Modeling Inorganic and Organometallic Complexes

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Department of Chemistry University of North Texas
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Where is UNT?

• Denton is a medium-size town (population 100k)
• In the DFW metroplex
• Within 35 miles of both Dallas and Ft. Worth
• ? Combines the benefits of both small college
  towns and big cities

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UNT at a glance

• Leading university in the DFW metroplex
• 4th largest university in Texas with gt 32,000
  students (Fall 05 enrollment).
• 93 Bachelors, 114 Masters, and 49 PhD programs
• gt 60 research and service centers
• Sunbelt conference champions in mens football
  three straight years (New Orleans Bowl)

University web site www.unt.edu
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UNT Chemistry

• Largest department in the region
• B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D.
• 22 faculty members
• ?100 graduate students, visiting scientists and
  post-doctorals
• Quality research experience combined with close
  student-mentor contact

Visit us virtually _at_ http//www.chem.unt.edu
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New 105,000 square foot Chemistry
Buildingcompleted in Fall 2005
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Graduate study at UNT-Chemistry

• Covers all traditional areas in chemistry
• Analytical
• Inorganic
• Organic
• Physical

• Special programs
• Industrial chemistry
• Chemistry education
• Computational chemistry
• Materials chemistry
• Online and web-based education

• Outstanding world-famous faculty in each area.
• gt 2000 publications, 500 of which were between
  00-03, 150 of which in 2003 alone by present
  faculty and their research groups.

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TWO SPECIAL AREAS OF STRENGTH
Computational Chemistry
Materials Chemistry
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CASCaM at a glance
Let me now introduce the CASCaM bunch!

• CASCaM Center for Advanced Scientific Computing
  and Modeling
• 7 faculty with gt 700 publications
• Grant support gt 2,000,000
• Excellent computing facilities
• Funded by NSF, DOE, NRC, USAF, Welch Foundation,
  ATP, etc.
• Excellent job placement for graduating students
  in academia, industry and national laboratories

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Materials Chemistry
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Examples of materials chemistry research pursued
by our faculty

• Semiconductor fabrication
• Nanocomposite materials
• Solar cells
• Light-harvesting materials
• Surface corrosion
• Origins of life!
• Spider-web dendrimers
• Light-emitting devices
• Luminescent sensors
• Hybrid ceramic/metal materials

• Instruments/techniques available
• X-ray diffractometers
• Multiple lasers (UV/visible/tunable)
• Multinuclear NMR facilities
• Mass spectrometers
• GC and HPLC
• FTIR and Raman
• Chemical vapor deposition
• UV/VIS/NIR absorption and luminescence
  spectrophotometers
• Atomic Force Microscopy(AFM)
• Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES)
• Low Energy Electron Diffraction (LEED)
• X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
• Ultra High Vacuum Electrochemistry (UHV-EC)
• Scanning Tunneling Electron Microscopy (STM)
• Temperature Programmed Desorption/Reaction
  Spectroscopy (TPD/TPRS)

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Degrees to fit all career paths

• GRADUATE DEGREES
• Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Chemistry with concentration
  in analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical
  chemistry
• M.Sc. with concentration in Industrial Chemistry
  (contact Dr. Teresa Golden tgolden_at_unt.edu)
• Ph.D. and M.Sc. with specialization in Chemistry
  Education (contact Dr. Diana Mason
  dmason_at_unt.edu)
• Industrial and Chemistry Education options can be
  earned totally on-line

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Further information about UNT-Chemistry

• Useful links
• - Department web site http//www.chem.unt.edu/
• - Application process http//www.chem.unt.edu/req
  uest.htm
• E-mail and telephone contacts
• Application procedures Contact Susan at
  susanb_at_unt.edu [phone]
• Graduate program Contact Dr. Cundari at
  tomc_at_unt.edu [phone]
• Recruiting issues Contact Dr. Omary at
  omary_at_unt.edu [phone]