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BIOT 505/5205 - Basics of Bioentrepreneurship (3 cr.)
Description
This course covers four modules: business aspects of biotechnology, regulatory issues, patenting biotechnology inventions, and bioethics.
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BIOT 521/5206 - Fundamentals of Bioinformatics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisites: Familiarity with molecular biology, calculus, basic probability and statistics.
Description
This course should introduce students to the fundamental theories and practices of bioinformatics. Lectures should focus on the basic knowledge required in this field, including the need for databases, access to genome information, sources of data, and tools for data mining. The course should also cover identification of both lower order and higher order informational patterns in DNA and approaches to linking genome data to information on gene function. Emphasis will be placed on how to use the databases and tools. Students should use the PERL programming language in this course.
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BIOT 531/5207 - Molecular Diagnosis (3 cr.)
Description
Topics include diagnosis of genetic disorders, infectious diseases, malignant diseases, and forensic applications such as paternity testing, DNA fingerprinting. Aspects of quality control, quality assurance, regulatory issues, and intellectual properties will be also covered.
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BIOT 541/5208 - Molecular Genetics (3 cr.)
Description
The course introduces genetics studies in molecular biotechnology; introduction to Mendalian genetics, eukaryotic gene regulation, genome project and model organisms utilized in research studies, cytogenetics, cellular genomic instability in carcinogenesis and molecular genetic based therapeutic approaches.
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BIOT 543/5210 - Microbial Biotechnology (3 cr.)
Description
The course introduces current advances in bacteriology, mycology and virology. This covers from medical applications, environmental application of microbes to microbial quality control and assurance in biotechnology products. In addition topics include the use of microbes in recombinant DNA technology, protein production in prokaryotes, fermentation technology, antimicrobial peptides and its applications in medical microbiology.
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BIOT 511/5211 - Bioengineering (3 cr.)
Description
The application of the concepts and methods of the physical sciences and mathematics in an engineering approach to problems in the life sciences.
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BIOT 571/5271 - Bionanotechnology (3 cr.)
Description
This course covers the use of various nanostructures for ultrasensitive detection of DNA, bacteria, and viruses. Recent techniques for detection of single biomolecules that offers superior advantages over the conventional bulk measurements will also be presented. This course will also cover the use of different nanoparticles such as nanocrystals and gold nanoparticles for optical imaging, as hyperthermia agents for cancer therapy, and the development of smart drug delivery nanocarriers.
Cross-listed
Same as NANO 5271
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BIOT 580/5910 - Independent Study In Biotechnology (3 cr.)
Description
Independent study in various problem areas of biotechnoloyg may be assigned to individual students or to groups. Readings assigned and frequent consultations held.
Notes
Students may sign up for up to 3 credits towards fulfilling M.Sc. requirements.
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BIOT 551/5930 - Selected Topics in Biotechnology (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Pre-requisite: consent of instructor, graduate standing.
Description
Topics chosen according to special interests of faculty and students.
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit more than once if content changes.
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BIOT 599/5980 - Research Guidance and Thesis (3 cr. + 3 cr.)
Description
Consultation on problems related to student thesis.
Notes
Must be taken twice for a total of 6 credits.
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BIOT 604/6204 - Model Systems in Cancer Research (2 cr. + 1 cr. lab)
Prerequisites
BIOT 5203 or BIOT 5204 .
Description
This course exposes graduate students to a powerful tool, cell lines, for research. Cell lines are commonly used in many fields of laboratory research mainly as in vitro models in cancer research. Topics covered in class include but not limited to the biology, epidemiology, and molecular mechanisms of cancer including genetic variants, role of microRNA and epigenetic gene deregulation. Students, throughout the semester, will develop an understanding of the molecular events underlying the development of human cancer through examining primary literature related to the current knowledge of cancer biology. The course includes a laboratory component exploring a range of techniques used in the study of cancer biology.
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BIOT 620/6206 - Computational Genomics and Transcriptomics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
The course is designed to provide graduate students with the essential concepts and skills for processing, analyzing, and visualizing biologcial data generated by modern high-throughput transcriptomic and genomic technologies such as microarray and next-generation sequencing. The open-source statistical platform R and the BioConductor package will be used throughout the course for the practical sessions. The course will focus on how to extract meaningful information from microarray and RNA-Seq data (e.g., differentially expressed genes, alternative splice forms, and polymorphism). Different data visualization methods will be covered from simple summarizing graphs to interaction networks of cellular elements. Practical exercises will use publically published data and simulated data with applications crossing from cancer genomics to environmental genomics. Target audience is biomedical and computational sciences graduate students and postdoctoral researchers.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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BIOT 621/6207 - Systems and Computational Biology (3 cr.)
