| CHEM10 | Exploring Research and Problem Solving Across the Sciences | Development and practice of critical problem solving and study skills using a wide variety of scientific examples that illustrate the broad yet integrated nature of current research. Students will build a problem solving tool-kit and apply chemical a... |
| CHEM100 | Chemical Laboratory and Safety Skills | This short course is only held in the second week of Autumn quarter. It provides training in basic chemical laboratory procedures and chemical safety to fulfill the safety training requirement for CHEM 121 and more advanced laboratory courses. Inclu... |
| CHEM121 | Understanding the Natural and Unnatural World through Chemistry | Students enrolled in this course will appreciate the transformative power of molecular science on the modern world and how foundational knowledge of chemistry enables profound discoveries in biological, pharmaceutical, agrochemical, engineering, ener... |
| CHEM123 | Organic Polyfunctional Compounds | Analysis of molecular symmetry and spectroscopy, aromaticity, aromatic reactivity, heterocyclic chemistry, chemistry of peptides and DNA. Prerequisite: CHEM 121 |
| CHEM124 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | This is a laboratory course that serves as a stepping stone toward independent research in organic chemistry. Through several 1-2 step syntheses, this course trains students on basic organic laboratory techniques on purification of products, includin... |
| CHEM126 | Synthesis Laboratory | This is a laboratory course that will provide a true experience of what it is like to perform research in synthetic organic chemistry. Emphasis will be on proper reaction setup, reaction monitoring, and complete characterization of final products usi... |
| CHEM131 | Instrumental Analysis Principles and Practice | The core objectives of the course will focus upon introducing and providing hands-on practice with analytical separation, spectroscopic identification, and calibrated quantification with strong technical communication (for the Writing-in-the-Major re... |
| CHEM141 | The Chemical Principles of Life I | This is the first course in a two-quarter sequence (Chem 141/143), which will examine biological science through the lens of chemistry. In this sequence students will gain a qualitative and quantitative understanding of the molecular logic of cellul... |
| CHEM143 | The Chemical Principles of Life II | This is the second course in a two-quarter sequence (Chem 141/143), which will continue the discussion of biological science through the lens of chemistry. In this sequence students will gain a qualitative and quantitative understanding of the molec... |
| CHEM151 | Inorganic Chemistry I | Bonding, stereochemical, and symmetry properties of discrete inorganic molecules are covered along with their mechanisms of ligand and electron exchange. Density function calculations are extensively used in these analyses in computer and problem set... |
| CHEM153 | Inorganic Chemistry II | Learn how basic concepts in inorganic chemistry can be applied to materials of all dimensionalities. Specific topics will include: symmetry (group theory), bonding models (crystal field theory, valence bond theory, molecular orbital theory, and the B... |
| CHEM155 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | (Not offered in AY2020-21) Chemical reactions of organotransition metal complexes and their role in homogeneous catalysis. Analogous patterns among reactions of transition metal complexes in lower oxidation states. Physical methods of structure deter... |
| CHEM156 | Single-Crystal X-ray Diffraction | (Formerly 150) Practical X-ray crystallography for small molecule compounds, which will emphasize crystal growth, measurement strategies, structure solution and refinement, and report generation. Example structures will include absolute configuration... |
| CHEM161 | Computational Chemistry | Introduction to computational chemistry methods and tools that can be used to interpret and guide experimental research. Project based and hands-on experience with electronic structure calculations, obtaining minimum energy structures and reaction pa... |
| CHEM171 | Foundations of Physical Chemistry | Quantum and statistical thermodynamics: obtaining quantum mechanical energy levels and connecting them to thermodynamic properties using statistical mechanics. Emphasis will be on quantum mechanics of ideal systems (particle in a box, particle on a r... |
| CHEM173 | Physical Chemistry II | Introduction to quantum chemistry: the basic principles and applications of quantum theory, time independent and time dependent perturbation theory, absorption and emission spectroscopy, the variational method, atomic energy calculations, and introdu... |
| CHEM174 | Physical chemistry laboratory I | Introduction to materials chemistry concepts including synthesis and characterization by X ray diffraction and X ray photo electron spectroscopy. Electron spin resonance spectroscopy and electrochemical measurements and electrocatalysis concepts will... |
| CHEM175 | Physical Chemistry III | Molecular theory of kinetics and statistical mechanics: transport and reactions in gases and liquids, ensembles and the Boltzmann distribution law, partition functions, molecular simulation, structure and dynamics of liquids. Diffusion and activation... |
| CHEM176 | Spectroscopy Laboratory | Use of spectroscopic instrumentation to obtain familiarity with important types of spectrometers and spectroscopic methods and to apply them to study molecular properties and time dependent processes. Methods include electronic ultraviolet/ visible a... |
| CHEM181 | Biochemistry I | Structure and function of major classes of biomolecules, including proteins, carbohydrates and lipids. Mechanistic analysis of properties of proteins including catalysis, signal transduction and membrane transport. Students will also learn to critica... |
