Courses Taught:
CHEM 104 - Introductory Chemistry II
The fundamentals of Organic and Biochemistry
CHEM 321 - Organic Chemistry I
The chemistry of organic compounds, with a special emphasis on structure, bonding, reactivity, and reaction mechanisms.
CHEM 321L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
An introduction to common techniques and qualitative organic analysis.
CHEM 322 - Organic Chemistry II
The chemistry of organic compounds with an emphasis on conjugation, aromaticity, and the reactions and mechanisms of the oxygenated functional groups.
CHEM 322L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
The study and analysis of organic reactions with emphasis on instrumental methods.
CHEM 391WI - Investigating the Chemical Literature
A writing intensive course specifically for chemistry majors. Students learn specific skills necessary for searching and reading of scientific literature, writing of technical research papers and giving oral presentations.
CHEM 470/570 - Advanced Organic Chemistry
This course explores organic synthesis through the study of how reactions occur, how synthesis can be inspiring, and how reactions can be put to use. The semester begins by gaining an understanding of how reactions occur through the study of pericyclic reactions and reaction mechanisms. The semester concludes by studying retrosynthetic analysis of target molecules and reactions that utilize asymmetric induction. Primary literature plays an integral role in the course work.