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North American Universities with graduate programs related to Nuclear Chemistry and Technology (listed in alphabetical order):

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• Florida International University
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• Lynn Francesconi
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• Roy A. Lacey
• Dale Ensor (Emeritus)
• Charles “Cody” M. Folden III
• Sherry Yennello
• Anne E. V. Gorden
• Erin R. Bertelsen
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DOE/ACS – Nuclear and Radiochemistry Summer Schools

The Department of Energy has funded these long running summer schools. Currently stipends are $4,000 for these 6-week summer schools, and students can also earn college credits.  The dates for 2024 are June 17 – July 27.  The deadline for …

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Faculty Position(s) – JMU

James Madison University (JMU) Chemistry & Biochemistry is conducting a cohort hire for faculty to begin in Fall 2024. We seek to fill three tenure-track positions. At least one position is in nuclear chemistry, radiochemistry, or adjacent areas. Successful candidates will …

PostDoc Position – INL

The Glenn T. Seaborg Distinguished Postdoctoral program at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is designed to nurture early career Ph.D. scientists and engineers with specific focus on the actinide elements in support of nuclear energy, nuclear fuel cycle, and proliferation topics. This is an annual call posting posting that will be open for applications from September 1 until January …

Post-Doc Position – VCU

The Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering (MNE) at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) has established The Minority Serving Institutions for Manufacturing Sustainable Isotopes and Mainstreaming Scientific Inclusion (MSI3) and is seeking a post-doctoral research scholar to perform and lead radiochemistry …

Post-Doc Position – Univ of Washington

Postdoctoral Scholar in the Radionuclide Production and Molecular Radiotherapy Research Laboratories within the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Washington(https://radiationoncology.uw.edu/research/research-labs/wilbur-radiochemistry-lab/ ) Position Description:The Radionuclide Production and Molecular Radiotherapy Research Laboratories in the Department ofRadiation Oncology at the University …

PostDoc Positions – ORNL

The Glenn T. Seaborg Initiative (GTSI) of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is committed to enhancing and maintaining US capabilities in actinide science and technology by helping to attract, develop, and retain the workforce of actinide scientists to meet the …

Post-Doc Openings – LLNL

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has openings for 2 post-doc radiochemists for: development of novel radiochemical separation and delivery techniques at the micro scale for production of targets for high energy density programs. (NIF) https://www.llnl.gov/join-our-team/careers/find-your-job/all/radiochemistry/3743990000545796 and for development of novel radiochemical …

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Graduate Programs

Program overview.

Graduate degrees available in Nuclear Science and Engineering include:

• Master of Engineering
• Master of Science
• Doctor of Philosophy

Students in all three Nuclear Engineering graduate degree programs are exposed to a broad systems overview of the complete nuclear fuel cycle as well as having detailed expertise in a particular component of the cycle. All three degree options share a common core curriculum in the fundamentals that underlay the research areas of the faculty.

The Master of Engineering is a non-thesis graduate degree intended to supplement the student’s undergraduate degree by providing the core knowledge needed to prepare the student to pursue a career in the nuclear engineering field. The Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees are thesis-based degrees that emphasize research.

In addition, students majoring in allied fields may complete a minor degree program, consisting of 12 credit hours of coursework, through the Nuclear Science and Engineering Program. Minor programs are designed to allow students in allied fields to acquire and then indicate, in a formal way, specialization in a nuclear-related area of expertise.

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Minimum admissions and prerequisite requirements for graduate Nuclear Science and Engineering programs are as follows:

Entering graduate students may come from a variety of educational backgrounds, but must have certain fundamental knowledge and skills to successfully complete a degree in Nuclear Science and Engineering. A baccalaureate degree in engineering, physics, chemistry, or closely related field is required. The necessary prerequisites for core courses include:

• mathematics coursework up to and including differential equations
• coursework in thermodynamics
• ENGY 475/MEGN 475 , Introduction to Nuclear Engineering (or equivalent)

Applicants lacking these prerequisites may be accepted conditionally and will be required to complete necessary background courses prior to full admission into the program.

Details of application requirements for the different graduate degrees can be found under Admissions Requirements at https://gradprograms.mines.edu/nuclear-engineering/

All applications must contain official transcripts of all previous college work, financial affidavit (international students), a statement of intent, and any supporting materials the applicant wishes to provide. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) results are not required. International students whose native language is not English must submit scores meeting institutionally required minimum values from an English proficiency examination (TOEFL or IELTS).

Minor Degrees

Students choosing to participate in a minor degree program must meet the admissions requirements of their home degree program and the prerequisite requirements for any course completed as part of the minor.

Admissions Considerations

Students are invited to apply to any of the Nuclear Science and Engineering degree programs. However, students are encouraged to consider the following guidelines when applying:

• Admission to the Nuclear Science and Engineering M.S. and Ph.D. programs is usually contingent upon the identification of a source of student financial support and finding an interested faculty research advisor during the review process.
• After a student has enrolled in the Nuclear Science and Engineering M.E. program, he or she may switch to the M.S. program with the support of a faculty research advisor.  This provides students the opportunity to begin graduate work in the Nuclear Science and Engineering program while looking for a faculty research advisor and financial support.
• Graduate students in the Nuclear Science and Engineering M.E. program are not typically offered financial support.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

· Master of Engineering : 30 total credit hours consisting of 13 hours of required core coursework, 12 credit hours of elective core coursework, 2 credit hours of seminar, and 3 credit hours of elective courses.

· Master of Science : 36 total credit hours consisting of 13 hours of core coursework, 6 credit hours of elective core courses, 2 credit hours of seminar, and at least 12 credit hours of research.

· Doctor of Philosophy : 72 total credit hours including 13 hours of required core coursework, 12 credit hours of elective core coursework, 4 credit hours of seminar, and at least 24 credit hours of research and 3 credit hours of elective courses.