Description
Systems biology is an interdisciplinary study field that focuses on complex interactions in biological systems. A major goal of systems biology is the modeling and discovery of emergent properties, properties of a system whose theoretical description is only possible using techniques, which fall under the remit of systems biology. The course targets graduate students from various scientific backgrounds. This course aims to provide hands-on experience in computational systems biology by combining experimental data and mathematical modeling with emphasis on modeling of cellular pathways. Potential biomedical and biotechnological applications are introduced.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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BIOT 601/6930 - Current Topics in Biotechnology (3 cr.)
Description
This course provides a comprehensive and thorough understanding of recent trends in biotechnology research and development. Frontier areas in biotechnological applications as bioremediation, genetically modified organisms, molecular medicine and nano-biotechnology will be addressed.
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BIOT 602/6931 - Reading and Conference Course (3 cr.)
Description
Contemporary biotechnology topics, addressed from current primary literature will be discussed. Dogmas and disputes in biological, medical and/or agricultural sciences will be addressed to generate student discussions.
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AIAS 411/4101 - Modern Standard Arabic (4 cr.)
Description
This course integrates the four language skills to help students develop their ability to produce and comprehend both oral and written discourse at the advanced/advanced high level. The material addresses linguistic needs at this level and provides students with opportunities to further develop their understanding of the various aspects of Egyptian culture.
When Offered
Offered in summer.
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AIAS 401/4301 - Egyptian Colloquial Arabic (4 cr.)
Description
This course further develops students’ skills in Egyptian colloquial Arabic in general while emphasizing the shared features between ECA and MSA. The course concentrates on increasing students’ vocabulary and command of syntax, with a higher level of fluency. The material designed to train students to emulate the speech of educated native speakers in a wide range of social situations.
When Offered
Offered in summer.
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AIAS 531/5121 - Reading, Writing And Vocabulary Building (5 cr.)
Description
This course fosters and further develops the student’s ability to read long, authentic texts on a wide range of topics with minimal dependency on the dictionary. Students are trained to extend their reading strategies and knowledge of different genres and styles. Special emphasis is placed upon vocabulary building and the idiomatic use Arabic. The writing component is integrated whereby students employ and manipulate syntactic and morphological structures studied in the reading component, in addition to various cohesive devices, to produce complex sentences at the paragraph and text level, according to the mores of connected Arabic written discourse.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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AIAS 521/5151 - Listening And Speaking (3 cr.)
Description
This course further develops students’ skill in comprehending large chunks of authentic spoken MSA in different forms of discourse (reports, interviews, debates, etc.). It integrates listening and speaking skills by training students to carry out discussion on various topics of general and personal interest. The course includes a number of live lectures given by specialists in different fields of interests.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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AIAS 522/5152 - Academic Listening and Speaking (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
This course fosters and further develops the students’ ability to understand the main ideas and most details of connected academic and discourse in a variety of fields. It does so by teaching strategies to sustain both comprehension and delivery of propositionally and linguistically complex extended aural/oral discourse. These include training students to recognize and use cohesive devices signaling the sequence of thought in a given text, enabling them to follow MSA-ECA code-switching and code-mixing patterns, as well as sensitizing them to the socio-cultural nuances embedded in the spoken message.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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AIAS 551/5201 - Advanced Translation (3 cr.)
Description
This course fosters and develops students’ skills in translating written texts of different genres. Attention is given to points of contrast, idiomatic usage, and semantic fields of corresponding vocabulary in English and Arabic. Most work is done on translating from Arabic into English, with special attention given to developing the skills necessary for the preservation of the finer nuances of meaning when rendering a text from one language to another.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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AIAS 552/5261 - Advanced Media (3 cr.)
Description
This course further develops the students’ critical reading skills of linguistically and conceptually complex texts in Arabic printed media. It does so by exposing the students to different text types on a variety of topics, many outside their respective immediate spheres of interest or specialization. It encourages learners to make inferences based on comprehension of the facts presented in a text through sensitizing them to the socio-cultural nuances embedded in the written message. The course also focuses on vocabulary building and trains learners to recognize the special stylistics properties of media language.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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AIAS 541/5271 - Advanced Writing (3 cr.)
