Molecular Aspects of Chemical Engineering

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Course Introduction, Perspective on Intermolecular Interactions and Relevance to Application
2	Molecular Interactions: Influence on Macroscopic Properties
3	Review of Chemical Structures and Trends
4	Polar and VanderWaal Interactions
5	Dielectric Constants - Origin and Importance
6	Solvation, Solvent Design, Solute Partitioning	Problem set 1 due
7	Chelation and Co-solvents
8	Solvation of Large Molecules - Polymer Solubility	Problem set 2 due
9	Block Copolymers - Ordered Nanophases
10	Introduction to Solid State and Intermolecular Interactions
11	Molecular Crystals
12	Hydrogen Bonding in the Solid State
13	Molecular Recognition and Self Assembly
14	Liquid Crystalline Systems - Thermotropic	Problem set 3 due
15	Liquid Crystalline Systems - Lyotropic and Bio Examples
16	Micellar Systems
17	Micellar Systems (cont.)
18	Micellar Systems (cont.) / Applications
	Quiz 1
19	Introduction to Liquid / Solid Interactions
20	Wetting
21	Wetting (cont.)
22	Fundamentals of Adhesion
23	Adhesion (Special Guest - Prof. Christine Ortiz)
24	Molecular Adsorption
25	Friction	Problem set 4 due
26	Polymer Adsorption / Adhesion to Surfaces
27	Polymer Surface Modification / Surface Engineering
28	Organic Monolayers (SAMs)
29	Organic Monolayers
	Quiz 2
30	Bio Applications of Organic Monolayers / Bioadhesion
31	Other Applications of Surface Modification
32	Project Presentations
33	Project Presentations (cont.)
34	Project Presentations (cont.)	Course paper due