The required core coursework consists of the following courses (all courses are required for all degrees):

· Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Physics (NUGN510) – 3 credits · Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics (NUGN520) – 3 credits · Nuclear Reactor Laboratory (NUGN580 – Taught at the TRIGA reactor facility) – 3 credits · Nuclear Reactor Design (NUGN585 and NUGN586) – 4 credits total

The elective core courses consist of the following (pick four for the Master of Engineering Degree, pick two for the Master of Science Degree, and pick three for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree):

· Radiation Detection and Measurement (PHGN504) – 3 credits · Nuclear Materials Science and Engineering (MTGN593) – 3 credits · Risk and Reliability Engineering Analysis and Design (MEGN592) – 3 credits · Applied Radiochemistry (CHGN511) – 3 credits · Nuclear Fuel Cycle (NUGN506) – 3 credits · Computational Reactor Physics (NUGN590) – 3 credits · Nuclear Materials Politics and Public Policy (MTGN598) – 3 credits · Nuclear Physics (PHGN522) – 3 credits

The remaining elective courses required for each degree are selected in consultation with the student’s advisor and committee. Possible courses include, but are not limited to:

GRADUATE MINOR DEGREE OPTIONS

Minor in Nuclear Engineering

· Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Physics (NUGN510) · Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics (NUGN520) · Nuclear Reactor Laboratory (NUGN580) · Nuclear Materials Politics and Public Policy (MTGN598)

Minor in Nuclear Materials Processing

· Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Physics (NUGN510) · Nuclear Materials Science and Engineering (NUGN593) · The Nuclear Fuel Cycle (NUGN506) · Applied Radiochemistry (CHGN511) or Nuclear Materials Politics and Public Policy (MTGN598)

Minor in Nuclear Detection

COMBINED DEGREE PROGRAM

Undergraduate students at Colorado School of Mines have the opportunity to begin work on a Master’s degree in Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) while completing their Bachelor’s degree. This Combined Degree program provides a vehicle for students to use up to 6 credit hours toward both their undergraduate and graduate curriculum requirements. Other application requirements are detailed under Admissions Requirements at https://gradprograms.mines.edu/nuclear-engineering/ . GRE scores are not required. Apply at the beginning of your senior year for admission in the following fall semester.

STUDENT INFORMATION

These procedures detail the processes students in NSE Program should follow:

• NSE Transfer and Waiver Procedures for all NSE students
• NSE Qualifying Exam Procedures for NSE Ph.D. students
• NSE Proposal Procedures for NSE M.S. and Ph.D. students
• NSE Thesis Defense Announcement Request form
• NSE Defense Procedures for NSE M.S. and Ph.D. students.

Doctoral (Ph.D.) Program

In order to receive the Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering, all students must successfully complete the following three milestones:

• Required coursework: major and minor requirements
• Departmental Exams: first year screening exams and the oral qualifying exam

Dissertation

Major Field Requirement

The major field is always defined as “Nuclear Engineering”, not the student’s specific research area.  All six courses required for this field must be NE courses in the department.  Occasionally students may petition to include courses taught by NE faculty in other departments.

Minor Requirements (two minors required)

In addition to a major field, each student must select two minor fields that serve to broaden the base of the studies and lend support to the major field. Each minor program field should have an orientation different from the major program.  Typically, at least one minor field consists of regular courses taken outside the department (i.e., no 298 or 299 independent studies or non-graded courses).  Each field must contain at least 6 units of course credit.

Department Exams

Screening Exam

During the first year in graduate study, students must pass the screening exams, consisting of four written exams in four different subject areas. Choose four subjects from the following eight subject areas: (1) radiation detection, (2) heat transfer and fluid mechanics, (3) nuclear physics,(4) neutronics, (5) fusion theory, (6) nuclear materials, (7) radioactive waste management, and (8) Radio Biophysics. All graduate students, whether MS or PhD students, must pass four screening exams during the first year of study if they wish to be admitted to, or continue into the PhD program.

Qualifying Exam (QE)

After completing the required coursework for the PhD the student takes the oral Qualifying Exam (QE).  Students must apply to the Graduate Division to take the QE no later than three weeks before the exam date, and they they are required to list at least three subject areas to be covered during the examination, as well as the members of their QE exam committee.

Advancement to PhD candidacy 

After passing the QE, the student submits an application for advancement to PhD candidacy to the Graduate Division.  The application should be submitted no later than the end of the semester following the one in which the student passed the QE.

Non-resident students who have been advanced to PhD candidacy are eligible for a waiver of the non-resident tuition fee for a maximum calendar period of three years.

Candidacy for the doctorate is only valid for a limited time.  The Graduate Division informs the student of the number of semesters they are eligible to be a PhD candidate. Students who do not complete the dissertation within that time, plus a two-year grace period, will have their candidacy lapsed.

In order to receive a degree in any given term, all work for the degree must be completed by the last day of the term.  Students must meet the Graduate Division eligibility requirements to file a dissertation .

A dissertation on a subject chosen by the candidate, bearing on the principal subject of the student's major study and demonstrating the candidate's ability to carry out independent investigation, must be completed and receive the approval of the dissertation committee and the dean of the Graduate Division.   Students should consult " Dissertation Writing and Filing " on the Graduate Division's website.

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Nuclear Chemistry

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Nuclear chemists are detail-oriented, focused and disciplined. They have an aptitude for chemistry, biochemistry, and statistics. They also have a keen interest in understanding radioactive substances and nuclear processes.

Typical Job Functions

Nuclear chemistry deals with nuclear reactions, or reactions that happen inside atoms. Nuclear chemists may be found in different areas of research, including nuclear imaging (in medicine) or nuclear engineering (in power generation). They often work to improve the efficiency and safety of nuclear power sources and the methods of storing and disposing of radioactive materials.

Nuclear chemists conduct basic, applied, or theoretical research. They often work in laboratories and may be responsible for operating, maintaining, and repairing state-of-the-art instrumentation. They are also responsible for maintaining sample preparation supplies and equipment and ensuring the safe use and disposal of samples and other materials used in the lab.

Typical work duties of a nuclear chemist include:

• Conducting laboratory research in industrial, nonprofit institution, government, or academic laboratories
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• Teaching classes and mentoring student researchers in a university setting
• Developing methods for simulating, monitoring, and dismantling nuclear weapons and for monitoring treaty compliance
• Developing nuclear power sources for public utilities, submarines, or satellites and other spacecraft
• Developing medical imaging and therapeutic treatments using radioactive materials
• Developing treatments for injuries and illnesses caused by exposure to radiation
• Developing and deploying detection methods for monitoring radioactivity in the environment

Career Paths

Nuclear chemists may pursue a teaching and/or research career in academia, or they may oversee a laboratory in industry or for a government agency or national laboratory. They may also support and train facility users, or develop new capabilities for collecting and analyzing data.

After gaining several years of postgraduate experience, nuclear chemists may move into managing a suite of laboratories, or they may direct research programs.