| CHEM183 | Biochemistry II | Focus on metabolic biochemistry: the study of chemical reactions that provide the cell with the energy and raw materials necessary for life. Topics include glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, the citric acid cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, photosynthesis,... |
| CHEM184 | Biological Chemistry Laboratory | Modern techniques in biological chemistry including protein purification, characterization of enzyme kinetics, heterologous expression of His-tagged fluorescent proteins, site-directed mutagenesis, and a course-based undergraduate research experience... |
| CHEM185 | Biophysical Chemistry | Primary literature based seminar/discussion course covering classical and contemporary papers in biophysical chemistry. Topics include (among others): protein structure and stability, folding, single molecule fluorescence and force microscopy, simula... |
| CHEM190 | Advanced Undergraduate Research | By special arrangement with a faculty member. May be repeated 8 times for a max of 27 units. Prerequisite: CHEM 121 or CHEM 131. Corequisite: CHEM 300. |
| CHEM193 | Interdisciplinary Approaches to Human Health Research | For undergraduate students participating in the Stanford ChEM-H Undergraduate Scholars Program. This course will expose students to interdisciplinary research questions and approaches that span chemistry, engineering, biology, and medicine. Focus is... |
| CHEM196 | Creating and Leading New Ventures in Engineering and Science-based Industries | Open to seniors and graduate students interested in the creation of new ventures and entrepreneurship in engineering and science intensive industries such as chemical, energy, materials, bioengineering, environmental, clean-tech, pharmaceuticals, med... |
| CHEM200 | Research and Special Advanced Work | Qualified graduate students undertake research or advanced lab work not covered by listed courses under the direction of a member of the teaching staff. |
| CHEM211A | Research Progress in Chemistry | Required of all second year Ph.D. students. Students present their research progress and plans in brief written and oral summaries. |
| CHEM211B | Chemistry Research Seminar Presentation | Required of all third year Ph.D. students. Students present their research project as a seminar. |
| CHEM211C | Chemistry Research Proposal | Required of all fourth year Ph.D. students. Students formulate, write, and orally defend an original research proposal. |
| CHEM221 | Advanced Organic Chemistry I | From molecular medicine to molecular anthropology and all sciences in between, Chemistry in particular and molecular science in general are driven by one's understanding of structure and how structure relates to properties, reactivities (mechanisms)... |
| CHEM223 | Advanced Organic Chemistry II | Physical Organic Chemistry. This course is focused on understanding the important physical principles in organic chemistry, including bonding and structural analysis; molecular interactions; thermodynamics; kinetics; methods to investigate reactive i... |
| CHEM225 | Advanced Organic Chemistry III | Chemistry is driven by one's understanding of structure and mechanism and ones ability to make molecules. This course is intended to address the universal mechanistic and structural foundations of organic chemistry with an emphasis on new synthetic... |
| CHEM232 | Applications of NMR Spectroscopy | (Formerly 235) The uses of NMR spectroscopy in chemical and biochemical sciences, emphasizing data acquisition for liquid samples and including selection, setup, and processing of standard and advanced experiments. |
| CHEM251 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | (Formerly Chem 253) Electronic structure and physical properties of transition metal complexes. Ligand field and molecular orbital theories, magnetism and magnetic susceptibility, electron paramagnetic resonance including hyperfine interactions and z... |
| CHEM253 | Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry | (Formerly Chem 251) Intended for first-year graduate students and advanced undergraduate students, as a review of how basic concepts in inorganic chemistry can be applied to materials of all dimensionalities. Specific topics will include: symmetry (g... |
| CHEM255 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | Chemical reactions of organotransition metal complexes and their role in homogeneous catalysis. Analogous patterns among reactions of transition metal complexes in lower oxidation states. Physical methods of structure determination. Prerequisite: one... |
| CHEM256 | Single-Crystal X-ray Diffraction | (Formerly 150) Practical X-ray crystallography for small molecule compounds, which will emphasize crystal growth, measurement strategies, structure solution and refinement, and report generation. Example structures will include absolute configuration... |
| CHEM257 | Bio-Inorganic Chemistry | (Formerly Chem 297) Overview of metal sites in biology. Metalloproteins as elaborated inorganic complexes, their basic coordination chemistry and bonding, unique features of the protein ligand, and the physical methods used to study active sites. Act... |
| CHEM258C | Research Progress in Inorganic Chemistry | Required of all second-, third-, and fourth-year Ph.D. candidates in inorganic chemistry. Students present their research progress in written and oral forms (A); present a seminar in the literature of the field of research (B); and formulate, write,... |
| CHEM25N | Science in the News | Preference to freshmen. Possible topics include: diseases such as avian flu, HIV, and malaria; environmental issues such as climate change, atmospheric pollution, and human population; energy sources in the future; evolution; stem cell research; nano... |
| CHEM261 | Computational Chemistry | Introduction to computational chemistry methods and tools that can be used to interpret and guide experimental research. Project based and hands-on experience with electronic structure calculations, obtaining minimum energy structures and reaction pa... |
