Agnes Scott CollegeDepartment of Chemistry(an Am

Agnes Scott CollegeDepartment of Chemistry(an American Chemical Society approved program)Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) : Agnes Scott College Department of Chemistry (an American Chemical Society approved program) Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB)

Why Major in Chemistry or BMB? : Why Major in Chemistry or BMB? Career Opportunities Research (industry, biomedical fields) Academic chemist (biomedical, biological) Medical school MD MD/PhD Teaching (MAT) Law school Library science

What do our majors do? : What do our majors do? Sara B. – second year graduate student at Northwestern University DeeDee S. – third year graduate student at Northwestern University Patrice B. – 2003, Ph.D. Purdue University, Dreyfus Fellow, Ga. Instit. Tech. Nina T. – Research Fellowship, CDC Abena F. – Rollin’s School of Public Health Sara S. – CDC Fellowship in Namibia Mary F. – 1st year graduate student at Emory

Chemistry Faculty : Chemistry Faculty Doug Fantz, Assistant Professor Biochemistry, organic chemistry, first year seminar Lilia Harvey, Associate Professor Organic chemistry, senior seminar Ruth Riter, Assistant Professor Analytical chemistry, introductory chemistry, quantitative analysis, environmental chemistry Leon Venable, Associate Professor Introductory chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, advanced inorganic chemistry Patrice B., sabbatical replacement for 06-07 Sara Winget, Visiting Professor Physical chemistry, introductory chemistry

Courses of Study : Courses of Study Regular Chemistry Major ACS (American Chemical Society) Approved Chemistry Major Chemistry Minor Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (interdisciplinary major with biology)

Chemistry Curriculum : Chemistry Curriculum non-ACS degree ACS certified degree -addition of Biochem. I Minor 2 courses beyond 202

BMB Curriculum : BMB Curriculum Courses Required * Note: BIO 300 and CHE 300 are cross-listed courses, and either (but not both) can be taken to satisfy the major. ** Note: CHE 301 requires MAT 118 & 119 as well as PHY 110 & 111. Research Requirement

Course features : Course features Small classes Small labs Labs are taught by Ph.D. chemists Hands-on access to equipment Collaborative research opportunities

Research Opportunities : Research Opportunities Research with chemistry and biology faculty members Interdisciplinary research with faculty from other disciplines Research collaborations (interdisciplinary or strictly chemical) with scientists at other institutions

Doug Fantz- Biochemistry : Doug Fantz- Biochemistry Investigation of the Ras pathway using C. elegans as a model organism C. elegans lin-3 let-23 sem-5 let-60 lin-45 mek-2 mpk-1 lin-1 1˚ vulval fates H. sapiens EGF EGFR GRB2 RAS RAF MAPKK MAPK Elk-1 proliferation

Slide11 : Lilia Harvey – Organic Chemistry Photochemistry of Alpha-(Aryloxy) Acetophenone and Derivatives

Slide12 : Ruth E. Riter – Analytical Chemistry Photoinduced Electron Transfer Across Reverse Micellar Interfaces

Slide13 : T. Leon Venable – Inorganic Chemistry Synthesis and Characterization of Ru-B Clusters as Potential Cancer Therapy Agents Synthesis and Characterization of Cu-Amino Acid Complexes

Slide14 : Sarah Winget – Physical Chemistry - use of vibrational spectroscopy to design and characterize surface and interface chemistries SEM image from Zhao et al, International Journal of Nanoscience, 1, (2002) 87-97

New Equipment : New Equipment ~ $750,000 worth of new equipment and equipment upgrades Spectroscopy: UV-VIS, FT-IR, Laser, Raman Separatory/analytical: GC, GC/MS, HPLC, CE Structural/analytical: NMR – 400 MHz Probe microscopy: STM/AFM Data acquisition

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy STM / Atomic Force Microscopy AFM : Scanning Tunneling Microscopy STM / Atomic Force Microscopy AFM 2.5 Å STM Image of Graphite Molecular Model of Graphite

NMR : NMR Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Same process as used in MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) 400 MHz Greater sensitivity Can study proteins Other resonances C-13, B-11, P-31, etc.

Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society : Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society Active student chemistry organization Four-time national award winners for chapter activities Outreach activities Tutoring Chemistry shows & demonstrations Campus open-house activities

Questions? : Questions? Dr. Douglas Fantz SC301W x-5067 dfantz@agnesscott.edu