Description
This course fosters and develops students’ ability to write, with a high degree of precision and detail, on a variety of academic topics. It also trains them to observe the well-defined rules of Arabic letter-writing. The course teaches the students to write extended research papers, reports and essays, performing various language functions beyond descriptions, comparisons etc., such as argumentation, hypothesizing, refutation etc. Students are trained to appraise samples of authentic written material and model their own written production on them, demonstrating a solid command of grammar (syntax and morphology), vocabulary use, spelling, cohesive devices and general stylistic norms of Arabic discourse.
When Offered
Offered in spring
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AIAS 501/5301 - Egyptian Colloquial Arabic (3 cr.)
Description
This course further develops students’ skill to communicate in Egyptian colloquial. It concentrates on complex vocabulary and syntax and enables students to communicate with native speakers in a wide range of situations with high level of accuracy and fluency. Special emphasis is placed upon educated Egyptian Arabic as well as appropriateness of speech, and cultural competency.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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AIAS 502/5411 - Advanced Egyptian Colloquial Arabic (3 cr.)
Description
This course further develops students’ ability to communicate with native speakers in a wide range of situations with a higher degree of accuracy, fluency, and cultural appropriateness. The course trains students to comprehend and discuss topics of general and personal interest. The materials used reflect the dynamics of Egyptian society and focus on educated Egyptian Arabic.
When Offered
Offered in Spring.
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AIAS 555/5601 - CASA Students without Boarders (3 cr.)
Description
This course empowers students to engage in significant learning experiences, develop intercultural competence, work on superior level language proficiency skills, and establish social networks by engaging in the target language community through a project related to their academic and/or professional interests. Each student will design and complete a project related to their academic and/or professional interests that requires their engagment with the target language community. The project will span the fall and spring semesters. Each student will work with a supervising teacher with whom they will write a contract specifying the nature of their project. The project may include volunteer service in a local organization. Projects involving service to the community are highly encouraged.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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AIAS 553/5991 - Selected Topics in Arabic (3 cr.)
Description
Each course addresses a different topic of interest to advanced plus/superior Arabic language students. Topics covered are chosen by the students each semester. Some examples of topics include: Arab literature, politics in the Middle East, and religious studies.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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CHEM 103/1003 - Chemistry and Society (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Not for credit for Science, Engineering and Computer Science Majors
Description
Not for credit for Science, Engineering and Computer Science majors. Introduction to basic chemical principles; examples of chemistry in context of daily life and impact on society : nutrition, polymers, colors and pigments, drug development, energy storage, environmental pollution and control, agro chemicals and other related issues
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
Notes
Not for credit for Science, Engineering and Computer Science majors
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CHEM 104/1004 - Man and the Environment (3 cr.)
Description
Chemistry of the environment. Principles of ecosystem structures, energy flow and elements cycles. Natural resources, Population and Development. Renewable energy. Pollution control and prevention: air pollution, global warming, the depletion of the ozone layer and water pollution. Hazardous substances. Solid waste and recycling. Pests and pest control. Sustainability.
When Offered
Offered in fall, spring and occasionally in summer.
Notes
Not for credit for science, engineering and computer science majors.
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CHEM 105/1005 - General Chemistry I (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Thanawiya Amma Science or equivalent.
Description
Chemical stoichiometry; atomic structure and periodicity; an overview of chemical bonding with a discussion of models and theories of covalent bonding; introduction to structure and chemistry of organic compounds.
When Offered
Offered in fall, spring and occasionally in summer and winter.
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CHEM 106/1006 - General Chemistry II (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Gases; thermochemistry; liquids and solids, properties of solutions; introduction to chemical kinetics, chemical equilibria, environmental pollution.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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CHEM 115L/1015 - General Chemistry Laboratory (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Thanawiya Amma Science or equivalent
Description
Selected experiments in inorganic and organic chemistry.
Hours
One three-hour lab period
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring and occasionally in summer and winter.
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CHEM 116L/1016 - General Chemistry Laboratory (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Semi-micro qualitative analysis of selected salts and mixtures
Hours
One three-hour laboratory period.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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CHEM 199/1930 - Selected Topic for Core Curriculum (3 cr.)
