Tentative Schedule Chem 5395, Fall 2009
Lecture Topics from the Textbook – one per student:
| Date |
Basic Topics |
Pages in text |
Presenter |
| M Aug 31, W Sept 2 |
Introduction, Microscopy, particle size |
Chapter 1 |
JR |
| Sept 4-11 |
No class, lecture prep timeProf. Xudong Yao will moderate student talks |
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| M Sept 21 |
1. Sedimentation (and Diffusion??) |
62-100 |
Naimesh |
| M Sept 23 |
3. Osmotic Pressure |
105-119 |
Chi Tang |
| M Sept 28 |
5. Rheology and Viscosity |
145-160 |
Dhanuka |
| M Oct 5 |
Surface tension |
Chapter 6 |
JR |
| W Oct 7 |
Adsorption from solution |
297-343 |
JR |
| F Oct 9 |
Surfactant structures |
Chapter 8 |
JR |
| M Oct 12, W Oct 14 |
Surfactant structures; monolayer films |
Chapter 8 |
JR |
| F Oct 16 |
Light Scattering |
Chapter 5 |
JR |
| M Oct 19 |
XPS and Auger Spectra |
Skoog, Chapter 21* |
JR |
| W Oct 21 |
Atomic force Microscopy |
Skoog, Chapter 21* |
Prof. Bryan Huey |
| F Oct 23 |
IR; reflectance spectra |
|
JR |
| M Oct 26 |
Layer-by layer thin films |
Y. Lvov reviews |
JR |
| W Nov 4 |
Carbon nanotubes |
Handout review |
Prof. Papadim |