Getting Started

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• Laboratory technician: Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, geology, physics, or a related field.
• Research positions: Typically require a Ph.D.; often require postdoctoral fellowship experience.
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Our Radiochemistry program prepares students to join in the strong local and national market for experts with advanced training in the general area of nuclear and radiological sciences. The increasing importance of nuclear energy production, nuclear forensics, medical diagnostics based on radiological methods and the ever-increasing problem of nuclear waste legacy ensure a strong and increasing demand for PhD graduates who will manage the research and operational facilities in academia, government and nuclear industry.

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The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is offering an outstanding Ph.D. graduate students and Ph.D. applicants with interests nuclear chemistry to obtain research assistantship support from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

Students who accept this fellowship are obligated to sign the NRC fellowship program service agreement that requires 6 months of nuclear-related employment per year of NRC support with a Federal or State Agency, a DOE lab, or company.

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The Chemistry PhD program is designed towards developing the ability to do creative scientific research. Accordingly, the single most important facet of the curriculum for an individual is his or her own research project. In keeping with the goal of fostering an atmosphere of scholarly, independent study, formal course requirements are minimal and vary among disciplines. Advisers tailor course requirements to best prepare the student for the chosen research field.

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• Physical Chemistry: In general, the Physical Chemistry Graduate Program encompasses experimental physical, analytical, nuclear, biophysical, and theoretical chemistry.
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Coursework: There is no formal coursework requirement, however, the equivalent of four semester-long courses is normally taken. Courses you will take will depend on your background and research interests.

Graduate student instructor service: A total of two semesters of graduate student instructor service is required with a third semester as optional. Graduate Student Instruction is usually fulfilled in the first semester and one semester in each of the next two years.

First-year report (synthetic and chemical biology division): An original, journal-quality research proposal no more than 10 pages read by two chemistry faculty.

Second-year seminar (all divisions): A 25-minute presentation to the department on your research progress.

Qualifying examination (all divisions): An oral examination with a committee of three chemistry faculty and one outside department faculty member on your research and defense of an original research proposal (synthetic) or critical analysis of a recent outside paper (non-synthetic).

Dissertation (all divisions): Submission of your dissertation approved by a committee of your research adviser, a second chemistry faculty member, and one outside department faculty member. No dissertation defense.

CHEM 200 Chemistry Fundamentals 1 Unit

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 Review of bonding, structure, stereochemistry, conformation, thermodynamics and kinetics, and arrow-pushing formalisms. Chemistry Fundamentals: Read More [+]

Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 0 hours of voluntary per week

Additional Format: Three hours of lecture and zero hour of voluntary per week for 6 weeks.

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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CHEM 201 Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry 1 Unit

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 Review of bonding, structure, MO theory, thermodynamics, and kinetics. Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry: Read More [+]

Fall and/or spring: 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Format: Three hours of lecture per week for five weeks.

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CHEM 208 Structure Analysis by X-Ray Diffraction 4 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 The theory and practice of modern, single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Groups of four students determine the crystal and molecular structure of newly synthesized materials from the College of Chemistry. The laboratory work involves the mounting of crystals and initial evaluation by X-ray diffraction film techniques, the collection of intensity data by automated diffractometer procedures, and structure analysis and refinement. Structure Analysis by X-Ray Diffraction: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 8 hours of laboratory per week

Additional Format: Two hours of Lecture and Eight hours of Laboratory per week for 15 weeks.

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CHEM 214 Heterocyclic Chemistry 3 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020 Advanced topics in organic chemistry with a focus on the reactivity and synthesis of aromatic heterocycles. Classic and modern methods for the synthesis of indoles, pyridines, furans, pyrroles, and quinolines will be covered, as well as complex, multi-heteroatom ring systems. Applications to medicinal and bioorganic chemistry will be included where appropriate. Heterocyclic Chemistry: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Graduate student standing or consent of instructor. A year of organic chemistry with a grade of B- or better is required for undergraduate enrollment

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Format: Three hours of lecture per week.

Instructor: Maimone

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CHEM 220A Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics 3 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 A rigorous presentation of classical thermodynamics followed by an introduction to statistical mechanics with the application to real systems. Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: 120B

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 0 hours of voluntary per week

Additional Format: Three hours of lecture and zero hour of voluntary per week.

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CHEM 220B Statistical Mechanics 3 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021 Principles of statistical mechanics and applications to complex systems. Statistical Mechanics: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: 220A

Additional Format: Three hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.

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CHEM 221A Advanced Quantum Mechanics 3 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 Basic principles/postulates of quantum mechanics, Hilbert space and representation theory, quantum theory of measurements, advanced descriptions of harmonic oscillator and theory of angular momentum, time independent and time dependent approximation methods, applications to quantum mechanics of atoms and molecules. Advanced Quantum Mechanics: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Chem120A or Physics137A, Chem120B and Chem122, or equivalents

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of lecture and 0-2 hours of voluntary per week

Additional Format: Three hours of lecture and zero to two hours of voluntary per week.

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CHEM 221B Advanced Quantum Mechanics 3 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 Time dependence, interaction of matter with radiation, scattering theory. Molecular and many-body quantum mechanics. Advanced Quantum Mechanics: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: 221A

CHEM 222 Spectroscopy 3 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2015 This course presents a survey of experimental and theoretical methods of spectroscopy, and group theory as used in modern chemical research. The course topics include experimental methods, classical and quantum descriptions of the interaction of radiation and matter. Qualitative and quantitative aspects of the subject are illustrated with examples including application of linear and nonlinear spectroscopies to the study of molecular structure and dynamics and to quantitative analysis. This course is offered jointly with 122. Spectroscopy: Read More [+]

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CHEM 223A Chemical Kinetics 3 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021 Deduction of mechanisms of complex reactions. Collision and transition state theory. Potential energy surfaces. Unimolecular reaction rate theory. Molecular beam scattering studies. Chemical Kinetics: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: 220A (may be taken concurrently)

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CHEM C230 Protein Chemistry, Enzymology, and Bio-organic Chemistry 2 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 The topics covered will be chosen from the following: protein structure; protein-protein interactions; enzyme kinetics and mechanism; enzyme design. Intended for graduate students in chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular and cell biology. Protein Chemistry, Enzymology, and Bio-organic Chemistry: Read More [+]

Fall and/or spring: 10 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week

Additional Format: At the instructor's discretion, this course may be taught over a 10 week period with three hours of lecture per week or over a 15 week period with two hours of lecture per week.