Description
Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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CHEM 203/2003 - Organic Chemistry I (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, stereochemistry and conformational analysis, ionic and free-radical substitution and addition reactions.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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CHEM 205/2005 - Environmental Analytical Chemistry (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Introduction; analytical environmental data: assessment and interpretation, titrimetry, chromatography, atomic spectrometry, mass spectrometry, potentiometric techniques, thermal techniques. Specific applications to the environment.
Notes
This course is not available for credit for students who take . Some laboratory demonstrations will be provided.
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CHEM 206/2006 - Analytical Chemistry I (2 cr.)
Prerequisites
and to be taken concurrently with
Description
Ionic equilibria: solubility, activity and ionic strength. Gravimetry: nucleation and crystal growth, methodology, colloids. Acid-base, complexation, oxidation-reduction and precipitation equilibria and titrations. Introduction to separations in analytical chemistry.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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CHEM 207/2007 - Chemical Industries (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
.
Description
An overview of major chemical industries, global and local production, major products and their production, selected from: metals petrochemicals, agrochemicals, dyes, pharmaceuticals, plastics, glass, ceramics, cement. Quality assurance.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
Notes
Field trips to local industries.
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CHEM 220/2020 - Introduction to Food Science and Technology (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
.
Description
An overview of the interdisciplinary nature of food science. The chemical and physical properties of foods. An overview of food regulation. Concepts and applications of food chemistry, food analysis, food processing, biotechnology, sensory evaluation, food packaging, food product development and food engineering. Global food situation with an emphasis on the Egyptian context.
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CHEM 312/3002 - Archaeological Chemistry I (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
.
Description
Characterization of metals, minerals, pigments, glass, stone, dyes. Dating techniques: thermoluminescence, radiocarbon, amino-acid, Obsedian hydration and potassium/argon. Introduction to Mossbauer spectroscopy and neutron activation analysis.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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CHEM 303/3003 - Thermodynamics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and CHEM 1005 .
Description
Gas laws, state variables and equations of state, energy and the first law, thermochemistry; entropy and the second and third laws; spontaneity and equilibrium; physical transformation of pure substances, phase rule, phase equilibria.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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CHEM 304/3004 - Physical Chemistry I (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
, and concurrent with .
Description
Chemical potential and equilibria, solutions and colligative properties, electrochemical systems.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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CHEM 306/3006 - Organic Chemistry II (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Stereochemistry, aromaticity, electrophilic aromatic substitution; spectroscopy and structure; SN1, SN2, E1, and E2 reactions.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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CHEM 309/3009 - Inorganic Chemistry I (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and junior standing.
Description
Basic principles of quantum mechanics as applied to hydrogenic and polyelectron atoms, atomic orbitals, electron-electron interactions, atomic parameters. Molecular orbital theory as applied to diatomic and polyatomic molecules and to solids, bond properties, molecular shape and symmetry, introduction to applications of molecular symmetry in chemistry. The structures of simple solids; acids & bases; oxidation-reduction.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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CHEM 310L/3010 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
and .
Description
Characterization of organic compounds by classification tests.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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CHEM 311/3011 - Analytical Chemistry II (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and .
Description
Instrumental methods of chemical analysis: visible, ultraviolet, and infrared absorption spectroscopy, atomic absorption and emission spectrometry, fluorimetry, X-ray diffraction and fluorescence; mass spectrometry, gas chromatography, thermometric and electrochemical methods.
Hours
Two class periods and one three-hour lab period.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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CHEM 313L/3013 - Thermodynamics Laboratory (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
, and concurrent with .
Description
Experiments in physical chemistry, thermodynamics and error analyses.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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CHEM 314L/3014 - Physical Chemistry I Laboratory (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
and concurrent with .
Description
Experiments in electrochemistry. One three-hour lab period.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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CHEM 315/3015 - Biochemistry (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
The living cell, structure of biomolecules and their relationship to biological functions; biochemical energetics; metabolism of major cellular components and their relationship to clinical conditions.
Cross-listed
Same as .
Hours
Two class periods and one three hour lab period.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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CHEM 316L/3016 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Systematic identification of organic compounds, analysis of mixtures (qualitative and quantitative).
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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CHEM 318L/3018 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Preparations, reactions, and characterization of some inorganic compounds; ion-exchange; chromatography; measurements of stability constants.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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CHEM 320/3020 - Food Chemistry (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
.
