CHEM 324 | Nanochemistry

This course will introduce students to a wide array of concepts in the interdisciplinary field of nanochemistry. It will begin with an in-depth look at the fundamentals of doing chemistry on small surfaces and how and why nanoscale materials differ greatly in properties from their bulk counterparts. The course will then examine the tools chemists use to characterize and analyze nanomaterials, followed by a survey of the synthesis and application of a variety of nanomaterials, from metal nanoparticles to carbon nanotubes. The course will culminate in two special topic sections, the nano-bio interface, which will look at nanomedicine and how nanomaterials interact in biological systems, and nanochemistry and the environment, which will examine how nanochemistry can lead to green energy solutions but will also probe the potential negative environmental impacts and implications.