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For Environmental Science

• CHEM3901 Environmental Toxicology

For Food Science

• CHEM2921 Food Chemistry
• CHEM3811 Food Chemistry 2

For Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

• CHEM2839 Inorganic Chemistry
• CHEM3829 Organic Chemistry

For Material Science and Engineering

• CHEM2718 Physical Chemistry for Materials Science and Engineering

For Nanotechnology

• CHEM2828 Organic and Inorganic Chemistry for Nanotechnology
• NANO3410 Chemistry of Surfaces
• NANO3440 Biosensors and Biodevices for Nanotechnology

CHEM3901 - Environmental Toxicology

Staff Contact: Dr G. Edwards
UOC6 HPW6 WKS12 S2
Prerequisites: CHEM1011 or CHEM1031.
Excluded: CHEM3311
UNSW Online Handbook entry: CHEM3901

Classification and properties of toxic substances. Biological properties of important classes of chemical compounds. Fate of xenobiotics in the human body, including detoxification and bioactivation. Chemical transformations of pollutants in the environment; air, water and soil pollution. Analysis of environmental pollutants at trace levels.

CHEM2921 - Food Chemistry 1

Staff contact: Dr N. Kumar
UOC6 HPW6 WKS12 S2
Prerequisites: CHEM1011 or CHEM1031, and CHEM1021 or CHEM1041.
UNSW Online Handbook entry: CHEM2921

Introduction to food chemistry. Alcohol and carbonyl chemistry.
Carbohydrates.
Lipids, amino acids and proteins. Enzyme reactions and applications in food chemistry. Vitamins. Analytical methods of food analysis. [course outline (PDF, 400 kB)]

CHEM3811 - Food Chemistry 2

Staff contact: Dr N. Kumar
UOC6 HPW6 WKS12 S1
Prerequisites: CHEM2921 or CHEM2021.
UNSW Online Handbook entry: CHEM3811

Water in food. Dispersed systems; colloids and gels. Chemistry of colours and flavours in food. Food additives. Minerals. Food toxicants; pesticide residues. Theory and practice of modern methods of food analysis. Analytical principles. Official methods of analysis. Major instrumental techniques and their applications. Choice of an analytical method. [Course Outline PDF, 400kB]

CHEM2839 - Inorganic Chemistry

Staff Contact: Dr N. Roberts
UOC6 HPW6 WKS12 S2
Prerequisites: CHEM1011 or CHEM1031, and CHEM1021 or CHEM1041.
Note: Excluded CHEM2031. CHEM2839 has similar content to CHEM2031 with a slight shift in emphasis in the applications of Inorganic Chemistry.
UNSW Online Handbook entry: CHEM2839

Electronic structure of atoms and molecules structure, energetics and banding in the solid state. Principles of coordination chemistry. Occurrence, preparation, properties and reactions of selected compounds of transition and main group elements. [Course Outline PDF, 440kB]

CHEM3829 - Organic Chemistry

Staff contact: Dr G. Edwards
UOC6 HPW6 WKS12 S1
Prerequisites: CHEM2021
UNSW Online Handbook entry: CHEM3829

The spectroscopic identification of organic compounds, free radical chemistry and electroorganic processes, various aspects of the organic industrial processes such as industrial synthesis based on petrochemicals, and organometallic reactions of industrial interest. Selected topics from the dyestuff, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. [course outline (PDF, 400 kB)]

CHEM2718 - Physical Chemistry for Materials Science and Engineering

Staff Contact: Dr R. Haines
UOC3 HPW3 WKS12 S1
Prerequisites: CHEM1011 or CHEM1031 or CEIC1001; MATH1011 or MATH1231 or MATH1241.
Note: Excluded CHEM2011.
UNSW Online Handbook entry: CHEM2718

Thermodynamics: first, second and third laws, applications to materials science. Chemical equilibria. Electrochemistry, electrochemical cells. Chemical kinetics. [Course Outline PDF, 400kB]

CHEM2828 - Organic and Inorganic Chemistry for Nanotechnology

Staff Contact: Dr J. Harper
UOC6 HPW6 WKS12 S2
Prerequisites: CHEM1011 or CHEM1031, CHEM1021 or CHEM1041
Excluded: CHEM2021, CHEM2031, CHEM2839.
UNSW Online Handbook entry: CHEM2828

Reactive intermediates, addition and rearrangement reactions, carbonyl group chemistry. Chemistry of aromatic compounds. Electronic and geometric structure of inorganic compounds. Coordination chemistry. Transition and non-transition metal chemistry. [Course Outline PDF, 440kB]

NANO3410 - Chemistry of Surfaces

Staff Contact: Dr J. Harper
UOC3 HPW3 WKS12 S1
Prerequisites: NANO2002 or approval from the course authority.
UNSW Online Handbook entry: NANO3410

Vacuum, surface analysis techniques (XPS etc), STM, AFM, surface spectroscopy and solution surface chemistry (micelles, self-assembly, colloids and nanoparticles etc). [Course Outline PDF, 440kB]

NANO3440 - Biosensors and Biodevices for Nanotechnology

Staff Contact: Dr J. Gooding
UOC3 HPW3 WKS12 S2
Prerequisites: NANO2002 or approval from the course authority.
UNSW Online Handbook entry: NANO3440

Principles of transduction, immobilisation of biomolecules, affinity sensors, catalytic sensors, practical realities of their construction, electrochemical sensors, evanscent wave and other optical sensors. [Course Outline PDF, 440kB]

Further information:

For further information please consult:

The 2nd and 3rd Year advisor: Dr Jason Harper, Room 223, Dalton building; Tel. (02) 9385 4692, Fax. (02) 9385 6141, e-mail: j.harper@unsw.edu.au

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