Also listed as: MCELLBI C214

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CHEM C234 Green Chemistry: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Sustainability 3 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 Meeting the challenge of global sustainability will require interdisciplinary approaches to research and education, as well as the integration of this new knowledge into society, policymaking, and business. Green Chemistry is an intellectual framework created to meet these challenges and guide technological development. It encourages the design and production of safer and more sustainable chemicals and products. Green Chemistry: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Sustainability: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: One year of chemistry, including a semester of organic chemistry, or consent of instructors based on previous experience

Summer: 6 weeks - 20 hours of lecture per week

Additional Format: Three hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks. Twenty hours of Lecture per week for 6 weeks.

Instructors: Arnold, Bergman, Guth, Iles, Kokai, Mulvihill, Schwarzman, Wilson

Also listed as: ESPM C234/PB HLTH C234

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CHEM C236 Energy Solutions: Carbon Capture and Sequestration 3 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 After a brief overview of the chemistry of carbon dioxide in the land, ocean, and atmosphere, the course will survey the capture and sequestration of CO2 from anthropogenic sources. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of materials synthesis and unit operation design, including the chemistry and engineering aspects of sequestration. The course primarily addresses scientific and engineering challenges and aims to engage students in state-of-the-art research in global energy challenges. Energy Solutions: Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Chemistry 4B or 1B, Mathematics 1B, and Physics 7B, or equivalents

Instructors: Bourg, DePaolo, Long, Reimer, Smit

Also listed as: CHM ENG C295Z/EPS C295Z

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CHEM C238 The Berkeley Lectures on Energy: Energy from Biomass 3 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013 After an introduction to the different aspects of our global energy consumption, the course will focus on the role of biomass. The course will illustrate how the global scale of energy guides the biomass research. Emphasis will be places on the integration of the biological aspects (crop selection, harvesting, storage, and distribution, and chemical composition of biomass) with the chemical aspects to convert biomass to energy. The course aims to engage students in state-of-art research. The Berkeley Lectures on Energy: Energy from Biomass: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Biology 1A; Chemistry 1B or 4B, Mathematics 1B

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit under special circumstances: Repeatable when topic changes with consent of instructor.

Instructors: Bell, Blanch, Clark, Smit, C. Somerville

Also listed as: BIO ENG C281/CHM ENG C295A/PLANTBI C224

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CHEM C242 Machine Learning, Statistical Models, and Optimization for Molecular Problems 4 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023 An introduction to mathematical optimization, statistical models, and advances in machine learning for the physical sciences. Machine learning prerequisites are introduced including local and global optimization, various statistical and clustering models, and early meta-heuristic methods such as genetic algorithms and artificial neural networks. Building on this foundation, current machine learning techniques are covered including deep learning artificial neural networks, Convolutional neural networks, Recurrent and long short term memory (LSTM) networks, graph neural networks, decision trees. Machine Learning, Statistical Models, and Optimization for Molecular Problems: Read More [+]

Objectives & Outcomes

Course Objectives: To build on optimization and statistical modeling to the field of machine learning techniques To introduce the basics of optimization and statistical modeling techniques relevant to chemistry students To utilize these concepts on problems relevant to the chemical sciences.

Student Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to understand the landscape and connections between numerical optimization, stand-alone statistical models, and machine learning techniques, and its relevance for chemical problems.

Prerequisites: Math 53 and Math 54; Chem 120A or 120B or BioE 103; or consent of intructor

Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for BIO ENG C242 after completing BIO ENG 242. A deficient grade in BIO ENG C242 may be removed by taking BIO ENG 242.

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week

Additional Format: Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week.

Instructor: Teresa Head-Gordon

Formerly known as: Bioengineering C242/Chemistry C242

Also listed as: BIO ENG C242

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CHEM 243 Advanced Nuclear Structure and Reactions 3 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2013, Fall 2009, Fall 2008 Selected topics on nuclear structure and nuclear reactions. Advanced Nuclear Structure and Reactions: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: 143 or equivalent and introductory quantum mechanics

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CHEM 250A Introduction to Bonding Theory 1 Unit

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 An introduction to group theory, symmetry, and representations as applied to chemical bonding. Introduction to Bonding Theory: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: 200 or 201 or consent of instructor and background in the use of matrices and linear algebra

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CHEM 250B Inorganic Spectroscopy 1 Unit

Terms offered: Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 The theory of vibrational analysis and spectroscopy as applied to inorganic compounds. Inorganic Spectroscopy: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: 250A or consent of instructor

Fall and/or spring: 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week 15 weeks - 0 hours of lecture per week

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CHEM 251A Coordination Chemistry I 1 Unit

Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016 Structure and bonding, synthesis, and reactions of the d-transition metals and their compounds. Coordination Chemistry I: Read More [+]

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CHEM 251B Coordination Chemistry II 1 Unit

Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2014 Synthesis, structure analysis, and reactivity patterns in terms of symmetry orbitals. Coordination Chemistry II: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: 251A or consent of instructor

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CHEM 252A Organometallic Chemistry I 1 Unit

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 An introduction to organometallics, focusing on structure, bonding, and reactivity. Organometallic Chemistry I: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: 200 or 201 or consent of instructor

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CHEM 252B Organometallic Chemistry II 1 Unit

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 Applications of organometallic compounds in synthesis with an emphasis on catalysis. Organometallic Chemistry II: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: 252A or consent of instructor

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CHEM 253A Materials Chemistry I 1 Unit

Terms offered: Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2019 Introduction to the descriptive crystal chemistry and electronic band structures of extended solids. Materials Chemistry I: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: 200 or 201, and 250A, or consent of instructor

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CHEM 253B Materials Chemistry II 1 Unit

Terms offered: Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2019 General solid state synthesis and characterization techniques as well as a survey of important physical phenomena including optical, electrical, and magnetic properties. Materials Chemistry II: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: 253A or consent of instructor

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CHEM 253C Materials Chemistry III 1 Unit

Terms offered: Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2019 Introduction to surface catalysis, organic solids, and nanoscience. Thermodynamics and kinetics of solid state diffusion and reaction will be covered. Materials Chemistry III: Read More [+]

Fall and/or spring: 5 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Format: Three hours of Lecture per week for 5 weeks.