Description
This course covers the chemistry of food constituents, the changes these constituents undergo during processing, the chemistry and technology of meat and meat products, dairy products, fruit and vegetables, cereal products and alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages. It also covers the basic chemistry of color, odor and taste (sensory properties of foodstuffs).
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CHEM 325/3025 - Clinical Chemistry I (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
or concurrently, or consent of instructor
Description
Module 1: Principles of laboratory techniques: spectrophotometry, chromatography, mass spectrometry, radioisotopes, electrophoresis, immunochemical techniques, electrochemistry, point-of-care devices, and lab automation. Module 2: Chemometrics: statistical procedures, selection and interpretation of lab procedures, reference intervals, clinical decision limits, quality control and method evaluation. Module 3: Laboratory management, quality and informatics.
Hours
Two class periods and one three-hour lab period.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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CHEM 307/3522 - Production Basics for Chemical Industries (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
.
Description
An overview of planning scale-up from laboratory to pilot plant, to production plant, with a focus on models for determining profitability of new projects, new products and new processes. Selected topics from: process design, plant layout and flowsheets, material and energy balances, mass and heat transfer, reactor kinetics, chemical economics, process design strategies and waste management.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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CHEM 000/3523 - Chemistry of Petrochemical Processes (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
CHEM 3003
Description
Crude oil processing and production of basic, intermediate, and final petrochemicals; ethylene, propylene, butenes, benzene, toluene, xylene; non-hydrocarbon intermediates; higher paraffin-based chemicals; C4 olefins and diolefin-based chemicals; process technologies in petrochemical industries including thermal and catalytic cracking, reforming, dehydrogenation
When Offered
Offered in Spring
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CHEM 399/3910 - Guided Studies in Environmental Sciences (3 cr.)
Description
Under faculty guidance, the student(s) will carry out a group individual project on an environmental related topic. The student(s) will present their results by submitting a common/individual report or by passing an examination, as determined by the supervisor.
Cross-listed
Same as .
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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CHEM 301/3940 - Seminar in Science and Technology (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Junior standing
Description
Weekly one-hour seminars in different areas of science and technology with emphasis on chemistry to be given by faculty and invited speakers from industries and other scientific communities.
When Offered
Offered occasionally
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CHEM 402/4003 - Physical Chemistry II (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
, and concurrent with .
Description
The kinetic theory of gases, chemical kinetics and dynamics, photochemistry, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, surface chemistry including adsorption.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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CHEM 403/4004 - Physical Chemistry III (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
(or concurrent) and .
Description
Basic concepts and theory of quantum mechanics, applications to atomic and molecular spectroscopy; introduction to statistical thermodynamics.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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CHEM 406/4006 - Organic Chemistry III (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
A continuation of the chemistry of monofunctional and polyfunctional compounds, including the chemistry of carbanions, condensation reactions, nucleophiic addition and multistep syntheses.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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CHEM 407/4007 - Food Processing and Preservation (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
.
Description
An overview of fruit, vegetable, cereal, dairy, seafood and meat science and technology. The principles of food processes, including refrigeration, freezing, heat processing, dehydration, fermentation, high pressure, irradiation, pulsed electric field and packaging. Commercial preservation technologies used in the preservation of minimally processed and processed foods.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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CHEM 408/4008 - Inorganic Chemistry II (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Coordination chemistry, transition metals and their complexes, theories of metal-ligand bonding, complexes of pi-acceptor ligands and organometallic compounds, reaction mechanisms of d-block complexes. Selected topics in nanochemistry, solid state chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry and/ or catalysis.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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CHEM 412L/4013 - Physical Chemistry II Laboratory (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
and concurrent with .
Description
Experiments in physical chemistry emphasizing chemical kinetics.
Hours
One three-hour lab period.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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CHEM 416L/4016 - Organic Syntheses (2 cr.)
Prerequisites
and .
Description
Organic Synthesis of compounds through one step or multistep, using different techniques for separation and purification. Several spectroscopic tools, (MS, IR, NMR & C13) are used to confirm the structure of synthesized compounds.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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CHEM 425/4025 - Clinical Chemistry II (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Module 1. Clinical analytes: amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, carbohydrates, electrolytes, clinical enzymology, clinical toxicology, tumor markers, therapeutic drug monitoring, and vitamins. Module 2. Pathophysiology: hepatic, cardiac, renal, gastric, and pancreatic diseases, acid-base disorders, endocrine function, bone disease, organ transplantation, pregnancy and fetal development, and biochemical aspects of hematology.
