Course Description:

This course will provide an overview of several contemporary research topics pertaining to structured organic materials. Early lectures will focus on intermolecular interactions and the thermodynamics of self-assembly. Later lectures will introduce molecular crystals, polymer crystallinity, liquid crystals, self-assembled monolayers, surfactants, block copolymers, and biomimetic materials. Prerequisites to this course are CHE 225 (thermodynamics) and CHM 203 (organic chemistry).

Course Objectives:

•  To understand the role of molecular interactions in forming self-assembled structures.
•  To synthesize students' previous coursework in chemistry, physics, and thermodynamics to enable new technologies to be understood.
•  To demonstrate creative and rational design of new materials and technologies using the concepts of molecular self-assembly

Instructor:	Mitchell Anthamatten 250 Gavett Hall, River Campus Phone: 585-273-5526 e-mail: anthamatten@che.rochester.edu
Classroom:	Goergen 110
Lecture:	Tuesdays & Thursdays: 18:15– 19:30 (Gavett 301)
Office Hours:	Mondays: 12:00 – 2:00 pm (Anthamatten, 250 Gavett)
Grading:	Homework: 20 %
	Literature Reflections: 20 %
	Short in-class Quizzes (2): 30 %
	Final Presentation & Paper : 30 %
Website:	www.che.rochester.edu/users/ anthamat/ChE413/ChE413_main.htm
TA	Qing Du
	e-mail: du@che.rochester.edu