Instructors: Somorjai, Yang

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CHEM 254 Bioinorganic Chemistry 1 Unit

Terms offered: Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 A survey of the roles of metals in biology, taught as a tutorial involving class presentations. Bioinorganic Chemistry: Read More [+]

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CHEM 260 Reaction Mechanisms 2 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 Advanced methods for studying organic reaction mechanisms. Topics include kinetic isotope effects, behavior of reactive intermediates, chain reactions, concerted reactions, molecular orbital theory and aromaticity, solvent and substituent effects, linear free energy relationships, photochemistry. Reaction Mechanisms: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: 200 or consent of instructor

Fall and/or spring: 10 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 0 hours of voluntary per week

Additional Format: Three hours of lecture and zero hour of voluntary per week for 10 weeks.

Formerly known as: 260A-260B

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CHEM 261A Organic Reactions I 1 Unit

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 Features of the reactions that comprise the vocabulary of synthetic organic chemistry. Organic Reactions I: Read More [+]

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CHEM 261B Organic Reaction II 1 Unit

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 More reactions that are useful to the practice of synthetic organic chemistry. Organic Reaction II: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: 261A or consent of instructor

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CHEM 261C Organic Reactions III 1 Unit

Terms offered: Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011 This course will consider further reactions with an emphasis on pericyclic reactions such as cycloadditions, electrocyclizations, and sigmatropic rearrangements. Organic Reactions III: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: 261B or consent of instructor

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CHEM 262 Metals in Organic Synthesis 1 Unit

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 Transition metal-mediated reactions occupy a central role in asymmetric catalysis and the synthesis of complex molecules. This course will describe the general principles of transition metal reactivity, coordination chemistry, and stereoselection. This module will also emphasize useful methods for the analysis of these reactions. Metals in Organic Synthesis: Read More [+]

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CHEM 263A Synthetic Design I 1 Unit

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 This course will provide an exposure to the range of catalytic reactions of organometallic systems, the identity of the catalysts for these reactions, and the scope and limitations of these reactions. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the mechanisms of homogeneous catalytic processes. Students will see the types of molecular fragments generated by catalytic organometallic chemistry and see the synthetic disconnections made possible by these reactions. The scope of transformations will encompass those forming commodity chemicals on large scale, pharmaceuticals on small scale, and both commodity and specialty polymers Synthetic Design I: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: 262 or consent of instructor

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CHEM 263B Synthetic Design II 1 Unit

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 This course will provide an exposure to the range of catalytic reactions of organometallic systems, the identity of the catalysts for these reactions, and the scope and limitations of these reactions. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the mechanisms of homogeneous catalytic processes. Students will see the types of molecular fragments generated by catalytic organometallic chemistry and see the synthetic disconnections made possible by these reactions. The scope of transformations will encompass those forming commodity chemicals on large scale, pharmaceuticals on small scale, and both commodity and specialty polymers. Synthetic Design II: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: 263A or consent of instructor

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CHEM 265 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Theory and Application 1 Unit

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 The theory behind practical nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and a survey of its applications to chemical research. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Theory and Application: Read More [+]

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CHEM 268 Mass Spectrometry 2 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2019 Principles, instrumentation, and application in mass spectrometry, including ionization methods, mass analyzers, spectral interpretation, multidimensional methods (GC/MS, HPLC/MS, MS/MS), with emphasis on small organic molcules and bioanalytical applications (proteins, peptides, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, noncovalent complexes); this will include the opportunity to be trained and checked out on several open-access mass spectrometers. Mass Spectrometry: Read More [+]

Fall and/or spring: 10 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Format: Three hours of Lecture per week for 10 weeks.

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CHEM 270A Advanced Biophysical Chemistry I 1 Unit

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 Underlying principles and applications of methods for biophysical analysis of biological macromolecules. Advanced Biophysical Chemistry I: Read More [+]

Fall and/or spring: 7.5 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week

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CHEM 270B Advanced Biophysical Chemistry II 1 Unit

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 More applications of methods for biophysical analysis of biological macromolecules. Advanced Biophysical Chemistry II: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: 270A or consent of instructor

Additional Format: Two hours of Lecture per week for 7.5 weeks.

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CHEM C271A Chemical Biology I - Structure, Synthesis and Function of Biomolecules 1 Unit

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 This course will present the structure of proteins, nucleic acids, and oligosaccharides from the perspective of organic chemistry. Modern methods for the synthesis and purification of these molecules will also be presented. Chemical Biology I - Structure, Synthesis and Function of Biomolecules: Read More [+]

Also listed as: MCELLBI C212A

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CHEM C271B Chemical Biology II - Enzyme Reaction Mechanisms 1 Unit

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 This course will focus on the principles of enzyme catalysis. The course will begin with an introduction of the general concepts of enzyme catalysis which will be followed by detailed examples that will examine the chemistry behind the reactions and the three-dimensional structures that carry out the transformations. Chemical Biology II - Enzyme Reaction Mechanisms: Read More [+]

Also listed as: MCELLBI C212B

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CHEM C271C Chemical Biology III - Contemporary Topics in Chemical Biology 1 Unit

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 This course will build on the principles discussed in Chemical Biology I and II. The focus will consist of case studies where rigorous chemical approaches have been brought to bear on biological questions. Potential subject areas will include signal transduction, photosynthesis, immunology, virology, and cancer. For each topic, the appropriate bioanalytical techniques will be emphasized. Chemical Biology III - Contemporary Topics in Chemical Biology: Read More [+]

Also listed as: MCELLBI C212C

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CHEM 274A Programming Languages for Molecular Sciences: Python and C++ 3 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 Course provides in-depth coverage of programming concepts and techniques required for scientific computing, data science, and high-performance computing using C++ and Python. Course will compare and contrast the functionalities of the two languages. Topics include classes, overloading, data abstraction, information hiding, encapsulation, file processing, exceptions, and low-level language features. Exercises based on molecular science problems will provide hands-on experience needed to learn these languages. Course serves as a prereq to later MSSE courses: Data Science, Machine Learning Algorithms, Software Engineering for Scientific Computing, Numerical Algorithms Applied to Computational Quantum Chemistry, and Applications Parallel Comp. Programming Languages for Molecular Sciences: Python and C++: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Prior exposure to basic programming methodology or the consent of the instructor

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of lecture, 2-2 hours of discussion, and 0-2 hours of laboratory per week

Additional Format: Three hours of lecture and two hours of discussion and zero to two hours of laboratory per week.

