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Teaching Graduate CHM 7470 - Molecular Quantum Mechanics This course covers the fundamentals of quantum mechanics as applied to problems in chemistry and spectroscopy. The first part reviews at an accelerated pace the standard topics in quantum mechanics used in chemistry: quantum formalism, postulates, and notation; model systems such as particle in a box, rigid rotor, harmonic oscillator, and H-atom; variational principle; perturbation theory; spin and many-electron systems, Born-Oppenheimer approximation, and the principles of Hartree-Fock and density functional computational methods. The second part will consider more advanced topics including the quasiclassical (WKB) approximation, time-dependent perturbation theory and the foundations of spectroscopy, and the quantum dynamics in Liouville space (the density matrix). CHM 7480 - Modern Spectroscopy This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of modern optical spectroscopy, whose main goal is probing structure and complex dynamics of molecular systems interacting with their environment. The relation between the spectroscopic signals and the underlying molecular dynamics is rarely straightforward, especially in the condensed phase. The art of spectroscopy is the ability to understand this link and to choose adequate spectroscopic techniques to study specific dynamical phenomena. The course emphasizes the time-domain description of nonlinear spectroscopy that encompasses a rich variety of techniques addressing different aspects of molecular dynamical phenomena. Calculation of spectroscopic signals is based on a unified language of quantum Liouville-space (density matrix) dynamics. Interactions with the condensed-phase environment are treated using the reduced density matrix description. This general approach is used to describe various linear and nonlinear spectroscopic techniques, including absorption, fluorescence, resonant and nonresonant Raman, pump-probe, photon echo, and sum-frequency generation. The aforementioned difficulty in interpreting the spectroscopic data in terms of the molecular structure and dynamics makes modern spectroscopy a 50-50 mix of experimental and theoretical effort. Reflecting this duality, this course is a team effort between a theorist (Prof. V. Chernyak) and an experimentalist (Prof. A. Benderskii) who are also collaborating in their research on the condensed-phase ultrafast spectroscopy. Undergraduate CHM 1040 - Chemical Skills and Reasoning This course is designed as a prerequisite for the CHM1220 “General Chemistry” course, and targeted at the level of the WSU Chemistry Placement Exam. The course covers basic principles of chemistry, reasoning, and mathematics skills need for development of a scientific approach in chemistry. CHM 5440 - Physical Chemistry II “Physical Chemistry II” is the second half of the 2-semester senior undergraduate Physical Chemistry sequence. The course covers the fundamentals of quantum mechanics, atomic and molecular structure, theory of the chemical bond, molecular structure, rotational, vibrational, and electronic spectroscopy; kinetic theory of gases, and chemical kinetics. The emphasis is made on the fundamental physical principles that form a unified base for understanding chemistry and spectroscopy. CHM 5550 - Physical Chemistry Lab This course will illustrate the principles of Experimental Physical Chemistry using selected examples from thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, spectroscopy, and photophysics. Experiments are performed in the lab by small groups of 3-4 students supervised by the instructor and the teaching assistants. The labs are accompanied by weekly lectures on the underlying physical chemistry. The lectures also address the general principles of physical measurements and data analysis.
Outreach - Working with Detroit Public Schools Visits to the WSU Chemistry Department In collaboration with Dr. Keith Williams and Dr. Emil Lozanov, and with the funding provided by the NSF CAREER grant, we are organizing and hosting educational visits to Wayne State University by middle school and high school students from Detroit Public Schools (DPS), aiming to promote college enrollment of underrepresented minorities. The visits include welcome notes and introduction to the science of Chemistry, "Magic Show" chemistry demonstrations (Chem Demos), hands-on activities in the lab, and a visit to the WSU Planetarium. Ross-Hill Academy December 14, 2006 Renaissance High School February 16, 2007 Old Redford Academy March 23, 2007 Kettering High School April 20, 2007 Davis Aerospace High School May 4, 2007
ASIC Workshop (Assisting Science Instructors in Chemistry) In collaboration with Dr. Keith Williams and Dr. Emil Lozanov, and with the funding provided by the NSF CAREER grant and the match from the WSU Chemistry Department, we are organizing a workshop for the DPS science teachers on the use of Chem Demos in their classrooms. June 16, 2007
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