
• GRS CH 724: Special Topics in Biochmeistry
  Detailed analysis of special topics of research in biochemistry. Topics are determined by the instructor depending on interest and expertise. Subjects covered include protein analysis, mechanistic enzymology, nucleic acid research, protein/nucleic acid interactions, and spectroscopic methods.
• GRS CH 741: Organic Spectroscopy and Structure Determination
  Spectroscopic methods in organic structure determination, with main emphasis on nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry.
• GRS CH 744: Current Topics in Organic Chemistry
  Current topics in advanced organic chemistry. Content varies with instructor, and may include "The Chemistry of Biotechnology," "Drug Discovery," "Organic Chemistry of Soft Materials," "Biomimetic Total Synthesis" and other themes related to the instructor's research interests.
• GRS CH 801: Graduate Research Methods and Scholarly Writing 1
  Introduces beginning graduate students to the fundamental methods of research, presentation, and scholarship necessary for a successful career as a graduate student, a teacher, and an independent research scientist. Includes RCR (responsible conduct of research) training.
• GRS CH 802: Graduate Research Methods and Scholarly Writing 2
  Continues subject material of GRS CH 801 with more emphasis on writing.
• GRS CH 902: PhD Research in Chemistry
  
• GRS CH 903: MA Research in Chemistry
  A written report at the end of each semester is required.
• GRS CL 621: Reading Latin for Graduate Students
  Designed for graduate students in fields other than Classics who are preparing for language reading examinations. Develops a knowledge of the fundamentals of Latin grammar. Practice in translating passages. No previous knowledge of Latin required. Students will not receive graduate credit for this course, and there is no tuition charge.
• GRS CL 699: Teaching College Classical Studies I
  The goals, contents, and methods of instruction in classical studies. General teaching-learning issues. Required of all teaching fellows.
• GRS CL 710: The Classical Tradition in Modern Literature
  Investigation into genres of classical provenance which were influential in English literature. Specific topics may vary. Topic for Spring 2017: Classical Translation and English Literature. The translation of Greek and Roman literature has formed a vital component of English literary history. This course examines select case studies of classical translation, together with readings on reception and translation theory. Required reading is all in English.
• GRS CL 720: Latin Seminar
  Extensive readings in Latin authors. Specific topics may change. Topic for Fall 2016: Self and Community in the Late Republic and Early Empire. Readings in Latin epistolography and biography, including Cicero, Horace, Ovid, Seneca, Tacitus, Pliny, and Suetonius.
• GRS CL 791: Greek Seminar
  Topic for Fall 2016: Aristophanes and Political Comedy. Knights and selections from Acharnians and Wasps in Greek; the basics of fifth-century comic style and form; modes of comic engagement with social and political life.

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