Hours
Two class periods and one three-hour lab period
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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CHEM 430L/4030 - Advanced Practical Organic Chemistry (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and consent of instructor.
Description
Advanced organic multistep syntheses, identification of products by spectroscopy, semimicro quantitative determination of organic compounds.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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CHEM 435/4035 - Advanced Organic Chemistry (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
consent of instructor.
Description
Specialized topics in the field of organic chemistry chosen according to specific interests; e.g. polynuclear aromatic compounds, heterocyclic compounds, carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, physical organic chemistry.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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CHEM 440/4040 - Molecular Symmetry and Applications (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and consent of instructor.
Description
Molecular symmetry: basic principles and applications, molecular vibrations, construction of hybrid orbitals, delocalized molecular orbitals with emphasis on pi orbitals, ligand field spectra and construction of energy-level diagrams.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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CHEM 000/4524 - Polymer Chemistry and Technology (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
(CHEM 3003 and CHEM 3522 ) or equivalent
Description
Mechanisms and kinetics of polymerization reactions of monomers; principles, limitations and advantages of various methods for molecular weight characterization; structure - physical properties relationship; specific catalysis for the control of polymeric stereo-specificity and morphology; polymer production and processing techniques
When Offered
Offered in Fall
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CHEM 000/4900 - Industrial Internship (0 credits)
Prerequisites
Senior Standing
Description
Each student is required to spend a minimum of four weeks in Petrochemical Industrial Training in Egypt or abroad. A complete account of the experience is reported, presented and evaluated.
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CHEM 444/4910 - Independent Study ( 1-3cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: consent of instructor, senior standing.
Description
In exceptional circumstances some senior Chemistry students, with departmental approval, may arrange to study a selected topic outside of the regular course offerings. The student and faculty member will select a topic of mutual interest and the student will be guided in research and readings. The student would demonstrate achievement either by submitting a report or passing an examination, according to the decision of the supervisor.
Repeatable
May be taken more than once if content changes.
Notes
A student may earn up to a total of three credits.
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CHEM 414/4930 - Selected Topics in Chemistry (1-3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Description
Topics chosen according to special interests of faculty and students..
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit more than once if content changes
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CHEM 495/4980 - Senior Thesis I (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Senior standing.
Description
A capstone course. Each student selects a topic in his/her field of interest under the supervision of a faculty member. In this course, the student prepares an outline, assembles a bibliography, and develops a study plan under the supervision of the faculty advisor to be followed in preparing his/her project. The students are also expected to compose a theoretical background section that illustrates his/her knowledge of the range of equipment and techniques that will be used in obtaining and reporting the results of research. Each student is expected to deliver a seminar by the end of the semester that provides an overview of the research topic, anticipated outcomes and evaluation criteria.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
Notes
May be substituted by a 400-level course in chemistry or other sciences with the approval of the department.
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CHEM 496/4981 - Senior Thesis II (2 cr.)
Prerequisites
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Description
A capstone course. Students will embark in this course on performing the actual work on the project topics selected in CHEM 4980 . After completion of this research study, the students are expected to compose in accordance with the departmental guidelines, a full thesis and give an oral presentation of the main results achieved.
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CHEM 000/5200 - Environmental Physical Chemistry (3 cr.)
Description
Catalytic processes of ozone destruction; rates of free-radical reactions; supercritical gas pressure; fossil fuels and CO2; molecular vibrations and energy absorption by greenhouse gases; petroleum refining and fractional distillation; thermochemical production of fuels; environmental problems of nuclear fuel; acid rain; long-range transport of atmospheric pollutants; toxic metals and compounds; oxidation-reduction chemistry in natural waters; water disinfection; activated carbon; the desalination of salty water
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CHEM 501/5201 - Biochemistry (3 cr.)
Description
A basic course introducing the student to chemical bonds, structure of biomolecules, the structure and function of cellular components, protein structure and folding, carbohydrates metabolism, fatty acids oxidation, the kinetics of enzyme-catalyzed reactions, cellular metabolism, energy production, cellular regulatory processes, signal transduction cascades, and photosynthesis.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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CHEM 502/5202 - Organometallics (3 cr.)
