CHEM 575

This course will explore how X-rays can be used to characterize the atomic structure of solid, crystalline materials. Students will learn the fundamental concepts of crystallography and will gain practical, hands-on experience with both single crystal (SC-XRD) and powder (P-XRD) diffraction techniques.

Winter

Students are strongly encouraged to have a working knowledge of college level chemistry, physics, and math. This means a student should have completed Chem 111/112 (or equivalent such as Chem 105/106), Phscs 121/123 (or equivalent such as Phscs 105/106), college algebra (Math 110 or equivalent) and calculus (Math 112/113).