| CHEM271 | Advanced Physical Chemistry | The principles of quantum mechanics. General formulation, mathematical methods, and applications of quantum theory. Different representations of quantum theory, i. e., the Dirac, Schrödinger, matrix, and density matrix methods. Time independent exact... |
| CHEM273 | Advanced Physical Chemistry | Molecular theory of kinetics and statistical mechanics: transport and reactions in gases and liquids, ensembles and the Boltzmann distribution law, partition functions, molecular simulation, structure and dynamics of liquids. Diffusion and activation... |
| CHEM274 | Physical chemistry laboratory I | Introduction to materials chemistry concepts including synthesis and characterization by X ray diffraction and X ray photo electron spectroscopy. Electron spin resonance spectroscopy and electrochemical measurements and electrocatalysis concepts will... |
| CHEM275 | Advanced Physical Chemistry - Single Molecules and Light | Covers optical detection, spectroscopy, and imaging of single, individual molecules for detection of motional dynamics, super-resolution structure beyond the diffraction limit, and nanoscale interactions and orientations, primarily in biological mate... |
| CHEM277 | Introduction to NMR | This course will introduce students to theoretical and practical aspects of NMR spectroscopy. We will cover the following material: quantum and classical descriptions of NMR; analysis of pulse sequences and nuclear spin coherences via density matrice... |
| CHEM281 | Synthesis and Analysis at the Chemistry-Biology Interface | Focus on the combined use of organic chemistry and molecular biology to make, manipulate and measure biomacromolecules, with special focus on DNA and RNA. Synthetic and enzymatic methods for design and construction of oligonucleotides and nucleic aci... |
| CHEM285 | Biophysical Chemistry | Primary literature based seminar/discussion course covering classical and contemporary papers in biophysical chemistry. This is intended to provide an introduction to critical analysis of papers in the literature through intensive discussion and eval... |
| CHEM289 | Concepts and Applications in Chemical Biology | Current topics include chemical genetics, activity-based probes, inducible protein degradation, DNA/RNA chemistry and molecular evolution, protein labeling, carbohydrate engineering, fluorescent proteins and sensors, optochemical/optogenetic methods,... |
| CHEM296 | Creating and Leading New Ventures in Engineering and Science-based Industries | Open to seniors and graduate students interested in the creation of new ventures and entrepreneurship in engineering and science intensive industries such as chemical, energy, materials, bioengineering, environmental, clean-tech, pharmaceuticals, med... |
| CHEM299 | Teaching of Chemistry | Required of all teaching assistants in Chemistry. Techniques of teaching chemistry by means of lectures and labs. |
| CHEM29N | Chemistry in the Kitchen | This course examines the chemistry relevant to food and drink preparation, both in homes and in restaurants, which makes what we consume more pleasurable. Good cooking is more often considered an art rather than a science, but a small bit of understa... |
| CHEM300 | Department Colloquium | Required of graduate students. May be repeated for credit. |
| CHEM301 | Research in Chemistry | Required of graduate students who have passed the qualifying examination. Open to qualified graduate students with the consent of the major professor. Research seminars and directed reading deal with newly developing areas in chemistry and experiment... |
| CHEM31A | Chemical Principles I | 31A is the first course in a two-quarter sequence designed to provide a robust foundation in key chemical principles for students with limited or no background in chemistry. The course engages students in group problem-solving activities throughout t... |
| CHEM31B | Chemical Principles II | Chem 31B is the second course in this two-quarter sequence, therefore only students who have completed Chem 31A may enroll in 31B. As with 31A, students will continue to engage in group problem-solving activities throughout class and participate in... |
| CHEM31M | Chemical Principles: From Molecules to Solids | A one-quarter course for students who have taken chemistry previously. This course will introduce the basic chemical principles that dictate how and why reactions occur and the structure and properties of important molecules and extended solids that... |
| CHEM329 | Organic Chemistry Seminar | (Formerly 229) Required of graduate students majoring in organic chemistry. Students giving seminars register for CHEM 231. |
| CHEM33 | Structure and Reactivity of Organic Molecules | An introduction to organic chemistry, the molecular foundation to understanding the life sciences, medicine, diagnostics, energy, environmental and material science. Students will learn structural and bonding models of organic molecules that provide... |
| CHEM359 | Inorganic Chemistry Seminar | (Formerly 259) Required of graduate students majoring in inorganic chemistry. |
| CHEM371 | Time-dependent statistical mechanics I | First of a two-quarter sequence on the extension of the principles of statistical thermodynamics to systems away from equilibrium. We will explore the connection between the observable properties of such systems and the properties of their microscopi... |
| CHEM379 | Physical Chemistry Seminar | (Formerly 279) Required of graduate students majoring in physical chemistry. May be repeated for credit. |
| CHEM390 | Curricular Practical Training for Chemists | For Chemistry majors who need work experience as part of their program of study. Confer with Chem student services office for signup. |
| CHEM802 | TGR Dissertation | No Description Set |
| CHEM90 | Directed Instruction/Reading | Undergraduates pursue a reading program under supervision of a faculty member in Chemistry; may also involve participation in lab. Prerequisites: superior work in CHEM 31A, 31B, 31M, or 33; and consent of instructor. |
| CHEM91 | Exploring Chemical Research at Stanford | Preference to freshmen and sophomores. Department faculty describe their cutting-edge research and its applications. |