Description
Structure and properties of different types of organometallic compounds, types of ligands, bonding, reactivity of organotransition metal compounds, applications in synthesis and catalysis.
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CHEM 503/5203 - Advanced Organic Chemistry (3 cr.)
Description
This course discusses important organic classes, concepts, reactions and mechanisms not usually covered in depth in the undergraduate organic courses such as: heterocycles, photochemistry computational chemistry in modern organic chemistry and the art of planning multi-step syntheses.
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CHEM 504/5204 - Methods of Structure Determination (3 cr.)
Description
Structure-properties relationships. Methods of structure determinations:
diffraction methods, spectroscopic methods, resonance techniques, ionization-based techniques, magnetometry and other miscellaneous techniques. Case histories will be presented.
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CHEM 505/5205 - Nanochemistry (3 cr.)
Description
This course introduces students to the basics of chemistry at the nanoscale, and would entail a general introduction to the nano world; physico-chemical considerations for properties at the nanoscale (band structures, typical and useful “nano effects” etc…); basic synthesis and fabrication methods for nano structures (top-down and bottom up approaches).
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NANO 5205
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CHEM 000/5206 - Advanced Food Chemistry (3 cr.)
Description
Chemistry of food constituents, the changes these constituents undergo during processing, the chemistry and technology of meat and meat products, dairy products, fruit and vegetables, cereal products and alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages, basic chemistry of color, odor and taste (sensory properties of foodstuffs).
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CHEM 511/5211 - Applied Food Microbiology (3 cr.)
Description
This course consists of two lectures and one laboratory session per week. It is designed to train students on different aspects of food microbiology. It focuses on the biology and practical aspects of both pathogenic microorganisms and useful industrial bacteria associated with foodstuffs. The course also considers topics on food preservation regimes and laboratory methods for the detection of various food-born bacteria. Much emphasis is being placed on practical training via extensive laboratory classes planned in this course. This training involves practical work on both classical and modern methodologies in food microbiology.
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CHEM 512/5212 - Food Safety Assurance (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
CHEM 5211
Description
This course prepares students to participate in food safety monitoring and maintenance in various food industry and governmental health inspection sectors. The course encompasses topics on food-associated hazards and approaches to ensure food safety. In addition to lectures, the course will involve problem-based learning, class discussions and hands-on training on the application of food safety assurance systems. Multiple visits to modern safety units within food processing plants will be organized.
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CHEM 513/5213 - Food Packaging (3 cr.)
Description
This course covers the principles of Food Packaging including the chemistry and technology of packaging materials (metal, glass, plastics, and paper/paperboard), It will also cover main packaging technologies (Modified Atmosphere Packaging, Aseptic Packaging, Active and Intelligent Packaging, etc.) and technical processes for the production of packaging materials (extrusion, co-extrusion, lamination, high vacuum metallization, etc.). It will stress the significance of the phenomena of migration and permeation in packaging materials and finally it will review the main applications of packaging to basic food commodities.
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CHEM 514/5214 - Nutritional Evaluation of Food during Processing (3 cr.)
Description
The course is designed to provide the students with in-depth information on the principles of food selection and food preparation. This course covers the physical, chemical, and nutritional changes which occur in food during storage, cooking, processing and preservation.
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CHEM 515/5215 - Food Additives, Contaminants and Legislation (3 cr.)
Description
The course discusses the principles and various aspects of food additive utilization. It will train students on how to use analytical techniques to distinguish between “natural” and “artificial” additives.
Regulation and approval of additives for use in foods will be covered.
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CHEM 516/5216 - Food Fermentation (3 cr.)
Description
Food fermentations by microorganisms play central roles in the processing and preservation of foodstuffs. The typical flavor and other sensory characteristics of fermented foods depend on the formation of specific fermentation products. This course covers the study of microorganisms responsible for fermentation, the biochemistry of microbial fermentations and the industrial aspects of the fermentation process. It also seeks to deliver up-to-date knowledge and practical training on various technologies of food fermentation.
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CHEM 517/5217 - Sensory Evaluation of Food Products (3 cr.)
Description
This course consists of two lectures and one laboratory session per week. It investigates the nutritional, chemical, physical, and sensory properties of foods in relation to preparation procedures. It will present sensory characteristics of foods and assessment of color, texture, and flavor. The course will give the student the ability to apply sensory testing of foods, practice different types of sensory tests, and understand errors in sensory testing. It will assess the best environment for sensory testing and procedures of sensory testing, measurements and scales. Statistical analysis of sensory data such as discrimination tests, descriptive tests, hedonic tests, affective tests will also be discussed.