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CHEM 274B Software Engineering Fundamentals for Molecular Sciences 3 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 Course will advance students’ understanding of fundamental knowledge and techniques for developing complex software. Students will gain an in-depth view of computer system architecture as well as abstraction techniques as means to manage program complexity. Students will collaboratively develop a software engineering package, gaining experience in all aspects of the software development process. Course serves as a prerequisite to later MSSE courses: Data Science, Machine Learning Algorithms, Software Engineering for Scientific Computing, Numerical Algorithms Applied to Computational Quantum Chemistry, and Applications of Parallel Computers Software Engineering Fundamentals for Molecular Sciences: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Chem 274A - MSSE’s Introduction to Programming Languages – C++ and Python -

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CHEM 275A Introduction to Programming Languages C++ and Python 3 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020 This course provides in-depth coverage of programming concepts and techniques required for scientific computing, data science, and high-performance computing using C++ and Python. The course will compare and contrast the functionalities of the two languages. Topics include classes, overloading, data abstraction, information hiding, encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, file processing, templates, exceptions, container classes, and low-level language features. Numerous exercises based on molecular science problems will provide the hands-on experience needed to learn these languages Introduction to Programming Languages C++ and Python: Read More [+]

Student Learning Outcomes: Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to A. Develop the necessary skills to effectively interact with machine learning environments. B. Acquire the skills needed to develop high-performance computing software.

Fall and/or spring: 8 weeks - 5 hours of web-based lecture and 6 hours of web-based discussion per week

Additional Format: Six hours of web-based discussion and five hours of web-based lecture per week for 8 weeks.

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CHEM 275B Introduction to Software Engineering Best Practices 3 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020 This course will advance students’ understanding of the different steps involved in software design. Students will acquire hands-on experience in practical problems such as specifying, designing, building, testing, and delivering reliable software systems for scientific computing. Students will collaboratively develop a software engineering package, thus gaining experience in all aspects of the software development process from the feasibility study to the final delivery of the product. This course is a prerequisite to MSSE courses in Software Engineering for Scientific Computing, Computational Chemistry and Materials Science, and Parallel Computing. Introduction to Software Engineering Best Practices: Read More [+]

Student Learning Outcomes: Upon successfully completing this course, students will have the skills needed to develop high-performance computing software.

Prerequisites: Chem 275 - MSSE’s Introduction to Programming Languages – C++ and Python

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CHEM 277B Machine Learning Algorithms 3 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023 An introduction to mathematical optimization and statistics and "non-algorithmic" computation using machine learning. Machine learning prerequisites are introduced including local and global optimization, various statistical and clustering models, and early meta-heuristic methods such as genetic algorithms and artificial neural networks. Building on this foundation, current machine learning techniques are covered including Deep Learning networks, Convolutional neural networks, Recurrent and long short term memory (LSTM) networks, and support vector machines and Gaussian ridge regression. Various case studies in applying optimization, statistical modeling, and machine learning methods as classification and regression task Machine Learning Algorithms: Read More [+]

Student Learning Outcomes: A. To introduce the basics of optimization and statistical modeling techniques relevant to machine learning B. To build on optimization and statistical modeling to the recent field of machine learning techniques. C. To understand data and algorithms relevant to machine learning

Prerequisites: The students will have had MSSE courses (1) Chem 270 - Intro to Programming, (2) Chem 271 - Software Best Practices, and (3) DS100 courses

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week

Summer: 8 weeks - 4.5 hours of lecture and 5.5 hours of discussion per week

Additional Format: Four hours of lecture and two hours of discussion per week. Four and one-half hours of lecture and five and one-half hours of discussion per week for 8 weeks.

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CHEM 278 Ethical Topics for Professional Software Engineering 1 Unit

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 This course will expose students to applied ethics in professional ethics, information technology, intellectual property, and corporate ethics that are topic relevant to the MSSE degree. Ethical Topics for Professional Software Engineering: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Acceptance into the MSSE program

Fall and/or spring: 5 weeks - 1 hour of web-based lecture and 1 hour of web-based discussion per week

Additional Format: One hour of web-based discussion and one hour of web-based lecture per week for five weeks.

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CHEM 279 Numerical Algorithms applied to Computational Quantum Chemistry 3 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023 Introduction to numerical algorithms, their application to computational quantum chemistry, and best practices for software implementation and reuse. This course covers a toolbox of useful algorithms from applied mathematics that are used in physical simulations. Illustrated via computer implementation of density functional theory for modeling chemical reaction mechanisms from quantum mechanics. Topics covered include local optimization, numerical derivatives and integration, dense linear algebra the symmetric eigenvalue problem, the singular value decomposition, and the fast Fourier transform. Students are guided through principles of procedural and object-oriented programming C++ and usage of efficient numerical libraries.. Numerical Algorithms applied to Computational Quantum Chemistry: Read More [+]

Course Objectives: 1. To introduce computer-based physical simulation via computational quantum chemistry. 2. To develop the core numerical algorithms needed to efficiently implement computational quantum chemistry methods, as well as other physical simulations. 3. To reinforce programming skills directed to sustainable software as well as intelligent use of optimized libraries to implement numerical kernels.

Prerequisites: Students will have had MSSE courses (1) Chem 275A Intro to Programming, (2) Chem 275B Software Best Practices, and (3) Data Science 100 courses. In addition, undergraduate physical chemistry (Chem 120A or equivalent) or permission of instructor is required

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 3 hours of discussion per week

Additional Format: Three hours of lecture and three hours of discussion per week.

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CHEM 280 Foundations of Programming and Software Engineering for Molecular Sciences 2 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 This course provides an overview of topics relevant to programming and creating software projects. The course will be taught in collaboration with members of the Molecular Sciences Software Institute (MolSII). Students will learn basic syntax, use cases, and ecosystems for Python and C++. Students will become familiar with tools and practices commonly used in software development such as version control, documentation, and testing. Central to this course is a hands on molecular simulation project where students work in groups to create a software package using concepts taught in the course. Foundations of Programming and Software Engineering for Molecular Sciences: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Acceptance to MSSE program

Fall and/or spring: 2 weeks - 20 hours of lecture per week

Additional Format: Twenty hours of lecture per week for two weeks.