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CHEM 518/5218 - Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals (3 cr.)
Description
Functional foods & nutraceuticals (FFN) and herbal products present some potential to improve the long-term health of the population through disease prevention. The move of FFN into the mainstream is part of the shift towards a preventative approach to health and disease and a move away from relying on pharmaceuticals to treat disease. This course introduces students to the FFN industry with its diversity of natural health products (NHP). Topics will cover classes of FFN and their connection to foods and drugs. Aspects of the development, production, quality control and assurance of FFN will be discussed. The safety and efficacy of individual FFN products are emphasized. Issues regarding the unique regulatory environment of natural heath products and their influence on the development and commercialization of these products in global markets will be presented.
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CHEM 519/5219 - Food Analysis (3 cr.)
Description
This course is designed to introduce students to the theory and application of chemical, physical and instrumental methods of food analysis. Modern separation and instrumental analysis techniques that are used for detection of food constituents (e.g. moisture, ash, nitrogen, protein, lipid, carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals, etc) as well as contaminants (e.g. mycotoxins, pesticide residues, antimicrobial agents, heavy metals, etc) are stressed. Topics will include sample handling, preparation and analysis as well as the evaluation and reporting of data. Key analytical and separation techniques such as spectroscopy, titration, potentiometry, atomic absorption, chromatography and mass spectrometry will also be presented.
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CHEM 541/5241 - The Chemistry of Nanostructures (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
CHEM 5205
Description
This course addresses the synthesis and chemical properties of the different categories of nanostructures such as carbon NANOubes/nanorods/ etc…, fullerenes, colloids, Self-assembled monolayer structures (SAMs), dendrimers and other macromolecules, oxide and inorganic nanotubes/fibers/rods/etc. For each category examples of applications would be giving to demonstrate the applicability of the properties discussed.
Cross-listed
NANO 5241
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CHEM 542/5242 - Nanoelectrochemistry (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
This course addresses the fundamentals of electrochemistry, and their application to the synthesis of nanostructures, together with applications (e.g. sensors, fuel cells, batteries, electrolysis, photovoltaic cells, reduction of carbon dioxide, environmental remediation, water disinfection, ect…). Characterization and analysis techniques would also be addressed.
Cross-listed
NANO 5242
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CHEM 552/5910 - Independent Study in Chemistry (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
Description
Independent study in various problem areas of biotechnology may be assigned to individual students or to groups. Readings are assigned and frequent consultation held. Students may sign for up to 3 credits towards fulfilling M.Sc. requirements.
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CHEM 551/5930 - Selected Topics in Chemistry (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor
Description
Topics include: polymer science, quantum chemistry and spectroscopy, and molecular symmetry and applications.
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CHEM 599/5980 - Research Guidance and Thesis (3 cr. + 3 cr.)
Description
Consultation on problems related to student thesis. Must be taken twice for a total of 6 credits.
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CHEM 603/6103 - Bioseparation Processes for Food and Pharmaceutical Industries (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
Description
This course deals with the separation processes used in food and pharmaceutical industries for the isolation and purification of biological molecules. The focus is on the science and engineering concepts underlying the separation, as well as the process calculations associated with each bioseparation unit operation. Key topics include principles and design calculations of centrifugation and cell disruption, extraction phase separations and equipment design, absorption equilibrium and column dynamics, chromatography plate theory, chromatography equipment and methods, dynamic scale-up, electric-field based methods, engineering analysis of membrane processes, membrane concentration polarization and fouling, modeling of filtration processes, crystallization and drying operations, and overall process development.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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CHEM 615/6105 - Principles and Applications of Mass Spectrometry (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
or consent of instructor.
Description
This course addresses the theory of mass spectrometry and develops the technique as a modern analytical tool to solving research problems in chemistry and biochemistry. It also addresses gas-phase ion chemistry. The course will be delivered in three sections: instrumentation, theory and applications. Topics will include ionization techniques, mass separation techniques and mass analyzers, ion dissociation, ion mobility, in addition it will include sophisticated experimental methods, such as tandem in space and tandem in time mass spectrometry. Mass spectral interpretation will also be covered for various applications, including environmental, food chemistry and medical sciences.
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