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CHEM 281 Software Engineering for Scientific Computing 3 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023 The course covers computer architecture and software features that have the greatest impact on performance. It addresses debugging and performance tunning, detecting memory and stack overwrites, malloc corruption, hotspot, paging, cache misses. A toolbox with common algorithms: sorting, searching, hashing, trees, graph traversing, is followed by common patterns used in object-oriented design. It describes programming paradigms , dynamic libraries, distributed architectures, and services. Lectures on linear algebra and performance libraries are provided as background for future courses. HPC paradigms and GPU programming are introduced. Software packaging, extensibility, and interactivity is followed by team development, testing and hardening. Software Engineering for Scientific Computing: Read More [+]

Course Objectives: The objective of this recurrent course is to equip students with the skills and tools every software engineer must master for a successful professional career.

Prerequisites: Students will have had MSSE courses (1) C275A Intro to Programming, (2) C275B Software Best Practices. Students are expected to be familiar with programming in C++ and have a basic understanding of LINUX. Additional materials will be provided for students to peruse as necessary

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture, 1 hour of discussion, and 1 hour of laboratory per week

Additional Format: Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion and one hour of laboratory per week.

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CHEM 282 MSSE Leadership Bootcamp 2 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 This boot camp for the Master of Molecular Science and Software Engineering program is a two-week intensive course that introduces program participants to the leadership, management and entrepreneurial skills necessary in today’s professional environment. Using the capstone project as a baseline, this course aims to provide program participants an understanding of the key aspects of management and leadership disciplines; team and organization dynamics; leading and participating in cross functional teams; engineering economic, finance and accounting concepts; effective communication skills and project management. MSSE Leadership Bootcamp: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in Chem 283 Capstone Project Course

Fall and/or spring: 2 weeks - 17-17 hours of lecture and 25-25 hours of discussion per week

Additional Format: Course meets 9am - 5pm everyday (including weekends) for 2 weeks.

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CHEM 283 MSSE Capstone Project Course 3 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 This course provides students with a multifaceted experience managing a project involving the application and development of software for Computational Sciences. Students exercise leadership, team building, and critical thinking skills resulting in a Capstone project deliverables and final report. Capstone projects are an essential part of the MSSE program because students transfer skills learned in other MSSE courses to a real-world application in particular applying several software engineering, algorithmic and scientific concepts This course is also designed to be tightly integrated with MSSE’s Leadership Bootcamp. Capstone projects are developed with MSSE industrial and academic partners, individually or in cross-functional teams. MSSE Capstone Project Course: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: All courses in the MSSE program curriculum are prerequisite of the Capstone Project course. Concurrent enrollment in Chem 282-MSSE Leadership Bootcamp and CS267-Applications of Parallel Computers is required

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-1 hours of lecture and 2-2 hours of discussion per week

Additional Format: One hour of lecture and two hours of discussion per week.

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CHEM 295 Special Topics 1 - 3 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023 Lecture series on topics of current interest. Recently offered topics: Natural products synthesis, molecular dynamics, statistical mechanics, molecular spectroscopy, structural biophysics, organic polymers, electronic structure of molecules and bio-organic chemistry. Special Topics: Read More [+]

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Format: One to Three hour of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.

Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.

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CHEM 298 Seminars for Graduate Students 1 - 3 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023 In addition to the weekly Graduate Research Conference and weekly seminars on topics of interest in biophysical, organic, physical, nuclear, and inorganic chemistry, there are group seminars on specific fields of research. Seminars will be announced at the beginning of each semester. Seminars for Graduate Students: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Graduate standing

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-3 hours of colloquium per week

Additional Format: One to three hours of colloquium per week.

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CHEM 299 Research for Graduate Students 1 - 9 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023 Facilities are available to graduate students pursuing original investigations toward an advanced degree in Chemistry or related fields at the University of California, Berkeley. Investigations may include experiment, theory, data analysis, and dissemination of accomplishments or discoveries in the form of oral and written presentations or manuscripts submitted for peer-reviewed publication. Such work is done under the supervision and direction of a faculty member or their designee. Research for Graduate Students: Read More [+]

Course Objectives: Provide opportunities for graduate students to engage in original research under the direction, support, and mentorship of a faculty member in the chemistry department at UC Berkeley.

Student Learning Outcomes: Students will learn the skills and techniques necessary to complete a PhD in the field of Chemistry and ultimately become a world expert in their thesis research area. Students will show progress in the following areas related to their chosen field of study, including, but not limited to the following: Creativity, intellectual ownership, initiative, technical proficiency, resilience, communication both orally and in writing, ability to solve challenging problems, broad understanding of relevant disciplinary background (literature), the ability to initiate new research directions aimed toward solving important scientific challenges.

Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Consent of Instructor Required

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0-0 hours of independent study per week

Additional Format: Zero hour of independent study per week.

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CHEM 300 Professional Preparation: Supervised Teaching of Chemistry 2 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023 Discussion, curriculum development, class observation, and practice teaching in chemistry. Professional Preparation: Supervised Teaching of Chemistry: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Graduate standing and appointment as a graduate student instructor

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week

Additional Format: Two hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.

Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Professional course for teachers or prospective teachers

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CHEM 301 Pre-High School Chemistry Classroom Immersion 1 Unit

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023 Provides training and opportunity for graduate students to make presentations in local public schools. Training ensures that presenters are aware of scientific information mandated by the State of California for particular grade levels, and that presentations are intellectually stimulating, relevant to the classroom students' interests, and age-appropriate. Time commitment an average of two to three hours/week, but actual time spent is concentrated during preparation and classroom delivery of presentations, which are coordinated between teachers' needs and volunteers' availability. Pre-High School Chemistry Classroom Immersion: Read More [+]

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture per week

Additional Format: One hour of lecture per week (average).

Instructor: Bergman

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CHEM 301A Undergraduate Lab Instruction 2 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016 Tutoring of students in 1AL and 1B laboratory. Students attend one hour of the regular GSI preparatory meeting and hold one office hour per week to answer questions about laboratory assignments. Undergraduate Lab Instruction: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of instructor; 1A, 1AL, and 1B with grades of B- or higher

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 4 units.

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture and 4 hours of tutorial per week

Additional Format: One hour of Lecture and Four hours of Tutorial per week for 15 weeks.

Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.

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CHEM 301B Undergraduate Chemistry Instruction 2 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016 Tutoring of students in 1A-1B. Students attend a weekly meeting on tutoring methods at the Student Learning Center and attend 1A-1B lectures. Undergraduate Chemistry Instruction: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing; 1A, 1AL, and 1B with grades of B- or higher

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture and 5 hours of tutorial per week

Additional Format: One hour of lecture and five hours of tutoring per week.

Formerly known as: 301

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CHEM 301C Chemistry Teacher Scholars 2 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 The Chemistry Undergraduate Teacher Scholar Program places undergraduate students as apprentice instructors in lower division laboratory and discussion sections. In a weekly meeting with instructors, participants learn about teaching, review chemistry knowledge, and are coached to mentor students. Chemistry Teacher Scholars: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Chemistry 1A or Chemistry 4A or equivalent. Consent of instructor required

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1.5-1.5 hours of lecture and 1-1 hours of discussion per week

Additional Format: One and one-half hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week.

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CHEM 301D Undergraduate Chemistry Course Instruction 1 - 2 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016 Tutoring of students enrolled in an undergraduate chemistry course. Undergraduate Chemistry Course Instruction: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of instructor; completion of tutored course with a grade of B- or better

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2-4 hours of tutorial per week

Additional Format: Weekly meeting with instructor of tutored course and two to four hours of tutoring.

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CHEM 301T Undergraduate Preparation for Teaching or Instruction in Teaching 2 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 Undergraduate Preparation for Teaching or Instruction in Teaching: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Junior standing, overall GPA 3.1, and consent of instructor

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2-3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Format: Two or three hours of lecture and one hour of teacher training per week.

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CHEM 301W Supervised Instruction of Chemistry Scholars 2 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016 Tutoring of students in the College of Chemistry Scholars Program who are enrolled in general or organic chemistry. Students attend a weekly meeting with instructors. Supervised Instruction of Chemistry Scholars: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and consent of instructor

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of independent study and 4-5 hours of tutorial per week

Additional Format: One hour of lecture and three or four hours of tutoring per week.

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CHEM 375 Professional Preparation: Supervised Teaching of Chemistry 2 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2021 Discussion, curriculum development, class observation, and practice teaching in chemistry. Professional Preparation: Supervised Teaching of Chemistry: Read More [+]

CHEM 602 Individual Study for Doctoral Students 1 - 8 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016 Individual study in consultation with the major field adviser, intended to provide an opportunity for qualified students to prepare themselves for the various examinations required of candidates for the Ph.D. degree. May not be used for unit or residence requirements for the doctoral degree. Individual Study for Doctoral Students: Read More [+]

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-8 hours of independent study per week

Summer: 8 weeks - 1.5-15 hours of independent study per week

Additional Format: One to Eight hour of Independent study per week for 15 weeks. One and one-half to Fifteen hours of Independent study per week for 8 weeks.

Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate examination preparation

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CHEM 700 QB3 Colloquium for Graduate Students 0.0 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021 Weekly Graduate colloquium on topics of interest in QB3 research. QB3 Colloquium for Graduate Students: Read More [+]

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-2 hours of colloquium per week

Additional Format: One to two hours of colloquium per week.

Formerly known as: Chemistry 999

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Contact Information

Department of chemistry.

419 Latimer Hall

Phone: 510-642-5882

Fax: 510-642-9675

Department Chair

Matthew Francis

724 Latimer Hall

Phone: 510-643-9915

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Vice Chair of Biological Graduate Program

Michelle Chang

125 Lewis Hall

Phone: 510.642.8545

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Sr. Vice Chair of Synthetic Graduate Program

Thomas Maimone

826 Latimer Hall

Phone: 510-642-4488

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Vice Chair of Physical Graduate Program

David Limmer

210 Gilman Hall

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Vice Chair of Synthetic Graduate Program

Felix Fischer

699 Tan Hall

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Student Affairs Officer

Phone: 510-642-5884

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Ellen Levitan

Phone: 510-642-5883

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Deborah Gray

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Nuclear Engineering PhD

The Department of Nuclear Engineering offers three graduate degree programs: the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), the Master of Engineering (MEng), and the Public Policy (MPP)/Nuclear Engineering (MS) Concurrent Degree Program.

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Nuclear Engineering

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Application Deadline

December 15, 2023

Degree Type(s)

Doctoral / PhD

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GRE Requirements

Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences

Sustainable energy solutions, nuclear security and nonproliferation, plasmas for water treatment, the country’s most powerful laser, and more., the nuclear leaders and best.

NERS is consistently ranked as the top Nuclear Engineering grad program in the nation by U.S. News and World Report .

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Most of our undergrads are actively involved in research and have co-authored papers in scientific journals.

2023 Research Funding

Research opportunities abound for our undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, and faculty.

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Fellowship Program

The program is accepting new applications for the academic year 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.

Erin Grady, MD Program Director, Nuclear Radiology Fellowship

Welcome to the Nuclear Radiology Fellowship training program at Stanford University. We thrive to educate the next generation of worldwide leaders in academic and clinical Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. The program includes education basic sciences, diagnostic imaging and therapy as they relate to Nuclear Radiology. Ample research opportunities are provided to take advantage of resources such as the Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS) and the Research PET/MRI Program at Stanford . Clinical training takes place at Stanford Health Care, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. At the end of the fellowship, trainees are encouraged to successfully sit for the ABNM and ABR CAQ examinations. The program is a one-year ACGME accredited fellowship for which there is one position. Qualified applicants will have either an M.D. degree, M.D./Ph.D degrees, or a D.O. degree and will have successfully completed training and taken National Boards in an ACGME-accredited diagnostic radiology program in the U.S. by the time the fellowship begins or could be supported through the our department through the American Board of Radiology alternate pathway program .

How to Apply

Our fellowship programs at Stanford follow the Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments (SCARD) embargo dates . We are currently accepting applications for the fellowship year 2024-25 and 2025-2026. Our recruitment engages in a holistic review of your materials. At the bottom of this page, click the link to apply and please upload the following items:

• Personal statement (maximum 1 page)
• Completed application form
• Copy of medical school diploma
• Medical school transcript
• Copy of undergraduate diploma
• Undergraduate transcript
• USMLE Steps 1-3
• 3 letters of recommendation
• Optional photograph; we have found it helpful to the selection committee if lapse in time between interviews and final selection.

Interviews at Stanford will be arranged for selected individuals. We thank you for your interest in our program and look forward to meeting you.

Contact Ann Vo Nuclear Radiology Fellowship Coordinator Email: [email protected]